Quill takes handicap chase in style
Results on the day
39 runners turned out on a beautiful warm autumn evening to race the last of this years handicap chase series. It turned out to be one of the best races of the series with close finishes and lots of pb's recorded. In fact 2/3 of the entrants beat all their previous times on the course, proving that Galway is getting fitter!
In a storming finish – Lisa McCormack powered home in first place taking another large chunk off her handicap. With a 1st and 2nd position in the bag, she would have been a dead cert for overall league winner had she ran a third race. Well done Lisa. Lisa was followed home by another big improver – Niall Woodlock who took almost 2 minutes from his handicap. John Martin was third home on the day in a classy 23:12.
Fastest runner was Tim Glavey of Mayo AC in an excellent 17:26. Tim was closely followed home by Darragh O'Brien and Johnny Lane (who set himself a pb by almost 30 seconds on the course). Ann Carter was home fastest among the ladies in a superb 19:31, 8th fastest overall out the the male-dominated field.
League Standings
Overall winner was decided by the person with the highest finishing position over three races. After 4 races and many miles, Diarmuid Quill took the league title, winning out just ahead ahead of Pat Moran and Gabriel Gardiner. Well done Diarmuid!
The fastest runner prize was awarded to the runner who ran a minimum of two races with the best pb. I won the male category with a 16:24, and Jo Gardiner won the female category with 22:02. Both those times were beaten during the series, but not by someone who turned up more than once.
Thanks everyone who attended the races, I hope you enjoyed them – keep up the running and we might see you back next year.
Photos are available in the image gallery – thanks to the Fitzpatrick girls for acting as photographers for the day!!
Click read more to see the race 4 results and the overall league table. Hopefully we will see you all in Killimor on Sunday.
Race 4 Results:
Bib | S | Name | Club | Position | Time |
63 | F | Lisa McCormack | Craughwell | 1 | 0:29:24 |
37 | M | Niall Woodlock | Craughwell | 2 | 0:21:21 |
71 | M | John Martin | Craughwell | 3 | 0:23:12 |
73 | M | Oliver Niland | Craughwell | 4 | 0:23:14 |
44 | F | Maeve Noone | Athenry | 5 | 0:26:03 |
28 | M | Paul O'Dowd | Craughwell | 6 | 0:24:28 |
22 | M | Gabriel Gardiner | Craughwell | 7 | 0:20:21 |
67 | M | Frank Burke | Athenry | 8 | 0:20:11 |
59 | M | Tony Fitzpatrick | Craughwell | 9 | 0:21:23 |
50 | F | Breege McGrath | Athenry | 10 | 0:24:55 |
20 | M | Johnny Nevin | Craughwell | 11 | 0:24:05 |
5 | M | Patrick Moran | Border Ramblers | 12 | 0:21:06 |
60 | M | Tony Daley | Athenry | 13 | 0:22:47 |
70 | M | Gary Lupton | Craughwell | 14 | 0:22:58 |
31 | M | Tony Nevin | Craughwell | 15 | 0:19:00 |
68 | F | Ann Carter | Athenry | 16 | 0:19:31 |
74 | F | Siobhan Niland | Craughwell | 17 | 0:26:55 |
69 | M | Tim Glavey | Mayo AC | 18 | 0:17:26 |
64 | M | Dan O'Rourke | Tuam AC | 19 | 0:18:18 |
19 | M | Johnny Lane | Craughwell | 20 | 0:17:30 |
40 | F | Grainne Breen | Craughwell | 21 | 0:25:01 |
18 | M | Aaron McCormack | Craughwell | 22 | 0:22:53 |
13 | F | Maria Hehir | Athenry | 23 | 0:24:48 |
14 | M | Diarmuid Quill | Craughwell | 24 | 0:21:50 |
39 | M | Mark Breen | Craughwell | 25 | 0:19:01 |
2 | M | Thomas Porter | GCH | 26 | 0:19:02 |
36 | M | Ken Burke | Craughwell | 27 | 0:23:24 |
17 | F | Pauline Murray | Athenry | 28 | 0:26:26 |
52 | M | Darragh O'Brien | Loughrea AC | 29 | 0:17:29 |
21 | F | Jo Gardiner | Mayo AC | 30 | 0:22:15 |
30 | M | Wally Walsh | Craughwell | 31 | 0:19:05 |
12 | M | John Reidy | Craughwell | 32 | 0:25:37 |
26 | M | James Lundon | Athenry | 33 | 0:20:16 |
9 | F | Bernie Kelly | GCH | 34 | 0:24:29 |
15 | M | Phillip Magnier | Athenry | 35 | 0:21:36 |
72 | M | Brian McGee | Craughwell | 36 | 0:30:30 |
49 | M | Shane O'Halloran | Craughwell | 37 | 0:22:23 |
16 | M | James Corbett | Athenry | 38 | 0:24:27 |
25 | M | Alan Burke | Athenry | 39 | 0:22:30 |
Overall League Standings and Results:
Runner Details | Points | Times | |||||||||||
Bib | S | Name | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Points | R1 Time | R2 Time | R3 Time | R4 Time | PB |
14 | M | Diarmuid Quill | Craughwell | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 0:23:32 | 0:22:11 | 0:21:55 | 0:21:50 | 0:21:50 |
5 | M | Patrick Moran | Border Ramblers | 34 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 0:23:43 | 0:22:27 | 0:21:31 | 0:21:06 | 0:21:06 |
22 | M | Gabriel Gardiner | Craughwell | 14 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 0:21:41 | 0:21:39 | 0:21:05 | 0:20:21 | 0:20:21 |
18 | M | Aaron McCormack | Craughwell | 7 | 35 | 3 | 22 | 32 | 0:23:55 | 0:24:20 | 0:23:01 | 0:22:53 | 0:22:53 |
13 | F | Maria Hehir | Athenry | 27 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 45 | 0:26:05 | 0:25:26 | 0:25:00 | 0:24:48 | 0:24:48 |
2 | M | Thomas Porter | GCH | 10 | 24 | 12 | 26 | 46 | 0:19:27 | 0:19:11 | 0:19:05 | 0:19:02 | 0:19:02 |
20 | M | Johnny Nevin | Craughwell | 5 | 30 |
| 11 | 46 | 0:24:40 | 0:24:41 |
| 0:24:05 | 0:24:05 |
17 | F | Pauline Murray | Athenry | 20 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 51 | 0:27:09 | 0:26:22 | 0:26:25 | 0:26:26 | 0:26:22 |
28 | M | Paul O'Dowd | Craughwell | 35 | 10 |
| 6 | 51 | 0:26:19 | 0:25:11 |
| 0:24:28 | 0:24:28 |
31 | M | Tony Nevin | Craughwell | 25 |
| 19 | 15 | 59 | 0:19:28 |
| 0:19:27 | 0:19:00 | 0:19:00 |
9 | F | Bernie Kelly | GCH | 29 | 6 | 26 | 34 | 61 | 0:24:45 | 0:23:29 | 0:24:16 | 0:24:29 | 0:23:29 |
36 | M | Ken Burke | Craughwell | 24 | 11 |
| 27 | 62 | 0:24:24 | 0:23:23 |
| 0:23:24 | 0:23:23 |
19 | M | Johnny Lane | Craughwell | 22 | 26 |
| 20 | 68 | 0:18:17 | 0:17:50 |
| 0:17:30 | 0:17:30 |
15 | M | Phillip Magnier | Athenry | 18 | 20 |
| 35 | 73 | 0:20:50 | 0:20:28 |
| 0:21:36 | 0:20:28 |
30 | M | Wally Walsh | Craughwell | 17 | 28 |
| 31 | 76 | 0:18:56 | 0:18:53 |
| 0:19:05 | 0:18:53 |
16 | M | James Corbett | Athenry | 30 | 27 | 22 | 38 | 79 | 0:21:10 | 0:20:32 | 0:20:50 | 0:24:27 | 0:20:32 |
52 | M | Darragh O'Brien | Loughrea AC |
| 23 | 28 | 29 | 80 |
| 0:17:21 | 0:18:32 | 0:17:29 | 0:17:21 |
25 | M | Alan Burke | Athenry | 33 | 44 | 13 | 39 | 85 | 0:18:47 | 0:18:52 | 0:17:43 | 0:22:30 | 0:17:43 |
26 | M | James Lundon | Athenry | 28 | 31 |
| 33 | 92 | 0:20:09 | 0:19:52 |
| 0:20:16 | 0:19:52 |
21 | F | Jo Gardiner | Mayo AC | 32 | 32 |
| 30 | 94 | 0:22:02 | 0:22:08 |
| 0:22:15 | 0:22:02 |
29 | M | Henry Lupton | Craughwell | 3 |
| 4 |
| 0:23:25 |
| 0:22:30 |
| 0:22:30 | |
55 | F | Garo O'Shaughnessy | Craughwell |
| 1 | 8 |
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| 0:24:52 | 0:24:04 |
| 0:24:04 | |
35 | M | John Kearney | Craughwell | 12 | 7 |
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| 0:23:29 | 0:22:32 |
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| 0:22:32 | |
4 | M | Oliver Deely | Border Ramblers | 6 | 15 |
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| 0:20:37 | 0:20:06 |
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| 0:20:06 | |
32 | M | Mark Davis | Craughwell | 15 | 18 |
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| 0:16:47 | 0:16:24 |
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| 0:16:24 | |
51 | F | Helen Hallinan | Craughwell |
| 9 | 24 |
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| 0:25:58 | 0:26:46 |
| 0:25:58 | |
7 | F | Sue Joyce | Craughwell | 2 | 36 |
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| 0:28:17 | 0:28:42 |
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| 0:28:17 | |
8 | M | Adrian Fitzmaurice | CRH | 21 | 19 |
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| 0:19:33 | 0:19:06 |
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| 0:19:06 | |
10 | F | Martha Stundon | Athenry | 23 | 25 |
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| 0:26:51 | 0:26:37 |
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| 0:26:37 | |
43 | M | Derek Conerney | Athenry |
| 34 | 21 |
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| 0:20:04 | 0:20:13 |
| 0:20:04 | |
24 | M | Pat Nicholl | Craughwell | 16 | 42 |
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| 0:24:51 | 0:25:46 |
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| 0:24:51 | |
41 | M | Johnny O'Connor | Athenry |
| 38 | 25 |
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| 0:18:29 | 0:19:16 |
| 0:18:29 | |
27 | F | Ann Kelly | Craughwell | 36 | 45 |
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| 0:27:07 | 0:27:07 |
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| 0:27:07 | |
23 | F | Caroline McLoughlin | Athenry | 1 |
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| 0:28:50 |
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3 | M | Mike O'Malley | Border Ramblers | 8 |
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| 0:21:02 |
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37 | M | Niall Woodlock | Craughwell | 9 |
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| 2 | 0:23:10 |
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| 0:21:21 | 0:21:21 | |
12 | M | John Reidy | Craughwell | 11 |
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| 32 | 0:25:23 |
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| 0:25:37 | 0:25:23 | |
34 | M | Liam Nolan | Craughwell | 13 |
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| 0:19:35 |
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6 | M | Seamus Keane | Border Ramblers | 19 |
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| 0:30:15 |
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33 | M | Paul McNamarra | Athenry | 26 |
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| 0:15:52 |
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11 | M | Gary Higgins | Sligo AC | 31 |
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| 0:16:16 |
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48 | F | Kathleen Waters | Craughwell |
| 2 |
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| 0:25:50 |
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54 | M | Peter O'Sullivan | Craughwell |
| 3 |
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| 0:21:46 |
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39 | M | Mark Breen | Craughwell |
| 8 |
| 25 |
| 0:19:05 |
| 0:19:01 | 0:19:01 | |
50 | F | Breege McGrath | Athenry |
| 14 |
| 10 |
| 0:25:24 |
| 0:24:55 | 0:24:55 | |
40 | F | Grainne Breen | Craughwell |
| 16 |
| 21 |
| 0:25:20 |
| 0:25:01 | 0:25:01 | |
42 | M | David Mullins | Tuam AC |
| 17 |
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| 0:18:23 |
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46 | M | David Huane | Mayo AC |
| 22 |
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| 0:18:29 |
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47 | M | David Dunne | Athenry |
| 29 |
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| 0:19:24 |
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49 | M | Shane O'Halloran | Craughwell |
| 33 |
| 37 |
| 0:19:29 |
| 0:22:23 | 0:19:29 | |
44 | F | Maeve Noone | Athenry |
| 37 |
| 5 |
| 0:27:18 |
| 0:26:03 | 0:26:03 | |
56 | M | Joe Griffin | Loughrea |
| 39 |
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| 0:24:06 |
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| 0:24:06 | |
53 | M | Andy Seitz | San Diego Tri |
| 40 |
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| 0:18:37 |
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38 | M | Jason Broderick | Craughwell |
| 41 |
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| 0:17:03 |
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45 | M | Conor Griffin | Craughwell |
| 43 |
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| 0:21:38 |
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62 | M | Vinny Martyn | Craughwell |
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| 1 |
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| 0:23:05 |
| 0:23:05 | |
63 | F | Lisa McCormack | Craughwell |
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| 2 | 1 |
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| 0:31:48 | 0:29:24 | 0:29:24 | |
61 | F | Cepta Daley | Athenry |
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| 7 |
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| 0:30:39 |
| 0:30:39 | |
65 | M | Brendan Davey | Craughwell |
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| 9 |
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| 0:24:35 |
| 0:24:35 | |
59 | M | Tony Fitzpatrick | Craughwell |
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| 14 | 9 |
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| 0:21:57 | 0:21:23 | 0:21:23 | |
57 | M | Seamus Gilhooley | Athenry |
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| 15 |
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| 0:16:50 |
| 0:16:50 | |
67 | M | Frank Burke | Athenry |
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| 16 | 8 |
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| 0:20:42 | 0:20:11 | 0:20:11 | |
64 | M | Dan O'Rourke | Tuam AC |
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| 17 | 19 |
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| 0:18:34 | 0:18:18 | 0:18:18 | |
60 | M | Tony Daley | Athenry |
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| 20 | 13 |
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| 0:23:13 | 0:22:47 | 0:22:47 | |
66 | M | Mick Rice | Athenry |
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| 23 |
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| 0:19:00 |
| 0:19:00 | |
58 | M | Ian Egan | GCH |
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| 27 |
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| 0:18:12 |
| 0:18:12 | |
72 | M | Brian McGee | Craughwell |
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| 36 |
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| 0:30:30 | 0:30:30 | |
74 | F | Siobhan Niland | Craughwell |
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| 17 |
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| 0:26:55 | 0:26:55 | |
71 | M | John Martin | Craughwell |
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| 3 |
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| 0:23:12 | 0:23:12 | |
73 | M | Oliver Niland | Craughwell |
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| 0:23:14 | 0:23:14 | |
70 | M | Gary Lupton | Craughwell |
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| 14 |
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| 0:22:58 | 0:22:58 | |
68 | F | Ann Carter | Athenry |
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| 16 |
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| 0:19:31 | 0:19:31 | |
69 | M | Tim Glavey | Mayo AC |
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| 18 |
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| 0:17:26 | 0:17:26 |