Leixlip 5k - Another great day!

Thanks to all who supported the Leixlip 5k, we have received great feedback so far and are delighted how it went. A set of provisional results is available here A video capturing the highlights of the day is available here - Thanks to Fiacra Devenney A some sets of photos available here, here, here and here

2011 Leixlip 5k - Provisional results

The provisional results for the first 200 finishers can be seen here. Full confirmed list will be available shortly
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Leixlip 5k

There is still time to register online here for the Leixlip 5k road race on this Saturday (7th 11am) (€10) and you can also turn up on the morning of the race and register (€15).

The forecast looks like the weather may be kind to us.....




For more information on the race check out www.lecheileac.com/leixlip5k

Kildare Track & Field Round 2 & Reminder of 5K Road Race

Reminder; Kildare Track & Field Championships Round 2 will take place on Sunday 8th May 2011 in Celbridge. Celbridge AC have their track behind St Wolstans secondary school which is on the Clane Road. All athletes will need to be there at 11.00 for warm up. Please bring packed lunch and Sun Cream! It should be another great day of athletics.

Please don't forget that our own Road Race will take place on Saturday 7th May, please come out and support this event! if you are available to assist its not too late to offer your services. Alternatively you can line the route and support the athletes, it will be a great race!!

Leixlip 5k Website...

Many thanks to Willie Murphy who created a fantastic website to bring all of the information about our club race together in the one place. It great for us to be able to present such a professional image to the outside world, which all helps towards attracting entrants to the race ans also members to the club. Have a look here and any suggestions as to how we might improve it will be appreciated.

Leixlip 5k Road Race

We had a fantastic turnout and great feedback to the road race today. Race report to follow - for now here are the results.

Thanks to all who helped out and supported us in this great event today.

Thanks to Paul Mulreid who took lots of photo's on the day which are available on www.clickitee.com

Le Chéile 5k Road Race

We are delighted to announce that the Le Chéile 5k Road Race has been launched this year and promises to be a bigger, better event. We received great praise from last year's event from both experienced club runners and also first timers. We are also delighted to acknowledge the support of EBS Building Society Leixlip for their generous sponsorship of the event.

The race takes place on the 8th May at 11am. The cost of the race will be €10 in advance either via Run Ireland (here) or by postal entry (here). Registrations will be accepted on the day but will cost €15.

Prizes will be awarded for the 1st,2nd and 3rd male and female with category prizes going to the first male and female in the 40,45,50 & 55 age categories.

The race starts outside the Amenities Centre and finishes with a lap of the Le Chéile AC track, behind the track. (The actual course and elevation are available here).

Last year's results can be found here and there is a range of pictures from the 2009 event here.

Do come along to this AAI permitted, certified 5k race in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. This year we have made a number of improvements including Timing Clocks that will be provided by Red Tag Timing.

We look forward to seeing you all and maybe you will hang around after the race for a cup of tea, a bun and a chat.

If you have any queries please eMail info@lecheileac.com

Leixlip 5k Road Race - Results

The results of the 2009 Leixlip 5k Road Race are available by clicking here.

Our friends in RacePix365.com have been kind enough to host and tag all the photos from the race. Thanks again to Rob Harris our photographer for once more capturing the essence of the event. Well done Rob!

Click here and enter you bib number to see pictures we may have taken of you during the race.

Provisional date for Leixlip 5k 2010 is 8th May. Its never to early to plan for the next Leixlip 5k!

5k Road Race a huge success

It was the first time we ran the race in May, the first time that we offered online booking and a brand new 5k course. It is was with much trepidation that we watched the strong winds and driving rain set the scene for what should have been a washout of a race. There was a real chance that many on their way to Leixlip would have turned their cars and headed home, not being mad enough to brave such elements. But it was not to be. From 9:30 when the first runners arrived to register, through the storm at 10:00 right up to 10:50 serious runners, joggers and walkers kept coming. The competitors came, it was now up to us to give them a well organised event.

Over 160 runners and walkers gathered outside the Leixlip Amenities centre and the mix of serious club runners and novice first-timers created an electric mix of excitement and expectation. The field headed off at a very fast pace out the Maynooth road in what was now completely dry conditions. Many were surprised as they turned the corner to see the size of the hill that greeted them. There was a bunch of about 10 runners that took the charge up the hill, but the lead pack which included the eventual first three men home, took full advantage of the long decline through the 1km mark to break away. The race followed a flat course for the next 2.5km until the turn at the traffic lights on station road. From here there is a gradual climb up to the 4km mark at Louisa Bridge, which although gradual certainly presented a challenge for those trying to match the pace of the lead runners.

The last 800m of the course took the runners into the grounds of the Amenities Centre along the side of the football pitches to the ultimate finish on the Le Chéile 400m grass track. There was a very exciting finish with Eoghan McGinley and Dwane Farrelly battling it our over the last 500m. Eoghan let the pair onto the track ahead by a few meters and Dwane put up a brave fight to catch up but failed to catch McGinley. The race was ultimately won by a small 2 second margin by Eoghan McGinley (Cramford AC) in a very respectable time, given the windy conditions, of 16:05. It was truly a race to the finish with Dwane Farrelly (Tinryland AC) begin beaten into second place (16:07) and Peter Mooney a few meters behind finishing in 16:13.


The ladies race was won by Caitriona Jennings (WSAF Rathfarnham) in a personal best setting time of 17:23. Jean Wilson (Sportsworld) took second place with a time of 18:47 and Kathleen Horgan (Sportsworld) came home in third with a time of 19:26.

We have received excellent feedback from club runners and first time racers alike but its probably best summed up by the comment :

“It was great to see the road race well managed and set up… this one ticked lots of the boxes for me. Dressing rooms with showers, a race that started on time, Guards involved keeping the traffic at bay and great stewarding along the course ensuring that we weren't run over by Leixlip's citizens. I'm acutely aware that you and your team of organisers are volunteers and as such are putting on the show for free, so thanks a million for that.”

Thanks to all who supported the event and also those who helped make it such a success and of course our wonderful hosts in the Leixlip Amenities Centre. Here’s to a bigger and better event next year.

(Likely to be the 8th of May - so get it in the diaries now)