Bohermeen AC Virtual Half Marathon (6th Mar)

While some Harriers members were running round three of the Virtual Medley Road League, Joan Flynn and James Cribbin took part in the Bohermeen AC Virtual Half Marathon, which they ran on Saturday morning 6th March. Running within 5km of home in compliance with the Covid travel restrictions meant finding a 21.1km half marathon route presented a real challenge, and involved running several loops of their localities on quiet country roads in the Curraghmore and The Downs areas of Mullingar. It was a fresh windy morning, but still quite good for long distance running. The Bohermeen Half Marathon was the last real race that Joan ran in 2020 before Covid took its grip, so she wanted to run the Virtual Half in 2021 and keep the momentum of training up when there are no live races to go to. Joan completed the distance in 1:25:48, and James completed his race in 1:26:58, which was a best time for him and he was very pleased with that. Running 21.1km on your own without the usual buzz of race day crowds and the resulting adrenaline is no mean feat, but both considered it very good training for when live racing eventually returns. Congratulations to Joan and James on their mental resolve to run the distance on their own.