The final race of the Ladies Meet and Train Cross
Country Winter League took place in St Anne’s Park in Raheny last
Sunday. Despite the tough underfoot conditions Tallaght AC had no less
that 8 runners line up in a large field of 81 competitors.
Going into this race the Tallaght “A” team lay in 4th
place in the league behind Donore Harriers “A” team, so a very strong
showing was required from the Tallaght outfit if they were to leap frog
Donore in the team standings.
Sharon Tighe has been a model of consistency in this
league having been placed in the top 6 in all of her league races and
right from the outset she made her presence felt racing into the leading
pack. With just a few meters separating 2nd, third and 4th
the mucky run in to the line was to have its effect and Sharon came home
in 4th place.
Paula Murray certainly played her part too when she improved on her
first league placing of 24th to finish 12th
yesterday.
Marisa Mc Millan and Jenny Jones are related to each
other and they could not be separated at the finish coming home in 19th
and 20th place. Lisa Young bounced back from a very tough
race last week to secure her highest ever league placing in 29th
and Susan Holland also improved her placing from 53rd to 39th.
Grainne Coogan ran on Saturday in a Business House Cross Country race
but lined up with the squad yesterday and together with Regina Moody and
Carol Coleman they fought all the way to the line to secure the best
possible team placing.
These results were good enough to secure the Tallaght
Team 3rd place in the league and this is the Club’s highest
placing in the Cross Country winter league in quite a few years.
The Club hopes to build on this success and ladies of all ability levels
are welcome to come and check us out at the Clubhouse on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings at 7pm.