A 200m record for Marcus Lawler representing IT Carlow was just one highlight of a packed day of athletics at the Irish Universities Indoors in Athlone. Lawler won the 200m in 21.03 secs, with 400m hurdler Thomas Barr of UL second in 21.47 secs. Other records fell in the 60m hrudles won by Antonia Garcia […]
Eimear Fitzpatrick of Our Lady’s Templeogue and Jack O’Leary of Clongowes were the winners of the senior titles at the Glo Health Leinster Schools Cross-Country held in perfect conditions at Santry. Retaining the senior boys’ team title were All Ireland champion St Aidan’s despite missing a few of their key athletes. Race of the day […]
Paddy Hamilton of Slieve Gullion won the Bewley’s Trim 10-Mile, with his time of 51 mins 32 seconds putting him six seconds clear of Star of the Sea’s Eoin Callaghan. Even closer was the women’s race where Mullingar’s Aine O’Reilly beat Caitriona Jennings of Rathfarnham and Charlotte Kearney of Donadea with only ten seconds separating […]
Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe, who is second on the list of qualifiers for the marathon at the Rio Olympics, was a comfortable winner of the Clonakilty Half Marathon in 75 mins 28 secs – not a bad time for what I’m reliably informed is the toughest half marathon in the country on roads. His Clonliffe […]
Raheny’s Mick Clohisey and Mary Cullen of North Sligo were the winners of the AXA Raheny 5-Mile held in blustery conditions over a course that was slightly altered due to road works on the coast road in Clontarf. Although he was slower than his best, Clohisey’s winning time of 24 mins 5 secs putting him […]
John Gough of West Waterford is one of just eight athletes selected for a masters’ M60 800m which will take place at the World Indoor Championships in Portland Oregon from March 17-20. Gough, the world M60 champion, is the fastest in the field with a time of 2:15.90. Fastest of the others selected are Pierre […]
Raheny’s Mick Clohisey and Mary Cullen of North Sligo were the winners of the AXA Raheny 5-Mile held in blustery conditions today. Both had clear wins with Clohisey’s time of 24 mins 5 secs putting him almost half a minute clear of Scott Rankin from Foyle Valley and Mary Cullen finishing in 26 mins 16 […]
Grace O’Rourke of DSD and Ballymena’s Jonathan Browning both took silver medals at the Scottish Indoors in Glasgow. O’Rourke’s 1.70m in the high jump was enough to put her second behind Nikki Manson who won with a leap of 1.76. In the 60m, Browning showed solid form to finished second in 6.83 secs behind Middlesborough’s […]
Anna Sadowska of Civil Service Harriers was a surprise winner of the women’s race at the Glo Health National Masters Cross-Country held on a soggy course at Dundalk IT. Sadowska, who finished second in the Dublin championships a few weeks ago, tucked in behind early leaders Pauline Curley of Tullamore and Raheny’s Annette Kealy while […]
Anna Sadowska of Civil Service Harriers won the women’s masters title at Dundalk IT today after a tremendous battle with previous winner Pauline Curley of Tullamore, who was first W45. Curley had led out the 4km race closely followed by Sadowska. The pair were soon elbow to elbow until Sadowska used the hill on the […]
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