Gerry Farnan , parkrun, Tuam results
Gerry Farnan Open Cross-Country, Phoenix Park. www.precisiontiming.net
We had four runners in the 30th Gerry Farnan Cross Country in the Phoenix Park on Sunday. These races are the trials for selection on the Irish team for the annual Home International Masters Championships next month. Colette, Angela, Pauline and Seamus all finished in the top three in their respective Masters categories as can be seen from the provisional results, They should be line line to qualify, though some contenders can opt to enter via ‘wild card’, so we await that outcome.
Women – Senior 3-Mile (79 finishers) : 1 Fionnaula Britton (Kilcoole) 15.45, . W40: 1 Jackie Carthy (Kilmore) 17.54, 2 Cathy McCourt (NBH) 18.21, 3 Colette Tuohy (Mayo) 18.35. W45: 1 Carmel Crowley (Bandon) 18.18, 2 Angela O’Connor (Mayo) 19.22, 3 Ann Moore (Leevale) 19.28. W50: 1 Niamh O’Sullivan(Riocht) 18.23, 2 Ann Sullivan (DMP Wexford) 19.18, 3 Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr’s) 20.14. W55: 1 Carmel Parnell 19.06, 2 Pauline Moran (Mayo AC) 20.37, 3 Mary Jennings (Waterford) 20.57.
Men – Senior 5-Mile (112 finishers) : 1 Michael Mulhare (Portlaoise) 24.30, 2 David McCarthy (W Waterford) 24.51, 3 John Coghlan (MSB) 24.53, 4 Mark Hanrahan . M60: 1 Paul Eliott (NBH) 30.31, 2 John Todd (Tullamore) 23.33, 3 Seamus Gaughan (Mayo AC) 32:58. –
Saturday Parkruns:
Westport (72 finishers) – Men: 1 John Byrne ( Mayo AC) 16.00, 2 TJ McHugh (Mayo AC, M40) 17.38, 3 Catherine Conway (Mayo AC) 18.41, 4 Gerry Galvin (Mayo AC, M45) 19.02. John Geraghty (Mayo AC) 26:01 Women: 2 Caroline McLoughlin 21.39, 3 Ellen Noonan (Westport AC, JW) 22.14 (PB)
Marlay Park, Dublin (409 finishers) – Women: 1 Orna Dilworth 18.47, 2 Paula Prendergast (Mayo AC) 19.34Rachel McGrane (W35) 20.27
Well done to Tracy Durkan 2nd in 35:51 PB, and Laura Heneghan 3rd also a PB, in the Tuam Memorial 8k on Sunday. (results file not available).
They are both competing with Ann McDonnell(2nd Belmullet 10k) to see who will be the first Fit4Life ‘graduate’ to win a race.