Michelle McGee of Brothers P
earse dominated the women’s race at the Woodie’s DIY National Intermediate Cross-Country Championships in Dunboyne. Although the wind – strong enough to see three tents blown away – had died down, the underfoot at the Cow Park was challenging from the start.
McGee, who won the national novice title last December, went into an immediate lead and lead on to it until the close. She finished 20 seconds ahead of international mountain runner Kate Cronin of Raheny. With Chloe Doran third and Fiona Stack fourth, Raheny Shamrock won the team category easily, with St Finbarr’s second and North Sligo third.
Andrew Connick of Ferrybank, runner-up in the National Novice Cross-Country last December, won the men’s 8km, with Tim O’Donoghue of East Cork second and Gerard Gallagher of Finn Valley third. Finn Valley took team gold ahead of East Cork and Rathfarnham WSAF.
Huge numbers turned out for the master’s races, and it was Maria McCarthy of Farranfore who won a closely fought battle with Mayo’s Colette Tuohy and Dublin champion Elish Kelly of Raheny to take the women’s title. A fighting fourth was previous champion Pauline Curley of Tullamore. There was an astounding run from many times world champion Carmel Parnell, who finished first over 55 and 14th overall.
Declan Reed of City of Derry was first of the master men, ahead of the vastly experienced Pauric McKinney of Inishowen, who was first M45, Donore’s John Dunne and Mayo ultra man John Byrne. Mick Byrne of Sli Cualann was first M50 only a year after major heart surgery. Winning the shorter 4km race for the M65+ age groups was Pat Collins of Liffey Valley. Raheny Shamrock, led home by Des Kennedy in fifth place, was first team ahead of Rathfarnham WSAF, led by Barry Miinnock in ninth place.
Pics of the masters’ races at www.lindie.zenfolio.com.
* Kelly Proper of Ferrybank set a new stadium record of 6.42m for the long jump at the Athletics Ireland Indoor League Rd 2 in Athlone. Mid Sutton’s Sarah McCarthy was second with 6.00m and Elizabeth Morland of Cushinstown third with 5.83m.
Karl Griffin of UCD, who took silver in the 800m at the National Indoors, won the 400m with a time of49.47, while DSD’s Siofra Cleirigh Buttner took the women’s 800m in 2:06.98.
* Barbara Sanchez, who has transferred from Raheny Shamrock to Clonliffe Harriers, finished fifth in the Seville Marathon with a time of 2 hrs 43 min 28 secs.
* Paul Robinson of St Coca’s ran 3:9.56 in the mile at the Perth Track Classic in Australia, finishing third. In Christchurch, Riocht’s Laura Crowe ran the 800m, finishing second in 2:08.23 while Mark Hanrahan of Leevale was second in the 3,000m with a time of 8:20.77.
* Noelie Kavanagh and Rhona Duane were the winners of the Wicklow Hospice 10km in Avondale, Rathdrum. John Frazer and Paula Prendergast of Mayo were first home in the half marathon.
* Michael Herlihy of North Cork and Barbara Cleary , who ran with Donore last season, were the winners at the Adare 10km in Co Limerick.
Sunday February 23
Woodie’s DIY Irish Intermediate and Masters’ C-C Championships, Dunboyne, Co Meath (provisional; corrections very welcome).
Masters – Women’s 4km (108 finishers) : 1 Maria McCarthy (Farranfore) 15.54, 2 Colette Tuohy (Mayo AC) 16.01, 3 Elish Kelly (Raheny Shamrock) 16.02, 4 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W40), 16.03, 5 Anne Lennon (Mayo, W45) 16.15, 6 Fiona Reid (Dunboyne, W35) 16.15, 7 Donna Evans (Finn Valley, W45) 16.32, 8 Annette Kealy (Raheny, W45) 16.34, 9 Paula Grant (Portlaoise, W35) 16.38, 10 Carmel Crowley (Bandon, W45) 16.40. W40: 2 Anne Curley (Donore) 16.53, 3 Rachel Morgan (Sportsworld) 16.56. W50: 1 Ann Carroll (Tullamore Hrs) 18.13, 2 Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr’s) 18.47, 3 Mary Watters (Navan) 19.04. W55: 1 Carmel Parnell (Cork) 16.53, 2 Sheelagh Jones (DSD) 18.56, 3 Joan Hough (Midleton) 18.56. W60: 1 Roisin Lynch (City of Derry) 20.36, 2 Judith Roche (Loughrea) 22.08, 3 Eileen O’Brien (Lucan) 22.16. W65: Evelyn McNelis (Naas) 21.29. Teams – Club (13): 1 Finn Valley 46 (7,11,12,16), 2 Raheny Shamrock 89 )3,8,21,57), 3 Mayo AC 90 (2,5,24,59). County (12); 1 Donegal 46, 2 Dublin 58 3 Cork 77.
Men (M35-64) 7km(239 finishers): 1 Declan Reed (City of Derry) 24.10, 2 Pauric McKinney (Inishowen) 24.30, 3 Sean Dunne (Donore Hrs) 24.33, 4 John Byrne (Mayo AC, M40) 24.37, 5 Des Kennedy (Raheny, M40) 24.55, 6 Tony Reilly (Laois, M40) 24.59, 7 Martin McCarthy (Cork, M40) 25.01, 8 Peter O’Sullivan (Galway, M35) 25.02, 9 Barry Minnock (Rathfarnham/WSAF, M35) 25.04, 10 Fintan Hyland (GCH, M40) 25.13. M45: 2 Eamon White (NBH) 25.21, 3 Mick Traynor (Raheny) 25.38. M50: 1 Mick Byrne (Sli Cualann) 26.05, 2 Gerry Doyle (Rathfarnham WSAF) 26.15, 3 Aidan Brennan (NER) 27.35. M55: 1 Martin McDonald (Ballyroan Abbeyleix) 27.05, 2 Chris Keeling (Balbriggan & Dis) 28.26, 3 Brendan Ryan (Tallaght) 28.37. M60: 1 Albert Keenan (Newbridge) 26.28, 2 Cathal O’Connell (St Finbarr’s) 26.39, 3 Paul Elliott (NBH) 28.41. Teams – Club (28): 1 Raheny Shamrock 66 (5,11,22,28), 2 Rathfarnham WSAF 76 (9,12,13,42), 3 North Belfast Harriers 127 (14,24,40,49). County (13);
Men’s 4km (18) – M65: 1 Pat Collins (Liffey Valley) 17.59, 2 Richard Mullins (St Sbban’s) 18.00, 3 Peter McDermott (Rathfarnham WSAF) 18.30. M70: 1 Terry Mee (Donore) 19.51, 2 Christy McMonagle (City of Derry) 20.16. M75: Roger Rushe (Tuam) 22.24, 2 Tadgh Twomey (MSB) 23.47, 3 John Cotter (Dunboyne) 35.23.
Inter- Women’s 5km: 1 Michelle McGee (Bros Pearse) 19.08, 2 Kate Cronin (Raheny Shamrock) 19.25, 3 Chloe Doran (Raheny Shamrock) 20.31, Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock) 21.03, 5 Alvy Carragher (GCH) 21.06, 7 Marie Hyland (Crusaders) 21.17, 8 Karina Teahan ( St Finbarr’s) 21.19. Teams – Clubs (10): 1 Raheny Shamrock 22pts (2,3,4,13), 2 St Finbarr’s 45 (8,10,12,15), 3 Nth Sligo 78 (11,17,21,29). Counties: (4): 1 Dublin 16, 2 Cork 45, 3 Sligo 78.
Men’s 8km: 1 Andrew Connick (Ferrybank) 27.40, 2 Tim O’Donoghue (E Cork) 28.05, 3 Gerard Gallagher (Finn Valley) 28.10, 4 Dermott McDermott (Sligo) 28.15, 5 Harry Lupton (Laois) 28.26, 6 Matthew Horrigan (Rathfarnham WSAF) 28.53, 7 Michael Carmody (Limerick) 28.55, 8 James Speight (Finn Valley) . Teams – Clubs(10): 1 Finn Valley 33 pts (3,8,10,12), 2 East Cork 48 (2,13,16,17), 3 Rathfarnham WSAF 50 (6,11,15,18). Counties(4): 1 Donegal 68, 2 Cork 90, 3 Dublin 236.
Teams – 1 Finn Valley 33 pts, 2 East Cork 48, 3 Rathfarnham WSAF 50.
Adare 10km, Co Limerick (572 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Michael Herlihy (N Cork) 32.23, 2 Julio Cesar Castro (Kilmurry Ibr NC) 33.12, 3 Aogan Mac Domhnaill (W Limerick) 33.54. M40: George Murray (N Cork) 34.22. M45: Mike Curley Cunningham ( Moore Abbey Milers) 35.09.
Women: 1 Barbara Cleary (W40) 36.00, 2 Sharon Cleere 39.48, 3 Ide Nic Dhomhnaill (Donore) 40.08.
Deise College Dungarvan 10km, Co Waterford (Michael Roche Series).
Men: 1 Brian Murphy Carrick On Suir AC 32.35, 2 Raivis Zakis West Waterford AC 33.35,3 Danny Smith Ballynonty AC 33.49. M40 Michael Dwyer West Waterford AC 38.43. M45 Dennis Kelleher Midleton AC 37.21 M50 Ray Hahesy West Waterford AC 38.40. M55 Joe Gough West Waterford AC 38.40. Team – Team Prize: West Waterford AC
Women: 1 Nollaig O’Neill Leevale AC 39.42, 2 Corinna Walsh West Waterford AC 40.21, 3 Evelyn Cashin Youghal AC 40.37. W35 Mary Molloy 41.38. W40 Liz Nyhan West Waterford AC 42.35, W45 Liz Nolan Waterford AC 42.35, W50 Ann Moore Leevale AC 43.09. Jun: Maria O’Donovan 53.38. Team -West Waterford AC
Saturday February 22
Wicklow Hospice Team 100 Half Marathon and 10km, Avondale Park, Rathdrum.
Half Marathon (160 finishers) – Men: 1 John Frazer 72.10, 2 Michael McCarthy 80.57, 3 Vinny Keane 81.14. Women: 1 Paula Prendergast (Mayo AC) 85.13, 2 Rachel Wisdom 90.49, 3 Amy Masner 91.14.
10km (235 finishers) – Men: 1 Noelie Kavanagh (Sli Cualann) 34.55, 2 Paul Lynch 35.35, 3 Tony Collins 37.29. Women: 1 Rhona Duane 44.35, 2 Alannah Gauld 44.45, 3 Marie Redmond 45.07.
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