Castro and Mackey win in Miltown Malbay

The second annual Miltown Malbay National school fundraising 5k fun run and walk was held last week and was very well supported, with 100 competitors going to the start.

Julio Cesar F Castro, Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, went through the 1k mark in 3.03. Tom Mackey, Eoin Looney, Pádraig Malone, all Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, were in the next chasing group. The leader went through the 3k mark in 9.40.

Over the second half of this race he went further away to win in a very comfortable fashion in a time of 16.16, with Tom Mackey coming through to take second in 19.06 followed by Pádraig Malone (19.15) with Eoin Looney, Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, the leading junior athlete in 20.12 with Cillian O’Malley second and and Paraic Murray third.

The ladies race was an all Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare affair dominated by Noreen Mackey with the Hogan sisters, Caoimhie and Sinead, and Elaine Shannon all running well.

Noreen Mackey was always in control up front and won in a time of 20.54, with Caoimhie Hogan taking second and she was the leading junior girl in 21.22.

Results
Ladies
1. Noreen Mackey (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 20.54); 2. Sue Garrahy (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 22.39); 3. Mags Malone (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 23.11); 4. Louise Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 25.24); 5. Ita Kilcullen (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 27.35); 6. Catriona Quirke (Miltown Malbay, 28.20).
Junior ladies
1. Caoimhie Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 21.22); 2. Sinead Hogan (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 21.28); 3. Elaine Shannon (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 21.46); 4. Siobhán Nestor (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 25.15); 5. Grainne Meade (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 27.35); 6. Grainne Lynch (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 27.36).
Senior men
1. Julio Cesar F Castro (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 16.16); 2. Tom Mackey (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 19.06); 3. Padraigh Malone (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 19.15); 4. Brian Sexton (Ind, 20.05); 5. Eoin Looney (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 20.12); 6. Chris Keena (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 20.18); 7. Paraic Murray (Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare, 21.14); 8. Pat Murray (Miltown Malbay, 21.33); 9. John Meade (Miltown Malbay, 21.33); 10. Johnny Wilson (Miltown Malbay, 22.13); 11. Shane O’Connell (Miltown Malbay, 23.41); 12. Francis Cahill (Miltown Malbay, 25.16).