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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

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Carmel Parnell from Cork wins 2nd Gold at World Masters Athletics Championships in France

The World Masters Athletics Championships are currently being held in the South-East of France. Last week, Carmel Parnell from Cork won Gold in the W60 category in the womens 8000m.

The Leevale AC athlete has now won a second Gold after  finishing first in the Womens 10,000m...

W60 10000 Meter Run
1Parnell Carmel, Ca W60 Ireland 40:29,86
2 Combes, Dominique W60 France 42:16,59
3Bourgeois, Alison W62 Great Britai 42:46,77

This brings Carmel's medal tally at this World Championships to three as she also took a Silver recently in the 5,000m.

W60 5000 Meter Run
  1  Zentner, Lidia     W62 Germany   19:57,32   2
  2  Parnell Carmel, Ca W60 Ireland   20:13,66   2
  3  Bourgeois, Alison  W62 Great Britain  21:41,19   2

Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Cork runners win Gold & Bronze at the World Masters Athletics Championships in France...

The World Masters Atheltics Championships are currently being held in Lyon, France between the 4th and 16th of August. On the opening day, two athletes from Cork were on the podium.

In the womens F45 category, Carmel Crowley of Bandon AC won Bronze in the 8000m race.

W45 8000 Meter Run
Results - Women 45
 1 Graziani, Zohra    W49 France    28:44
 2 Loubele, Nathalie  W48 Belgium  29:10
 3 Crowley, Carmel    W47 Ireland   29:41



In the F60 category, Carmel Parnell of Leevale AC took Gold in the 8000m.

W60 8000 Meter Run
Results - Women 60
  1 Parnell Carmel, Ca W60 Ireland         32:10
  2 Ryan, Anne         W60 Australia         33:44
  3 Pospeshina, Lubov  W61 Sweden      34:28


The full results can be seen HERE

(L) Carmel Crowley of Bandon AC (Bronze) with (R) Carmel Parnell of Leevale AC (Gold). Photo: Anne Gormley

Monday, December 15, 2014

Cork Masters Athlete Carmel Parnell features in Athletics Weekly

In this weeks issue of Athletics Weekly, there is an article on Carmel Parnell of Leevale AC in Cork. As a F55 Masters athlete, Carmel has been unbeaten in her age group at the British and Irish Masters Cross Country from 2010 to 2014. After finishing two and half minutes ahead of the first F60 athlete at the race in November, Carmel looks set to dominate the F60 category as well when she turns 60 next July.

Leevale AC have a copy of the article HERE

Saturday, November 22, 2014

Carmel Parnell of Leevale AC leads Irish F55 team to team Gold


The British and Irish Masters Cross Country International was held in Wollaton Park in Nottingham on Saturday the 22nd of Nov 2014. One notable success of the day was that of the Irish womens F55 team that took Gold in that category. The Irish F55 team was led home by Carmel Parnell  of Leevale AC also won her fifth successive title in the F55 age group with a time of 23:26.

A special mention as well for Eamon McEvoy of St.Finbarr's AC who was part of the M60 team that finished second and Frank Hayes of East Cork AC who was part of the M45 team that finished 2nd.

M35...2nd team...Rep Ireland...3  Mark Ryan, 4  Philip Harty, 7  John Dunne, 12  Roger Barrett    
M40...2nd team...Rep Ireland...8  Niall Lynch, 9  Damien Lawless,  10  Peter O'Sullivan, 12  Pat Byrne
M45...2nd team...Rep Ireland...4  Mick Traynor, 5  Des Kennedy, 10  Damien Martin, 12  Frank Hayes

M50...3rd team...Rep Ireland...4  Mick Byrne, 6  Pat Malone, 12  Gerard Maloney, 13  Brian Kelly
M55...2nd team...Rep Ireland...2  Jim Stafford,  8  Martin McDonald, 10  Eugene Moynihan
M60...3rd team...Rep Ireland...1  Paul Elliott, 6  Eamon McEvoy, 15  John Todd
M65...1st team...Rep Ireland  13, 2  Martin McEvilly, 3  Pat Collins, 8  Barry Potts 
M75...2nd team...Rep Ireland 2  Jim McNamara, 7  Joseph Maguire, 12  John Fitzsimons  
F40...2nd team...Rep Ireland...4  Jackie Carthy, 5  Sylvia Malone,  6  Cathy McCourt    
F45...3nd team...Rep Ireland ...6  Colette Touhy, 13  Cathryn Brady, 14  Maria Dolan 
F55...1st team...1  Carmell Parnell  2  Lucy Brennan  6  Pauline Moran 
F65...3rd team...Rep Ireland...7  Carmel Macdhomhaill,  8  Bridget McCabe,  10  Una Reilly
F70...3rd team...Rep Ireland...6  Ann Woodlock, 11  Pam Benson, 12  Maureen Fitzgerald  

The full results can be seen HERE

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Recent Sports Awards in Cork...

At the recent function for the Cork City Sports Awards, prizes for the Athletics Award of the Month went to the following...

Photo by Gearoid O'Laoi

Lizzie Lee of Leevale AC was awarded the Athletics Award for December 2012 for her part in the Irish team that won Gold at the European Cross Country Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Fergus O'Donovan who is a coach with St.Finbarrs AC won the October 2012 award for his work in organising the very successful graded leagues at CIT last summer.

Carmel Parnell of Leevale AC won the November award for winning Gold in the F55 category in the British and Irish Masters International Cross Country in Belfast.

In a separate awards ceremony, Ultra Runner Ruthann Sheahan was crowned West Cork Sports Star of the Year for 2012. Ruthann who is originally from Leap in West Cork represented Ireland at the World and European 24 hour championships in Poland and finished 5th woman in Europe. This was also a new Irish record. The award was presented by Bill O'Herlihy of RTE who said..."I knew nothing about ultra-marathons and the idea that someone would run for an entire 24 hours, 229 kilometres and break the record by 23 kilometres is absolutely unbelievable in my estimation".

The Southern Star will have a special two page spread on this award on Thursday.