Cross-country season gets under way
The cross-country season gets under way in Kilkenny this Sunday, with the annual St Senan’s open cross-country.
Proceedings at the Sports Complex in Kilmacow begin at 1pm, with a €5 entry fee.
There is a full programme of Juvenile races, from under-eight to under-18 – with prizes for the first 10 in the under-eight and under-nine races. There are also races for junior and senior men and women, and there are also prizes in the masters’ category.
Visit www.stsenansac.com for full details.
Road race news
Kilkenny City Harriers, led by Brian Maher, put in a top quality performance to take home the Mick Murphy Perpetual Cup from the annual memorial Four Mile road race in Ferns last weekend.
Maher, who currently holds the title for fastest finisher in this event – 19 minutes 34 seconds – was first across the finish line in 19 minutes 48 seconds. Team mates David McPherson, Toss Hayes, and Paul Cody followed in the respective times of 21.00, 21.08, and 21.36 to clinch team victory.
Gowran’s Paul Deegan also ran well to finish in 21.14. St Senan’s athlete Conor Rochford took second place with a fine run at the Munster Express/SuperValu 10K race through the streets of Waterford last Saturday, with Sean Caulfield placing fourth in the same race.
