Ardagh 10 Mile 2018 (29th Dec)

In contrast to the end of December 2017 when the weather was bitterly cold and very wet, conditions were perfect on Saturday 29th December 2018 for the Ardagh 10 Mile. Starting and finishing in Ardagh Village, near Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford, the first two miles of the course took the 230 participants around the village before they headed up over the mountain – a long steady testing climb – and the final half mile brought everyone running through the village again to finish at the village green. The best of the Mullingar group was Andrew Nevin finishing an excellent eighth overall in 60:22, followed by Kieran Nolan (63:51), then Joan Flynn (67:35), the second woman to finish, Paul Ginnell (1:12:46), Criona Reid (1:19:45), Michael O’Sullivan (1:19:48) first in his master category, Joan Hickson (1:21:32), Pauline Troy (1:22:42) second in her master category, Jason McCabe (1:26:44) and PJ Ballesty.