Heffernan 12th, Veale 6th at World Walks Cup

Kate Veale, Laoise Brennan at Farmleigh

Robert Heffernan finished 12th in the 20km at the World Cup of Race Walking in Saransk, Russia, with a time of 1:21.51. Brendan Boyce was 65th in 1:27. Both men have London 2012  A qualification times for the 50km walk. 
In the junior women’s 10km, Kate Veale finished  sixth in 46:53  – just off her personal best of 46:32.  Emma Prendeville finished 45th. Luke Hickey was 54th and James Treanor  59th in the junior men’s 10km.

Saturday May 12 

Sligo AC 8km, Rosses Point (www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Emmett Dunleavy (Sligo) 25.15; 2 Killian O’Connor (Sligo, MJ) 26.43; 3 TJ McHugh (Mayo) 26.51; 4 Seamus Somers; 26.55 5 Richard Gornan (MJ) 27.04; 6 Neil Faulkner (M45) 27.12. 

Women: 1 Catherine Conway (Mayo ) 1.05; 2 Aisling van Rensburg 31.08; 3 Una McCool 32.12; 4 Pauline Moran (W55) 33.34; 5 Andrea Horgan 34.45; 6 Catherine Donlon 34.59.   

River Moy Half Marathon, Ballina, Co Mayo. www.rivermoymarathon.ie.
Men: 1 Michael Canty

Women: 1 Dervilla Holmes. 
 

Bandon Half-Marathon and 10km. C: www.bandonhalfmarathon.com.
Half Marathon (220 finishers) – Men: 1 Kevin Wilmot (Bandon) 74:26; 2 John Meade (St Finbarr’s) 75:11; 3 Eamonn O’Donovan (Bandon) 76:50; 4 Michael  Morgan (St Finbarr’s, M35) 77:03; 5 Rory O’Sullivan (St Finbarr’s) 77:59; 6 Don Keohane (Eagle,  M45) 79:13; 7 CorneliusMarshall (St Finbarr’s, M35) 80:13; 8 Cathal McCarthy (Doheny) 81:33; 9 Shane O’Rourke (Bandon, M40) 81:35; 10 Ian Dorgan (Eagle) 82:12.  M40: 2 David Barrett  82.20; 3 P O’Connor (Eagle) 84:05. M45: 2 Thomas Sheehan (Bandon) 84:50; 3 Ken Devine (St Finbarr’s) 84:51. M50: 1 Gerry Cantwell (W Waterford) 85:23; 2 Brian Denger  89:44; 3 Anthony Walsh  1:44:47. M55: 1 Pat Murphy (Eagle) 86:11; 2 Michael Connolly  1:43:40. M60: 1 Con O’Brien  99:44; 2 Pat O’Sullivan (Bandon) 1:44:20; 3 Austin Murphy (St Finbarr’s) 1:57:06. M65: 1 Nellie O’Leary (Belgooly) 1:56:59; 2 P Daly (unatt) 2:09:40.
Women: 1 Carmel Crowley (Bandon,  W40) 85:12; 2 Anne-Marie Holland (Eagle) 86:03; 3 Maura Regan (Eagle) 92:59; 4 Esther Murphy (St Finbarr’s, W35) 93:54; 5 Collette  Holland (Eagle) 94:15; 6 Siobhan  Dempsey (Bandon,  W40) 96:16. W40: 3 Una Plant (Civil Service) 99:03. W45: 1 Kitty Harrington-Buckley (St Finbarr’s) 1:55:14; 2 M O’Connor (Bandon) 2:02:17; 3 L Boyd (St Finbarr’s) 2:02:52. W50: 1 Theresa  Barnett ) 1:51:09; 2 Frances O’Connor (Eagle) 1:51:29; 3 Mary Mulcahy (St Finbarr’s) 2:09:16. W55: Geraldine O’Sullivan (Bantry) 1:42:58.
10km (345 finishers) –  Men: 1 C O’Donovan (St Finbarr’s) 34:06; 2 T Twomey (Leevale) 34:24; 3 M Dullea  34:51.
Women: 1 C Keohane (Leevale) 43:21; 2 N Crowley 43:45; 3 D Twohig (St Finbarr’s) 44:04.

 
Friday May 11

Simon Cumbers Memorial 6km, Claremont Stadium, Navan (304 finishers; full result www.precisiontiming.net).

Men: 1 Robbie Matthews (Dunshaughlin) 19.28 ; 2 Mark O’Shea (Skerries, M40) 19.50; 3 Paul Gleeson (Sth O’Hanlon, M45) 19.55; 4 Sean Murphy (Trim AC, M40) 20.17; 5 Patrick O’Grady (D&D, M50) 20.27; 6 Kieran Peters (Skerries) 20.39; 7 Paddy Mangan (Dunshaughlin, M50)20.41; 8 David O’Connell (Bohermeen, M45) 20.41; 9 Ciaran O’Dwyer (Dunshaughlin) 20.53; 10 Cormac Minnock (Na Fianna) 21.17. Jun: Adam Carey (SO’H) 21.36. M55: Charlie O’Brien (Dunshaughlin) 24.23. M60: Charlie Curran (SO’H) 28.36. Teams – 1 Dunshaughlin 17; 2 South O’Hanlin 34; 3 Drogheda & District 45.
Women: 1 Adrienne Jordan (Na Fianna) 21.36; 2 Fiona Mahon (Dunshaughlin) 22.10; 3 Mary Hanley (Na Fianna, W40) 22.54; 4 Imelda Clarke (Na Fianna,W45) 22.56; 5 Emilia Dan (Dunboyne, W40) 23.00; 6 Bridget Clarke (Na Fianna, W45) 23.27; 7 Mary Watters (Navan AC, W45) 23.50; 8 Ursula Byrne (Dunshaughlin, W45) 23.56; 9 Karen Lavelle (Star of the Sea, W40)23.59; 10 Lucy Darcy (Sportsworld, W40) 24.08. W55: Nuala Reilly (D&D)    
24.35. W60: Rose Healy (Fr Murphy) 32.53.  

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