Eoin Callaghan of Star of the Sea and Ciara Hickey of Bros Pearse were the winners of the Meath Spring Half Marathon in Bohermeen. 
Callaghan’s time of 68 mins 20 secs saw him finish over three minutes ahead of David Simpson, one of a large group from Newcastle and District in action.
Hickey, who is the Dublin masters’ cross-country champion, was even further ahead of the chasers in the women’s race with a time of 76 mins 58 secs. In Downpatrick, Paddy Hamilton and Kerry O’Flaherty were the winners at Jimmy’s ’10’.
SEAN BREATHNACH of GCH improved his outdoor best for the shot to 18.22m at the Winter Throws Meet in Arad Romania today. It was enough for 7th place. Just last week, Breathnach set a new Irish indoor record of 18.27m at the Leinster Championships in Athlone. Also in Arad, Claire Fitzgerald of Tralee finished 16th in the discus with 48.26m, while Michaela Walsh of Swinford threw 51.64m in the U23 women’s hammer.
ELIZABETH MORLAND of Cushinstown took two more gold medals at the Glo Health Juvenile Indoor Championships in Athlone today. Morland won the W19 high jump with a best of 1.74m and the 60m hurdles in a time of 8.44 seconds. Morland had set a new championships record in the long jump a day earlier.
Molly Scott of SLOT, who had won the 60m in a new record time of 7.42 secs on Saturday, added another record to her collection when she won the W18 60m hurdles with a time of 8.33 seconds.
Aaron Sexton of North Down won the M17 200m in 21.97 secs – a second record for Sexton who had run 7.07 secs for 60m a day earlier. In the M18 200m, David McDonald of Menapians was also in record breaking form with a time of 21.77 secs, whilel in the W17 200m, Lauren Cadden of Sligo’s time of 24.88 secs was a European Youth Games qualifier. Best of the middle distance races was the M17 800m, won by Tullamore’s Mark Milner in 1:55.03. In the field, Ryan Carthy Walsh of Adamstown won the M18 high jump with 2.06m.
Sunday March 13
Meath Spring Half Marathon and 10k, Bohermeen, (www.myrunresults.com)
Half Marathon (659 finishers) – Men: 1 Eoin Callaghan (Star of the Sea) 68.20, 2 David Simpson (Newcastle AC, M4) 71.39, 3 Peter Mooney 72.29, 4 Brendan Murphy (Crusaders) 72.35, 5 John Whelan (Shercock) 72.53, 6 Darren Spring (Liffey Valley) 72.55. M45: Des Tremble (Donore) 75.13. M50: Eddie Newman (Mullingar Hrs) 75.56. M55: Gerry O’Connell 79.26. M60: Conor Cooney (Drogheda and Dist) 1:45.12.
Women: 1 Ciara Hickey (Bros Pearse, W35) 76.58, 2 Laura McDonnell (Tallaght) 84.16, 3 Sinead Murtagh (Newcastle) 85.25, 4 Karen Lavelle (Star of the Sea, W45) 86.17, 5 Emilia Dan (Dunboyne, W45) 87.56, 6 Caitriona O’Brien (Bohermeen) 89.43. W40: Olivia Martin (Bohermeen) 90.05. W50: Marie Carolan (Donadea RC) 97.14. W60: Ursula Murphy (Lucan Hrs) 1:56.52.
10km 202 finishers) – Men: David O’Flaherty (Newcastle) 32.22, 2 Paul Magee (Shercock) 33.31, 3 Eoin Taggart ( Clonliffe) 33.54. M40: Daniel Delaney (Star of the Sea) 38.22. M50: David O’Connell (Bohermeen) 37.17. Women: 1 Kim Hickey (Donore) 39.05, 2 Nicola Sheridan ( WJ) 40.41, 3 Sally Clarke (Boyne) 43.05. W40: Breda Smyth (Lucan Hrs) 43.29. W50: Bernadette Kavanagh (Trim AC) 47.04. W60: Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist) 45.24.
Jimmy’s 10, Downpatrick. Full report www.nirunning.co.uk
Men: 1 Paddy Hamilton (Slieve Gullion Runners) 31:37, 2 James O’Hare (Annadale Striders) 32:55, 3 Martin Cox (Derry City TC) 33:07. Women: 1 Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle AC) 34:49, 2 Laura Graham (Mourne Runners) 36:11, 3 Shalene McMurray (Newcastle AC) 37:04
Streets of Castlebar 5k (228 finishers; www.myrunresults.com)
Men: 1 Matt Bidwell (GCH, M40) 15.57, 2 Tadgh McGinty (Swinford) 16.16, 3 Robert Malseed (Westport AC) 17.08. Women: Regina Casey (GCH) 17.45, 2 Kate O’Neill (MSB) 18.00, 3 Colette Tuohy (Mayo AC, W40) 18.48.
St Laurence O’Toole 5k/10k (www.myrunresults.com)
5k (249 finishers) – Men: 1 Neil O’Rourke (Civil Service Hrs) 15.57, 2 Oran O’Flaherty (St LOT, jun) 17.02, 3 Tommy Payne (Tinryland, M50) 17.25. Women: 1 Elaine Cardiff (Kilmore) 19.47, 2 Mary Claire Byrne (SLOT) 19.56, 3 Riona ni Mhuireartaigh (SLOT) 20.06.
10k (118 finishers) – Men: 1 Pat Byrne (Tinryland) 34.24, 2 Ruairi O’Donnell (Ferrybank) 35.17, 3 Lyndon Barcoe (Gowran) 35.30. Women: Caitriona McDonald (St Abban’s) 45.24, 2 Breda Monahan (W40) 47.29, 3 Mairead Moore (W40) 47.54.
Glo Health Al Ireland Juvenile Indoor Championships, Athlone – winners.
Girls
60m – U12: L Bolster (Cushinstown) 8.46. U13: S Sumola (Clonliffe Harriers) 8.27. U14: K Monteith (City of Lisburn) 7.85. U15: N Foley (St Mary’s Clare) 7.83. U16: A McCauley (City of Lisburn) 7.73: U17: K Murphy (Ferrybank) 7.71. U18: M Scott (St Laurence O’Toole) 7.42.U19: A O’Carroll (Tralee Harriers).
200m – U16: A McCauley (City of Lisburn) 25.24. U17: L Cadden (Sligo) 24.88. U18: L Ryan (Dooneen) 24.96. U19: M O’Reilly (DSD) 24.66. 400m – U18: A Crossan (Finn Valley) 57.61. U19: M O’Reilly (DSD) 57.04.600m – U12: S Quinn (Ratoath) 1:45.38. U13: S Hosey (Dooneen) 1:43.17.
800m – U14: A Hayde (Newport) 2:17.88. U15: 1. C Kenny (St Laurence O’Toole) 2:20.78. U16: 1.M Brown (Metro St Brigid’s) 2:19.18. U17: A O’Neill (St Cronan’s) 2:18.11. U18: A Mahony (Lios Tuathaill) 2:15.79. U19: A Hamill (Glaslough Harriers) 2:26.06.
1500m – U16: A Mohan (MSB) 4:57.91.U17: L Nicholson (Bandon) 5:06.69.U18: R Browne (Greystones & Dist) 4:45.81. U19: C Sweeney (WSAF) 4:41.29
60m hurdles – U13: A Keogh (Fingallians) 9.99. U14: L Gallagher (DSD) 9.28. U15: N Foley (St Mary’s Limerick) 8.98. U16: M Daly (Carrick on Suir) 8.85. U17: A Doyle (Carrick on Suir) 9.26. U18: M Scott (St Laurence O’Toole) 8.33 (rec). U19: E Morland (Cushinstown) 8.44.
Long jump – U12: H Moriarty (Lucan Hrs) 4.23. U13: L Frawley (St Mary’s Limerick) 4.42.U14: P Owoeye (Ferrybank) 5.10. U15: R Adeleke (Tallaght) 5.29. U16: R Millet (St Abban’s) 5.40. U17: K O’Connor (St Gerard’s Dundalk) 5.48. U18: A Crossan (Finn Valley) 5.57. U19: E Morland (Cushinstown) 5.85 (rec). High jump – U12: J Lyne (Leevale) 1.36. U13: L Frawley (St Mary’s Limerick) 1.48. U14: E Regan (Na Fianna) 1.48. U15: C Kennelly (Killarney) 1.66. U16: R Millet (St Abban’s) 1.64. U17: K O’Connor (St Gerard’s Dundalk) 1.65. U18: S Sheehy (Cushinstown) 1.65.U19: E Morland (Cushinstown) 1.74. Pole vault – U15: A Ryan (Moycarkey Coolcroo) 2.50. U16: E Coffey (Carraig na Bhfear) 2.80. U17: K Ritchie (Ballymena & Antrim) 3.00. U18: E McCartney (City of Lisburn) 3.30.U19: A Healy (Donore Hrs) 3.00.
Shot – U12: E Carolan (Nenagh Oly) 7.93. U13: A Callaghan (Cushinstown) 10.71.U14: A McMahon (Blackrock Louth) 14.64. U15: C Sheehy (Liscarroll) 13.59 (rec).U16: K Murphy (St Peter’s) 12.08.
1km walk – U14: A Ross (Glaslough Hrs) 5:17.30. U15: E MacHugh (Naas) 4:32.43.1.5km – U16: S Glennon (Mullingar Hrs) 6:58.68. U17: O O’Connor (Waterford) 6:45.00. U18: I Morgan (St Serian’s) 8:04.11. U19: O Delahunt (Sligo) 7:09.98
Boys
60m – U12: J Ikpotokin (St Michael’s) 8.28. U13: S Gevero (Cabinteely) 7.84. U14:C Commane (Tralee Hrs) 7.69. U15: M Farrelly (Portmarnock) 7.26. U16:D Miniter (St Mary’s Clare) 7.25. U17: A Sexton (N Down) 7.07. U18: S Edodo (Templeogue) 7.02. U19: J Gibson (Bandon) 7.03. 200m – U16: C Morey (Leevale) 23.33. U17: A Sexton (N Down) 21.97. U18:D McDonald (Menapians) 21.77. U19: C Greene 21.90 (GCH) 21.90. 400m – U18: J Mitchell (Emerald) 50.01. U19: C O’Donnell (N Sligo) 49.39. 600m – U12: P Spillane (SLOT) 1:44.20. U13: O Kelly (Cranford) 1:41.82. 800m – U14: C Leane (Dunboyne) 2:14.42. U15: D Smith (Letterkenny) 2:09.74. U16:L O’Loughlin (Donore) 2:02.49 U17: M Milner (Tullamore Hrs) 1:55.03. U18:K McGrath (Bohermeen) 1:58.20. U19: J Fitzsimons (Kildare) 1:55.51.1500m – U16: L O’Loughlin (Donore) 4:21.61. U17: A Fitzpatrick (KCH) 4:12.20. U18:R Lodge (KCH) 4:06.42. U19: S Bracken (Swinford) 4:14.01
60m hurdles – U13: J Gillespie (Finn Valley) 9.70. U14:H Collins (Leevale) 9.55.U15: C O’Connell (Lake Districts) 8.83. U16: J McEvoy (Nenagh Oly) 8.68. U17:S Monagle (Tramore) 8.56. U18: S Mooney (Tireragh) 8.66. U19: J Murphy (Leevale) 8.42
Long jump – U12: K Ettoh (Grange/Fermoy) 4.54. U13: G Wenegieme (Belgooly) 4.84.U14: C Commane (Tralee Hrs) 5.68. U15: M Farrelly (Portmarnock) 5.52. U16: S Carolan (Nenagh Oly) 6.16. U17:S Monagle (Tramore) 6.29. U18: S Keane (Crusaders) 6.43.U19: T Connolly (Le Cheile) 6.23. High jump – U12: D Scanlon (Waterford)/E Hallinan (Craughwell) 1.25. U13:J Gillespie (Finn Valley) 1.56. U14: J McCrossan (Lifford Strabane) 1.58. U15: C Blake (St John’s) 1.66. U16: J McEvoy (Nenagh Oly) 1.83. U17: B Donovan (Abbey Striders) 1.89. U18: R Carthy Walsh (Adamstown) 2.06. U19: S Parle (DMP) 1.80. Pole vault – U15: A O’Dwyer (Moycarkey Coolcroo) 2.70. U16: K Halpin (Lusk) 3.00. U17: D Nolan (SLOT 3.60. U18: S Martin (Ballymena & Antrim) 4.00. U19: S Power (St Joseph’s) 3.80.
Shot – U12: O Joyce (Lake District) 9.90. U13: D Jennings (GCH) 10.96. U14: J Barnett (Templemore) 12.97. U15: A Sheridan (Westport) 13.82. U16:D Miniter (St Mary’s Clare) 15.01.
1k walk – U14: M Glennon (Mullingar Hrs) 5:42.60. U15: J Hanlon (Taghmon) 5:06.50.1.5km walk – U16: L McDonagh (Moycarkey Coolcroo) 7:30.80. U17: G McMahon (Shannon) 6:07.00. U18: A Carroll (Celbridge) 6:47.76. U19: J Mooney (Adamstown) 6:33.19
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