4th October 2010- Results and Fixtures

Offaly Novice Titles for Galvin and Herlihy

The first racing of the new cross country season kicked off with the staging of the Offaly Masters and Novice Cross Country championships in Charleville Estate Tullamore last Sunday. On a lovely sunny morning there was good racing in all the categories.

The mens novice race was run over 6k and Ger Lynam went into an early lead. He was caught however by Richie Galvin who went on to win by a margin of one hundred metres from Lynam with Glen Finlay running a great race to come home in third place.

The womens 3k novice race produced an exciting three way battle with Evelyn Herlihy claiming the title by eight seconds from Marlena Sznicer with Michelle Mullaney taking the bronze a further thirteen seconds behind.

The masters men over 6k was won in good style by Cormac Troy who eventually broke the resistance of John Donegan with Brendan Abbot taking third.

The women’s masters over 3k was won by Mary Daly in a time of 13.16 with her sister Rita taking second place in 14.29.

Results :
Novice Men 6k : 1 Richie Galvin 23.52 ; 2 Ger Lynam 24.20 ; 3 Glen Finlay 24.44 ; 4 Ray Martin 25.07 ; 5 Christy Donegan 25.50 ; 6 Alan O’Neill 26.49 ; 7 Ian O’Kelly 28.56 : 8 Joe Dooley 31.08.
Novice Women 3k : 1 Evelyn Herlihy 13.31 ; 2 Marlena Sznicer 13.39 ; 3 Michelle Mullaney 13.52. ; 4 Anne O’Keefe 16.50.

Masters Men 6k : 1 Cormac Troy 21.44 ; 2 John Donegan 22.15 ; 3 Brendan Abbot 23.21 ; 4 Martin Carroll 23.26 ; 5 Joe Wrafter 26.01 ; 6 Fra Mollen 26.04 ; 7 Brendan Kennedy 28.48 ; 8 James Grogan 29.37 ; 9 Jim Dolan 36.36.

Masters Women : 1 Mary Daly 13.16 ; 2 Rita Daly 14.29.

Mooathon Marathon
Larry Rigney completed his 98th marathon when he finished the Mooathon Marathon in Donegal last Sunday week. On a very hilly course, Larry finished in 12th place in a time of 4.20.17.

Tullamore Day 5k.
Next Sunday sees the second running of the Tullamore Day 5k road run. This was a great success last year and this year there is expected to be another big crowd. Registration takes place in the Heritage Centre from 12 noon with the run starting at 1.00 pm. All runners, joggers and walkers are invited to take part in what should be a very enjoyable event.

Paddy Larkin Memorial 3k
The annual Paddy Larkin Memorial run over 3k will take place on Thursday October 14th at 7.00 pm and will be followed by a mass to remember our deceased members and friends.

Fixtures
October 10th : Offaly Intermediate Cross Country Championships in Charleville Estate, Tullamore at 10.00 am.
October 10th : Tullamore Day 5k road race at 1.00 pm.
October 14th : Paddy Larkin Memorial 3k run at 7.00 pm in Tullamore Harriers.
October 24th : Leinster Novice and Masters cross country championships.
October 31st : Offaly senior cross country championships in Charleville Estate Tullamore at 10.00 am.

Training: Tuesday and Thursday at 6.30pm, Sunday morning at 8.30am Except on a race day. New members always welcome.