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Article: SE?N SCULLION from North Belfast and Scotland-based Edel Mooney lead a strong Irish team at Sunday's World Mountain Racing Championships in Italy. John Heneghan from Leeds, a fell-running specialist who has raced for Ireland in the past, makes a welcome return to the men's team. Most recently, Heneghan finished eighth in the Pike's Peak marathon in Colorado.
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- Evening Herald (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
- Article date:
- September 3, 2009
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Scullion and Mooney lead mountain charge
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SE?N SCULLION from North Belfast and Scotland-based Edel Mooney lead a strong Irish team at Sunday's World Mountain Racing Championships in Italy. John Heneghan from Leeds, a fell-running specialist who has raced for Ireland in the past, makes a welcome return to the men's team. Most recently, Heneghan finished eighth in the Pike's Peak marathon in Colorado.
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