JOHN BROOKS NO OPPOSITION

John Brooks was the convincing winner of the Muff Festival 5K which was the last in the Furey Insurances Series of races in the Northwest.

The Dublin-based Scot crossed the line in 16 minutes 17 seconds with a six seconds advantage over John Lenehan from the host club City of Derry.

The pair had fought out an intense duel through the race on the quiet roads around the Border town before Brooks moved away over the last kilometre.

Third place place went to another City athlete Emmett McGinty (16:57) while Omagh Harrier Marty Cox (17:05) in fourth did enough to seal overall victory in the Series.

Former Sparta star Tommy Farrell made a welcome appearance to claim the prize for first Master after closing in for fifth (17:09).

North Belfast Harrier Cathy McCourt (19:49) clinched the women’s overall title with another comfortable win.  City’s Olivia McCullagh (20:58) showed a return to form to take second ahead of Foyle Valley’s Bernie Ryan (22:13). 

Cathy McCourt 

Results

Place	No.	Forename	Surname	Age	Club	Mins	Secs	Pts (1)	Pts (2)	Pts (3)	Pts (4)	Pts (5)	Total
1	107	John	Brooks	MO	R'farnham	16	17	0	0	0	0	56	56
2	122	John	Lenehan	MO	City of Derry	16	23	0	0	0	83	55	138
3	123	Emmett	McGinty	MO	City of Derry	16	57	147	83	0	81	54	365
4	113	Martin	Cox	MO	Omagh Hrs	17	5	148	85	47	80	53	413
5	105	Tommy	Farrell	M40	City of Derry	17	9	0	0	0	0	52	52
6	126	David	Jordan	M40	Derby	17	12	0	0	0	0	51	51
7	106	Sammy	McAnaney	M50	Foyle Valley	17	15	142	77	46	75	50	390
8	124	Paul	Toner	MO	Letterkenny	17	28	0	0	0	0	49	49
9	150	Karol	Doherty	MO	Inishowen	17	46	1	0	37	0	48	86
10	115	Ciaran	Collins	JM	Omagh Hrs	17	51	134	0	39	74	47	294
11	134	Paul	McCafferty	MO	City of Derry	17	52	0	0	0	0	46	46
12	130	PJ	Boyce	M40	Cranford	17	52	0	0	0	0	45	45
13	108	Oran	McBride	M40	City of Derry	17	54	91	69	40	66	44	310
14	103	Philip	Bradley	M40	Foyle Valley	17	57	121	73	38	67	43	342
15	114	Conor	Moore	JM	Omagh Hrs	17	58	141	79	44	71	42	377
16	101	Gerry	Duddy	M45	Foyle Valley	18	13	0	75	0	0	41	116
17	109	Dominic	Hazlett	MO	City of Derry	18	20	132	74	36	68	40	350
18	120	Guillaume	Dauphin	MO	U/A	18	24	114	68	0	62	39	283
19	104	Sean	Laverty	M40	Foyle Valley	18	43	0	0	0	64	38	102
20	111	Declan	Burns	JM	City of Derry	18	19	0	0	0	0	37	37
21	125	Kevin	Toner	M60	Letterkenny	19	8	0	62	0	0	36	98
22	135	Philip	Donaghy	M35	City of Derry	19	32	107	61	0	1	35	204
23	127	Martin	Donleavy	M40	Foyle Valley	19	33	0	55	0	48	34	137
24	136	Kevin	Mailey	M45	Springwell	19	35	106	56	29	52	33	276
25	145	Ryan	Snodgrass	MO	Foyle Valley