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Siofra Cleirigh Buttner ran a personal best and world junior qualifying time of 2 mins 4. 82 secs for 800m at last night’s Dublin Championships in Irishtown. Paced by her Dundum South Dublin clubmate Sinead Denny,  Buttner,  aged 16, went through the first 400m slightly faster than expected in  under 60 seconds but held on […]

Wednesday June 6  Dublin T-F Championships Day 1, Irishtown, 7pm. www.dublinathletics.com. Tipperary Olympic Mile, 8pm. Various venues. C: Billy Purcell  087 2467226; www.tipperaryathletics.com Multy Community Centre 5km, Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath. C:  Enda 086 8038066      Ballymena 5 Mile Road Race & Fun Run. www.ballymenarunners.co.uk/ Runways Duathlon, Phoenix Park, Dublin. www.dublintri.com Hills: Leinster Evening Hill Running […]

Wednesday June 6  Dublin T-F Championships Day 1, Irishtown, 7pm. www.dublinathletics.com. Tipperary Olympic Mile, 8pm. Various venues. C: Billy Purcell  087 2467226; www.tipperaryathletics.com Multy Community Centre 5km, Multyfarnham, Co Westmeath. C:  Enda 086 8038066      Ballymena 5 Mile Road Race & Fun Run. www.ballymenarunners.co.uk/ Runways Duathlon, Phoenix Park, Dublin. www.dublintri.com Hills: Leinster Evening Hill Running […]

Linda Byrne in WMM Caitriona Jennings  of Rathfarnham WSAF, who has qualified for the marathon at the London Olympics,  ran an excellent personal best time of 75 minutes 29 seconds to finish fifth overall at Sunday’s  Newry Half Marathon. Which meant she wasn’t defending her women’s mini marathon title, leaving an almost open field to […]

Linda Byrne in WMM Caitriona Jennings  of Rathfarnham WSAF, who has qualified for the marathon at the London Olympics,  ran an excellent personal best time of 75 minutes 29 seconds to finish fifth overall at Sunday’s  Newry Half Marathon. Which meant she wasn’t defending her women’s mini marathon title, leaving an almost open field to […]

CANOEING: Despite a fast time of 41.56 secs, Andrzej Jezierski could only manage seventh in the C1 200m at sprint canoeing’s second World Cup in Duisberg, Geramny. A week early, Cork-based Jezerierski had qualified for the London Olympics when he finished second in the 200m in 43.034. Barry Watkins was 3rd in the K1 1000m […]

CANOEING: Despite a fast time of 41.56 secs, Andrzej Jezierski could only manage seventh in the C1 200m at sprint canoeing’s second World Cup in Duisberg, Geramny. A week early, Cork-based Jezerierski had qualified for the London Olympics when he finished second in the 200m in 43.034. Barry Watkins was 3rd in the K1 1000m […]

Pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com Great day at Aviva All Ireland Schools  in Tullamore where  Siofra Cleirigh Buttner of Colaiste Iosagain won her 10th and 11th All Ireland Schools medals – and she still has two years to go!Lorna Fitzpatrick oozed class when winning the senior 1500m from defending champion Amy O’Donoghue.  Shane Fitzsimons  from nearby Rochfortbridge […]

Pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com Great day at Aviva All Ireland Schools  in Tullamore where  Siofra Cleirigh Buttner of Colaiste Iosagain won her 10th and 11th All Ireland Schools medals – and she still has two years to go!Lorna Fitzpatrick oozed class when winning the senior 1500m from defending champion Amy O’Donoghue.  Shane Fitzsimons  from nearby Rochfortbridge […]

Stop Press:   Monday’s 30th Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon will see a showdown between  the 2010 winner Linda Byrne of DSD and last year’s winner  Caitriona Jennings, now back with Rathfarnham WSAF .  Both Jennings ard Byrne run the marathon at the London Olympics later this summer.  Between  2,000 and 3,000 women are expected to run […]