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| Evan Byrne wins the 2022 Newmarket 5k in a time of 14m 28s |
This was one of the coldest editions of the Newmarket 5k road race in recent times with the temperature hovering just above above 0 deg C. Despite getting a good entry, it seems that some runners decided not to travel on the day probably due to a fear of icy roads.
I was certainly expecting the roads around Newmarket in NW Cork to be a lot worse than Cork City but the opposite seemed to be the case. The race course was actually perfect for the event and the 5k went off without any issues.
A total of 365 runners crossed the finish line which is down 14% on the 424 of 2021 but up 8% on the 337 of 2019.
A total of 174 runners went under 20 minutes which was 48% of the field. It's interesting to note that 35% of the field went sub 20 in 2019 and this increased to 45% in 2021.
Top 3 men & women...
2 Niall Shanahan An Bru AC 14:39 SM 477
4 Gavin O'Rourke Leevale AC 14:52 SM 433
42 Sinead O'Connor Leevale AC 16:27 SF 381
53 Edel Monaghan DCH 16:49 SF 305
56 Hannah Steeds Leevale AC 16:56 SF 502
3 Shauna Bocquet Craughwell AC 13:56 Wheelchair 19
Full results HERE
Photos...
a) Pre-race photos
b) Finish line photos 13:56 to 18:30
c) Finish line photos 18:30 to 23:05
d) Finish line photos 23:05 plus
2) Joe Murphy has a few photos HERE
3) Duhallow AC have a gallery HERE
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| The first woman home was Sinéad O'Connor in a time of 16:27. Olympic rowing champion Paul O'Donovan on the far left was just ahead with the same time. |
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| Shauna Bocquet of Craughwell AC was the first wheelchair athlete |
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| A long way from home... Ray Lahart (246) & David O'Brien (350) of Gowran AC in Kilkenny |
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| ...and not so far from home. |
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| Members of Duhallow AC with Olympic Gold medalist & rower Paul O'Donovan who finished the 5k race in a time of 16m 27s |
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