Weekend results updated
Finishing time:
Ruth Carney 3:52:51 (3:43:03)
Lisa Burke PB 3:53:00 (3:43:10)
Karen Devaney PB 3:55:28 (3:53:42)
Ann McDonnell PB 3:55:50 (3:46:01)
John Geraghty 4:04:38 (3:58:48)
Finian Joyce FT 4:24:32 (4:22:30)
Monica Joyce 4:24:32 (4:22:30); Seamus Devaney FT 4:46:58 (4:42:25)
Marie Burke FT 4:51:41 (4:42:48); Lorraine Toner PB 4:51:41 (4:42:29)
Chip time in brackets, results updated.
The big race of the weekend was the 6th Craughwell 10 mile, over a recognised fast flat course. The ten mile is a classic imperial distance which is still a formidable and increasingly popular challenge in the metric age. Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock AC) led five clubmates home to retain his 2014 title in 49:29 – just 17 seconds outside the course record. However the Raheny dominance was split by a brilliant personal best run by Matt Bidwell (GCH) who came home second in 52:41, and improved on his third place last year. Jane Ann Healy (Athenry AC) won the women’s race in 60:19.
There was a good turnout from Mayo AC – Tom Charles 71:07, Val P Glynn M60 79:41, Sean McGuinness 81:42, Christy O’Malley 88:00, and included some great runs from our Ballyhaunis Meet & Train members led home by Joe O’Gara 86:18, Judith Davitt 92:05, Karen Clancy 93:16, Katie Concannon 93:11, Martin Fitzmaurice 96:56, Liz Walsh 99:39, Elaine Patterson 1:40:53
Claremorris 10k 21/03/2015
First home was Noel Gibbons 37:03 followed five seconds later by Mayo AC’s Anto Devaney 37:08, with Sean Murphy 3rd 37:25 in possibly a new pb. Brendan Hession 38:11 and Michael McNeela 41:00 were our next leading men, with just 7 finishers under 40 minutes.
Lots of runners were opening their race accounts for 2015 including other Mayo AC Donal Tighe 45:48, Owen Mongan 46:17, Jimmy Feeney 46:22, Edel Feeney 46:38, Noreen Lyons 48:34, Rebecca McHugh 48;42, Mary T McDonald 49:14, Trisha Carty 50:08, Bernie McHugh 50:26, Angela McVann 50:35, Geraldine Murphy, 52:01, Mags Connell 52:57, Geraldine Heneghan 56:05. There’s probably a few more 10k pbs among those.
Results Balla 5k: 22.03.2015 (Mayo AC unless stated)
Men 1 Aaron McHale (Turlough) 19.44, 2 Brendan Hession: 20.05, 3 Dominic Regan: 21.56
Women 1 Colette Tuohy: 20:15, 2 Ann Heaney: 22.20, 3 Veronica Woods (Swinford AC) 25.37