British & Irish Masters Cross Country...Sat 10th Nov 2012

The British and Irish Masters Cross Country International was held in Belfast last Saturday, the 10th of November. Included in the Irish team were Carmel Parnell (Leevale AC), Carmel Crowley (Bandon AC), Mary Sweeney (St.Finbarr's AC) from Cork and Niamh O'Sullivan (An Riocht AC) from Kerry.

Carmel Parnell won the W55 category while Niamh O'Sullivan was second in the W50. It would also seem as if the womens race was not without controversy as Ireland's Barbara Cleary stopped just short of the finish line having thought that she had finished. She had been well clear of the other runners in the last lap. A despondent Cleary crossed the line in 21:36 to take 3rd place.

Saturday November 11
British and Irish Masters' Cross-Country International, Queen's Playing Fields,  Belfast.
Women...1 Claire Martin (Eng) 21.21, 2 Julie Turley (N Ire) 21.34, 3 Barbara Cleary (Ire) 21.36. Categories -  W35: Claire Martin (Eng). W40: Jackie Carthy (Ire). W45: Philippa Taylor. W50: 1 Fiona Matheson (Eng), 2 Niamh O'Sullivan (Ire). W55: 1 Carmel Parnell (Ire). W60: Janice Neeham (Eng). W65: Dot Fellows (Eng).
Men...M35-45- 1 Andy Morgan Lee (Eng, M40) 26.55, 2 Ciaran Doherty (Ire, M35) 26.59, 3 Stephen Duncan (N Ire, M35) 27.00. M50-55: 1 Graeme Saker (Eng) 27.22; 2 Deon McNeilly (N Ire) 27.25; 3 Tommy Payne (Ire) 27.32.  Categories-  M35: Doherty.  M40: Lee. M45?; M50: 1 Saker, 2 McNeilly, 3 Payne. M55: Davis Butler (Eng). M60: Mike Hager (Eng).
Open races - Women...1 Jo Coates (St Edmund's,  Eng) 23.23; 2 Gillian Carr (Clydesdale Hrs, Sco) 24.16; 3 Maureen McCarthy ( W Suffolk, Eng) 24.50; 4 Shileen O'Kane (Lagan Valley, NI) .  
Men...1 David McNeilly (Newcastle, NI) 28.52; 2 Stephen Smith (Preston, Eng) 28.58; 3 Greg Lavery (Larne AC, NI) 29.13. 

The full results can be seen HERE