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Monday, November 16, 2015

Results & photos of the British & Irish Masters Cross Country...Sun 15th Nov 2015

One of the big cross country races last weekend was the annual British & Irish Masters Cross Country Championship which was held in Dublin this year. In among the large contingent of Irish athletes, there was a few from Cork with some wearing an Irish singlet for the first time.

Medals for Carmel Parnell & Carmel Crowley. Photo:Gearóid Ó Laoi


British & Irish Masters Race 1...Women/M65,70,75 XC
In the first race, it was a case of the two Carmels. Carmel Crowley of Bandon AC won an individual Bronze in the W45 category and a team Gold. In the W60 section, Carmel Parnell of Leevale AC took an individual Gold and a team Silver. This was I believe the 10th year that Carmel has won her category in this competition, an amazing achievement and a new record for the British & Irish Masters XC event.

These are some of the other athletes from Cork & Munster......
9. Adele Walsh of St.Senans AC W40....wins a Team Silver medal
18. Rosaleen MacKeown of Leevale AC...W40
1. Jackie Carthy from Wexford...W45 ...Individual Gold and team Gold
4. Niamh O'Sullivan of An Ríocht AC in Kerry...W50... team Bronze
10. Mary Sweeney of St.Finbarr's AC W55
12. Joan Hough of Midleton AC W55
9. Mary Jennings of Waterford AC...W60 ...team Silver
12. Carmel MacDomhaill of West Limerick AC... W60

In the Mens M65 category, Pat O'Shea of Iveragh AC in Kerry won a team Gold. Richard Piotrowski of Eagle AC helped his native England to a team Silver.

The full individual results for W35-W70 & M65-M75 can be seen HERE

In terms of teams, these are the results...

Women 35
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    Ireland    1    2    4    7
2    England    5    6    7    18
3    Scotland    3    12    16    31
4    Northern Ireland    9    10    13    32
5    Wales    14    15    17    46
                   
Women 40
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    England    1    2    3    6
2    Ireland    4    6    9    19
3    Scotland    7    8    10    25
4    Northern Ireland    5    11    13    29
5    Wales    12    16    17    45
                   
Women 45
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    Ireland    1    2    3    6
2    Northern Ireland    5    7    10    22
3    England    4    6    13    23
4    Wales    11    12    17    40
5    Scotland    8    16    18    42
                   
Women 50
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    England    1    3    7    11
2    Scotland    2    9    11    22
3    Ireland    4    6    13    23
4    Northern Ireland    5    10    16    31
5    Wales    14    15    18    47
                   
Women 55
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    England    1    2    3    6
2    Wales    4    5    14    23
3    Scotland    6    9    11    26
4    Ireland    7    10    12    29
                   
Women 60
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    England    2    3    4    9
2    Ireland    1    6    9    16
3    Scotland    5    8    13    26
4    Wales    7    10    15    32
                   
Women 65
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    Ireland    3    6    7    16
2    England    1    2    14    17
3    Wales    5    9    10    24
4    Scotland    4    12    13    29
                   
Women 70
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    England    1    5    8    14
2    Ireland    4    9    10    23
3    Wales    7    11    13    31


Men 65
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    Ireland    1    2    8    11
2    England    5    6    9    20
3    Scotland    7    11    14    32
4    Northern Ireland    4    13    15    32
5    Wales    3    16    17    36
                  
Men 70
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    England    1    3    4    8
2    Scotland    5    6    9    20
3    Northern Ireland    2    10    14    26
4    Ireland    11    12    15    38
5    Wales    7    16    18    41
                  
Men 75
Place        1    2    3    Total
1    England    1    3    4    8
2    Scotland    2    6    8    16
3    Ireland    5    7    9    21
4    Wales    11    12    16    39


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British & Irish Masters XC Race 2...M50,55,60
In the second race, Eamonn McEvoy of St.Finbarr's AC was in the M60 category

The full individual results for M50-M60 can be seen HERE

In terms of teams, these are the results...

MEN 50
Place        1    2    3    4    Total
1    England    3    4    5    6    18
2    Ireland    1    7    8    9    25
3    Wales    2    15    17    23    57
4    Northern Ireland    18    19    20    22    79
5    Scotland    14    21    24    26    85
                      
Men 55
Place        1    2    3        Total
1    Ireland    1    6    9    x    16
2    Scotland    2    5    15    x    22
3    England    4    11    13    x    28
4    Wales    3    14    17    x    34
5    Northern Ireland    7    10    18    x    35
                      
Men 60
Place        1    2    3        Total
1    Ireland    1    2    3    x    6
2    England    4    5    6    x    15
3    Scotland    7    8    11    x    26
4    Northern Ireland    10    16    18    x    44
5    Wales    13    15    17    x    45


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British & Irish Masters XC Race 3...M35,40,45
In the third race of the day, Michael Harty of East Cork AC continued his current fine form to win the M35 title and help the Irish team secure M35 Gold.

Stuart Maloney of Mooreabbey Milers in Tipperary and Tim Twoomey of Leevale AC also won team Gold medals in the M35 category.

In the M45 category, Frank Hayes of East Cork AC won a team Silver.

The full individual results for M35-M45 can be seen HERE

In terms of teams, these are the results...

Men 35
Place        1    2    3    4    Total
1    Ireland    1    4    5    6    16
2    England    2    3    8    16    29
3    Scotland    7    13    15    17    52
4    Northern Ireland    12    14    18    19    63
5    Wales    10    21    25    27    83
                       
Men 40
Place        1    2    3    4    Total
1    Ireland    2    3    4    9    18
2    England    1    6    8    12    27
3    Scotland    7    14    18    19    58
4    Wales    5    16    17    25    63
5    Northern Ireland    15    21    23    26    85
                       
Men 45

Place        1    2    3    4    Total
1    England    1    4    8    9    22
2    Northern Ireland    2    5    10    15    32
3    Ireland    3    6    11    14    34
4    Scotland    7    20    21    23    71
5    Wales    17    22    26    28    93


Photos........(Updated Wed 3pm)
1) Paddy Parrott has a gallery HERE
2) Ray Thornberry has a large set HERE
3) PJR Photography has a large gallery HERE
4) Ballyroan, Abbeyleix & District have a gallery HERE
5) DE Photo Ireland have a gallery HERE

Michael Harty of East Cork AC wins an individual Gold in the M35 category and a team Gold for Ireland

2 comments:

  1. It is lovely to see a wide variety of clubs get a share of the glory

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  2. Michael MacMahon 5th M35 is from Charleville, Co.Cork but lives in Dublin and runs for Donore Harriers

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