Great Cru turn-out at Jingle Bells 5k

Amidou Dembele lead home a sizeable contingent of Crusaders in the traditional Jingle Bells 5k taking 39th and lowered his PB from 17:45 to 17:09. Richard Healy and Kieran O’Loughlin came in next in 50th and 58th respectively in a field of just under a thousand runners. Martina White was our only ladies representative on the day. The new course was described as “very fast” but the windy conditions meant regular drafting was essential to run to full potential. James Cottle returned to racing after his latest marathon endeavour with a solid performance and finished fourth in the M55 category.

RESULTS.
1. Andrew Ledwith 14:24
39. Amidou Dembele, CRUSADERS 17:09 (pb)
50. Richard Healy, CRUSADERS 17:35
58. Kieran O’Loughlin, CRUSADERS 17:45
67. Liam Morris, CRUSADERS 17:57
97. Jonathan Healy 18:42, CRUSADERS (pb)
142. James Cottle, CRUSADERS 19:45
303. Brendan Cahill, CRUSADERS 23:29
307. Neil Brown, CRUSADERS 23:50
328. Martina White, CRUSADERS 24:36