Menapians AC 4 mile road race. / Autumn Open International Cross Country. / St Ibars/Shelmaliers 6k.
Menapians AC 4 mile road race.
First a huge thank you to everyone who completed our race today, congratulations to you all. We were blessed with super weather which I am sure made the event more enjoyable for you all. Thanks to all the clubs for supporting our club .
Our winners today are as follows:
Men
1st Enda Cloake Slaney Olympic AC
2nd Robin Mooney Sli Cualann AC
3rd DJ Dempsey United Striders
Ladies
1st Sabina Williams
2nd Eilis Peat United Striders
3rd Sinead O'Brien Kilmore AC
Junior
DJ Dempsey
Hannah Kelly
Congratulations to you all.
A race like today involves a huge amount of work so thanks to Race Director Tadhg Henderson and his army of volunteers.
Thanks to Gardai and Civil Defence for their help and assistance on the course.
Thanks to Wexford Boat Club for use of their facilities.
Finally a word of thanks to our sponsors without whom events like these can't happen:
Gallagher Insurance
Campion Insurance
Ornella
Dulann
O'Connor Mullen LLP
Profits flow
Renewable Energies
MW Hire group
Hanrahan Spar Taghmon
G.H. Lett
Eureka Information Systems
Autumn Open International Cross Country
Well done to our athletes competing in Dublin at the cross country event on Sunday.
A sunny and warm day made it feel more like a Summers day instead of the damp and grey more associated with cross country.
Catherine O’Connor ran to an excellent 11th W55 race.
Roisin O'Reilly was competing in the senior race placing well in 25th.
Helen Sinnott completed in Autumn Open 4000 metres Experience which completed the day's racing in Dublin.
Well done to both ladies.
St Ibars/Shelmaliers 6k
A super sunny Sunday morning as our 9 made the short trip out to run the 6k event. Nice route with 2 short hills to contend with and well marshalled finishing with a grassy run down the length of the pitch.
Today Eamonn Foley had the honour of 1st clubperson home with John Dier 1st in his age category, thanks to Sharron & Sports Photo Ireland for photos.
10th Eamonn Foley 26:30
17th John Dier 30:01
19th Gareth Lloyd 30:11
24th Darren O'Grady 32:01
25th Enda O'Sullivan 32:12
40th Ollie Stack 34:31
41st Sarah Bermingham 34:40
47th Sam Donegan 35:41
48th Gráinne Hayes 37:19