Club session 30th June 2015

Big Ron Manager makes sure he wins the gold medal

There was a healthy turn out of athletes for club training session, the first since the Hill and Dale series ended on Friday 26 June. This week was a case of ‘and now for something completely different’ as athletes were paired off in a team time trial.  The format was simple; each athlete runs two laps of the lake (once clockwise and once anti-clockwise starting at the far end and the fastest combined times wins!).  As the athletes assembled, impromptu and self-appointed matchmakers McCann and the +prophet quickly set about pairing the athletes on a specially positioned beg of ‘blue circle’ in the back of the van.  For once the handicappers got it right and there was little to choose between the 9 teams on parade.

As the athletes completed the warm-up, there was a minutes silence for Jinxy! Best wishes for a speedy recovery and we hope to see out again soon. Be reassured by the fact that whatever you have the Prophet already has it and twice as bad!!!

There were some super times on the night in conditions that were hot and humid. Congratulations to our winners Horrox and O’Flaherty.  In a rare post-race interview, Horrox was full of praise for his partner stating, ‘I knew young Dave would struggle in those conditions, but I was confident that if I ran hard and posted lightning quick times and gave him a good platform he would hang in there and see us home.’ O’Flaherty was equally magnanimous in praising Horrox, ‘I knew Ronnie would burst round the course and even though I was always under pressure, I knew he had my back.  I was so proud to be his wingman.’

Mills and Smyth were very consistent, the latter recording an impressive negative split – remarkable given that he has just spent two weeks gigging every night in Amnesia and Pascha in Ibiza town!!!!

Keane went AWOL on lap two much to the chagrin of his partner who ran stoically!

Thanks to Frank Cunningham for recording the times and to our sponsors ‘Cold as Ice Leitrim’ for the post event refreshments.

Position Runner 1 Lap 1 Runner 1 Lap 2 Runner 2 Lap 1 Runner 2 Lap 2 Combined
1 Ronnie Horrox

17:09

Ronnie Horrox

18:03

David O’Flaherty

12:42

David O’Flaherty

13:01

60:55
2 Joanne Mills

14:39

Joanne Mills

15:35

Norman Smyth

16:00

Norman Smyth

15:52

62:06
3 Mari Troeng

15:20

Mari Troeng

15:35

Paul Byrne

14:53

Paul Byrne

15:42

62:10
4 The Prophet

15:35

The Prophet

15:35

62:10
5 Niall Carson

16:37

Niall Carson

16:40

Joe McCann

14:50

Joe McCann

15:21

63:28
6 Richard Rodgers

16:30

Richard Rodgers

16:30

Noel Gallagher

15:28

Noel Gallagher

15:59

64:25
7 Paschqual Toner

16:17

Paschqual Toner

16:24

Phil Murdock

15:49

Phil Murdock

16:33

65:03
8 Nigel McKinney

17:37

Nigel McKinney

18:22

Patrick Higgins

14:57

Patrick Higgins

15:34

66:30
9 Mark Keane

16:45

Mark Keane

AWOL!

Marty Melville

13:35

Marty Melville

14:04

DNF