Leinster Bronze for Pauline Lambe

The Leinster Intermediate County cross-country was held in Heywood College Ballinakill Co Laois last Sunday with 61 ladies and 79 men taking part. Overall it was a good course with firm underfoot conditions and a few testing hills on the 2k lap. In the Ladies race over 4k Pauline Lambe was up at the front of the field from the start and settled into third place behind the Kilmore athletes Fiona Kehoe and Jackie Carty. Pauline ran a very steady race and was ahead of Bridget Clarke going into the final lap. With 250 metres to go the Na Fianna athlete made a move and passed Pauline but Pauline responded to regain third spot and take the bronze medal in 15.07. Maire-Triona Keane ran a strong last lap and finished in 5th place on 15.21 with Georgina Tuohey 20th in 16.28 and Deirdre Lambe 22nd in 16.35 to completing the team scoring. Mary Daly was next in 32nd place in 17.02 and Una Mullen 48th in 17.38. In the club scoring the team took the Silver medal with 50 points, just 3 behind Clonliffe on 47 point and Kilmore third on 78 points. Offaly took the bronze county medals finishing on the same points as Meath but Meath taking silver on count back. Dublin took the gold medals with 35 points.

Pauline Lambe, Maire-Triona Keane, Una Mullen, Georgina Touhey, Mary Daly, Deirdre Lambe

In the men’s race over 10k Catch Grennan in 15th place and John Harkin in 19th place with John Scanlon in 49th place led the team home.

The rest of the team packed well together but unfortunately finished out the medal in 6th place on 138 points with the top three SBR 62 points, Sli Cualann 76 points and Liffey Valley 85 points. The county team also finished 6th behind Dublin 67 points, Meath 112 points and Wexford 123 points.  

Men : 15 Catch Grennan 34.12, 19 John Harkin 34.30, 49 John Scanlon 36.28, 55 Michael Murphy 36.54, 56 Ronan Duffy 36.59, 58 Luke Mitchell 37.12, 65 John O’Connell 38.06.

Luke Mitchell, John Scanlon, John Harkin, Catch Grennan, Michael Murphy, Ronan Duffy, John O'Connell    

Fixtures :
Tuesday 20th November, Club Winter League Round 1, at 7pm.
Sunday 25th November, AAI Inter Counties Cross Country, The Curragh, Co Kildare.

Training : Tuesday and Thursday at 6.30pm, Sunday morning at 8.30am (except on a race day) all are welcome.

Circuit training led by Adrian Brennan every Wednesday at 7pm.  

A reminder to all club athletes training on the roads, with the arrival of the dark evenings it is important to be seen on our busy roads. So remember to light up, wear a reflective vest or belt and flashing armbands.