Irish international Sarah McCormack wins 10k outright in Cumbria

Sarah McCormack as many of you will know was a regular on the trail race scene in Cork last summer. She was also a member of the Irish team that won Gold at the European Cross Country Championships back in 2012.She has also represented Ireland several times at international mountain races.

Last weekend, Sarah won the Great Langdale 10k race in Cubria in England in a time of 33:46

Pos   M   F   Name   Cat      Club   Pace per Km/Mile   Time   
1    001    Sarah McCormack    F     Unattached    03.23/05.26   33:46 
2    001    David Hamilton    M45    Southport Waterloo    03.24/05.28  33:56   
3    002    Paul Tierney    M    Ambleside AC    03.25/05.30  34:13
4    003    Steven Townley    M    Unattached    03.31/05.39   35:09   
5    004    Tom Callan    M    Great Langdale RC    03.33/05.42  35:27    

Not only was she the first woman home but she beat all the men as well! Paul Tierney from Cork finished in 3rd. Full results HERE

Sarah McCormack wins Snowdon Mountain race, Tim O'Donoghue finishes 3rd

The annual Snowdon Mountain race was held last Saturday the 19th of July 2014. This was the 39th running of this prestigious race up and down the highest mountain in Wales.

The womens race was won by Sarah McCormack of Clonliffe Harriers in a time of 55m 21s.

Only one week earlier, Sarah had finished 17th at the European Mountain Running Championships in France. She was also part of the Irish team that won gold at the European Cross Country Championships back in 2012.

In the mens race, Tim O'Donoghue of East Cork AC finished in 3rd place. Tim is a regular on the local road race circuit here in Cork and often features in the top 3 of many races.

At the half way point at the summit of Snowdon, Tim was in 6th place having set off at a more conservative pace...

This obviously paid off in the second half as he moved up the field to finish in 3rd place.

Photo Credit : Paul Tierney

Sarah McCormack finishes 17th out of 66 at European Mountain Running Championships

The European Mountain Championships were held in Gap, France last Saturday the 12th of July 2014. There were a number of Irish competitors taking part but the best performance was by Sarah McCormack who was also part of the Irish team that won gold at the European Cross Country Championships back in 2012.


Sarah also takes part in some local trail races in Cork having finished first at the Knockaroura race near Mallow at the start of July.

The senior Irish womens team finished in 7th place out of 17.

In the senior mens section, the Irish team finished 10th out of 14.

The full results can be seen HERE

Will Downing interviews Irish Gold Medal Cross Country team...

Irish sports commentator Will Downing has just uploaded his interview with the Irish team that won Gold at the recent European Cross Country Championships in Hungary.

Fionnuala Britton and Irish team take Gold in Euro X-Country Champs...Sun 9th Dec 2012

On a great day for Irish Athletics, Fionnuala Britton won the womens senior race in the European Cross Country Championships in Hungary. Having won the 2011 race in Slovenia, this is the first time that anyone has retained the title. After leading for most of the race, Fionnuala finishing kick was enough to keep her ahead of Dulce Félix of Portugal who put in a strong late challenge.

Rank    Athlete    Nation    Time         
1     BRITTON, Fionnuala     IRL        27:45         
2     FÉLIX, Dulce     POR        27:47         
3     HERZOG, Adriënne     NED        27:48

Not only did Fionnuala Britton take the individual title but she also helped the Irish team win the team prize!

Winning Irish Team...L to R...Lizzie Lee, Fionnuala Britton, Ava Hutchinson, Linda Byrne, Sara Treacy, Sarah McCormack

With the first four finishers to score, the Irish and French teams tied on 52 points!

However as the fourth member of the scoring team, Lizzie Lee from Cork finished in 23rd place and ahead of the fourth French woman Magali Bernard in 28th place. The Irish team won in count back as a result!

Lizzie Lee of Leevale AC proudly displaying her new European Cross Country Gold medal

The other two scoring members of the Irish team were Ava Hutchinson and Linda Byrne who both represented Ireland in the Marathon in the recent London Olympics.

Photos courtesy of James McCarthy of East Cork AC