Results for the 15th SSE Airtricity Irish Runner 5 Mile event:
Men's Race:
• Peter Samba in 1st 00:23:55
• Mick Clohisey in 2nd 00:23:56
• Michael Harty in 3rd 00:24:08
Women's Race:
• Gladys Ganiel in 1st 00:28:36
• Catherina McKiernan in 2nd 00:28:54
4 comments:
FANTASTIC RUN MIKE .YOUR UP THERE WITH THE BEST
J J HARTY
Interesting to see that the winner is quite a small chap. You'd expect the lighter lads to be good at the marathons, so it's interesting (a relief in fact) to see that they are good at the shorter distances as well. I'm an average height guy myself (say 5'9" or so) but I always feel the tall fellahs with the long legs and the long strides have a huge advantage over me when I'm in a race (I seem to take 3 steps for every 2 they take!). Maybe I'm not at such a big disadvantage after all.....? :-)
Taller runners also have to carry more weight. For endurance running, say 5k and above, most of the worlds best runners are quite small. The lower weight is probably more of an advantage than the longer stride.
Well done Michael Harty.Great to see Cork athletes up there with the best of them.Some top runners in Cork at the moment.It would be good if they could all train together every now and again regardless of what club they are with.
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