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THE SECOND Annual Dan O Halloran Memorial 10k fun walk and 10k road race was held in Kilmihil with a fine turnout of over 200 competitors from all over Ireland Galway, Dublin, Tipperary, Limerick, Canada, Japan, and Clare Clubs with all proceeds going towards the West Clare Cancer and Milford Hospice and a wonderful turnout to support the O’Halloran Family with the senior race starting on the Ennis Road and competitors facing into a stiff hill as the leaders went through the (1k) in (2mins . 59secs) and Seamus Power Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare along with Michael Shannon Kilnaboy they both set this blistering pace from the start and they both had this field in single file right from the off with Willie Devitt Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare leading out the chasing pack that included Michael Fennell Civil Service, David Brew Kilrush, Pat Healy Marian, Ambrose Heagney Kilnaboy and Colm Fitzgerald Shannon with Maria Carey Ennis Track the leading lady in the top six for the early stages.
Seamus Power producing a (3mins . 03secs) for the next four Kilometres and going through the 5k mark in (15mins . 29secs) and Michael Shannon was forth seconds adrift and on this down hill stretch Seamus Power was in full flow and facing into the stiff hills over the last 5k he sprinted down the main street in Kilmihil to take the Dan O Halloran Cup in a time of (31mins . 56secs) from Michael Shannon who had to settle for the runner spot on again this year (32mins . 48secs) and a great performance from Willie Devitt to hold onto third spot (36mins . 01secs).
Ambrose Heagney Kilnaboy who came home in fourth spot captured the O/40’s in (37mins . 07secs) from Pat Healy Marian and Trevor White St Cronans with Michael Fennell Civil Service taking the O/50’s in (39mins . 45secs) from John Carroll Canada and Willie Keane St Johns and Caoimhin Donnellan Kilmihil taking the Junior Mens title in (44mins . 16secs).
The ladies race was always going to a great contest and attracted one of the finest turnout of athletes and right from the start Marie Carey set the early pace and was up with the chasing mens pack for the first (2k) with Marian Burke St Marys last years title holder and Michelle O Halloran from Kilmihil and now running with Mullingar Harriers, working well together and with many stiff climbs these girls were moving away from the next chasing group that included Laura Egan Kilmihil, Marian Kelly Cree, Lorna O Neill, Dympna O Dwyer both Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, Rose Enright St Marys, Rita Kierce St Marys, Becky Coughlan Ennis Track and Bernie Kelly Galway City Harriers.
Marie Carey was always in control of this race from the start and going towards the half way point and on that down hill stretch she had a good minute of a lead on Marian Burke with Michelle O Halloran working hard to stay with the pace.
Marie Carey who made all the running came away with a very big win and a very fast time of
(38mins . 59secs) and taking the Dan O Halloran Cup with last years title holder Marian Burke second in (41mins . 48secs) and local athlete Michelle O Halloran a close third in (42mins . 16secs)
The Masters Ladies O/40’s going to Rose Enright St Marys in (42mins . 58secs) from Monica Callinan and Siobhan Keating both Kilmihil and the O/50’s going to Rita Kierce St Marys (45mins . 09secs) from Bernie Kelly Galway City Harriers and Bernie Johnston Broadford. Results.
Ladies.
1 Maria Carey EnnisTrack (38 . 59) 2 Marian Burke St Marys (41 . 48) 3 Michelle O’Halloran Mullingar Harriers (42 .16) 4 Marian Kelly Cree (44 . 55) 5 Becky Coughlan EnnisTrack (45 . 11) 6 Dympna ODwyer Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare (46 . 37) 7 Lorna ONeill Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare (46 . 37) 8 Brenda OShea Kilmihil (49 . 16)
O/ 40’s
1 Rose Enright St Marys (42 . 58) 2 Monica Callinan Kilmihil (53 . 30) 3 Siobhan Keating Kilmihil (68 . 59)
O/ 50’s
1 Rita Kierce St Marys (45 . 09) 2 Bernie Kelly Galway City Harriers (48 . 41) 3 Bernie Johnston Broadford (97 . 05)
Senior Men.
1 Seamus Power Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare (31 . 56) 2 Michael Shannon Kilnaboy (32 . 48) 3 Willie Devitt Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare (36 . 01) 4 David BrewKilrush (37 . 29) 5 Kevin Lynch Clarecastle (39 . 26) 6 ColmFitzgerald Shannon (40 . 32) 7 John Keogh Kilmihil (40 . 58) 8 Stephan Connors Kilmihil (41 . 19)
O/ 40’s
1 Ambrose Heagney Kilnaboy (37 . 07) 2 Pat Healy Marian (39 . 09) 3 Trevor White St Cronans (40 . 54)
O/ 50’s