Bobby Rae XC Races

The Bobby Rae Senior Cross Country races for ladies and men took place on Saturday following the Even Age Championships and despite the preceding 10 Junior Races, all with big fields, the course was still in prime condition. The fixture comprised Round 2 of the ANI League and the main contenders were there. The ladies ran over 5000m and in the opening lap, North Down duo Rachel Gibson and Jessica Craig were prominent as well as several other eminent athletes. As the race progressed City of Derry’s professional triathlete Aileen Reid and Scottish Universities Joanne Mills moved into 1^st and 2^nd, holding off Jessica and Rachel in 3^rd and 4^th. With Kerry Speers 10^th and Valerie McDonough 24^th, North Down were easy enough winners of the team race and with 10 finishers in total scored well in the league for the 2^nd time in 2 races.

The mens’ race was to have been 8000m but was brought down to 7500m to suit the course layout. In another strong entry, the race was won by Joe McAllister of St Malachy’s with the best North Down position going to Dennis Scott in 9^th . Towards the end, Francis Marsh in 19^th edged out James Budde in 21^st and with Chris Speers in 42^nd, North Down were 4^th team behind Derry, North Belfast and Newcastle. North Down had 11 finishers, one runner short of maximum bonus points. David Seaton was 9th in the over 60 race which was held alongside the ladies race.

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Full Results: Bobby Rea XC 2014 Results 

Mens Results

Pos	No	Athlete	Cat	Time
9	859	Dennis Scott	MO	25:44
19	780	Francis Marsh	M45	26:26
21	989	James Budde	MO	26:29
42	858	Chris Speers	MO	28:26
70	547	Nick Irvine	M35	30:19
87	860	Gareth Watton	MO	31:26
105	781	Jonathan McGrath	M40	33:30
111	856	Robert Martin	M45	34:07
114	855	Paul Galloway	M45	34:54
124	851	John McGarvey	M35	37:27
128	857	Trevor Patterson	M45	39:40

 

Ladies Results

Pos	No	Athlete	Cat	Time
3	847	Jessica Craig	FO	20:03
4	850	Rachel Gibson	FO	20:11
10	848	Kerry Speers	FO	21:05
24	844	McDonough	F40	22:25
32	849	Nikki Heywood	FO	23:04
40	333	Sarah Benton	F40	24:08
45	843	Catherine Roberts	F40	25:06
54	845	Marie Devine	F45	26:19
58	841	Helen Irvine	F35	26:42
68	842	Helen Wyse	F35	27:47