 The Monaghan 10 Mile Road Race took place last Sunday around the roads of Monaghan and Ballinode. The event, organised by Monaghan Phoenix Athletic Club was deemed a huge success with a top class field from around the Ireland and beyond taking part. The event was won by Patrick Cassidy in 52:58 who led from the start in supreme fashion. Karl Kildea who ran 54:47 gave chase, but could not close down Cassidy who had a sizeable lead from early on. Brian Coleman who ran 55:40 came home in 3rd place. On the female side, the top class field was led home by Helena Crossan in 1:01:51. Monaghans’ own Donna Evans finished 2nd in 1:06:55 with Josephine Killeen finishing 3rd in 1:08:22. This was the first running of the “Monaghan 10 miler” which also encompassed a 4 mile fun run won by Patrick Murphy and Amy Hamill. It would not have been possible to run the event without support from our sponsors. We would like to thank the Four Seasons Hotel for providing the superb facilities for the event, as well as providing prizes to the winners. We would also like to thank Monaghan County Council and the HSE for their kind support. We would to recognise and thank all the stewards and officials whose tireless efforts over the past few months came to fruition with a very successful event. We aim to make this an annual event based on the feedback and success of this inaugural event. Monaghan Phoenix will next be hosting the Streets of Monaghan 5K on Friday 2nd September at 7:30 from St Louis Convent, Monaghan. Registration will be open from 6:00. This promises to be another big event and all are encouraged to take part. Results Male - Senior 1 Patrick Cassidy 00:52:58 2 Karl Kildea 00:54:47 3 Brian Coleman 00:55:40 V2 – Over 40 1 Delfim Dimentel 00:56:16 2 Mickey Treanor 00:58:13 V3 – Over 45 1 Derek Coogan 00:58:23 2 Aidan Brennan 00:59:24 V4 – Over 50 1 Chris Carroll 01:05:51 2 Michael Mulligan 01:06:54 V5 – Over 55 1 Vincent Craig 01:12:31 2 Leslie Crawford 01:17:23 V6 – Over 60 1 Christy McMonagle 01:07:14 Female - Senior 1 Helena Crossan 01:01:51 2 Donna Evans 01:06:55 3 Josephine Killeen 01:08:22 V1 - Over 35 1 Faith Atkinson 01:11:54 2 Andrea Kennedy 01:17:04 V2 – Over 40 1 Fran McFadden 01:11:07 2 Helen McCrystal 01:16:24 V3 – Over 45 1 Ailish Carroll 01:26:00 2 Pauline Conlon-Kent 01:38:46 V4 – Over 50 1 Cecelia Ramos 01:28:20 2 Sally Reid 01:41:39 |
Tuesday, 26 July 2011 08:17