TONER AND CROSSAN TROT UP IN SECOND FUREY 5K

The Runners Get Ready for the Off

Donegal athletes picked up the top prizes in an incident-packed second race of the Furey Insurance 5K Series and sponsored by Fitness First.

Declan Reed was convinced that he was on the way to his first success in the Series as he entered what he thought was the final two hundred metres.

But instead of finding the finish tape waiting at the line at the line he was told he had another lap to run after being given the wrong information by the officials at the end of the previous lap.

Instead of being told he had two laps to run, the officials indicated that he was entering the final circuit.

When confronted with the bad news the Foyle Valley man stepped off the course angry and disillusioned.

Omagh Harrier Martin Cox took up the running and he led until about ten metres from the tape when he allowed Ivan Toner to sneak through for victory in 16 minutes eight seconds.

Cox was a second back with Colin Roberts finishing strongly for third in 16:20 with Declan McCarthy in fifth taking the award for leading Master.

Aileen Morrison suffered a similar fate to Declan Reed in the women’s race before dropping out with a lap to go.

Helena Crossan took advantage to score a narrow six seconds victory over Cathy McCourt in 18:33. 

Second place put McCourt, who was watched by her father Olympic boxing medallist Jim McCourt, top of the overall standings after a victory in the opening race.

Teenager Gráinne Neary took third in 19:54 with Jackie McMonagle the leading lady veteran just a further four seconds back.

 

 

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TOP 50 AGE-GRADED

Place	No.	Forename	Surname	Age	Club	Category	Pts (1)	Pts (2)	Time		Aged	%
1	646	Sammy	McAnaney	51	Foyle Valley	M50	142	71	17	10	14.50	86.61
2	707	Kevin	Toner	60	Letterkenny	M60	0	56	18	44	15.04	85.62
3	667	Declan	McCarthy	45	City of Derry	M45	146	76	16	38	15.08	85.23
4	653	Dermot	Connolly	47	City of Derry	M45	143	72	16	58	15.12	84.88
5	668	Helena	Crossan	40	Inishowen	F40	0	60	18	33	17.54	82.65
6	669	Colin	Roberts	37	City of Derry	M35	0	78	16	20	15.47	81.74
7	702	Paddy	Doherty	50	Inishowen	M50	117	64	18	5	15.49	81.56
8	679	Conor	Moore	17	Omagh Hrs	JM	141	73	16	48	16.03	80.40
9	731	Gerry	Duddy	45	Foyle Valley	M45	0	69	17	40	16.04	80.25
10	722	Colin	Loughrey		Springwell	M35	0	74	16	46	16.05	80.21
11	706	Ivan	Toner	30	Letterkenny	MO	0	80	16	8	16.06	80.16
12	717	Christy	McMonagle	63	City of Derry	M60	0	34	20	35	16.07	80.02
13	678	Martin	Cox	25	Omagh Hrs	MO	148	79	16	9	16.09	79.88
14	720	Gerry	O'Doherty	51	Springwell	M50	0	59	18	38	16.10	79.80
15	703	Cathy	McCourt	33	NBH	FO	120	58	18	39	18.34	79.72
16	648	Emmett	McGinty	20	City of Derry	MO	147	77	16	30	16.19	79.03
17	718	Peter	Lilburn	53	U/A	M50	103	51	19	13	16.24	78.64
18	651	Philip	Bradley	44	Foyle Valley	M40	121	67	17	54	16.25	78.60
19	656	Eoghan	Furey	31	City of Derry	MO	0	75	16	41	16.36	77.70
20	657	Grainne	Neary	16	City of Derry	JW	104	46	19	54	19.15	76.91
21	665	Oliver	McCullagh	55