Leevale athletes were well to the fore in the final evening race of the year, the BHAA Togher P.T.A.A 5K, held last night. Jessica Vonhatten prevailed in a strong women’s field, leading the way in 18:09, just over a minute behind her partner, James Grufferty, who finished 3rd in the men’s race. Claire McCarthy also finished 3rd in the women’s overall event, while John Collins won the mens over-50 category.
Men: 1 A O’Shea (HSE) 15:19; 2 C Merritt (Army) 15:36; 3 J Grufferty (Bio Pharma) 15:59; 4 G Sweeney (temp-reg) 16:12; 5 S Mullaney (temp-reg) 16:13; 6 C O’Connell (UCC, M40) 16:18; 7 C Marshall (HSE) 16:27; 8 S Simcox (Workout Express) 16:28; 9 T Laffan (HSE, M40) 16:28; 10 B Murphy (Bank of New York) 16:37.
M40: 3 E Meade (Bio Pharma) 16:57.
M45: 1 M Bickerdike (Blarney School of Motoring) 17:36; 2 D Carroll (Blarney Woollen Mills) 18:26; 3 J O’Sullivan (Bandon Tyres) 18:32.
M50: 1 J Collins (Team adidas) 17:22; 2 M Murphy (Novartis) 17:38; 3 P Murphy (UCC) 18:47.
M55: 1 J Gough (Mileeven Fine Foods) 17:57; 2 J Holland (An Post/Eircom) 21:04; 3 F Linehan (Plant Hire) 21:59.
M60: 1 M Dunne (UCC) 20:45; 2 J Cotter (ESB) 21:39; 3 J Murray (HSE) 22:37.
Team: (Grade A) 1 UCC 63; 2 FAS 137; 3 Naval Service 163. (Grade B) 1 Army 166; 2 An Post/Eircom 186; 3 EMC 190. (Grade C) 1 Pilz 202; 2 Novartis 253; 3 Midleton News 267.
Women: 1 J Vonhatten (Glanmire Pharmacy) 18:09; 2 N Roe (Dept of Educ) 18:23; 3 C McCarthy (temp-reg) 18:37; 4 S Kevany (Pfizer) 18:53; 5 A-M Healy (HSE, F35) 19:14; 6 A Donnelly (Donnelly Bakery, F45) 19:38; 7 S Kennedy (HSE) 19:55; 8 F Kirwan (Sensory Labs, F40) 20:16; 9 A Murphy (UCC) 20:18; 10 G Mullaney (Musgrave, F35) 20:35.
F50: 1 M Sheehan (Carrig Court) 19:40.
F55: 1 M Barry (Midleton News) 23:50.
Team: (Grade A) 1 HSE 13; 2 Dept of Educ 22. (Grade B) 1 Bank of Ireland) 62; 2 Midleton News 65.