The Two mile Tussle

A great 2 miler was held last night in Irishtown. A large number of hopefuls toed the line to test their winter work, to see could they run themselves onto a Crusaders team for the National road relays. Some guests appeared having been dropped to their club B team, namely Gearoid O'Connor. He started off with a brisk pace and looked as if he set out to prove a point. That he did and 3 laps in his pace had whittled the lead group to just 4. I'm sure Gearoid will have more to say on the 13th in Raheny. The race continued with ...
Eugene O'Neill taking to the front and the pace hotting up. The delayed start meant that the club training had to held up by 10 minutes. A large crowd of 50 or 60 Crusaders eagerly waited to get their sessions under way but found the race to be a bit of a thriller. Rob Cross (soon to be vet), Shane O'Rourke (in heavy marathon training) and Brendan Carrigan (wine, beer and chocolate taster) followed in the pack but it was Alan O'Keeffe who produced a strong drive for home finishing well inside 10 minutes for a personal best and almost certain A team spot.


Full Result:

Eugene 9.45
Gearoid 9:48
Alan O'K 9:51
Alan O'B 9:58
Rob Cross 10:18
Shane 10:27
Brendan 10:51
Hugo 11:21
Cormac 11:34