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18th May 2011 RECORDS TO TUMBLE AT BUNCRANA 5K NEXT WEDNESDAY? Records look set to tumble at next Wednesday nights Buncrana 5K, race three in the popular Furey Insurances Series, as the Inishowen seaside town expects to host a large crowd with Joe McAlisters 14m 40s mens course best under serious threat. more 11th May 2011 Rankin and Crossan Dominate at Lisnagelvin 5K Close to 120 runners lined up on a wet and windy Wednesday evening for the Lisnagelvin 5K,the second in the Furey Insurances Series and the 2010 winner, Foyle Valleys Scott Rankin, saw off a strong challange from City of Derrys Noel Logan and Sperrin Harrier Chris McPeake to retain his grip on the title with a gutsy 15m 54s effort in the difficult conditions. more 10th May 2011 Furey Insurances 5K Series.....Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre Hosts Race 2 on Wednesday Night..11th May Race 2 in the City of Derry Spartans organised Furey Insurances 5K Series,is set to attract another bumper entry this Wednesday 11th May on the three lap Lisnagelvin circuit in Derry,s Waterside. Start time is 7 30pm and entries will be taken from 6pm at race HQ in the Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre. more 20th April 2011 FUREY INSURANCES 5K SERIES RACE 1 Hamilton & McGloin smash course records & take ANI Championship A flat ,fast and accurately measured course hugging the shoreline of the river Foyle, drew nearly 200 runners for the opening race in the Furey Insurances 5K series and produced spanking new male and female course records from Annadales Paddy Hamilton,14m 39s and Teresa McGloin of Finn Valley with 17m 6s. more 11th April 2011 FUREY INSURANCES 5K SERIES........READY FOR THE OFF ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 20th !! All roads will lead to the North West and the Banks of the Foyle on Wednesday evening April 20th, for the first race in the ever popular Furey Insurances 5K Series, organised in the traditional six race format in Derry and Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula by City of Derry Spartans. more 30th June 2010Johnston and Davidson Lead Home Record Field at Carndonagh 5K Richard Johnston won the latest installment of his season long battle with tenacious Foyle Valley rival Scott Rankin, at a wet and windy Carndonagh 5K on Wednesday night last and American visitor Hannah Davidson was much too good for the local opposition in the Womens race,as a record 179 finishers contested the penultimate race in the hugely popular Furey Insurances 5K Series. Results here. Photos taken by Cathy here. Full Report here 10th June 2010Johnston wins latest head to head at Culmore 5K Richard Johmston and Scott Rankin resumed their seasons ongoing battle for supremacy at Culmore on Wednesday night, in Race 4 of the hugely popular Furey Insurances 5K Series,with the Randalstown based City of Derry Spartans newcomer carving out a ten second victory margin over his Foyle Valley rival in a wind affected 16m 6secs,as the Womens race went to Innishowen,s impressive Helena Crossan in 18m 45secs. more. Results here. Photos here, 5th June 2010Culmore 5K Pre entry With the growth shown in previous races we
are expecting alarge turnout for the Furey Series 5K at Culmore.
It would be most appreciated, if you intend to run that you
pre enter. NOTE : No penalty for non attendance. There will
be a separate desk for those pre entered for chip and Race
No up untill 7.10pm this will speed up your entry and allow
for a more relaxed 3rd June 2010Culmore 5K Culmores Cooney Rd circuit hosts race four in the Furey Insurances 5K Series next Wednesday night at 7 30pm on the familiar Coney Rd circuit with sponsorship from Physio,Shaw Barron and the Joe Jackson franchise. A big entry is expected for this one,entries will be taken from 6pm at race HQ,the Victoria Hall on the Arden Rd/Coney Rd junction. This is adjacent to the race start and finish and spectators are reminded that the Culmore circuit is very good for catching the action close up and personal. 31st May 2010Buncrana 5K Records Galore Results amended! Click here. Report now included from Gerry L -3rd june
12th May 2010Rankin Outruns Opposition at Lisnagelvin 5k Foyle Valleys emerging talent Scott Rankin
led home the record 120 strong field at Wednesdays Lisnagelvin
5K, race 2 in the Furey Insurances 5k series, but only after
an absorbing tussle with the promoting club City of Derry
Spartans new recruit Richard Johnston,the 2 second margin
on the line an indication of the intense battle for supremency
between the pair. Results here. Photos from me here(Eoghan -use as you like).. Well done to all and thanks to all who helped out.
9th May 2010Lisnagelvin Hosts Round 2 of Furey Insurances 5K Road Race Series The second round of the Furey Insurances 5K Series will be hosted at Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre tomorrow night, Wednesday 12 May with Robert Bigger of Limavady-based race sponsors, WB Thompson Co Solicitors, confident of another bumper turnout for the popular local 5K series. Race start time is 7.30pm with entries taken at the Centre from 6pm. The usual 3-lap, flat course will be used once again with the runners benefiting from the spectators’ ability to easily access the course at strategic points to cheer on their favourites and watch the action unfold. The usual age category prizes are on offer. There is a £300 plus prize fund available and, of course, post-race refreshments and the opportunity to discuss and compare performances all add to the occasion. As ever in the Furey Series the top local club athletes will be joined on the line by a large turnout of participants of all abilities, all anxious to see just how they measure up to the 5K challenge; so chasing 30 minute finish times will, for some, be just as important as the 15 minute clockings of the front runners. The top three from the first round race at Bay Rd three weeks ago, Greg Roberts, Richard Johnston and Scott Rankin could well be in the mix again with Aaron Doherty and Emmet McGinty possibly looking to crash the upfront party. North Belfast’s Cathy McCourt, a clear Bay Rd winner could be the women to beat once again while local interest is likely to focus on what could be an interesting tussle between Jacqueline McGinley and Marina Campbell. All in all a terrific nights road racing is in store with the spectators set to be royally entertained on an excellent, spectator-friendly course. Race 3 in the Series follows in Buncrana on Wednesday 26 May and this one, with its proven fast course and massive numbers, should be well worth going along to sample. 21st April 2010GGreg and Cathy win Race 1 of the Furey Insurances 5k Series 2010 City of Derry's Greg Roberts and Cathy McCourt of North Belfast Harriers won tonights opening race of the 2010 Furey Insurances 5k Series at the bay road. This race was kindly sponsored by the University of Ulster at Magee. A huge field of 171 runners turned out to make this the biggest race in the series 10 year history outside of the Buncrana fixture. The race also doubled as the NI Athletics 5k road race championships and hosts, City of Derry AC won both the mens and womens team titles from Foyle Valley and Inishowen AC in the mens and from Inishowen and Finn valley in the womens race. Many excellent times were posted all through the field with pbs being the order of the day. All will be glad to hear that there can be no disputing the distance as the course was measured by Mr John Glover who is also the NI Athletics President and presented the prizes on the night along with Mr Paul McElhinney of the University of Ulster. Thanks to all who took part and helped with the organisation. Full results here. Photos from the race here. Note if anyone thinks there may be an error in their time then please email us as mistakes do happen :). Thanks, Eoghan There is now a Furey Insurance 5k series group on facebook. Report from Gerry below Big,Brash and Brilliant
Bay Rd 5K
14th April 2010Furey Insurances 5k Series 2010 Launched It's just under a week until the first race in the 2010 Furey Insurance 5k Road Race Series organised by City of Derry Spartans AC. This is the 10th year that the series has been run and the 4th year being sponsored by Sean Furey Insurances of Buncrana and Carndonagh (Formerly Bob Mullan Series). The cross border dimension continues with 4 races in Derry City and 2 in Inis Eoghain. Last years series was the most successful to date with on average 100 runners for each of the 6 races. This year we are also trying out Championchip electronic timing on 2 of our biggest races at the Bay Road (race 1) and in Buncrana (race 3). Again this year our opening race on the Bay Road is run with sponsorship from the University of Ulster Magee and we have again been granted the honour of NI Athletics 5k Road Race Championship status which means medals and team prizes. Race 1 is on the 21st April so time to get yourself ready again. Race 2 crosses the Foyle to the ever popular Lisnagelvin 5k (remember the rain last year!) which is again kindly sponsored by Spartan masters middle distance specialist and Limavady solicitor Mr. Robert Bigger of WB Thompson and Co Solicitors. Race date is 12th May 2010. Race 3 is our first trip over the border on the 26th May to the home of our series sponsor Sean Furey Insurances. The Buncrana race has consistently seen the biggest entry due possibly to the fast course and big feed after. Course record prizes are also available for this one with all prizes sponsored by Sean Furey Insurances. No Champions League clashes this year so hopefully we can break the 200 mark! Race 4 on the 9th June is in Culmore with the individual sponsor to be confirmed. This is an excellent course for spectators and is completely flat. It is also the home race for Mr. Athletics himself, Gerry Lynch. Race 5 moves to Inis Eoghain again and this one is a joint venture between Inishowen AC and City of Derry Spartans. The Carndonagh 5k was first run last year and is kindly sponsored by Atlanfish through another top Spartan vet Declan McCarthy. Race headquarters is Carndonagh Community School, base of Inishowen AC Chairman Niall Magee. Sean Furey Insurance also has offices in the town. Race date 30th June. The final race returns to the home base of City of Derry AC at Templemore Sports Complex with the race being run on the Balliniska Circuit. Donnelly and Taggart motors are the sponsor here and the race date is the 21st July. Always a very interesting event as the overall series placing usually come down to this one and it is your last chance to catch him or her that you have been trailing for the previous races. All of the races are run on a Wednesday evening and have a 7.30pm start. Prizes are available for all races to the first 3 across the line in both male and female and to all the other categories(1st only). Refreshments are provided after each race. For those who complete 4 out of 6 races a high quality Series t-shirt is guaranteed. Overall Series cash prize(Best 4 performances count) 1st, 2nd Senior; 1st/2nd Vets (Age Graded); 1st/2nd Junior U20 Men/Women For further Series information contact Gerry Lynch on 07702006667 gerry.lynch@hotmail.com or Eoghan Furey on 00 353 879474883 or eoghanfurey@gmail.com The Furey Insurances 5k Series is aimed at everyone from Olympic hopefuls to those just moving up from walking pace. All levels of runner and joggers are welcome. Don't be put off by people telling you that 5k's are too fast, they are as fast or as slow as you want them to be. There will always be faster and slower runners than you! Looking forward to seeing you all there. Eoghan F Series Poster here. Note changed dates for Culmore and Ballineska 5Ks moved to the 9th June and 21st July respectively 6th April 09Launch of Furey Insurances 5k Series 2009 Furey Insurances 5K Series starts with N.I. Championship Status. Details of the 2009 Furey Insurances 5K Road Race Series organised as ever by City of Derry Spartans AC were announced at a photo call on Monday 6th April at University of Ulster, Magee in Derry. The six race series has a cross border dimension, four races are in Derry City, the other two have Inishowen Co Donegal venues in Buncrana and Carndonagh and the series starts courtesy of the University of Ulster, Magee on the new Sainsburys/Bay Road Park Circuit in Derry on Wednesday evening 22nd April. Launching the series were Sean Furey, Managing Director of the overall sponsors and Brian Downing, President of Athletics N.I. who are delighted to announce that the April 22nd race would incorporate the 2009 N.I. 5K Road Championship. “Championship status will enhance both the quality and quantity of the opening race in this popular series and is a tribute to the series itself, the organising club City of Derry Spartans,Sean Furey Insurances and the other individual race sponsors” said Mr Downing at the launch. Speaking on behalf of Furey Insurances, Managing Director, Sean Furey said “We are delighted to continue our association with City of Derry Spartans in this terrific 5K series and happy to help facilitate the hundreds of runners and joggers who participate in the races over the summer months at venues in both Derry and Donegal.”
All the races have a uniform 7.30pm start and all will be run on Wednesday evenings – the full itinerary is as follows: 1. Wednesday 22nd April, Sainsburys/Bay
Road Circuit, Race Headquarters at University of Ulster,
Magee, Students Village, Duncreggan Road All Entries will be taken at the Race Headquarters
on the night! There are incentives for runners and joggers of all levels with a £250 prize fund on offer to the leading age category finishers at each of the six races. There are also overall prizes based on individual performances throughout the series plus age graded awards and special race series T-Shirts for everyone who completes four of the six events. Perhaps the biggest incentive of all however, is the opportunity to participate in six well organised 5K races between April and July, savour the exciting atmosphere, check out your closest rivals on a regular basis, go for P.B.’s on familiar courses and benefit from the challenge of a regular exercise programme. Information For further information please visit the
City of Derry Spartans AC website: Sparta-Athletics.co.uk
or contact Gerry Lynch 07736213153 or Eoghan Furey 0879474883. FUREY INSURANCES 5K SERIES 2009
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:EOGHAN
FUREY 00353879474883 or email: eoghanfurey@gmail.com
Series 2009 here Series 2008 here
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