Naas 5 Mile 2025 (23rd May)

The Naas 5 Mile took place on Friday evening 23rd May. The course consisted of two laps with the start and finish at Naas Racecourse. It was described as consisting of rolling hills and a few drags, but what went up came down. Very heavy rain before the start cooled temperatures but left the road surface greasy after the recent long dry spell. The finishing straight came past the main stand, which added to the post-race atmosphere with plenty of refreshments for the 340 finishers at the prize presentation in the main function room afterwards. Three athletes from Mullingar Harriers made the trip. The ever-consistent Mary Stuart had another accomplished run, winning her category by several minutes in a very good time of 33:06. Marie Louise Johnston had a very competitive race in her category, holding off stiff opposition to come home first in her category with a time of 37:03. Joan Hickson used the race as a tempo run, helping her preparation for a number of longer races in the next few months, and was pleased with a finishing time of 37:53 [MO’S].