Lizzie Lee wins 2011 Evening Echo Womens mini-marathon - Sun 25th Sept 2011

Despite an awful morning of heavy rain, the skies had cleared up nicely just in time for the 2011 Evening Echo  Womens mini-marathon. It is estimated that some 10,000 or so took part in this event which raised a huge amount of money for various charities.

The race was won by Lizzie Lee of Leevale AC in what was a close contest between two of the finest runners in Cork with Clare McCarthy of St.Finbarrs AC a very close second.

Orla Drumm of UCC finished 3rd

Carmel Crowley of Bandon AC and Martina Kiely of St.Finbarrs AC...4th and 5th

Niamh O'Sullivan from An Riocht AC in Kerry...6th

Sinead Kevany of Midleton AC and Carmel Parnell of Leevale AC...7th and 8th

Niamh Roe of Eagle AC finished 9th

Ann Donnelly of St.Finbarrs AC, Niamh Walsh of Leevale AC and
Mary Sweeney of St.Finbars AC...10th, 11th and 12th

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Times for the first 12...
1 L Lee (Leevale) 21:58; 2 C Gibbons-McCarthy (St Finbarrs) 22:05; 3 O Drumm (UCC) 22:26; 4 C Crowley (Bandon, F40) 22:53; 5 M Kiely (St Finbarrs) 22:58; 6 N O’Sullivan (Riocht, F45) 23:46; 7 S Kevany (Midleton) 23:54; 8 C Parnell (Leevale, F55) 23:59; 9 N Roe (Eagle) 24:34; 10 A Donnelly (St Finbarrs, F50) 25:02; 11 N Walsh (Leevale) 25:09; 12 M Sweeney (St Finbarrs, F50) 25:19.

Photos.....
1) Small gallery of the first 17 finishers HERE
2) A large gallery by Gearoid O'Laoi HERE
3) A gallery of 80 photos by Adam Duchnicz HERE
4) A slideshow of 349 photos by Joe Murphy of Eagle AC HERE
5) A large slideshow of photos near the 3 mile mark by John Quigley of Eagle AC HERE