At home, 34 of the 35 teams completed the 11th annual Wicklow Way Relay from Kilmashogue to Shillelagh.
Among them were four teams from Meath – Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, St Brigid’s and Trim – Donadea and Le Ceile from Kildare and Athenry from Co Galway. Also lining out were the usual suspects from Rathfarnham WSAF, Crusaders, UCD, Sli Cualann and Raheny Shamrock , along with orienteering clubs 3ROC and Setanta (plus strays from GEN, Cork O, Ajax and Fingal), Wicklow Mountain Rescue, and a number of triathletes.
Conditions were very warm for all the teams. Raheny led initially, but by the fourth of the eight legs into Glendalough, Rathfarnham had taken over in front. They then built steadily on that lead to the end, finishing the 127km course in 7 hrs 9 mins 52 secs.
In the battle for second place, The After 8’s managed by Mick Hanney just edged out All the cthe President’s Team, anchored by IMRA president Dermot Murphy and managed by ex-prez Vivian O’Gorman. For most of the 30-odd teams, finishing was the goal, with the the last team coming home just before 6 o’clock.
Well done to new race organiser Stuart Scott – this is a race with no “goodies”, no prizes, no t-shirt, no chipped timing and it provides the best day out of the year.
* A few pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com.
* Letterkenny’s Mark English ran 1:45.77 to win the 800m at the IFAM meet in Oordegem. Belgium. This time vastly improves on the Irish junior record of 1:47.9 set by English last year and is close to the Olympic A standard of 1:45.60. Rory Chesser was second in the 1500m in 3:40.98; John Travers of Donore won the B race in 3:43.75 with Danny Mooney third in 3:44.41.
Jessie Barr of Ferrybank was second in the 400m hurdles in a personal best 56.16, well inside the European Championships standard of 57.10. Ben Reynolds was third in the 110m hurles in 13.81. In the 100m, Steven Colvert clocked 10.60 for fourth in the 100m, followed in fifth place by Paul Hession in 10.65. The pair also competed in the 200m, with Colvert third in 20.91 and Hession fourth in 21.01. Derval O’Rourke was second in the 100m in 11.84
* In Dessau Germany, Orla Drumm of UCC made the European Championships A standard when she ran a PB of 4:09.05 for sixth in the 1500m in Dessau Germany. Crusaders’ Steven Colvert won the 200m in 20.78.
* Jason Smyth, who is chasing the London 2012 qualifying mark of 10.18, clocked times of 10.34 and 10.35 for 100m in Orlando.
* Highlight of the Greystones Irish Milers Club meet was a 1:49.67 personal best from Karl Griffin of Tir Chonaill in the 800m. Sam Kelly of Fingallians won the A 1500m race, paced by Olymians Thomas Chamney, while Maria McCambridge ran a mixed 5000m, finishing in 15:59.79.
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| Hazel Murphy 3000m |
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| Fiona Clinton steeplechase |
Javelin: 1 Marina Maximova (Luch Moscow) 53.245. DSD – 5 Anita Fitzgibbon 43.72. Discus: 1 Ivan Ganeeva (Luch Moscow) 59.22. DSD – 8 Claire McGlynn 14.82. Triple jump: 1 Patricia Sarrapio (Valencia) 14.30. DSD – 8 Grainne Moggan 10.75. Pole Vault: 1 Anastasia Savchenko (Luch Moscow) 4.20. No DSD.
IFAM Meet, Oordegem, Belgium.
Pre-programme: Men –
100m: Ht 1, David Hynes 10.81; Ht 2, Oliver Back 10.89, Marcus Lawler 11.07.
200m: – Ht 1, 3 David Hynes 21.61, 4 Marcus Lawler 21.74.
Main programme:
100m: Ht 2, 4 Steven Colvert 10.60, 5 Paul Hession 10.65.
200m: Ht 2, 3 Colvert 20.91, 4 Hession 21.06.
400m: Ht 1, 4 Eoin Mulhall 48.24; Ht 2, 4 Tom Crowe 47.74, 6 Nick Hogan 49.02.
800m: Ht 1, 5 Dean Cronin 1:49.92; Ht 2, 9 Eoin Everard 1:50.74; Ht 3 1 Mark English 1:45.77 (Irish jun rec).
1500m: Ht 1, 6 John Coghlan 3:48.67; Ht 2, 1 John Travers 3:43.75, 3 Danny Mooney 3:44.13; Ht 3, 2 Rory Chesser 3:40.98.
110mH: Ht 2, 3 Simon Taggart 14.26.; Ht 3, 3 Ben Reynolds 13.81.
400m H: Ht 1, 1 Ben Kiley 54.09; Ht 2, 4 Barry Upton 54.36; Ht 3, 6 Paul Byrne 52.59; Ht 4, 5 Thomas Barr 51.50, 7 Jason Harvey 52.46.
Steeplechase: 16 Rory Chesser 9:17.79.
5000m: 17 Dan Mulhare 14:14.47; 18 Michael Mulhare 14:23.12.
Women –
100m: Ht 1, 2 Derval O’Rourke 11.84, 3 Catherien McManus 11.92.
400m: Ht 1, 5 Fiona O’Friel 56.35, 6 Brona Furlong 57.58.
800m: Ht 2, 4 Roseanne Galligan 2:04.99 (also dnf 1500m)
100m H: 6 Catherine McManus 14.16.
400m H: Ht 1, 3 Jessica Zebo 64.79; Ht 3 2 Jessie Barr 56.16.
Greystones IMC Meet, Charlesland
Men:
100m – A: James Davis (Raheny Shamrock) 11.07; 2 Rath 11.26; 3 Paul Opperman (DSD) 11.75. B (mixed: 1 Kevin Migge (Crus) 12.35; 2 Claire Brady (Cel) 12.37; 3 David Shafrey (Crus) 12.61; 4 Jenny Corcoran (RS) 12.97.
200m – 1 Davis 22.41; 2 Rob Rath (RS) 22.71; 3 Kvin Woods (Crus) 24.78.
800m – A: 1 Karl Griffin (Tir honaill) 1:49.63; 2 Shane Fitzsimons (Mullingar Hrs) 1:50.29; 3 Conor Bradley (City of Derry) 1:50.44. B: Patrick Hamilton (C of D) 1:53.17.
1500m – A: 1 Sam Kelly ( Fingallians) 3:52.25; 2 Darragh Rennicks (Bohermeen) 3:57.15; 3 Kevin Moriarty (RS) 3:57.30. B (mixed) – Men: 1 Darragh Lynch (Ennis TC) 4:04.84; 2 Robby Rankin (Lagan Valley) 4:13.36; 3 Eoin Taggart (Sli Cualann) 4:15.36. Women: 1 Kelly McNeice (City of Lisburn) 4:20.07; 2 Mary Anne O’Sullivan (Tinry) 4:31.62; 3 Laura Behn (KCK) 4:34.31.
5000m (mixed): 1 Brian Maher (KCH) 14:12.57; 2 Eddie McGinley (Annadael) 14:13.08; 3 Sean Hehir (Rath WSAF) 15:08.30. Women: Maria McCambrideg (Letterkenny) 15:59.79.
Women:
200m: 1 Jenny Corcoran (RS) 26.63; 2 Niamh Filed 27.41.
800m: 1 Rachel Gibson (N Down) 2:18.44; 2 Beth Cardiff (Kilmore) 2:24.72.
Teams (of six) 1 Connolly Sellors Geraghty Solicitors (times between 33.45 and 37.58); 2 GCD; 3 A & L Goodbody; 4 Law Society; 5 Mason Hayes and Curren; 6 Matheson Ormsby Prentice.
Women: 1 Louise Barrett 43.26; 2 Paula Montwill 45.58; 3 Miriam Darcy 46.48
Women: 1 Roche; 2 Liz Hussey (Dooneen) 41.39; 3 Cara Cullen 44.23.
Women:1 Mary Dawson W40; 2 Martha Linane (Galway Tri Club); 3 Ciara McGinn . Marianne Murphy; 5 Sarah Ruddy; 6 Deirdre Fitzpatrick.
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