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to achieve that feat. Behind her an exciting tussle, for the herself and the chasing group. Waterhouse proved too
other medals, was taking place between Niamh O’Sullivan strong for the rest of the England team and came home for
(ROI) a previous winner in the W45 category and Kate the silver medal.
Wright (ENG). As Matheson pulled ahead she was able to 1. Janice Needham Eng 25:15, 2. Jane Waterhouse ROI
make contact with the leading group of the race and run at 25:24, 3, Ros Tabor Eng 25:42
their pace. She achieved her hat-trick of victories and Teams 1. England (1, 3, 4) 8pts 2. Scotland (2, 6, 7) 15
finished a very respectable 8th overall in the race. Behind 3. Republic of Ireland (2, 10, 14) 33; 4, Wales (11, 12,
her Wright was able to just hold off the challenge from 13) 36;
O’Sullivan.
1. Fiona Matheson Scot 21:05, 2. Kate Wright Eng W65: Just as she had dominated the W60 age group it
21:31, 3. Niamh O’Sullivan ROI 21:33 looks like Angela Copson will be dominating this age
Teams 1. England (2, 4, 6) 12 pts 2. Scotland (1, 5, 8) 14 group for a few years yet. Already a winner in 2012 it is not
3. Republic of Ireland (3, 7, 9) 19 4. Wales (10, 11, 15) so much that she wins, that is to be expected, but by how
36 5. Northern Ireland (17, 18, 19) 54 much she wins by. It leaves the rest of this age group to
fight over the remaining 2 medals.
W55: This age group has been dominated the last three 1. Angela Copson Eng 25:01, 2. Christine Birch Wal
years by Carmel Parnell of the Republic of Ireland. The 28:01 3. Evelyn McNelis ROI 28:25
bad news for the competitors in this age group in Cardiff Teams 1. England (1, 6, 9) 16 pts 2. Republic of Ireland
was that she was still around in 2013. And so it proved to (3, 4, 10) 17 3. Wales ( 2, 7, 11) 20
be the case as Parnell set off strongly and behind the
runners were strung out, so that after the initial lap most In the men’s 6K race there was an outstanding
runners for the remaining medals had comfortable gaps performance from Martin Ford (ENG) who finished second
which never looked threatened. overall and just 2 seconds behind the younger age winner.
1. Carmel Parnell ROI 22:33, 2. Jill Harrison Eng 23:04
3. Vivian McConnell Eng 23:37 M65: This race was dominated by Martin McEvilly (ROI)
Teams 1. England (2, 3, 5) 10 pts 2. Republic of Ireland from start to finish. He was chased by Griff Owens (WAL),
(1, 4, 10) 15, 3. Northern Ireland (8, 9, 12) 4. Scotland ( Peter Young (ENG) and Robert Marshall (SCOT). On the
7, 14, 18) 39 5. Wales ( 13, 15, 16) last lap Young overtook Marshall to claim the bronze
medal.
1. Martin McEvilly ROI 22:19, 2. Geoff Owens Wal 22:42,
3. Peter Young Eng 22:47
Teams 1. England (3, 5, 6) 14 pts 2. Republic of Ireland
(1, 9, 13) 23 3. Scotland (4, 7, 14) 25 4. Wales (2, 8, 15)
25 5. Northern Ireland (10, 11, 19) 40
Martin Ford
Janice
Needham
W60: With the up ageing of Angela Copson in 2012 it left M70: In a race that was dominated by Martin Ford the real
interest was in the other medal placing’s. Gordon Orme
this age group a little more open than it had been for the (WAL) and Robert Young (SCOT) both gave their all to the
previous years. Janice Needham had triumphed in Belfast finishing line in their quest for the silver medal.
1. Martin Ford Eng 22:21, 2. Gordon Orme Wal 24:35, 3.
so the interest was if she could maintain her position as the Robert Young Scot 24:42
gold medal winner. Four runners set off at the front of the Teams 1. England (1, 6, 9) 16 pts 2. Wales (2, 7, 8) 17 3.
age group, Needham, Ros Tabor, Sue Cooper, Jane Scotland (3, 4, 10) 17 4. Republic of Ireland (5, 15, 16)
Georghiou of England and Jane Waterhouse of the 36 5. Northern Ireland ( 14, 17, 18) 49
Republic of Ireland. As the race unfolded it was obvious 15
that Needham was not prepared to give up without a fight
and with each lap she increased the distance between
