Christmas Racing

Results – Updated -‘ Streets of Wicklow’
– Tony O’Connell 4-Mile Road Race, Clonmel
– Dick Copithorne Memorial 4-Mile Road Race, Belgoly
– Limerick 10miles open road championship
– and more….. ‘ Streets of Wicklow’

On a sunny St. Stephen’s Day, Martin Fagan returned to the ‘Streets of Wicklow’ in record breaking form, beating the time ( 14.05 ) he set in 2006 of by a single second. He was followed home by Inbhear Dee’s, Brian Farrell, who narrowly failed to get under his own personal time for the route. Third was Tpom Hogan from Slaney Olympic.
Fifth overall and smashing Roisin McGettigan’s 16.421 course record by 20 seconds, was Deirdre Byrne of Parnell and Sl? Cualann. The first Junior home in 16.09, was Roundwood man, Jonathon Phillips , a course best for a Junior man. First Junior woman was the ever improving, Una Britton, sister of Fionnuala. Inbhear Dee’s Claire Earls and Dara Broe were 2nd & 3rd. Results attached.

Donough Coughlan Memorial 5-Mile Road Race, Bandon, Co Cork

Men
1 S McGrath (East Cork) 26:25
2 D O’Leary (St Finbarrs) 26:56
3 K Wilmott (Bandon) 27:10
4 J Grufferty (Leevale) 27:24
5 G Boyle (Leevale) 27:29
6 B Donovan (UCC) 27:32
7 D Coakley (Togher) 27:46
8 P Tucker (St Finbarrs) 27:53
9 G Waugh (Rising Sun) 27:57
10 F O’Carroll (East Cork) 27:58.
M40: 1 T Lucey (Bandon) 29:14; 2 N O’Regan (Midleton) 29:21; 3 T Sheehan (Bandon) 29:53
M45: 1 D Carroll (Eagle) 31:00; 2 P Murphy (Bandon) 34:14; 3 N Bent (Donoughmore) 35:32
M50: 1 J Collins (Leevale) 28:35; 2 W Hayes (St Finbarrs) 30:41; 3 J O’Driscoll (Rising Sun) 30:57
M55: 1 D Kennedy (St Finbarrs) 32:42 2 J Walshe (East Cork) 35:17; 3 J O’Connor (unatt) 35:52
M60: 1 F Cashman (East Cork) 30:32; 2 J Murray (Rising Sun) 36:33; 3 N O’Leary (Belgooly) 37:46
M65: 1 J O’Leary (Leevale) 37:47; 2 J O’Mahony (unatt) 38:47; 3 G Webb (Rising Sun) 40:40
MJ: 1 M O’Sullivan (Bandon) 34:42; 2 P Sheehan (Bandon) 37:11.

Women
1 C Crowley (Bandon, F40) 29:38
2 J Vonhatten (Leevale) 32:15
3 N Hunter (Leevale, F35) 32:33
4 A Bickerdike (Leevale, FJ) 32:57
5 M Dinan (St Finbarrs, F40) 33:04
6 M Nolan (Midleton, F35) 33:21. F35
3 B Hannon (St Finbarrs) 33:50.
F40: 3 F Begley (Bantry) 36:51
F45: 1 M Hurley (Bantry) 35:51; 2 A McEvoy (St Finbarrs) 36:16; 3 A Murphy (unatt) 37:20
F50: 1 B O’Riordan (unatt) 44:07; 2 J McCarthy (Midleton) 47:16; 3 K O’Connell (Midleton) 50:50.
Wheelchair: 1 J Forde (Blarney-Inniscarra, M55) 50:09.

Tony O’Connell 4-Mile Road Race, Clonmel

Senior Men
1 S Bralitis, West Waterford, 18.54
2, S Ciobance, Clonliffe Harriers, 19.01
3, B Maher, Kilkenny Ch, 19.36
4, R Zakis, West Waterford, 19.57
5, W Hughes, Thurles, 20.33
O40: M Traynor, Raheny, 20.12
O45: S Murphy, Kilkenny, 22,07
O50: P O Dwyer,St Senan’s, 23.41
O55: T Cahill, Clonmel, 24.28
O60: W O Gorman, St Catherine’s, 27.50
O65: M McHugh, Clonmel, 29.11
Junior: K Maher, Thurles, 21.06;
Senior Ladies
1, S O Doherty, Borrisokane, 22.56
2, A McCann, Clonmel 23.22
3, D Behan,West Waterford, 24.25
4, M Doolin, St Joseph’s, 26.13
5, A Roche, Clonmel, 25.30
O35: M O Leary, Germany, 24.42
O40: M Moloney, Thurles, 26.11
Junior: E Neumerzhilskily, Clonmel, 31.06

Dick Copithorne Memorial 4-Mile Road Race, Belgoly
1 Mark Hanrahan (Leevale) 18:55
2 Cillian O’Leary (Raheny) 19:56
3 Jeff Scott (US / Carraig na bhFear) 20:11
4 James McCarthy (East Cork) 20:19
5 Jamie McCarthy (Riverstick-Kinsale/ Coastal Carolina) 20:54
6 Con Marshall (St Finbarrs) 21:30
7 T Laffan (Bandon, M40) 21:38
8 B O’Donovan (UCC) 21:45
9 D O’Leary (unatt) 21:50
10 B Hegarty (East Cork) 21:57.
M40: 2 K Edwards (unatt) 22:56; 3 F Wall (unatt) 23:17.
M45: 1 N O’Regan (Midleton) 23:10; 2 D Carroll (Eagle) 24:54; 3 B Healy (Midleton) 25:25.
M50: 1 E McEvoy (St Finbarrs) 23:03; 2 P Withers (Duhallow) 23:33; 3 P Murphy (Eagle) 23:35.
M55: 1 P Twomey (Eagle) 24:59; 2 D Kennedy (St Finbarrs) 25:21; 3 P O’Sullivan (Bandon) 27:37.
M60: 1 F Cashman (East Cork) 24:13; 2 P Gyves (Mallow) 27:49; 3 M Dunne (St Finbarrs) 28:20.
MJ: 1 A O’Reilly (CIT) 22:39; 2 J Gould (unatt) 24:37; 3 E Bracken (Togher) 25:50.

Women
1 Michelle Murphy-Scott (Carraig na bhFear / Western Kentucky, F35) 23:07
2 Niamh Roe (Eagle) 23:53
3 Carmel Parnell (Leevale, F50) 24:02
4 P O’Brien (Ennis TC) 25:15
5 K Cashell (Serpentine) 25:27
6 E Murphy (unatt) 25:36.
F35: P Murphy (unatt) 31:17.
F40: M O’Sullivan (unatt) 28:33.
F45: A McEvoy (St Finbarrs) 28:17.
F50: T Barnett (unatt) 32:18.
F55: M Barry (unatt) 32:23.
F60: M Barry (Grange-Fermoy).

Limerick 10miles open road championship

Men
1, M McIntyre, Finn Valley, 53.25
2, R O’Donnell, Limk, 53.51, 3
M Doody, Limk, 54.12
4, D Kearns, West Limk, 55.57
5, D Liddane, Tulla, 56.30
6, K Kennedy, Finn Valley, 56.53.
Team, 1,Limerick AC, 29pts, 2, West Limerick A, 31 pts, 3, West Limerick B, 81 pts.

Women
1, l Hussey, West Limk, 63.40
2, L Duggan, St Mary’s, Clare, 72.09
3, D Enrighth, individual, 74.02.
Team, 1,Country Club, 70pts, 2, West Limerick 79pts.

Fields of Athenry 10k road race