The weather smiled on us today. We were treated to perfect Cross Country weather, Dry / Sunny / Cool 3 degrees (Real Feel -2) / Moderate Westerly breeze / Good underfoot conditions – A bit of slipping and sliding, but thats what you come to expect from Cross Country !!! – The decision had to be made – Long sleeves or Singlet and the long sleeves seem to have won out !!!. Some runners chose to wear trainers instead of spikes, so they slipped and slid a lot !!! Anyhow down to business – The Horan Cup, our oldest Cross Country race has been competed for since 1908. The race is a demanding 6 Miler and today proved to be a super race with 39 starters and 34 finishers. Going in to the last race of the series, Sean Doran held the “Green Jersey” (points competition). Sean was announced as winner of the jersey for 2017, and he won it by a country mile, so congrats to Sean. Emma Dunne went in to the last race leading the overall Series closely followed by Declan Grant and Mick Bermingham, so there was an air of excitement when the bugle sounded and the race got underway.
The 1, 2, 3 in the handicap for The Horan Cup will be announced on 7th December – Awards Night – At the Clubhouse – More about that below !!
Full Results:
1. Sean Doran – 37.50
2. Philip O’Doherty – 39.43
3. Shane Casey – 40.03
4. Mick Bermingham – 41.07
5. Paul O’Loughlin – 41.08
6. Alan Worrall – 42.08
7. Kevin Dowling – 42.41
8. Emma Dunne – 42.50
9. Declan Grant – 43.08
10. Stephen Tracey – 43.09
11. Niall Markey – 43.10
12. Aimee Ahern – 43.29
13. David O’Sullivan – 43.44
14. Siobhan Devaney – 43.47
15. Richard Barr – 44.02
16. Liam Hennessy – 44.16
17. Mark Dowling – 44.37
18 Colm Mc Donnell – 44.38
19. Emma Cooper – 44.38.2
20. Declan Murray – 44.39
21. Sean Grimes – 44.50
22. Ollie Power – 45.55
23. Philip Matthews – 47.34
24. Clodagh Moriarty – 47.38
25. Trevor Wisdom – 47.45
26. Deirdre Fitzsimons – 48.40
27. Pat Devitt – 48.46
28. Orla Deighan – 48.50
29. Orla Devaney – 49.00
30. Shay Byrne – 49.24
31. Brid Beausang – 50.09
32. Anna Kavanagh – 50.50
33. Terry Mee – 51.29
34. Melissa Curran – 52.40
Apologies if i misspelt any name above.
Special thanks to everyone who volunteered their time to make this race such a success and special thanks to our Ladies and Mens Captains; Pamela and Joe Cooper for their presence.Sean Doran was the first runner home, continuing to display his fine form. There were many fine performances, most notably by Emma Dunne Declan Grant and Mick Bermingham (the top three in the series going in to this race). The big question now is “who will take the top prize” ? will it be Emma or Declan or will it be Mick ? Well you will have to wait until the Awards Night – Thursday, December 7th at 8pm at the Clubhouse when all be revealed !!!
A date for your diaries: Grand Prix Series 2017 – Awards Night – Morton Stadium – 7th December, 2017 – 8pm. Presentations will be made to the winners of the Ahern Cup, Irwin Cup and Horan Cup Races in addition to the overall 2017 Grand Prix Series prize winners and the presentation of the Behan & Associates sponsored Grand Prix Series Cup to the overall winner.