The Prophet wins the pundit challenge
Jerome McCrickard, Joe McCann and Paul Rodgers entered into a friendly pre-Laganside competition. each predicted the finish times of all of the NAC athletes on parade. They used the following scoring chart:
10 points for +/- 5 seconds
7 points for +/- 6 – 10 seconds
5 points for +/- 11 – 15 seconds
4 points for +/- 16 – 30 seconds
3 points for +/- 31 – 40 seconds
2 points for +/- 41 – 50 seconds
1 point for +/- 51 – 60 seconds
The table below shows how each pundit fared in their predictions. The conclusion is that the Prophet deserves his title!!!
| Name | Jerome | Joe | Podge | Actual time |
| Seamus Lynch | 33:00 (5) | 33:06 (10) | 33:10 (10) | 33:10 |
| David O’Flaherty | 33:40 (4) | 34:05 (10) | 34:00 (10) | 34:05 |
| Martin Melville | 34:20 (0) | 34:45 (0) | 34:15 (0) | 36:08 |
| Jack O’Hare | 35:25 (3) | 37:03 (2) | 36:30(4) | 36:14 |
| Brendan Quail | 35:30 (3) | 36:18 (0) | 36:15 (4) | 34:57 |
| Patrick Higgins | 37:30 (7) | 37:14 (4) | 37:30 (7) | 37:36 |
| Joe McCann | 37:50 (4) | 38:08 (2) | 37:15 (5) | 37:27 |
| Paul Byrne | 37:55 (4) | 38:36 (1) | 37:15 (4) | 37:39 |
| Norman Smyth | 38:50 (3) | 38:24 (1) | 38:00 (0) | 39:23 |
| Mari Troeng | 39:10 (10) | 40:08 (1) | 40:30 (0) | 39:15 |
| Jerome McCrickard | 39:30 (3) | 38:54 (10) | 38:30(4) | 38:54 |
| Noel Gallagher | 39:30 (5) | 39:41(4) | 39:30 (5) | 39:16 |
| Colin Campbell | 37:40 (10) | 39:14 (3) | 40:00 (0) | 37:43 |
| Philip Murdock | 40:20 (4) | 40:09 (10) | 39:59 (10) | 40:04 |
| Chris Kelly | 40:40 (0) | 40:34 (0) | 40:45 (0) | 42:03 |
| Niall Carson | 40:40 (2) | 40:16 (0) | 40:30 (1) | 41:30 |
| Frank Cunningham | 41:10 (5) | 40:49 (7) | 41:00 (10) | 40:59 |
| Richard Rodgers | 41:00 (10) | 41:39 (2) | 40:30 (4) | 40:56 |
| Jerome Farrell | 43:50 (4) | 44:14 (10) | 43:45 (3) | 44:19 |
| Niall King | 42:00 (5) | 41:38 (3) | 41:30 (2) | 42:13 |
| Samantha McNeilly | 44:15 (0) | 43:42(0) | 43:15 (0) | 45:31 |
| Total points | 91 | 80 | 83 |