Gary O’Hanlon
Gary O’Hanlon and Pauline Curley proved the class of the field at the new-look Irish 3/4 Marathon which had moved from its original location near Athlone to a faster, flatter course at Longwood, Co Meath.
Clonliffe’s O’Hanlon, back in top form after a period of injury, finished almost 12 minutes clear of the field in 1hr 45 mins 54 secs. Second was Peter Mooney, while ten seconds behind Mooney for third place was Paul Moran of Rathfarnham WSAF, who was also first M50.
Curley, the current Irish marathon champion, finished 15th overall in 2:06.33. That put her over 14 minutes ahead of Sandra Lynch, with Donore’s Alma Hanevey third. Runners from local clubs were out in force – most notably the Waterstown Warriors, a club of regular runners who have affiliated to Athletics Ireland. They were led home (we think) by Peter Lee who finished in 3:05.55.
There was also Lust for Life/Le Cheile/Esker Runners (all the same group?), Slieve Gullion Runners, Moate Athlone Running Group, Fit for Life Kilkenny/KCH, Edenderry AC, Balbriggan and District, Rathkenny AC, as well as members of well-established clubs like Donore, Clonliffe, Crusaders, Civil Service, Mullingar Harriers, and virtually every club in Co Meath. Looks like the team competition at the Dublin Marathon could be the toughest yet – especially if they introduce grades!
SEAN HEHIR OF Rathfarnham WSAF was a convincing winner of the Run with Catherina 10k in Cavan. In a show-down with Brandon Hargreaves of DSD, Hehir came out on top winning in 31 mins 32 secs. Hargreaves was almost half a minute behind for second, with Brian McCluskey of North East Runners over a minute behind again for third.
The race is named after the great Catherina McKiernan, and since it began three years ago in 2012, no other woman but Catherina has won it – until today. Appropriately, it was Catherina Mullen – named after McKiernan – who came out on top. Winning the 5km race was Cian O’Reilly of Annalee who had won the 10km both last year and the year before. First woman was teenager Kate McCrystal, also of Annalee.
PADDY HAMILTON and Laura Graham were the winners of the Armagh Adidas 10-mile. Wih a time of under the hour, Grahm is looking a likely medal winner at the Irish Marathon Championships in conjunction with the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon.
ON SATURDAY, Maria McCambridge made a low-key return to racing at the Teachers BHAA Cross-Country in Castleknock College. Running in the open four mile along with a handful of women, McCambridge finished first woman in 24 mins 6 secs. Upfront, Eric Keogh out-sprinted his Donore clubmate Lee van Haeften to win the race in 21 mins 20 secs. Ide Nic Dhomhnaill won the women’s two-mile race.
Freddy Sittuk and Michelle Cox were the winners at the Donadea 10km.
Wednesday October 12
An Cosantoir 10k, Phoenix Park (www.myrunresults.com)
Men: 1 Kenneth Rodgers 21.52, 2 Paul Buckley 33.25, 3 Paul Mitchell 33.40, 4 Mark Conway 34.35, 5 Brian Kelly 34.58, 6 Paul Conlon 35.00. Women: 1 Tara Kennedy (W40) 38.24, 2 Maeve Fenton 39.43, 3 Jackie Wyres (W35) 41.35, 4
Sunday October 9
Irish Three-Quarter Marathon (31.65km), Longwood, near Enfield (978 finishers; www.redtagtiming.com)
Men: Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe Hrs, M40) 1:45.54, 2 Peter Mooney 1:56.49. 3 Paul Moran (Rathfarnham WSAF, M50) 1:56.59, 4 David O’Connor (Celbridge) 1:57.58, 5 Anthony Flannery (Donore Hrs) 1:59.50, 6 Rory Mooney (St Coca’s) 2:00.50.
Women: 1 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W45) 2:06.33, 2 Sandra Lynch 2:21.02, 3 Alma Hanevy (Donore Hrs) 2:23.28, 4 Olivia Sheehan (St Michael’s) 2:24.39, 5 Patricia McLoughlin ( Le Cheile) 2:25.47, 6 Jill Horan 2:26.17.
Run with Catherina 5km/10km, Cavan. www.runwithcatherina.ie
10km (130 finishers) – Men: 1 Sean Hehir (Rathfarnham WSAF) 31.13, 2 Brandon Hargreaves (DSD) 31.40, 3 Brian mcCluskey (Nth East Runners) 32.49, 4 Niall Lynch (Donore Harriers, M35) 34.46, 5 John Whelan (Shercock, M35) 34.54, 6 Andrew Greaney (M35) 36.01. M45: Thomas McGill 39.59. M55: Vincent Craig (Laragh AC) 43.07.
Women:1 Catherina Mullen (MSB) 37.34, 2 Aoibheann Bartley (Enniskillen RC, W35) 43.35, 3 Teresa McDermott (Killygarry RC, W45) 43.49, 4 Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist, W60) 44.17, 5 Eimear McGovern (St Brigid’s AC, W35) 44.43, 6 Irene Clements (Enniskillen, W55) 45.15.
5km (371 finishers) – Men: 1 Cian O’Reilly (Annalee) 15.40, 2 Eoin Strutt (Raheny Shamrock) 16.13, 3 Daniel Scully (Raheny Shamrock) 16.45, 4 Roland Surlis (Annalee, jun) 17.35, 5 Ciaran O’Reilly (Annalee, jun) 17.52, 6 Eoin Duffy (Laragh, M35) 18.05.
Women: 1 Kate McCrystal (Annalee, juv) 20.10, 2 Enya Kiernan (Annalee, jun) 20.22, 3 Sasha Gannon (Cavan TC, W35 20.56, 4 Blathnaid O’Reilly (Annalee, juv) 21.09, 5 Lyla Dolan (Annalee,W55) 21.42, 6 Deirdre Fitzsimons (Dunboyne, W45) 21.45.
Armagh Adidas 10-Mile (254 finishers; www.athleticsno.co.uk)
Men: 1 Paddy Hamilton (Slieve Gullion Runners) 51.26, 2 Seamie Lynch (Newcastles ) 53.18, 3 Stephen Duncan (Omagh Hrs, M40) 53.43. Women: 1 Laura Graham (Mourne Runners) 59.30, 2 Emma Mitchell (QUB) 60.10, 3 Cathy McCourt (W40) 60.27.
Saturday October 8
Donadea 10km (207 finishers, www.popupraces.ie)
Men: 1 Freddy Sittuk (Raheny) 32.29, 2 Barry Murphy 33:04, 3 Conor Healy (Clonliffe) 33.20,4 Martin Hoare 33.35, 5 Ronan Kearns (Rathfarnham WSAF) 34.44, 6 Ray Coogan (M40) 34.54. M50: Joe Bannon 43.14.
Women: 1 Michelle Cox 38.45, 2 Niamh Stein 40.44, 3 Wendy McMahon 43.12, 4 Niamh Cleary 44.48, 5 Oonagh Curran 45.15, 6 Kris Ryan 45.15. W40: Kate Murry 46.29. W40: Annie Garry 51.43.
Teachers’ BHAA C-C, Castleknock College, Dublin. www.bhaa.ie
Open 4 mile: 1 Eric Keogh (Tesco) 21.20,2 Lee van Haeften 21.21, 3 Stephen Lalor 21.33, 4 Michael McMahon 21.34, 5 Cormac Kelly 21.57, 6John Dunne (VHI, M35) 22.02. M40: Ciaran Diviney (AIB) 21.51. M50: Patrick Malone 23.01. M55: Tom O’Connor ( B of Ireland) 25.32. M60: James Cottle (Airbus) 26.16. M65: Peter McDermott ( DIT) 29.53. Women: 1 Maria McCambridge 24.06, 2 Niamh Boland (Google, W35) 27.01, 3 Angela Charlton (W45) 35.40. Teams – A: Bank of Ireland 83. B: 1 Revenue 201, 2 Dublin City Council 212, 3 Eir 249. C: 1 Gardai 197, 2 Manufacturing B 272, 3 Mortors 300.D: AIB 59.
Women’s 2-mile: 1 Ide Nic Dhomhnaill 12.42, 2 Niamh Devlin (HSE) 13.05, 3 Maria Snell 13.38, 4 Donna Mahon (W40) 13.34, 5 Ashley Ryan (Teache) 13.30, 6 Aislign Swaine 13.51. W35: Kerri Page 124.52. W45: Vanessa Sallier (BMS) 14.43. W50: Susan Walsh (Revenue) 16.49. W55: Mary Kelly (Revenue) 18.26. W60: Nuala Reilly (Fairgate HC) 15.28.W65: Phyllis Browne (Solice) 17.04.W70: Evelyn McNelis (Teasvhers) 17.41. Teams: 1 Revenue 71, 2 Health A 81, 3 ESB 102.
Valentia Half Marathon, Co Kerry (www.sportstiming.ie)
Men: 1 Damien Foley (M40) 78.43, 2 Michael Houlihan 79.19,3 Padraig Sheehan 79.46.Women: Brigid Houlihan 1:40.03, 2 Miriam Lyne 1:42.32, 3 Geradline Breen (W40) 1:44.51.
GR8 Dundrum Run (855 finishers; www.championchipireland.com)
Men: 1 David O’Flaherty (Newcastle and Dist) 44.12, 2 David McKee (Mourne Runners) 48.38, 3 James Trainor (Dub RC) 48.51, 4 Jack O’Hare (Newcastle, M40) 49.09, 5 Samuel Crawford (East Antrim Hrs, M50) 49.26.
Women: 1 Amanda Perry (Ballydrain Hrs, W40) 54.09, 2 Collette McCourt (Dublin Runners, W35) 55.17, 3 Diane Watson (City of Lisburn, W40) 55.56.
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