Author Archive | admin

Barbara Sanchez of Raheny Shamrock won the Copenhagen Marathon today in a time of 2 hrs 41 mins 17 secs.  Sanchez made a brave attempt at the London 2012 A mark of 2:37,  running through the halfway mark in a personal best of 77 mins 49 at halfway, but ran out of gas in the […]

Barbara Sanchez of Raheny Shamrock won the Copenhagen Marathon today in a time of 2 hrs 41 mins 17 secs.  Sanchez made a brave attempt at the London 2012 A mark of 2:37,  running through the halfway mark in a personal best of 77 mins 49 at halfway, but ran out of gas in the […]

Senior 200m  Grace Lawlor (Pres Carlow), her brother  Marcus (CBS Carlow) and  Cliodhna Manning (Loreto Kilkenny) all managed sprint doubles  at today’s Aviva Leinster Schools Track and Field Championships held in Arctic conditions at Santry. At inter level, Joseph Ojewuni of Deansrath  and Dean Power of Killina proved the class with Ojwuni winning the 100m […]

Senior 200m  Grace Lawlor (Pres Carlow), her brother  Marcus (CBS Carlow) and  Cliodhna Manning (Loreto Kilkenny) all managed sprint doubles  at today’s Aviva Leinster Schools Track and Field Championships held in Arctic conditions at Santry. At inter level, Joseph Ojewuni of Deansrath  and Dean Power of Killina proved the class with Ojwuni winning the 100m […]

Kevin Dooney of Raheny Shamrock made a brave attempt at Frank Greally’s 42-year-old Irish junior 10,000m record  of 30 mins 17 secs at the Dublin Graded League Rd 3 in Irishtown. He fell short by only  six seconds when he finished in 30:23.63.  Annadale’s Paddy Hamilton  won the race in 29:43.57 , with  Brian Maher […]

Kevin Dooney of Raheny Shamrock made a brave attempt at Frank Greally’s 42-year-old Irish junior 10,000m record  of 30 mins 17 secs at the Dublin Graded League Rd 3 in Irishtown. He fell short by only  six seconds when he finished in 30:23.63.  Annadale’s Paddy Hamilton  won the race in 29:43.57 , with  Brian Maher […]

A new name and a new look for the RSA Terenure 5-Mile – the race formerly known as the Dublin 5-Mile Classic  – paid off when over 1,100 registered for the race last Sunday and of those, 936 finished. Leading them home was Rathfarnham veteran Paul Fleming in a time of 26 minutes 3 seconds. […]

A new name and a new look for the RSA Terenure 5-Mile – the race formerly known as the Dublin 5-Mile Classic  – paid off when over 1,100 registered for the race last Sunday and of those, 936 finished. Leading them home was Rathfarnham veteran Paul Fleming in a time of 26 minutes 3 seconds. […]

Thursday 17 AVIVA Connaught Schools T-F, Athlone IT. The Cheetah Run, Fota Wildlife Park, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, 8pm.  Entry closed. Prizes sen/masters; €2,200 prize fund. Race HQ: Education Centre, Fota. C: cheetahrun@eagleac.net; John Quigley 087 6261178. Clare Sports Partnership and Clare Athletics Summer Road Race Series Race 3, Ennis 5km, Lee’s Rd, 7pm. Entry €8 […]

Thursday 17 AVIVA Connaught Schools T-F, Athlone IT. The Cheetah Run, Fota Wildlife Park, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, 8pm.  Entry closed. Prizes sen/masters; €2,200 prize fund. Race HQ: Education Centre, Fota. C: cheetahrun@eagleac.net; John Quigley 087 6261178. Clare Sports Partnership and Clare Athletics Summer Road Race Series Race 3, Ennis 5km, Lee’s Rd, 7pm. Entry €8 […]