Mountain Race Results 2005
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Knockdu International Race

30th April 2005

Results

Good local performances at Home International Knockdhu Race

The third round of the Northern Ireland Mountain Racing Championships took place at Knockdhu, north west of Larne. The race includes four climbs of the Sallagh Braes, covers nearly 1,200 feet of climbing and descent in around 5 miles. There was international participation with runners from Scotland, Wales and the south of Ireland, as well as men, ladies and veteran teams from Northern Ireland. Local Newcastle AC runners were well represented.

In the ladies race, Sula Young from Scotland won followed by veterans Sue Ridley from Scotland and Angela Brand-Barker from Wales. Cathy McCourt led the local women home in 60th overall with three Newcastle ladies following her, Anne Sandford in 63rd, Martina Hawkins (making her well-earned Northern Ireland debut) in 68th and Kerry Harty in 72nd. Alwynne Shannon made up the local contingent finishing in 76th.

In the men's race, Deon McNeilly finished 2nd Northern Ireland runner in 9th overall and 3rd veteran overall, closely followed by this year's most improved runner, Ed Hanna, making his Northern Ireland debut. Richard Rodgers was next in 11th and 4th veteran overall.

Next local up was Stevie Cunningham sporting the Northern Ireland colours in 21st overall with Paul Mawhirt following up his 4th place at Binnian with a 23rd place here. ACKC's Gary Bailey was 24th also gaining his 2nd Northern Ireland vest. Jim Patterson, drafted in at the last minute for the NI veteran team came home a credible 39th. Other locals included Dave Bell, fresh from the London Marathon in 62nd place overall and Marty McVeigh in 75th overall.

Adam Mitten is making a return to form after taking much of the winter out of the sport and finished 7th in the junior race and second Northern Ireland athlete home.

RESULTS

1 00:15:20 M17 259 ELLIOTT SIMPSON FIFE  
2 00:16:12 M17 262 MICHAEL MCLOONE GREENOCK  
3 00:16:23 M17 263 GRANT CAMERON FURRES  
4 00:18:24 F17 257 SARAH INGLIS LOTHIAN  
5 00:18:43 F17 258 JENNIFER KIBBLE FIFE  
6 00:18:46 F17 256 MHAIRI INGLIS LOTHIAN  
7 00:18:48 M17 261 RYAN MCFADYEN LOTHIAN  
8 00:19:03 F17 266 MICHELLE STURM OMAGH  
9 00:19:44 M17 260 DARREN THOMPSON LOTHIAN  
10 00:20:04 F17 264 CHANTEL CLARK HUNTLEY  
11 00:20:09 M17 265 SCOTT SHEFFIELD EAST ANTRIM HARRIERS  
12 00:23:07 M17 1 K MULDOON    
1 00:23:20 MJ 237 CARWYN THOMAS WALES A
2 00:23:23 MJ 253 DAVID PHEE SCOTLAND A
3 00:23:48 MJ 251 KYLE COWIE SCOTLAND A
4 00:24:09 MJ 252 ANDREW MCCALL SCOTLAND A
5 00:24:12 MJ 238 NICKI CORNOCK WALES A
6 00:25:00 MJ 212 JONATHAN MCCLOY NORTHERN IRELAND A
7 00:26:36 MJ 215 ADAM MITTEN NORTHERN IRELAND A
8 00:27:13 MJ 239 JOE THOMAS WALES A
9 00:27:54 MJ 214 NOEL COLLINS NORTHERN IRELAND A
10 00:30:48 MJ 213 EOGHAN GILL NORTHERN IRELAND A
13 00:33:37 M17 2 JUSTIN MULDOON    
             
2 00:35:53 MI 240 EUAN JARDINE SCOTLAND A
3 00:36:26 MI 243 CAMERON WATSON SCOTLAND A
4 00:37:12 MVI 247 COLIN DONNELLY SCOTLAND A
5 00:37:20 MI 241 ANDREW WRIGHT SCOTLAND A
6 00:37:24 MI 200 NEIL CARTY NORTHERN IRELAND A
7 00:37:33 MI 219 KEVIN KEANE IRELAND A
8 00:37:37 MVI 249 RONNIE GALLAGHER SCOTLAND A
9 00:37:49 MVI 210 DEON MCNEILLY NORTHERN IRELAND A
10 00:37:54 MI 203 EDWARD HANNA NORTHERN IRELAND A
11 00:39:02 MVI 211 RICHARD RODGERS NORTHERN IRELAND A
12 00:39:04 MVI 250 ALAN SMITH SCOTLAND A
13 00:39:07 MI 225 ANDREW JONES WALES A
14 00:39:12 MVI 248 DES CROWE SCOTLAND A
15 00:39:13 MI 218 GERARD HEERY IRELAND A
16 00:39:14 MI 217 PAUL NOLAN IRELAND A
17 00:39:15 MI 242 KYLE GREIG SCOTLAND A
18 00:39:33 MI 227 DAVID REES WALES A
19 00:40:08 MI 226 TIM HIGGINBOTTOM WALES A
20 00:40:11 MVI 235 STEVE GILLILAND WALES A
21 00:40:12 MI 201 STEVE CUNNINGHAM NORTHERN IRELAND A
22 00:40:16 MVI 234 RUSSELL OWEN WALES A
23 00:40:17 MO 335 PAUL MAWHIRT NEWCASTLE AC
24 00:40:21 MI 202 GARY BAILEY NORTHERN IRELAND A
25 00:40:23 MO 321 DES WOODS ACKC  
26 00:40:33 MVI 209 WILLIAM MCKAY NORTHERN IRELAND A
27 00:41:15 MO 300 PETER O'FARRELL CRUSADERS  
28 00:41:24 MO 326 MARK MCMANUS LARNE AC  
29 00:42:09 M40 306 STEPHEN MCLOONE GREENOCK  
30 00:42:13 MO 310 ANDY GREGG LARNE AC  
31 00:42:20 MI 228 IAN HOUSTON WALES A
32 00:42:27 MO 357 STAN SPENCER LARNE AC A
33 00:42:29 MVI 233 DIMITRI VORRES WALES A
34 00:42:36 MO 337 TURLOUGH CONWAY CRUSADERS  
35 00:42:38 M45 328 JIM BROWN BARF  
36 00:42:50 MVI 236 PHIL ADAMS WALES A
37 00:42:52 FI 246 SULA YOUNG SCOTLAND A
38 00:43:03 MO 352 SAMUEL DRUMMOND LARNE AC  
39 00:43:06 MVI 208 JIM PATTERSON NORTHERN IRELAND A
40 00:43:21 MO 302 ALISTAIR MURRAY HORWICH RMI  
41 00:44:36 M50 307 NAT TAYLOR GIRVAN  
42 00:44:49 FI 245 SUE RIDLEY SCOTLAND A
43 00:44:57 MO 339 SAM HERRON ACKC  
44 00:45:11 MO 314 RICHARD COWAN WILLOWFIELD T HARRIERS  
45 00:45:16 MO 350 KRISTOFER MULDOON ARMAGH AC  
46 00:45:17 MO 356 COLIN LOUGHERY SPRINGWELL RUNNING CLUB  
47 00:45:21 FI 231 ANGELA BRAND-BARKER WALES A
48 00:45:22 MO 319 DAVE EWART BARF  
49 00:45:31 MO 322 COREY URWIN LARNE AC  
50 00:45:42 MI 220 BARRY MINNOCK IRELAND A
51 00:45:59 MO 331 MERVYN MCCOLLAM LARNE AC  
52 00:45:59 MO 308 COLIN BRASH GIRVAN  
53 00:46:05 MO 351 STEPHEN KENNEDY LARNE AC  
54 00:46:25 FI 229 JACKIE LEE WALES A
55 00:46:55 MO 340 NAT GLENN LARNE AC  
56 00:47:04 M40 330 PADDY MALLON BARF  
57 00:47:04 M40 341 JOHN FARRELLY RATHFARNHAM AC  
58 00:47:16 FI 244 EILIDH WARDLAW SCOTLAND A
59 00:47:20 M50 336 KEVIN GROGAN    
60 00:47:50 FI 207 CATHY MCCOURT NORTHERN IRELAND A
61 00:47:53 FO 318 RUTH METCALFE ERYRI  
62 00:48:14 M45 332 DAVID BELL NEWCASTLE AC
63 00:48:17 FI 204 ANNE SANDFORD NORTHERN IRELAND A
64 00:48:40 FI 232 ANGELA JONES WALES A
65 00:49:35 FI 223 JANE CAHILL IRELAND A
66 00:49:40 MO 338 DARREN HERRON ACKC  
67 00:49:46 FI 230 KAREN SMOUT WALES A
68 00:50:01 FI 205 MARTINA HAWKINS NORTHERN IRELAND A
69 00:50:08 M40 354 ALISTAIR BRATTEN SPRINGWELL RUNNING CLUB  
70 00:50:21 FI 222 MAUREEN FOLEY IRELAND A
71 00:50:49 MO 325 BRENDAN O'BOYLE LARNE AC  
72 00:52:00 FI 206 KERRY HARTY NORTHERN IRELAND A
73 00:52:01 FO 315 JENNEFIR EMSLEY ARRAN  
74 00:52:14 M45 353 MICHAEL HENRY PEGASUS AC  
75 00:52:16 M50 333 MARTIN MCVEIGH NEWCASTLE AC
76 00:52:17 FV 349 ALWYNNE SHANNON NEWCASTLE AC
77 00:53:07 M60 358 BILLY MAGEE LARNE AC A
78 00:53:18 FO 346 NICKY BELL    
79 00:53:21 MO 348 DALE SMITH LARNE AC  
80 00:54:00 M45 305 PAUL EMSLEY ARRAN  
81 00:54:27 MO 344 P MULDOON AUGHNACLOY  
82 00:54:28 M55 313 RICKY COWAN WILLOWFIELD T HARRIERS  
83 00:54:31 M50 301 NIGEL JONES MMYNDODU  
84 00:55:09 MO 347 WILL MARTIN    
85 00:55:12 M40 327 NORMAN ROBERTS LARNE AC  
86 00:55:22 FV 342 ZOE MELLING RATHFARNHAM AC  
87 00:56:14 M60 320 JOHN ADGEY ACKC  
88 00:56:36 MO 304 FRASER KINGSCOTT LOTHIAN  
89 00:57:14 M45 345 CORMAC MULDOON ARMAGH AC  
90 00:57:23 FI 224 AISLING COPPINGER IRELAND A
91 00:58:56 MO 334 ANDREW MCGIBBON BARF  
92 00:59:08 M55 311 IAN TAYLOR BARF  
93 01:00:16 M45 355 GERRY O'DOHERTY SPRINGWELL RUNNING CLUB  
94 01:02:59 FV 343 FIDELMA AYRES RATHFARNHAM AC  
95 01:03:08 FV 329 HELEN BROWN BARF  
96 01:03:29 MO 323 TONY KIERNAN CLONLIDEG AC  
97 01:03:31 M60 312 DREW TURNBULL WESTERLANDS  
98 01:06:02 MO 324 BERNARD KIERNAN    
99 01:07:48 M50 309 ALASTAIR NOBLE GIRVAN  
100 01:22:55 M40 316 BRIAN HUGHES    
101 01:22:56 MO 317 PETER O'BRIEN ERYRI  

International Male

1, Euan Jardine (Scotland) 35:53
2, Cameron Watson (Scotland) 36:26
3, Andrew Wright (Scotland) 37:20
Team - 1, Scotland (6pts), 2, Ireland (22pts)

International Female

1, Sula Young (Scotland) 42:52
2, Sue Ridley (Scotland) 44:49
3, Angela Brand-Barker (Wales) 45:21
Team - 1, Scotland (8pts), 2, Wales (15pts)

International Veterans

1, Colin Donnelly (Scotland) 37:12
2, Ronnie Gallagher (Scotland) 37:37
3, Deon McNeilly (N.Ireland) 37:49
Team - 1, Scotland (8 pts), 2, N.Ireland (22pts)

International Junior Male

1, Carwyn Thomas (Wales), 23:20
2, David Phee (Scotland), 23:23
3, Kyle Cowie (Scotland), 23:48
Team - 1, Scotland (9pts), 2, Wales (14pts)

Boys Under 17 Race

1, Elliott Simpson (Fife), 15:20
2, Michael McCloone (Greenock), 16:12
3, Grant Cameron (Furres), 16:23

Girls Under 17 Race

1, Sarah Inglis (Lothian), 18:24
2, Jennifer Kibble (Fife), 18:43
3, Mhairi Inglis (Lothian), 18:46

Open Race

1, Alisdair Anthony (Central), 35:26
2, Paul Mawhirt (Newcastle AC), 40:17
3, Des Woods (ACKC), 40:23

Male Vet 40+

1. Stephen McCloone (Greenock) 42:09

Male Vet 45+

1. Jim Brown (BARF) 42:38

Male Vet 50+

1. Nat Taylor (Girvan) 44:36

Male Vet 55+

1. Ricky Cowan (Willowfield) 54:28

Male Vet 60+

1. Billy Magee (Larne AC) 42:09

Female Open

1. Ruth Metcalfe (Eryri) 47:53

Female Vet

1. Alwynne Shannon(Newcastle AC), 52:17

 


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