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You cannot argue with the weather’ and last Sunday there was no need to, as the county senior cross-country championships were held in idyllic conditions in Kilmacow. On a mild winter Sunday, Ger Forde of the Kilkenny City Harriers (KCH) raced away to the senior men’s title, capping what has been a good year. The women’s race was won by Lauren Dermody (Castlecomer), retaining the title she won last year while the Harriers held on their men’s senior crown, claiming the spoils for the 13th year in a row - a record in itself. Elsewhere the World Athletics Racewalk Tour was held at St Anne’s Park, Raheny, marking the final World Athletics event of the 2024 calendar. Several athletes from the county took part with some success. Senior Cross-Country The move back to a December fixture for the county senior cross-country championships had mixed reviews from athletes and organisers alike. There was a lack of junior and under-23 athletes, predominantly due to college exams taking place. Forty senior men lined up for the 9,000m event. From the onset Ger Forde (KCH) looked like the man to beat. However, the threat to claiming a senior county individual victory lay in the form of Brian Maher. Known for his toughness at cross-country, in any degree of fitness Brian would always be one to turn out a big performance on the day. The multiple county title holder and former Irish International had been sidelined with injury this year. He was back running for the past few months but with less mileage than he would have liked. Absent from the line-up was Cathal O’Reilly and a host of other young talented athletes who were in the midst of exams. Eoin Everard was another athlete not on that start line. As Forde looked across at clubmate Brian Maher, he felt quietly confident that victory could be his. Once the gun went, there was no stopping Forde as he glided through the course, all the while creating a larger and larger gap between himself and the rest of the field. Maher, over a decade older than the Wexford
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You cannot argue with the weather’ and last Sunday there was no need to, as the county senior cross-country championships were held in idyllic conditions in Kilmacow. On a mild winter Sunday, Ger Forde of the Kilkenny City Harriers (KCH) raced away to the senior men’s title, capping what has been a good year. The women’s race was won by Lauren Dermody (Castlecomer), retaining the title she won last year while the Harriers held on their men’s senior crown, claiming the spoils for the 13th year in a row - a record in itself. Elsewhere the World Athletics Racewalk Tour was held at St Anne’s Park, Raheny, marking the final World Athletics event of the 2024 calendar. Several athletes from the county took part with some success. Senior Cross-Country The move back to a December fixture for the county senior cross-country championships had mixed reviews from athletes and organisers alike. There was a lack of junior and under-23 athletes, predominantly due to college exams taking place. Forty senior men lined up for the 9,000m event. From the onset Ger Forde (KCH) looked like the man to beat. However, the threat to claiming a senior county individual victory lay in the form of Brian Maher. Known for his toughness at cross-country, in any degree of fitness Brian would always be one to turn out a big performance on the day. The multiple county title holder and former Irish International had been sidelined with injury this year. He was back running for the past few months but with less mileage than he would have liked. Absent from the line-up was Cathal O’Reilly and a host of other young talented athletes who were in the midst of exams. Eoin Everard was another athlete not on that start line. As Forde looked across at clubmate Brian Maher, he felt quietly confident that victory could be his. Once the gun went, there was no stopping Forde as he glided through the course, all the while creating a larger and larger gap between himself and the rest of the field. Maher, over a decade older than the Wexford
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You cannot argue with the weather’ and last Sunday there was no need to, as the county senior cross-country championships were held in idyllic conditions in Kilmacow. On a mild winter Sunday, Ger Forde of the Kilkenny City Harriers (KCH) raced away to the senior men’s title, capping what has been a good year. The women’s race was won by Lauren Dermody (Castlecomer), retaining the title she won last year while the Harriers held on their men’s senior crown, claiming the spoils for the 13th year in a row - a record in itself. Elsewhere the World Athletics Racewalk Tour was held at St Anne’s Park, Raheny, marking the final World Athletics event of the 2024 calendar. Several athletes from the county took part with some success. Senior Cross-Country The move back to a December fixture for the county senior cross-country championships had mixed reviews from athletes and organisers alike. There was a lack of junior and under-23 athletes, predominantly due to college exams taking place. Forty senior men lined up for the 9,000m event. From the onset Ger Forde (KCH) looked like the man to beat. However, the threat to claiming a senior county individual victory lay in the form of Brian Maher. Known for his toughness at cross-country, in any degree of fitness Brian would always be one to turn out a big performance on the day. The multiple county title holder and former Irish International had been sidelined with injury this year. He was back running for the past few months but with less mileage than he would have liked. Absent from the line-up was Cathal O’Reilly and a host of other young talented athletes who were in the midst of exams. Eoin Everard was another athlete not on that start line. As Forde looked across at clubmate Brian Maher, he felt quietly confident that victory could be his. Once the gun went, there was no stopping Forde as he glided through the course, all the while creating a larger and larger gap between himself and the rest of the field. Maher, over a decade older than the Wexford
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You cannot argue with the weather’ and last Sunday there was no need to, as the county senior cross-country championships were held in idyllic conditions in Kilmacow. On a mild winter Sunday, Ger Forde of the Kilkenny City Harriers (KCH) raced away to the senior men’s title, capping what has been a good year. The women’s race was won by Lauren Dermody (Castlecomer), retaining the title she won last year while the Harriers held on their men’s senior crown, claiming the spoils for the 13th year in a row - a record in itself. Elsewhere the World Athletics Racewalk Tour was held at St Anne’s Park, Raheny, marking the final World Athletics event of the 2024 calendar. Several athletes from the county took part with some success. Senior Cross-Country The move back to a December fixture for the county senior cross-country championships had mixed reviews from athletes and organisers alike. There was a lack of junior and under-23 athletes, predominantly due to college exams taking place. Forty senior men lined up for the 9,000m event. From the onset Ger Forde (KCH) looked like the man to beat. However, the threat to claiming a senior county individual victory lay in the form of Brian Maher. Known for his toughness at cross-country, in any degree of fitness Brian would always be one to turn out a big performance on the day. The multiple county title holder and former Irish International had been sidelined with injury this year. He was back running for the past few months but with less mileage than he would have liked. Absent from the line-up was Cathal O’Reilly and a host of other young talented athletes who were in the midst of exams. Eoin Everard was another athlete not on that start line. As Forde looked across at clubmate Brian Maher, he felt quietly confident that victory could be his. Once the gun went, there was no stopping Forde as he glided through the course, all the while creating a larger and larger gap between himself and the rest of the field. Maher, over a decade older than the Wexford