Results of the Cork County Masters Cross Country Championships...Sun 1st Nov 2015

The Cork County Masters Cross Country Championships were held in Conna on Sunday the 1st of November with dry and overcast conditions. In contrast to some of the cross country races, the Masters one seems to get a reasonable following with 84 in the men's race and 35 in the women's.

The chart below shows the numbers in the County Masters Cross Country since 2010. The men's numbers have been gradually increasing while the women's numbers seem to be relatively with an average of about 35-40 runners.

In terms of the numbers of teams, the slight increase in men's numbers meant that the M35 teams went from 9 last year to 10 this year. The M50 teams went from 3 to 4.

By contrast, the drop in the number of women had dramatic effect on the number of teams. Last year, there were 5 F35 teams and this dropped to just 2 in 2015. There was one F45 team last year and none this year.

Medal winners....Masters Men
Over 35 - 1 Tim Twomey  Leevale A.C., 2  Alan O'Brien Eagle A.C., 3 Paul Moloney Mallow A.C.
Over 40 - 1 Michael Harrington Bantry A.C., 2 Roy Fahy East Cork A.C., 3 Shane Simcox Mallow A.C.
Over 45 - 1 Frank Hayes East Cork A.C., 2 John Hennessy East Cork A.C., 3 Vivian Foley Eagle A.C.
Over 50 - 1 Noel Curtin Youghal A.C., 2 Mark Bickerdike Leevale A.C., 3 Denis McCarthy East Cork A.C.
Over 55 - 1 Neilus Aherne Midleton AC, 2 John Collins Leevale A.C., 3 Eddie O'Regan Youghal AC
Over 60 - 1 Joe Murphy Eagle A.C., 2 John Quigley Eagle A.C.
Over 65 - 1 Pat Twomey Eagle A.C.
Masters Men - Over 35 Teams
Place     Club     Positions     Points
1     East Cork A.C.     4, 5, 6, 8     23
2     Leevale A.C.     1, 14, 15, 16     46
3     Mallow A.C.     7, 12, 17, 23     59
4     Eagle A.C.     2, 9, 19, 65     95
5     St. Finbarrs A.C.     22, 33, 38, 47     140
6     Youghal A.C.     24, 33, 34, 62     153
7     West Muskerry A.C.     37, 41, 45, 51     174
8     St. Catherines (Cork) A.C.     21, 39, 56, 68     184
9     Carriag-Na-Bhfear A.C.     36, 46, 61, 73     216

Masters Men - Over 50 Teams
Place     Club     Positions     Points
1     Leevale A.C.     20, 30, 42, 49     141
2     Youghal A.C.     18, 52, 59, 63     192
3     Midleton A.C.     28, 44, 60, 66     198
4     Eagle A.C.     50, 55, 57, 69     231

Masters Women
Over 35 - 1 Ruth Millerick Youghal A.C., 2  Lorna Davey Fitzgerald Mallow A.C., 3 Niamh O'Connor East Cork A.C.
Over 40 - 1 Ronnie Barry Bandon A.C., 2 Ann-Marie Healy     St. Finbarrs A.C., 3 Evelyn Cashman Youghal A.C.
Over 45 - 1 Anna O'Neill Doheny A.C., 2 Margo Dinan St. Finbarrs A.C., 3 Clotilde Fitzgibbon Grange/Fermoy A.C.
Over 50 - 1 Marie Gillman Midleton AC, 2 Sally Drennan Midleton AC, 3 Celia O'Regan Youghal AC
Over 55 - 1 Joan Hough Midleton AC
Over 60 - 1 Carmel Parnell Leevale A.C., 2 Marion Lyons St. Finbarrs A.C.

Masters Women - Over 35 Teams
Place     Club     Positions     Points
1     Mallow A.C.     3, 10, 11, 12     36
2     Youghal A.C.     1, 6, 20, 28     55

Masters Women - Over 45 Teams
Place     Club     Positions     Points
1    Midleton AC   13, 25, 26    64
2    St Catherine's AC    23, 31, 34    88

In the Junior races, the big suprise was the drop in numbers in the Junior Men with just 2 turning out. If I read the rules correctly then Junior Men are those aged 16 to 19 years old? As you might expect from a narrow age group, the numbers are always likely to be low but for some reason this year, the junior men stayed away.

 
Junior Women
Pos     Name     Team
1     Maeve Ahearne     Leevale A.C.
2     Maeve McTaggert     Togher A.C.
3     Sharon O'Sullivan     West Muskerry A.C.
Junior Women - Teams
1     Togher A.C.     2, 4, 6, 8

Junior Men
Pos     Name     Team
1     Seamus Gallagher     West Muskerry A.C.
2     James Murray Good     Old Abbey A.C.

The full results can be seen on the County Board website.

Masters Men

Masters Women