Results of the Shandrum NS 5k in Doneraile Park...Sat 18th March 2017

There are a steady stream of 5k's in Doneraile Park throughout the year and this one was organised on behalf of Shandrum National School and their local GAA club. A total of 147 people took part.

The race was slightly unusual in that the first person home was female as opposed to the usual male. Mei-Mei Cronin often features highly in the 5k races in Doneraile Park and has finished as the first woman in the past. This is I think the first time she has won a race outright.

1 Mei-Ming Cronin F 19:29
2 Ursula Bluett F 21:27
3 Deirdre Keane F 22:52
1 Cathal Boles M Shandrum AC 19:48
2 Cathal Twomey M Eagle AC 20:25
3 Richard Lombard M 20:39

The full results can be seen HERE

Results of the Ballincollig 5k parkrun...Sat 18th Mar 2017

There was a big drop in numbers for the 5k parkrun this week in Ballincollig Regional Park for some reason. A total of 220 people took part, down a third on last week. Usually the big drops are because of bad weather but this morning was fine. Perhaps it's because of the Lee Fields 4 mile race on Sunday or maybe people are away for the weekend? Or maybe there are a few sore heads after St.Patrick's Day :o)

1    Richard DOYLE    18:16    VM40-44    M1
2    Neilus HEALY    18:46    SM30-34    M2
3    Barry O'MAHONY    19:16    SM30-34    M3    Piranha TC
44    Suzanne TWOMEY    23:42    VW35-39    F1
47    Emma O'MAHONY    23:53    SW30-34    F2    Crusaders Athletic Club
48    Eilis CONSIDINE    24:01    VW35-39    F3

The results of the 40th edition can be seen HERE

Results of the Ballincollig 5k parkrun...Sat 11th Mar 2017

There was another large turn out for this weeks 5k parkrun in Ballincollig Regional Park with 333 people taking part. As you can see from the chart above, it used to be around the 200 mark in the last quarter of 2016. Now, it seems to have settled down to around 300 per week.

1    Cillian O'LEARY    16:17    VM35-39    M1    Raheny Shamrock AC
2    Conor DOLAN    16:40    SM30-34    M2
3    David CRAIG    18:29    VM35-39    M3
21    Maeve COTTER    22:38    VW35-39    F1    Eagle A.C.
27    Noirin KELLEHER    23:08    VW50-54    F2
34    Edel BUCKLEY    23:29    SW30-34    F3

The results of the 39th edition can be seen HERE

Results of the Rahan National School 5k fun run in Doneraile Park...Sat 4th Mar 2017

Roughly 80 people took part in this 5k fun run organised by Rahan National School in Doneraile Park.

1 19:07    MANNING, Ruairi    MJ    0:06:10
3 21:13    O'BRIEN, Colm    MS    0:06:51
5 21:59    O'MAHONY, Jim    MS    0:07:05
2 19:09    CRONIN, Mei Ming    Fj    0:06:11
4 21:56    O'MAHONY, Katherine    FJ    0:07:05
10 25:45 O'CALLAGHAN, Carmel    FS    0:08:18

Full results below...

Fionnuala Britton voted European Athlete of the Month for March 2013

The European Athletics website have just announced that Fionnuala Britton has been voted the European athlete of the month for March 2013.

The website said..."Britton was first European home in the senior race at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in the Polish city of Bydgoszcz on 24 March and was an overwhelming favourite among voters for the female European Athlete of the Month."

Fionnuala also won a bronze medal in the 3000m at the European Indoor Championships at the start of March.

This is the third time that Fionnuala Britton has been named European Athlete of the Month. She has previously won it in December 2012 and December 2011 for her winning the European Cross Country titles.