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Kinnitty Castle Half Marathon - 27th November 2010

Over 400 athletes, fun runners and walkers braved the freezing conditions to take part in the inaugural Kinnitty Castle Half Marathon 2010 in the picturesque village of Kinnitty, nestled in the foothills of the Slieve Bloom Mountains in County Offaly.

The official Athletics Ireland event organised by trainer and team builder Oisin O'Neill ran off with out a hitch with runners travelling from all over the country with excellet running conditions with a dry running surface and crisp but sunny conditions.

The mens winner, Paul Buckley finished in a time of 1:09:44, with runner up Declan Fahey in 1:11:28, followed by Paul Ward in at 1:13:12.

The womans Kinnitty Caslte Half Marathon title was taken in style by Irish olympian Pauline Curley from Tullamore in a time of 1:17:19, with runner up Mary Hanley in a time of 1:21:27 and 3rd place taken by Liz Cuskelly in a time of 1:22:11.

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