Saturday was the 1st day of February but little changed as road runners took on the 1st February 2014, athletes braved cold and windy conditions as they took on the annual East Down AC hosted ‘Rollercoaster Road Races’ at Downpatrick Race Course in cold, windy and wet conditions. In the senior 5K, Tony Wall was first of the North Down runners in 21:42 min, 3rd M55 while David Seaton had a category win at M65 in 22:31. Helen Ryan was the first club lady in 25:39 followed by Janice Sheppey and Janice McCartney. Murphy Miller won the U13 girls 1500m race, edging it from teammate Jessica Scott, both running 5:51 while Anna Scott was 5th in 6:12. Murphy’s brother Finlay Miller ran 3:57 in the Primary 6/7 race over 1000m for 15th.
Full Results: Rollercoaster Road Races 2014 Results
Pos |
Time |
Cat |
Num |
Name |
M/F Pos |
Cat Pos |
Open Men & Women 5K |
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29 |
21.42 |
M55 |
438 |
Tony Wall |
26 |
3 |
35 |
22.31 |
M65 |
447 |
David Seaton |
32 |
1 |
47 |
25.39 |
FO |
443 |
Helen Ryan |
8 |
4 |
53 |
28.38 |
F45 |
445 |
Janice Sheppey |
14 |
2 |
55 |
29.40 |
F45 |
446 |
Janice McCartney |
15 |
3 |
U13 Girls 1500m |
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1 |
5.51 |
U13 Girl |
392 |
Murphy Miller |
1 |
|
2 |
5.51 |
U13 Girl |
329 |
Jessica Scott |
2 |
|
5 |
6.12 |
U13 Girl |
332 |
Anna Scott |
5 |
|
P6 and P7 Boys 1000m |
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15 |
3.57 |
P6-7 |
391 |
Finlay Miller |
15 |