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 | Joe Aherne | 6 | M50 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 2 | Vivian O'Gorman | 14 | M50 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Runners with 3 Races to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Joe Lalor | 11 | M50 | 5 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
Runners with 2 Races to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Henny Brandsma | 7 | M50 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - |
| 5 | Patrick Cleary | 12 | M50 | - | 8 | - | - | 4 |
| 6 | Richard Lenihan | 13 | M50 | - | 7 | - | 6 | - |
Runners with 1 Race to Score
| Pos. | Runnner | Score | Cat. | BYB | CAR | LUG | CRP | GWT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Martin McDonald | 1 | M50 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 7 | Ian Rowbotham | 1 | M50 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Brett Weeden | 1 | M50 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Tom Loftus | 2 | M50 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| 10 | William Tyrrell | 2 | M50 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 10 | Martin Cortvriend | 2 | M50 | - | - | - | 2 | - |
| 13 | Pat Healy | 3 | M50 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| 14 | John Fitzgerald | 4 | M50 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| 14 | Brian Miller | 4 | M50 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Paul Grogan | 5 | M50 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| 16 | Paddy Syron | 5 | M50 | - | - | - | 5 | - |
| 18 | Martin Miller | 6 | M50 | - | 6 | - | - | - |
| 19 | Jeff Hutton | 7 | M50 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Barry Tennyson | 9 | M50 | - | 9 | - | - | - |
| 21 | Barthalomew Kearney | 10 | M50 | - | 10 | - | - | - |
