Churchtown South 5 Mile - July 2004

O'Shea Leads all the Way

This article by John Walshe appeared in the Evening Echo on Tuesday July 27th 2004

Churchtown South 5 Mile, Thursday July 22nd 2004

Race 3 of Ballycotton 5 Mile Summer Series 2004

Results of Churchtown South 5 2004

Results of All Ballycotton Summer Series Races 1977 - 2017 - Official Results Archive of Ballycotton Running Promotions

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Who's Who

As the article states, Jerry Forde (Blarney Inniscarra AC) is centre stage before the race start. On the left is Carmel Crowley, Bandon AC, with Rhona Lynch (UCC AC) beside her. Behind Carmel is Pat Twomey (Cork BHAA) No. 46 is Michael Dooley (Eagle AC), with Gerard Dunlea, 8 (Eagle AC) shield his eyes. No. 6 is Tony Archer, St Finbarr's AC, with John Quigley, 37 (Eagle AC) and Joe Murphy, 115 (Eagle AC). Noel Curtin (Youghal AC) is just over Joe's left shoulder, with Tony Kelleher (Eagle AC) in sunglasses behind, and Kieran O'Sullivan (St. Finbarr's AC) in front of him. Michael Murphy, 140 (St. Finbarrs AC) is on the right, with starter Dan McCarthy, R.I.P., on extreme right ready to set Jerry on his way

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O’Shea Leads All the Way

Churchtown South 5 by John Walshe

Race winner Alan O’Shea (left) receives his prize from Seamus Hartnett of Ballycotton Running Promotions

Alan O’Shea of Bantry AC won the 25th Annual Churchtown South 5 road race with another powerful display of front-running

He led the field of over 200 runners virtually from the start en route to his final time of 25:23, the fastest he has achieved in the Series so far

As he did last Friday at Donoughmore, O’Shea was well in command at the one-mile mark, reached in 4:49, with Alan Foolkes the only runner to keep in touch. Reaching mile two in 9:40, Foolkes was already around 30 metres in arrears.

Passing through the village on the first of the two laps, O’Shea was moving further away with every stride.
The time at three miles showed 14:58 and passing the four-mile mark the clock read 20:10, with the final winning margin having increased to 55 seconds

O’Shea went from fourth overall in the series, 13 seconds behind Peter Duggan, into a lead of 1:05 over the Kilkenny man who ran his usual consistent race to finish third on the night

Orla Tuohy made it three wins in a row in the Ballycotton Series, breaking 30 minutes for the first time when winning in 29:57. Second was Rhona Lynch (30:21) with Carmel Crowley finishing third in 30:55

Tuohy, who hopes to make the Irish team for the World Mountain Running Championships which take place in Italy in September, is now just over a minute clear in the overall rankings

Like John O’Leary last month, Denis McCarthy of East Cork AC has now joined the exclusive club who have run 100 Ballycotton 5-mile races

The Ballynoe man finished 18th on the night and again picked up the third award in the M40 category

Results Summary

1 A O'Shea (Bantry) 25:23;
2 A Foolkes (Leevale) 26:18;
3 P Duggan (St Josephs) 26:41;
4 T Archer (St Finbarrs) 26:49;
5 G O'Sullivan (Grange-Fermoy) 26:51;
6 D O'Leary (St Finbarrs) 26:56;
7 K Ryan (St Finbarrs, MJ) 26:57;
8 J McCarthy (East Cork) 27:01;

9 E Meade (East Cork) 27:23;
10 T Kelleher (Eagle) 27:31

M40:
2 N Curtin (Youghal) 27:40;
3 D McCarthy (East Cork) 29:12

M45:
1 G Cantwell (West Waterford) 29:43;
2 T Cody (Midleton) 30:01

M50:
1 T Twomey (East Cork) 30:15;
2 J Gough (West Waterford) 30:46

M55:
1 F Cashman (East Cork) 29:49;
2 L O'Leary (St Finbarrs) 32:01

M60:

1 P Gaffney (Mallow) 36:12;
2 G Webb (Rising Sun) 37:39

M65:
1 J O'Leary (Leevale) 33:59;
2 B Griffin (Midleton) 39:16

M70:

1 L Philpott (Cork) 41:05

MJ:
2 M Lyons (Grange-Fermoy) 28:00;
3 B O'Sullivan (Ballincollig) 30:11

Women:
1 O Tuohy (Grange-Fermoy) 29:57;
2 R Lynch (UCC) 30:21;
3 C Crowley (Bandon, F35) 30:55;
4 AM Healy (Eagle) 31:27;
5 M Sweeney (St Finbarrs, F40) 32:11;
6 A Cooke (Youghal) 32:41;
7 M Carver (Eagle) 32:59;
8 A McEvoy (St Finbarrs, F40) 33:23

F45:
1 M Rohan (Midleton) 40:16;
2 M Fitton (Cork) 40:24

F50:
1 M Barry (Midleton) 42:30

F55:
1 K O'Brien (East Cork) 36:40

Full Results of Churchtown South 5 2004

Results courtesy of Ballycotton Running Promotions

Pos	Forename	Surname	Cat	Club	Time
1	Alan	O'SHEA	M	Bantry AC	00:25:23
2	Alan	FOOLKES	M	Leevale AC	00:26:18
3	Peter	DUGGAN	M	St. Josephs AC	00:26:41
4	Tony	ARCHER	M40	St. Finbarrs AC	00:26:49
5	Gary	O'SULLIVAN	M	Grange-Fermoy AC	00:26:51
6	Derek	O'LEARY	M	St. Finbarrs AC	00:26:56
7	Kieran	RYAN	MJ	St. Finbarrs AC	00:26:57
8	James	MCCARTHY	M	East Cork AC	00:27:01
9	Eric	MEADE	M	East Cork AC	00:27:23
10	Tony	KELLEHER	M	Eagle AC	00:27:31
11	Noel	CURTIN	M40	Youghal AC	00:27:40
12	Michael	DUNNE	M	St. Finbarrs AC	00:27:44
13	Ger	DUNLEA	M	Eagle AC	00:27:46
14	Michael	LYONS	MJ	Grange-Fermoy AC	00:28:00
15	Kieran	O'SULLIVAN	M	St. Finbarrs AC	00:28:14
16	Brendan	O'REILLY	M	St. Finbarrs AC	00:28:37
17	Brian	O'CONNOR	M	Grange-Fermoy AC	00:28:43
18	Denis	MCCARTHY	M40	East Cork AC	00:29:12
19	Padraig	MCCARTHY	M40	Skibbereen AC	00:29:26
20	Michael	KILEMADE	M	St. Finbarrs AC	00:29:30
21	Joe	KELLY	M	West Waterford AC	00:29:34
22	Austin	BROWNE	M	Eagle AC	00:29:35
23	Gerry	CANTWELL	M45	West Waterford AC	00:29:43
24	Brian	REGAN	M40	East Cork AC	00:29:46
25	David	O'DWYER	M	East Cork AC	00:29:47
26	Frank	CASHMAN	M55	East Cork AC	00:29:49
27	Orla	TUOHY	F	Grange-Fermoy AC	00:29:57
28	Mark	BULMAN	M40	Donoughmore AC	00:29:57
29	Tom	CODY	M45	Midleton AC	00:30:01
30	Ray	HORAN	M	Pfizer Road Runners	00:30:09
31	Bryan	O'SULLIVAN	MJ	Ballincollig AC	00:30:11
32	Tim	TWOMEY	M50	East Cork AC	00:30:15
33	John	O'CALLAGHAN	M	Rising Sun AC	00:30:16
34	Paul	GIBBONS	M	Wexford	00:30:19
35	Rhona	LYNCH	F	U.C.C. AC	00:30:21
36	Denis	CARROLL	M40	Eagle AC	00:30:34
37	Padraig	O'DUBHGAIN	M	Leevale AC	00:30:35
38	P.J.	WALSH	M	St. Finbarrs AC	00:30:39
39	Willie	HAYES	M45	St. Finbarrs AC	00:30:43
40	Joe	GOUGH	M50	West Waterford AC	00:30:46
41	David	MULDOWNEY	M	Ballinacurra	00:30:47
42	Micheal	O'REGAN	M	Eagle AC	00:30:50
43	Carmel	CROWLEY	F35	Bandon AC	00:30:55
44	Barry	HEALY	M	East Cork AC	00:30:55
45	Michael	MURPHY	M45	St. Finbarrs AC	00:30:57
46	John	O'MAHONY	M	Cork	00:31:02
47	Tim-Joe	BUCKLEY	M50	Donoughmore AC	00:31:07
48	Eric	COOGAN	M40	Cork	00:31:09
49	Neilus	AHERNE	M45	Midleton AC	00:31:11
50	Ronan	MCCARTHY	MJ	Glenbower AC	00:31:14
51	Pat	TWOMEY	M50	Cork BHAA	00:31:17
52	Seamus	CASEY	M50	Ballymore-Cobh AC	00:31:24
53	Paul	O'SULLIVAN	M	St. Finbarrs AC	00:31:24
54	Ann-Marie	HEALY	F	Eagle AC	00:31:27
55	Pat	MURPHY	M45	Eagle AC	00:31:27
56	Eoghan	COTTER	M	East Cork AC	00:31:31
57	John	DESMOND	M	BOC	00:31:34
58	John	QUIGLEY	M50	Eagle AC	00:31:38
59	Tim	MAHONY	M	East Cork AC	00:31:46
60	John	WALSHE	M50	East Cork AC	00:31:54
61	Eddie	BYRNE	M	Eagle AC	00:31:56
62	Joe	MURPHY	M45	Eagle AC	00:31:59
63	Padraig	MCDONNELL	M	Eagle AC	00:32:00
64	Liam	O'LEARY	M55	St. Finbarrs AC	00:32:01
65	Killian	O'LEARY	M	Cork	00:32:02
66	John	LEAHY	M40	Ballymore-Cobh AC	00:32:07
67	Tim	SMITH	M40	Eagle AC	00:32:08
68	Willie	O'RIORDAN	M50	St. Brendans AC	00:32:08
69	Joe	SALMON	M	West Waterford AC	00:32:10
70	Mary	SWEENEY	F40	St. Finbarrs AC	00:32:11
71	Michael	DOOLEY	M	Eagle AC	00:32:11
72	Brian	HEALY	M40	Dunboyne AC	00:32:12
73	Martin	O'SULLIVAN	M50	Ballincollig AC	00:32:15
74	John	GRIFFIN	M	Cararig na bhFear AC	00:32:21
75	Maurice	TOBIN	M50	Grange-Fermoy AC	00:32:27
76	Mike	MCGRATH	M40	Eagle AC	00:32:32
77	Damien	COLLINS	M	Leevale AC	00:32:34
78	Jim	COSGRAVE	M	St. Finbarrs AC	00:32:36
79	Aoife	COOKE	F	Youghal AC	00:32:41
80	Pat	FOGARTY	M40	E.S.B.	00:32:42
81	Jeff	MURPHY	M45	Eagle AC	00:32:44
82	Pat	MURPHY	M40	Ballymore-Cobh AC	00:32:51
83	John	GUINEY	M	Eagle AC	00:32:52
84	Laurence	COURTNEY	M40	Cork City Council	00:32:53
85	Colin	MCGREGOR	M40	Cloyne	00:32:56
86	John	SCANNELL	M	Cork O.C.	00:32:57
87	Martina	CARVER	F	Eagle AC	00:32:59
88	Trevor	COLLINS	M	Motorola	00:32:59
89	Michael	BARRETT	M	Eagle AC	00:33:02
90	Christy	WALSH	M40	St. Finbarrs AC	00:33:05
91	Jim	CROWLEY	M55	Ballyhoura Athletics	00:33:12
92	Dave	COTTER	M55	Belgooly AC	00:33:21
93	Gerard	PENTONY	M	Naval Service	00:33:22
94	Angela	MCEVOY	F40	St. Finbarrs AC	00:33:23
95	Tony	SHALLOE	M50	West Waterford AC	00:33:25
96	John	HOLLAND	M55	Mallow AC	00:33:32
97	Pat	O'DRISCOLL	M	Eagle AC	00:33:38
98	Kate	MOYNA	F35	Riocht AC	00:33:46
99	John	CASHMAN	M40	Midleton AC	00:33:48
100	Ciaran	KEEGAN	M	Glounthaune	00:33:52
101	Eamonn	MCEVOY	M45	St. Finbarrs AC	00:33:56
102	Martin	O'REILLY	M	St. Finbarrs AC	00:33:57
103	Michael	LILLIS	M	Midleton AC	00:33:59
104	John	O'LEARY	M65	Leevale AC	00:33:59
105	Gail	MULLANY	F	Eagle AC	00:34:00
106	Claire	O'BRIEN	F	East Cork AC	00:34:19
107	Michael	HAYDON	M50	Cork Garda	00:34:23
108	Eibhlin	CLEARY	F	East Cork AC	00:34:27
109	Sean	SEXTON	M40	Blarney-Inniscarra AC	00:34:29
110	Mick	WALSH	M	Midleton AC	00:34:31
111	Colman	QUIRKE	M	Midleton	00:34:47
112	Billy	O'SULLIVAN	M	East Cork AC	00:34:59
113	Felim	KEEGAN	M50	Glounthaune	00:34:59
114	Batt	KEARNEY	M45	Leevale AC	00:35:00
115	Bernard	O'SULLIVAN	M	Bandon	00:35:02
116	Danny	MCCARTHY	M50	Midleton AC	00:35:06
117	Fiona	HICKEY	F	Youghal AC	00:35:07
118	Stephen	MURPHY	M45	Rising Sun AC	00:35:11
119	Martin	CURRAN	M	West Waterford AC	00:35:13
120	Flor	TWOHIG	M40	Eagle AC	00:35:28
121	Mary	MURPHY	F40	St. Finbarrs AC	00:35:31
122	Paul	O'MAHONY	M	Leevale AC	00:35:39
123	Tom	SCANLAN	M45	West Waterford AC	00:35:44
124	Vincent	CONNOLLY	M45	Midleton AC	00:35:46
125	Ann	CASHMAN	F	East Cork AC	00:36:09
126	John	FITZPATRICK	M	Mallow AC	00:36:12
127	Peter	GAFFNEY	M60	Mallow AC	00:36:12
128	Michael	BRENNAN	M	Dept Of Education	00:36:21
129	Norma	WALL	F	West Waterford AC	00:36:23
130	Anthony	HORGAN	M	Eagle AC	00:36:24
131	Mary	LINNANE	F	Grange-Fermoy AC	00:36:26
132	Michael	MCCARTHY	M45	Carrigaline	00:36:28
133	Edel	KELLEHER	F35	Pfizer Road Runners	00:36:30
134	Niall	O'KEEFFE	M	Ballycotton	00:36:31
135	Kieran	GLEESON	M	Farran	00:36:35
136	Kathleen	O'BRIEN	F55	East Cork AC	00:36:40
137	George	SKUSE	M45	Grange-Fermoy AC	00:36:42
138	Emmanuelle	LEGRAND	F35	Eagle AC	00:36:47
139	Michael	LAWLOR	M55	Belgooly AC	00:36:47
140	Brendan	O'BRIEN	M	Midleton AC	00:36:50
141	Nick	BENT	M40	Donoughmore AC	00:36:51
142	Pat	MORRISSEY	M	West Waterford AC	00:36:55
143	Peter	BARRY	M	Lismore	00:36:56
144	Ann	DUNFORD	F35	West Waterford AC	00:36:58
145	Mary	WALSH	F35	Pfizer Road Runners	00:36:59
146	Catriona	MCGREGOR	F40	Cloyne	00:37:03
147	Vincent	O'NEILL	M	EMC	00:37:17
148	Donie	O'CONNELL	M50	Midleton AC	00:37:19
149	Rick	PRENDERGAST	M40	Castlemartyr	00:37:25
150	Shirley	O'MAHONY	F35	Cork	00:37:25
151	Pat	MCGAULEY	M	Midleton AC	00:37:35
152	George	WEBB	M60	Rising Sun AC	00:37:39
153	Siobhan	MURPHY	F	Pfizer Road Runners	00:37:45
154	Monica	TWOHIG	F40	Eagle AC	00:37:49
155	Kevin	CURTIN	M40	Youghal AC	00:37:56
156	Triona	SHALLOE	F	West Waterford AC	00:38:00
157	Kevin	O'DRISCOLL	M50	Pfizer Road Runners	00:38:01
158	Tony	COONEY	M45	Ballincollig AC	00:38:08
159	Dan	KINGSTON	M50	Carrigaline	00:38:18
160	Margaret	HORGAN	F40	Donoughmore AC	00:38:37
161	Trevor	DESMOND	M	Motorola	00:38:43
162	Anne-Marie	PERRY	F	Midleton AC	00:38:44
163	Colm	EGAN	M	Valentia	00:38:44
164	Willie	O'MAHONY	M55	Midleton AC	00:38:59
165	Josie	UI CHUIRRIN	F40	West Waterford AC	00:39:01
166	John	ROBINSON	M55	Mallow AC	00:39:05
167	Billy	GRIFFIN	M65	Midleton AC	00:39:16
168	Conor	FITZGERALD	M	Ballincollig	00:39:47
169	Martin	MOIR	M45	Pfizer Road Runners	00:39:49
170	Albert	DIGGIN	M	Bank Of Ireland	00:39:53
171	Judy	HANRIHAN	F	West Waterford AC	00:39:56
172	Brian	MURPHY	M	Carrigtwohill	00:39:57
173	Mairead	FLYNN	F35	West Waterford AC	00:40:07
174	Liam	DOHERTY	M40	Eagle AC	00:40:11
175	Margaret	ROHAN	F45	Midleton AC	00:40:16
176	Ned	RAMSELL	M	Carrigtwohill	00:40:17
177	Marion	FITTON	F45	Cork	00:40:24
178	Kevin	PHELAN	M	Eagle AC	00:40:51
179	Geraldine	COONEY	F	St. Finbarrs AC	00:41:04
180	Luke	PHILPOTT	M70	Cork	00:41:05
181	Jim	MCMURTRY	M55	Midleton AC	00:41:15
182	Triona	WALL	F	West Waterford AC	00:41:20
183	Michael	DEEGAN	M50	West Waterford AC	00:41:22
184	Michael-John	O'NEILL	M45	Youghal AC	00:41:54
185	Gerry	DALY	M40	Donoughmore AC	00:42:09
186	Fiona	O'RIORDAN	F35	Eagle AC	00:42:11
187	Ray	CURRAN	M	West Waterford AC	00:42:11
188	Marie	CREEDON	F	CSO	00:42:12
189	Margaret	BARRY	F50	Midleton AC	00:42:30
190	Bernice	GLAVIN	F45	St. Finbarrs AC	00:42:38
191	Jane	MCGRATH	F40	Eagle AC	00:42:40
192	Mary	MULCAHY	F40	St. Finbarrs AC	00:42:45
193	Margaret	BEAUSANG	F45	Midleton AC	00:43:07
194	Frank	KELLEHER	M60	Cork City Council	00:43:12
195	Barry	KELLY	MJ	St. Colmans B.C.	00:43:37
196	Ian	THOMAS	M	Carrigaline	00:43:41
197	John	MCGRATH	MJ	St. Colmans B.C.	00:43:57
198	Jason	LEE	MJ	St. Colmans B.C.	00:43:57
199	Kevin	CUMMINS	M55	Cork BHAA	00:44:11
200	Maggie	DUNNE	F55	Grange-Fermoy AC	00:44:26
201	Catherine	GUIANAN	F	Motorola	00:44:40
202	Anna-Marie	CALLAGHAN	F35	Donoughmore AC	00:44:52
203	Frances	O'SULLIVAN	F	Midleton AC	00:45:10
204	Joan	MCCARTHY	F45	Midleton AC	00:48:04
205	Pat	O'KEEFFE	M50	Ballyhoura Athletics	00:48:04
206	Kathleen	O'CONNELL	F50	Midleton AC	00:51:38