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Joe Warne of Doheny and Sarah Treacy of Moynalvy were the winners of the inaugural Clonliffe Christmas Cracker 5k, held around Santry in suitably frosty conditions.
In the men’s race, Warne only got the better of Sligo’s Emmett Dunleavy in the chase for the line. His winning time was 14 minutes 43 seconds, with Dunleavy a second behind and Clonliffe’s Conor Healy third.
National intercounty champion Sarah Treacy, on a Christmas break at home after running at the European Cross-Country a week ago, was a clear winner of the women’s race finishing 14thoverall in 16 mins 6 secs. Deirdre Byrne of Sli Cualann was 24 seconds behind for second place with Ciara Durkan of Skerries third.
* Athough chip timing wasn’t used, a full result was available just two hours after the race finished.
* Training in the mid-field at Santry was the Dublin women’s GAA team, whose trainer managed to set the race off slightly early by blowing his whistle at just the wrong moment!
* Pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com
* Athough chip timing wasn’t used, a full result was available just two hours after the race finished.
* Training in the mid-field at Santry was the Dublin women’s GAA team, whose trainer managed to set the race off slightly early by blowing his whistle at just the wrong moment!
* Pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com
Results (221 finishers) –
Men: 1 Joe Warne (Doheny) 14.43; 2 Emett Dunleavy (Sligo) 14.44; 3 Conor Healy (Clonliffe) 14.55; 4 Alan McCormack (DSD) 15.02; 5 Ciaran Doherty (Letterkenny, M35) 15.07; 6 Pat Byrne (Tinryland, M35) 15.15; 7 Declan Power (Clonliffe, M40) 15.34; 8 Stephen Harkness (Clonliffe) 15.40; 9 Eoin Taggart (Greystones, JM) 15.49; 10 Cian Delaney (Clonliffe) 15.52..
M40: 1 Power; 2 Mick Boyle (Raheny Shamrock) 15.55; 3 Ian Egan (GCH) 16.19. M45: 1 Sean Dunne (Sli Cualann) 17.17; 2 Nigel Burke (Sportsworld) 18.05; 3 Kieran Murphy (Clonliffe) 18.41. M50: 1 Niall Coppinger (Tallaght) 16.53; 2 Philip O’Doherty (Clonliffe) 17.14; 3 Mick Fennell (Civil Service) 18.19. M55: Desie Shorten (Talaght) 17.22. M60: Jim Gaughan (Mayo) 18.17. M65: Liam Mulready (Raheny Shamrock) 22.23. Juniors: 1 Taggart; 2 Keith Fallon (GCH) 15.54. Team – Clonliffe Hrs.
Women: 1 Sarah Treacy (Moynalvy)16.06; 2 Deirdre Byrne (Sli Cualann) 16.26; 3 Ciara Durkan (Skerries) 16.50; 4 Teresa McGloin (Finn Valley) 17.10; 5 Annette Kealy (Raheny Shamrock, W40) 17.21; 6 Ailish Malone (Clonliffe) 17.24; 7 Becky Woods (Clonliffe) 17.54; 8 Louise Reilly (Clonliffe) 18.12; 9 Lorna Begley (Clonliffe JW) 18.58; 10 Joyce O’Hare (Clonliffe) 19.17. W35: Maura Mathews (Clonliffe) 19.41. W40: Maura Diggin (Celbridge) 21.38. W45: Mary Purdue Smith (Raheny Shamrock) 22.46. W50:Sheelagh Jones (DSD) 20.16. W55: Margaret McCreary (Civil Service Hrs) 21.56. Juniors: 1 Begley; 2 Roisin Leahy (Clonliffe) 20.21. Team – Clonliffe Hrs.
Newmarket 5km Road Race, Co Cork (126 finishers; full results www.runningincork.blogspot.com).
Men: 1 Alan O’Shea (Bantry) 15:01; 2 Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe) 15:07; 3 Michael Herlihy (North Cork) 15:19; 4 Paul Stephenson (Rathfarnham-WSAF) 16:01; 5 John Barrett (Gneeveguilla, M45) 16:08; 6 Aogan MacDomhnaill (West Limerick) 16:16; 7 Niall Collins (unatt, M40) 16:19; 8 Robert Purcell (Riocht, M40) 16:21; 9 Ed Murphy (Gneeveguilla) 16:40; 10 Adrian Linehan (Duhallow) 16:47.
M40: 3 John Griffin (Grange-Fermoy) 18:57. M45: 2 Mark Bickerdike (Leevale) 17:08; 3 Mike Cunningham (Bilboa) 17:13. M50: 1 Mike Mangan (Star of the Laune) 19:16; 2 Dennis Carroll (Eagle) 19:41; 3 Packie O’Riordan (West Limerick) 20:01. M55: 1 Pat Moloney (West Limerick) 19:09; 2 Joe Murphy (Eagle) 19:32; 3 Matty Angland (Gneeveguilla) 21:35. M60: 1 Patrick O’Shea (Iveragh) 17:56; 2 Con O’Brien (unatt) 20:25; 3 John Holland (Mallow) 20:57. M65: 1 Jim Langan (Tullamore) 23:13; 2 Ted Feehan (Gneeveguilla) 24:32. M70: John O’Leary (Leevale) 23:45. U20: 1 Robert Purcell (Gneeveguilla) 18:23; 2 Shane O’Rahilly (North Cork) 18:34; 3 Tim Keane (North Cork) 19:43. U16: David O’Keeffe (Gneeveguilla) 16.58.
Women: 1 Orla Drumm (UCC) 17:02; 2 Niamh O’Sullivan (Riocht, W45) 17:54; 3 Maria McCarthy (Farranfore-MV, W35) 18:08; 4 Carol Finn (Leevale) 18:49; 5 Anne-Marie Costelloe (Riocht) 19:00; 6 Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr’s, W50) 19:41.
W35: 2 Noreen Buckley (North Cork) 22:50; 3 Cathy Eardley (unatt) 26:16. W40: 1 Mary O’Connor (Riocht) 20:38; 2 Josephine Firmo (unatt) 26:19; 3 Sharon Maher (Rising Sun) 26:41. W45: 2 Caroline Murphy (Riocht) 22:42; 3 Maria Mullins (North Cork) 23:46. W50: 2 Mary Murphy (St Finbarr’s) 23:34; 3 Mary Finn (Millstreet) 24:04. Wheelchair: 1 Jerry Forde (Blarney-Inniscarra, M60) 27:00.
Meath Senior C-C C’ships, Dunboyne.
In the men’s 8km, 20-year-old Darragh Rennicks of Bohermeen, 3rd National Novice a week earlier, broke away from Colin Costello of Star of Sea with about a kilometre to go. Star of the Sea won the team title from Bohermeen, winners for the past four years, with Dunboyne only a point behind for third.
Host club Dunboyne made it a clean sweep in the women’s race, with Fiona Reid coming home ahead of Karen O’Hanlon and Emilia Dan. With the minimum possible six points, Dunboyne also took the team title.
Men: 1 Darragh Rennicks (Bohermeen); 2 Colin Costello (Star of the Sea); 3 Neville Reilly (Dunboyne). Teams – 1 Star of the Sea 35; 2 Bohermeen 42; 3 Dunboyne 43.
In the men’s 8km, 20-year-old Darragh Rennicks of Bohermeen, 3rd National Novice a week earlier, broke away from Colin Costello of Star of Sea with about a kilometre to go. Star of the Sea won the team title from Bohermeen, winners for the past four years, with Dunboyne only a point behind for third.
Host club Dunboyne made it a clean sweep in the women’s race, with Fiona Reid coming home ahead of Karen O’Hanlon and Emilia Dan. With the minimum possible six points, Dunboyne also took the team title.
Men: 1 Darragh Rennicks (Bohermeen); 2 Colin Costello (Star of the Sea); 3 Neville Reilly (Dunboyne). Teams – 1 Star of the Sea 35; 2 Bohermeen 42; 3 Dunboyne 43.
Women: 1 Fiona Reid (Dunboyne); 2 Karen O’Hanlon; 3 Emilia Dan, W40 (all Dunboyne). Teams – 1 Dunboyne 6; 2 Dunshaughlin 26; 3 St Bridget’s 31.
Kilkenny Senior Cross-Country Championships, Gowran; full result www.kilkennyathletics.net.
Brian Maher won a seventh consecutive Kilkenny senior men’s title; newly-crowned national novice champion Eoin Everard (KCH) dropped out after turning an ankle when in pursuit of Maher. The veteran Niamh Richardson (KCH) ran a smart race to win the women’s 3km, after Maria Murphy-Griffin (St Joseph’s) pushed the early pace.
Men’s 10km (32 finishers): 1 Brian Maher (KCH); 2 Tommy Evans (Gowran); 3 Niall Sheehan (Gowran); 4 Thos Hayes (KCH); 5 Conor Rochford (St Senan’s); 6 Sean Caulfield (St Senan’s). Teams – 1 Gowran 21, 2 KCH 23, 3 St Senan’s 60; 4 Gowan 61.
Women’s 3km (26 finishers): 1 Niamh Richardson (KCH); 2 Maria Murphy-Griffin (St Joseph’s); 3 Mary Doolin (St Joseph’s); 4 Caoilte Malone (KCH); 5 Aoife O’Connor (Thomastown); 6 Anne Marie O’Grady (KCH). Teams– 1 St Joseph’s 20; 2 KCH 20; 3 Thomastown.
Saturday December 17
Stormont Santa 5km Run, Stormont, Belfast (48 finishers; full result www.athleticsni.org).
Men: 1 Gregory Walsh (NBH. M40) 16.51; 2 Russell Hughes (Antrim Hrs) 17.15; 3 Duncan Claus (Willowfield Reindeers, M40)17.15; 4 Pat McCavana (DSD, M50)17.19; 5 David Wright (Lagan Valley. M40)) 17.53; 6 Glenn McEwen (lbertville Hrs) 18.05. M60: Terry Eakin (N Down) 19.12.
Women: 1 Ruth Magill (Lagan Valley, W50) 19.17; 2 Hazel McLaughlin (Lagan Valley, W35) 20.46; 3 Sara Smyth (Willowfield) 24.27; 4 Paula Wallace (Fit and Running, W40) 24.27; 5 Chloe Cassidy (Willowfield) 24.27; 6 Lia Campbell (Willowfield) 24.27.
Men: 1 Gregory Walsh (NBH. M40) 16.51; 2 Russell Hughes (Antrim Hrs) 17.15; 3 Duncan Claus (Willowfield Reindeers, M40)17.15; 4 Pat McCavana (DSD, M50)17.19; 5 David Wright (Lagan Valley. M40)) 17.53; 6 Glenn McEwen (lbertville Hrs) 18.05. M60: Terry Eakin (N Down) 19.12.
Women: 1 Ruth Magill (Lagan Valley, W50) 19.17; 2 Hazel McLaughlin (Lagan Valley, W35) 20.46; 3 Sara Smyth (Willowfield) 24.27; 4 Paula Wallace (Fit and Running, W40) 24.27; 5 Chloe Cassidy (Willowfield) 24.27; 6 Lia Campbell (Willowfield) 24.27.
North West Cross-Country/Juvenile Races, Gransha Park, Derry (110 finishers; full result www.athleticsni.org).
Men: 1 Conor Bradley 18.51; 2 Declan Reid, M35, 18.59; 3 Greg Roberts 19.00; 4 JP Williamson, MJ, 19.17; 5 Emmett McGinty 19.20; 6 Colin Roberts, M40 19.21 (all City of Derry Spartans). M17: Shane McGowan (COD) 20.32. M40: Paul McCafferty (COD) 20.24. M45: Paddy Doherty Moore (COD) 19.37. M50: Dominick Bobber (Finn Valley) 20.08. M55: Gerry O’Doherty (Springwell) 22.28. M65: Christy McMonagle (COD) 24.14.
Women:1 Cathy McCourt (NBH, W35) 22.04; 2 Fionnuala Ross 22.18; 3 Patricia O’Hagan (St Peter’s) 22.43; 4 Catherine Lilburn (COD) 23.14; 5 Denise Toner (Clones) 23.17; 6 Marina Campbell (COD) 23.29.W40: Stephanie Hambling (Nth Down) 23.34. W45: Anne Sandford (Newcastle) 25.09. W50: Una Gavin (COD) 28.24. W20: Hannah McGowan (COD) 27.14.
Men: 1 Conor Bradley 18.51; 2 Declan Reid, M35, 18.59; 3 Greg Roberts 19.00; 4 JP Williamson, MJ, 19.17; 5 Emmett McGinty 19.20; 6 Colin Roberts, M40 19.21 (all City of Derry Spartans). M17: Shane McGowan (COD) 20.32. M40: Paul McCafferty (COD) 20.24. M45: Paddy Doherty Moore (COD) 19.37. M50: Dominick Bobber (Finn Valley) 20.08. M55: Gerry O’Doherty (Springwell) 22.28. M65: Christy McMonagle (COD) 24.14.
Women:1 Cathy McCourt (NBH, W35) 22.04; 2 Fionnuala Ross 22.18; 3 Patricia O’Hagan (St Peter’s) 22.43; 4 Catherine Lilburn (COD) 23.14; 5 Denise Toner (Clones) 23.17; 6 Marina Campbell (COD) 23.29.W40: Stephanie Hambling (Nth Down) 23.34. W45: Anne Sandford (Newcastle) 25.09. W50: Una Gavin (COD) 28.24. W20: Hannah McGowan (COD) 27.14.
Shanagarry Christmas 5km, Co Cork.
Men: 1 Sean McGrath 15.43; 2 James McCarthy 15.50; 3 Roy Fahy 16.42; 4 Frank Hayes 16.51; 5 Frank O’Carroll M40 17.11; 6 Conor Tierney 17.24 (all East Cork).
Women: 1 Niamh Walsh (Leevale) 19.29; 2 Anna Doris (Midleton) 20.06; 3 Susan Delaney (Midleton) 22.04; 4 Finola Nyhan 22.53; 5 Anne-Marie Perry (Midleton, W35) 23.14; 6 Rebecca McEvoy (St Finbarr’s) 23.19.
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