Taxi - gate scandal rocks Successful Ogra Sponsored Run

This article was written by an anonymous contributor, who had an excellent view of the race from the back of the pack.

Athletic and not so athletic Ógra activists alike participated in the
Belfast Marathon 2010 on Monday 3rd May, in a successful fundraiser with moneys raised going to Marie Curie Cancer, Worldwide Concern and Ógra respectively.


The Ógra team consisted of a couple of Cork mucksavages, a Donegal D4 wannabe, the Greysteel Destroyer, Wee Laura, a Bald Eagle, The South Derry Stud, Strabane Washing Machines, Maxi McDonalds, The Coalisland Mafia, and The Boy from the Roy.

The majority put in a good show, however the clean sheet and hard dedication by the overall majority of Ógra runners, may have been in vain with a scandal that would even rock the Robinson household.

During the course of the arduous event, 2 members brought shame and disrepute onto the goodname and standing of the organisation when one 'bald' eagle eyed runner spotted the unsavoury individuals make their way into fonacab offices.

Undeterred by witnessing such an act, the cool and cleanly shaven Eddie Gallagher went on to finish second in terms of Ógra runners, he was outrun and tipped at the final straight by Fintan Butler, the only Donegal lad to have ever acquired a D4 accent.
3rd in and with a strong showing all the way from Cork, Mucksavage and Ógra National Organiser Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire.

Fresh from daily routines of carrying Washing Machines and Televisions under the arms, Strabane man, and bennyhat loving John McDermott came a respectable 4th, he was followed in 5th place by South Derry stud, Ballinascreen's very Mr Incredible, Eamon Conway.
Like all modest Tyrone people, Clonoe's Cathal Quinn could have won the race, but was content to allow others pass by him, so finished in 6th to be followed by the silent yet deadly Greysteel Destroyer, Tadhg Óg Ó Dalaigh.

Padraig 'hurt my ankle' Quinn had indulged people before the run of stories of personal bests and ambitious running times, yet on the day came in a humiliating 8th and as predicated reverted to the good old 'hurt my ankle' excuse.

Fonacab aka Maximus Decimus McDonalds and Laura 'Family Team Building' Gildernew, aka the disgraced duo, were chauffered to 9th and 10th position disrespectfully, but their no good, shameful actions, which have prompted calls for an apology, have rendered their 'participation' on the day void.

Second last place went to another Corkonian Mucksavage, David 'How's agoin boy' Collins who was unsuited to the modern terrain of Tarmac. All his life Dave has worked on the bog, and an old road with a line of grass up the middle of it, is about as modern as it gets for poor dave as he was training. The sheer enormity of technological advancement was too much for the bog man and so was resigned to second last.

Last but in no means least, place went to Barry 'The Boy From The Roy' McColgan, like all good republicans, he allowed his friends and comrades to go first, making sure they had returned safely to base before gracing the finish line.

Thanks goes out to all who ran on the day, apart from the Taxi-gate two, to all who collected money and a special mention to all the people who sponsored us to take part.

See you's all next year again.