Archive for November, 2002

Great Performances at Donoughmore

24 November, 2002

The National inter county cross country championships drew a big crowd to Donoughmore today, with the local club doing a great job in organising everything. In spite of all the torrential rain that fell in the general Cork area, especially over the past [...]

Party Time In London

20 November, 2002

London is the place ot be this coming weekend. By all accounts the party of the year takes place there on the 24th. The occasion is none other than the 40th birthday party of Brendan Lucey. Picture shows Brendan during a moment of weakness in Darmstadt a few years ago. Reports indicate he has not [...]

Good Performances from Ian and Mark

19 November, 2002

The Munster intermediate and underage championships were held at Spancil hill in clare on Sunday. The course, on the side of a mountain, was one of the toughest ever provided for young runners. One could only feel sorryfor the very young children competing, and the hope is that none of them will be put off [...]

Leevale Women Win

10 November, 2002

Leevale’s senior women’s team recorded a magnificent team victory at the Cork senior and junior cross country championships held on Sean O’Lionairds land in Inchigeelagh on Sunday.
Valerie Vaughan of Blarney Inniscarra was the easy winner of the race ahead of Colette O’Riordan of West Muskerry, with Claire Gibbons leading the Leevale team in third. Louise [...]

Martin McCarthy stars for London Irish

9 November, 2002

Martin McCarthy today played an important part in the London Irish team that finished second in the English National Cross country Relays at Mansfield. Running the second leg he clocked 15:09 for the 5k distance, the 6th fastest time of the day. London Irish, who also had John Downes in their line-up, were just beaten [...]

Another Record For Mark

6 November, 2002

Mark Carroll’s superb marathon debut in New York is the second fastest marathon time by an Irish runner. It is also a new Leevale record. Between Mark Carroll and Marcus O’Sullivan the Leevale club records are now really world class. Makes it difficult for future Leevale athletes to get their names on the records page. [...]

Keeping it in the Family….

3 November, 2002

The Reebok Challenge is proving to be a happy hunting ground for the Lombard family. Following in the footsteps of Fiachra, who was just pipped in the first race, older brother Cathal was a convincing winner of the second race on Saturday. Held at Senneleys Park in Birmingham Cathal was in total control and won [...]

Good Performances at B Championships

3 November, 2002

The Cork B cross country championships were held at Youghal last Sunday. A strong wind, together with hilly conditions, made life difficult, especially for the younger age groups. However, conditions brought out the best in the Leevale contingent who ran superbly.
Chloe Murphy ran a great race and would have been a good second bt for [...]