Fionnuala McCormack finished a disappointed fourth at the Antrim International in Greenmount Campus after losing a shoe with a kilomotre to go of the 5.6km race. By the end of the opening lap, former African junior champion Caroline Kipkirui of Kenya and Ethiopians Gotytom Gebreslase and Birtukan Adamu along with McCormack had broken clear of […]
On a perfect day for running, Barbara Cleary of Donore and Raheny’s John Dunne were the winners of the Dublin Masters’ Cross-Country titles in St Anne’s Park. First up were the women and from the start of the 3km course, Cleary moved to the front and went unchallenged for the remainder of the race, finishing […]
Fionnuala McCormack finished a fighting second in the women’s 6km at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country on the rolling hills of Holyrood Park. After the Kenyan-Turks, Yasemin Can and Meryem Akdag, moved the the front, McCormack was the only athlete who attempted to keep in touch. Can, the European champion, pulled away for a decisive […]
For a second year, DSD’s Killian Mooney won the Fat Turkey 10k in Howth today. Mooney’s time of 33 mins 49 secs saw him finish comfortably clear of fellow mountain running international Ian Conroy of Raheny, who finished in 34:47. Third was Ciaran McCarthy is 35:02. First woman in 41 mins 53 secs was Zoe […]
Organising club Cloniffe made a clean sweep of the top three men’s places at the ERP Christmas Cracker 5k around Santry this morning. First home was Adam O’Brien who led from early in the race and finished in 15 mins 47 secs. His club mates Sean O’Leary and Liam Roarty finished second and third. DSD’s […]
Race favourite Mick Clohisey of Raheny Shamrock lived up to his pre-race billing when he won the Fields of Athenry 10km for a fifth consecutive year earlier today. That equals Gary Thornton’s record of five wins in the race. Clohisey was out on his own for much of the race and finished in an untroubled […]
Fionnuala McCormack made it back-to-back Cross Cup wins when she came home first at the IRIS Cross Cup in Brussels on Sunday. McCormack took contol of the 6km race on the first lap and won emphatically with a time of 19 mins 28 secs. Behind her came home favourite Louise Carton of Belgium and Great […]
A brave effort by Fionnuala McCormack saw her finish fifth in the women’s race at this morning’s “European” Cross-Country Championships which was dominated by two Africans running for Turkey. In third place and the true European champion was Karolina Grovdal of Norway, who was followed in fourth by Ancuta Bobecel of Romania. The “Plastic Turks” […]
The Irish team took two individual silver, as well as two team silvers and one team bronze at the annual SIAB Schools Combined Championships held in Athlone for the first time ever to celebrate the centenary of Irish schools athletics. Star of the Irish team was Anna McCauley who scored personal bests in all five […]
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