Irish Mountain
Running Association

European Championships

Forum Messages

AuthorDateMessage
Gerry BradyApr 11 2010, 11:27pmLink to European championships website is now on IMRA event page.
Gerry BradyJun 20 2010, 10:36pmThe teams for the European championships have been finalised. Congratulations to everyone who has been selected and especially to all of those who will be making their international mountain running debut.

Senior women
Sharon Bird (North Belfast)
Karen Alexander (Omagh Harriers)
Denise Ryan (Raheny Shamrocks)
Suzanne Kenny (Clonliffe)

Senior men
Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe)
Philip Harty (West Waterford)
Brian Furey (Rathfarnham)
James Doran (Riocht)

Junior women
Sinead Cronin (Celtic DCH)
Claire Brennan (Celtic DCH)
Niamh Denny (DSD)

Junior men
Emmet Jennings (DSD)
James Speight (Omagh Harriers)
Shane Walsh (Dunleer)
James Griffin (St. Laurence O’Tooles)

Managers
Ryan Montgomery (Athletics Ireland and Sli Cualann)
Marty McVeigh (Newcastle)
Gemma Denny (DSD)
Mags GreenanJul 1 2010, 9:50pmGood luck to the senior and juinor athletes travelling to Bulgaria in the small hours of the am Fri 2nd July. Poor Claire Brennan had to get up at the same time this day last week travelling to Itaily. And what about poor Emmet Jennings who has to get home pack and sleep all in about 6 hrs having just come off the track in Santry. He has only won the 3,000 m steeple chase in a time of 9.09 which leaves him one sec inside the qualifeying time for the world jr championships in Canada this August. What a preformance! I hope the long journey is not too difficult and the craic is mighty. Great to see some new athletes making their mnt debuts, Garry , Denise Suzanne and, Shane. Enjoy the experience and I am sure the fantastic prefomance of the youths team last weekend will inspire you. It is just amazing what wearing the Irish gear can do for your morale. Fond regards Mags
suzanne kennyJul 2 2010, 9:55amwhat a lovely message thanks mags!
Gerry BradyJul 3 2010, 3:44pmFantastic run by Emmet Jennings to achieve steeplechase qualifying standard. The European Mountain Running Championships will be shown live on sportmedia.tv on the internet, see link on event homepage http://www.emrc2010saparevabanya.org/

Race starts (Irish time)
Junior women: 6:00 am
Junior men: 06:45
Senior women: 08:00
Senior men: 09:15
Gerry BradyJul 4 2010, 7:30amEuropean results

Results are slowly coming through from Bulgaria (updates will be added here). Emmet Jennings was a fantastic ninth place in the junior men. Our previous best junior men placing in the Europeans was Michael Dowling in 30th in France in 2007. In the World Junior Colm de Burca was 10th in 1990, and in 1994 Kieran Lynch was 10th and Pearse Hickey 11th. The team finished 11th.

See race report for more detailed results, http://www.imra.ie/events/view/tab/report/id/784/ and event website for all results http://www.emrc2010saparevabanya.org/


Colm HillJul 4 2010, 8:37amIts great to be seeing all the juniors have great runs abroad. It'll surely have to stand to them in the future
niamh o ceallaighJul 4 2010, 10:05amGreat to be able to watch the races live. Well done to the Juniors who are improving. Good to see the same athletes going out consecutive years and improve.