Park Wins for Travers and Mageean

John Travers of Donore and UCD’s Ciara Mageean were the winners of the New Year’s Day Tom Brennan Memorial 5km, held in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.

Despite  the squally conditions, Travers finished in a respectable time of 14 mins 43 secs, with previous winner John Coghlan of MSB also breaking 15 minutes.  In third place was triathlete Bryan Keane of Leevale.  In the women’s race Mageean’s time of 16 mins 23 seconds put her comfortably clear of the field led by Catherina McKirnand who was also first over 45. Leona O’Reilly of host club Lifffey Valley was third.

Raheny finishes best of the teams and also did well in the masters grades, with Brian Leahy first over 35, Damien Martin first over 45 and Mick Traynor first over 50 – his first win in this age group (I think!).

Thursday January 1

New Year’s Day Tom Brennan Memorial 5km, Phoenix Park (523 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)

Men: 1 John Travers (Donore) 14.43, 2 John Coghlan (MSB) 14.55, 3 Bryan Keane (Leevale) 15.03, 4 Sean Hehir (Rathfarnham WSAF) 15.12, 5 Daire Bermingham (Raheny Shamrock) 15.24, 6 John Frazer (Crusaders) 15.34. M35: 1 Brian Leahy (Raheny Shamrock) 16.09, 2 Peter Mooney 16.20, 3 Ciaran Reilly (Liffey Valley) 16.21. M40: 1 Pat Byrne (Tinryland) 16.09, 2 Paul Balfe (Liffey Valley) 17.32, 3 Ray Cunningham (Bros Pearse) 17.41. M45: 1 Damien Martin (Raheny Shamrock) 16.21, 2 Fraser McIndoe 18:46, 3 Paul Savage 18.47. M50: 1 Mick Traynor (Raheny Shamrock) 16.12, 2 Brian Kelly (Raheny Shamrock) 18.10, 3 Sean Morley (DCH) 18.20. M55: 1 James Cottle (Crusaders) 20.10, 2 Conor Patton 20.48, 3 Joe Boland (Ashford AC) 22.38. M60: 1 Michael Galvin 23.57, 2 Brian Cavanagh 28.16, 3 Noel Duffy (Dunboyne) 30.03. Jun: 1 Jamie Lennon ( Sli Cualann) 17.22, 2 Eoin O’Dwyer (Belvedere) 18.10, 3 Jamie Kenny (Raheny Shamrock) 20.07. Teams (21) – 1 Raheny Shamrock 26, 2 Crusaders 33, 3 Rathfarnham WSAF 53.

Women: 1 Ciara Mageean (UCD) 16.23, 2 Catherina McKiernan (W45) 17.10, 3 Leona O’Reilly (Liffey Valley) 18.03, 4 Sharon Grant (Portlaoise) 18.22, 5 Niamh Donnelly (DCH) 18.28, 6 Paula Grant (Portlaoise, W40) . W35: 1 Geraldine Gill (Bohermeen) 20.20, 2 Mairead Mulligan (Portmarnock) 20.30, 3 Rhona Duane (Donore) 20.40. W40: 1 2 Sinead Eacrett (St Michael’s) 19.21,3 Maura Mathews (Clonliffe) 20.17. W45: 2 Maria Dolan (Rath WSAF) 19.20, 3 Carol Dempsey 21.29. W50: 1 Fiona Byrne (Civil Service) 22.06, 2 Mary Purdue-Smyth (Raheny Shamrock) 22.43, 3 Charlotte Stevens (Sli Cualann) 23.06. W55: 1 Sheelagh Jones (DSD) 21.23, 2 Mariain Shine 26.30, 3 Bridie Bowe (Waterstown Warriors) 31.50. W60: 1 Noeleen O’Hagan 27.37, 2 Francis O’Hagan 30.27, 3 Catherine Gillanders 32.54. Jun: 1 Niamh Frances Corry (Raheny) 19.50 2 Kate O’Dwyer 23.45.