Maurice Mullins, who died after a long battle with cancer on St Stephen’s Day, brought the very first triathlon in this country to his native Skerries over thirty years ago in 1983. A few years later, he organised the country’s first Iron distance triathlon, also in Skerries. Although a late covert to running, he joined […]
Mary Cullen of North Sligo set a new women’s course record of 15 mins 45 secs when finishing first woman and fourth overall at the Finn Valley Stephen’s Day 5km in Stranorlar, Co Donegal. Leading home the 600-odd finishers was Kilkenny’s Thomas Hayes in 15 mins 9 secs. David Scanlon of Rathfarnham WSAF was second […]
Fionnuala McCormack followed up her fourth place at the European Cross-Country by winning Iris Lotto CrossCup in Brussels yesterday. It was a first win for McCormack in a race where in the past three years she has finished second (2012) and third twice (2013 and 2014). The Kilcoole athlete finished seven seconds ahead of Dutch […]
One athlete sure to be celebrating the end of the year is Caitriona Jennings of Rathfarnham WSAF. A few weeks ago, Jennings finished fourth in the inaugural World 50k Championships held in Doha Qatar. It was her first appearance in an Irish vest since running the marathon at the London Olympics, where she picked up […]
Fionnuala McCormack is the only Irish athlete picked for a Team “Europe” that will run the Great Edinburgh Cross-Country meeting on Saturday January 9. The team takes on Britain and the USA. Irish teams will go in the junior and U23 races. The men’s team includes five African athletes: one running for Turkey and the […]
Kate O’Connor of St Vincent’s Dundalk won the under 16 girls title at the SIAB Schools Combined Events International in Glasgow- and with a new record score. Although her total of 3802 was less than her best of 3865 set at the All Irelands, it comfortably broke British international heptathlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s meet record of […]
Fionnuala McCormack of Kilcoole finished a fighting fourth in the Spar European Cross-Country Championships in Hyeres. With Leevale’s Lizzie Lee running a wonderfully consistent race to finish 13th, Caroline Crowley, a brilliant 23rd, Ciara Durkan 43rd, and the backing of Michele Finn and Kerry O’Flaherty, the team ended up with 83 points. That put them […]
STOP Press:These standards now approved by the Olympic Council of Ireland. A total of 17 changes to entry standards for the track and field programme by the IAAF means that the number of Irish qualifiers for the Rio Olympics has ballooned. Most notably, the men’s and women’s marathon times have changed from 2:42:00 to 2:45:00 […]
On September 27 this year, Lizzie Lee finished the Berlin Marathon in a time of 2:32:51. It was a personal best by over five minutes and comfortably inside the Rio ’16 qualification time of 2 mins 42 secs. She took two weeks off and not for one second thought about the forthcoming cross-country season. “The […]
When Caroline Crowley of Crusaders finished third in the recent National Inter-clubs Cross-Country Championships at Santry, no-one was more surprised than herself. “I was absolutely shocked. I’d read the previews and knew it was quality field. I thought I’d finish 15th or 16th. I had never even raced against these girls,” says the 27-year-old Dubliner, […]
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