The National Novice Cross Country Championships took place in Abbotstown, Dublin, on Sunday, December 7, 2025. The novice men’s 6000m title was won by Callum Barron of Kilkenny City Harriers AC.
read moreOn a cool and cloudy morning, the 2025 Jingle Bells 5k Run took place under temperatures of 10°C / 8°C, with passing clouds, 94% humidity, a 985 mbar barometer, and a WSW wind at 14 km/h. 1914 participants finished the race. Despite the challenging weather, the Liffey Valley A.C. athletes delivered outstanding performances, with most runners achieving new personal bests. The team showed exceptional depth and determination, led by Pierce Geoghegan’s remarkable 15:14 finish (2nd in M40 category), closely followed by strong sub-16 efforts from Geoffrey Alexandre and Mark Naylor. Excellent runs across all categories, including superb times from Tom O’Connor (1st in M60 category), Neil Duffy, Luke Ryder, Bernard O’Sullivan, Martin Dorgan, and Pat Collins, highlighted a fantastic day for the club and a great start to the festive racing season.
read moreThank you to everyone who took part in the first of six races in the Liffey Valley AC Winter League 2025–2026. Each participant earned 40 points for joining the event, kicking off the league in great style.
read moreWell done to all our athletes who represented Liffey Valley A.C. at the Dublin & Leinster Senior Cross Country Championships held in Kilbeggan yesterday. The course proved challenging, the competition fierce, yet our teams showed determination, teamwork, and impressive performances throughout.
read moreA big congratulations to all our athletes who competed in the Dublin Marathon over the weekend!
The race took place on Sunday, 26th October 2025 at 8:45 AM, with cool and mostly cloudy conditions around 7°C and light westerly winds.
Mollie O’Donnell set a new LVAC women club record with an impressive 2:57:28 (chip time for championship purposes), while Jen Preston made a fantastic marathon debut with a time of 3:04:56.
A total of 12637 men and 6024 women took part in this year’s event, a great day for running in Dublin!
Well done to our athletes who participated in the Dublin Leinster XC in a very high quality field.
read moreWell done to our women’s team who finished 1th, and men’s team 6th team in the Dublin Novice XC in a very high quality field.
read moreThis review highlights the achievements and participations in various races from October 2024 to September 2025, covering a range of distances and competition types.
read moreA fresh and dry morning, perfect for fast running 🙂🌤️