Sean Connolly from Tallaght warmed up for next week’s Rotterdam Marathon by running an impressive winning time of 24. 41 at the Good Friday 5-Mile Run in Killarney.
With Linda Byrne of DSD finishing fourth overall in 27.05, this has proved to be the quality race of the weekend – so far! * Tallaght’s Tom Fitzpatrick headed to Clare for his Easter break winning the Cratloe 10km by over three minutes in 31 mins 46 secs. * Local runners dominated the Carney Lissadell 10km in Sligo won by Emmett Dunleavy. * Ireland’s latest world title holder is Ciaran Doherty of Letterkenny AC, winner of a thrilling M35 3000m at the World Masters Indoors in Finland last Friday. Doherty crossed the line in 8:37:45 – just holding off the fast-finishing Fabrice Thiery from France.
After setting out fast, Doherty was never out of the top six. With a kilometre to go, he moved up a gear, passing a number of runners over the closing stages.
“I’m so happy that my training has paid off and that I got things right tactically. I really couldn’t be happier,” said Ciaran.
He is now a double world champion after winning the world outdoors steeplechase title in Sacramento, USA last summer. It’s been an eventful time for Ciaran – just last month he got engaged to Finn Valley’s Teresa McGloin.
World Masters Indoors: M35 3000m – 1 Ciaran Doherty (Ire) 8:37.45; 2 Fabrice Thiery (Fra) 8:38.00; 3 Fidel Ruiz (Spa) 8:41, 52.
Monday April 9
Men: 1 Emmett Dunleavy (Sligo AC) 31.58; 2 Eamonn McAndrew (Sligo AC) 32.21; 3 Richard Gorman (Sligo AC)34.16; 4 Seamus Somers (Sligo AC)34.43; 5 Thomas Kelly (N Sligo, M40)34.51; 6 John Keenahan (Carrick-on-Shannon)35.35; 7 Danny Hannon (Sligo A, M50)36.23; 8 Eamon Dunbar (Sligo AC, M40)36.50; 9 Derek Hunter (M40) 37.18; 10 Garry Gallagher (N Sligo) 37.23. M50: 1 Hannon; 2 Tom Meehan (Sligo AC) 38.43; 3 Gerry McManus (Tirchonaill) 39.02. M60: Tom Hunt (Mayo AC) 40.00
Women:1 Aisling van Rensberg (N Sligo) 39.54; 2 Una McCool (N Sligo) 41.07; 3 Sarah Healy 42.00; 4 Philomena Gallagher (Tirchonaill, M40) 43.004: 5 Monica Henry (S Sligo, W40) 43.22; 6 Mary Gilmartin (N Sligo, W40) 43.23; 7 Ann Hunter (W40) 43.27; 8 Deirdre Haigney (Omagh Hrs) 43.52; 9 Sharon Meehan (Tirchonaill) 44.17; 10 Catherine Bradley (Sligo AC, W40) 44.53. W50: 1 Vera Haughey (Tirchonaill) 46.25; 12 Ann Donohue (Tirchonaill) 47.23; 3 Bernadette McNeely (Tirchonaill) 49.24. W60: Kathleen O’Loughlin (Drumahair Walking Club) 64.25.
Sunday April 8 – Easter Sunday
Michael Sonny Murphy Memorial 10-mile, Kilnaboy, Co Clare. Rd 4 John Buckley Sports Munster 10-Mile Series. Pics and results from James Sexton, with thanks.
Men: 1 Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy) 52.36; 2 Julio Cesar (Kilmurry Ibr/Nth Clare)54.05; 3 Cathal O’Connell (St Finbarr’s, M45) 55.17; 4 George Waugh (Bandon) 55.29; 5 Willie Devitt ((Kilmurry Ibr/Nth Clare) 55.49; 6 Kevin Wilmot (Bandon) 56.18; 7 Danny Smith (Ballynonty) 56.47; 8 Brian Murphy (Ennis TC) 56.57; 9 Niall McAlinden (Westerlands CC) 57.22; 10 Rory O’Sullivan ( St Finbarr’s) 58.04. M40: 1 Joe Coffey 62.33; 2 Trevor White (St Cronan’s) 63.12; 3 Fintan Lahiffe (Kilnaboy) 64.11. M45: 2 Martin Corcroan (Craughwell) 38.35; 3 Mike Cunningham (Bilboa) 58.43. M50: 1 James Kenny (Kilmurry Ibr/Nth Clare) 62.28; 2 Gerry Cantwell (W Waterford) 64.08; 3 James Veale (W Waterford) 64.45. M55: 1 Richard Lenihan (W Limerick) 72.42; 2 Ned O’Brien (Clonmel) 76.30; 3 PJ Holmes (Dundrum) 77.01. M60: 1 Enda Whelan (Sligo) 72.59; 2 Con O’Brien 73.02; 3 John Holland (Mallow) 74.18.
Women: 1 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W40) 60.36; 2 Barbara Sanchez (Raheny Shamrock) 60.50; 3 Tracey Roche (Dooneen) 63.23; 4 Sharon Rynne (Kilmurry Ibr/Nth Clare) 64.22; 5 Maria Carey (Ennis TC, W35) 64.33; 6 Tracey Guilfoyle (Kilnaboy, W45) 65.07; 7 Corinna Walsh (W Waterford, W35) 67.51; 8 Siobhan Lennon (Ennis TC, W40) 68.08; 9 Sharon Woods (Mallow) 68.47; 10 Madeline Loughnane (Thurles Crokes) 69.22. W50: Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist) 71.53.
Men: 1 Patrick Hogan (Ferrybank) 26.57; 2 Frank Quinlan (WAC) 27.54; 3 Sylvia Malone (WAC, W35) 31.25; 4 Michael Maloney (Wateford TC) 31.25; 5 Pat Grant (WAC) 31.32; 6 David Drohan (WAC) 31.50. Jun: Willy Ormond (Mt Sion) 31.56. M40: Alan Smyth 33.03. M50: Tommy Browne 37.17. M60: Con Kelleher (WAC) 35.40.
Women: 1 Malone; 2 Aine Lyng 33.39; 3 Jacinta Power (WAC,W35) 35.53; 4 Bernie Prendergast (WWAC, W50) 37.09; 5 Anna Dungan (WAC) 37.12; 6 Hazel Kennedy (Mt Sion, W40) 39.06.
Rosslare 10km (317 finishers, www.wexfordtriclub.com).
Men: 1 Peter Mathews (DSD, M40) 31.48; 2 Tom Hogan (SBR) 32.21; 3 Niall Sheil 33.10; 4 Dominic Ryan 33.45; 5 Padraig Moriarty (M40) 34.59; 6 Mick Bolger (M409) 35.07. M50: Richard Fortune 36.41.
Women:1 Jackie Carthy (Kilmore, W40) 37.15; 2 Catherine Murphy (Slaney Oly, W40) 38.01; 3 Ann Sullivan (DMP, W50) 40.47.
Headless Horseman Adventure Race (bike, hike, kayak), Kilmallock, Co Limerick.
Men: 1 Michael Casey O’Shea; 2 Noel O’Leary; 3 Paul Mahon.
Women: 1 Roisin Hickey; 2 Eibhlin Cleary; 3 Yasmin Kenny. Team – Staker Wallace.
Saturday April 7
Half Marathon (378 finishers)
Men: 1 James Doran 1:14.16; 2 Andrew Kinane 1:14.56; 3 Gerard Guinan 1:15.10; 4 Robert Purcell (M40) 1:16.47; 5 Billy O’Brien 1:18.47; 6 Donal White 1:19.48.
Women: Caroline Walsh 1:22.22; Anna Maria Costello 1:27.02; 3 Teresa Murphy; 1:32.07; 4 Sarah Lowry 1:32.13; 5 Nora Barry (W40) 1:34.02; 6 Karen McLysaght (W40) 1:34.11.
10km (686 finishers).
Men: 1 Tom O’Connor 34.19; 2 John O’Regan (M40)35.09; 3 Niall Shanahan 35.44; 4 Mark Daly 36.33; 5 Eamonn Monaghan (M40) 36.54; 6 Colm Daly 37.21.
Women:1 Gena Cotter 39.26; 2 Selean Nolan 39.40; 3 Jennifer O’Connell 39.43; 4 Deirdre Enright 40.20; 5 Jennifer Brosnan 41.01; 6 Angela McElligott 41.14. W40: Sharon Phelan 41.37.
Kilmovee 10km Mayo AC/C&C Cellular League Rd 1(406 finishers; www.kilmoveerace.com; http://www.championchipireland.com).
Men: 1 Martin Conroy (Ballina AC) 32.47; 2 Roger Barett (Balina AC) 33.02; 3 Michael Griffin (Liffey Valley) 35.01; 4 Anto Devaney (Mayo AC) 35.05; 5 Andrew Lynskey (Mayo AC) 35.29; 6 Sean Gallagher (Ballina AC, M40) 36.20. M40: 1 Gallagher; 2 Noel Gibbons (Mayo AC) 37.31; 3 Dave Corcoran (Civil Service) 39.20. M50: 1 Hugh Duffy (Mayo AC) 38.46; 2 Billy Gallagher (Mayo AC) 39.34; 3 Michael Sweeney 41.03. M19: 1 Tadgh McGinley (Swinford AC) 37.42; 2 Darren Dunleavy 38.09; 3 Patrick Gallagher 40.53.
Women: 1 Mary Gleeson (Mayo AC) 36.35; 2 Colette Tuohy (Mayo AC,W40) 38.35; 3 Angela O’Connor (Mayo AC, W40) 40.46; 4 Sinead Cafferky 42.54; 5 Jackie Fleming (W45) 44.08; 6 Anne Heaney 44.29. W40 (outside top 3) : 1 Joan Walsh (MayoAC) 46.26; 2 Michelle Reynolds (Ballina AC) 46.43. W45: 2 Pauline Moran (Mayo AC, W55) 44.54. U19: Niam Grehan (Kilmovee).
Ballyliffin International Coastal 10-Mile Challenge,Ballyliffin, Co Donegal (568 finishers; results www.athleticsireland.ie. PS: Thanks GG for help with this. Still not sure the women’s result is correct…)
Men: 1 Michael Black 55.32; 2 Paul O’Connell (Sportsworld) 55.48; 3 Pierce McIntyre (Foyle Valley) 56.01; 4 John Harkin 57.15; 5 Brian Crossan 57.22; 6 Martin Rea 57.44; 7 Shaun McShane 58.39; 8 Daniel Hannigan 58.51; 9 Benny Mullan 58.56; 10 Gerard McLaughlin 59.36.
Women: 1 Judi Graham (NBH) 66.16; 2 Aoife Quigley (Crusadres) 70.36; 3 Pauline McGettigan 71.15; 4 Roisin Diver (Ross’s AC) 73.23; 5 Donna Doherty 74.14; 6 Zoe Doheney 75.10; 7 Annemarie Power 75.38; 8 Jane Elgar 75.55; 9 Una Reilly 76.14; 10 Cliodhna Dunne 76.36.
Men: 1 Don Keohane (Eagle, M45) 36.02; 2 Eddie O’Connor 37.04; 3 Denis Coughlan 37.16; 4 Cathal McCarthy 38.46; 5 Joe Kelly (Bantry) 39.06; 6 Pat O’Connor (W Muskerry, M40) 39.28; 7 Michael Harrington (Ballincollig, M45) 39.50; 8 Tim O’Riordan (Cork, M45) 40.40.
Women:1 Maura Regan (Eagle) 42.01; 2 Imelda Clarke (W45) 42.09; 3 Deirdre McCarthy (Rosscarbery) 44.01; 4 Eleanor Casey (Skibbereen, W45) 45.34; 5 Marie Hurley (Bantry, W50) 45.45; 6 Clare Collins (Timoleague, W40) 46.11; 7 Maire Diggin (Kildare, W40) 46.11; 8 Marian Spillane (Bantry) 47.00; 9 Geraldine O’Sullivan (Bantry, W55) 47.01; 10 Brid McGovern (Dunbeacon, W45) 47.39.
Colemanstown United FC 10km, Co Galway (158 finishers; full result www.redtagtiming.com).
Men: 1 Matt Bidwell (GCH, M40) 32.22; 2 Owen Byrne (GCH) 34.27; 3 Conor Dolan 35.01; 4 Billy King (GCH) 35.40; 5 Mick Rice (Athenry, M40) 36.14; 6 Dermot Lowe (GCH, M50) 36.47.
Women: 1 Aileen Lyons (Les Croupiers Cardiff) 43.29; 2 Mary Kealy (Craughwell, W40) 43.35; 3 Ann Moran (Craughwell, W40) 44.31; 4 Jacinta O’Duffy 45.13; 5 Ciara McGinn 46.53; 6 ? Aideen de Paor (GCH) 46.58 W50: Majella Ni Criochan (Trisport) 51.50.
Slieve Bloom Run 10km & Half Marathon, Slieve Bloom Way, Clonashee, Co Laois. Full result http://runalong.net/?page_id=13. No times; deleted in error!
Half Marathon (96 finishers)-
Men: 1 Aengus Burke (Portlaoise AC, M40) 79.22; 2 Eddie Garry (Tullamore Hrs) 80.10; 3 John Kirwan (Ballyroan/Abbeyleix) 83.30; 4 Owen Connolly (St Michael’s);5 Declan Newman; 6 David Maher (Donadea RC); 7 Christy Cahill (M40); 8 Olivia Sheerin (St Michael’s, W40; 9 Bernard Weldon(St Michael’s); 10 Arthur Kasperski. Team – Ballyroan/Abbeyleix (3,17,19) 39 pts.
Women: 1 Sheerin; 2 Ruth Kelly (Sportsworld); 3 Stephanie Bergin (Sportsworld); 4 Deirdre Finn (Boru TC, W40); 5 Mary Bracken (Tullamore Hrs); 6 Anne Keegan Brogann (Tullamore Hrs, W50). Team – Tullamore Harriers (27,48,81) 156
10km (90 finishers) –
Men: 1 Fergus Hogan 42.28; 2 Grace McConnell(Ballyroan/Abbeyleix) 42.48; 3 Chris Hartnett; 4 Seamus Quinn;5 Declan Conroy(M40); David O’Brien (M40).
Women:1 McConnell; 2 Sinead Rigney (Tullamore Hrs); 3 Daria Piwowarczyk; 4 Clare Morgan (Blackrock, W50); 5 Paula Guinan (St Abban’s); 6 Helen Carr (Raheny Shamock. Team – Tullamore Hrs.
Cratloe 10km, Co Clare (89 finishers)
Men: 1 Tom Fitzpatrick (Tallaght) 31.46; 2 Thomas Grime 34.57; 3 Michael Cunningham (Limerick AC) 35.32; 4 James Murphy (Clonmel AC) 36.06; 5 Vincent O’Brien (Limerick AC) 37.27; 6 Liam McGuane (Ennis TC) 37.39; 7 Sharon Rynne (Kilmurry Ibr/Nth Clare) 38.07; 8 Johnny Corbett 9(Olympic Hrs) 38.45; 9 John Kelly 39.05; 10 Gearoid Cleary 40.12.
Women:1 Rynne; 2 Breda Lynch (Dooneen) 41.35; 3 Grainne McGuane (GCH) 44.53; 4 Lorna O’Neill(Kilmurry Ibr/Nth Clare) 45.11; 5 Sinead Oakes (Nenagh Oly) 45.42; 6 Olive Liddane (Olympic Hrs) 49.02.
Friday April 6
The Good Friday 5-Mile Run, Killarney (424 finishers)
Men: 1 Sean Connolly (Tallaght) 24. 41; 2 Kevin Lawler 26.32; 3 Simon Mangan 26.58; 4 Linda Byrne (DSD) 27.05; 5 Brian Furay 27.53; 5 George McCarthy (M35) 28.24; 6 Amidou Dembele (Crusaders) 28.43; 7 Martin O’Keeffe (M40) 28.46; 8 Noel Curtin (M45) 28.51; 9 Trevor Coffey 29.07; 10 Brian O’Sullivan 29.19. Jun: Shane O’Leary 31.48. M50: Michael Mangan 31.03. M55: Tim Horgan 34.07. M60: Nial Mathews (RTE) 35.15.
Women: 1 Byrne; 2 Niam O’Sullivan (Riocht, W45) 29.51; 3 Helen Leonard (Rathfarnham WSAF, W40) 31.29; 4 Aoife O’Connor (W35) 31.35; 5 Angie O’Sullivan (W45) 32.51; 6 Adelle O’Connor (W40) 33.51; 7 Caitriona Barry (W35) 34.03; 8 Alison Kirwan 35.08; 9 Rachel O’Callaghan 35.13; 10 Siobhan McGinley 35.51. W50: Joan Hough 37.59. W55: Majella Diskin 35.40.
St Michael’s AC Good Friday 8km, Emo House, Co Laois. (320 finishers; results from Jimmy Mac with thanks!)
Men: 1 Harry Lupton 26.13; 2 Catch Grennan 26.3; 3 Shane Mullaney 27.01
4 John Fenlon 27.48; 5 David Fox 28.06; 6 Paul Mitchell 28.21; 7 Kieran Keenan 28.24; 8 Greg Burne 28.39; 9 Dave Maher 28.52; 10 Jason Donegan 28.54.
Women: 1 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs) 29.03; 2 Sinead Maher (St Michael’s) 31.09; 3 Teresa Agar (St Abban’s) 31.38; 4 Paula Grant 31.51; 5 Breda Mulcahy 32.06.
Sean Connolly from Tallaght warmed up for next week’s Rotterdam Marathon by running an impressive winning time of 24. 41 at the Good Friday 5-Mile Run in Killarney.
Women: 1 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W40) 60.36; 2 Barbara Sanchez (Raheny Shamrock) 60.50; 3 Tracey Roche (Dooneen) 63.23; 4 Sharon Rynne (Kilmurry Ibr/Nth Clare) 64.22; 5 Maria Carey (Ennis TC, W35) 64.33; 6 Tracey Guilfoyle (Kilnaboy, W45) 65.07; 7 Corinna Walsh (W Waterford, W35) 67.51; 8 Siobhan Lennon (Ennis TC, W40) 68.08; 9 Sharon Woods (Mallow) 68.47; 10 Madeline Loughnane (Thurles Crokes) 69.22. W50: Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist) 71.53.
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