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28 November, 2009

<a href="http://services.datasport.com/2008/lauf/grmarathon/"> Results link </a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aquaasho/sets/72157605887491815/"> Photos Aisling Coppinger </a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com:80/photos/28103398@N07/sets/72157605888220979/"> Photos Zoe Melling </a>

See also photos link at bottom of this page.

<b> Mags Greenan and Aisling Coppinger new European champions </b>

Mags Greenan (W50) and Aisling Coppinger (W35) won individual victories in the European masters championships in Lenzerheide Switzerland over a tough uphill 6.5 km course with 900 metres of climb in sun.

Greenan won in a time of 57:44 from Austrian Dohr by 54 seconds in a start to finish win. Given her relative inexperience in mountain running, this was a tough gutsy performance to beat the experienced Dohr.

Coppinger won by a comfortable 3 minutes in a time of 58:47. Coppinger also led her teammates Anne Sandford (66:30) and Zoe Melling (67:18) to silver team medals in the combined W35/40 category. Tish McCann (68:23) ran well to finish 6th in the W45 class.

Martin McDonald was 4th in the M50 category in a time of 52:29 and Sean Foley (6th in M45 in 51:24) led the M45/50 team to bronze medals.

Following on from last weeks excellent performances in the World Youths in Italy, these are encouraging achievements for Irish athletics.

<b> W35 </b>
1. Aisling Coppinger 58:47
2. M Calorio (Ita) 61:51
3. M Carl (Ger) 62:17
5. Zoe Melling 67:18

<b> W40 </b>
1. C Helfenberger (Sui) 52:59
9. Anne Sandford 66:30

<b> W45 </b>
1. ML Hellig-Duventaster (Ger) 52:38
6. Tish McCann 68:23

<b> W50 </b>
1. Mags Greenan 57:44
2. K Dohr (Aut) 58:38
3. U Bergler (Ger) 62:18

<b> M45 </b>
1. F Torresani (Ita) 45:02
6. Sean Foley 51:24

<b> M50 </b>
1. K Frantisek (Cze) 50:38
4. Martin McDonald 52:29
7. Gerry Brady 54:45

Gerry Brady

15 August, 2009

Results: http://services.datasport.com/2008/lauf/grmarathon/

Aisling Coppinger: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aquaasho/sets/72157605887491815/
Zoe Melling: http://www.flickr.com:80/photos/28103398@N07/sets/72157605888220979/

Mags Greenan (W50) and Aisling Coppinger (W35) won individual victories in the European masters championships in Lenzerheide Switzerland over a tough uphill 6.5 km course with 900 metres of climb in sun.

Greenan won in a time of 57:44 from Austrian Dohr by 54 seconds in a start to finish win. Given her relative inexperience in mountain running, this was a tough gutsy performance to beat the experienced Dohr.

Coppinger won by a comfortable 3 minutes in a time of 58:47. Coppinger also led her teammates Anne Sandford (66:30) and Zoe Melling (67:18) to silver team medals in the combined W35/40 category. Tish McCann (68:23) ran well to finish 6th in the W45 class.

Martin McDonald was 4th in the M50 category in a time of 52:29 and Sean Foley (6th in M45 in 51:24) led the M45/50 team to bronze medals.

Following on from last weeks excellent performances in the World Youths in Italy, these are encouraging achievements for Irish athletics.

W35
1. Aisling Coppinger 58:47
2. M Calorio (Ita) 61:51
3. M Carl (Ger) 62:17
5. Zoe Melling 67:18

W40
1. C Helfenberger (Sui) 52:59
9. Anne Sandford 66:30

W45
1. ML Hellig-Duventaster (Ger) 52:38
6. Tish McCann 68:23

W50
1. Mags Greenan 57:44
2. K Dohr (Aut) 58:38
3. U Bergler (Ger) 62:18

M45
1. F Torresani (Ita) 45:02
6. Sean Foley 51:24

M50
1. K Frantisek (Cze) 50:38
4. Martin McDonald 52:29
7. Gerry Brady 54:45