April Distance Results

The much anticipated summer season beckons as another month of road racing ticks by for our Leevale athletes. We enjoyed a much welcomed run of fine weather meaning our hallowed stomping ground at the UCC farm is firmly back in action. The race action is also coming thick and fast now with the evening race season officially kicked off but first up was the BHAA 10k on April 2nd where Finbarr O’Dwyer had a good run taking 3rd place and Ian O’Leary took the M45 win. On the same day the Leevale senior men were victorious in Kerry in the Munster Road Championship 4 mile. The team pipped Ennis Track in what was a highly competitive race (note times not available). Mark Hoey, Tim Twomey, Mark Walsh and Chris Murphy were the scorers for Leevale.

Next up was the first of the evening races in Youghal on April 6th where the Emer Casey 5k kicked off at 8pm. Sinead O’Connor comprehensively won the ladies race and in the mens Eric Curran was 2nd and Mark Walsh had a great run in 3rd.  A few days later in Dromahane, Leevale dominated the 5k race with Anthony Mannix and Carol Finn taking the wins. On Sunday April 9th In Cobh, Sinead O’Connor took another win in the Great Island 4 mile race with Lisa Hegarty coming in 3rd and Ian O’Leary also 3rd in the mens race. On the same day Jessica Bruton took 2nd place in the 10 mile race. 

On 9th of April the national 10k championships were once again held in the Phoenix Park and it was the Leevale ladies in the spotlight with Claire McCarthy earning overall silver and Carmel Parnell winning the F60 title. 

On Easter Monday Carol Finn picked up a win in the Boherbue Kiskeam 4 mile while on the other side of the country Conor McCauley was the winner in the Rosslare 10k. A few days later there was a fantastic turnout in East Cork for the highly regarded Ballintotis 4 mile race and it didn’t disappoint. Leevale athletes were out in force led by Claire McCarthy earning a hard fought win just edging Youghal athlete Aoife Cooke while Niamh Roe came 3rd and Eric Curran also took 3rd in the mens.

On April 23rd the Leevale senior women retrospectively earned bronze after the initial winners Queens were later disqualified. The team were represented by Carol Finn (5:15 1 mile), Claire McCarthy (10:49 2 mile) and Freda Davoren (5:17 1 mile). On the same day in West Cork, Andrew Sheehan was a comfortable winner in the Ross 10k. On Wednesday 26th in Crosshaven, Fionnula Desmond was 3rd in the Crosshaven 10k and Ros Mackeown won the 5k. In the BHAA Stryker 4 mile on Thursday 27th, Helen Leonard and Lisa Hegarty took 2nd and 3rd respectively while Sharon Rynne took the win. On Saturday 29th Conor McCauley came 2nd in the Waterford to Tramore 7.5 mile race running a massive 7.5 mile pb. 

To wrap up, a big congratulations to our own Claire McCarthy who was officially selected to represent Ireland in the marathon for the upcoming world championships in London this August. After running the qualifying time of 2:38 in Berlin last September, Claire has been showing excellent form in recent weeks and it was no surprise to see her get the nod from the selection committee. It’s a huge achievement for Claire and the club and we wish her all the best over the next few months in preparation.

BHAA UCC 10k Results / 02 Apr 2017 / 10k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Finbarr O Dwyer	Male  40-44		83.40%		3
2	Marco Petrassi	Male  Senior		74.39%		8
3	Ian O Leary	Male  45-49		81.73%		10
4	Tomas Kennefick	Male  Senior		72.70%		16
5	Terry Ryan	Male  40-44		68.81%		59
6	Mark Bickerdike	Male  50-54		64.99%		60
7	Pauline Grainger	Female  35-39		68.51%		128
8	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		58.40%		345

Munster Road Champs (Masters) Results / 02 Apr 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Tim Twomey	Male  35-39	No Time	-		5
2	Michael Cremin	Male  35-39	No Time	-		25
3	Mike Dolphin	Male  35-39	No Time	-		33
4	David O Mahony	Male  35-39	No Time	-		58

Munster Road Champs (Senior) Results / 02 Apr 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Mark Hoey	Male  Senior	No Time	-		5
2	Tim Twomey	Male  35-39	No Time	-		12
3	Mark Walsh	Male  Senior	No Time	-		15
4	Chris Murphy	Male  Senior	No Time	-		16
5	Anthony Mannix	Male  Senior	No Time	-		20

Berlin Half Marathon Results / 02 Apr 2017 / 1/2 Marathon Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Conor McCauley	Male  Senior		80.75%		69
2	Donal Coakley	Male  Senior		74.03%		206

Emer Casey 5k Results / 06 Apr 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Eric Curran	Male  Senior		83.43%		2
2	Mark Walsh	Male  Senior		81.42%		3
3	James Grufferty	Male  Senior		79.92%		8
4	Dave McEvoy	Male  Senior		79.51%		10
5	Tim Crowley	Male  Senior		79.19%		12
6	Andrew Hobbs	Male  Senior		77.15%		16
7	Sinead O Connor	Female  Senior		87.55%		1
8	Donal Coakley	Male  Senior		76.77%		18
9	Filip Kolodziej	Male  Senior		73.79%		26
10	Michael Lucey	Male  Senior		69.64%		42
11	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		63.34%		212

Dromahane 5k Results / 08 Apr 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Anthony Mannix	Male  Senior		79.97%		1
2	Carol Finn	Female  Senior		81.43%		1

Great Island 10 Mile Results / 09 Apr 2017 / 10 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Alfie Davis	Male  40-44		77.74%		4
2	Loic Garel	Male  Senior		67.48%		10
3	Jessica Bruton	Female  Senior		72.24%		2

Great Island 4 mile Results / 09 Apr 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Ian O Leary	Male  45-49		86.31%		3
2	Sinead O Connor	Female  Senior		85.08%		1
3	Lisa Hegarty	Female  Senior		75.24%		3

Great Ireland Run Results / 09 Apr 2017 / 10k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Claire McCarthy	Female  40-44		91.68%		2
2	Carmel Parnell	Female  60-64		97.57%		1

Boherbue - Kiskeam 4 mile Results / 17 Apr 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Mike Dolphin	Male  35-39		74.77%		14
2	Carol Finn	Female  Senior		81.30%		1
3	Ed O Brien	Male  Senior		56.63%		70
4	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		64.19%		78

Rosslare 10k Results / 17 Apr 2017 / 10k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Conor McCauley	Male  Senior		79.91%		1

Ballintotis 4 mile Results / 20 Apr 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Eric Curran	Male  Senior		81.45%		3
2	Conor McCauley	Male  Senior		82.23%		4
3	James Grufferty	Male  Senior		78.97%		7
4	Claire McCarthy	Female  40-44		93.58%		1
5	Donal Coakley	Male  Senior		76.93%		17
6	Jonathan Murphy	Male  Senior		76.36%		19
7	Michael Cremin	Male  35-39		78.58%		22
8	Padraig O Dubhgain	Male  Senior		72.79%		33
9	Niamh Roe	Female  Senior		81.64%		3
10	Loic Garel	Male  Senior		69.55%		57
11	Filip Kolodziej	Male  Senior		68.51%		68
12	Michael Lucey	Male  40-44		73.48%		72
13	Garry Noonan	Male  40-44		72.74%		80
14	Nollaigh O Neill	Female  45-49		82.80%		7
15	Pauline Grainger	Female  35-39		70.54%		16
16	Justine Looney	Female  35-39		60.00%		92
17	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		60.25%		493

Ross 10k Results / 23 Apr 2017 / 10k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Andrew Sheehan	Male  Senior		75.15%		1

Crosshaven 10k Results / 26 Apr 2017 / 10k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Fionnuala Desmond	Female  45-49		80.10%		3

Crosshaven 5k Results / 26 Apr 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Rosaleen Mackeown	Female  40-44		80.54%		1

BHAA Stryker 4 mile Results / 26 Apr 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Ian O Leary	Male  45-49		85.33%		7
2	Alfie Davis	Male  40-44		81.88%		8
3	Marco Petrassi	Male  Senior		73.75%		13
4	Ciaran Desmond	Male  Senior		72.17%		14
5	David O Mahony	Male  Senior		68.01%		43
6	Helen Leonard	Female  45-49		84.86%		2
7	Lisa Hegarty	Female  Senior		77.06%		3
8	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		58.98%		424

John Buckley Graded Meet #1 - Mile Results / 27 Apr 2017 / 1 mile Track / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Tommy Connolly	Male  Junior		99.45%		2
2	Ben Smyth	Male  Junior		99.45%		3
3	Mark Walsh	Male  Senior		78.96%		5
4	Tim Crowley	Male  Senior		77.86%		7
5	Andrew Hobbs	Male  Senior		76.52%		11
6	Dave McEvoy	Male  Senior		75.74%		12

Waterford to Tramore Results / 29 Apr 2017 / 7.5 Mile Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Conor McCauley	Male  Senior		0.03%		2

Limerick Half Marathon Results / 30 Apr 2017 / 1/2 Marathon Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Michael Brennan	Male  45-49		67.29%		218
2	Maretta Brennan	Female  45-49		61.64%		917