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Eoghan Totten and Aine McCann were the winners of the NI Junior Mountain Running Championships at Scrabo Hill on Wednesday evening.

 

Totten of Newcastle AC continued the fine form he had shown against senior opposition in the Mourne Hill & Dale Series and took the Junior title with a clear win.  He scorched round the 2 mile course and 500 foot climb in 16 minutes 43 seconds to finish 47 seconds ahead of Omagh Harrier Conor Moore, with Andrew Fisher, also Omagh third.

 

McCann of East Down AC is a British Junior Orienteering Champion and she secured the NI Mountain Running title, clocking 20.08 to win by 66 seconds.  Lauren O?Donnelly - Anderson of North Belfast Harriers was runner up with Omagh Harrier Sarah Moore third in 21.53.  The event was the selection race for the NI team for the British and Irish Junior Championships which will be held in Scotland in October.

 

David O?Flaherty of Newcastle AC won the senior race clocking 25.26 for the 3 mile course with 750 feet climb.  The NI International finished 24 seconds ahead of Denis Kerr (Armagh AC) with Jim Brown (BARF) a second behind in third.