Monday 16 March 2009

Summer League Dates

This year's Meet and Train Summer League will start with a two-mile run/walk on Wednesday April 29 (8pm) at Raheny. Registration until 7.30pm is at the Cara Hall on All Saints' Road (near where the Axa Raheny "5" starts - opposite Raheny GAA and Garda station and about a 10-minute walk from the DART). Tea, biccies and spot prizes after the run.
Second run in the series is the 3-mile run at Lucan on Sunday May 10 (11am) followed by the 4-mile run in the Phoenix Park on Wednesday May 20 (7.45pm).
The runs/walks build up nicely to the Flora Women's Mini marathon on Monday June 1. Entry fee for the series is Eu15 or Eu6 per race (I think). All who finish will get a special series souvenir.
* Don't forget the 25th anniversary Dublin 5 Mile Classic organsied by our friends in Sportsworld on Sunday May 17 with the start at 10am - good news for those who have busy weekends. Entry is Eu15 (Eu20 on day) at the Sportsworld website.
Meet and Train info from Sue 087-6757843.
* All who competed the Winter League are due a special Series "hoodie" in royal blue - which looks very smart indeed! Your group leader should have them; otherwise contact Sue.

Thursday 5 March 2009

Urgent: Meeting Monday 9 March

Hi All ,
Well we finally got to the end of our Winter League (not without its hiccups).
Many thanks to the clubs who hosted races: Lucan, Sportsworld , Fingallians and Crusaders. Thanks to our helpers without whom we would be lost - Patricia, Paddy and Duncan from Blackrock; Dolores from Fingallians and all the clubs who give helpers & stewards on the day.

SUMMER LEAGUE.
We need to meet to arrange summer dates and so have set a date of next Monday March 9 ( 7.30) in Donore Sports Centre, Chapelizod. Please send at least one person from your club/group.
Hope to see you all there!
Regards Sue.

Monday 2 March 2009

Cindy Wins Final Winter League Race

(Pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/lindie/sets/72157614629314132/)

Well done to Cindy Hickey who won her first Meet and Train race for Fingallians at Irishtown. With two second places and a win, Cindy was the overall individual winner of the league. First indicidual (ie not on a team) was Angela McEvoy of RTE. Veteran category winners were W50 Elaine Murray (Blackrock), W55 Josie Power (Fingallians) and Hilary Wright (Crusaders).
Big thanks to Crusaders who provided a lovely two-mile course out to Irishtown Nature Reserve - if we're invited we'll certainly be back!
* Now for the Summer League which builds up to the Women's Mini Marathon on June 1: a meeting to fix dates and venues will take place in Donore Sports Centre on Monday March 9 (7.30). Come along and have your say!
PS: In case anyone didn't realise, the lovely fruit cake on Sunday came from none other than Olympic marathon runner Pauline Curley, who is a professional chef in real life - and clearly as good a baker as she is a runner!

RACE 4 IRISHTOWN RESULTS
PLACE TIME NO NAME TEAM
1 12.54 12 Cindy Hickey Fingallians A
2 13.37 36 Louisa Nesbitt Donore A
3 14.01 103 Janice Mahon Tallaght
4 14.06 53 Orlagh Jordan Sportsworld B
5 14:10 57 Louise Bruton Sportsworld C
6 14.14 37 Karen Behan Donore A
7 14.15 13 Bronagh Snow Fingallians A
8 14.15 43 Livia Ruiz Donore B
9 14.19 55 Orlagh Fleming Sportsworld B
10 14.23 54 Catherine O'Neill Sportsworld B
11 14.28 51 Ann Higgins Sportsworld A
12 14.33 39 Sheilagh Sullivan Donore A
13 14.36 38 Maura Kearns Donore A
14 14.36 Louise Rossiter Indiv Fingallians
15 14.38 16 Michelle Walsh Fingallians B
16 14:40 14 Siobhan McCarty Fingallians B
17 14:50 59 Susan McDonnell Sportsworld C
18 13:26 71 Irene O'Connor Sportsworld F
19 14.57 84 Susan Adams Tallaght 0/40
20 15:00 58 Breda Browne Sportsworld C
21 15.04 66 Eileen Dalton Sportsworld E
22 15:10 87 Judy Mahon Piranha
23 03:21 86 Peig Dunne 0/35 Tallaght
24 15.25 3 Michelle Langan Blackrock A
25 15.29 17 Ann Marie Dargan Fingallians B
26 15:31 85 Gwen Baker Tallaght
27 15.35 72 Ann Sweeney Sportsworld G
28 15.36 28 Fiona O'Brien Fingallians E
29 15.39 18 Catherine Bennett Fingallians B
30 15.41 11 Anne Marie Curtain Blackrock C
31 15.46 83 Mary Dawson Sportsworld I
32 15.49 5 Elaine Murray Blackrock B 0/50
33 15.49 88 Claire McEntee Piranha
34 15:50 73 Tara Quirke Sportsworld G
35 16.04 464
36 16.08 56 Aileen Melody Sportsworld C
37 16.19 31 Deirdre Farrell Fingallians E
38 16:20 6 Christine Goldrick Blackrock B
39 16.21 4 Jennifer Lee Blackrock A 0/40
40 16.23 2 Deirdre Maxwell Blackrock A
41 16.26 62 Kim Masuda Sportsworld D
42 16:31 74 Claire Harrington Sportsworld G
43 16:41 23 Paula Murray Fingallians C
44 16.49 44 Mary Murphy Donore C
45 16.55 32 Barbara McManus Fingallians E
46 16.55 20 Josie Power Fingallians C 0/55
47 17.45 46 Sue Lynch Donore C
48 17.49 193 Angela McEvoy Indiv RTE
49 17.54 34 Emma Dunne Fingallians F
50 17.56 70 Laurence Delair Sportsworld F
51 18.04 Claire Hanna Indiv Fingallians
52 18.14 9 Vivienne Conlon Blackrock C 0/45
53 18.24 106 Debbie O De Indiv Fingallians
54 18.33 30 Sinead Flanagan Fingallians E
55 18.58 82 Petrina Mulroe Sportsworld I
56 19.02 10 Angela Leigh-Doyle Blackrock C 0/45
57 19.22 26 Mary Keane Fingallians D
58 19.51 7 Eileen O'Sullivan Blackrock B
59 20.33 25 Nina Donnelly Fingallians D
60 21.24 27 Ciara Lee Fingallians D 0/50
61 21.35 79 Yvonne Callis Sportsworld H 0/45
62 21.35 24 Claire Byrne Fingallians D

Overall team results:
TEAM & CATEGORY RACE1 RACE2 RACE3 RACE4 TOTAL
DIAMOND
Sportsworld A 8 15 20 43 FIRST
Donore A 23 Incomplete 17 20 60 SECOND
Fingallians A 21 14 35 70 THIRD
Sportsworld B 34 Incomplete 51 85after 2
Lucan A 57 41 Incomplete 98 after 2

GOLD
Sportsworld C 80 Incomplete 42 41 163 FIRST
FingalliansB 62 88 73 56 191 SECOND
Tallaght 92 64 84 68 216 THIRD
Donore B 93 85 86 264 FOURTH

SILVER
Sportsworld D 107 105 111 323 FIRST
BlackrockA 125 125 101 103 329 SECOND
Lucan B 126 103 Incomplete 229 after 2 THIRD
Sportsworld F 144 160 124 428 FOURTH
Fingallians E 164 178 146 488 FIFTH
Fingallians C 141 143 Incomplete 284after 2
Sportsworld E 140 Incomplete Incomplete
Sportsworld G 179 Incomplete 144 323after 2
Sportsworld I 190 Incomplete 142 332 after 2
Piranha 146 Incomplete Incomplete

BRONZE
Blackrock C 210 179 Incomplete 138 527 FIRST
Lucan C 214 198 Incomplete 412 after 2 SECOND
Fingallians D 260 Incomplete 212 176 648 THIRD
Blackrock B 204 Incomplete Incomplete
Sportsworld H 234 Incomplete Incomplete
Fingallians F 258 216 Incomplete 474after 2