Dodder Valley parkrun

31/05/2026

Parkrun 184 in Dodder Valley…. 30May2026 …Where everyone had a spring in their step in the sunshine ☀️

30/05/2026

Dodder Valley parkrun #184
Report by Leigh

With reports from across the island of rain, Dodder Valley parkrun thankfully escaped for event 184 - happy days! ☀️ With Olive at the helm, she made sure it remained the case & even extended the sunny vibes over to the post parkrun retreat to the beer garden in Ahernes! 😎

What a fabulous start to the long weekend, with a welcome (for some!) drop in recent temperatures that saw 174 finishers over the line. Of those, 16 were 1st timers to DVP - you’re very welcome! 😁 Big shout out to the Porterstown Panthers! 🐆 Even better - 8 of those 1st timers took part in their very first parkrun itself! Fáilte romhat to Gearoid, Damian, Dylan, Anna, Ruairi, Josh, Koray and Catarina! We really hope you’ll be back to join the ever growing & much-loved parkrun family! 💕

A fantastic 32 participants recorded PBs today—wohoo! Huge congrats to ye! Special mention to Ruth Mellett, who smashed a PB of 22.46, the highest female age grade % and the glory of 1st female home! 🩷 Love it! Jevae St Lewis was the 1st male over the line grabbing 1st in a time of 18.52 and also celebrated his 25th parkrun milestone! 💙 Brill!

Speaking of milestones, we have a few to mention here!

Also celebrating 25 were Shane Devlin & Claire Oliver! Mary-Claire Coakley rocked up 50 and Beatric Edewor grabbed an impressive 150! Outstanding goals right there! 🥳

Even more milestones to mention among our dedicated volunteers! Our wonderful Adelwale donned the high-vis 10 times today & our super enthusiastic, always on hand, Lochlann has now volunteered 25 times! 🎉 We thank you all each week for putting your name forward so we can keep this community event going! 👏🏾👏🏻

We had 5 brand new first time volunteers this week – thanks a mil to Temitope, Keith, Jason, Kathy and Michelle! We know they wanted to see what all the hype was about! Why don’t you sign up and see for yourself! ✍🏼

Finally, a special mention to the brilliant flash mob cheer squad at the bridge, who gave everyone a fantastic boost just after 1km. Please tag yourselves—we really appreciated it! Such a joy 😊

With the sun still shining, we wrap up on another fantastic Saturday morning at Dodder Valley parkrun. Until next week, same time, same place, same faces and some new ones - over and out! 👋🏼

29/05/2026

1000 parkruns! Wow! What an outstanding achievement! Well done and congratulations Darren! 👏🏼

This weekend, Darren Wood will become the first person ever to join the 1,000 walk/run milestone club 💛

That’s 5,000k covered over 22 years, a milestone that would still take around 19 years to achieve even with perfect attendance every Saturday 🤯

Darren tells us more about his journey 👉 parkrun.me/76zkv

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29/05/2026

Tomorrow looking good… prepare well… 9.20 for 1st timers briefing with Kathy…. 9.28 RD briefing … see you soon😀🏃‍♀️🏃

If tomorrow is as good as today be prepared!!!

28/05/2026

And the same apply’s in our fabulous Dodder Valley park….. see you Saturday 😀☀️

23/05/2026

Dodder Valley parkrun #183 23 May 2026 by Leigh

The day started out ‘Golden’ and kept on giving … ☀️ sunshine, blue skies with wisps of streaming clouds joined by a gentle breeze, welcome to help cool the brows of parkrunners and volunteers alike on this glorious morning in Dodder Valley Park. 😅

166 runners and walkers filtered in steadily to the start line, ready to take on their weekly Saturday morning parkrun before our RD, Yvonne, handed over the reins to Alan, RD in training, to deliver the all important pre run brief. But just before that all took place, we had a big announcement to share! 📣 Our amazing, King of the funnel, Reggie, was celebrated and thanked as he reached the outstanding number of 200 volunteer credits. 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ The round of applause echoed throughout the crowd; a well deserving nod acknowledging this achievement. 👏🏼

Without hesitation, Alan counted us down and we were off, to run with gusto chasing a PB - are you one of the 30? We took in the gorgeous surroundings while passing and thanking the dedicated, enthusiastic marshals as the cheered on runners and walkers. 🦺 Today 28 volunteers were at hand and with a few last-minute adjustments here and there, they made sure the event took place without any issue.

After 5000m on foot, the first male finish was Dovydas Sankauskas coming in at 18:57 and less than a minute behind was the first female finisher just under the 20 minute mark at 19:52. 🥇 Well done to you both and everyone else who completed their parkrun today. 🏅

Luiz paced runners hoping to finish at 25 minutes. Lee Kirby celebrated his 300 parkrun! Congratulations to you! 🥳 6 people showed up for their very first parkrun, Ana, Temitope, Mark, Jennie, Samantha and Yanling! Welcome to the parkrun family! 😁 And judging by the smiles on their faces as they passed through the funnel to collect their first token, they will be back! We had visitors from Dundalk, Wales, Cambridge, Oldbridge, Shankhill and Templemore. We hope the good rep of DVP was upheld and you come back to us again and spread the word!

Until next week, let the sun keep shining! 😎

23/05/2026

Photo drop of Dodder Valley parkrun #183 23 May 2026

23/05/2026

Golden morning at Dodder Valley Park waiting for parkrun ☀️
First timers briefing at 9:20, safety briefing at 9:25 and then we’re off at 9:30 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️💚

22/05/2026

Yesterday on Ray D’Arcy Daily, Ray spoke about the Sanctuary Runners solidarity model as part of a wider conversation on how people across Ireland organise to welcome people into communities all over the country, and how coming together in support of our shared values should underpin who we are as a society.

As Ray reflected in the conversation, organisations that place integration, welcome and solidarity at their core can be beacons of hope at a time when there can seem to be so much division and fracture.

You can listen back to Ray’s podcast episode here: https://shows.acast.com/69a1ba88f0bb26c2960ef36b/episodes/6a0c30ea948aa1c94a9beaad