Leinster Senior Cross Country

Clum

I'd appreciated it if anybody can provide some information about this weekend's Leinster Senior Cross Country such as what distance the men's race covers (I'm guessing 12000m) and what's the course in Tymon Park like?

If anybody ran the BHAA race in Tymon Park last weekend can they give a description of the conditions in the park (I'm hoping it'll be nothing like Ballyhaise!)?

Thanks.

Racing Flat

I think it's only 10k for Leinsters, 12k for Nationals, but I'm open to correction. Tymon Park is by and large flat - run around a load of football pitches.

Woddle

I ran in the bhaa race and it actually held up quite well and a few ran in their runners and I saw no one falling, but that was with only a small amount of drizzle during the night before, I would say unless the rain stops it will be a different case all together, the grass height is quite low also if thats any help.

Clum

Thanks, Lads.

Tymon is normally in good shape but seeing as how there was a race there only a few days ago I thought no harm in asking.

There's a fair bit of rain forecast over the next few days so, Woddle, you could be right in saying conditions will be different this weekend...I suppose I wouldn't want it any other way...

ecoli

I know from training there that it usually doesnt get too muddy after the kind of rain we had might be the odd corner but all together should be relatively dry and firm come the weekend

emerald007

any predictions for the individual and teams prizes?

DaveH

Clohiessy for senior Men
dont think any of the Clonliffe lads are going and i'd say Christie is doing indoors this year.

Stupid_Private

Does anyone have the various race start times? Thanks

bewleys berry

anyone got results for this? is it just me or is tymon park the hardest place ever to find???! and as far as i could see there were no signs for cross country meeting by athletics leinster! :-(

epo addict

1 Mark Kirwan
2 Peter Mathews
3 Brian Maher

Very close between Raheny & Rathfarnham for team gold
Didn't hang around for results

Pauline Curley won the Women's race

eltuerto

Yeah Pauline 1st, Fiona Mahon (Donore) 2nd, Susan Byrne (Raheny) 3rd
Teams - Tullamore, Sportsworld, Raheny - Donore 4th by 2 points

Men - Raheny, Rathfarnham mmm forget 3rd

Mick Clohessy had to pull out - he's a leg infection

Just checking the BHAA and AAI websites. BHAA (run by volunteers) have results and photos on since Sunday. AAI (eh dont they have staff employed??) no results on.....yet!!!!

eltuerto

Oppss I should have said BHAA have results of their Saturday race on their website - sorry original reply might have been misleading to imply they had Leinster results available