The M35+, M50+ and senior women ran 1 mile x 2mile and 1 mile legs while the senior men ran 2 mile x 1 mile x 3 mile and 2 mile legs.
In the senior womens event, Leevale AC from Cork took the team title. The team was comprised of sisters Carol and Michelle Finn and team mate Lizzie Lee.
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| National Road Relay Champions...Michelle Finn, Lizzie Lee & Carol Finn of Leevale AC |
As you can see from the times below, Carol Finn put them into an early lead that they never lost.
1st Leevale AC.......Carol Finn (1m) 5:08....Lizzie Lee (2m) 10:35......Michelle Finn (1m) 4:56......Total 20:39
2nd Letterkenny AC....Natasha Adams (1m) 5:11...Sinead Peoples (2m) 10:36......Anne Marie McGlynn (1m) 5:21......Total 21:08
3rd Crusaders AC.....Caroline Crowley (1m) 5:10...Orla Drumm (2m) 10:49......Marie Hyland (1m) 5:38........Total 21:37
In the Master mens M50 team event, St.Finbarr's AC from Cork took silver. The team was made up on Michael Murphy (1m), Cathal O'Connell (2m) and Ken Devine (1m).
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| Silver for the St.Finbarrs AC M50 team...Michael Murphy, Cathal O'Connell & Ken Devine |
In the first leg, Michael Murphy finished the 1st leg in 3rd place some 13 seconds behind the second placed man. In the second leg, Cathal O'Connell reduced that deficit to just one second. In the final leg, Ken Devine brought the Barr's team up to second place and just 6 seconds adrift from the winning team.
1st....Raheny Shamrock AC (A)...Damien Martin (1m) 5:33...Mick Traynor (2m) 10:14...Dave Woods (1m) 5:14.....Total 21:01
2nd...St.Finbarrs AC...Michael Murphy (1m) 5:15...Cathal O'Connell (2m) 10:47...Ken Devine (1m) 5:05...Total 21:07
3rd....Drogheda & District AC...Danny Skeffington (1m) 5:01...Patrick O'Grady (2m) 11:00...Martin Duffy (1m) 5:41...Total 21:42
The full results are up on the Athletics Ireland website under April 2015.
Photos...
1) Gearóid Ó Laoi has a number of photos of the womens race HERE
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