Over 2,200 competed in the New Ireland Waterford AC Half Marathon yesterday in excellent conditions.
It was a very competitive race up front and for the last four miles three runners were disputing it, last years winner Sergei Ciobanu Clonliffe Hrs, last years third placer Paddy Hamilton Slieve Guillion Runners Co Armagh and Tom Hayes from Kilkenny City Hrs.
Eventually Hamilton proved the stronger to win in 66 minutes 26 seconds ,Ciobanu was second in 66.34 and Hayes third in 66.43 ,first Waterford athlete to finish was Frank Quinlan Waterford in 16 th place in74.34 .
Olympian Maria Mc Cambridge Dundrum Sth Dublin was a very impressive winner of the ladies section in 77.45,Fiona Kehoe Kilmore Co Wexford was second in 81.16 and Jacqui Carthy from the same club was third in 81.40.
