Well done to all the athletes who took part in the club’s annual Donough Coughlan Memorial 5 Mile race and thanks to all those who helped out with the organising of the race.
Special thanks for Bandon GAA for the use of the facilities, Bandon Guards for assistance in traffic management, Red Cross for ambulance cover and John Walshe for his value contribution to the results and entries.
Bandon A.C is celebrating its 50 year in 2014 and as a resulted invited founding members to the road race and we were delighted to have 6 of the original 24 founding members present.
John Byrne (the 1st secretary of the club), Denis Galvin (1st assistance secretary) John Lynch, John Dromey, Sean Hyde and the current club President Billy Good.
Billy led the presentation of the prizes and was assisted by the other founding members.
First past the post in the race was David McCarthy from West Waterford in a new course record of 23.41 which beat the old record and David was presented with the Donough Coughlan Memorial Cup was Mrs Nora Coughlan.
David was followed home by Sean McGrath (East Cork), Philip Hearty (West Waterford) and with a trio from St Finbarr’s competing the first 6; John Meade, John Marshall and Alex O’Shea.
St Finbarr’s won the team prize, just ahead of West Waterford.
Clare McSweeney of Leevale was the first woman home in a time of 29.13.She was followed by Niamh Walsh and Ann Moore both of Leevale, in 4th was Jackie Dunphy of Clonliffe Harriers, Ronnie Barry of Bandon was 5th with Anna Dorris of Midleton in 6th.
Leevale won the team prize.
Other prize winners listed below:
Junior Men: Thomas McCarthy, Barry McCarthy, Killian McSweeney (all Bandon)
Junior Women: Margaret O’Brien (Clon RR), Bebhinn Kelleher, Una Sheehan (Bandon)
Men O40: David Ryan, George Murray, Michael Harrington
Men 045: Don Keohane, Fergal O’Meara, Keith Sexton
Men O50: Cathal O’Connell, Padraig McCarthy, Julian Spense
Men O55: Pat Murphy
Men O60: Pat Twomey
Men O65: Jimmy Murray
Men O70: John O’Leary
Women O40: Deirdre Harrington, Rachel O’Callaghan, Dolores Gibbons
Women O45: Fidelma Kirwan, Eileen Buckley, Gemma Moran
Women O50: Ann Donnelly
Click here for list of all finishers.
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