Record numbers at AXA Raheny 5, where Mark Christie and Linda Byrne were clear winners; course records for Sean Hehir and Maria McCambridge in Dungarvan ’10’. Abroad, Joe Sweeney was fourth in a gruelling 11.4km mudfest at St Sebastian, Spain.
Byrne and Sweeney will lead the Dundum South Dublin squad competing in all four races (senior and junior men and women) at European Clubs Cross-Country in Spain next Sunday. Also travelling is national masters champion Peter Matthews, which means he can’t defend his title in Lough Key on Sunday.
Sunday January 29
AXA Raheny 5, Dublin (2,053 finishers; results at www.tds-live.com)
Men: 1 Mark Christie (Mullingar Hrs) 23.29; 2 Sean Connolly (Tallaght) 23.56; 3 Tom Fitzpatrick (Tallaght) 24.01; 4 Brian Maher (KCH) 24.07; 5 Ed McGinley (Annadale) 24.10; 6 Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe) 24.22; 7 Andrew Agnew (Annadale) 24.29; 8 Alan McCormack (DSD) 24.32 ; 9 Martin Quinn (Dunleer) 24.40; 10 Declan Reid (City of Derry). 24.40. Juniors: 1 Kevin Dooney (Raheny Shamrock) 24.42; 2 Jake McDonnell (Raheny Shamrock) 25.44; 3 Carl Dunne (Dunleer) 26.51.
Masters – M40: David Morwood (Annadale) 25.11; 2 Mark O’Shea (Skerries) 26.31; 3 John Canning (Newbridge) 26.53. M45: 1 Francis Burdett (USA) 25.55; 2 Dave Carrie (Dunleer) 26.32; 3 Damien Martin (Raheny Shamrock) 26.40. M50: 1 Philip O’Doherty (Clonliffe) 27.44; 2 Paddy Mangan (Dunshaughln) 27.49; 3 Pat McCavana (DSD) 28.16. M55: 1 Ben Vaitkevicius (Mullingar Hrs) 29.22; 2 Sammy McAnaney (City of Derry) 29.43; 3 Eugene Doherty (SBR) 29.44. M60: 1 Viv O’Hanlon (Talaght) 33.13; 2 William Cooper 33.49; 3 Eugene McCarrick (Clonliffe) 34.07. M65: 1 Sean Clifford (Sli Cualann) 32.25; 2 Richard Connolly (Clonliffe) 34.17; 3 Pat Healy 34.25. M70: 1 Michael Callan 41.31; 2 John Fitzsimons (Crusaders) 42.36; 3 Maurice McMorrow 42.41. M75: Thomas Morgan 48.28. M80: Sean Dooner (South West) 60.15.
Teams – 1 Annadale Striders 28; 2 Raheny Shamrock; 3 Tallaght.
Women: 1 Linda Byrne (DSD) 26.23; 2 Teresa McGloin (Finn Valley) 27.22/27.22; 3 Julie Turley (Nth Down) 27.22/27.20; 4 Ciara Durkan (Skerries) 27.44; 5 Fiona Roche (Raheny Shamrock) 28.42; 6 Catherine Conway (Mayo) 29.01; 7 Barbara Cleary 29.01; 8 Lorraine Manning (Raheny Shamrock); 29.10; 9 Natalie Baer 31.14; 10 Joyce O’Hara 31.23.
Juniors:1 Alice Fennell (Raheny Shamrock) 31.04; 2 Maria O’Sullivan 35.02; 3 Ciara Manley (Raheny GAA) 39.33.
Masters – W40: 1 Vanessa Sallier (Rath WSAF) 32.12/32.02; 2 Sandra Armstrong (Sportsworld) 32.16/32.10; 3 Emilia Dan (Dunboyne) 32.22/32.08. W45: 1 Orla Gormley (Raheny Shamrock) 31.26; 2 Geraldine Branagh (Dromore) 31.50; 3 Brona Snow (Fingallains) 35.30. W50: Lind Gunning(Bohermeen) 34.01; 2 Fionnuala McCourt (Lagan Valley) 33.57; 3 Deirdre Dowdall 35.20. W55: 1 Helen Ingram (Rath WSAF) 34.03; 2 Nuala Reilly (D&D) 34.03; 3 Mary Nolan Hickey (Coral Runners Arklow) 38.35. W60:Phyllis Browne (Fingallians) 39.25; 2 June Comiskey (Raheny Shamrock) 39.48; 3 Carole Lynch (Sportsworld) 40.09. W65: 1 Judith Lloyd (Sportsworld) 42.04; 2 Pam Benson (Fingallians) 44.06; 3 Terry Blake (Blackrock) 61.13.
Teams – 1 Raheny Shamrock; 2 Donore Hrs; 3 Sportsworld.
John Treacy Dungarvan ’10’(1,261 finishers; results www.westwaterfordathletics.org. John Treacy, wearing No 1, finished in 65 mins 13 secs)
Men: 1 Sean Hehir (Rathfarnham WSAF) 49.24 (rec); 2 Paddy Hamilton (Annadale Striders) 49.47; 3 Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe) 49.49; 4 Brian McMahon (Clonliffe) 50.21; 5 Alan O’Shea (Bandon) 50.27; 6 Brian Murphy (Carrick-on-Suir) 51.30; 7 Tommy Evans (Gowran) 53.10; 8 Tom Hogan ( SBR) 53.12; 9 Sandis Bralitis (W Waterford) 53.21; 10 George Waugh (Bandon) 53.45.
M40: 1 Declan Power (Clonliffe) 54.06; 2 Gary Crossan (Letterkenny) 55.40; 3 Joe Cawly (Sli Cualann) 56.05. M45: 1 Cathal O’Connell (St Finbarr’s) 54.20; 2 Mike Cunningham (Bilboa) 56.44; 3 Gerry Doyle (Rathfarnham WSAF) 57.24. M50: 1 Joe Casey (Rathfranham WSAF) 57.56; 2 Martin McCarthy (W Waterford) 59.42; 3 James Veale (W Waterford) 62.37. M55: 1 Joe Gough (W Waterford) 61.13; 2 Matt Alexander (Coolquill) 63.35; 3 Neilus Aherne (Eagle) 63.38. M60: 1 Dan O’Connor 65.42; 2 Tim Joe Buckley (Donoughmore) 70.21; 3 John Holland (Mallow) 72.30. M65: John J Cotter (Cobh) 77.46; 2 Peter Gaffney (Mallow) 81.17; 3 Tony Dunne (Carraig na bhFear) 84.48. Teams: 1st Leevale 92 (Killian O Tuama, Daniel Coffey, Colm Moore); 2 St Finbarr’s 109 (John Meade, Rory O’ Sullivan, Michael Morgan); 3 Waterford 121 (Frank Quinlan, Brian Swaby, Frank Walsh).
Women:1 Maria McCambridge (Letterkenny, W35) 55.58 (rec); 2 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 57.29; 3 Jill Hodgins (W35) 58.26; 4 Ailish Malone (Clonliffe Hrs) 58.37; 5 Siobhan O’Dohety (Borrisokane) 59.07; 6 Sinead Ni Chonchuir (Eagle, W40) 60.25; 7 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W40) 60.29; 8 Mags Kirwan Bolger (W45) 62.04; 9 Corinna Walshe (W Waterford, W35) 62.08; 10 Anne Marie Holland (EagleW35) 62.10.
W40: 1 Ni Chonchuir; 2 Jackie Carthy (Kilmore) 62.18; 3 Helen Leonard (Rathfarnham WSAF) 65.19. W45: 1 Bolger; 2 Anne Moore (Leevale) 64.54; 3 Siobhan Kennedy (Waterford TC) 67.10. W50: 1 Mary Sweeeney (St Finbarr’s) 65.55; 2 Teresa Tuohy (Bilboa) 68.05. W55: Anne Bolger (SBR) 78.45. W60:Padraigin Riggs 89.14. Team: Eagle (Niamh Roe, Maura Regan, Claire Guinane).
John Treacy Club Challenge – Men: Clonliffe Harriers- combined time 2:34.16 (Gary O’ Hanlon, Brian McMahon, Declan Power). Women: Eagle – combined time 3:06.13
(Sinead Ní Chonchúir, Ann-Marie Holland, Niamh Roe).
Hell and Back, Kilruddery Estate, Co Wicklow (1,126 finishers; results www.chipit.ie)
Men: 1 Richard Healy 49.20; 2 Kevin English (Donore Hrs) 49.27; 3 Damien Lawless 49.41; 4 Mick Kavanagh 51.16; 5 Dave Sweeney 51.36; 6 Alex Grey 51,45,
Women: 1 Emma Hand 59.39; 2 Rachel Nolan 61.59; 3 Lavin’a Conway 64.11; 4 Kerry O’Connell 65.04; 5 Grace O’Rourke 65.11; 6 Joanna Cullen 65.12.
Gneeveguilla 5km Winter Series Race 2, Killarney Demense, Co Kerry (143 finishers; results www..munsterrunning.blogspot.com
Men: 1 Ed Murphy (Gneeveguilla) 15:53; 2 Arthur Fitzgerald (Farranfore-MV) 16:21; 3 John Barrett (Gneeveguilla) 16:23; 4 Robert Purcell (Gneeveguilla, M40) 16:33; 5 Simon Mangan (Gneeveguilla) 16:50; 6 Tim O’Connor (Riocht) 16:56; 7 Maurice Feehan (Gneeveguilla) 17:40; 8 Martina Kiely (St Finbarr’s) 17:51; 9 Pat O’Shea (Iveragh, M60) 18:01; 10 Niamh O’Sullivan (Riocht,) 18:02. M40: 1 Purcell; 2 S Murphy (Gneeveguilla) 18:07; 3 John O’Leary (Spa-Muckross) 19:19. M45: 1 Michael O’Sullivan 21:02; 2 Donal Reen (Gneeveguilla) 21:37. M50: 1 Mike Mangan (Star of the Laune) 19:05; 2 Eamon Groves 21:43. M55: Tim Horgan 20:23. M65: Mike Browne (Gneeveguilla) 24:55.
Women: 1 Kiely; 2 O’Sullivan; 3 Maureen Harrington (Kenmare, W40) 19:24; 4 Catherine Kiely (Gneeveguilla) 19:57; 5 Catherina Barry (W35) 20:03; 6 Siobhan Daly (Riocht) 20:18. W35: 1 Barry; 2 C Coffey (Gneeveguilla) 22:53; 3 K Smith 22:57. W40: 1 Harrington; 2 Mary O’Connor (Riocht) 20:27; 3 Adele O’Connor 20:48. W45:Lina Boyd (St Finbarr’s) 23:49. W50: Geraldine O’Sullivan (Bantry) 21:47. W55:Majella Diskin (Riocht) 22:10.
London Games, Lee Valley
Women- 800m: 1 Siobhan Eviston (Raheny Shamrocks) 2:09.35 (PB)
60m Rd 1: Race 1 – 6 Clare Brady (Celbridge) 7.93. Race 4 – Catherine McManus (Celtic DCH) 7.82.
60mH Rd 1 Catherine McManus 9.03; Rd 2 2nd 8.88.
Men – 60m: Rd 1 – Race 1: 6 Paul Hession 6.95 (dns Rd 2). Race 2: 2 Steven Colvert (Crusaders) 6.99; rd 2 7.02. Race 8: 5 Lorcan O Cathain (Roscommon) 7.33; Rd 2 7.50.
U20 800m: 5 Conor Healy (Clonliffe) 1:53.25.
Bratislava
Women’s 1500m: 2 Orla Drumm 4:19.01
Men’s 60m H: Ian McDonald (Crusaders) 7.94/7.92.
Bill Bergan Multi Events, Iowa State University.
Women’s pentathlon: 2 Mairead Murphy (Ferrybank ), 3898 pts (11 points off Brid Golden’s 1992 Irish record).
Saturday Jan 28
Ticknock Winter (IMRA Winter League Rd 2), Co Dublin (224 finishers; www.imra.ie)
Men: 1 Turlough Conway (Rath WSAF, M40) 41.29; 2 Ala Kelly 42.11; 3 John Brennan 9Rath WSAF, M40) 43.01; 4 Eoin Keith (Boards, M40) 43.13; 5 Ben Mooeny (Sli Cualann, M40) 43.16; 6 Eoghan Carton 44.15. M50: Martin Francis (Si Cualann) 46.54.
Women: 1 Helen White (Sportsworld, W40) 49.43; 2 Ros Hussey (DUHAC) 53.12; 3 Maeve O’Grady (DFO) 54.36; 4 Zoe Melling (Rath WSAF W40) 56.29; 5 Katia Bee 57.26; 6 Mags Greenan (Clonliffe) 58.13.
Rollercoaster 5km, Downpatrick (94 finishers; details www.niathletics.org)
Men: 1 Brendan Teer (East Down) 15.50; 2 Liam Venney (East Down) 16.48; 3 Noel McNally (Beechmount) 17.24; 4 Danny Skeffington (East Down, M45) 17.43
Women: 1 Patricia O’Hagan (St Peter’s) 1837; 2 Julie Balmer ( Nth Down) 19.23; 3 Rth Magill (Lagan Valley, W50) 20.16.
January 26
South Munster Schools Cross-Country, CIT, Cork
Girls – Senior 2500m: 1 B Dennehy (Cól na Sceilge) 10:56; 2 R O’Shea (Beara CS) 11:09; 3 N Clifford (Inter Killorglin) 11:44. Teams – 1 Intermediate Killorglin 22; 2 Loreto, Fermoy 24.
Inter 2500m: 1 L Shanahan (Scoil Mhuire) 10:55; 2 A Everard (Maria Immaculta Dunmanway) 11:19; 3 I Sherlock (Bandon GS) 11:21. Teams – 1 Bandon GS 19; 2 Regina Mundi 41; 3 Loreto Fermoy 42.
Junior 2000m: 1 L Hallissey (PS Inbhear Sceine) 8:27; 2 I Burns (Bandon GS) 8:42; 3 E Hallahan (St Mary’s, Midleton) 8:47. Teams – 1 Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine 11; 2 Bandon GS 14; 3 Cólaiste na Sceilge 59.
Minor 1500m: 1 F Everard (Maria Immaculata Dunmanway) 6:53; 2 C Ni Chuipeir (Cól Ghobnatan Ballyvourney) 7:05; 3 H O’Sullivan (PS Inbhear Sceine) 7:06. Teams – 1 St Mary’s, Midleton 26; 2 St Mary’s, Mallow 30; 3 Bandon GS 36.
Boys – Senior 5000m: 1 I O h Airneid (Cól Daibheid) 18:02; 2 C Lynch (Douglas CS) 18:12; 3 E Bracken (Douglas CS) 18:18. Teams – 1 Douglas CS 20; 2 Midleton CBS 58; 3 Cólaiste Chriost Ri 68.
Inter 4500m: 1 C O’Donovan (Cól na Sceilge) 17:25; 2 L Harris (Douglas CS) 17:45; 3 D O’Keeffe (Boherbue Comp) 17:49. Teams – 1 Douglas CS 36; 2 Cólaiste na Sceilge 59; 3 Midleton CBS 87.
Junior 3000m: 1 L O’Horgain (Cól Chriost Ri) 10:47; 2 A Hahned (Cól Christ Ri) 11:02; 3 G Crowley (Clonakilty CC) 11:04. Teams – 1 Cólaiste na Sceilge 46; 2 Cólaiste Christ Ri 59; 3 Douglas CS 61.
Minor 2000m: 1 F Curtin (Midleton CBS) 7:06; 2 F Clifford (Intermediate Killorglin) 7:29; 3 R O’Cathasaigh (Cól Daibheid) 7:39. Teams- 1 Midleton CBS 16; 2 Douglas CS 82; 3 St Brendan’s, Killarney 88.
East Munster Secondary Schools Cross-Country Championships, Carriganore, Waterford
Girls – Minor: 1 A Hamilton, Meanscoil San Nioclas An Rinn; 2 K Meade, Ursuline, Waterford; 3 C Fennell, St Augustine’s. Team: Ursuline Waterford.
Junior: 1 N Casey, Mercy Waterford; 2 E Loughman, Ursuline Thurles; 3 K Kennedy, Presentation Thurles. Team: Ursuline Thurles.
Inter: 1 A Quinn, Ursuline Waterford; 2 C Cummins; 3 O Moynihan Loreto Clonmel. Team: Ursuline Thurles.
Senior: 1 B Kearns, Abbey CC Waterford; 2 A Kinsella, do; 3 O Murray, Ursuline Waterford. Team: Ursuline Waterford.
Boys Minor: 1 K O’Dwyer, Thurles CBS; 2 J Crowley, De La Salle; 3 M Power St Augustine’s. Team: Thurles CBS.
Junior: 1 T Brennan, De La Salle; 2 P Cleary, High School Clonmel; 3 R Purcell, Thurles CBS. Team: Thurles CBS.
Intermediate: 1 E Browne, Dungarvan CBS; 2 H Morgan, De La Salle; 3 S Curran, Dungarvan CBS. Team: Dungarvan CBS.
Senior: 1 S Tobin, High School Clonmel; 2 M Carey, do; 3 S Hogan, St Joseph’s CBS Nenagh. Team: High School Clonmel.
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