Dunshaughlin pip hosts in thrilling Road Relay Championships
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Bohermeen ladies who won silver in Grade B (from left) were Eimear Daly, Mia Travers, Tara Hunt and Emma Hunt.Image 2 of 8
INSET: Sean O’Connor leading Dunshaughlin home to win the Meath Road Relay championships in Bohermeen.Image 3 of 8
Ratoath ladies who won the Meath Road Relay title at Bohermeen (from left) were Ellen Sheridan, Kyla Marjara, Lydia Jordan, Lily Flood.Image 4 of 8
Bohermeen AC’s Emma Kate Ball takes over from Anne Marie Lynagh on her leg of the road relays.Image 5 of 8
Lily Flood from Ratoath leading the opening 800m leg of the Meath Road Relay championships in Bohermeen.Image 6 of 8
Dunshaughlin men’s team were winners of the Meath Road Relay title at Bohermen with the Mattie McGrath Memorial trophy (from left) wereSean O’Connor, Terry Brady, and Eoghan and Sean McCarthy.Image 7 of 8
Bohermeen men’s team who were runners up in grade A of the Meath Road Relays (from left) were Kevin McGrath, Harry Monaghan, Harry Lafford, James Sherlock.Image 8 of 8
Dunshaughlin girls keeping warm in the bike shelter at Bohermeen community centre after they ran in the Meath Road Relays.The annual Meath Road Relay championships took place on the Newline at Neilstown earlier this month and were promoted by Bohermeen Athletic Club.
Over 20 teams took part in the men's and ladies contests, including from the hosts Bohermeen, Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Ratoath, Moynalty, Trim, Fr Murphy, Navan and Star of Sea. The events uniqueness allowed participants under-15 take part in legs one and two, while juniors and adults ran legs three and four over the longer distances.
The ladies' event went off at 9.30 am, and Ratoath ladies retained their title posting 28 minutes 58 seconds for the cumulative five mile distance with Bohermeen taking silver, posting 30 minutes, and Ratoath B were third posting 30:54.
The mens race started at 10.10am and with legs of 800 metres, a mile, a miles and a half and the final leg over two miles, the result wasn’t often clear until the final leg.
Defending champions for the past couple of years, Bohermeen looked destined to lose their crown as they sat in fourth going in to the last leg, but with Kevin McGrath, the 2025 National indoor senior 800m winner, clocking a very impressive nine 9:33 for the two miles he brought Bohermeen home in silver position.
Dunshaughlin were led home to win the Mattie McGrath Memorial trophy on the final leg by Sean O’Connor, who was third in the Meath senior cross-country championship last December. The Dunboyne men held well to take the bronze team medals in grade A.
RESULTS
Men: Grade A - 1, Dunshaughlin 24:27; 2, Bohermeen 25:06; 3, Dunboyne 25:13; Grade B - 1, Ratoath 25:20; 2, Fr Murphy 26:11; 3, Trim 26:45; Grade C - 1, Dunboyne 28:27; 2, Moynalty 28:40; 3, Dunshaughlin 28:53.
Ladies: Grade A - 1, Ratoath 28:58; 2, Bohermeen 30:00; 3, Ratoath B 30:54; Grade B - 1, Dunshaughlin 32:38; 2, Dunboyne 33:50; 3, Navan 34:14; Grade C - 1, Bohermeen 34:29; 2, Dunboyne 35:36; 3, Star Of the Sea 36:34.