Another busy weekend with club members taking part in races far and wide.

Great Island 10 mile : Close to home, we had the Great Island 4 mile and 10 mile road race in Cobh. We had just one member in the 4 mile race with Paul Cotter finishing 3rd.

3 Paul Cotter (1700) 23:48 All Ages (3) Male (3)

Paul Cotter…3rd in the Great Island 4 mile

We had 18 members in the 10 mile race

POS NAME (#) TIME NET TIME CATEG (POS) GENDER (POS)
9 Eric Browne 00:59:26 SMen (8) Male (9)
11 Ciaran Bouse 01:00:47 SMen (8) Male (11)
23 Pat O’Connor 01:03:24 Ages 40-49 (7) Male (20)
49 Shane O’SHAUGHNESSY 01:07:23 SMen (29) Male (42)

Ciarán Bouse, Shane O’Shaughnessy & John McCarthy in the 10 mile

52 Colin O’Herlilhy 01:08:01 Ages 40-49 (14) Male (45)
61 Roger O’Mahony 01:08:41 Ages 40-49 (16) Male (53)
72 Pat Twomey 01:09:37 Ages 60+ (1) Male (63)…1st M60
162 John QUIGLEY 01:16:13 Ages 60+ (4) Male (146)
163 Philip Corcoran 01:16:24 Ages 40-49 (49) Male (147)
183 John MCCARTHY 01:17:20 SMen (92) Male (165)
237 Dympna Connolly 01:19:27 Ages 35-44 (12) Female (28)

New PB for Dympna Connolly as she breaks 80 minutes for the first time!

— Elaine Guinane 01:19:50 Pacer
— John Desmond 01:19:50 Pacer
276 Frances O’Connor 01:22:01 Ages 55+ (2) Female (35)…2nd F55
366 Suneta Corcoran 01:28:01 Ages 35-44 (41) Female (73)
371 Tracy COTTER 01:28:25 SWomen (19) Female (75)
— Denis Looney 01:29:50 Pacer
— Grellan McGrath 01:29:50 Pacer
409 Karen HENNESSY 01:31:10 SWomen (27) Female (98)

Colin O’Herlihy, Pat O’Connor & Roger O’Mahony post race

Connemara Ultra : Well done to Alan Foley on completing the 39.3 mile Connemara Ultra-Marathon! This is a well trodden path for Eagle AC members at this stage and Alan completed the course in 6h 36m 25s.
98 Alan FOLEY M40 6:36:25

Brighton Marathon : Going further afield, we had Tony Cambridge taking part in the Brighton Marathon and breaking the 3 hour barrier again.
16948 Tony Cambridge Brighton Marathon – 12 April 2015
Male 45-54 Club: Eagle AC Chip time02:55:56 Gun time02:56:00 Pace (miles)06:42 min/mile

Paris Marathon : Well done to Karen Bevan who recorded a time of 4:13:00 in the 2015 Paris Marathon!

This was a new personal best for Karen, a big improvement on her first marathon in Cork in 2014 when she ran 4:42.