21st March 2010- Results and Fixtures

Leinster Gold for Liz Cuskelly

The Leinster Senior 10k road championships were held in Enniscorthy, County Wexford last Sunday.The race was run over a tough course and the athletes had to contend with the windy conditions and some steep hills. Unfortnately we had no team competing in the women’s race but our lone representative Liz Cuskelly was victorious in a time of 39.40 and had thirty two seconds to spare over Claire Phelan from St Abbans.

The Tullamore men were led home by Catch Grennan in 6th place in 35.42 and he was well supported by John Harkin in 9th place followed by Mick Murphy 12th and Johnny Feery 14th. This gave the Harriers first place in the team competition and the above quartet were joined by Declan Madden in 22nd place and Tony McCormack in 29th to give the Offaly team second place behind the host county Wexford.

Results :
Women : 1 Liz Cuskelly 39.40.
Men : 6 Catch Grennan 35.42 ; 9 John Harkin 36.17 ; 12 Mick Murphy 36.35 ; 14 Johnny Feery 36.58 ; 22 Declan Madden 38.15 ; 29 Tony McCormack 39.29 ; 34 Colm Colohan 40.48.

Ballycotton 10
Once again the Ballycotton 10 mile road race attracted a huge field of runners from all over the country and beyond. Pauline Curley finished in 79th place overall and 4th woman in a time of 60.32.This gave Pauline first place in the over 40 category. Barry Lambe had a strong run with a 62.48 clocking for 113th place while Pauline Lambe was going strong till she suffered an injury and battled on to finish in a time of 65.38. Evelyn Herlihy ran a steady race and finished in 77.07.

Race Roundup
John Todd competed in the Business Houses four mile cross country race held in the grounds of Maynooth College. John finished in 55th place and first over 55 in a time of 25.36.
In the annual Portlaoise 5k road race held on St Patricks Day, John Harkin finished in 14th place in a time of 17.11 and was closely followed by Martin Carroll in 17th who clocked 17.20.

3K Run/Jog/Walk event for beginner and improver runners.
The third beginners night series was run off in the Harriers on St Patricks evening and there was a very good crowd of thirty runners competing. The improvement in fitness levels is very apparent and is very encouraging for all those taking part.

For the next 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 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. 1 mile on track at 7pm.
April 6th : Third leg Spring League 5k 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 28th: 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.