The art of predicting the exact time for a 5k road race without the use of a watch was perfected by six athletes who took part in Sunday’s turkey trot organised by Letterkenny AC – and seven athletes were within one second of their predicted time.
A record crowd of 207 runners took part in the annual event which was staged on a cool, calm morning in association with United Health Group. The race itself was won by Letterkenny AC’s Danny Mooney in 15:55, with his club mates, Ivan Toner second (16:25) and Ciaran McBride third (16:30). Letterkenny AC’s Fionnuala Diver was the first woman home in a time of 17:55.
The six runners who predicted their time exactly were Ivan Toner, Martin Gormley, Zak McGowan, Padraig Friel, James Maguire and Sean McAuliffe.
The seven who ran within one second of their predicted time were Darragh Crossan, John Daly, Paul McMonagle, Gabriel McMonagle, Adrian Callaghan, Gavin Harris and Raymond Birch.
Of the 208 finishers, 42 of them were within ten seconds of their predicted times.
Letterkenny Athletic Club
Turkey Trot 2012
UNITEDHEALTH GROUP
Place Race No. First name Surname Pre. Time Act.Time Time Diff.
1 383 Ivan Toner 16:25 16:25 00:00
2 399 Martin Gormley 17:58 17:58 00:00
3 78 Zak Mc Gowan 18:00 18:00 00:00
4 134 Padraig Friel 18:30 18:30 00:00
5 391 James Maguire 21:40 21:40 00:00
6 64 Sean Mc Auliffe 24:30 24:30 00:00
7 72 Darragh Crossan 17:45 17:44 00:01
11 457 John Daly 18:30 18:29 00:01
8 385 Paul McMonagle 18:49 18:50 00:01
9 374 Gabriel Mc Crossan 19:45 19:44 00:01
10 376 Adrian Callaghan 20:00 20:01 00:01
12 447 Eavin Harris 23:30 23:29 00:01
13 369 Raymond Birch 18:25 18:24 00:01
14 411 Stephen Gibson 18:20 18:18 00:02
15 396 Marcus McClintock 17:36 17:34 00:02
16 190 Seamus Nallen 20:20 20:22 00:02
17 289 Martin Crawford 27:00 27:02 00:02
18 98 Terence Diver 21:00 20:57 00:03
19 294 Kevin Greenan 21:10 21:07 00:03
20 136 Monica Mc Granaghan 19:50 19:53 00:03
21 421 Louise Dowling 29:00 29:04 00:04
22 386 Liam Murray 18:50 18:54 00:04
23 360 Kevin Ferry 16:40 16:36 00:04
24 390 Kieran Coyle 19:25 19:21 00:04
25 392 Danny Mooney 15:50 15:55 00:05
26 355 Paddy Ward 19:40 19:45 00:05
27 472 Martin Donnolly 21:40 21:35 00:05
28 454 Hugh Doyle 21:40 21:45 00:05
29 199 Colm Mc Taggart 20:30 20:36 00:06
30 352 Paul Toner 16:40 16:32 00:08
31 449 Seamus Gallagher 20:46 20:38 00:08
32 428 Annraoi Cheevers 18:45 18:37 00:08
33 402 Gerard Mullen 19:55 19:47 00:08
34 102 Patricia Wilson 24:40 24:49 00:09
35 451 Aoife Mc Elwaine 22:50 22:41 00:09
36 346 Andy Scanlon 20:50 21:00 00:10
37 431 Deirdre Diver 21:20 21:10 00:10
38 367 Ciaran Carlin 17:30 17:40 00:10
39 404 Pat Hegarty 17:30 17:40 00:10
40 467 Michael O’Hara 20:00 19:50 00:10
41 368 Brian Ferry 18:25 18:15 00:10
42 93 Ann Doherty 29:00 28:50 00:10
43 359 James Gibbons 20:30 20:41 00:11
44 68 Gary Gillen 19:50 19:39 00:11
45 138 Frank Chaney 17:00 16:48 00:12
46 460 Conor Hayes 22:30 22:18 00:12
47 413 PJ Boyce 17:50 18:02 00:12
48 365 Marian Kerr 24:20 24:08 00:12
49 461 Mac Walsh 24:40 24:52 00:12
50 419 Catherine Burke 26:10 25:58 00:12
51 344 Daniel Hannigan 16:50 17:03 00:13
52 442 Aidan Mc Cluskey 19:48 19:34 00:14
53 400 Garvan Boyce 22:30 22:16 00:14
54 345 Tony Gallagher 20:00 20:14 00:14
55 79 Maurice Sharkey 19:40 19:25 00:15
56 426 Damien Daly 22:55 22:40 00:15
57 354 Sean McBride 23:30 23:45 00:15
58 440 Suzanne Mc Cluskey 23:48 24:03 00:15
59 427 Bernie Crossan 25:10 24:55 00:15
60 388 Deirdre Friel 25:47 26:02 00:15
61 425 Kieran McMonagle 19:00 19:15 00:15
62 295 Barry Coyle 20:16 20:01 00:15
63 389 Paul Lee 21:40 21:55 00:15
64 77 Gerard Bogle 17:00 17:16 00:16
65 85 Adrian Toye 17:45 18:01 00:16
66 91 Ryan Mc Bride 21:20 21:04 00:16
67 373 Margaret Sheils 22:07 22:23 00:16
68 459 Cathal Roarty 22:00 22:16 00:16
69 142 Eamon O Regan 26:26 26:42 00:16
70 96 John O Doherty 20:00 19:43 00:17
71 395 Ciaran McBride 16:48 16:30 00:18
72 363 Brian Crossan 17:30 17:12 00:18
73 88 Luke Daly 19:20 19:38 00:18
74 394 Brian McBride 20:00 20:18 00:18
75 387 Anthony Murray 20:45 21:04 00:19
76 80 Ciaran Mc Hugh 21:26 21:06 00:20
77 406 James Doherty 23:10 22:50 00:20
78 433 Vinnie Duffy 22:13 22:33 00:20
79 191 Raymond Mc Gahey 19:20 19:41 00:21
80 69 Michael Mc Menamin 21:00 20:38 00:22
81 290 Pat Ferry 22:00 22:22 00:22
82 378 Adam Friel 17:03 17:25 00:22
83 412 Liam Marley 20:22 20:00 00:22
84 403 Richard Raymond 20:05 20:27 00:22
85 147 P J Friel 20:20 20:43 00:23
86 86 Jane Mc Ginley 20:55 21:18 00:23
87 145 Hugh Gallagher 20:59 20:35 00:24
88 375 Noleen Porter 19:15 18:51 00:24
89 94 Emmett Patterson 19:50 20:14 00:24
90 137 Paul Cosgrove 19:50 19:25 00:25
91 84 Paul Cullen 18:40 18:15 00:25
92 471 Kathryn Russell 26:00 26:26 00:26
93 393 Niamh McDaid 21:22 21:48 00:26
94 398 Eugene McGinley 24:20 23:54 00:26
95 99 Joe English 17:59 17:32 00:27
96 464 Arlene Devenney 26:00 26:27 00:27
97 132 Martin Kelly 18:13 17:46 00:27
98 372 Mary T Gallagher 26:50 26:22 00:28
99 361 Michael Kelly 18:17 17:49 00:28
100 462 Fionnula Diver 18:24 17:55 00:29
101 463 Paddy McDaid 18:50 18:21 00:29
102 456 Paul Dillon 19:30 19:59 00:29
103 287 Seamus Morrison 19:56 20:25 00:29
104 397 Andrea McFeeley 24:45 24:16 00:29
105 87 Cliodhna Dunne 20:55 20:25 00:30
106 414 Gerry McMonagle 18:35 18:04 00:31
107 90 Declan Mc Bride 18:30 17:59 00:31
108 197 Michael Devenney 19:02 18:30 00:32
109 76 Clement Clarke 33:00 32:28 00:32
110 437 Johnny Ward 21:10 20:37 00:33
111 370 Martin Devenney 19:00 18:27 00:33
112 417 Josey Lawler 24:28 25:01 00:33
113 141 Kieran Cranford 18:30 17:57 00:33
114 466 Louis Bradley 26:00 25:27 00:33
115 432 Brian Doherty 19:45 19:11 00:34
116 450 Mark Daly 18:54 18:20 00:34
117 377 William Freeney 20:45 21:19 00:34
118 371 Shaun Dudgeon 18:30 17:56 00:34
119 422 Declan Mchugh 22:59 22:25 00:34
120 133 Damien Mc Bride 26:49 27:23 00:34
121 196 Conor Mc Gonigle 20:30 19:55 00:35
122 436 Martin Hegarty 21:45 21:10 00:35
123 189 Davin Doherty 20:45 21:20 00:35
124 470 John McCarron 22:50 22:14 00:36
125 139 Russell Porter 19:00 18:24 00:36
126 70 John Doherty 24:00 23:24 00:36
127 97 Boyd Robinson 20:20 19:43 00:37
128 379 Brian Naher 18:10 18:47 00:37
129 380 Vera Haughey 22:47 22:10 00:37
130 424 Noel McGettigan 24:50 24:12 00:38
131 448 Frances Judge 20:26 19:48 00:38
132 381 Noreen Bonner 21:30 20:51 00:39
133 148 Andrew Friel 17:50 17:10 00:40
134 465 Naoise Enright 22:30 21:49 00:41
135 441 Jackie Ireland 25:20 24:38 00:42
136 452 Wesley Mc Kane 22:20 23:02 00:42
137 438 Ruth Mc Crudden 26:30 25:47 00:43
138 75 Mark Donaghey 23:00 23:44 00:44
139 192 Nessa Mc Bride 27:35 28:19 00:44
140 82 Catherine Whoriskey 19:10 18:25 00:45
141 353 Seamus McLaughlin 23:50 24:35 00:45
142 71 James Mc Erlane 22:00 22:46 00:46
143 401 Mark Connolly 19:12 18:26 00:46
144 65 Breda Mc Bride 28:00 27:14 00:46
145 453 Glen Duncan 18:10 18:57 00:47
146 349 Ardal McDermott 19:42 18:54 00:48
147 418 Darina Ferry 29:05 29:53 00:48
148 430 Paul Gildea 21:00 21:48 00:48
149 195 Paddy Mc Teague 23:50 23:01 00:49
150 291 John Joe McGowan 24:10 23:21 00:49
151 407 Joe Boyce 22:47 23:36 00:49
152 293 David McCann 23:20 24:09 00:49
153 443 John Conlon 23:31 22:42 00:49
154 144 Mags Kelly 31:00 30:11 00:49
155 416 Sharon Malloy 27:28 28:19 00:51
156 445 Maeve Callaghan 23:30 22:38 00:52
157 357 Breda O Donnell 22:00 22:54 00:54
158 286 Drew Doherty 21:00 20:05 00:55
159 358 Stephen Mc Laughlin 25:20 26:16 00:56
160 204 Jimmy Gildea 26:10 25:09 01:01
161 455 Cormac Nolan 26:30 25:27 01:03
162 296 Mary Higgins 27:30 26:26 01:04
163 74 Paul Gallagher 23:30 24:35 01:05
164 410 Louise McGroarty 39:00 37:54 01:06
165 415 Daire O’Mahoney 21:00 22:07 01:07
166 89 Rachel O Donnell 33:18 32:10 01:08
167 92 Yvonne O Donnell 30:00 28:50 01:10
168 350 Karen Carlin 32:00 30:50 01:10
169 429 Joe McNulty 23:00 24:11 01:11
170 444 Ahthony Doherty 21:00 19:47 01:13
171 434 Brian Gallagher 23:33 22:20 01:13
172 356 Ciaran Kelly 22:15 21:01 01:14
173 188 Jackie Harvey 24:00 22:45 01:15
174 95 Marie Boyle 21:50 20:34 01:16
175 67 Paddy Brennan 26:00 24:41 01:19
176 409 Elaine Connolly 29:32 28:13 01:19
177 73 Conor Gallagher 18:16 19:40 01:24
178 384 Kevin Toner 19:58 21:23 01:25
179 468 Mairead McGinty 24:48 23:21 01:27
180 382 Lisa Doherty 27:00 25:33 01:27
181 420 Anita Donnolly 29:00 27:32 01:28
182 143 Alan Cunningham 24:50 23:12 01:38
183 469 Thomas Cullen 23:20 21:35 01:45
184 408 Rosemary Boggs 32:18 30:33 01:45
185 366 Kay Byrne 22:00 20:13 01:47
186 423 `Ray McGrory 26:00 24:13 01:47
187 364 Eugene Mc Ginley 24:30 22:41 01:49
188 83 Philip Connolloy 25:30 27:19 01:49
189 347 Orla Redmond 30:45 28:52 01:53
190 348 Margaret Devenney 30:45 28:52 01:53
191 362 Caroline Mc Elwaine 29:17 27:23 01:54
192 81 Jarlath Duffy 22:52 20:58 01:54
193 435 Patrick Gallagher 19:00 20:55 01:55
194 446 Paul Catterson 19:30 21:28 01:58
195 66 Shay Brennan 26:00 24:00 02:00
196 140 Paddy Mc Bride 26:50 24:48 02:02
197 194 Pauric Breslin 20:50 18:39 02:11
198 198 Irene Mc Fadden 26:50 29:09 02:19
199 135 Sean O Donnell 24:40 22:21 02:19
200 458 Declan Devlin 24:00 00:21:31 02:29
201 405 Joseph Casey 24:00 21:20 02:40
202 439 Jean Mc Glinchey 28:52 25:54 02:58
203 292 Sophie Kelly 33:00 29:56 03:04
204 288 Marjorie Morrison 35:26 31:44 03:42
205 351 Rory Carlin 27:00 22:35 04:25
206 146 Ann Gallagher 34:12 28:15 05:57
207 193 John Doherty 18:28 29:09 10:41