Lucianne & Co Set New Relay World Records

The W45 team with Lucianne Hughes, Denise Toner, Judith McGirr and Leona Garrity WEDS5MAR26

t was a particularly fast and furious night at the National Indoor Arena in the depths of sunny Abbotstown last night for three running teams who each set out to beat a relay records.

The three world records being tackled all being in the 4 x 400m.

And wouldn’t you know it, all three teams beat each world record.

Kilcoole Athletic Club’s Lucianne Hughes was part of the W45 team (women 45-50yrs), alongside Clones AC’s Denise Toner, Strabane AC’s Judith McGirr and Leona Garrity, setting a new world record for their 4 x 400m with a time of 4:12:60. The previous record was 4:22:46.

In the W60 team (women 60-65yrs) were North East Runners’ Geraldine Finnegan, Trim AC’s Moira Groome, OMG AC’s Tina Gallagher and Lucan Harriers’ Carol Kearney, who beat the previous world record of 4:44:80 with a time of 4:42:83.

In the M75 team (men 75-80yrs), it was Eagle AC’s Ken Higgs and Hugh McSweeney, Brothes Pearse’s Mick Priest, and Bohermeen AC’s Tom Durcan, who beat the previous world record of 5:24:52 with a time of 5:15:93.

Three new world records in one night. Yowsa.

Congrats to Lucianne and her team, and everyone else involved in what the Kilcoole AC runner flatly describes as “simply amazing”…