Black Mountain (IMRA / NIMRA Challenge)
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28 November, 2009
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24280411@N06/sets/72157604876310100/"> Race photos </a><b>Narrow win for IMRA</b>
Colin Donnelly and Aisling Coppinger took the individual victories on a day of heavy mist. Poor visibility on the open mountain resulted in the long race being shortened back to the same distance as the women's race.
Donnelly winner at Knockdhu last week had a narrow victory over Neil Carty with Turlough Conway having a good run in third.
Coppinger in her first run back since her recent sub-3 marathon held off Aoife Joyce and Sarah Moores. Tressan McCambridge showed further improvement in fourth.
Dean Carolan and Tiernan Muldoon were first and second in the junior race.
Paddy Ryan, Brendan Doherty and Charlie O'Connell all had valuable wins for IMRA in the M50/60/70 categories. In the end though, it was the clean sweep of the senior women's points that separated the two Associations.
<b>IMRA-NIMRA</b>
Junior 0-5
Men 6-15
Women 21-0
M40 2-4
M50 3-3
M60 5-0
M70 3-0
Total 40-27
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<b>Men junior</b>
Dean Carolan (NIMRA 3)
Tiernan Muldoon (NIMRA 2)
<b>Men senior</b>
Neil Carty (NIMRA 6)
Turlough Conway (IMRA 5)
Andy Gregg (NIMRA 4)
Steve Sweeney (NIMRA 3)
Dale Matthews (NIMRA 2)
Paul Duffy (IMRA 1)
<b>Women senior</b>
Aisling Coppinger (IMRA 6)
Aoife Joyce (IMRA 5)
Sarah Moores (IMRA 4)
Tressan McCambridge (IMRA 3)
Caroline Reid (IMRA 2)
Niamh Ni Cholmain (IMRA 1)
<b>M40</b>
Stephen Kennedy (NIMRA 3)
Adrian Tucker (IMRA 2)
Padraig Muldoon (NIMRA 1)
<b>M50</b>
Paddy Ryan (IMRA 3)
Willie John Brown (NIMRA 2)
Desi O?Hagan (NIMRA 1)
<b>M60</b>
Brendan Doherty (IMRA 3)
Mick Kellett (IMRA 2)
<b>M70</b>
Charlie O?Connell (IMRA 3)
Note: M40 runners were reassigned to the M/senior category if that gave them more points.
TEAM RESULTS
MEN
1. Larne AC 30 (Andy Cregg 4, Stephen Kennedy 6, Brian Spence 20)
2. Armagh AC 39 (Dale Matthews 8, Padraig Muldoon 10, Tiernan Muldoon 21)
WOMEN
1. Crusaders AC 17 (Aoife Joyce 2, Niamh Ni Cholmain 6, Sarah Heal 9)
Gerry Brady
29 March, 2009
Finish photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24280411@N06/sets/72157604876310100/Narrow win for IMRA
Colin Donnelly and Aisling Coppinger took the individual victories on a day of heavy mist. Poor visibility on the open mountain resulted in the long race being shortened back to the same distance as the women's race.
Donnelly winner at Knockdhu last week had a narrow victory over Neil Carty with Turlough Conway having a good run in third.
Coppinger in her first run back since her recent sub-3 marathon held off Aoife Joyce and Sarah Moores. Tressan McCambridge showed further improvement in fourth.
Dean Carolan and Tiernan Muldoon were first and second in the junior race.
Paddy Ryan, Brendan Doherty and Charlie O'Connell all had valuable wins for IMRA in the M50/60/70 categories. In the end though, it was the clean sweep of the senior women's points that separated the two Associations.
IMRA/NIMRA
Junior 0/5
Men 6/15
Women 21/0
M40 2/4
M50 3/3
M60 5/0
M70 3/0
Total 40/27
Men junior
Dean Carolan (NIMRA 3)
Tiernan Muldoon (NIMRA 2)
Men senior
Neil Carty (NIMRA 6)
Turlough Conway (IMRA 5)
Andy Gregg (NIMRA 4)
Steve Sweeney (NIMRA 3)
Dale Matthews (NIMRA 2)
Paul Duffy (IMRA 1)
Women senior
Aisling Coppinger (IMRA 6)
Aoife Joyce (IMRA 5)
Sarah Moores (IMRA 4)
Tressan McCambridge (IMRA 3)
Caroline Reid (IMRA 2)
Niamh Ni Cholmain (IMRA 1)
M40
Stephen Kennedy (NIMRA 3)
Adrian Tucker (IMRA 2)
Padraig Muldoon (NIMRA 1)
M50
Paddy Ryan (IMRA 3)
Willie John Brown (NIMRA 2)
Desi O'Hagan (NIMRA 1)
M60
Brendan Doherty (IMRA 3)
Mick Kellett (IMRA 2)
M70: Charlie O'Connell (IMRA 3)
Note: M40 runners were reassigned to the M/senior category if that gave them more points.
TEAM RESULTS
MEN
1. Larne AC 30 (Andy Cregg 4, Stephen Kennedy 6, Brian Spence 20)
2. Armagh AC 39 (Dale Matthews 8, Padraig Muldoon 10, Tiernan Muldoon 21)
WOMEN
1. Crusaders AC 17 (Aoife Joyce 2, Niamh Ni Cholmain 6, Sarah Heal 9)
