Joe Gough of West Waterford is again world champion after a clear win in the M60 800m at the World Masters Indoors in Daegu, South Korea. Gough – at 64 the oldest in the field – clocked a brilliant time of 2 mins 19.17 secs to beat his old rival Oleksandr Lysenko from the Ukraine […]
Joe Gough of West Waterford comfortably won his heat to move into tomorrow’s M60 final at the World Masters Indoors in Daegu, South Korea today. Gough clocked a time of 2 mins 37.09 secs, with Oleksander Lysenko of Ukraine the fastest qualifier in 2:28.46. In the M55 age group, Dunboyne’s Michael Cornyn also made it […]
At the World Masters Indoors in Daegu,Korea today, the Irish men’s over 40 and over 55 teams both took gold. First up on the 8km course were the over 55 men, with Tom O’Connor of Liffey Valley finishing a fighting fifth, Pat O’Grady of Drogheda and District 6th and Michael Cornyn of Dunboyne AC 12th. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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