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| Top 3 mens in the Cork Intermediate Cross Country...Michael Dullea 2nd, Michael Harty 1st & Owen Casey 3rd |
Team...Leevale AC (Owen Casey, Anthony Mannix, Andrew Sheehan, Conor McKaulley) 22pts, 2nd St.Finbarrs AC 45pts, 3rd Mallow 51pts
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| Top 3 women in the Intermediate XC...L-R Fiona Santry 2nd, Niamh Allen 1st & Ronnie Barry 3rd |
Intermediate Women 1 Niamh Allen, UCC AC, 2 Fiona Santry, East Cork AC, 3 Ronnie Barry, Bandon AC
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| Mallow AC ladies team retain their Intermediate title |
Novice “B” Men...1 Ian Dorgan (St.Finbarrs), 2 Dennis O’Driscoll (St Finbarrs AC), 3 Paul Deane, Clonakilty Road Runners AC
Teams....1st St. Finbarr's AC 64pts, 2nd Eagle AC 68pts, 3rd Leevale AC 71pts
Novice “B” Women...1st Ruth Mellerick, Youghal AC, 2nd Mary FitzGerald, Carrig Na bhFear AC, 3rd Edel O.Connell, Carrig na Bhfearr AC
Teams...1st Carrig Na BhFearr AC 22pts, 2 Midleton AC 47pts, 3rd St.Catherine's AC 73pts
The full results are available on the Cork AAI website
Photos...
1) Mick Dooley of Eagle AC has some team photos HERE
Correct results ASAP Please
ReplyDeleteDanny McCarthy Midleton AC
Thanks John Justice Prevails Well done all and so very well organised.
ReplyDeleteDanny McCarthy Mdt AC
A great event ! Even the rain held off, mainly.
ReplyDeleteYes great event, stewards very helpful at the gate too. As a spectator I found it a pity though there was fresh cow manure all over the place as if the cattle had been removed some hours earlier. Not nice for the runners, especially U9, U11, etc juvenile athletes too I suspect. Maybe this just comes with the territory? I don't find it nice though.
ReplyDeleteHave to agree with comment 4 ... hills, mud, stones, straw, rain, wind fine but no need for cow sh1t , I know host clubs and venues are a difficulty but surely this issue should be addressed. Spikes, trainers & wellies covered in it, no fun for athletes / parents scrubbing it off. Is it not a Health issue, with it splattering into people's faces mid race?
ReplyDeletegreat event; very grateful to St Nicholas's AC and the Morrison family for hosting-thank you
ReplyDeleteGreat event and well organised.Guys this is cross country so be prepared for all conditions. We should be thankfull to the Morrison family for the use of their land and stop complaining about cow manure. Were they supposed to not have their cattle on the fields before hand ?. we would soon run out of places to hold cross country races if this was to happen.
ReplyDeleteI think we also need to bear in mind this is farmland voluntarily been given to us so we can enjoy our sport for the day and that needs to be appreciated. Athletics has very little land of is own for cross country and by in large relies on such generosity.
ReplyDeleteI do find it difficult that we should be grateful to have the U9 and U11 boys and girls run in fresh cow dung at an official AAI event because so few venues are available. Would the farmer have another field for his cattle for the few days beforehand? This issue did not arise at Conna or Macroom and presumably won't at the Munsters in Clare. I agree also there could be health issues with this matter.
ReplyDeleteNew to the cross country scene but presumed this was part of it. Did find it to be a problem in Conna also though
ReplyDeleteA big thank you to the Morrison family for giving us the use of their land.We had the use of a big area between the course and parking and people think they should keep their cattle off this huge area of land before unbelieveable!.We had a lot of wet weather leading up to the event so obviously things were going to be dirty at entrances to fields the fields themselves were clean.
ReplyDeleteI think most farmers would consider it normal and sensible to graze the land before people arrive in cars and en masse which would trample it and make it unusable for several weeks ( due to poor regrowth). Grassland is a key resource for farming and is not in unlimited supply particularly at this stage of the year. We had free and full access to quite a considerable amount of land which will be of no use for farming now so I think that needs to be appreciated. If it weren't for landowners generosity where would we run cross country?
ReplyDeleteAgree with last comment, where else are cross countries going to be held? Bit of cow dung not going to do any harm. Is it not great that kids are out running around the fields in the fresh air rather than at home stuck in their phones computors etc? Quick shower when they get home then they are sorted.
ReplyDeleteI have to laugh at the few posters complaining at cow droppings in a field ! Worried their designer runners might get stained ? I did the race and cant remember any problems of any kind at all ! In fact it was a remarkably dry course with just a few muddy spots at the cross over between fields. God love those people if it had been Pouring.
ReplyDeleteFarmers are remarkably generous in giving over their fields to be used not just for the races themselves but for parking etc. By and large runners are a remarkably hardy bunch and long may it be so.
Could;nt agree more with last 2 posts!
ReplyDeleteAre people really getting this soft. I remember running as a kid in races in fields where cows n sheep were still there. Not only that jumping wire fences and barbed wire with a bit of carpet thrown over it. Its luxury these days.
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