Sarah Buggy of St Abban’s won the British U23 triple jump title in Bedford today with a mighty leap of 13.25m – her first over 13 metres, an Irish U23 record and the second best ever by an Irish jumper. The Euro qualification mark is 13.95m. In Princeton, New Jersey, Siofra Cleirigh Buttner of DSD […]
Brian Gregan in the men’s 400m and Christine McMahon in the 400m hurdles both won their events at the CABW International Meet in Nivelles, Belgium today. In the men’s 400m, Gregan won in 47.52 secs, with Harry Purcell of Trim second in a season’s best 47.74 secs, Fourth was Brian Murphy in 48.72 secs. All […]
A small Irish team ran at the Luzern International in Switzerland where cold, windy chances scuppered any chances of fast times. In the 100m, Marcus Lawler ran a time of 10.60 – just off his season’s best of 10.59 secs. Lawelr also ran 21.58 secs for the 200m. The steeplechase proved a trial with Sara […]
Kenyan Peter Somba, who runs with Dunboyne AC on his annual visit to Ireland, just pipped Rio-bound marathon man Mick Clohisey of Raheny Shamrock for victory in today’s SSE Airtricity Irish Runner 5-Mile in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Somba crossed the line in 23 mins 58 secs, with Clohisey a second behind. Michael Harty of East […]
Christine McMahon proved the star of the large Irish contingent competing at the AtletiGaGeneva meet in Switzerland when she ran a lifetime best of 56.42secs in the 4000m hurdles. Her time was enough for second place in the B race and was an A qualifying mark for the Europeans. McMahon had already run a European […]
Rio-bound marathon woman Lizzie Lee of Leevale ran a time of 33 mins 28 mins to finish 12th in the 45th edition of the New York Women’s Mini 10k, the first women’s only road race in the world and the inspiration for the Dublin Mini 10k. In its first year, the New York Mini 10k, […]
After finishing first in 2013, Siobhán O’Doherty of Borrisokane AC in Co Tipperary took a second victory in the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon held in Dublin today for the 34th time. Victory didn’t come easy, with O’Doherty and Letterkenny’s Natasha Adams locked together at the halfway point on the Stillorgan road. In the end, there […]
Sara Treacy, who will run the steeplechase for Ireland in the Rio Olympics, showed impressive form when she won both the 800m and 1500m at the UK Women’s League Div 1 match in Swansea. Treacy’s huge personal best of 2.06.84 for the 800m beat the Treacy family record; mother Siobhan ran 2:07 for the 800m […]
A sprint double and a new 200m record made Sharlene Mawdsley of Newport the star of the Glo Health All Ireland Schools’ Track and Field Championships in Tullamore. Mawdsley started her day by winning the 100m in a season’s best 11.80 secs, but that proved no more than a warm up for the 200m, where […]
Irish ultra runner Eoin Keith has won the Northern Traverse from the west to the east coast of northern England in a time of 51 hours 37 minutes 23 secs. The 190 mile course with 16,000 ft of climb through fell, dale and moor, started at St Bees and took in the Lake District in […]
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