Congrats to Clive Glancy on an excellent display in the National Novice in Dundalk IT on Sunday as he finished 37th in a race that featured an incredible 175 runners.It's been a good few years since Clive tested himself in the Novice, having concentrated on the roads and the marathon in recent years, but he returned to his roots and got stuck in, just outside the top 20 on the first of three laps.
Clive maintained his place in the 20s for the second lap but came under severe pressure on the final lap but held on strong to record a time of 20.24 for the 6Km distance on a really fast good surface with some brutally testing short climbs.
Well done also to North Leitrim's Ryan Owens (57th) and our local physio John Russell (102nd) who were also in action in Dundalk in what has to be the most fiercely contested race on the Irish cross-country calendar.
Well done also to Anna Corcoran who put in a solid run to finish 73rd in the U17 Girls race. A year out of her age group, Anna made a good start in a big field and finished strongly, outsprinting a few rivals down the home straight to finish eighth runner from the Province which was an improvement on her 12th place finish in Westport.
And congrats to Ellie O'Rourke (Ballinamore AC) who again made the top 20 in Ireland as she finished 19th in the U15 Girls race, again a year out of her age group.
See our Facebook page for photos from the event.
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