Freddy Keron Sittuk, back in his Raheny stronghold for the past fortnight, had a comfortable victory in the Barrington Hospital Great Limerick Marathon today. 
In the early stages of the race, Sittuk and last year’s winner Martin Doody from Limerick AC ran together with both given a time of 34 mins 55 for 10km. By the 20km mark, Doody had dropped back, but Peter Mooney was keeping Sittuk in his sights and would do so until the end of the race. Sittuk clocked 73:58 at the half-way mark, with Mooney just seven seconds behind.
By the finish, Sittuk had slightly increased his lead to win in 2:28.31; Mooney was second in 2:29.06 – last year, he ran 2:31.27 and also finished second.. A distant third was Raivis Zakis of West Waterford in 2:38.18. First woman was Pauline Curley of Tullamore Harriers, who had been second in 2916. She finished 13th overall in 2:52.15. A total of 727 finished the race.
Clonmel’s Kevin Maunsell was a clear winner of the half marathon in 67:46, ahead of Ciaran Faherty in 68.30 and David Mansfield of Clonliffe Harriers. Jill Hodgins was first women in 78.15, with Youghal’s Aoife Cooke second and Olympic rower Sinead Jennings third.
Winner of the six-mile race was Meath-based Peter Somba, who is also back in Ireland for a few months. As he had done in 2016, he edged out Clonliffe’s Sergiu Ciobanu with both men given a gun time of 29 mins 39 secs. Siobhan O’Doherty of Borrisokane was first woman in 35:03. An estimated total a 6,881 adults competed across the four events; a few thousand also took part in the children’s runs a day earlier.
TOMAS FITZPATRICK and Laura McDonnell made it a host club double when they came home first at the annual Tallaght 5km. Fitzpatrick who has won this race ore than a few times, finished in 15:38, with Dylan Keegan of Templeogue AC second in 15:53. McDonnell was a clear winner of the women’s race in 18:15. At the Coca Cola Boyne 10km in Drogheda, which attracted over 1,500 entries and fifty teams, Paddy Hamilton of Slieve Gullion and DSD’s Niamh Devlin were the winners. Drogheda and District won both the men and women’s team categories – and the Louth county titles.
AT THE PENN RELAYS, Siofra Cleirigh Buttner was named female athlete of the meet after she helped Villanova to a hat-trick of victories in the 4 x 800m, distance medley relay and 4 x 1500m. In the 4 x 800m, she ran the anchor leg in 2:04.10. She was also the final runner in the 4 x 1500m running a time of 4:11.6.
Results –
Penn Relays, USA
4x800m – 1 Villanova 8:24.87 Nicole Hutchinson (2:09.03), Angel Piccirillo (2:03.62), McKenna Keegan (2:08.14), Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (2:04.10) ; 2 Penn State 8:25.49 Tori Gerlach (2:07.12), Julie Kocjancic (2:06.64), Rachel Banks (2:07.08), Danae Rivers (2:04.66); 3 Stanford 8:26.89 Rebecca Mehra (2:08.77), Christina Aragon (2:03.99), Malika Waschmann (2:07.48), Olivia Baker (2:06.67)
DMR – 1 Villanova 10:53.97 Nicole Hutchinson (3:21.39), McKenna Keegan (54.05), Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (2:05.78), Angel Piccirillo (4:32.76); 2 Penn State 10:56.07 Tori Gerlach (3:23.24), Tichina Rhodes (53.77), Rachel Banks (2:08.02), Danae Rivers (4:31.05); 3 Notre Dame 10:58.22 Danielle Aragon (3:21.51), Payton Miller (53.57), Kelly Hart (2:11.37), Jessica Harris (4:31.79)
4x1500m: 1 Villanova 17:25.85 Bella Burda (4:33.8), Angel Piccirillo (4:17.9), Nicole Hutchinson (4:23.6), Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (4:11.6); 2 Stanford 17:27.47 Rebecca Mehra (4:32.6), Malika Waschmann (4:19.0), Christina Aragon (4:22.5), Elise Cranny (4:13.4); 3 Oregon 17:39.78 Emma Abrahamson (4:33.5), Lilli Burdon (4:25.8), Jessica Hull (4:19.7), Samantha Nadel (4:19.8).
Sunday April 30
Great Limerick Run 6-Mile (4,136 finishers; www.tdleventservices.co.uk)
Men: 1 Peter Somba 29.39, 2 Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe) 29.39, 3 Jake O’Regan (St John’s Clare) 30.07, 4 Cillian Dunne (Borriskane) 31.27, 5 Kenneth Rodgers (St John’s) 31.30, 6 Rob Cross (Crusaders, M35) 32.34.
Women: 1 Siobhan O’Doherty (Borrisokane) 35.06, 2 Orla Drumm 9Crusaders) 36.09, 3 Hikka Kontro (Limerick AC) 37.05, 4 Catherine Thornton 38.04, 5 Katherine O’Keefe 38.25, 6 Meabh Fenton (Dooneen) 38.54.
Great Limerick Run Half Marathon (1,719 finishers; www.tdleventservices.co.uk)
Men: 1 Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel, M35) 67.47, 2 Ciaran Faherty 68.30, 3 David Mansfield (Clonliffe) 69.37, 4 Damien Landers (Ennis TC) 71.30, 5 Alan O’Brien (Eagle TC, M35) 71.33, 6 James Doran (Riocht) 73.23. M45: Joe Cunninham (St Finbarr’s) 74.54.
Women: 1 Jill Hodgins (W35) 78.15, 2 Aoife Cooke (Youghal) 79.35, 3 Sinead Jennings W35) 81.31, 4 Yvonne Macauley (Crusaders) 87.14, 5 Susan Murnane (W35) 89.02, 6 Clare Rowe (GCH, W35) 89.13.
Great Limerick Run Marathon (734 finishers; www.tdleventservices.co.uk)
Men: 1 Freddy Sittuk (Raheny, M35) 2:28.31, 2 Peter Money (M35) 2:29.06, 3 Ravis Zakis (West Watrford, M35) 2:38.18, 4 Alex O’Shea (St Finbarr’s, M35) 2:39.01, 5 Martin Doody (Limerick AC, M35) 2:39.44, 6 Julio Cesar Castro (Kilmurry Ibr NC, M35) 2:44.076.
Women: 1 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W45) 2:52.14, 2 Rcahel Stokes (MCI, W35) 3:08.22, 3 Laura Rooney (Watergrasshill, W35) 3:14.53, 4 Ellen Hanley (Grange Fermoy,W35) 3:15.10. 5 Olivia Martin (Bohermeen, W45) 3:17.11, 6 Murna Griffin (W35) 3:17.42.
Relay (73 teams of 4) – 1 An Bru A 2:28.36,2 BMOH 2:44.38, 3 An Bru B2:46.16
Boyne 10km (1,589 entries; www.myrunresults.com)
Men: 1 Paddy Hamilton (Slieve Gullion) 32.02, 2 Colin Maher (Ballyfin) 32.31, 3 Shane Toner (Glenmore) 33.43, 4 Brian McCluskey (NER, M40) 33.55, 5 Simon Ryan (Raheny) 34.08, 6 Rory Kavanagh (Dunboyne) 34.25. M40: 2 Simon Allen (NER) 36.02, 3 Michael King (Raheny) 38.22. M50: 1 Danny Skeffington (Drogheda and Dist) 37.47, 2 Robert Reid 37.56, 3 Sean Ryan (Civil Service Hrs) 39.22. M60: 1 Patsy Fitzsimons (SO’H) 44.18, 2 Frank McCarthy (Drogheda and Dist)46.20, 3 Andrew Rodgers (St Peter’s) 46.25. M70: 1 Gerry Carrol (Drogheda BC) 55.16, 2 Stephen O’Hanlon 55.19, 3 Richard Duffy (NER) 66.19. Jun: John Holcroft 44.48. Teams (25 entries)- 1 Drogheda and District 49, 2 Drogheda Trip Club 119,3 North East Runners 119.
Women: 1 Niamh Devlin (DSD) 38.20, 2 Nicola Bull 38.34, 3 Jane Bandila (Dunboyne) 38.49, 4 Tara Kennedy (Raheny, W40) 40.05, 5 Pamela Howard (Drogheda and Dist) 40.25, 6 Yasmin Canning (Drogheda and Dist, W40) 42.40. W40: 3 Michelle Hughes (Drogheda and Dist) 43.59. W50: 1 Dolores Kelly (Balbriggan Road Runners) 45.31, 2 Anita Bolton (NER) 47,00 3 Mary McDonnell (Drogheda and Dist) 48.49. W60: 1 Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist)45.34, 2 Anne Noone 49.54, 3 Angela Baird (Maghercloone Fun Runners) 55.22. W70: Kitty Maxwell 1:22.53. Jun: Rachel McKenna 58.12. Teams (25 entries) – 1 Drogheda and District 19, 2 Cilles AC 41, 3 Impulse Fitness 99,4 Balbriggan Roadrunners 99.
Tallaght 5km (230 finishers; www.popupraces.ie)
Men: 1 Tomas Fitzpatrick (Tallaght) 15:38, 2 Dylan Keegan (Templeogue AC) 15:53, 3 Mark Conway (DSD) 15.55, 4 David Fitzpatrick (Tallaght) 16:12, 5 Paul Fleming (Rathfarnham, M40) 16.35, 6 Conor Keane (Clonliffe) 16:40. U20: 1 Alex Gibbons (Clonliffe) 16:44, 2 Thomas Ward (Clonliffe) 16:48, 3 Dean Conway (Tallaght) 16:55. M40: 2 Derek Taylor (Lucan Hrs) 17:26, 3 Ian O’Reilly (Bros Pearse) 17:30. M45: 1 Ray Cunningham (Bros Pearse) 18:10, 2 Michael Coia (Tallaght) 18:27, 3 Jim Quinn (DSD) 18.31. M50: 1 John Kehoe (Bros Pearse) 18:47, 2 Gabriel Byrne (Raheny) 19:03, 3 David Meehan (Tallaght) 19:19. M55: 1 Niall Coppinger (Tallaght) 17:54, 2 Chris Keeling (Balbriggan and Dist) 18:53, 3 Gerry Woods (Tallaght) 19:06. M60: 1 Desi Shorten (Parnell AC) 20:08, 2 John McHugh (Rathfarnham) 20:25, 3 Anthony Doyle 25:46. M65: 1 Terry Mee (Donore) 23:02, 2 Sean Lambe 31.23, 3 Jim Dwyer (Lucan Hrs) 31.36.
Women: 1 Laura McDonnell (Tallaght) 18:15, 2 Claire Sullivan (Rathfarnham) 18:46, 3 Ilona McElroy (Crusaders) 18:55, 4 Barbara Murray (Donore, W40) 19:29, 5 Donna Mahon (Rathfarnham, W45) 19.35, 6 Lorraine Nolan (Rathfarnham) 19:55. W40: 2 Suzanne Ryan (Rathfarnham) 20:02, 3 Sinead Tighe (Bros Pearse) 20:20. W45: 2 Sharon Tighe (Tallaght) 20:28, 3 Ciara Darker (DSD) 21.37. W50: 1 Grainne Butler (Civil Service) 20:10, 2 Carol Dempsey 22:03, 3 Josephine Killeen 20:05. W55: 1 Sue Vincent (Bros Pearse) 27:06, 2 Breda Woods (Tallaght) 29:24, 3 Yvonne Kennedy (Tallaght) 43.04. W60: Angela Egan (Dunboyne AC) 28:22. W65: Eileen O’Brien (Lucan Hrs) 24:38. U20: Abbi Brennan (Tallaght) 23:33.
Northwest 10km, Letterkenny (925 finishers; www.northwest10k.com
Men: 1 Eoghan McGinley (Letterkenny) 32.44, 2 Mark McPaul (Finn Valley) 33.15, 3 Vincent McAllister 33.53. Women: 1 Fionnuala Diver (Letterkenny) 38.31, 2 Noeleen Scanlon (Letterkenny) 39.43, 3 Nikita Burke (Letterkenny) 41.21.
Friday April 28
48th Paddy Flanagan Memorial Waterford to Tramore 7.5 mile(Race 3 Intersport Elverys/Asics Summer Series).
Men: 1 Philip Harty (West Waterford) 40.10, 2 Conor McCauley (Leevale AC) 41.08, 3 Mark Mc Kenna Waterford AC 42.39. Junior Craig O’Brien Ferrybank AC 46.40. M40 Colm Costello Brothers Pearse AC 43.46. M45 Michael O’Sullivan Carrick On Suir AC 47.19. M50 Ray Hahesy West Waterford AC 46.25. M55 Dermot Power 50.29. M60 Thomas Burns Waterford AC 52.05. Team – West Waterford AC (Sean Stilwell,Alan Kinsella, Mossie Keogh).
Women: 1 Adele Walsh (St Senan’s) 46.22, 2 Ruth Fitzgerald 47.12, 3 Sally Forristal (St Joseph’s) 47.22. W35 Sinead Murphy 50.27, W40 Naomi Doonan 53.41, W45 Jacinta Burke 56.08, W50 Siobhan Kennedy 50.36, W55 Bernadette Michelle 59.04.
Wednesday April 26
Stryker BHAA 4-Mile, Cork (666 finishers; www.corkbhaa.com)
Men: 1 Tim O’Donoghue (Dell-EMC) 20.27, 2 Colin Merritt (Army, M45) 20.42, 3 John Meade ( Joyce Wolfe Physio) 20.47, 4 Michael Corbett (Musgrave) 21.18, 5 Kevin O’Lary (Harty Tax) 21.43, 6 Cathal O’Connell (UCC, M50) 22.00.
Women: Sharon Lynne (Kepak) 24.34, 2 Helen Leonard (Dept of Ed) , W45) 24.51, 3 Lisa Hegarty (Dept of Ed) 24.55, 4 Joyce Wolfe (Joyce Wolfe Physio, W35) 25.01, 5 Niamh Cronin (Ronan Daly Jermyn Solcs, W40) 25.33, 6 Helen Gilroy (Midleton Town Council, W50) 25.45.
Tuesday April 25
DKIT 10km, Dundalk (753 finishers; www.chipit.ie)
Men: 1 Paddy Hamilton 31.51, 2 Darragh Green 32.15, 3 Seamus Lynch 33.10 4 Brian McCloskey (M40) 33.44, 5 Shane Toner 34.09, 6 Killian Heery 35.08.
Women: 1 Anne Linden 39.09, 2 Donna Mone 39.18, 3 Donna Evans 40.31 4 UrsulaNoone (W40) 42.21, 5 Aoife Parrella 42.30, 6 Dearbhla Greene 42.45.
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