{"id":5367,"date":"2022-01-30T22:47:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-30T22:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/?p=5367"},"modified":"2022-01-30T22:47:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-30T22:47:34","slug":"efrem-gidey-and-fionnuala-mccormack-win-2022-axa-raheny-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rahenyshamrock.ie\/?p=5367","title":{"rendered":"Efrem Gidey and Fionnuala McCormack win 2022 AXA Raheny 5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Efrem Gidey of Clonliffe Harriers and Fionnuala McCormack of Kilcoole landed the 2022 AXA Raheny 5 as the Ireland&#8217;s best road race made a welcome return.<\/p>\n<p>The men&#8217;s saw a typical epic Raheny 5 battle as a group of nine runners made a break from the pack by the one mile.<\/p>\n<p>The group whittled down to Gidey, Ryan Creech of Leevale and Ben Branagh of St. Malachy&#8217;s by the three mile mark in St. Anne&#8217;s Park. It was Creech who made the running has they headed for home with Gidey shadowing Creech as they past four miles.<\/p>\n<p>As the runners exited St. Anne&#8217;s Park the Clonliffe man had opened up a gap which he held onto win in 24 minutes and 21 seconds some five second clear of Creech. Branagh took third place in 24:48.<\/p>\n<p>Gidey European cross country junior bronze medallist in 2019 joins clubmates Noel Harvey and Noel Cullen as Clonliffe Harriers winners of the AXA Raheny 5.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s race was a little more clear cut with two time European cross country champion Fionnuala McCormack made a winning return to the roads of Raheny to take her second AXA Raheny 5 title in 27:32.<\/p>\n<p>Sorcha Ni Dhomhnaill of Donore Harriers was second in 27:48 with Letterkenny&#8217;s Nakita Burke taking third place in 28:27.<\/p>\n<p>Over 3,000 athlete&#8217;s made their return to the roads of Raheny in the first mass participation event in the Republic of Ireland since the pandemic began in March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The juvenile races saw over 600 young people from 5-16 years of age take part in five races.<\/p>\n<p>Our thanks to everyone who took part today, especially our sponsors AXA Insurance, An Gardai Siochan, The Order of Malta and Sports Medic Ireland and to 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