A number of our senior athletes represented
Ireland in the recent British & Irish Masters Cross Country
International at Stormont Castle.
Contesting the M35-49 8k International, Davy Byrne put in another fine
display of endurance running when finishing 22nd overall in a time of
29.10. As the 4th and final scoring member of the Irish team he played a
leading role in helping secure the team gold in the M35 category and
later joined in the triumphant celebrations that greeted this rare team
win.
Davy Byrne (3528)
with his Irish M35 team colleagues
(Photo- Courtesy of
the AAI website)
In the M50 – 64 categories, run
over the same distance and course, Dessie Shorten put in another fine
display to finish 19th overall in a time of 31.42, and as the 4th
scoring member of the Irish M50 squad, he too played his part in
securing the team bronze medals.
Earlier in the day Niall Coppinger, after his recent good run in the
Adidas Dublin City Marathon contested the Open 8k. Running well to the
fore throughout the contest he eventually crossed the line in 11th
overall in a large field of seasoned cross country runners, in a time of
32.13.
