Craughwell AC took Kilcolgan Castle by storm last weekend, taking the spoils in the senior and junior men’s races and in the women’s O40 race as well as 3^rd senior and 2^nd junior man and 3^rd senior woman.

Several of the next generation of Craughwell AC seniors debuted in style in this race with 4 teenagers placing 1^st, 3^rd, 5^th and 6^th.

Led by the grand-dad of the group, 19 year old Peadar Harvey retained the title he had won last year in the senior race. Peadar ran a splendid time of 21:34 to take the victory ahead of Conor Dolan by 7 seconds.

Had there being a team prize, Craughwell would have cruised to victory with 16 year old Neil Greaney taking 3^rd place in a time of 22:18 and 15 year olds Damien O’Boyle and Keelan Ryan taking 5^th and 6^th place overall in times of 23:26 and 24:09 and in the process taking 1^st and 2^nd place in the junior category. To say these times are impressive is an understatement and hugely encouraging for the future, particularly when you consider these guys are part of a squad of over 20 talented teenage distance runners.

Also featuring in the prizes, Mary Kealy was the 3^rd woman home in a time of 27:24 while Anne Moran took the O40 title in a time of 28:53.