RESULTS & PHOTO OF WINNERS Many thanks to all the sponsors and volunteers who made the inaugural Christmas 5 Mile Road Race such a success at the weekend. Too many to mention them all but special thanks to Ciara from Ardcarne for providing the Christmas Grotto and decorations. There will be a video of the event and photos were taken by Anthony Troy Photography, Mark Kelly of the Lough Key Tri Club and Kathleen Fahy who provided the Winners finish line photo as attached.
Donal Kennedy was Santa Claus at registration and Kenny Murtagh featured as The Penguin handing out the ‘Primes’ at each Mile.
Age Group Winners were:-
Male Over 40 – Michael O’Connell
Male Over 50 – Graham Allen (John Molloy 2nd)
Male Over 60 – Michael Smith
Lady Over 40 – Alice Lynott
Lady Over 50 – Ann Marie Keenan
Lady Over 60 – Deirdre Parnell
PHOTO – From Left To Right:-
Michael O’Connell – Sligo A.C. – 1st Over 40 – 5th 29:37.
Graham Allen – Carrick A.C. – 1st Over 50 – 9th 31:07
Seamus Somers – Sligo A.C. – 3rd 28:45.
Rory Connor – Sligo A.C. – 15th 32:36.
Eoghan Young-Murphy – Fit Magazine – Irish Independent.
Johnny Keenehan – Carrick A.C. – 4th 29:30.
Richard Gorman – Sligo A.C. – 2nd 27:43.
Clive Glancy – Carrick A.C. – Winner 27:41.
The Winners of each Turkey ‘Prime’ are shown holding the Penguin they picked up for each Mile point which they exchanged at the end of the race for a Turkey from Aldi.
‘Prime’ Winners:-
MILE 1 – GRAHAM ALLEN
MILE 2 – CLIVE GLANCY
MILE 3 – RICHARD GORMAN
MILE 4 – SEAMUS SOMERS
MILE 5 – JOHNNY KEENEHAN
CARRICK A.C. won the team event as they placed 1st,4th & 9th giving them 14 points.
SLIGO A.C. were 2nd, 3rd & 5th giving them 10 points.
However, each team needed at least one fully dressed Santa to qualify for the team prize so it was awarded to Carrick. Carrick also won 3 Turkey ‘Primes’ to Sligo A.C.’s 2 and anyway it is our race and we make the rules.
Full Results:-
1ST CLIVE GLANCY – CARRICK A.C. – 27:41
2ND RICHARD GORMAN – SLIGO A.C. – 27:43
3RD SEAMUS SOMERS – SLIGO A.C. – 28:45
4TH JOHNNY KEENEHAN – CARRICK A.C. – 29:30
5TH MICHAEL O’CONNELL – SLIGO A.C – 29:37 – 1ST OVER 40
6TH PETER GAFFEY – 29:56
7TH SHANE HAYES – 30:21
8TH – DECKY MADDEN – 30:29 – 2ND OVER 40
9TH – GRAHAM ALLEN – CARRICK A.C. – 31:07 – 1ST OVER 50 & 1ST SANTA
10TH – EMMA DONLON – 31:20 – 1ST LADY
11TH – JOHN MOLLOY – 31:44 – 2ND OVER 50
12TH – KENNETH SMITH – CARRICK A.C. – 31:57
13TH – MARK GILLGARRO – 32:11 – 3RD OVER 40
14TH – DONNACHA HOLMES – LOUGH KEY TRI CLUB – 32:29
15TH – RORY CONNOR – SLIGO A.C. – M40
16TH – KEVIN DEERY – 32:43
17TH – NOEL MURPHY – 32:53
18TH – SCOTT HARDEN – 32:55
19TH – PADRAIG HACKETT – 33:06 – M40
20TH – SHANE COMER – 33:09
21ST – ?(329) – 33:19
22ND – ANTHONY GALLAGHER – 34:06 – M40
23RD – SIOBHAN MURTAGH – 34:22 – 2ND LADY
24TH – BARRY KERR – 34:34
25TH – BRIAN O’REILLY – 34:46 – 3RD OVER 50
26TH – JOE STAGG – 34:48 – M50
27TH – DAVID HANLEY – 35:01
28TH – VINCENT CRAIG – 35:20 – M50
29TH – ANDREW BRENNAN – 35:57 – M40
30TH – CIAN ENNIS – 36:00
31ST – TADHG MORAN – 36:03
32ND – ?(379) – 36:04
33RD – EILEEN DONOGHUE – 36:25 – 3RD LADY
34TH – MICHAEL DUIGNAN – 36:29 – M50
35TH – SARAH TOWEY(?) – 36:38 –
36TH – FINTAN GREENAN – 36:49
37TH – BERNIE CLANCY – 37:18 – SF
38TH – MICHAEL SMITH – 37:26 – 1ST OVER 60
39TH – WILLIAM LITTLE- 37:43
40TH – PETER HARTIGAN – 37:48
41ST – CIARAN CLANCY – 37:50
42ND – LORCAN KIRWAN – 38:06
43RD – TERRY REYNOLDS – 38:16 – M40
44TH – MARIAH KEENAHAN(?176) – 38:36
45TH – ANN MARIE KEENAN – 38:40 – 1ST OVER 50 LADY
46TH – PAUL PARKER – 38:47 – M40
47TH – UNA DALY – 38:49
48TH – LISA MCWEENEY – 38:50
49TH – FRANCIE BOYLAN – 38:52
50TH – ?(116) – 38:53
51ST – BERNARD MURRAY – 38:58
52ND – GERALDINE MCWEENEY – 39:20 – F50
53RD – ANNE MARIE COX – 39:33
54TH – DAVID DURKIN – 39:49
55TH TREVOR HENRY – 40:10
56TH – KIERAN CONEFREY – 40:13
57TH – DAVID CROWE – 40:24
58TH – ALICE LYNOTT – 40:33 – 1ST LADY OVER 40
59TH – DEMOTT CUNNINGHAM – 40:41 – M40
60TH – DEIRDRE PARNELL – 40:45 – 1ST LADY OVER 60
61ST – COLM TOWEY – 40:46
62ND – FIONNULA SILKE – 40:49
63RD – MARIA SCANLON – 40:50
64TH – JOHN REYNOLDS – 40:50 – M40
65TH – GILLIAN DENNEHY – 40:50 – F50
66TH – DONAL SPELLMAN – 40:52 – M40
67TH – DENIS NAUGHTEN – 40:53
68TH – PADRAIG GLANCY – 41:18
69TH – DARREN HOLLYWOOD – 41:19
70TH – MARIAN FRAIN – 41:32 – F40
71ST – KEVIN GLANCY – 41:37 – M50
72ND – ANDREW FLYNN – 41:48
73RD – AOIFE DORR – 41:48
74TH – KERAMAT ULLAH – 41:52
75TH – KATHY BUTLER – 41:54
76TH – NICOLA DURKAN – 41:54
77TH – SANDRA MCGARRY – 42:09
78TH – ALAN FRENCH – 42:20
79TH – NUALA SUTTON – 42:55 – F40
80TH – FIONNO’BRIEN – 42:56
81ST- CIARA NAUGHTON – 43:42
82ND – EVELYN O’NEILL – 44:04
83RD – GEORGINA DALY – 44:30
84TH – SHEILA WALSH – 44:45
85TH – KATHY BEIRNE – 45:35
86TH – FIONA HESSLIN – 45:43
87TH – YVONNE ROGAN – 45:43
88TH – ANDREW NOWELL – 45:56
89TH – TRISH KELLY – 45:58
90TH – IRENE BEIRNE – 46:13 – F50
91ST – HELENA GOLDEN – 46:20 – F40
92ND – JIM DONNELLY – 46:25 – M60
93RD – MARTINA JONES – 46:45 – F40
94TH – CARMEL GILBOY – 47:20
95TH – ?(113) – 47:28
96TH – PHILIP COUGHLAN – 47:33
97TH – ALISON CUNNANE – 47:45
98TH – LORRAINE O’CONNOR – 48:13 – F40
99TH – ERIC KELLY – 48:13
100TH – MARY RAYMOND – 48:29 – F50
