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21st
July 2011
Rankin and Crossan Top The Baliniska 5K Finishers As Furey
Insurances 5K Series Concludes
Scott Rankin impressed yet again with a 15m
47s winning run at Wednesday nights Baliniska 5K, his third
victory of the 2011 Furey Insurances race series and the Foyle
Valley man duly took the coveted Overall honours ahead of
third placer on the night Noel Logan,whose 16m 12s left him
ten seconds adrift of his City of Derry clubmate Gary Slevin
who posted his best ever finish in the series.
Inishowen AC,s Helena Crossan added to her
Lisnagelvin and Carndonagh victories with an 18m 11s winning
effort on the two lap Baliniska circuit to finish ahead of
the City of Derry duo Marina Campbell and Anne Paul, who posted
18m 22s and 18m 29s respectively. Anne Pauls aggregate runs
gave her the Overall female honours ahead of Foyle Valleys
Rosie O Brien who finished fourth on the night with 19m 34s.
Colm Furey
of Sean Furey Insurances presenting the prize to the overall
female series winner Anne paul of City of Derry Sparatns AC
Dara Furey
of Sean Furey Insurances presenting the prize to the overall
male series winner Scott rankin of Foyle valley AC
Connor Doherty and Mid Ulsters John O Neill fought out the
Male U20 category with the young Spartan clinching the Overall
award by storming to a 17m 50s victory on Wednesday night
,well clear of his rival and they finished one, two again
on aggregate. The Overall female Masters win went to F60 Roisin
Lynch after a close contest with her Spartans clubmate Bridgeen
Byrne over the six race series. It was the same in the male
Masters category with M55 Peter Lilburn just edging out another
red vest,the M65 Christy McMonagle as the age graded finishing
times for these ultra competitive male and female masters
were calculated.
Wednesday nights race was staged in excellent conditions with
115 starters and the two lap Baliniska circuit once again
proved very popular with both runners and the large number
of spectators who gathered to enjoy the action. They were
rewarded with some thrilling duels right down through the
field and rightly applauded Scott Rankins impressive individual
and overall series victory.The Foyle Valley man compensated
handsomeally for last years narrow overall loss to Richard
Johnston with an emphatic trio of wins and good fourth place
finishs in the ultra competitive Bay Road and Buncrana races
to take the 2011 series overall honours. The Spartans Noel
Logan desevedly claimed the runners up spot ,two second places
at Lisnagelvin and Culmore and Wednesdays third place the
highlights for the Waterside man.
The now Buncrana based Nenagh Olympic and former Irish junior
triathlon star Gary Scully ran 16m 14s for fourth at Baliniska,
Cathal McLaughlin was fifth and the top M40 with 16m 17s;
the consistent Pius McIntyre was sixth on 16m 20s; Gary Scullys
younger brother Shane ran 16m24s for seventh ahead of the
top M35 Keith Shields of Foyle Valley on 16m 33s. Bill Duncan
moved into the M45 age group and celebrated with an 18m 04s
run to win his category;Dermot Connolly ran 17m 50s for the
M50 win; Peter Lilburn was the top M55 with 17m 59s and Christy
McMonagle won the M65 on 19m 55s. Connor Doherty and John
O Neill were the leading U20 finishers.
The top three females all produced excellent efforts in a
very competitive up front battle as Helena Crossan ran 18m11
s for the victory. Marina Campbell posted yet another PB with
18m 22s in the runners up spot and the tough Anne Paul was
a close up third on 18m 29s.Rosie O Briens 19m 34s in fourth
was good enough for the F40 win; Bridgeen Byrne and Roisin
Lynch were the leading F45 and F60 age groupers with respective
20m 56s and 22m 33s clockings and Una Gavin continued her
progress taking the F50 award with a 21m 57s run. Amy McDaid
was the first F U20 on 20m 53s.
Ballineska Results here
Photos from race plus presentation here
Furey Insurances 5k Series 2011 overall
Male Open
1 Scott Rankin Foyle Valley
2 Noel Logan City of Derry Spartans
Female Open
1 Anne Paul City of Derry Spartans
2 Rosie O'Brien Foyle Valley
Masters Men (Age Graded)
1 Peter Lilburn City of Derry Spartans
2 Christy McMonagle City of Derry Spartans
Masters Female
1 Roisin Lynch City of Derry Spartans
2 Bridgeen Byrne City of Derry Spartans
Male U20
1 Conor Doherty City of Derry Spartans
2 John O'Neill Mid Ulster
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