14th March 2010- Results and Fixtures

Liam Burns it up in MacNamara 5 Mile

The annual MacNamara 5 mile road race was run off on Sunday on a lovely day for running. All the athletes are let off together and their finishing time is adjusted at the finish according to the handicap each athlete gets. The race started with two laps of the tarmac and after the first lap Catch Grennan had already established a lead over Declan Fahey with John Harkin next. By the time the race turned at Mucklagh Bridge Grennan had extended his lead and he maintained his form to the finish to win by over one hundred metres from Fahey with Harkin third and Johnny Feery having a great run to finish fourth. Liam Byrne had probably his best run to date, setting a new personal best of 31.51 in the process and when the handicaps were adjusted he was declared the winner of the MacNamara trophy. Indeed he needed to run well as he only had a margin of one second to spare over Johnny Feery with John Harkin taking third just ahead of Martin Carroll in fourth. Liz Cuskelly was the fastest woman on the day in a time of 30.06.

Full Results :
After Handicap: 1 Liam Byrne 26.36 ; 2 Johnny Feery 26.37 ; 3 John Harkin 26.57 ; 4 Martin Carroll 26.58 ; 5 Martina Conlon 27.03.

1 Catch Grennan 26.55 ; 2 Declan Fahey 27.19 ; 3 John Harkin 27.57 ; 4 Johnny Feery 28.07 ; 5 John Donegan 28.19 ; 6 Martin Carroll 28.28 ; 7 Liz Cuskelly 30.06 ; 8 Tony McCormack 30.14 ; 9 John O’Connell 30.45 ; 10 Vinny Conlon 31.16 ; 11 Dave Gorry 31.40 ; 12 Seamus O’Chongaile 31.49 ; 13 Liam Byrne 31.51 ; 14 John Fallon 32 10 ; 15 Joe Wrafter 32.15 ; 16 Fra Mollen 32.29 ; 17 Pat Conlon 32.47 ; 18 Brendan Kennedy 35.54 ; 19 Martina Conlon 36.18 ; 20 Jim Dolan 42.03 ; 21 Jim Langan 53.56.

Race Roundup.
The KBC St Patrick’s Festival 5k road race through the streets of Dublin attracted a huge field of over 1,400 runners. John Todd continued on his comeback trail with a fine run to finish in 83rd place overall and 2nd in the over 55 category in a time of 18.19. Hot on John’s heels was Richie Faulkner who had his best run in a while in finishing 90th in a time of 18.22.

Over in the west of the country Pauline Curley had a good win in the Craughwell 10 mile road race when she was first woman home in 59.45 which gave her a winning margin of 49 seconds over second placed Catherine Conway from Mayo.

Declan Madden had a super run in finishing second in the over 40 category in a fast 58.43.

3K Run/Jog/Walk event for beginner and improver runners.
Last Wednesday night was the second night of the Beginners series of 3,000 metre runs and it was a great success with fifty runners turning up on the night. There is a change of time for this Wednesday, March 17th run which starts at 6.00pm.For the following two Wednesdays the run is at the usual time of 6.45pm.So come on and join the crowds on Wednesdays at Tullamore Harriers. This is strictly aimed at non competitive runners who regularly run/jog and would like to challenge themselves without any pressure whatsoever of official racing. Tullamore Harriers members will supervise the event and encourage all those taking part to enjoy and improve their running times and fitness. Details from John @ 087 9253739 or Mary @086 1906747 or any club member

Fixtures.
March 21st : Leinster Senior 10K Road Race, Enniscorthy, Co.Wexford at 2pm.
March 23rd : First leg of Spring League. 3000 metres at 7pm.
March 28th : P Devery second leg in Charleville Estate at 10.30 am.
March 30th : Second Leg Spring League at 7pm.
April 11th : National Road Relays, Raheny.
April 18th : National 10K Road Race and Bupa Run, Phoenix Park.
May 2nd : Boston Scientific 4 mile road race
May 3rd : Leinster Novice and Masters Road Race, Gowran, Kilkenny.
May 8th Croghan Hill 10K.
May 21st: Jack Cox road race, Kilcormack at 8pm.

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

Membership is now overdue. Forms available in clubhouse.