October saw a return of the much revered cross country season for a lot of Leevale athletes but away from the grizzly mud and cold there were still some notable road performances. Claire McCarthy won the long established Cork to Cobh race on October 1st and Eric Curran had good wins in the Rosscarbery 5k and Rebel Red 10k. Rosaleen Mackeown also had a win in the Rebel Red 5k.
BHAA Cork to Cobh Results / 01 Oct 2017 / 15 miles Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Hegarty | 4 | |||
| 2 | Claire McCarthy | 1 | |||
| 3 | Michael Creed | 11 | |||
| 4 | Dan O Sullivan | 27 | |||
| 5 | Loic Garel | 79 | |||
| 6 | Michael Brennan | 392 | |||
| 7 | Batt Kearney | 581 | |||
| 8 | Maretta Brennan | 640 |
Rosscarbery 5k Results / 07 Oct 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Curran | 1 | |||
| 2 | Tim Crowley | 4 |
Rebel Run 10k Results / 22 Oct 2017 / 10k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Curran | 1 | |||
| 2 | Finbarr O Dwyer | 4 | |||
| 3 | David O Mahony | 15 |
Rebel Run 5k Results / 22 Oct 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosaleen Mackeown | 1 | |||
| 2 | Francisco Jaen | 10 | |||
| 3 | Niamh Cremin | 19 |
Dublin Marathon Results / 29 Oct 2017 / Marathon Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Murphy | 575 | |||
| 2 | Gary Noonan | 5065 | |||
| 3 | John Twomey | 5906 | |||
| 4 | Ciaran Desmond (M55) | 6419 |
November kicked off with Lizzie Lee returning to the roads with a convincing win in the Brikey 5k on Sunday 5th. In mid November at the BHAA HSE 5k there was a Leevale sweep in the men’s with the top 3 comprising of Mark Hanrahan, David Fox and Matt Murnane while Carol Finn took 2nd place in the women’s. John Shine returned to the roads with a good 2nd place run in the BHAA 6k on Sunday the 19th. In the Great Glenville 4 miler on Sunday 26th, Lisa Hegarty showed good form winning the women’s while Eric Curran took 2nd in the men’s.
Brickey 5k Results / 05 Nov 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lizzie Lee | 1 |
BHAA HSE 5k Results / 12 Nov 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hanrahan | 1 | |||
| 2 | David Fox | 2 | |||
| 3 | Matt Murnane | 3 | |||
| 4 | Finbarr O Dwyer | 8 | |||
| 5 | Carol Finn | 2 | |||
| 6 | Tobias Grab | 17 | |||
| 7 | Ciaran Desmond (M55) | 100 | |||
| 8 | Batt Kearney | 149 |
Run in the Dark 10k Results / 15 Nov 2017 / 10k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Noonan | 18 |
Cork Airport 5k Results / 18 Nov 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philip O Riordan | 33 | |||
| 2 | Loic Garel | 146 |
BHAA 6k Results / 19 Nov 2017 / 6k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Shine | 2 | |||
| 2 | Tobias Grab | 11 | |||
| 3 | Ciaran Desmond (M55) | 83 | |||
| 4 | Batt Kearney | 173 |
Great Glenville Results / 26 Nov 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric Curran | 2 | |||
| 2 | Brian Hegarty | 5 | |||
| 3 | Alfie Davis | 7 | |||
| 4 | Sean Dowling | 12 | |||
| 5 | Lisa Hegarty | 1 | |||
| 6 | Colm Walsh | - | |||
| 7 | Francisco Jaen | - |
December generally means plenty of festive revelry but there was also a healthy dose of racing to balance the scales as the cross country season also drew to an end. On Saturday 2nd, Mark Hanrahan stormed to victory in the Jingle Bells 5k in the Phoenix park. Over in a sunny Lanzorote on Saturday 9th, Brian Hegarty took an impressive 3rd spot in the marathon in warm conditions. At the popular Newmarket 5k on Sunday 17th, Michelle Finn had a strong run taking the win with Sinead O’Connor in 2nd. On Stephen’s day, Lizzie Lee broke the course record on her way to winning the Clonmel 4 miler. The Togher 5k saw another Leevale sweep in the men’s with David Fox, Eric Curran and Mark Walsh taking the top 3 spots. The last win of the year was scooped by Sinead O’Connor over in Seville as she comfortable won the 4k on New Year’s Eve.
Jingle Bells 5k Results / 02 Dec 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Hanrahan | 1 | |||
| 2 | Carol Finn | 131 |
Waterford Half Marathon Results / 02 Dec 2017 / 1/2 Marathon Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor McCauley | 13 | |||
| 2 | Michael Creed | 27 | |||
| 3 | Mike Dolphin | 78 | |||
| 4 | Paul Pio O Callaghan | 91 | |||
| 5 | Helen Leonard | 352 |
Lanzorote Marathon Results / 09 Dec 2017 / Marathon Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Hegarty | 3 |
Lazorote Half Marathon Results / 09 Dec 2017 / 1/2 Marathon Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donal Coffey | 10 |
Lanzorote 10k Results / 09 Dec 2017 / 10k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donal Coakley | 9 |
Clonakilty Marathon Results / 09 Dec 2017 / Marathon Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan O Sullivan | 9 |
Newmarket 5k Results / 17 Dec 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry Donovan | 6 | |||
| 2 | Anthony Mannix | 8 | |||
| 3 | Alfie Davis | 9 | |||
| 4 | Michelle Finn | 1 | |||
| 5 | Sinead O Connor | 2 | |||
| 6 | Andrew Hobbs | 22 | |||
| 7 | Ciaran Desmond | 35 | |||
| 8 | Carol Finn | 5 | |||
| 9 | Pauline Grainger | 138 |
Cloyne Commons 4k Results / 17 Dec 2017 / 4k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis O Regan | 4 | |||
| 2 | Batt Kearney | 114 |
BHAA Turkey Trot Results / 17 Dec 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tobias Grab | 4 | |||
| 2 | Ciaran Desmond (M55) | 67 | |||
| 3 | Batt Kearney | 145 |
Belgooly 4 mile Results / 26 Dec 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crust Muptern | 4 | |||
| 2 | Mark Walsh | 5 | |||
| 3 | Alfie Davis | 10 | |||
| 4 | Andrew Hobbs | 21 | |||
| 5 | Jessica Bruton | 5 |
Clonmel 4 mile Results / 26 Dec 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lizzie Lee | 1 |
Shandrum AC 5k Results / 30 Dec 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carol Finn | 3 | |||
| 2 | Colm Walsh | 15 |
Togher 5k Results / 31 Dec 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Fox | 1 | |||
| 2 | Eric Curran | 2 | |||
| 3 | Mark Walsh | 3 | |||
| 4 | Tommy Connolly | 4 | |||
| 5 | Mark Cronin | 6 | |||
| 6 | Jonathan Murphy | 13 | |||
| 7 | Tomas Kenefick | 21 | |||
| 8 | Michael Lucey | 54 | |||
| 9 | Carmel Parnell | 106 | |||
| 10 | Emma Bickerdike | 132 | |||
| 11 | David Coleman | 169 | |||
| 12 | Helen Leonard | 197 | |||
| 13 | Garrett Buttimer | 215 |
XXII San Silvestre Sevillana Results / 31 Dec 2017 / 4k Road / Full Results
| Name | Time | Pace (mile) | Pos. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conor McCauley | 7 | |||
| 2 | Donal Coakley | 15 | |||
| 3 | Sinead O Connor | 1 |