May-June Distance Roundup

We’re in the height of the summer racing season, the evenings are long and bright and the sun hasn’t been shy (and we’ve all got the singlet tan lines to prove it). It’s been very busy but successful few weeks for the club with the next crop of stars, the juveniles, displaying their dominance on the national stage recently, the new high performance centre being officially opened, the 50th anniversary of the club and plenty of strong distance performances on the roads (with a sprinkle of track) including a great weekend for the club at Cork Marathon weekend. It’s time to catch up on some of these results from mid-May up until the end of June with July results to follow soon.

On Tuesday May 16th, Eric Curran was a clear winner in the Glanmire Macra na Feirme 5km running a good time of 15:30. Eric continued his form a few weeks later winning the John Buckley BHAA 5k which continues to attracts a big crowd with 914 runners finishing this year and there was yet another strong showing from Leevale athletes. Eric just about held off the challenge of Mallow’s Paul Maloney to take the win in 15:31. In the ladies, Andrea Bickerdike ran strongly to take 2nd in 17:45 with Niamh Roe not far behind in 3rd. In a race where the standard was fairly high, there were 6 Leevale ladies and 5 of the Leevale men present in their respective top 10’s which emphasises the strength of the club right now. A couple of days later, Carol Finn took a good win running 18:29 in the Mallow AC 5k in Doneraile park. 

The Cork marathon weekend wasn’t long coming around and a great contingent from the club took part in all events with conditions fairly reasonable considering the last few years. The ever-present Nollaigh O’Neill, a two-time winner of the race, took 2nd place this year in 3:03 with Finbarr O’Dwyer first male home for the club in 2:44. In the half marathon, Claire McCarthy ran convincingly to take the win in 1:16:33 with over 2 minutes to spare on 2nd place. In the relay, Leevale dominated proceedings as the ladies (2:45) and the mens (2:21) took the spoils. The 2nd mens team also took 3rd overall (2:33). With the welcomed switch of the event to the Sunday, many of our runners appreciated the Monday off work to recover, and not entirely from running. 

The following Wednesday, Sinead O’Connor took the win in her hometown Belle of Ballincollig race comfortably winning in 18:44 while on Sunday 11th, Helen Leonard took a nice win in the Glanmire 4 mile race with a time of 24:49. On the same day it was the Munster Senior & Masters T&F on a blustery day in CIT where Sinead took another win in the senior 1500m and Annette Quaid won the F35 800m.

On Thursday June 15th, Niamh Roe had a win in the Coolagown 5k running 18:34 and the next day Carol Finn earned yet another win in a 5k in Doneraile park running 19:24.

On Sunday June 25th across the pond in Swansea, Claire McCarthy had a storming run, winning the half marathon in a fantastic PB of 1:14:34. Claire is in superb form heading into the worlds in August where she’ll represent Ireland in the marathon.

Finally, to round up the month of June, on Friday the 30th in Millstreet, Conor McCauley had an impressive win (if this writer may say so) in the Willie Neenan 5 miler running 25:57 on an evening where Leevale men also took the team prize. 

Bay Run Results / 14 May 2017 / 1/2 Marathon Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Nollaigh O Neill	Female  Senior		74.38%		2

Glanmire Macra Results / 16 May 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Eric Curran	Male  Senior		83.79%		1
2	Philip O Riordan	Male  Senior		70.52%		9
3	Batt Kearney	Male  Senior		49.19%		85

Kilcredan 5k Results / 19 May 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Loic Garel	Male  Senior		70.07%		15
2	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		63.68%		107
3	John O Leary	Male  70-74		73.30%		108

Highgate Harriers 10k Race E Results / 20 May 2017 / 10k Track / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Tim Twomey	Male  35-39		82.54%		9

Highgate Harriers 10k Race D Results / 20 May 2017 / 10k Track / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Conor McCauley	Male  Senior		81.48%		18

Ballyandreen 5 Results / 25 May 2017 / 5 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Donal Coffey	Male  35-39		78.32%		9
2	Padraig O Dubhgain	Male  35-39		74.43%		22
3	Helen Leonard	Female  45-49		84.46%		2
4	Zach O Sullivan-Hourihan	Male  Junior		79.97%		55
5	Denis Kelleher	Male  50-54		67.02%		63
6	Rosaleen Mackeown	Female  40-44		78.84%		3
7	John O Leary	Male  70-74		71.69%		370
8	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		59.16%		414

BHAA John Buckley 5k Results / 30 May 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Eric Curran	Male  Senior		137.38%		1
2	Conor McCauley	Male  Senior		136.68%		4
3	Andrew Sheehan	Male  Senior		134.92%		5
4	Anthony Mannix	Male  Senior		134.07%		7
5	Mark Walsh	Male  Senior		133.93%		9
6	Mark Nolan	Male  Senior		133.51%		11
7	Michael Bruton	Male  Senior		132.95%		12
8	Tim Twomey	Male  35-39		136.36%		13
9	James Grufferty	Male  Senior		131.86%		18
10	Finbarr O Dwyer	Male  40-44		136.71%		29
11	Dave McEvoy	Male  Senior		127.77%		31
12	Tim Crowley	Male  Senior		127.64%		32
13	Alfie Davis	Male  40-44		135.89%		34
14	Ian O Leary	Male  45-49		139.95%		39
15	Michael Cremin	Male  35-39		127.75%		47
16	Marco Petrassi	Male  35-39		127.26%		51
17	Padraig O Dubhgain	Male  35-39		125.32%		54
18	Tobias Grab	Male  40-44		129.70%		55
19	Andrea Bickerdike	Female  Senior		136.34%		2
20	Niamh Roe	Female  Senior		135.20%		3
21	Ciaran Desmond	Male  Senior		118.98%		66
22	Carol Finn	Female  Senior		134.94%		4
23	Michelle Kenny	Female  35-39		137.02%		5
24	Rosaleen Mackeown	Female  40-44		138.74%		84
25	Lisa Hegarty	Female  Senior		129.87%		94
26	Harry Feeney	Male  Senior		114.89%		99
27	Garry Noonan	Male  Senior		112.99%		109
28	Denis O Mahony	Male  50-54		128.25%		125
29	Fionnuala Desmond	Female  45-49		135.83%		152
30	Dave Hobbs	Male  35-39		110.39%		168
31	John O Leary	Male  70-74		124.16%		466
32	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		99.92%		593

Mallow AC 5k Results / 02 Jun 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	John O Connell	Male  35-39		81.27%		4
2	Carol Finn	Female  Senior		79.89%		1

Cork City Marathon Results / 04 Jun 2017 / Marathon Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Finbarr O Dwyer	Male  40-44		78.79%		15
2	Donal Coakley	Male  Senior		72.73%		26
3	Marco Petrassi	Male  Senior		72.63%		27
4	Jonathan Murphy	Male  Senior		68.50%		53
5	Nollaigh O Neill	Female  40-44		78.21%		2
6	John Twomey	Male  35-39		57.22%		287
7	Francisco Jaen	Male  40-44		56.99%		381
8	Michael Brennan	Male  45-49		50.32%		603
9	John Hallahan	Male  50-54		49.20%		954

Cork City Half Marathon Results / 04 Jun 2017 / 1/2 Marathon Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Claire McCarthy	Female  40-44		90.05%		1
2	David O Mahony	Male  40-44		68.72%		74
3	Niall O'Callaghan	Male  40-44		68.27%		87
4	Robert Lynch	Male  Senior		64.55%		93
5	Terry Ryan	Male  40-44		65.81%		125
6	Pauline Grainger	Female  35-39		66.55%		272
7	Nigel Lucas	Male  35-39		55.19%		550
8	Maretta Brennan	Female  50-54		62.22%		1255

Belle of Ballincollig 5k Results / 07 Jun 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Alfie Davis	Male  40-44		79.73%		3
2	Sinead O Connor	Female  Senior		79.53%		1
3	Philip O Riordan	Male  Senior		69.82%		8
4	Donal Coakley	Male  Senior		50.34%		102
5	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		55.48%		128

Munster Senior T&F Results / 11 Jun 2017 / 800m Track / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Freda Davoren	Female  40-44		86.53%		2
2	Ruairi Kennedy	Male  Senior		69.59%		7

Munster Senior T&F Results / 11 Jun 2017 / 1500m Track / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Matt Murnane	Male  Senior		79.78%		2
2	Sinead O Connor	Female  Senior		76.02%		1

Munster Senior T&F Results / 11 Jun 2017 / 5k Track / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Conor McCauley	Male  Senior		83.34%		7
2	Anthony Mannix	Male  Senior		80.50%		11
3	Michael Bruton	Male  Senior		80.00%		12

Munster Masters T&F Results / 11 Jun 2017 / 800m Track / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Finbarr O Dwyer	Male  40-44		84.60%		2
2	Annette Quaid	Female  35-39		76.51%		1
3	Paul La Roque	Male  45-49		72.80%		4

Glanmire 4 mile Results / 11 Jun 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Brian Kearney	Male  Senior		74.01%		5
2	Helen Leonard	Male  45-49		68.92%		1

Grant Thornton 5k Results / 14 Jun 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Donal Coakley	Male  Senior		76.92%		3
2	Marco Petrassi	Male  Senior		75.14%		5

Coolagown 5k Results / 15 Jun 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Niamh Roe	Female  35-39		80.90%		1
2	John O Leary	Male  70-74		72.09%		194

Lyre Playground 4 mile Results / 15 Jun 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Dan O Sullivan	Male  35-39		71.51%		3
2	John Twomey	Male  35-39		62.15%		13

Ballyclough Harbour 5k Results / 16 Jun 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Robert Patterson	Male  40-44		73.39%		6
2	Lisa Hegarty	Female  Senior		76.64%		2

Inniscarra 4 mile Results / 16 Jun 2017 / 4 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Ciaran Desmond	Male  Senior		69.98%		4
2	Dan O Sullivan	Male  Senior		69.36%		5
3	Michael Lucey	Male  45-49		73.09%		11
4	Garrett Buttimer	Male  40-44		57.27%		59

St. Mary’s Ladies Football 5k Results / 16 Jul 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Carol Finn	Female  Senior		76.12%		1

Daniel Kingston 5k Results / 22 Jun 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Alfie Davis	Male  40-44		81.04%		6
2	Brian Shiels	Male  Senior		74.71%		7

Shanagarry 5 mile Results / 22 Jun 2017 / 5 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Donal Coffey	Male  Senior		77.42%		6
2	Donal Coakley	Male  Senior		76.75%		10
3	Padraig O Dubhgain	Male  Senior		73.00%		22
4	Helen Leonard	Female  45-49		82.28%		3
5	Zach O Sullivan-Hourihan	Male  Junior		75.77%		108
6	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		62.36%		344

Dunshaughlin 10k Results / 24 Jun 2017 / 10k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Conor McCauley	Male  Senior		82.48%		10
2	Dave McEvoy	Male  Senior		78.39%		28

Swansea Half Marathon Results / 25 Jun 2017 / 1/2 Marathon Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Claire McCarthy	Female  40-44		92.45%		1

BHAA VMware 5k Results / 28 Jun 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Mark Walsh	Male  Senior		81.34%		2
2	Finbarr O Dwyer	Male  40-44		84.54%		5
3	Alfie Davis	Male  40-44		81.51%		8
4	Padraig O Dubhgain	Male  40-44		81.35%		9
5	Marco Petrassi	Male  Senior		74.93%		10
6	Ciaran Desmond	Male  35-39		77.54%		12
7	Tobias Grab	Male  40-44		79.80%		13
8	Nigel Lucas	Male  Senior		72.22%		18
9	Carmel Parnell	Female  60-64		97.59%		2
10	Batt Kearney	Male  55-59		65.68%		205

Courtbrack 5k Results / 29 Jun 2017 / 5k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Finbarr O Dwyer	Male  40-44		83.28%		2
2	John Collins	Male  55-59		82.75%		7

Courtmacsherry 10k Results / 30 Jun 2017 / 10k Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Jonathan Murphy	Male  Senior		74.87%		10
2	Brian Shiels	Male  40-44		76.03%		14
3	David O Mahony	Male  40-44		71.55%		30
4	Garry Noonan	Male  40-44		71.19%		32
5	Francisco Jaen	Male  40-44		65.40%		74

Millstreet 5 mile Results / 30 Jun 2017 / 5 miles Road / Full Results

	Name	Distance	Time	Age Grade	Pace (mile)	Pos.
1	Conor McCauley	Male  Senior		82.87%		1
2	Donal Coakley	Male  Senior		78.80%		4
3	Donal Coffey	Male  Senior		78.51%		5
4	Dan O Sullivan	Male  Senior		72.51%		7
5	Niamh Roe	Female  35-39		81.46%		2
6	Carol Finn	Female  Senior		77.65%		3