Connacht Cross Country Relay Championships
- Mayo AC Cross-Country Mixed Relay team : l-r Keith Conroy, Anne Marie Staunton, Colette Tuohy, John Nyland
Championship weekend action centred on the inaugural Connacht Cross Country Mixed Relays..
They took place on Saturday morning in Belleek, hosted by Moy Valley AC and the Mayo Athletics County Board.
There were 9 underage events before the Senior/Masters Relay.
Conditions were overcast and breezy at times, but despite overnight rain the course was firm and grassy underfoot all the way round the 1k lap.
In the Senior Masters Mixed Relay 4 x 1km Mayo AC were represented by Anne Marie Staunton, John Nyland, Colette Tuohy and Keith Conroy with both Anne Marie and John competing in their first cross-country event.
Great running by all four – fair play to them all for making up our team. today. They were rewarded with Connacht silver medals finishing second to Swinford AC.
Numbers were small but every race was very competitive\
Well done to Moy Valley AC and the Mayo Athletics County Board who did an excellent job organising the event.
The next cross-country event on the calendar is the Mayo Even Age Senior Masters Championships hosted by Erris AC. It takes place on Septemebr 27 at Doohoma on an excelkent seaside course used in 2024
Entries are open via club secretary – closing date September 20 at 6pm.
Race distances: u18 Junior Senior women 5,000 metres, u18 Junior boys and Sen
ior Masters men 6,000 metres.
- Connacht mixed relay Belleek: Colette Tuohy passes the baton to Keith Conroy
- Connacht Cross-country Mixed Relays : Mayo AC silver medal winning team John Nyland, Anne Marie Staunton, Colette Tuohy, Keith Conroy
