Irish Championship 2008
The Irish Championship is run on five major peaks well spread throughout the country. Like all Championship races they are generally not marked.
The best three results from five count.
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Races
Best 4 races to score
| Date | Venue/Event | Code | Climb | Distance | Difficulty | Marking | Race Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 May | Ballybraid | BYB | 570m | 14km | 8 |  |
Rene Borg |
| 1 Jun | Carrauntoohil | CAR | 1126m | 14km | 10 | |
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| 29 Jun | Lugnacoille | LUG | 718m | 10km | 8 |  |
Greg Byrne |
| 2 Aug | Croagh Patrick | CRP | 825m | 7km | 8 | |
Paddy Lord |
| 17 Aug | Galtymore (National Inter-Counties) | GWT | 810m | 9km | 7 |  |
Gerry Brady |
Current League Standings
TEAM COMPETITION OveralL IC: here In the case of equal points, the highest finisher on Carrauntoohil decides the winner of the Championship.
Runners with 4 Races to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Lenihan | 4 | M40 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mike Cunningham | 18 | M40 | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Keith Ryan | 20 | M40 | - | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Runners with 3 Races to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tom Blackburn | 17 | M40 | - | 8 | - | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Don MacKinnon | 35 | M40 | - | 12 | - | 15 | 8 |
Runners with 2 Races to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | PJ Carroll | 8 | M40 | - | - | 3 | - | 5 |
| 7 | Mick Hanney | 12 | M40 | 1 | - | - | 11 | - |
| 8 | Padraig Muldoon | 17 | M40 | - | 9 | - | 8 | - |
| 9 | Sean Tagney | 22 | M40 | - | 13 | - | 9 | - |
Runners with 1 Race to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Paul Cornforth | 2 | M40 | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| 10 | David Askew | 2 | M40 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Sean Foley | 2 | M40 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 13 | Sean Hassett | 3 | M40 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Leo Murray | 3 | M40 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 13 | Aengus Burke | 3 | M40 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 13 | Antony Cornforth | 3 | M40 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| 17 | Paul McAnespie | 4 | M40 | - | - | - | 4 | - |
| 17 | Derek Coogan | 4 | M40 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| 17 | Liam O'Rian | 4 | M40 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Brendan O'Brien | 5 | M40 | - | 5 | - | - | - |
| 20 | Harry McGee | 5 | M40 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | John Blacker | 6 | M40 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Adrian Tucker | 6 | M40 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| 24 | Paul Smyth | 7 | M40 | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| 24 | Joseph Brennan | 7 | M40 | - | - | - | 7 | - |
| 24 | Frantisek Neupauer | 7 | M40 | - | 7 | - | - | - |
| 27 | John Canning | 8 | M40 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| 27 | Dermot Nolan | 8 | M40 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| 29 | Ger Griffin | 10 | M40 | - | - | - | 10 | - |
| 29 | David Hamer | 10 | M40 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
| 31 | James Higgins | 11 | M40 | - | 11 | - | - | - |
| 32 | Robert Giles | 12 | M40 | - | - | - | 12 | - |
| 33 | Peter Dooley | 13 | M40 | - | - | - | 13 | - |
| 34 | John Shiels | 14 | M40 | - | - | - | 14 | - |
| 35 | James Flanagan | 23 | M40 | - | - | - | 23 | - |
