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European XC Championships 2009: Irish Team Announced!

  • 06-11-2009 05:48PM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    Well, we're in November (where did October go!?) and the major European XC season kicks off this weekend with meetings in Mol, Belgium and in Spain.

    The season will climax, of course, in our very own Santry Demesne on Sunday 13th December with the 16th edition of the European Cross Country Championships.

    The likes of Hilda Kibet, Marta Dominguez, Serguiy Lebid and Mo Farah have confirmed their participation at the event, with more name to be announced in the coming weeks.

    Mary Cullen and Martin Fagan spearhead our challenge, backed by the likes of Linda Byrne, Deirdre Byrne, Fionnuala Britton, Mark Kenneally, Mark Christie and company.

    Our Junior women's team shows promise with Mageean joining the two O'Ffrench Carrolls who are expected to fly home from the U.S where they're on scholarship.

    A squad of 28 fly out to Belgium for that race, while Cullen and Christie race in Spain:

    http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=10482

    Enjoy!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,031 ✭✭✭Stupid_Private


    Cullen confirmed she'd definitley be running the Inter Counties in the indo today.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Kiptanui


    Does anybody know who is actually running?
    What seniors? Juniors?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭myflipflops


    Missing this event will be a major regret for me. Mary Cullen has a real shout at a medal. I wish Dominguez wasn't running though.

    The junior womens team has a real shout too if the twins aren't being churned up over in the states.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    pwhite587 wrote: »
    Missing this event will be a major regret for me. Mary Cullen has a real shout at a medal. I wish Dominguez wasn't running though.

    The junior womens team has a real shout too if the twins aren't being churned up over in the states.

    I reckon they shouold be fresh enough as i havent seen much mention of them racing alot so far in the season add Ciara Mageean and few others and they should do well howevever in recent times British team has gotten very strong at the younger levels especially in the womens


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 106 ✭✭brutes


    http://www.sport.be/nl/atletiek/article.html?Article_ID=400364

    Anyone speak Dutch?? !! Results - top finishers in Mol, Belgium today,some Irish interest, good runs from Irish ladies by the looks of it..


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭Rineanna


    Yeah, three Irish in top 5 of women's:

    1. Almensch Betele (Eth)
    2. Fionnuala Britton (Ier)
    3. Deirdre Byrne (Ier)
    4. Veerle Dejaeghere (Bel)
    5. Linda Byrne (Ier)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭myflipflops


    Rineanna wrote: »
    Yeah, three Irish in top 5 of women's:

    1. Almensch Betele (Eth)
    2. Fionnuala Britton (Ier)
    3. Deirdre Byrne (Ier)
    4. Veerle Dejaeghere (Bel)
    5. Linda Byrne (Ier)


    Dejaeghere was 14th in Euro X last year so that's a good indicator of form for Britton and the 2 Byrnes. This womens team is actually really strong if they all stay fit.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15 anrait


    Mary Cullen had a Great Race In Burgos - Came in Fourth

    Dibaba - Ethiopia - 14.53.00
    Chenonge Kenya - 15.01.00
    Monteiro Porugal - 15:15:00
    Cullen Ireland - 15.16.00

    Men did well too against tough opposition...

    Mark Kenneally - 11th in 25:59:00
    Mark Christie - 15th in 26:18:00


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    anrait wrote: »
    Mary Cullen had a Great Race In Burgos - Came in Fourth

    Dibaba - Ethiopia - 14.53.00
    Chenonge Kenya - 15.01.00
    Monteiro Porugal - 15:15:00
    Cullen Ireland - 15.16.00

    Men did well too against tough opposition...

    Mark Kenneally - 11th in 25:59:00
    Mark Christie - 15th in 26:18:00

    Any word on how Hazel Murphy got on?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15 anrait


    ecoli wrote: »
    Any word on how Hazel Murphy got on?

    There's a "Karen" Murphy listed for Ireland - so I'm assuming that's (meant to be) Hazel

    She came in 57th in 17:06:00.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    anrait wrote: »
    There's a "Karen" Murphy listed for Ireland - so I'm assuming that's (meant to be) Hazel

    She came in 57th in 17:06:00.

    Yeah that here as only four of the irish went out to that race. Cheers


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 25 Philosophress


    Link to the full results from Belgium - the international races are towards the end of the spreadsheet

    http://www.sport.be/lottocrosscup/2009/uitslagen/mol.xls


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,912 ✭✭✭thirtyfoot


    Promising start by the women. Good to see Mary progress onto another level again.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    Tingle wrote: »
    Promising start by the women. Good to see Mary progress onto another level again.

    One second behind Monteiro given her recent form is great running. John Travers winning in Belguim also is a great run should book his place on the junior team


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,912 ✭✭✭thirtyfoot


    Mary Cullen of North Sligo AC was encouraged by her performance in Saturday's Burgos International Cross Country International in Spain where she finished fourth behind Genzebe Dibaba of Ethiopia.

    Cullen, who is training at home in Sligo for the SPAR European Cross Country Championships which take place at Santry Park in Dublin on 13 December, was happy to finish ahead of several European runners who will be travelling to Dublin next month.

    The Sligo woman was just a second behind third place finisher, Ines Monteiro of Portugal - the only European runner to finish ahead of her, as Iness Chenonge of Kenya took the silver medal.

    Cullen finished strongly in15.16, with high profile runners like Nuria Fernandez of Spain, (8th), Sarah Moreira of Portugal, (9th) and Marta Dominguez of Spain, (19th) all finishing behind her.

    'I was pleased with my performance and it was good for my confidence,' Cullen said.

    Last year Cullen finished fourth in the European Cross Country Championships and she has made no secret of her ambitions to deliver a big home run in Santry.

    'I am looking forward to this year's European Championships and I want to run well at home,' she said.

    'The race here in Burgos was fast, which is what I was looking for and I know that it will benefit me in my preparations for Santry.'

    Mark Kenneally of Clonliffe Harriers was best placed of the Irish men. The strongly built Kenneally placed 11th in the 8 kilometer event in 25.59 behind reigning World Cross Country Champion, Gebre Gebremarian of Ethiopia who won the race in 24.41.

    http://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2009/1108/cullenm.html


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭Rineanna


    I wouldn't read anything into Dominguez finishing 19th; I wouldn't be suprised if she's back in top shape come December.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭deadlybuzz


    Brian Maher was in action on the road this weekend, winning the Crookstown Motorway 10k in 31:26. The second half was run into a fairly strong headwind, as the split times testify (15:22/16:04).


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭myflipflops


    Rineanna wrote: »
    I wouldn't read anything into Dominguez finishing 19th; I wouldn't be suprised if she's back in top shape come December.

    I'd be shocked if she wasn't alright.

    I'll never forget the image of her standing on the podium in Edmonton embracing and smiling with Olga Yegerova after they were 1-2 in the 5k at Worlds.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 466 ✭✭thirstywork


    2 weeks away from the trails now:
    at the moment in the womens we have Cullen,Britton,Deirdre Byrne,McCambridge,Linda Byrne and ????
    mens:Fagan(anyone know if Cragg running?)Kenneally,Christie,Ledwith,thornton(29.59 10k in hollymount the weekend)Joe Mc(64min half marathon)Connolly(improved since gerry farnham)
    Mick Claw.other outsiers Mark Hanrahan,Mark McCormack.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    pwhite587 wrote: »
    I'd be shocked if she wasn't alright.

    I'll never forget the image of her standing on the podium in Edmonton embracing and smiling with Olga Yegerova after they were 1-2 in the 5k at Worlds.

    Word is her training hasnt gone well due to media commitments since her win in August


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭Rineanna


    2 weeks away from the trails now:
    at the moment in the womens we have Cullen,Britton,Deirdre Byrne,McCambridge,Linda Byrne and ????

    McGettigan would be an obvious choice, but think she favours the indoor over the XC prior to the Outdoor season.

    That's just pure surmising, though.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭shels4ever


    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/8328709.stm

    "The Santry Demesne course is a typical British Cross Country Course but it is all weather dependent," :)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭Eurox


    Rineanna wrote: »
    McGettigan would be an obvious choice, but think she favours the indoor over the XC prior to the Outdoor season.

    That's just pure surmising, though.

    Heard McGettigan was racing XC last weekend in the US. She finished 6th:)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,817 ✭✭✭myflipflops


    Eurox wrote: »
    Heard McGettigan was racing XC last weekend in the US. She finished 6th:)

    Was she not talking about really focusing on Euro X because it's in Dublin?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,614 ✭✭✭Rineanna


    I gladly stand corrected; a lot of depth in that team so.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46 RunToFart


    http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=10544

    with any luck they were shown the wrong course ;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 469 ✭✭runjb


    I think the women's team is going to be very strong, read on the AAI website about how well Rosanne Galligan is going in South Africa and by the sound of it she is intent on running the Europeans XC. They will medal if they are at full strength!!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Kiptanui


    One week to go to the Nationals in Kilbeggan. There should be some great races.

    The senior men should be another great battle between Mark Kenneally and Mark Christie. I reckon Christie will deliver a win in his home county.

    Mary Cullen is set to dominate the ladies from Fionnoula Britton.

    Ciara Mageen should win at her ease in the Junior Ladies while the Junior men is very open. Any further thoughts now that it is nearly upon us?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,762 ✭✭✭✭ecoli


    Kiptanui wrote: »
    One week to go to the Nationals in Kilbeggan. There should be some great races.

    The senior men should be another great battle between Mark Kenneally and Mark Christie. I reckon Christie will deliver a win in his home county.

    Mary Cullen is set to dominate the ladies from Fionnoula Britton.

    Ciara Mageen should win at her ease in the Junior Ladies while the Junior men is very open. Any further thoughts now that it is nearly upon us?

    Junior mens open? I would have though Travers to be clear favourite with tremble just lagging slightly not looking completely one the ball.
    Also this weekend in the US interesting to see how McCarthy and O Lionaird both running and in an article this week with O Lionaird he revealed the ambition is both individual and team medals come Santry next month


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 134 ✭✭Kiptanui


    You could well be right. However,don't discount National Inter Clubs Champion Ian Ward. The Ferrybank boys of Shane Quinn and Patrick Flynn have a habit of getting it right in All Irelands. James O'Hare had a fine track season but seems to be struggling to find form. Jake Byrne will be in the van as well. Darren McBrearty will give a good account of himself too.

    Cian O'Reilly and Emmet Jennings will both get involved in the race as well,


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