On September 7th 2024 we held our 9th Annual Seamie Weldon Memorial 5K and our 2nd 10K. Thank you to all our participants, sponsors, volunteers and the services that support us.
Scroll down to follow our journey to Seamie’s 2024 5K & 10K…
Our 5K & 10K race routes…
All finishers received our fab new medal and had the option to buy our T-shirt.
Other Prizes on the day included…
- The Seamie Weldon Memorial 5K Cup – 1st Male Team (team of 4) + cash prizes & 2nd cash prize.
- The Jimmy Bradley Memorial 5K Cup – 1st Female Team (team of 4) + cash prizes & 2nd cash prize.
- Seamie Weldon 5K Junior Trophies – 1st, 2nd & 3rd (Male & Female).
- 10K Team Cash Prizes – 1st & 2nd Male & Female Teams (teams of 4).
- 5K Bonus Time Challenge Prizes – Male & Female.
- 5K & 10K Cash Prizes in all Categories – 1st, 2nd & 3rd including 1st & 2nd in Masters o40, o50, o60.
- The PJ Callan Club Awards – 1st Male & Female in both the 5K & 10K for Ardee & District AC club members in memory of the late Paddy Callan RIP.
- Incorporating the Louth Masters 5K Road Race.
And beginning 2024 our 5K course records remained unbeaten and still remain unbeaten – Will 2025 be the year to break these records!…
- Colm Rooney, Clonliffe Harriers in 2019 – 14:35min.
- Siobhan Eviston, Raheny Shamrock AC in 2021 – 17:28min.
Congratulations to everyone who participated, we know all of you had your own personal goals and to us you are all winners.
Our 2024 Prize Winners…
- The Seamie Weldon Memorial 5K Cup
- 1st – Dunleer AC – Garry Campbell, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Sam O’Neill, Aaron Spaight.
- 2nd – Ardee & District AC – Padraig O’Mahony, Vincent McQuillan, Liam Giggins, Max O’Sullivan.
- The Jimmy Bradley Memorial 5K Cup
- 1st – Ardee & District AC – Hazel McGuinness, Bernie Balfe, Tara McGuinness, Emma Wiebenga.
- 2nd – Drogheda & District AC – Eimear Marron, Maria Cooney, Nuala Reilly, Olivia Reilly.
- Seamie Weldon 5K Junior Trophies
- Men – 1st Mark Kearns – 2nd Matthew Fitzpatrick, Dunleer AC – 3rd Sam O’Neill, Dunleer AC.
- Ladies – 1st Aisling Clare, Ratoath AC – 2nd Rhona Keenan, Ardee & District AC – 3rd Lucy Whelan, Ardee & District AC.
- 10K Team Winners
- Men
- 1st – Dunleer AC – Noel Williams, Graham Townsend, Pat Fitzpatrick, Richard Califf.
- 2nd – Ardee & District AC – Danny Cirdei, Padraig O’Mahony, Frank Meade, Michael Kieran.
- Ladies
- 1st – Ardee & District AC – Annemarie Dillon, Michelle Lynch, Susan Rountree, Karen Taaffe.
- 2nd – Duleek & District AC – Catherine Collins Crosbie, June Finglas, Dolores Myles, Melissa O’Connell.
- Men
- 5K Individual Winners
- Men – 1st Mark Kearns – 2nd Garry Campbell, Dunleer AC – 3rd Mathew Fitzpatrick, Dunleer AC.
- Ladies -1st Orla Duffy, Dublin City Harriers AC – 2nd Aine Cotter, North East Runners AC – 3rd Charlotte Moore.
- Masters Men
- o40 1st Padraig O’Mahoney, Ardee & District AC – 2nd GarrettLoy, Clonliffe Harriers AC.
- o50 1st Vincent McQuillan, Ardee & District AC – 2nd Padraig Landers, Moynalty AC.
- o60 1st John Farrelly, Rathkenny AC – 2nd Thomas Conry.
- Masters Ladies
- o40 1st Alison Duff, Newbridge AC – 2nd Maria McCartney.
- o50 1st Ann O’Rourke, Carrick Aces AC – 2nd Tracey Gillespie, Ardee & District AC.
- o60 1st Nuala Reilly, Drogheda & District AC – 2nd Teresa Foy.
- 10K Individual Winners
- Men – 1st – Dave Rooney, Raheny Samrock AC – 2nd Sean Husband, Monaghan Town Runners AC – 3rd Mick Clohsey, Raheny Samrock AC.
- Ladies – 1st Claire O’Malley, Dunleer AC – 2nd Sandra Siktrovene – 3rd Catherine Collins Crosby, Duleek & District AC.
- Masters Men
- o40 1st John Carroll, Bohermeen AC – 2nd Tommy Walsh St. Coca’s AC.
- o50 1st Pat Fitzpatrick, Dunleer AC – 2nd Colm Heeney, Duleek & District AC.
- o60 1st David O’Connell, Bohermeen AC – 2nd Gerry Kenny, North East Runners AC.
- Masters Ladies
- o40 1st Sonya Ena Tobin, Navan AC – 2nd Mary Cheshire.
- o50 1st Meabh O’Hore, Dunleer AC – 2nd Suzanne Dillon, R.R.B.
- o60 1st Ann Byrne, Duleek & District AC.
- The PJ Callan Club Awards – (1st Male & Female in both the 5K & 10K for Ardee & District AC club members in memory of Paddy Callan RIP).
- 5K – Padraig O’Mahony & Hazel McGuinness.
- 10K – Danny Cirdei & Annemarie Dillon.
Full Race Results – Seamie’s 5K & 10K Race Results on MyRunResults.
Our Seamie Weldon 5K also incorporates the Louth Masters 5K Road Race Championship – Results will be published shortly on MyRunResults.com and medals distributed in due course.
Our COUCH to 5K Group…
Leading up to Seamie’s Races we began on July 1st with our C25K programme. This was held every Monday and Wednesday at the Fairgreen in Ardee where many people of all abilities enjoyed two days of running a week, some learning to run, some returning to running and all enjoying a couple of hours a week of exercise and fun; coached by members of our club who were once C25K beginners themselves. Midway through the programme, on July 31st, we had a special social night where our club members joined them for an introduction to road running followed by a slice of pizza and a chat. Then on August 31st our adult members joined our C25K group once again for a trial run around our Seamie Weldon Memorial 5K course route a couple of days after our club extended an open invitation to the public for a trail run around both our the 5K and 10K course routes – The response, support and encouragement from our members, the C25K group and members of the public was inspiring…
Our C25K training social night – July 31st (more pictures can be found on our news report 👉 News & Results/August Runs)…
Our Open 5K & 10K trial run – August 29th…
Our C25K trial run – August 31st…
SPONSORSHIP & SUPPORT…
Also in July, we began looking for Sponsorship, it wasn’t hard, the community of businesses and traders in Ardee and the surrounding areas are the best, simply incredible and like last year with the support and generosity of Wheels and Heels donating this fab new bicycle we held a ‘Sponsors’ Raffle‘ which was won by RHMcD – Richard H. McDonnell Solicitors, Ardee (Presentation photo to follow soon).
AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to all our Sponsors and the Services that support us…
And meet our four main sponsors…
VOLUNTEERS…
BUT WITHOUT QUESTION, we couldn’t run our races without the tremendous support from our Volunteers; members of our club, parents of our juveniles and their families and friends and our Race Committee – THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP. And thanks too to the Order of Malta, keeping us safe and Ardee Community School for the use of their beautifully kept facilities and the community of families along our course routes for their patience and support.
Seamie’s 2024 5K & 10K…
The following are links to Adrian Crawley Photography‘s Full Album of over 700 photographs via his Facebook page and on his website – Adrian has captured all our memorial races since we began in 2015. His dedication to this community event is deeply appreciated by our Club…
WEBSITE – Adrian’s Seamie Weldon Memorial 5K & 10K Album
FACEBOOK – Adrian’s Seamie Weldon Memorial 5K & 10K 2024 Album
And here’s just some of Adrian’s photos and others sent to us from supporters on the day…
Registration..
Getting together before the race…
At the start line…
On the run…
At the finish line (Adrian took so many photographs, please check them out on his Website or Facebook Page – WEBSITE / FACEBOOK).
And it’s all over, except for refreshments, prizes and a good auld chat…
Seamie’s 10th Anniversary 5K and 3rd 10K next year on Saturday, September 6th @ 5.30pm.