Articles. The Celtic 100 km, incorporating the Anglo-Celtic Plate. by Richard Donovan

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1 The Celtic 100 km, incorporating the Anglo-Celtic Plate by Richard Donovan A sunny and cool day greeted competitors at the Celtic 100 km foot race, which took place in Galway, Ireland on 28 March. The 100 km (62.1 miles) road race incorporated the 2009 Anglo Celtic Plate competition between the home nations of Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. The Mayor of Galway, Councillor Padraig Conneely, started the race at 08:00. The event was overseen by race director and organiser, Richard Donovan. In the men s competition, England s Jez Bragg ran a stellar race to take the individual title in a world class 6:58:00. The winning time, a PB for Bragg, meant he ran each mile at an average pace of under 6 minutes 44 seconds. He was followed by Germany s Stefan Hinze and England s Allen Smalls in second and third place, respectively. The Anglo Celtic Plate team competition was retained by England with Scotland second and Ireland third. Helena Crossan brought great cheer to the home crowd when she overtook England s Heather FoundlingHawker in the latter stages to take the female title. Crossan, the Irish 100 km record holder with a PB of 7:52:45 settled for a time of 8:11:04 on this occasion. Angie Sadler of England finished in third position to ensure England retained the Anglo Celtic Plate team title for women ahead of Scotland and Ireland. Jez Bragg finishes for England Strong teams were entered by the German Ultramarathon Federation in the open section of the race to make for an exciting competition. The flat 2 km circuit by the seafront also contributed to numerous PBs being set in the event. 8 Charlotte Finch and Angie Sadler Heather Foundling-Walker The Celtic 100 km is Ireland s first world-ranking IAUlabelled ultramarathon and was made possible by the help of the Galway City Council, the Gardai and Irish Defence Forces. It is anticipated that Galway might become the setting for World 100 km and 24-Hour Championships.

2 Andy Rankin Aisling Coppinger Sandra Bowers Jez Bragg and the Mayor of Galway, Councillor Padraig Coneely Elaine Calder, Tony Mangan, Sandra Bowers These two pages of photographs of the Celtic 100 km race have all been taken by Alan Young, RRC Scotland Local Representative 9

3 10 Nathan Montague The Mayor seemed to enjoy the event Dominic Croft and Allen Smalls make a turn Walter Hill The start

4 Allen Smalls at the finish Angie Sadler Carolyn Hunter-Rowe Marcus Scotney finishes for England Helena Crossan, First Irish Woman 11

5 Celtic 100 km Ultra Race - Individual Results 28th March 2009 Celtic 100 km Ultra Race Main Results Bib Name Ctry Team Gender 10 km 20 km 30 km 40 km 50 km 60 km 70 km 80 km 90 km 100 km Finish 6 Jez Bragg ENG England Men Male 0:41:31 0:41:51 0:42:13 0:41:57 0:42:24 0:42:17 0:41:59 0:41:23 0:41:25 0:41:01 6:58:00 27 Stefan Hinze GER Germany Men 1 Male 0:43:48 0:43:25 0:42:52 0:44:25 0:43:40 0:44:00 0:44:13 0:43:39 0:42:51 0:41:22 7:14:14 10 Allen Smalls ENG England Men Male 0:43:12 0:42:36 0:42:04 0:41:23 0:40:47 0:42:12 0:46:14 0:47:05 0:47:23 0:43:07 7:16:03 9 Marcus Scotney ENG England Men Male 0:42:41 0:42:05 0:42:19 0:41:26 0:41:56 0:41:46 0:42:29 0:46:19 0:47:56 0:47:24 7:16:23 26 Matthias Dippacher GER Germany Men 1 Male 0:43:46 0:43:26 0:42:53 0:43:09 0:43:16 0:43:14 0:42:26 0:44:32 0:45:27 0:44:36 7:16:44 2 Thomas Maguire IRL Ireland Men Male 0:43:11 0:42:35 0:42:06 0:41:47 0:44:59 0:46:26 0:47:35 0:46:57 0:48:10 0:47:10 7:30:56 28 Sascha Velten GER Germany Men 1 Male 0:43:46 0:43:26 0:42:53 0:43:12 0:43:23 0:44:32 0:48:40 0:51:21 0:52:05 0:49:28 7:42:45 17 Andy Rankin SCO Scotland Men Male 0:43:10 0:42:37 0:42:08 0:42:25 0:42:57 0:44:54 0:47:10 0:52:49 0:53:37 0:51:18 7:43:04 1 Eoin Keith IRL Ireland Men Male 0:45:16 0:46:00 0:45:41 0:46:06 0:46:19 0:46:13 0:45:37 0:48:08 0:47:44 0:48:08 7:45:12 8 Nathan Montague ENG England Men Male 0:43:25 0:43:11 0:43:36 0:43:00 0:43:44 0:44:07 0:51:27 0:54:43 0:50:20 0:49:12 7:46:46 25 Iain Ridgway WAL Wales Men Male 0:45:16 0:46:33 0:44:12 0:43:38 0:45:37 0:47:57 0:48:00 0:49:13 0:49:48 0:49:15 7:49:30 16 Stephen Mason SCO Scotland Men Male 0:44:33 0:43:24 0:43:30 0:44:11 0:44:45 0:45:47 0:46:59 0:49:36 0:53:16 0:53:52 7:49:54 7 Dominic Croft ENG England Men Male 0:41:32 0:41:51 0:42:13 0:41:56 0:42:11 0:43:27 0:47:40 1:03:02 0:59:33 0:57:01 8:00:26 32 Florian Reus GER Germany Men 2 Male 0:48:03 0:47:34 0:47:58 0:47:59 0:47:48 0:48:39 0:49:47 0:49:17 0:48:24 0:47:27 8:02:58 5 Helena Crossan IRL Ireland Women Female 0:48:39 0:48:27 0:46:54 0:48:07 0:47:59 0:48:05 0:52:08 0:51:16 0:49:20 0:50:09 8:11:04 12 Heather Foundling-Hawker ENG England Women Female 0:47:31 0:44:59 0:45:39 0:45:34 0:47:42 0:48:30 0:56:18 0:54:24 0:56:53 0:52:39 8:20:09 13 Angie Sadler ENG England Women Female 0:47:32 0:46:11 0:47:30 0:47:28 0:47:44 0:50:40 0:53:17 0:56:22 0:54:26 0:54:39 8:25:47 18 Sandra Bowers SCO Scotland Women Female 0:49:32 0:50:20 0:49:54 0:50:06 0:52:35 0:50:28 0:49:55 0:51:04 0:51:18 0:53:46 8:28:58 15 Les Hill SCO Scotland Men Male 0:47:51 0:47:07 0:48:39 0:47:36 0:49:14 0:52:19 0:51:42 0:53:38 0:59:02 0:59:21 8:36:30 46 John O'Regan IRL Individual Male 0:48:39 0:47:53 0:47:28 0:48:06 0:47:59 0:48:06 0:54:33 0:56:33 0:58:51 0:58:35 8:36:42 24 John Pares WAL Wales Men Male 0:51:22 0:51:20 0:50:23 0:51:01 0:54:31 0:49:35 0:49:53 0:52:07 0:54:28 0:55:48 8:40:28 20 Isobel Knox SCO Scotland Women Female 0:48:53 0:47:34 0:47:11 0:49:02 0:48:29 0:51:22 0:58:42 1:04:01 0:52:18 0:55:41 8:43:14 29 Josef Willerich GER Germany Men 1 Male 0:47:54 0:47:46 0:47:56 0:48:12 0:51:52 0:50:48 0:53:05 0:57:15 0:59:48 1:00:38 8:45:15 33 Bertram Wagenblatt GER Germany Men 2 Male 0:48:04 0:47:35 0:47:58 0:48:37 0:50:09 0:55:40 0:57:38 1:00:01 1:00:25 0:55:23 8:51:29 30 Michael Irrgang GER Germany Men 2 Male 0:48:32 0:48:07 0:47:45 0:48:32 0:50:56 0:51:14 0:57:54 0:59:07 0:57:32 1:01:51 8:51:29 36 Ulrike Steeger GER Germany Women Female 0:50:01 0:51:26 0:51:01 0:51:40 0:52:39 0:53:34 0:55:06 0:55:47 0:55:57 0:55:15 8:52:26 23 Jeremy Mower WAL Wales Men Male 0:51:17 0:51:02 0:48:10 0:48:27 0:53:48 0:56:29 0:57:22 1:02:50 0:54:17 0:49:25 8:53:07 21 Gail Murdoch SCO Scotland Women Female 0:47:51 0:47:07 0:47:01 0:48:50 0:49:56 0:53:30 0:59:40 1:02:41 1:01:53 1:03:32 9:02:03 34 Marika Heinlein GER Germany Women Female 0:50:01 0:51:41 0:52:00 0:52:51 0:54:25 0:56:05 0:56:48 0:58:27 0:59:11 1:00:15 9:11:43 38 Andrew Collier ENG Individual Male 0:49:27 0:50:31 0:49:51 0:50:39 0:52:05 1:00:59 0:58:39 1:07:59 0:58:57 0:58:33 9:17:39 31 Jens Lukas GER Germany Men 2 Male 0:50:16 0:50:52 0:53:09 0:55:23 0:57:46 0:55:31 0:59:26 1:00:02 1:01:03 0:57:30 9:20:57 4 Aisling Coppinger IRL Ireland Women Female 0:51:34 0:50:27 0:50:32 0:51:48 0:54:59 0:57:22 0:59:09 1:00:24 1:06:38 1:08:27 9:31:20 3 Tony Mangan IRL Ireland Men Male 0:49:34 0:50:59 0:51:58 0:54:08 0:57:32 1:00:07 1:03:17 1:03:01 1:01:52 1:03:00 9:35:28 42 Zbigniew Gawor POL Individual Male 0:54:40 0:55:41 0:57:31 0:57:37 0:57:51 1:00:52 1:01:52 1:06:04 1:08:26 1:04:07 10:04:42 19 Elaine Calder SCO Scotland Women Female 0:48:54 0:49:10 0:50:07 0:50:47 0:53:30 1:03:58 1:02:34 1:07:27 1:18:21 1:21:52 10:06:41 22 Mark Baker WAL Wales Men Male 0:51:17 0:51:10 0:50:06 0:50:53 0:57:31 1:03:20 1:21:13 1:24:21 1:22:56 1:05:52 10:38:38 37 Bob Boles IRL Individual Male 0:51:04 0:51:39 0:52:17 0:57:20 1:04:04 1:07:57 1:13:27 1:17:31 1:16:06 1:14:46 10:46:12 47 Andrew Reynolds IRL Individual Male 0:49:53 1:00:21 0:58:14 1:04:53 1:19:43 1:16:09 1:22:45 1:19:01 1:07:35 DNF 90 km 10:18:34 35 Nicole Kresse GER Germany Women Female 0:50:03 0:51:42 0:52:54 0:55:05 0:57:40 1:07:22 1:01:12 1:10:11 DNF 82 km 8:02:40 43 Anthony Lee IRL Individual Male 0:51:37 0:57:00 1:01:53 1:06:43 1:11:45 1:16:52 1:21:13 1:21:18 DNF 84 km 9:42:05 14 Paul Hart SCO Scotland Men Male 0:42:26 0:42:11 0:42:46 0:44:58 0:44:17 0:48:45 0:54:13 DNF 72 km 5:29:55 48 Adrian Stott SCO Individual Male 0:53:17 0:55:53 0:57:16 0:58:36 0:59:00 DNF 52 km 4:56:07 40 Andrew DuBois AUS Individual Male 0:43:26 0:43:37 0:44:15 0:44:19 0:47:56 DNF 50 km 3:43:33 45 Chris O'Neill IRL Individual Male 0:46:47 0:45:43 0:45:40 0:45:45 0:46:12 DNF 50 km 3:50:06 50 Mark Shepherd WAL Wales Men Male 0:46:47 0:45:41 0:45:39 0:46:21 0:45:38 DNF 50 km 3:50:07 11 Charlotte Finch ENG England Women Female 0:47:30 0:46:05 0:46:30 0:48:27 DNF 42 km 3:18:23 49 John Tierney IRL Individual Male 0:53:46 0:55:57 0:58:56 1:04:37 DNF 42 km 4:06:44 41 Andrew Farquharson SCO Individual Male 0:44:16 0:43:42 0:43:46 DNF 34 km 2:30:20 44 Margrethe Logavken NOR Individual Female 0:44:15 0:43:42 DNF 26 km 1:54:11 12

6 Celtic 100 km Ultra Race - Team and Anglo-Celtic Plate Results 28th March 2009 Bib Name Ctry Team Gender Finish Team time 2,3 to score Team place Anglo Celtic Plate place 12 Heather Foundling-Hawker ENG England Women Female 8:20:09 16:45:56 1 First Ladies Team 13 Angie Sadler ENG England Women Female 8:25:47 18 Sandra Bowers SCO Scotland Women Female 8:28:58 17:12:12 2 Second Ladies Team 20 Isobel Knox SCO Scotland Women Female 8:43:14 21 Gail Murdoch SCO Scotland Women Female 9:02:03 19 Elaine Calder SCO Scotland Women Female 10:06:41 5 Helena Crossan IRL Ireland Women Female 8:11:04 17:42:25 3 Third Ladies Team 4 Aisling Coppinger IRL Ireland Women Female 9:31:20 36 Ulrike Steeger GER Germany Women Female 8:52:26 18:04: Marika Heinlein GER Germany Women Female 9:11:43 6 Jez Bragg ENG England Men Male 6:58:00 21:30:26 1 First Men s Team 10 Allen Smalls ENG England Men Male 7:16:03 9 Marcus Scotney ENG England Men Male 7:16:23 8 Nathan Montague ENG England Men Male 7:46:46 7 Dominic Croft ENG England Men Male 8:00:26 27 Stefan Hinze GER Germany Men 1 Male 7:14:14 22:13: Matthias Dippacher GER Germany Men 1 Male 7:16:44 28 Sascha Velten GER Germany Men 1 Male 7:42:45 29 Josef Willerich GER Germany Men 1 Male 8:45:15 17 Andy Rankin SCO Scotland Men Male 7:43:04 24:09:28 3 Second Men s Team 16 Stephen Mason SCO Scotland Men Male 7:49:54 15 Les Hill SCO Scotland Men Male 8:36:30 2 Thomas Maguire IRL Ireland Men Male 7:30:56 24:51:36 4 Third Men s Team 1 Eoin Keith IRL Ireland Men Male 7:45:12 3 Tony Mangan IRL Ireland Men Male 9:35:28 25 Iain Ridgway WAL Wales Men Male 7:49:30 25:23:04 5 Fourth Men s Team 24 John Pares WAL Wales Men Male 8:40:28 23 Jeremy Mower WAL Wales Men Male 8:53:07 32 Florian Reus GER Germany Men 2 Male 8:02:58 25:45: Bertram Wagenblatt GER Germany Men 2 Male 8:51:29 30 Michael Irrgang GER Germany Men 2 Male 8:51:29 31 Jens Lukas GER Germany Men 2 Male 9:20:57 13