Liam Hennessy reports: Saturday, October 7th, saw Round 14 in the Grand Prix Series – 54th running of the The Ahern Cup / Club Championship – 10 Miles – at Malahide Demesne.
Race report and results provided by Liam Hennessy as follows; 24 finishers – Cloudy / 14 Degrees / 80% Humidity / Slight South Easterly Wind – Ideal conditions for distance running.
Results;
Mens 10 Mile Champoinship:
Club Champion 2017 – Sean Doran
Runner Up – Dermot Faughnan
Third Place – Paul O’Loughlin
Womens 10 Mile Championship:
Club Champion 2017 – Emma Dunne
Runner Up – Aimee Ahern
Third Place – Clodagh Moriarty
The result of the Grand Prix Handicap for the Ahern Cup was as follows;
Winner – Mick Gleeson
Second Place – Terry Mee
Third Place – Laura Mc Affee
Full Results;
1. Sean Doran – 57.07
2. Declan Robinson (Guest) – 62.17
3. Dermot Faughnan – 62.20
4. Paul O’Loughlin – 63.19 – PB
5. Stephen Tracey – 64.40 – PB
6. Shane Casey – 67.31
7. Mick Gleeson – 68.20 – PB
8. Michael King – 69.23
9. Emma Dunne – 69.31 – PB
10. Murray Ahern – 71.08
11. Joseph Hatch – 71.46
12. Aimee Ahern – 72.09
13. Liam Hennessy – 74.07
14. Declan Murray – 74.16
15. Richie Barr – 74.51
16. Trevor Wisdom – 76.17
17. Ollie Power – 77.18
18. Clodagh Moriarty – 78.03
19. Terry Mee – 79.00
20. Pat Devitt – 83.34
21. Orla Deighan – 86.04
22. Yvonne Mc Donagh – 89.01
23. Laura Mc Affee – 89.16
24. Kate Mc Affee – 96.27
Apologies if misspelting of any name above.
It must be noted that Maurice Ahern started in what was his 54th consecutive 10 Mile club championship, which is some achievement.
Special thanks to the following people;
Chief Timekeeper – Mick Kearney
Lead Officials – Johnny O’Leary and Gerry Mc Cabe
Course Marshalls:
Martin Treacy – Lead Bike
Declan Hetherington
Caroline Daly
Ciara Daly
Aine Mc Cann
Pat Timmons
Kevin Dowling
Robert Scott
Rob Beckett
Noel Daly
John Smith
Pat Healy
Lorraine Sherwood
Matt Slattery
Martin Cavanagh
Alan Smeaton
Deirdre Fitzsimons
Excuse me if I forget to mention anyone, i just hope i have acknowledged everyone. You did a superb job in making this race happen, guiding us, keeping us safe and getting us to the finish, so well done all.
Well that brings us nicely to the last two races in the series – Cross country !! – Muck !! – Slipping and sliding !!, plenty of time for runners to make a jump up the leaderboard in the run in to the finish on
November 25th.
The last two rounds of the 2017 Grand Prix Series are nearly upon us.
Round 15 – Saturday, November 11th – Irwin Cup – 6k – Cross Country – Santry Demesne – 12 Noon.
Round 16 –
Saturday, November 25th – Horan Cup – 6 Miles – Cross Country – Santry Demesne –
12 Noon.
I would recommend spikes for Cross Country, as the ground could prove difficult in trainers.
So – No Excuses – Lets see a big turnout for the run to the finish on November 25th – Hope to see you there !!!
P.S – Murray Ahern, our leaderboard statistician will update the leaderboard very shortly – The excitement is building !!
