Laura Weightman of Morpeth Harriers proved the star of tonight’s Brooks Armagh Roads Races running a fast time of 8 mins 59 seconds to win the women’s race. Best of the Irish was Kerry O’Flaherty who finished ninth in 9 mins 22 secs, a day after making the European Indoors qualifying mark for 1500 in Athlone.
The men’s race produced a thrilling finish with Ben Connor winning by a thread from Brandon Doughty; the pair were given the same time of 13 mins 55 secs. A close third was Dewi Griffiths of Swansea Harriers. Best of the Irish was Shane Quinn 10th in 14 mins 10 secs. Dozens of British club athletes had travelled over for the races, as had a number of orienteers, who are in Armagh for a three-day festival of the sport starting tomorrow.
DARRAGH MCELHINNEY of Colaiste Pobail, Bheanntrai was a comfortable winner of the boys’ inter race at the Munster Schools Cross-Country in Cork today, beating Jake McCarthy of Pobailscoil na Trionoide, Youghal. In the inter girls race, Loreto Fermoy’s Laura Hayes beat Tamzin Muldowney of St Mary’s Midleton. Senior winners were Fearghal Curtin of Midleton CBS and Stephanie Cotter of Coachford College.
Brooks Armagh International road races. www.myrunresults.com
Women’s 3km (113 finishers) : 1 Laura Weightman (Morpeth Hrs) 8.59, 2 Rose Clarke ( Empson and Ewell Hrs) 9.02,3 Jessica Judd 9.11. Irish: 9 Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle and Dist, W35) 9.22, 10 Emma Mitchell (Queens’ AC) 9.23, 14 Anne Marie McGlynn (Letterkenny, W35) 9.34. W40: 1 Maria McCambridge (DSD) 10.24. W50: Ann Terek (City of Lisburn) 10.44. Teams – 1 England 28.06, 2 Scotland 29.08, 3 Ireland29.18.
Men’s 5km (171 finishers): 1 Ben Connor (USA)13.55, 2 Brandon Doughty (Reebok/ZAP Fitness) 13.55, 3 Dewi Griffiths (Swansea Hrs) 13.58, 4 Petros Surafel (Enfield and Haringey) 14.00, 5 Kristian Jones (British Orienteering) 14.03,6 Johnny Crain (Reebok/ZAP Fitness) 14.03. Irish: 10 Shane Quinn (Ocean State AC Providence) 14.10, 11 Matthew Bergin (Bedford and County) 14.12, 21 Kevin Dooney (Raheny Shamrock) 14.24, 31 Conor Bradley (City of Derry) 14.30, 42 Danny Mooney (Letterkenny) 14.48, 67 Conor Duffy (Glaslough Hrs) 14.50, 76 Neil Witorsky (Bray Runners) 14.59. Teams – 1 USA 42.06, 2 England 42.25, 3 Ireland 42.46.
IRISH LIFE HEALTH MUNSTER SCHOOLS’ CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS, Tramore Valley Park, Cork
Girls
Senior 2500m: 1 Stephanie Cotter (Coachford College) 9:46; 2 A Deegan (Presentation Thurles) 9:54; 3 S Dolken (Scoil Phobail Bheara) 10:05; 4 A Kelly (Kilrush CS) 10:10; 5 F Everard (MICC, Dunmanway) 10:16; 6 C Rafter (Ursuline Thurles) 10:21.
Team: 1 Presentation Thurles 27; 2 Waterpark College 35; 3 Ursuline Thurles 49.
Inter 3000m: 1 Laura Hayes (Loreto, Fermoy) 12:10; 2 Tamzin Muldowney (St Mary’s, Midleton) 12:13; 3 S O’Brien (Presentation Milltown) 12:24; 4 A Neff (Carrigaline CS) 12:27; 5 E Cahill (Colaiste Muire, Ennis) 12:37; 6 L O’Neill (Colaiste Muire, Ennis) 12:38.
Team: 1 Colaiste Muire, Ennis 23; 2 Loreto, Fermoy 47; 3 Ursuline Waterford 70.
Junior 2500m: 1 A Hayde (St Marys, Newport) 10:01; 2 U O’Brien (Waterpark College) 10:22; 3 S Cotter (Coachford College) 10:33; 4 E Doherty (Colaiste Muire, Ennis) 10:39; 5 L O’Keeffe (St Marys, Midleton) 10:41; 6 S Morrison (Loreto, Fermoy) 10:43.
Team: 1 Rice College, Ennis 33; 2 St Augustines, Dungarvan 50; 3 Kilrush CS 55.
Minor 2000m: 1 S Hosey (Castletroy College) 8:31; 2 N Cuneen (St Marys, Nenagh) 8:39; 3 K Redmond (Kinsale CS) 8:44; 4 S Crowe (Kilrush CS) 8:49; 5 S Allen (Mercy Waterford) 8:52; 6 A O’Neill (St Marys, Nenagh) 8:57.
Team: 1 St Marys, Nenagh 17; 2 Kilrush CS 45; 3 Kinsale CS 62.
Boys
Senior 6000m: 1 Fearghal Curtin (Midleton CBS) 20:42; 2 C O’Donovan (Colaiste Chriost Ri) 21:02; 3 E Beary (Crescent Comprehensive) 21:44; 4 E Keane (St Declans, Kilmacthomas) 21:57; 5 D Devane (St Flannans College) 22:03; 6 C Devane (St Flannans College) 22: 6.
Team: 1 St Flannans College 37; 2 Colaiste Chriost Ri 75; Waterpark College 122.
Inter 5000m: 1 Darragh McElhinney (Colaiste Pobail, Bheanntrai) 18:13; 2 Jake McCarthy (Pobailscoil na Trionoide, Youghal) 18:24; 3 Chris O’Reilly (Douglas CS) 18:37; 4 T Connolly (CBC, Cork) 18:50; 5 F Crowley (Thurles CBS) 19:00; 6 C O’Riordan (Dungarvan CBS) 19:02.
Team: 1 CBC, Cork 74; 2 St Flannans College 99; 3 Thurles CBS 108.
Junior 3500m: 1 P Hartnett (Colaiste an Chraoibhin, Fermoy) 13:18; 2 M Mary (St Declans, Kilmacthomas) 13:34; 3 M Hanrahan (St Flannans College) 13:44; 4 O O’Riordan (Dungarvan CBS) 13:52; 5 T Pollman-Daamen (Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee) 13:56; 6 F Harrington (St Brogans, Bandon) 14:02.
Team: 1 St Flannans College 89; 2 Ennistymon CBS 128; 3 Mercy Mounthawk, Tralee 130.
Minor 2500m: 1 Dean Casey (St Flannans College) 9:37; 2 Dylan Casey (St Flananns College) 9:41; 3 L Griffin (St Flannans College) 9:51; 4 D Healy (Midleton CBS) 9:59; 5 C McKenry (SMI Newcastle West) 9:59; 6 K Evans (Presentation Milltown) 10:01.
Team: 1 Thurles CBS 90; 2 St Flannans College 91; 3 SMI Newcastle West 94.
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