Irish Team 8th at World Mountain Running Champs

The Irish team finished eight at the World Mountain Running Championships with Sarah McCormack (Clonliffe Harriers AC) leading the team home in 15th position followed by Sarah Mulligan (Dundrum South Dublin AC) in 20th. The Irish team finished 8th and showed again that this is a category that Ireland can win medals in. Andrea Mayr won her fifth title in the senior women’s race. Ugandan Isaac Kiprop led a medal sweep in the senior men’s race with Eritrea in 2nd place. Stella Chesang (UGA) won the junior women’s race in the 30th World Mountain Running Championships. Chesang finished fourth in the World Junior Championships 5000m in 15:53. Joshua Cheptegei (UGA) who is the reigning World junior 10000m champion (28:32) had a very convincing victory in the junior men’s race. 

Results Round-Up

Junior women (3.8 km, 320m ascent, 95m descent, 42 finishers)

•  Stella Chesang (KEN) 19:23; 2. Sarah Kistner (GER) 20:38; 3. Michaela Stranska (CZE) 21:01

Junior women team (13 teams)

•  Germany (2,6) 8; 2. USA (4,8) 12; 3. Czech Republic (3,9) 12

Junior men (9.0 km, 710m ascent, 245m descent, 70 finishers)

• Philip Kipyeko (KEN) 40:51; 2. Ramazan Karagoz (TUR) 42:42; 3. Ferhat Bozkurt (TUR) 42:53; 53. Killian Mooney (Dundrum South Dublin) 53:08; 62. Jamie Fallon (Craughwell AC) 55:02; 70. Rick McNally (Dundrum South Dublin) 01:00:24

Junior men team (16 teams)

• Turkey (2,3,7) 12; 2. Italy (4,6,24) 34; 3. Great Britain (11,13,23) 47; 15. Ireland (53,62,70) 185

Senior women (9.0 km, 710m ascent, 245m descent, 81 finishers)

• Andrea Mayr (AUT) 45:07; 2. Lucy Wambui Murigi (KEN) 47:49; 3. Allison McLaughlin (USA) 47:55; 15. Sarah McCormack (Clonliffe Harriers) 51:13; 20. Sarah Mulligan (Dundrum South Dublin) 52:07; 62. Emma Donlon (Metro St. Brigid’s) 58:38

Senior women team (16 teams)

• Italy (8,11,13) 32; 2. Great Britain (9,14,18) 41; 3. USA (3,21,38) 62; 8. Ireland (15,20,62) 97

Senior men (12.0 km, 1100m ascent, 450m descent, 155 finishers)

• Isaac Kiprop (UGA) 53:50; 2. Daniel Rotich (UGA) 55:10; 3. Kibet Soyekwo (UGA) 55:24; 55. Brian MacMahon (Clonliffe Harriers) 01:03:07; 58. Ian Conroy (Raheny Shamrock) 01:03:39; 73. James Kevan (Clonliffe Harriers) 01:04:52; 85. Eoin Flynn (Rathfarnham) 01:06:04; 98. Tom Hogan (Sliabh Buidhe Rovers) 01:07:29; 103. Barry Minnock (Rathfarnham) 01:08:19

Senior men team (23 teams)

• Uganda (1,2,3,11) 17; 2. Eritrea (5,6,7,9) 27; 3. Italy (4,13,14,24) 55; 14. Ireland (55,58,73,85) 271