LVAC WL 2/6 Cake Race 2025
Saturday, 20 December, 2025

Phoenix Park, Dublin

Cake Race 2025

We enjoyed another excellent edition of the Cake Race 2025 (the second race in our Club Winter League), with a fantastic turnout of 41 athletes taking part. As always, the handicapped format delivered an exciting and competitive race, featuring a tight finish and plenty of in race rivalries throughout the field.

Brigid claimed the win with a strong and well-timed run, followed closely by Niki Lynch in second place and Luke Evans taking third, making it a thrilling podium battle.

Cake Race 2025 - Top 3 Results – Handicap Applied
The following list shows the top three finishers based on net time with handicap applied.

  1. 🥇 1st place: Brigid Long – Net Time: 27:55
  2. 🥈 2nd place: Nikki Lynch – Net Time: 22:19
  3. 🥉 3rd place: Luke Evans – Net Time: 19:17

Women’s Podium (Best Net Times)

  1. 1st place: Mollie O'Donnell – Net Time: 20:01
  2. 2nd place: Jennifer Preston – Net Time: 20:41
  3. 3rd place: Ellen Cronin – Net Time: 20:52

Men’s Podium (Best Net Times)

  1. 1st place: Geoffrey Alexandre – Net Time: 17:36
  2. 2nd place: Mark Naylor – Net Time: 17:44
  3. 3rd place: Cormac Jones – Net Time: 18:14

Well done to all our athletes for their great efforts, and a big thank you to our officials for ensuring another successful and enjoyable event.

Winter League Standings - Race 2 of 6

New Race 2 Podium:

🥇 Brigid Long (90 points)

🥈 Paddy Reilly (83 points)

🥉 Margaret O’Friel (80 points)

Race 1 Podium:

🥇 Pierce Geoghegan (40 points)

🥈 Geoffrey Alexandre (40 points)

🥉 Paddy Murphy (40 points)

Race 1 vs Race 2 – Early League Movement 🏃‍♂️📊

Race 1 began with a perfectly level playing field, as all 31 runners earned the same points. Race 2, with 41 participants, quickly reshaped the standings and began to separate the field, revealing early trends and momentum shifts 🔍.

🚀 Big Movers After Race 2: Several athletes who competed in both races made strong jumps thanks to standout performances. Brigid Long surged to the top of the leaderboard, while Paddy Reilly and Margaret O’Friel also made decisive moves upward 📈. Paul Balfe, Geoffrey Alexandre, and Donal Iremonger strengthened their overall positions by backing up Race 1 participation with solid Race 2 results.

🔄 Runners such as Pat Collins, Una Reilly, Antonio Lorente, and Simon Monds showed consistency by racing both events and steadily accumulating points 💪. Early commitment is already proving valuable in the overall standings.

Biggest Gains 📈 (Race 1 ➜ Race 2)

  • 🚀 Brigid Long: from a level starting position in Race 1 to 1st overall after Race 2 with a commanding lead (+26 places, 27th ➜ 1st)

  • 🔥 Paddy Reilly: climbed sharply into 2nd place, showing early title-contending form (+24 places, 26th ➜ 2nd)

  • 📈 Margaret O’Friel: moved decisively into the top 3 with a strong and consistent performance (+25 places, 28th ➜ 3rd)

  • ⬆️ Paul Balfe: jumped into the top 5, capitalising on an excellent Race 2 run (+4 places, 8th ➜ 4th)

  • ⬆️ Hilary McDonald: made a notable improvement to secure a top-10 position (+23 places, 30th ➜ 7th)

🆕 New Faces Making an Impact

The following athletes made their first appearance in Race 2, immediately adding depth and excitement to the league, currently with 50 total participants 👋:

  • 🆕 Nikki Lynch
  • 🆕 Luke Evans
  • 🆕 Peter Bowe
  • 🆕 Cormac Jones
  • 🆕 Eimear Dunne
  • 🆕 Neil Duffy
  • 🆕 Mollie O’Donnell
  • 🆕 Mark Naylor
  • 🆕 Martin Dorgan
  • 🆕 Aoife Brady
  • 🆕 Ellen Cronin
  • 🆕 Paddy Doyle
  • 🆕 Annie Gittens
  • 🆕 Jennifer Preston
  • 🆕 Ruth Murphy
  • 🆕 Bernard O’Sullivan
  • 🆕 Maeve Gilmartin
  • 🆕 Orla Gordon
  • 🆕 John Cillen

Despite missing Race 1, many of these runners immediately positioned themselves competitively in the standings, proving it’s never too late to get involved 💥.

🏁 The league is only just getting started! 🌟 Whether you’ve raced once, twice, or haven’t lined up yet, there is still plenty of time to join in, score points, and climb the leaderboard. Every race counts — so lace up, show up, and be part of the Winter League journey! ❄️🔥

Leaderboard LVAC WL 2025-2026 after Race 2 of 6: INFO | PDF | JPG

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LVAC Winter League 2 of 6 - LVAC Cake Race 2025
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