The Kerry County 5km Road Championships took place in Ardfert. The event was hosted by St Brendan’s AC and was well supported with 90 runners taking to the course – one of the highest entries for the event in recent years.
Category results are as follows:
Senior Men: Oisin Lynch, Killarney Valley who took home the Tadgh Crowley Perpetual Cup. Team gold: Killarney Valley
Senior Women: Amy Pullman-Daamen, An Riocht. Team gold: An Riocht
Junior Men: Ted O’Gorman, Killarney Valley. Team gold: Killarney Valley
Junior Women: Noelle Dillon, Lios Tuathail. Team gold: An Riocht
Masters Men
O35: Brendan Caffrey, won Dinny O’Connor Perpetual Cup
O40: Paul Doolan, Killarney Valley
O45: Tim O’Connor An Riocht
O50: Gearoid Pierce, Spa Fenit Barrow
O55: John Barret, Killarney Valley
O60: Kevin Griffin, An Riocht
O70: Michael O’Connor, Farranfore Maine Valley
There are only two team categories for Masters, O35 and O50: An Riocht won both.
Masters Women
O35: Amanda Keane, Killarney Valley
O40: Siobhan Daly, An Riocht
O45: Doreen Moore, An Riocht
O50: Denise Cremin, Killarney Valley
O55: Caroline Murphy, Gneeveguilla
An Riocht won the O35 team prize, there was no O50 team for the women.
While the adults were running around Ardfert our Juvenile Athletes were in Nenagh for the U9 to U11 Juvenile Championships and the Juvenile Walks Championships.
In the walks there several medals for St Brendan’s. Muireann Lawlor, gold in U13 girls; Cori Boylan gold in U14 girls with Amelia Gieraltowska getting silver in same event. Club mate Adam O’Leary won bronze in U11 boys shot.
Lucia de Faoite Kenmare won bronze in U17 girls walk.
