National Novices

Racing Flat

Right. Who's going to win the National Novice on Sunday? Individual and team.

TheRoadRunner

I reckon Waterford for the mens team. Not too sure about individual placings (mens or ladies)

Racing Flat

is that west waterford? who's on team?

Individual, Cillian O'Leary might medal but in Leinster novice Brian ?Farrell from Sli Chulainn beat him by 30 secs. Brian also won Rathfarnham 5k so has to be contender.

?Raheny for the team race?

TheRoadRunner

yeah west waterford.

Timmaay

Brian Farrell should definitaly win it, he wants a good race after a bad race in the curragh, Slí Cualann (which is how it spelt, no newspaper can get it right:rolleyes:) have a good chance for the team, but I would say that seening as its my local club.

Racing Flat

Do Sli Cualann (thanks for that - never seen it spelt right way before!) have a chance for a team medal?

DaveH

Brian Farrel won the Novice today. Was Seven Seconds ahead of Cillian O'Leary in second. Not sure who was third believe it was a North Sligo runner.

Well done to Cillian. First year in athletics, only joined Raheny in January of this year, made his full debut in the Raheny 5 Mile.

He has since won the Dublin Novice, Dublin Intermediate.
2nd in Leinster Novice and 7th in Dublin Senior.

He also took a very good 2nd position in the Trinryland 4 Mile RR in September beating Vinny Mulvey.

GO ON THE SHAMROCKS

TheRoadRunner

DaveH wrote: »

Well done to Cillian. First year in athletics, only joined Raheny in January of this year, made his full debut in the Raheny 5 Mile.

All in his first year ! That is incredibly impressive ! Does he have a back ground in any other sports ?

Racing Flat

Hear hear to that. Well done Cillian, well done Raheny. And well done Brian Farrell. No team results out yet. Becky Woods from Clonliffe won Novice Ladies, Clonliffe also taking team gold in that event.

Timmaay

Results now up <<HERE>>

DaveH

Jeez Ennis took the Gold medal!! Fair play and well done to all involved. Must be first time that Ennis have taken Gold at National Level.

Also noticed that Dublin didnt even medal in the intercounties.
Well done to Clare and Wexford. Great to see smaller counties taking gold and silver.

thirtyfoot

Racing Flat wrote: »

. Becky Woods from Clonliffe won Novice Ladies, Clonliffe also taking team gold in that event.

Yes, the black and amber ladies are on the up with the same 4 women the scoring 4 for the victorious Dublin team too. God forbid if this progress continues as it must be difficult enough having the Clonliffe boys dominate, there will be nothing left if the girls start to follow suit:D

The wimmin get a very bad press, considering most of our top track/road/country stars in the last 20 years are wimmin. Anytime there is a prediction or result thread on a club website or message board the ladies get a footnote mention. More power to the wimmin!

TheRoadRunner

Tingle wrote: »

The wimmin get a very bad press, considering most of our top track/road/country stars in the last 20 years are wimmin. !

Tingle you speak the truth !

But to be honest when it comes to predictions etc I usually don't know most of the women.

I guess I have blinkers on and keep more up to date with the men as I usually end up racing against them.

Maybe the majority of users on this board are male and thats why there is bias towards mens predictions etc!