Fionnuala McCormack followed up her fourth place at the European Cross-Country by winning Iris Lotto CrossCup in Brussels yesterday. It was a first win for McCormack in a race where in the past three years she has finished second (2012) and third twice (2013 and 2014). The Kilcoole athlete finished seven seconds ahead of Dutch athlete Maureen Koster with Derartu Debela Delesa of Ethiopia third.
DARRAGH RENNICKS of Bohermeen and Dunboyne’s and Sarah Treacy Dunboyne won the Meath senior cross-country titles in fine style on the lands of Ardbraccan House near Bohermeen. In ideal conditions – dry with a little wind – Rennicks was winning his sixth consecutive title. For Sara Treacy, who has qualified for the steeplechase at next summer’s Rio Olympics, it was a first title, although her her first ever cross country race was in Bohermeen as a juvenile many years ago. Dunboyne made it a team double.
ERIC KEOGH and Niamh Stein were the winners of the Kildare Open 5km, a fundraiser for four north Kildare clubs affected by the recent collapse of Precision Timing. In Newmarket, Mark Hanrahan of Leevale and Riocht’s Laura Crowe were the winners.
EDDIE GALLEN set a new Irish record of 134.814km when finishing second at the 12 Hores d’Atletisme de Corredors in Barcelona on Saturday December 19. Gallen, who is 53 and lives in Spain, was breaking the 2014 record of 131kms set by Grellan McGrath in Belfast. In the 24 hour race, Susan McCarthy clocked up a total of 165.013 km. Tim Brownlie covered 120.368 and Brian Ankers 73.096km.
Results –
Meath Cross-Country Championships, Ardbraccan
Men – 1 Darragh Rennicks (Bohemeen) 27.33, 2 Rory Kavanagh (Dunboyne) 28.22, 3 Eoin Callaghan (Star of the Sea) 28.40, 4 Andrew Coscoran (Star of the Sea) 29.21, 5 Loughlin Campion (Dunboyne) 29.25, 6 Gerard Heery (St Brigid’s) 29.45. Teams – 1 Dunboyne (2,5,8,10) 25, 2 Bohermeen (1,7,15,19) 42, 3 Star of the Sea (3,4,18,20) 45.
Women – 1 Sara Treacy (Dunboyne) 15.55, 2 Shauna Moran (Dunshaughlin) 15.42, 3 Eva McNelis (Dunboyne) 15.54, 4 Emilia Dan (Dunboyne) 16.06, 5 Andrea McGuinness (Bohermeen) 16.26, 6 Nicola Sheridan (Bohermeen) 16.33. Teams – 1 Dunboyne (1,3,4) 8, 2 Bohermeen (5,6,80 19, 3 Star of the Sea (7,12,13) 32.
Kildare Open 5km (37 finishers; www.popupraces.ie)
Men– 1 Eric Keogh 15.30, 2 David O’Connor 15.57, 3 Sean Doran 16.20, 4 Mark Hackett (M40) 16.24. Women – 1 Niamh Stein 18.44, 2 Aoife Lynch 18.48, 3 Orla Reidy 19.10. W40: Jean McEvoy 20.07.
Sunday December 20
Duhallow 5k Classic, Newmarket (193 finishers; www.duhallowac.wordpress.com)
Men: 1 Mark Hanrahan (Leevale), 14.24; 2 Ryan Creech(Leevale), 14.30; 3 Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Harriers), 14.34; 4 Michael Harty (East Cork), 14.41; 5 Paul Stephenson (Rathfarnham WSAF), 15.04; 6 Kevin Chesser (Ennis), 15.06. M40: 1 Gary Egan (Riocht), 16.10; 2 Mark Dermody (Clonmel), 17.20; 3 Johnny O’Sullivan (Galtee), 17.24. M50 1 John Barrett(Gneeveguilla), 17.12; 2 Noel Berkeley (DSD), 17.38; 3 Seamus Madigan (Kanturk) 17.58. M60: 1 Richard Piotroswki (Eagle), 20.03; 2 Con O’Brien 21.55; 3 John Holland (Mallow), 22.29. M70: 1 Jim Langton (Tullamore), 27.32; 2 Ted Fehin (Gneeveguilla), 28.01. Jun: D Browne (Listowel), 16.45.
Women: 1 Laura Crowe (Riocht), 16.39; 2 Sinead O’Connor (Leevale), 17.34; 3 Emma Murphy (St Finbarr’s), 17.39; 4 Carol Finn (Leevale), 17.53; 5 Niamh Moore (Cork Varsity) 18.04, 6 Anna Doris (Midleton, W40), 19.18. W40: 2 Katrina Barry (Farranfore), 19.27; 3 Anna O’Neill (Dohenys), 19.53. W50: 1 Caroline Murphy (Gneeveguilla), 21.22; 2 Ann Mangan (Beaufort), 21.32; 3 Kathleen Cronin (Charleville), 23.59. M60: 1 Majella Diskin (Riocht), 21.36. Jun: C Taylor (North Cork) 23.35.
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