Last staged in 2019 , pre Covid, the Buncrana 5K came back with a bang earlier tonight, Wednesday 25th May with 190 recorded finishers and super competitive up front battles between the top male and female runners.
The blustery wind off Lough Swilly ,between the flat outward 1K and 2.5K section of the course inhibited solo front running.
But the action kicked off on the return sheltered section, resulting in a well deserved narrow win for local man JP Williamson whose 15m 8s saw him just ahead of Annadale Strider Eskander Turki on 15m 10s, Strive Running club’s Gavin Corey on 15m 12s and the top U20, Niall Mc Knight also of Annadale on 15m 14s.
Excellent running in the conditions but perhaps even better was the battle for honours in an absorbing female contest. This produced four sub 17m runs as Letterkenny’s Nakita Burke claimed top spot with 16m 23s, chased hard by North Down’s Jessica Craigon 16m 31s, Letterkenny‘s Natasha Adams on 16m 38s and the leading F35 Catherine Whoriskey of promoting club City of Derry Spartans on 16m 59s. Hot stuff from this talented quartet and Robyn McKee of Annadale also impressed with 17m 6s for fifth.
Buncrana resident and Inishowen AC’s Pauric McKinney a previous race winner, had another big run on the newly certified course and his 16m 12s clocking for an impressive 9th overall is a new Irish O55 road 5K record. That will await ratification by Athletics Ireland but in anticipation, Well Done Pauric!!
| Furey Insurances 5k 2022 | ||||||
| Place | Bib | Name | M/F | AG | Club | GunTime |
| 1. | 8 | Williamson, John Paul | M | MO | Unattached | 15:08 |
| 2. | 64 | Turki, Eskander | M | MO | Annadale Striders | 15:10 |
| 3. | 11 | Corey, Gavin | M | MO | Strive | 15:12 |
| 4. | 157 | Mc Knight, Niall | M | M U20 | Annadale Striders | 15:14 |
| 5. | 232 | Doherty, Kyle | M | MO | City of Derry Spartans AC | 15:28 |
| 6. | 1 | Hughes, Eoin | M | M35 | Strive Racing Club | 15:54 |
| 7. | 151 | Mc Ginley, Conal | M | MO | City of Derry Spartans AC | 15:57 |
| 8. | 10 | Crawley, Michael | M | MO | Strive ac | 16:12 |
| 9. | 186 | Mc Kinney, Pauric | M | M55 | Inishowen AC | 16:12 |
| 10. | 55 | Ryan-Charleton, Tadhg | M | MO | North Down AC | 16:13 |
| 11. | 43 | Porter, David | M | M40 | Inishowen ac | 16:15 |
| 12. | 83 | Canning, Johnny | M | MO | Foyle Valley A.C | 16:15 |
| 13. | 48 | Scullion, Kieran | M | M40 | Ballymena Runners AC | 16:18 |
| 14. | 13 | O’ Hagan, Aidan | M | M40 | Strive racing team | 16:20 |
| 15. | 66 | Lennox, Jake | M | MO | Annadale Striders | 16:20 |
| 16. | 6 | Mc Laughlin, Matthew | M | M40 | Foyle valley AC | 16:22 |
| 17. | 227 | Burke, Nakita | F | FO | Letterkenny | 16:23 |
| 18. | 194 | Lynch, Martin | M | M40 | Martin Lynch | 16:25 |
| 19. | 134 | Diver, Noel | M | M35 | Rosses ac | 16:27 |
| 20. | 136 | Mullan, Mark | M | M40 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 16:29 |
| 21. | 99 | Craig, Jessica | F | FO | Ndac | 16:31 |
| 22. | 120 | Mc Caffrey, Mark | M | MO | Annadale Striders | 16:37 |
| 23. | 133 | Adams, Natasha | F | FO | Letterkenny AC | 16:38 |
| 24. | 221 | Gibbons, Joe | M | M35 | Milford | 16:47 |
| 25. | 124 | Carlin, Cormac | M | MO | Lifford ac | 16:49 |
| 26. | 165 | Carlin, Shea | M | MO | Finn valley ac | 16:52 |
| 27. | 57 | O’ Donnell, Sean | M | M40 | foyle Valley | 16:53 |
| 28. | 5 | Whoriskey, Catherine | F | F35 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 16:59 |
| 29. | 130 | Fisher, John | M | MO | Rise running club | 17:00 |
| 30. | 38 | Bradley, Liam | M | M50 | Inishowen | 17:02 |
| 31. | 224 | Trimble, Patrick | M | M45 | Rosses ac | 17:04 |
| 32. | 128 | Mc Nickle, Christopher | M | M35 | Springwell Running Club | 17:04 |
| 33. | 148 | Roberts, Colin | M | M50 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 17:05 |
| 34. | 102 | Mc Kee, Robyn | F | FO | Annadale Striders | 17:06 |
| 35. | 94 | Caulfield, Paul | M | MO | Letterkenny AC | 17:07 |
| 36. | 24 | Nicholson, John | M | M45 | Ballymena Runners AC | 17:10 |
| 37. | 202 | Deery, Emmet | M | M35 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 17:11 |
| 38. | 20 | Gallagher, Barry | M | M40 | Finn Valley AC | 17:11 |
| 39. | 17 | Cush, Peter | M | MO | Galbally runners | 17:14 |
| 40. | 97 | Mac Dhónaill, Eoghan | M | M U20 | Inishowen AC | 17:18 |
| 41. | 161 | Tourish, Mark | M | MO | Rise Running Club | 17:19 |
| 42. | 61 | Fillis, Stephen | M | M35 | Springwell RC | 17:19 |
| 43. | 37 | Robb, Dwain | M | MO | Inishowen ac | 17:23 |
| 44. | 195 | Whoriskey, John | M | M40 | Martin Lynch | 17:25 |
| 45. | 46 | Mc Lucas, Martin | M | M55 | Inishowen ac | 17:27 |
| 46. | 117 | Doherty, Karol | M | W/C M | None | 17:30 |
| 47. | 91 | Mc Daid, Connor | M | M35 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 17:32 |
| 48. | 63 | Devlin, Matthew | M | MO | Annadale Striders | 17:33 |
| 49. | 119 | Stocks, Alison | F | F40 | Unattached | 17:33 |
| 50. | 196 | Mc Nulty, Colin | M | M50 | None | 17:34 |
| 51. | 22 | Nicholl, Eimear | F | F35 | Ballymena Runners | 17:35 |
| 52. | 204 | Mahon, Patrick | M | MO | City of Derry Spartans AC | 17:35 |
| 53. | 92 | Norrby, Rian | M | MO | Foyle Valley A.C | 17:37 |
| 54. | 185 | Devlin, Marc | M | MO | Keep er lit | 17:41 |
| 55. | 127 | Price, Darren | M | M40 | Letterkenny AC | 17:41 |
| 56. | 114 | Mullan, Emmett | M | MO | NWTC | 17:43 |
| 57. | 201 | Jamison, Stephen | M | M40 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 17:46 |
| 58. | 179 | O’ Kane, Diarmuid | M | M45 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 17:49 |
| 59. | 173 | Mc Daid, Joe | M | MO | Na | 17:50 |
| 60. | 137 | Doherty, Gerard | M | M35 | N/a | 17:52 |
| 61. | 23 | Robinson, John | M | M45 | Ballymena runners ac | 17:54 |
| 62. | 142 | Mellon, Ben | M | M U20 | Derry track club | 17:57 |
| 63. | 188 | Callaghan, Philip | M | M50 | Inishowen ac | 18:02 |
| 64. | 182 | Mc Menamin, Peter | M | M40 | Finn valley | 18:08 |
| 65. | 87 | Hegarty, Dessie | M | MO | City of Derry Spartans AC | 18:08 |
| 66. | 178 | Sherry, Frank | M | MO | Naas | 18:15 |
| 67. | 95 | Mooney, James | M | M45 | N/A | 18:17 |
| 68. | 77 | Watson, Gary | M | MO | None | 18:20 |
| 69. | 164 | Mc Fadden, Ethan | M | M U20 | Foyle Valley | 18:22 |
| 70. | 53 | Shiels, Dessie | M | M45 | Letterkenny AC | 18:22 |
| 71. | 145 | Mc Guckin, Fintan | M | M45 | Keep er lit | 18:25 |
| 72. | 2 | Crampsey, Jack | M | M U20 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 18:26 |
| 73. | 40 | Reid, Mark | M | M45 | Foyle Valley | 18:35 |
| 74. | 84 | Leonard, Eoin | M | M35 | Foyle Valley | 18:35 |
| 75. | 135 | Quigley, Mark | M | M40 | Derry Track Club | 18:36 |
| 76. | 226 | Mc Laughlin, Danny | M | M45 | Milford AC | 18:39 |
| 77. | 141 | Johnston, Laurence | M | M60 | North Belfast Harriers | 18:42 |
| 78. | 209 | Mc Ginty, Gemma | F | FO | City of Derry Spartans AC | 18:43 |
| 79. | 76 | Healy, Aidan | M | M U20 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 18:45 |
| 80. | 90 | Gallagher, Fionn | M | M U20 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 18:46 |
| 81. | 30 | Doyle, Jim | M | M60 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 18:46 |
| 82. | 125 | Cairns, Darrell | M | M45 | Nwtc | 18:48 |
| 83. | 54 | Shiels, Keith | M | M40 | Letterkenny AC | 18:50 |
| 84. | 218 | Nee, Mark | M | M45 | Letterkenny AC | 18:52 |
| 85. | 129 | Colhoun, Paul | M | M50 | Eglinton road runners | 18:53 |
| 86. | 197 | Doherty, Shane | M | M40 | Non | 18:55 |
| 87. | 101 | Kearney, Paul | M | M40 | Parkrun | 18:56 |
| 88. | 180 | Donnelly, Barry | M | M45 | Inishowen AC | 18:59 |
| 89. | 35 | Hegarty, Paul | M | M35 | Rise running club | 18:59 |
| 90. | 82 | O’ Neill, Martin | M | M40 | Keep er lit | 19:01 |
| 91. | 132 | Mc Laren, Johnny | M | M45 | NWTC | 19:02 |
| 92. | 122 | Downey, Kirsty | F | FO | Inishowen AC | 19:08 |
| 93. | 152 | Mullan, Peter | M | MO | Unattached | 19:08 |
| 94. | 21 | Gallagher, Paul | M | M40 | Pro-fitness | 19:18 |
| 95. | 131 | Russell, Christine | F | FO | Letterkenny AC | 19:20 |
| 96. | 205 | Duffy, Paul | M | M40 | Na | 19:21 |
| 97. | 223 | Friel, Cian | M | M35 | Cian Friel | 19:23 |
| 98. | 155 | Harkin, Paddy | M | M45 | N/a | 19:23 |
| 99. | 79 | Dorrity, Leon | M | MO | Ballymena Runners | 19:24 |
| 100. | 198 | Mc Laughlin, Dolores | F | F35 | Foyle Valley | 19:26 |
| 101. | 212 | Maguire, Andrew | M | M40 | none | 19:26 |
| 102. | 9 | Boyle, Emmet | M | M40 | NWTC | 19:28 |
| 103. | 213 | Moore, Adrian | M | M45 | MELVIN WJR | 19:28 |
| 104. | 207 | Pavilions, Gatis | M | M35 | NA | 19:29 |
| 105. | 143 | Curran, Darren | M | MO | 19:29 | |
| 106. | 34 | Clarke, Alan | M | M40 | Foyle Valley | 19:33 |
| 107. | 59 | Doherty, Gavin | M | M40 | NWTC | 19:33 |
| 108. | 41 | Doherty, Saramarie | F | F35 | Inishowen | 19:34 |
| 109. | 191 | Shiels, David | M | M55 | DAVID SHIELS | 19:34 |
| 110. | 19 | Lynch, Eunan | M | M40 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 19:35 |
| 111. | 138 | Mc Ginley, Chriatian | M | M45 | Na | 19:35 |
| 112. | 31 | Fisher, Patrick | M | MO | 19:35 | |
| 113. | 230 | Mc Colgan, Kevin | M | MO | None | 19:36 |
| 114. | 116 | Burke, Richard | M | M35 | Foyle Valley AC | 19:42 |
| 115. | 51 | Devlin, Aileen | F | F40 | Inishowen AC | 19:45 |
| 116. | 175 | Bradley, Sean | M | M45 | Na | 19:45 |
| 117. | 159 | MacKey, Barry | M | M55 | Letterkenny ac | 19:46 |
| 118. | 44 | Mc Crossan, Gary | M | M50 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 19:46 |
| 119. | 36 | Cassidy, John Paul | M | M40 | Rise Running Club | 19:47 |
| 120. | 216 | Gallagher, Finbarr | M | M55 | finbarr gallagher | 19:48 |
| 121. | 229 | Mc Colgan, Oisin | M | MO | No club | 19:51 |
| 122. | 225 | Sheehy, Eoin | M | M45 | Milford AC | 19:51 |
| 123. | 115 | O’ Doherty, Gerry | M | M65 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 19:58 |
| 124. | 144 | Doherty, Barry | M | M35 | Na | 19:58 |
| 125. | 153 | Mc Monagle, Jacqueline | F | F50 | City Of Derry Spartans AC | 20:02 |
| 126. | 156 | Gray, Ryan | M | M35 | Springwell | 20:04 |
| 127. | 49 | Bamber, Timothy | M | MO | Ballymena Runners AC | 20:07 |
| 128. | 106 | Hockley, Noel | M | M45 | Foyle Valley AC | 20:11 |
| 129. | 25 | Mc Colgan, Daithí | M | M40 | Inishowen AC | 20:13 |
| 130. | 174 | Mc Laughlin, Andrew | M | M35 | Na | 20:14 |
| 131. | 217 | Gallagher, Michael J | M | M50 | Michael Gallagher | 20:19 |
| 132. | 167 | Doherty, Sean Paul | M | M40 | N/ A | 20:22 |
| 133. | 234 | Bradley, Brian | M | M55 | Sperrin Harriers | 20:27 |
| 134. | 171 | Funston, Callum | M | M35 | N/A | 20:48 |
| 135. | 211 | James, Matthew | M | M U20 | Foyle valley | 20:52 |
| 136. | 233 | Dunne, Liam | M | M U20 | Foyle Valley AC | 20:53 |
| 137. | 162 | Cannon, John J | M | M65 | Tir Chonaill | 20:54 |
| 138. | 104 | Mc Fadden, Charles | M | MO | City of Derry Spartans AC | 20:55 |
| 139. | 14 | Rogers, Martina | F | F40 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 21:06 |
| 140. | 206 | Doherty, Edward | M | MO | Edward Doherty | 21:06 |
| 141. | 222 | Fealty, John1 | M | M60 | Milford | 21:07 |
| 142. | 28 | Fraser, Ciara | F | F40 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 21:10 |
| 143. | 26 | Mc Colgan, Aoibheann | F | FO | Inishowen AC | 21:14 |
| 144. | 123 | Downey, Thomas | M | M35 | . | 21:19 |
| 145. | 65 | Hutchinson, Naomi | F | F35 | BALLYMENA Runners AC | 21:34 |
| 146. | 88 | Clarke, Gary | M | MO | Rise Running Club | 21:38 |
| 147. | 73 | Hughes, John | M | M50 | LETTERKENNY ATHLETIC CLUB | 21:38 |
| 148. | 3 | Kearns, Gráinne | F | FO | Foyle Valley AC | 21:44 |
| 149. | 126 | Mc Crossan, Dermot Colm | M | M55 | None | 21:44 |
| 150. | 4 | Rankin, Scott | M | MO | Foyle Valley AC | 21:44 |
| 151. | 166 | Hutton, Anthony | M | M55 | Foyle Valley | 21:49 |
| 152. | 172 | Wade, Sabrina | F | F40 | Foyle Valley Athletics Club | 21:51 |
| 153. | 210 | Murray, Conan | M | M35 | Northwest triathlon club | 21:51 |
| 154. | 203 | Coyle, Kevin | M | M45 | Foyle valley | 21:59 |
| 155. | 160 | King, Jason | M | M50 | 24/7 | 22:02 |
| 156. | 235 | Kearney, Brendan | M | M40 | Ropewalk Runners Portaferry | 22:03 |
| 157. | 190 | Delap, Brendan | M | M65 | Letterkenny AC | 22:07 |
| 158. | 33 | Mc Gilloway, Paula | F | F55 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 22:13 |
| 159. | 140 | Doherty, Anne | F | F50 | N/A | 22:15 |
| 160. | 103 | Mc Ateer, Seamus | M | M45 | Springwell Rc | 22:23 |
| 161. | 85 | Dunlop, Zoe | F | F45 | Ballycastle RC | 22:24 |
| 162. | 187 | Mc Guigan, Lisa | F | F40 | Lisa Feeney | 22:35 |
| 163. | 47 | Canavan, Brigeen | F | F55 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 22:40 |
| 164. | 184 | Doherty, Gavin | M | M45 | N/A | 22:50 |
| 165. | 72 | Mc Laughlin, Michael | M | M65 | Foyle valley | 22:54 |
| 166. | 228 | Doherty, Michael | M | M35 | NA | 22:57 |
| 167. | 147 | Quinn, Martina | F | FO | FVAC | 22:59 |
| 168. | 220 | Mc Daid, Conal | M | MO | I | 23:00 |
| 169. | 189 | Eslick, William | M | M45 | None | 23:02 |
| 170. | 192 | Kelly, Paul | M | MO | Individual | 23:12 |
| 171. | 168 | Mc Laughlin, Sheila | F | FO | Inishowen AC | 23:19 |
| 172. | 29 | O’ Donnell, Marie | F | F45 | Inishowen ac | 23:23 |
| 173. | 215 | Doherty, Ruth | F | F45 | Inishowen AC | 23:37 |
| 174. | 69 | Gavin, Una | F | F60 | City of Derry Spartans AC | 23:41 |
| 175. | 149 | Grant, Emer | F | F40 | Inishowen AC | 23:45 |
| 176. | 154 | Healy, David | M | MO | Not attached | 24:00 |
| 177. | 208 | Quinn, Donobhan | M | M U20 | Parkrun | 24:09 |
| 178. | 113 | Mullan, Emma-Jo | F | FO | NWTC | 24:13 |
| 179. | 80 | Woods, Paul | M | M55 | Rothwell harriers | 24:18 |
| 180. | 50 | Bamber, Billy | M | M70 | Ballymena Runners AC | 24:19 |
| 181. | 81 | O’ Driscoll, Orla | F | FO | Star | 24:23 |
| 182. | 169 | Mc Laughlin, Aideen | F | F55 | Inishowen AC | 24:38 |
| 183. | 107 | Mc Cabe, Sean | M | M45 | None | 24:44 |
| 184. | 219 | Collins, Breege | F | F50 | Inishowen AC | 24:49 |
| 185. | 177 | Mc Daid, Daniel | M | M50 | Star running club | 25:24 |
| 186. | 70 | Moran, Catherine | F | F60 | Foyle Valley ac | 25:41 |
| 187. | 176 | Donaghey, Gloria | F | F60 | Finn Valley ac | 27:06 |
| 188. | 71 | Moran, Terri | F | F35 | Star | 28:52 |
| 189. | 56 | Reeves, Claire | F | FO | N/A | 29:10 |
| 190. | 146 | Carson, Joann | F | F40 | N/a | 31:30 |
