Athletics News | Lindie Naughton

We Need To Talk About Marathon-gate

After “Marathon-gate”, here are some of the questions that need debating: 1 Who is eligible to compete in Irish championships? – Irish passport holders living full time in Ireland – Irish passport holders born in Ireland but living elsewhere – Irish passport holders not born in Ireland – Longtime Irish residents who were not born […]

Results round-up

Full report on SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon and weekend races at www.fastrunning.com. And yes – it’s Benard Rotich not Bernard! Sunday October 29 SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon 1 Benard Rotich (Kenya) 2:15.53, 2 Yurii Ruskyuk (Ukraine) 2:15.56, 3 Asefa Bekele (Ethiopia) 2:16.0, 4 Freddy Sittuk (Raheny Shamrock, M35) 2:16.05, 4 Alemu Gemechu (Ethiopia) 2:15.21, 6 […]

Aoife Cooke runs 2:46.37 in Amsterdam. Plus results round-up

Full report at www.fastrunning.com. Linda Byrne (Dept of Ed) won the women’s 2-mile race at the Teachers BHAA Cross-Country races held in Castleknock College. Colm Rooney won the men’s open 4-mile race, where Siobhra O’Flaherty was first woman. May masters were using the race as a try-out for next Sunday’s British and Irish International […]

Results catch-up

For a report on the weekend’s activities, see www.fastrunning.com. Summary of results below. Sunday October 8 Irish 3/4 Marathon Longwood, Co Kildare (1,166 finishers; www.redtagtiming.com) 1 Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe Hrs, M40) 1 hr 49 mins 16 secs, 2 Richard Gorman (Sligo AC, M40)) 1:50.33, 3 Michael McMahon (Raheny Shamrock) 1:52.04, 4 John Dunne (Raheny Shamrock, […]

Over 700 at schools C-C. Corbally and Ryan win Twilight 5km

Over 700 young athletes turned out for the inaugural Dublin Schools Minor and Junior Open Cross-Country held on a perfect autumn’s morning in the Phoenix Park. *Full report in the Herald Schools Sports Supplement on Thursday October 5. Pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com Later in the evening, Robert Corbally and Meghan Ryan were the winners of the […]

When €20 doesn’t mean €20…

Check out any run or road race and one of the first things you look for is the entry fee. For a 5km road race, that might be €20. You click on the “book now” button only to discover that the online entry fee is not €20 but €21.40. The extra €1.40 is to cover […]

Round-Up: PBs for Graham and Ganiel at Berlin. Maher, Durkan win Rathfarnham 5km

Irish national marathon champion Laura Graham of Mourne Runners finished 14th woman at today’s Berlin Marathon today in 2 hrs 37 mins 5 secs. Although her time knocked a massive two and a half minutes off her personal best, it was an agonising five seconds off the Commonwealth Games consideration time. Just one place behind […]

Spanish pair win Liffey Descent. Peter and Jenny Egan take mixed K2 gold

Spanish visitors Luis Amado Perez and Miguel Llorens led home over 500 boats at today’s Liffey Descent, held in perfect conditions, with a good flow of water and a following wind. The Spanish pair, who were runners-up three years ago, won the men’s K2 title finishing the 17-mile course from Straffan to Islandsbridge is in […]

Coming up: Twilight Run 5km and Cork to Cobh ’15’

Just a week remains until the third DSD Twilight Team Challenge 5km, which will take place around Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin on Thursday September 28 (7.30). Entry costs €100 for a team of four, with many local business putting out not one but several teams and the mixed category already looking the most popular as […]

Round-Up: Travers, Shaughnessy in Dublin club double at Charleville. Leevale 8th at Euro U20 Clubs

John Travers of Donore Harriers and DSD’s Laura Shaughnessy were comfortable winners at the Charleville International Half Marathon in Co Cork. Travers, back training for the past five weeks after a bout of illness, was first overall in 67 mins 42 secs, with Cambridge student Jonathan Escalante-Philips over half a minute behind for second in […]

Hills: M20 team take bronze at Junior British and Irish Championships

The U20 men produced the best Irish result at the British and Irish Youth Mountain Running Championships held over a tough course at Cademuir Hill, Peebles, Scotland when they took team bronze behind England and Scotland. Paul O’Donnell of DSD led the team home in ninth place. In the U17 boy’s race, Ben Ryan of […]

Rathfarnham 5km and a few other races coming up in the next few weeks…

Over a thousand athletes are expected to line out for the 20th annual Rathfarnham 5km on Sunday September 24 (10.0) – a race known for its quality up front and for fast times. Last years, Mark Christie from Mullingar Harriers just edged out Freddy Sittuk of Raheny Shamrock with both men given a time of […]

Round-Up: Clohisey and Shaughnessy tops at The Lakes 10km

Raheny’s Mick Clohisey and Laura Shaughnessy of DSD were the winners at The Lakes 10km on a hilly course around Blessington, Co Wicklow. Clohisey was out on his own in the men’s race, finishing with over three minutes to spare in 30 mins 50 secs. Shaughnessy, back on the roads after a summer break, was […]

Multi-Events: Three PBs for Shane Aston at NI and Ulster Champs

National champion Shane Aston of Trim AC set three personal best marks on his way to victory in the senior men’s decathlon at the NI and Ulster Championships in Belfast this weekend. Aston recorded 12.42m in the shot, 2.0 meters in the high jump and 37.76 m for the discus all improving on the marks […]

Round-up: Waterside wins for Sittuk, Whoriskey

Raheny Freddy Sittuk outsprinted Declan Reed from City of Derry Spartans to win the Waterside Half Marathon in Derry in a time of 69 mins 18 secs. In the women’s race, Catherine Whoriskey of City of Derry Spartans had a comfortable victory. In Belfast at the Laganside 10km, Mark McKinstry of North Belfast Harriers came […]

Hills: Team gold for Ireland at World Masters. M45 title for Des Kennedy.

Raheny’s Ian Conroy took individual silver and led Ireland to a comprehensive M35 team victory at the World Masters’ Mountain Running Championships in Slovakia. With Rathfarnham’s Eoin Flynn fourth and Brian Furey sixth, the Irish finished with just 13 points, taking a clear victory over the home team on 44 points. Of the top twenty […]

O’Hanlon and Curley win Longford Marathon. Rogers, Sinha tops at Dublin City Triathlon.

Clonliffe’s Gary O’Hanlon and Pauline Curley of Tullamore Harriers were the winners of the Pat the Baker Longford Marathon today. Curley had won the Tullamore Half Marathon yesterday. Freddy Sittuk of Raheny was second of the men. Race founder Liam Fenelon also completed the course.Winners of the half marathon were James Doran and Adele Walsh. […]

Scullion, Graham win Frank Duffy ’10’. Plus road results round-up

Northern Irish athlete Stephen Scullion, who runs in Clonliffe colours, was a clear winner of today’s SSE Airtricity Frank Duffy 10-mile race in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Scullion’s time of 50 mins 37 secs saw him finish almost a minute and a half clear of Tallaght’s Tomas Fitzpatrick with Valdas Dopolskas of Balbriggan third. Marathon woman […]

Claremont Stadium: When the dream turns sour

Vulture funds: while these latter-day Scrooges make the lives of over-reaching speculators a misery, they stay at one remove from ordinary folk. Or so you might think. Imagine this scenario: you are a sports club and want to lay down a new pitch or track; or maybe build a club house for the use of […]

World University Games: Irish in Action (ongoing)

Emma Mitchell finished seventh in the women’s 5000m at the World University Games in Taipei today. Her time of 16:00.02 put her less than 15 seconds behind the winner Hanna Klein of Germany who finished in 15:45.28. Shona Heaslip ran a personal best time of 16:09.62 to finish 11th. Only Irish athlete left is Matt Bergin […]

Round-up: Clonliffe and St Abban’s take league titles (with results)

Clonliffe Harriers comfortably retained their Irish Life Health men’s premier league title on a wet day in Tullamore. In the women’s premier division, DSD ‘s six year winning streak was ended by St Abban’s. Not even a super victory in the 4 x 400m could pull it back for DSD who had four wins compared […]

Laura Graham beats all the boys at Dam Busters ‘Half’

Laura Graham, the national marathon champion, came home first overall at the Dambusters Half Marathon in Co Down yesterday. It means she joins that exclusive club of women who have won races outright, beating all the men as well as the women. On the tough, hilly course, which started from the Silent Valley in the […]

Gregan to run at Birmingham Diamond League Meet

Clonliffe’s Brian Gregan is listed for the 400m at tomorrow’s Birmingham Diamond League meet, which means he will miss the Irish Life Health National League final in Tullamore. Gregan, after running a lifetime best of 45.26 secs earlier this season, is the third fastest entry in the race, which is not part of the Diamond […]

London 2017: Some Random Thoughts

A few random thoughts on London 2017 – the World Athletics Championships 1 Ten days is too long – what was wrong with a five or even seven day schedule with heats and qualification round taking place during the day? 2 Four hours every evening on the BBC was way too much. WAY too much! […]

Round-up: Dooney, Ganiel take national “half” titles (results added).Maunsell, O’Doherty tops in Galway

Raheny’s Kevin Dooney and Gladys Ganiel of North Belfast Harriers were the winners of the national marathon titles in a race run in conjunction with the American Rock ‘n’ Roll franchise. Dooney came home ahead of Clonliffe’s Sergiu Ciobanu, pulling away for victory in 66 mins 05 secs, with Tomas Fitzpatrick third and Sligo’s Emmett […]

Roads: GR8 wins for Mansfield and Tuohy in Mitchelstown!

By John Walshe Clonmel native David Mansfield, running for Clonliffe Harriers, won the annual GR8KM race over the rarely-run 8km distance (4.97 miles) at Mitchelstown in a fine time of 24:54. Second in this year’s Cork City Marathon in 2:29:20, Mansfield is now building up to Dublin in October where he recorded 2:27:34 for 15th […]

Coghlan and Cox win Bay 10k

John Coghlan of MSB continued his current winning streak when he came home first in today’s Bay 10km held in sunny conditions in Dun Laoghaire. On the hilly course, Coghlan recorded a time of 30 mins 50 secs, beating last year’s champion Freddy Sittuk of Raheny into second place. For Sittuk, who is training for […]

Round-Up: Celtic record for Jade. Sittuk, Hickey win Glenmore 5km. Euro Masters

Freddy Sittuk of Raheny and Ciara Hickey from Bros Pearse made it a Dublin double at the Michael Fearon /Kevin Marron 5km, organised by Glenmore AC from their headquarters on the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth on Friday evening. Sittuk outlasted Ben Branagh of St Malachy’s in the chase for the line to win in […]

World T-F: Irish in action. Summary

Thomas Barr was forced to withdraw from Monday’s 400m hurdles semi-final at the World Track and Field Championships in London due to a vomiting bug. Siofra Cleirigh Buttner of DSD, the only Irish track athlete left in the competition, went out in the heats of the 800m on Thursday. Of the walkers, a hamstring tear […]

National T-F League: Points totals

Although I’m sure most of you are well ahead of me, here is the points table after round 2 of the National League in Belfast and Templemore. Top eight make the finals on August 20. National T-F League – overall points PREMIER Women: 1 DSD 211 2 Kildare 201 3 Galway County 198 4 St […]

EYOF: GOLD for Healy; bronze for relay four!

Sarah Healy of Blackrock AC in Dublin ensured a full set of medals for the Irish team at the European Youth Olympic Festival when she won the girls’ 1500m race today. In Thursday’s semi-finals, Healy had laid down a marker, winning her semi-final easily in 4:40.52. In the final, she tucked in behind early leader […]

EYOF: O’Loughlin in 800m and 4 x 100 girls make finals

At the European Youth Olympic Festival in Gyor, Hungary, Louis O’Loughlin of Donore Harriers ran a personal best 1:54.96 to win the first of two 800m semi-finals. O’Loughlin dominated the race from early, going through 400m in 56.05 secs. Next up were the 4 x 100m girls, who were untroubled in their semi-final winning in […]

Hehir gets ready for Worlds with win at Churchtown Sth ‘5’

By John Walshe Sean Hehir concluded his racing preparations for the World Championships marathon in London in 10 days time with a solid victory at the Churchtown South ‘5’, the third race in the Ballycotton Summer Series. Looking for a good quality race, the Rathfarnham athlete was an unexpected entry for the two-lap course on […]

EYOF: 200m silver for Rhasidat. Healy, Daly make finals

Rhasidat Adeleke of Tallaght AC has taken a silver medal in the 200m at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Gyor Hungary. Helped by a 2.5 following wind, the 14-year-old ran a time of 23.81 secs to finish second behind Dutch athlete Zoe Sedeny who finished in 23.74 secs. Qualifying with ease for tomorrow’s 1500m […]

EYOF: Tallaght’s Adeleke makes 200m semi-finals

Tallaght’s Rhasidat Adeleke ran a personal best of 25.16 secs to win her heat in the opening round of the women’s 200m at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Gyor Hungary today. She will run in tomorrow’s final. Colin Doyle, of Leevale AC finished third in his men’s 200m heat in 22:31 secs, but although […]

EYOF: Bronze for Williams and Jumbo-Gula

Shercock’s Jade Williams threw 58.62m to finish third in the 3kg hammer at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Gyor, Hungary. In the heats, Williams had thrown a massive personal best of 61.08m. Going into the competition, her best ever throw was 57.92m. On a great day for the Irish, Patience Jumbo-Gula of St […]

Round-up: U20 bronze for Fitzsimons. Wins for Barr, Gregan, Mageean, English at National Championships

John Fitzsimons crowned a superb performance by the Irish team at the European U20 Championships in Grosseto, Italy when he snatched a bronze medal in the men’s 800m today. Fitzsimons from Kildare AC was ranked 20th going into the championships, but in a tactical race, held his nerve to finish third in 1:49.15. In the […]

Roads: Coghlan and Ganiel tops at Fingal 10k

John Coghlan of MSB continued his recent winning streak with victory in the SSE Airtricity Series Fingal 10km in Swords. Coghlan , who won the Liberties 4-Mile last Thursday, saw off the challenge of Raheny’s Freddy Sittuk with Peter Somba from Dunboyne third and Tallaght’s Tomas Fitzpatrick fourth and first M35. Gladys Ganiel of North […]

Euro U20 T-F: Gold for Gina Akpe Moses. Plus Irish results.

Gina Akpe Moses is Ireland’s latest gold medal winner after taking the 100m title at the European U20 Track and Field Championships in Grosseto, Italy this afternoon. Running from lane 5, Akpe-Moses, from the Blackrock club in Dundalk, though now based in England, won a closely fought race in 11.71 secs after showing solid form […]

Euro U20 T-F: Akpe-Moses and Neville make 100m final

Gina Akpe-Moses of the Blackrock Co Louth club and Ciara Neville of Emerald AC have both made it through to the final of the 100m on the opening day of the European U20 Track and Field Championships in Grosseto, Italy. Akpe Moses won her heat this morning and then finished second in her semi-final to […]

Nationals Preview: Barr definite

Thomas Barr of Ferrybank is completely recovered from a recent injury and definitely running in the 400m hurdles at this weekend’s Irish Life Health Track and Field Championships. He’ll be joined on the line by his training partner Paul Byrne of St Abban’s who recently ran a lifetime best of 50.04 secs. Also lining out […]

Seventh gold for Jason Smyth. Tobin runs 3.57 mile in Cork

Jason Smyth from Derry Track Club has added the T13 200m title at the Para Athletics World Championships in London to the 100m he won on Sunday. Smyth, who had comfortably won his heat yesterday stormed to victory with a season’s best time of 21.40 seconds, finishing well ahead of Namibia’s Johannes Nambala second in […]

World Paralymic Games: Gold for Smyth and McKillop

Jason Smyth from City of Derry won his sixth World Championship gold medal when he won the T13 100m in a time of 10.63 seconds at the Para Athletics World Championships in London last night. Michael McKillop from North Belfast Harriers made it a double celebration for the Irish when he added the T38 800m […]

Round-Up: Records fall at final day of All Ireland Juvenile T-F. Plus roads (and Snowdon!).

As has been the case all season, records tumbled in the field events at the final day of the Irish Life Health All Ireland Juvenile Track and Field Championships in Tullamore today. Among the record breakers were multi-eventer Kate O’Connor who won the W18 high jump with 1.74m. Others were Conor Cusack (Lake District Athletics) […]

Schools International: Ireland finish second behind England

Ireland finished a fighting second overall behind all-conquering England in today’s SIAB Schools International in Santry. Highlights of the day included victory for the Irish girls in the 100m relay, with Patience Jumbo Gula bringing the team home after hard work by Lauren Roy, Rhasidat Adeleke and Niamh Foley. In a thrilling boys’ 4 x […]

Morton Games: Gregan the hero with PB 45.26 secs in 400m

Victory for Brian Gregan in in the 400m with a personal best 45.26 secs proved the highlight of the Morton Games in Santry tonight. The time was a meet record. After four years of struggle, Gregan, aged 27, is right back to his best and he proved it by moving smoothly into the lead with […]

Euro U23: Irish in Action/Results

Alannah Lally of UCD finished a fighting fourth in the women’s 800m at Day 3 of the Euro U23 team, Bydgoszcz, Poland on Saturday. In a tactical race, Siofra Cleirigh Butter ended up seventh. Qualifying for the women’s long jump final was Sarah McCarthy of Mid-Sutton with a brilliant 6.33m jump. In the 4 x […]

Dublin Marathon – entry is closed!

All 20,000 places for this year’s SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon on Sunday October 29 are now filled – over three months before race date. Official closing date for the race was October 1. Last year, when the race was moved to a Sunday for the first time, making the race an attractive option for overseas […]

Lifford-Strabane: the club that crosses borders

One club picking up a number of medals at last weekend’s Irish Life Health All Ireland Juvenile Track and Field Championships was Strabane Lifford – the only club on this island (as far as we know) with one foot in the north and the other in the south. The towns sit on either side of […]

Round-up: Mageean runs second fastest mile. Records fall at Tullamore Day 2. Euro Hills

Ciara Mageean of UCD shaved over eight seconds off her outdoor mile best with a time of 4 mins 22.40 secs at today’s London Anniversary Games. At the bell, Mageean, who had drawn the inside lane, was lying ninth, but she pulled up two places on the final lap. Race winner was Helen Obiri of […]

Round-Up: Clohisey beats Hehir at Roscommon ’10’. Records at All Ireland Juveniles. Letterkenny (updated)

Mick Clohisey and Sean Hehir continued their preparations for the marathon at the World Championships in London next month with a trip to the Roscommon ’10’. The pair dominated the race from the start, with Clohisey pulling away for victory on 48 mins 47 secs, with Hehir just over a minute behind for second.Finishing third […]

Round-up: Relay record for Irish Junior women. Coghlan, Heaslip win Docklands 5km (updated)

Setting a new Irish junior 4 x 100m record at Lausanne last night was the quartet of Ciara Neville, Molly Scott, Gina Moses and Sharlene Mawdsley. In a race won by the Swiss in a new national record time, the Irish women finished sixth in 44.31 secs, smashing the two-year old Irish record of 45.08 […]

Forty-strong Euro U20 Team announced. No English in Hungary

Mark English of UCD didn’t start in the 800m at the second day of the Gyulai Istvan Memorial in Székesfehérvár, Hungary this evening. Winning the race was double Olympian champion and world record holder David Rudisha of Kenya.Kenyan Nicholas Kiplangat Kipkoech who has a season’s best of 1:44.9 (hand-held) is also listed to run. Ireland’s […]

World 24 Hour Record smashed in Belfast

Polish world record holder Patrycja Bernowska improved her own world record to 258.339km when winning the women’s title at the IAU World 24-Hour Championships in Victoria Park,Belfast yesterday. In February, Bernowska stretched the eight year old record to 252.6 kms at the Polish Championships. Translating her result to miles, she become the first woman to […]

Masters: Four Golds for Bechtina on a packed day at Tullamore

With four golds to her credit, Clonliffe’s Snezana Bechtina was one of the undoubted stars at the Irish Life Health Irish Masters Track and Field Championships in Tullamore. Bechtina’s most impressive performance came in the W35 400 where she clocked a time of 58.77 secs to beat Lisburn’s former Irish international Kelly Neely. She proved […]

Brilliant 3rd for Kate O’Connor at Euro Combined Events; Michael Bowler 5th

Kate O’Connor of St Gerard’s Dundalk has finished a brilliant third at the European Combined Events Team Championships 2nd League, in Monzon, Spain. O’Connor, aged just 16, moved gradually through the field, lying fifth overnight and then moving into fourth after today’s long jump and javelin. Her javelin throw of 45 m was the third […]

Round-Up (Updated): Gregan runs Worlds qualifier 45.48 secs. Euro Combined Events Day 1. Another record for Walsh

Clonliffe’s Brian Gregan nailed down his World Championships place when winning the 400m with a of 45.48 secs at the Bonus-Track meet in Notwill, Switzerland. The qualifying time for the Worlds is 45.50 secs. Second was Swiss athlete Joel Burgender in 47.02; Brian Murphy of Crusaders was sixth in 48.79. Michaela Walsh of Swinford AC […]

Mid-week Roads: Dunleavy, Doherty win at Clonee 10km

Sligo’s Emmet Dunleavey outsprinted Peter Somba of Dunboyne AC to win the Clonee 10km last night. Third was Tomas Fitzpatrick of Tallaght, who made a comeback after a few months absence at last Sunday’s track and field league round. First woman was Finn Valley’s Teresa Doherty, another athlete on the comeback trail after the birth […]

Belfast Hosts World 24-Hour Championships. Plus weekend preview

Polish world record holder Patrycja Bernowska heads the women’s field at the IAU World 24-Hour Championships starting in Victoria Park,Belfast tomorrow (Saturday, 12.0). In February, Bernowska improved the eight-year-old record to 252.6 kms(159.2 miles) at the Polish Championships. Among those taking her on this weekend are current European champion Maria Jansson of Sweden and a […]

Round-up: Clare McCarthy wins Swansea ‘Half’. Plus league action and IMC Belfast

Leevale’s Clare McCarthy won today’s Swansea Half Marathon in Wales, with her time of 74 mins 34 secs a mere four seconds off the course record. Mick Clohisey of Raheny clocked a time of 65 mins 33 secs to finish second overall, followed by Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham third with 66.36. On a long day […]

Euro Teams: English wins 800m, Ireland safe in 8th place

Mark English picked up maximum points for Ireland when he won the 800m on the final day of the European Team Track and Field Championships in Vaasa, Finland today. English’s time of 1:49.02 was enough to see off the challenge of Denmark’s Andreas Bube and Andreas Kramer of Sweden. Later, in the final event of […]

Roads: Ciobanu, Shaughnessy win in Dunshaughlin. Big entry at Waterford Viking races

Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe Harriers was an emphatic winner of the 38th Michael Manning Memorial 10km this evening in a time of 30 mins 12 secs. For second place Peter Somba outsprinted Freddy Sittuk to finish in 31 mins 5 secs, with Sittuk one second adrift. Gary Murray, one of a large contingent of Northern […]

Kate O’Connor sets javelin record at Tailteann Games

Kate O’Connor of St Vincent’s Dundalk produced the star performance at today’s Irish Life Health Taiteann Games with a new record throw of 47.63m for the javelin. In the women’s steeplechase, Alannah Neff of Carrigaline Community School was also in record breaking form clocking 5:08.51 for the 1500m distance. Second was Roisin Treacy of St […]

European Teams: Gregan wins 400m, Foster 2nd 100m, Barr 5th.

A victory for Brian Gregan in the 400m proved the highlight of today’s competition at the European Team Track and Field Championships League 1 in Vaasa, Finland. Gregan was a comfortable winner of the race in 45.83 secs. Second was Batuhan Altintas of Turkey with Belgium’s Dylan Borlee third. In the women’ s 100m, Amy […]

European Teams: Tarplee out, Heaslip in. Marathon trio for Swansea

Clare Tarplee of St Coca’s has dropped out of the team for the European Team Championships in Finland this week. Emma Mitchell of QUB will drop down to the 1500m, with Riocht’s Shona Heaslip coming into the team and running the 3000m. Anne Marie McGlynn of Letterkenny will run the 5000m. Meanwhile, marathon trio Mick […]

Mid-week: Mageean runs 2:06.18 in Sligo. Sittuk, Ganiel win Lisburn ‘Half'(ongoing)

Ciara Mageean of UCD ran an unpressurised 2:06.18 to win the 800m at the Sligo City Sports last night. In the 500m, Mark English ran a time of 61.27 secs and now joins the Irish team for the European Team Championships in Vaaso, Finland at the weekend. Second was Trim’s Harry Purcell in 61.9 secs. […]

Aston to lead Irish at European Combined Events Team Cup

Irish champion Shane Aston of Trim AC got an early birthday present when he was named for the Irish team at the European Combined Events Team Cup taking place in Monzon, Spain on July 1/2. Aston, who turns 23 today, is joined on the men’s team by England-based Michael Bowler of Enniscorthy AC, aged 25, […]

T-F League Round 1- who is where?

On Sunday, the first round of the Irish Life Health National Track and Field League takes place at two venues: Tallaght and Athlone. In the women’s premier division, Dundrum South Dublin is going for a seventh consecutive title. Clonliffe, the men’s champions, are defending their title for a third year. Both clubs are in Tallaght. […]

Round-Up: English qualifies for Worlds. Record for Michaela Walsh (updated).

Mark English qualified for the World Championships with a time of 1 min 45.42 secs for second place in the men’s 800m at today’s Diamond League Meet in Stockholm. Race winner was Thijmen Kupers of the Netherlands in 1:45.02. Finishing third behind English was Rynhardt van Rensburg of South Africa in 1:45.73. In the 1500m, […]

Roads: Maunsell, Shaughnessy tops at Irish Runner ‘5’

Clonmel’s Kevin Maunsell was a comfortable winner of the 15th Irish Runner 56-Mile, held on a gloriously sunny morning in the Phoenix Park. Maunsell came home in 24 mins 18 secs, with Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir eleven seconds adrift for second. For third place, John Coghlan of MSB beat William Maunsell of Clonmel, who is Kevin’s […]

Barr Runs 48.95 secs for third at Bislett Games

Thomas Barr produced his trademark finishing surge to finish third in the 400m hurdles at the Bislett Games in Oslo – his first Diamond League race of the season. In a race full of surprises, 21-year-old Karsten Warholm dictated the pace of the race from the start and went on to win in a Norwegian […]

Barr to Lead Irish at Euro Team Championships

Thomas Barr, who is back competing on the international circuit after an injury break, will lead the Irish team at the European Athletics Team Championships First League in Vaasa, Finland on June 23-25. The 400m hurdles is shaping up as the race of the competition, with the Cuban Yasmani Copello Escobar, who runs for Turkey, […]

Roads: Somba wins in Bohermeen; Ciobanu at Little South Run

Clonliffe’s Sergiu Ciobanu was a clear winner of the annaul Little South Run 4-Mile, hosted by St Senan’s AC in Kilmacow, Co Kilkenny Ciobanu’s time of 19 mins 46 secs saw him finish over a minute ahead of Brian Kirwan from St LOT. First woman was Sally Forristal of St Joseph’s in 24 minutes. On […]

Round-up: Barr 49.39 secs in Geneva. Mageean 2:07.40 for 800m at NI Championships.

Thomas Barr of Ferrybank showed that he’s over his recent injury when he clocked a time of 49.39 secs for third in the 400m hurdles at the Athletics Geneva meet in Switzerland. This time is just outside the World Championships qualifying standard of 49.35 secs. Clonliffe’s Brian Gregan won the 400m A heat with a […]

Trail: TT Racers on Top at The Relay (corrected)

TT Racers, a group of runners coached by Terry McConnon who train in Trinity College at lunchtime, were emphatic winners of the inaugural The Relay in the Wicklow Mountains today. A total of 31 teams of five (one at least a woman) had signed up for this new 70km race organised by the Parnell club […]

Joy for Mageean, disappointment for Cleirigh Buttner. Junior relay teams qualify

Ciara Mageean qualified for 1500m at the World Athletics Championships in London with a time of 4:04.49 at last night’s Golden Gala Diamond League meeting in Rome. Qualifying mark for the World Championships is 4:07.50; Mageean’s time was also inside the Commonwealth Games standard of 4:08.20. Mageean finished tenth in the race which was won […]

Multi-eventer Morland smashes own Irish record

Elizabeth Morland of Cushinstown AC had broken her own Irish record with a score of 5,669 points at the VII Meeting Internacional Arona Prubas Combinadas in Tenerife. Morland set her record of 5,545 points at last year’s National Championships in Santry when aged just 18. She by-passed this year’s championships in favour of Terenife, where […]

McGlynn wins women’s mini marathon in style (updated with selected results added)

Ann-Marie McGlynn of Letterkenny won today’s VHI Women’s Mini Marathon 10km – a race every ambitious female athlete in the country wants to win at least once. McGlynn had finished second in 2015 and she was determined to go one better this time. On a perfect day for distance running, her time of 33 min […]

Round-up: Mocko and Hodgins win Cork Marathon. Somba, McCarthy best in “half”. Tanui, Whoriskey win Derry

American visitor Chris Mocko has won today’s Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon in 2:26:43. Runner -up and first local was David Mansfield of Clonliffe Harriers in 2:29:20. Jill Hodgins was the first woman home in 2:48:18, finishing 14 minutes ahead of back-to-back female winner, Nollaig Hunter. Hodgins finished third in Cork three years ago. Winners of […]

Neville, Mawdsley and Walsh all smash records at All Ireland schools

Ciara Neville and Sharlene Mawdsley both re-wrote the record books at the Irish Life Health All Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships in Tullamore today. In the senior girls’ 100m, Neville of Castletroy College clocked a time of 11.53 secs. The time was also comfortably inside the qualifying marks for both the European Junior and […]

Strong runs from Mark English, Paul Robinson and Brian Gregan.

In his first race for some time, UCD’s Mark English finished fourth in the 800m at the Boston Boost meet yesterday. His time of 1:46.06, though well off his personal best of 1:44.84 run in 2013, was am encouraging start to his season. Qualifying mark for the World Championships is 1:45.90. At Nimwegan in the […]

Last call for The Relay!

Over thirty teams and two individual runners have already signed up for Parnell AC’s The Relay, to be held on Saturday June 10 (7am) The race, for teams of five, begins in Avondale Forest Park, Rathdrum, crosses over through the Clara Vale and continues on the Avonmore Way. From there, the route follows the Wicklow […]

Aston, McTeggart take Combined Events titles. Mitchell 5th at Great Manchester 10km

Shane Aston of Trim AC comfortable retained his national decathlon title at the Irish Life Health Combined Events Championships which concluded to day at Santry. No records were broken thanks alertly to the unrelenting rain yesterday, which meant the high jump was called for the juvenile competition. Aston still accumulated a healthy total of 6540 […]

Cleirigh Buttner runs 2:02.11 for 800m. Wins for Denny and Clonliffe trio in Leiria. Mageean runs 2:03.12 at IFAM

Siofra Cleirigh Buttner ran a time of 2:02.11 to win her quarter-final at the NCAA Division 1 East Qualifiers in Lexington, Kentucky on Friday May 26. It means she qualifies easily for the NCAA semi-finals and finals next month. Buttner, running for Villanova, was third at the bell in 59.65 secs but moved up a […]

Mayo’s Sinead Diver to run marathon at World Championships

Marathon runner Sinéad Diver from Erris near Belmullet, in Co Mayo has been selected to represent Australia at the IAAF World Championships, in London next August (4-13). Diver’s run of 2:31.37 run for tenth place at Nagoya, Japan last March put her in contention for a place. Her finish time knocked almost three minutes off […]

Midweek: Connick wins 10,000m at Graded Meet.

Andrew Connick of Ferrybank was the winner of the 10,000m, which opened the third Dublin Graded Meet held at Irishtown in beautiful early summer conditions. Connick clocked a time of 31 mins 53 secs to beat St LOT’s Brian Kirwan in 32 mins 20.1 secs. Dylan Keegan of Templeogue AC, who had won the 5000m […]

Mitchell 32:51.78 for 10,000m at Highgate. Walsh throws records. Team bronze for walkers

Emma Mitchell of QUB ran a new Northern Irish record time of 32 mins 51.78 secs to finish seventh in the women’s elite race at the Highgate Night of 10,000m PBs in London. That time is comfortably inside the qualifying mark of 33 mins 6 secs for next year’s Commonwealth Games, as well as the […]

Schools: High jump record of 1.85 for Lecky at Ulster Championships

A national junior high jump record for Sommer Lecky of Strabane Academy proved the highlight at the Ulster Schools Track and Field championship at the Antrim Forum. Lecky soared over a personal best height of 1.85m for a clear victory. Earlier this year, she won the national indoor title with a leap of 1.81m and […]

Schools: Neville, Mawdsley and Mc Elhinney all shine at Munster Champs

On a day of gusting winds at the Cork IT Track, Ciara Neville of Castletroy College was a clear winner of the senior 100m at the Irish Life Health Munster Schools Championships. Neville’s time of 11. 82 secs came close to Phil Healy’s 2013 record of 11.64secs and is inside the European U20 standard of […]

Leinster Schools T-F Day 2: More throws records tumble

Throwers again proved the record breakers at the second day of the Irish Life Health Leinster Schools Track and Field Championships in Santry. In the senior shot, Niamh Fogarty from St Joseph’s Rochfortbridge produced a throw of 13.10m that added 13 centimetres to the old record of 12.97m set in 2006. In second place was […]

Schools: Two records for Michaela Walsh in Connacht

Thrower Michaela Walsh of SM and P Swinford was in record-breaking form at the Irish Life Health Connacht Schools T-F. Competing at senior level, Walsh set a new record of 15.23m in the shot – not far off the personal best of 15.31m she recorded at the World Junior Championships in Poland last summer. She […]

Leinster Schools Day 1: McMahon smashes shot and javelin records

Courtesy Herald Schools Sports Section Aoibheann McMahon of St Vincent’s Dundalk proved the star at the opening day of the Irish Life Health Leinster Schools Track and Field championships in Santry. Although they were held at the same time, McMahon managed to compete in both the junior javelin and shot and set records in both. […]

Dublin Marathon – is it a fast course?

For some years now, the Dublin Marathon has incorporated the national championships – and it remains the race most self-respecting Irish distance athletes wish to win above all others. Yet it remains a race that athletes chasing qualification marks tend to avoid, preferring to run allegedly faster courses in London, Rotterdam and Berlin. Anywhere but […]

Deja vu at Terenure 5-Mile. TT Racers tops at Wicklow Way Relay

For a second year, regular Irish visitor Peter Brandon Somba had a narrow victory at the annual Terenure 5-mile in Dublin beating Raheny marathon man Mick Clohisey – only just back in training after the London Marathon last month – by two seconds. Somba was timed at 24 mins 8 secs – over half a […]

Round-Up: Leon Reid runs 10.26 secs at Ton le Gaoithe. Mitchell 15:50 for 5000m at BMC. Leinster team for CSIT

Menapian’s Leon Reid dominated both the 100m and 200m races at today’s wind-assisted (mostly) Ton le Gaoithe track and field meet in Waterford. In the 100m, Reid ran two races, clocking 10.27 secs in the first with an assisting wind of 2.9 and 10.26 secs in the second with the help of a +4 wind. […]

Steeplechase win for O’Brien at South Munster Schools

Winner of the junior 1500m steeplechase at the South Munster Schools Track and Field Championships at Cork IT in his first-ever steeplechase was Frank O’Brien of Midleton CBS. Father Liam made it to the semi-finals of the steeplechase at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and won eleven Irish titles between 1978 and 1994. […]

O’Flaherty and Mitchell chase Commonwealth times at BMC Solihull

Rio Olympian Kerry O’Flaherty leads the entry for the opening British Milers Club Grand Prix meeting in Solihull tomorrow. O’Flaherty goes in the 5000m along with QUB’s Emma Mitchell. Mitchell is chasing the World Student Games standard of 16 mins 15 secs for the distance, while both have their eyes on the Commonwealth Games qualifying […]

Pollock and Christie for Highgate Night of 10,000m PBs

Annadale’s Paul Pollock and Mark Christie of Mullingar Harriers lead the Irish entry for the annual Highgate Harriers Night of 10,000m PBs at the Parliament Hill track in London on Saturday May 20. Other Irish entered include Tullamore’s Liam Brady, Kevin Dooney of Raheny Shamrock, Derry’s Declan Reed, DSD pair John Eves and Killian Mooney, […]

Letterkenny International to feature top class fields

A star cast of international and home-grown athletes is expected for the fifth Letterkenny International Track and Field Meet on Friday July 7 (7.0). Feature event on the programme is the Letterkenny AC Sub 4 Minute Mile Challenge event. Last year’s mile saw England’s Lee Emanuel running 3:59.66 in an exciting finish. The 2014 race […]

Big Win for Ciobanu at Annerville 10km. Parkrun record for Clohisey

Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe was in a class of his own at the Annerville 10km, despite still having a recent marathon in his legs. Ciobanu’s winning time of 30 mins 27 secs put him a massive minute and a half ahead of Philip Harty, now running with Ferrybank. First woman in 38:56 was Carmel Fitzgibbon […]

Morton Games: Buy 20 tickets for the price of 10

Buy 20 tickets but pay for only ten – that’s the special offer to clubs from the organisers of the Morton Games taking place in Santry on Wednesday July 12. All clubs have to do is sent €100 to the Morton Games Ticket Office at Clonliffe Harriers, Morton Stadium, Santry, Dublin 9 and they will […]

RTE wins for O’Leary and O’Shaughnessy. Travers beats Christie at Greystones. Lecky’s record

Cillian O’Leary and Laura Shaughnessy were the winners of the 40th anniversary RTE 5-Mile held in bitterly cold conditions around the roads of Donnybrook. First held in 1977, when the race started on Beaver Row and took in a loop of Clonskeagh and Goatstown before returning to Donnybrook, the route has changed many times, due […]

Juniors: Kate O’Connor makes Euro juniors heptathlon standard

Kate O’Connor of St Gerard’s in Dundalk won the senior girls heptathlon at the annual Somerset Schools AA/County AA and Open Combined Events Championships hosted by Millfield School in Street, England last weekend. Competing in her first seven-event competition, O’Connor aged 16, picked up 802 points for her time of 15.30 secs in the 100m […]

Eoin Keith knocks over 11 hours off Mizen to Malin record

Ultra runner Eoin Keith has completed his run from Mizen Head in Kerry to Malin Head in Donegal in a time of 75 hours 47 minutes – or 3 days 3 hours 47 minutes. That knocks an incredible 11 hours 49 minutes off the time of 3 days 15 hours 36 minutes set by English […]

Laura Graham Wins Belfast Marathon in PB 2:41.45. Conroy 2nd Euro Masters

Irish national marathon champion Laura Graham of Mourne Runners has won the Belfast Marathon – a home victory for the first time in 19 years. Graham, supported enthusiastically all around the course, also repeated her feat of last year by running the London and then Belfast Marathons with only seven days rest in between. The […]

Round-up: Freddy Sittuk wins Limerick Marathon. Fitzpatrick tops at Tallaght 5km (updated)

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 […]

Coghlan wins 131st Clonliffe ‘2’. Kilkenny top Loreto school

MSB’s John Coghlan held off the host club’s Ian Guiden to win the 126th Clonliffe “2”, the oldest road race in Ireland and possibly the world. Coghlan tucked in behind Guiden for much of the two-mile before leading the lead and coming home in 9 mins 15 secs with Guiden second in 9:23 and Donore’s […]

Treble gold for Mary Barrett at World Masters Games

Pentathlete Mary Barrett from Loughrea has won three gold medals at the World Masters Games in Auckland, New Zealand. Barrett won the W55 80m hurdles with a time of 15.13 secs, the high jump with 1.26 and the shot with 10.53m. She also finished fourth in the discus with 24.19m and the javelin with 21.29m, […]

John Fulham is new president of Paralympics Ireland

Four times Paralympian John Fulham was last night elected unopposed as the next president of Paralympics Ireland succeeding Jimmy Gradwell who had served two terms spanning eight years. Fulham, a wheelchair racer, competed successfully for Ireland at four Paralympic Games from Barcelona 1992 in the 100m and 200m, also taking European titles over these distances. […]

Schools: Fast runs in sleety Santry!

Mark Smyth and Michael Farrelly made it a sprint double for St Fintan’s Sutton at the opening day of the North Leinster Schools Track and Field Championships held in freezing cold conditions at Santry today. Smyth won the senior boys’ title in some style, beating Luke Redmond from Ashbourne College, who later had an impressive […]

Pollock, McCormack to lead Irish marathon team at Worlds. Team announced for World 24-Hour

Paul Pollock of Annadale Striders and Kilcoole’s Fionnuala McCormack will lead a team of five Irish marathon runnes at the World Athletics Championships in London next August 4-13. Also selected are Raheny’s Mick Clohisey, Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham and Leevale’s Claire McCarthy. Robert Heffernan of Togher will compete in the 50km walk along with Letterkenny’s […]

UCD women take relay title after Queen’s disqualified (updated)

UCD have been awarded the National Road Relays women’s title after Queen’s, who narrowly beat them last Sunday in Raheny, were disqualified. The Belfast team had included an athlete on their team who was not a “first claim” member of QUB AC; unfortunately, rules for college athletes differ in the various third level institutions. DCU, […]

Round-Up: PB of 2:16.18 for Sean Hehir in London (plus roads results)

Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir finished best of the Irish in a personal best time of 2 hrs 16 mins 18 secs – comfortably inside the qualifying mark for the World Championships later this year. Behind him, Kevin Seaward of St Malachy’s finished in 2:17:08, England-based Stephen Scullion on 2:17:59 and Raheny’s Mick Clohisey in 2:18:34. Hehir […]

Weekend preview: Clohisey leads Irish entry at London Marathon (updated)

Raheny’s Mick Clohisey leads the Irish entry at Sunday’s London Marathon with a sub 2 hour 15 minute time his target. Cardiff-based Kevin Seaward of St Malachy’s, who like Clohisey ran the marathon at the Rio Olympics, will also run and is in good shape after a a time of 65 mins 38 secs at […]

Round-Up: Stephenson wins Battle of Clontarf. Plus Easter results (ongoing)

Rathfarnham’s Paul Stephenson was an impressive winner of the Battle of Clontarf 10-Mile, incorporating the Leinster Championships, held in St Anne’s Park, Raheny this morning. Stephenson was pushed all the way by Raheny’s Mark Kirwan and the result was a personal best time of 52 mins 8 secs. Kirwan finished second in 52:19 with Belfast […]

McKiernan launches Lough Sheelin Challenge

Catherina McKiernan was on hand last week to launch the 2017 Lough Sheelin Challenge taking place on Saturday April 22 (10.0). Hosted by St Brigid’s AC, the Lough Sheelin Challenge takes in a 16-mile loop around the famous fishing lake through three counties – Meath, Westmeath and Cavan. Star and finish is at Crover House […]

Entry opens for 38th Dunshaughlin 10km

Entry opens today for the 38th edition of the Dunshaughlin 10km taking place on Saturday June 24 (7.30pm) around the quiet roads of the Meath town. Over the years, the race has built itself a solid reputation as one of the fastest 10km courses around, with Rio marathon Olympian Lizzie Lee of Leevale breaking her […]

National 10k titles for Mark Christie and Kerry O’Flaherty (Results Updated)

Mark Christie of Mullingar Harriers and Newcastle’s Kerry O’Flaherty were the winners at the National 10k, held in Dublin’s Phoenix Park in conjunction with the Great Ireland Run. In the men’s race, Christie was also the overall winner of the race in 29 mins 30 secs, beating British guest Graham Rush who finished in 29:41. […]

Round-Up: Barr Opens His Season at Irish Universities Championships. Corbally wins Ras UCD

Thomas Barr opened his outdoor season with victory in the 400m hurdles at the Irish Universities Track and Field Championships in CIT, Cork. Barr won the race in an untroubled 50.92 secs; a distant second was Joe Halwax of DKIT in 53.83 secs. Also opening his season in some style was Marcus Lawler of IT […]

Round-Up: Hehir runs 65.40 at Berlin ‘Half’. Tallaght’s Adeleke stars at Indoors

With just three weeks to go until the London Marathon, Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir finished 14th in today’s Berlin Half Marathon in a time of 65 mins 40 secs. That wasn’t too far off his 64.12 run in Cardiff in 2013. Finishing second W60 was Nuala Reilly of Drogheda and District in 1:40.58. First woman overall […]

Round-Up: Wins for Clohisey and Durkan in Dunboyne ‘4’. Harty and Finn tops in Mallow ’10’ (Updated)

Mick Clohisey and Ciara Durkan were the winners at today’s Eir Grid Dunboyne 4-Mile, held in gorgeous spring conditions. Upfront, Clohisey pushed the pace from the start and came home a comfortable winner in 18 mins 46 secs. Doing his best to stick with him was Brian Maher of Kilkenny who finished just nine seconds […]

Schools : Victory for McElhinney in Wales. Leinster Medley Relays

Darragh McElhinney of CP Bheanntrai proved the star of the Irish schools team at the annual SIAB Cross-Country hosted by Wales at Newport when he won the U17 inter boys’ race in some style. McElhinney shook off the challenge of a strong England team to come home in 19 mins 34 secs for the 6.3km […]

World Masters Indoors: Double gold for Lynch and O’Shea on final day (updated)

Brian Lynch of North East Runners and Mark O’Shea of Drogheda and District took 1500m gold on the final day of competition at the World Masters Indoors in Daegu, South Korea. Both men were taking their second wins of the competition having won 3000m titles earlier in the week. First up was Lynch in the […]

John Coghlan and Barbara Cleary Win St Patrick’s Festival 5km. Shaughnessy shocks the men!

Race regular John Coghlan came out on top again at today’s St Patrick’s Festival 5km in Dublin. Coghlan, whose father Eamonn won the first edition of this race back in the 1980s, negotiated the twisting course and its ten corners in a time of 15 mins 12 secs. In the battle for second place, Cathal […]

Maher and Mulhare Win in Portlaoise. McKinstry, Graham tops at Larne “Half”

Kilkenny’s Brian Maher won yesterday’s Streets of Portlaoise St Patrick’s Day 5km with his time of 15 mins 2 secs putting him seven seconds clear of William Maunsell from Clonmel. Mary Mulhare made it a home win in the women’s race, finishing in 17 mins 58 secs and beating Michelle Cox of Newbridge. AT TODAY’S […]

World 24-Hour Championships: Helpers Wanted!

With less than four months to go, some 40 volunteers signed up at last night’s World 24-Hour Championship open evening held in Belfast’s Skainos Centre – close to Victoria Park where the Championships are scheduled to take place on Saturday July 1. Among those speaking was Irish champion and record holder Eoin Keith (pictured) who […]

Clohisey, O’Doherty on top in 40th Ballycotton 10. Diver runs 2:31.37 marathon (updated)

Mick Clohisey of Raheny Sharmock was a clear winner of the 40th Ballycotton 10, beating five times winner Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe. Both men broke 50 minutes, as did Kevin Maunsell of Clonmel. Siobhan O’Doherty of Borrisokane won the women’s race in 58 mins 9 secs. Conditions were sunny but windy on the way […]

Masters Indoors: Hat tricks for Gough and Bechtina.

West Waterford’s Joe Gough lived up to expectations when he made it an M60 hat trick in the 200m, 400m and 800m at the Irish Life Health National Masters Indoors in Athlone today. Gough ran 27.71 secs for the 200m 60.43 secs for the 400m and 2:17.18 for the 800m. Also notching up a treble […]

Heaslip, Brady take university cross-country titles (updated)

Shona Heaslip, representing IT Tralee, returned to the national cross-country course at Abbotstown today to win the women’s race at the Irish Universities Cross-Country Championships. Heaslip was a surprise winner of the national cross-country title at Abbotstown last November. For the first time in some years, the colleges decided not to link their championships with […]

European Indoors – Irish in action/results (ongoing)

Day 1 – Friday 8.45 – Women’s 400m heats. Ht 1, 4 Sinead Denny 54.20 – lane 1; tough. Ht 5, 3 Phil Healy 54.80 – Phil unlucky to be pipped for the second qualifying place in a rough heat, with a fall and a disqualification (later reinstated). 9.20 – Men’s 400m Ht 2, 2 […]

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