Seamie’s 5K & 10K 2023

❤️❤️❤️ On September 2nd we held our 8th Annual Seamie Weldon Memorial 5K and introduced our 1st 10K – Scroll down to follow our journey…

This year we introduced our new 10K…

❤️❤️❤️ All finishers received this year’s fab new medal and had the option to buy our new T-shirt. We also introduced a Sponsors’ Raffle to win a new Bicycle donated by Wheels & Heels Cycles Ardee.

❤️❤️ 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).
  • 5K Bonus Time Challenge Prizes – Male 14 mins 35 secs / Female 17 mins 28 secs.
  • 5K & 10K Cash prizes in all Categories – 1st, 2nd & 3rd including 1st & 2nd in Masters o40, o50, o60.
  • Incorporating the Louth Masters 5K Road Race.

❤️❤️❤️ AND AS ALWAYS, we are so grateful to the businesses from the Community of Ardee who sponsor our prizes and race day refreshments, we couldn’t do this without them… ????????????????????????

❤️❤️❤️ BUT WITHOUT QUESTION, we couldn’t run our races without the tremendous support from our Volunteers – THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HELP and thank you too to the Order of Malta, keeping us safe and Ardee Community School for the use of their beautifully kept facilities… ????????????????????????

Sadly we don’t have pictures of the many wonderful volunteers dotted around both our race routes, our lead cars & bicycles, those who helped set up and those who worked hard in the refreshment area but we are deeply grateful to each and everyone of you… David, Trudi, Derek, Peter, Barry, Shirley, Ronan, Roisin, Deidre, Bernie B, Mary, Danny, Helen, Mark & Monica, Tony, Alison & Teresa, Suzanne, Alan, Brendan, Pauline, Emma, Bernie O, Michael, Adrian and many more.????????????????????????????????

❤️❤️❤️ Congratulations our Couch 2 5K Group. Since July 3rd they’ve joined us twice a week and what can we say; an inspiring bunch of people who worked hard and went on personal journeys to end their training with us in the ultimate reward of running a 5K, Seamie’s 5K – WELL DONE TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU… ????????????????????????

Out for a trial 5K and joined by some of our members who once began as couch to 5k runners…

Enjoying their last night, so well deserved after 9 weeks of training…

Race Day – our Couch to 5K athletes warming up before Seamie’s 5K…

❤️❤️❤️ Checking out our new 10K – members and friends…

❤️❤️❤️ OUR PRIZE WINNERS ON THE DAY…

Team Results…

THE SEAMIE WELDON MEMORIAL 5K CUP

Winners – North East Runners…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
2Declan TOAL00:15:5900:16:005897MM50North East Runners A.C.
5Ciarán CULLIGAN00:17:4700:17:485925MM40North East Runners A.C.
17Patrick KIERAN00:18:4000:18:445121MMSNorth East Runners A.C.
24Pat MCELARNEY00:19:2400:19:275831MM50North East Runners A.C.

2nd Place – Ardee & District Athletic Club…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
8Liam GIGGINS00:17:5200:17:535956MMSArdee & District A.C.
14Barry WELDON00:18:1800:18:185137MMSArdee & District A.C.
17Vincent MCQUILLIAN00:18:3100:18:335840MM50Ardee & District A.C.
18Paddy MEADE00:18:3600:18:385841MM40Ardee & District A.C.

THE JIMMY BRADLEY MEMORIAL 5K CUP

Winners – Dunleer Athletic Club…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
8Maebh EAKIN00:18:2800:18:295894FFJDunleer A.C.
7Karen COSTELLO00:18:5200:18:535893FF40Dunleer A.C.
3Claire O’MALLEY00:20:3900:20:395237FFSDunleer A.C.
2Fianaith KING00:20:5500:20:565823FFJDunleer A.C.

2nd Place – Ardee & District Athletic Club…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
13Bernie BALFE00:22:2500:22:335141FF40Ardee & District A.C.
14Emma WIEBENGA00:23:0300:23:085860FF40Ardee & District A.C.
18Michelle LYNCH00:23:4500:23:505866FF40Ardee & District A.C.
20Tracey GILLESPIE00:23:5100:23:595958FF50Ardee & District A.C.

Individual Results…

5K OVERALL WINNERS including the MASTERS’ O40, O50 & O60…

Reminder – All overall winners are automatically excluded from their age categories – Juniors/o40/o50/o60

5K – Males…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Aaron HANLON00:15:1400:15:165961MMSDrogheda & District A.C.
2Declan TOAL00:15:5900:16:005897MM50North East Runners A.C.
3Jack GARVEY00:17:1900:17:205877MMJBoyne A.C.

5K – Male o40…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Ciarán CULLIGAN00:17:4700:17:485925MM40North East Runners A.C.
2Barry STEVENSON00:17:5100:17:535126MM40Drogheda & District A.C.

5K – Male o50…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Vincent MCQUILLIAN00:18:3100:18:335840MM50Ardee & District A.C.
2Tom DONNELLY00:19:0600:19:085809MM50Kells A.C.

5K – Male o60…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Michael MULLIGAN00:22:0300:22:045225MM60Dunleer A.C.
2Brendan ROGERS00:22:2800:22:325887MM60St Peters

5K – Females…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Nichola SHERIDAN00:18:0600:18:085896FFS
2Maebh EAKIN00:18:2800:18:295894FFJDunleer A.C.
3Karen COSTELLO00:18:5200:18:535893FF40Dunleer A.C.

5K – Female o40…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Aoife PARRELLA00:20:3000:20:315872FF40Star Of The Sea A.C.
2Pamela HOWARD00:21:0900:21:125753FF40Drogheda & District A.C.

5K – Female o50…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Yasmin CANNING00:21:2700:21:305148FF50Drogheda & District A.C.
2Tracey GILLESPIE00:23:5100:23:595958FF50Ardee & District A.C.

5K – Female o60…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Nuala REILLY00:24:2100:24:255248FF60Drogheda & District A.C.
2Valerie LYONS00:32:4800:32:545135FF60

SEAMIE WELDON 5K JUNIOR TROPHIES…

Junior Male…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Evan TOSH00:17:2600:17:27433MMJ
2Ewan TRUNK00:18:5600:18:58435MMJ
3Seamus KEENAN00:19:0900:19:108335MMJ

Junior Female…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Aisling CLARE00:20:3600:20:365756FFJRatoath A.C.
2Fianaith KING00:20:5500:20:565823FFJDunleer A.C.
3Sally SHERIDAN00:23:3600:23:375792FFJ

5K BONUS TIME CHALLENGE

Challenge remains unbeaten – Male 14 mins 35 secs / Female 17 mins 28 secs.

10K OVERALL WINNERS including the MASTERS’ O40, O50 & O60…

Reminder – All overall winners are automatically excluded from their age categories – Juniors/o40/o50/o60

10K – Males…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Darragh GREENE00:32:5300:32:538391MMSDunleer A.C.
2Eamonn O’CONNOR00:34:5200:34:528352MM40Glenmore A.C.
3Liam FERGUS00:35:5000:35:518390MM40North East Runners A.C.

10K – Male o40…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Padraig OMAHONEY00:39:0200:39:048358MM40Ardee & District A.C.
2Paul SMITH00:42:0100:42:028396MM40

10K – Male o50…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1David CONACHY00:39:4800:39:498048MM50
2Thomas James HEDDERMAN00:44:1500:44:218329MM50

10K – Male o60…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Brian COLREAVY00:46:1900:46:238377MM60
2Thomas SHEILS00:47:4800:47:508047MM60

10K – Females…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Bronagh FARRELL00:48:0200:48:068320FFS
2Joanne O’CONNOR00:48:0500:48:128353FF40
3Mary MCTIERNAN00:48:2800:48:338349FF40Ardee & District A.C.

10K – Female o40…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Nicola GRILLS00:52:2200:53:208325FF40
2Leona ROE00:55:4500:55:518060FF40

10K – Female o50…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Cora MCCOURT00:50:4900:50:528342FF50
2Anne O’HARA00:58:1900:58:258356FF50St. Andrews A.C.

10K – Female o60…

PlaceNameNet TimeGross TimeBibCatSub CatClub
1Margaret CARROLL00:57:3700:57:478312FF60Drogheda & District A.C.

Incorporating the Louth Masters 5K Road Race

Louth Club Members will be contacted directly and the details of all category winners will be sent to Athletics Louth.

Winner of our Sponsors’ Prize Raffle…

Caffrey’s Home Bakery & Coffee Shop – Caffrey’s have been supporting us sine our inaugural 5K in 2015 and we are truly delighted for them. ????????????

❤️❤️❤️ AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST A huge shout out to Adrian Crawley ‘The Ardee Snapper’ for capturing the best of our race once again this year????????????…

❤️❤️ Click here to see the full Album ???? Adrian Crawley Photography – 2023 Seamie Weldon 5K & 10K Album and click here to see Adrian’s lovely video at the start of our race ???? Ardee Snapper Videos – 2023 Seamie Weldon 5K & 10K. Thank you Adrian ????????????

Just some of Adrian’s pictures below…

❤️❤️ Some of our race winners in action compliments of Gerry C Photography… ????????????

❤️???? We hope you enjoyed Seamie’s 5K and our new 10K and we look forward to seeing you all again next year. ????????