THERE WAS A local winner of the third staging the Finn Valley Athletic Club Spring Series today.
John McElhill was the race winner in a time of 16 minutes and 36 seconds in a close finish that saw him pip his clubmate James Speight. Dale Corbett from Springwell was third, with Anthony Doherty from Milford fourth and Eoghain Bradley, also Finn Valley, in fifth.
In the Ladies, Stacey Dolan took the win also in a new PB of 20:10.
Full results
| 1 | 460 | 16.36 | JOHN MCELHILL | FVAC |
| 2 | 411 | 16.37 | JAMES SPEIGHT | FVAC |
| 3 | 426 | 17.46 | DALE CORBETT | SPRINGWELL RC |
| 4 | 355 | 17.47 | ANTHONY DOHERTY | MILFORD AC |
| 5 | 431 | 18.33 | EOGHAIN BRADLEY | FVAC |
| 6 | 380 | 18.38 | PETER MCMENAMIN | FVAC |
| 7 | 1998 | 18.39 | MARTIN DUNLEAVY | FOYLE VALLEY |
| 8 | 400 | 18.51 | MARTY MCCROSSAN | IND |
| 9 | 384 | 19.15 | DAMIEN MCELCHAR | FVAC |
| 10 | 442 | 19.17 | JOSEPH BROWNE | IND |
| 11 | 367 | 19.26 | BARRY MACKEY | LETTERKENNY AC |
| 12 | 484 | 19.29 | PADDY PENROSE | FVAC |
| 13 | 1977 | 19.36 | EAMON CONNOLLY | AGHYARAN ATH |
| 14 | 378 | 19.38 | CHARLIE ODONNELL | BOG AC |
| 15 | 363 | 19.47 | DAMIEN MURPHY | RAPHOE RR |
| 16 | 377 | 19.51 | MANUS MCHUGH | BOG AC |
| 17 | 399 | 19.55 | BARRY TOURISH | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 18 | 432 | 20.00 | KIERAN MCCONNELL | KCR |
| 19 | 448 | 20.00 | BRIAN MCCREA | FVAC |
| 20 | 429 | 20.02 | GERARD MARLEY | MILFORD AC |
| 21 | 463 | 20.08 | KEVIN ODONNELL | IND |
| 22 | 347 | 20.09 | PAT MCNULTY | IND |
| 23 | 350 | 20.10 | STACEY DOLAN | FVAC |
| 24 | 371 | 20.10 | KIERAN CARLIN | FVAC |
| 25 | 461 | 20.10 | PAT HEGARTY | FVAC |
| 26 | 454 | 20.20 | GARRETT MCCARRON | LIFFORD/STRABANE |
| 27 | 486 | 20.23 | MARCUS KELLY | IND |
| 28 | 419 | 20.24 | KIERAN COYLE | KCR |
| 29 | 1994 | 20.24 | GERARD GALLAGHER | FVAC |
| 30 | 476 | 20.27 | JOE CARLIN | KCR |
| 31 | 388 | 20.27 | ADRIAN GILL | IND |
| 32 | 376 | 20.35 | PAUL MCKELVEY | BOG AC |
| 33 | 405 | 20.43 | LIAM CLEARY | LIFFORD/STRABANE |
| 34 | 349 | 20.51 | ANDY SCANLON | FVAC |
| 35 | 346 | 21.08 | CHARMIAN OBRIEN | FVAC |
| 36 | 456 | 21.13 | DARRELL BROGAN | AGHYARAN ATH |
| 37 | 485 | 21.15 | AIDEN KELLY | IND |
| 38 | 406 | 21.18 | DECLAN MCALEER | LIFFORD/STRABANE |
| 39 | 348 | 21.19 | PAUL GALLAGHER | IND |
| 40 | 483 | 21.20 | JEROME MCELCHAR | FVAC |
| 41 | 427 | 21.23 | NOEL DUFFY | FINNVFIT4LIFE |
| 42 | 354 | 21.28 | PAUL MCGONAGLE | IND |
| 43 | 369 | 21.29 | CHRISTOPHER CUSKELLY | LIFFORD/STRABANE |
| 44 | 364 | 21.31 | MICHELLE HUNTER | FVAC |
| 45 | 1978 | 21.32 | SEAN MCMENAMIN | AGHYARAN ATH |
| 46 | 458 | 21.33 | PADDY GALLAGHER | KCR |
| 47 | 467 | 21.34 | IAN ALEXANDER | IND |
| 48 | 469 | 21.35 | MICHAEL PATTON | IND |
| 49 | 342 | 21.35 | ALEX SPRATT | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 49 | 1995 | 21.35 | SHANE GALLAGHER | FVAC |
| 50 | 482 | 21.37 | PATRICK MC NAMEE | IND |
| 51 | 471 | 21.41 | BRIAN ODONNELL | SWANLINGS |
| 52 | 328 | 21.42 | FINTAN OHAGAN | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 53 | 321 | 21.50 | RICHIE DUNCAN | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 54 | 1991 | 21.50 | CONOR MURPHY | FINNVFIT4LIFE |
| 55 | 466 | 21.51 | JOHN MCELWAINE | LIFFORD/STRABANE |
| 56 | 390 | 21.54 | GARY GALLEN | FINNVFIT4LIFE |
| 57 | 433 | 22.00 | RYAN GALVIN | FVAC |
| 58 | 407 | 22.02 | MARGARET SHIELS | LETTERKENNY AC |
| 59 | 410 | 22.06 | MARIE T SPEIGHT | FVAC |
| 60 | 441 | 22.15 | PADDY DOHERTY | FINNVFIT4LIFE |
| 61 | 489 | 22.32 | AARON ANDERSON | KCR |
| 62 | 444 | 22.38 | MICHAEL DOHERTY | MOURNE/DERG |
| 63 | 324 | 22.43 | ADRIAN DEVINE | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 64 | 382 | 22.45 | JOSH MCMENAMIN | IND |
| 65 | 408 | 22.47 | SEAMUS FALLS | AGHYARAN ATH |
| 66 | 327 | 22.47 | CARL HOUSTON | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 67 | 352 | 22.50 | LINDA EMERY | AGHYARAN ATH |
| 68 | 343 | 22.51 | ELAINE MCGOLDRICK | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 69 | 332 | 22.54 | EUGENE BOYLE | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 70 | 386 | 22.55 | BRENDAN MARTIN | KCR |
| 71 | 397 | 23.02 | JOANNE CAMPBELL | FINNVFIT4LIFE |
| 72 | 436 | 23.04 | GARETH DOHERTY | IND |
| 73 | 421 | 23.08 | EUGENE MCGINLEY | RAPHOE RR |
| 74 | 478 | 23.09 | JOHN DOLAN | AGHYARAN ATH |
| 75 | 330 | 23.10 | JOHNNY DEVINE | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 76 | 464 | 23.13 | CHARLIE DOOHER | MELVIN WJR |
| 77 | 1503 | 23.13 | ATTRACTA G/MCBRIDE | IND |
| 78 | 418 | 23.19 | JOANNE MCNABB | FINNVFIT4LIFE |
| 79 | 334 | 23.20 | GILLIAN SMITH | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 80 | 481 | 23.21 | TERRY MC DEVITT | IND |
| 81 | 366 | 23.23 | SHARON HAMILTON | AGHYARAN ATH |
| 82 | 1982 | 23.25 | CLARE MEEHAN | AGHYARAN ATH |
| 83 | 337 | 23.29 | SINEAD MCMEN/COLLINS | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 84 | 1983 | 23.37 | ODETTE MCMENAMIN | AGHYARAN ATH |
| 85 | 396 | 23.42 | PAUL GALLEN | KCR |
| 86 | 465 | 23.46 | DECLAN DUFFY | MELVIN WJR |
| 87 | 402 | 23.47 | JOHN WAUCHOPE | MELVIN WJR |
| 88 | 375 | 23.48 | JOE GALLEN | LIFFORD/STRABANE |
| 89 | 414 | 23.53 | LISA MCDAID | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 90 | 356 | 23.56 | EVELYN MCGEEHAN | FINNVFIT4LIFE |
| 91 | 323 | 23.57 | EMMA LAWRENCE | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 92 | 1990 | 24.07 | PATRICK MURPHY | FINNVFIT4LIFE |
| 93 | 430 | 24.09 | MICHAEL DOYLE | FINNVFIT4LIFE |
| 94 | 351 | 24.10 | SEAN DOHERTY | MELVIN WJR |
| 95 | 335 | 24.13 | MELANIE SWEENEY | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 96 | 492 | 24.17 | SEAMUS LYONS | FINNVFIT4LIFE |
| 97 | 412 | 24.18 | RACHEL LAWNE | IND |
| 98 | 340 | 24.25 | EMER ALEXANDER | CASTLEFIN RUNNING |
| 99 | 449 | 24.25 | SINEAD KENNY | FVAC |
| 100 | 398 | 24.30 | STEPHEN MCCRORY | PLODDER |
