Barnicle 5th in Armagh (No. Ireland) 5K

Less than a week after running a PB 13:53 for 5000m at the U. of Washington, a jet-lagged Chris Barnicle placed 5th in the Armagh International 5K road race, held annually in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Against an international field that included Mark Carroll (the Irish national record-holder for 5000m at 13:03), Chris took the lead in the middle of the race and was in contention to win until the final 600 meters.

His final time was 14:00, six seconds behind first-place David Nightingale and two seconds behind Carroll.

Results of the 2009 Armagh Senior Men's 5K

Video of the race on flotrack.com:



You can also see Chris' post-race interview, below. He says he'll be running a cross-country race on Sunday (which he expects to be a "mud-bath") and talks about his remaining college eligibility.



(Thanks to Jonathan Wyner for calling my attention to this race!)