Barn Runners hit road at Dublin Marathon and Decathlon races

It’s been a busy few weeks for Barn Runners who fielded seven competitors at last week’s Dublin Marathon and then a further seven in Sunday’s Decathlon 10k and Half Marathon.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Nov 2014, 08:53 BST
The Barn Runners contingent at the Dublin Marathon.The Barn Runners contingent at the Dublin Marathon.
The Barn Runners contingent at the Dublin Marathon.

Jonathan O’Hagan was first home for the club at the Dublin race, setting a new personal best of 03:20:21, closely followed by Neil Porter with another impressive time of 03:23:39. Carl Quinn also broke the three-and-a-half hour mark in a time of 03:27:06 (pb).

Barbara Porter finished with a personal best 04:45:01, while Diane Parker Hylands completed the course in 05:00:43 (pb).

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First-time marathon runner Claire Robertson crossed the line in 05:27:05 and Karen Young wasn’t far behind in 05:30:32.

At the Decathlon 10k Gary McCullough was the first Barn Runner to cross the line in 40:18. Barbara Porter came home in 56:14. Emma Wightman timed 56:14 and Siddharth Khowala completed his first 10k in 59:12.

In the Half Marathon Andrew Stevenson ran 1:38:55, Marion Graham 1:59:28 and Michael Loughran 2:06:02.