Results & photos of the Munster Masters Cross Country Championships in Dungarvan...Sun 20th Nov 2016

The Munster Masters Cross Country Championships were held in Dungarvan on Sunday the 20th of November and West Waterford AC were the host club.

As is common with these events, the fields for both the men's and women's races were dominated by more local clubs. For example, in the women's race, there was no county team from Limerick or Clare. In the men's event, only Cork, Waterford and Tipperary had enough for a county team.

Overall, the standard for Masters  was pretty high and many fast runners finishing well down the field.

The full results are now up on the Munster Athletics website

Photos...
1) West Waterford AC have two large galleries.... Men ... Women 

The Cork results are highlighted below...

Results of the Munster Novice Cross Country Championships...Sun 23rd Oct 2016

The Munster Novice Cross Country Championships were held near Carraig na bhFear in Cork on Sunday the 23rd of October. The numbers taking part were pretty good with 66 in the women's race and 88 on the men's.

However, when you drill down into the results and look at the inter-county competition, you'll see that a lot of counties are missing. In the mens novice race, there was no county team from Kerry, Waterford and Limerick...i.e. half of the counties in Munster. For the women's event, there was no teams from Waterford or Limerick.

The full results can be seen on the Munster Athletics website HERE

Photos...
1) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a gallery of over 300 photos HERE

Results of the Munster Marathon & Half-Marathon Championships...May 2016

The Great Limerick Run doubled up this year as the Munster Marathon and Half-Marathon Championships. This is part of an 3 year arrangement between Munster Athletics and the Great Limerick Organisers. In previous years, the Charleville Half-Marathon was used as the Munster Half-Marathon Championship.

The one negative aspect about this years results are that the team results are for mixed teams. Instead of having proper results with a separate womens section, they just lumped the men and women in together which is a bit of a cop out. It's almost like they couldn't be bothered which will confirm to a lot of people that this championship is more about making money than really caring about a proper competition.

These are the medal winners from Cork...

* Munster Athletics – O40 Womens Marathon Individual Result
3 Helen Sheehan Female 63 F45+ 14 MIDLETON A.C. m 04:15:07

Munster Athletics – Men’s Half Marathon Individual Result
2 Brian Hegarty Male 2 M35+ 2 LEEVALE A.C. M 01:12:24

Munster Athletics – Women’s Half Marathon Individual Resut
1 Aoife Cooke Female 2 FOPEN 2 YOUGHAL AC m 01:19:46
2 Nollaigh ONeill Female 4 F35+ 1 LEEVALE A.C. m 01:21:17

* Munster Athletics – O40 Men’s Half Marathon Individual Result
1 Ronan Boland Male 14 M45+ 2 EAGLE A.C. m 01:20:12
2 Pat O Connor Male 15 M45+ 3 EAGLE A.C. m 01:20:35

* Munster Athletics – O50 Men’s Half Marathon Individual Result
2 Mike McGrath Male 125 M55+ 3 EAGLE A.C. m 01:33:36

* Munster Athletics – O40 Women’s Half Marathon Individual Result
1 Dolores Duffy Female 17 F45+ 3 WATERGRASSHILL A.C. m 01:33:12
3 Lisa Boland Female 77 F45+ 9 EAGLE A.C. m 01:45:38

Munster Half Marathon Championships 
Munster Open Half Marathon
Munster Marathon Championships
Munster Open Marathon

Here are the results from 2015 when it was held in Charleville. Proper results with separate womens teams. Obviously it wasn't making as much money back then.

* Update...Tues 10th May...It would seem as if someone has made a pretty big mistake with the category results. See the graphic below. On the left are the categories as laid out before the race. It states quite clearly...Men Over 40, Men Over 50 and the same for women. On the right, you can see what categories can be searched on the chip timing website. They are broken down on M35, M45, M55...not M40, M50. Munster Athletics have based their M40 results on the M45 positions, the M50 results on the M55 positions and so on. It's the same for the marathon.

Great Limerick Run appointed official Munster Marathon & Half-Marathon Championships for 2016-2018

It was announced today that the Great Limerick Run held every May will be the official Munster Athletics Marathon and Half-Marathon Championships for 2016 to 2018.

This is a major change from the last few years when the Charleville Half-Marathon in September was the Munster Half-Marathon Championship.

The entry fee according to the race website is €65 for the full Marathon and €50 for the Half-Marathon. The €50 for the Half is in marked contrast to the Rock n Roll Half-Marathon in Dublin where club runners get a discounted price. The Munster Marathon Championships are a new development.

Another question that arises is how much is this actually worth to Munster Athletics? Will the money be funneled back into athletics? It's an important consideration as the Limerick race is a commercial event.

The Great Limerick Run takes place on Sunday the 1st of May 2016.

Results of the Munster Senior Cross Country Championships...Sun 8th Nov 2015

The Munster Senior Cross Country Championships were held in Beaufort, Co.Kerry on what turned out to be the wettest day of the week. The numbers for a Munster competition were a bit on the low side but perhaps the weather was a factor there.

In nearly most cross country races for adults, the men always outnumber the women by quite a margin. Unusually this time round, they were almost equal. There were 33 in the mens race and 28 in the womens. Maybe it shouldn't be such a suprise considering how strong womens cross country running is in Kerry with the team from the Kingdom scoring very high nationally last year.

Senior Women
1 Shona Heaslip An Riocht A.C. Kerry
2 Aoife Cooke Youghal A.C. Cork
3 Nollaigh Hunter Leevale A.C. Cork

1 An Riocht A.C. 1, 7, 16, 21...45
2 Ennis Track A.C. 10, 13, 18, 22... 63
3 Farranfore Maine Valley A.C. 4, 12, 25, 27...68
4 Star of the Laune A.C. 15, 20, 24, 26 ...85

1 Kerry 1, 4, 7, 8 ...20
2 Cork 2, 3, 6, 11 ...22
3 Clare 9, 10, 13, 18 ...50

In the mens race, Michael Harty led the East Cork AC team home to take the senior title.

1 Michael Harty East Cork A.C. Cork
2 Tim O'Donoghue East Cork A.C. Cork
3 Damien Landers Ennis Track A.C. Clare

1 East Cork A.C. 1, 2, 7, 17...27
2 Ennis Track A.C. 3, 11, 13, 22 ...49
3 Leevale A.C. 5, 12, 19, 21 ...57
4 Iveragh A.C. 10, 14, 24, 29 ...77
5 An Riocht A.C. 16, 23, 25, 26 ...90

1 Cork 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 12...31
2 Clare 3, 11, 13, 15, 18, 22 ...82
3 Kerry ...10, 14, 16, 24, 25, 26 ...115

The full results are up on the Munster Athletics website.

Results & photos of the Munster Junior & Masters Cross Country Championships...Sun 11th Jan 2015

This was held in Waterford city on Sunday the 11th of Jan 2015. In the mens senior race, East Cork AC won the club title with the Cork team taking Silver. In the senior womens race, there were only two women from Cork in it so not enough to scare as a team (4 required).

The winner of the Senior womens race was Shona Heaslip who represented Ireland at the U23 race at the European Cross Country Championships in Bulgaria last December. Members of the Kerry team took all the podium positions and the county title as well.

Senior Women
Club Team Points
Place Club Positions Points
1 Ennis Track 4, 5, 6, 7...22
2 Clonmel 8, 9, 13, 18...48
3 Waterford A.C. 16, 17, 21, 22...76

County Team Points
Place County Positions Points
1 Kerry 1, 2, 3, 15...21
2 Clare 4, 5, 6, 7...22
3 Tiperary 8, 9, 1, 13...41

Senior Men
Club Team Points
Place Club Positions Points
1 East Cork 4, 5, 9, 11...29
2 Clonmel 2, 6, 8, 26...42
3 Waterford A.C. 10, 13, 14, 22...59

County Team Points
Place County Positions Points
1 Tiperary 1, 2, 6, 8, 17, 26...60
2 Cork 4, 5, 9, 1, 18, 20...67
3 Kerry 7, 12, 15, 19, 21, 27...101

The full results are available on the Munster Athletics website HERE

The host club Waterford AC have some photos HERE
Farranfore Maine Valley AC have a gallery HERE 

Addendum...
Just a quick look at the numbers. In the senior races this year, there were 22 women and 39 men. That compares to 13 women and 40 men when it was held in Tipperary the previous year so there is obviously an issue with numbers taking part.

In the Munster masters cross country in Watergrasshill at the start of Dec 2014, there were 66 women and 182 men...a complete contrast.

Mallow AC take Silver at the Munster Intermediate Cross Country Championships

The Munster Intermediate Cros Country Championships were held on Sunday 9th November 2014 in Newmarket-On-Fergus, Co. Clare. Not too many runners traveled from Cork but the Mallow AC ladies team managed to win Silver just ahead of An Ríocht AC. The Cork womens team finished in 3rd.

Members of Mallow AC at the Munster Intermediate Cross Country Championships

Club Team Points
Place Club Positions Points
1 Enis Track 4, 6, 13, 20...43
2 Mallow AC 10, 12, 16, 22...60
3 An Riocht 1, 14, 23, 25...63
4 KIB/N.Clare 1, 19, 21, 24...75
5 East Cork 7, 17, 26, 28...78

County Team Points
Place County Positions Points
1 Kery 1, 3, 5, 9...18
2 Clare 2, 4, 6, 11...23
3 Cork 7, 8, 10, 12...37

In the mens intermediate competition, Michael Harty of East Cork AC took an individual silver medal. Michael has had a great cross country season to date having won both the Cork Novice and Intermediate competitions.

There were no clubs from Cork in the team results while the Cork team itself finished 5th out of 6.

The full results can be seen HERE

The Munster Masters Cross Country Championships are coming up in Watergrasshill in Cork on Sunday the 30th of November 2014.  This was originally supposed to be in Carraig na bhFear but it is now at Kartworld which is just to the east of Watergrasshill. You can see a map showing the location at the bottom of this page on the Eagle AC website.

Munster Athletics announce the following awards for 2013...

The Munster Athletics bracch of Athletics Ireland have announced the Munster Star Award Winners for 2013

Indoor & Track and Field Awards
Clare Laura Power Ennis Track A.C. & Eoin Looney Kilmurray Ibrikane A.C.
Cork Jayne Pennyfather Leevale/Belgooly A.C. & Jack Murphy Leevale A.C.
Kerry Aoife Doyle Star of the Laune A.C. & Eoin O’Carroll Tralee Harriers A.C.
Limerick Lauren Ryan Dooneen A.C. & Evan Crotty Emerald A.C.
Tipperary Emma Hennessy Nenagh Olympic A.C. & Daniel Ryan Moycarkey C.C. A.C.
Waterford Siobhan Whelan Ferrybank A.C. & Paul Murphy Ferrybank A.C.
Junior Women Jessica Sheehan Leevale A.C. & Junior Men Eoin O’Carroll Tralee Harriers A.C.
Under 23 Women...Christina Neville Leevale A. C. & Under 23 Men...Patrick McSweeney Bandon A.C.
Senior Women...Claire Fitzgerald Tralee Harriers A.C. & Senior Men...Tom Boucher Ferrybank A.C.
Master Women...Annette O’Brien Gneeveguilla A.C. & Master Men...John Murphy Liscarroll A.C.
International Award...Robert Heffernan Togher A. C.
Achievement Award...Sarah Lavin Emerald A. C.
Hall of Fame...Waterford
Patsy O’Connor Officer Award...Limerick

Club Awards
Indoor Juvenile Leevale A. C.
Junior/Senior Leevale A. C.
Masters Rising Sun A. C.
Track & Field Juvenile Leevale A. C.
Junior/Senior Leevale A. C.
Masters Waterford A. C. County Awards
Indoor & T/F Juvenile Cork, Indoor & T/F Senior Cork, Indoor & T/F Masters Cork
 
Juvenile Cross Country Awards
Clare Kevin Mulcaire Ennis Track A. C.
Cork Louise Shanahan Leevale A. C.
Kerry Conor O’Mahony Tralee Harriers A.C.
Limerick Eoghan Beery Dooneen A. C.
Tipperary Ciara Cummins Nenagh Olympic A. C.
Waterford Michael Power West Waterford A. C.
 
Senior Cross Country and Road Awards
Senior Men Tim O’Donoghue East Cork
Senior Women Sharon Rynne Kilmurray IB
Master Men Eugene Moynihan Marian
Patrick O’Shea Iveragh
Master Women Mary Sweeney St. Finbarr’s
 
Cross Country / Road Club Awards
Best Juvenile X- Country Club Ennis Track A.C. & Overall Senior Club X- Country & Road Ennis Track A. C. & Best Juvenile “B” X-Country Club Bandon A. C.
Cross Country County Awards...Best Juvenile County Cork & Best Senior County Cork & Best Masters County Cork