Emmett Jennings and Orla Drumm were the winners of the annual Irish Prison Services BHAA 5km trail race held in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Out in force were members of the Bank of Ireland running club and they cleaned up in the team categories. They were1st and 3rd in men’s grade A as well as winning […]
A strong team effort saw the Irish team finish sixth at the European Team Championships League 1 in Heraklion, Greece over the weekend – their best ever result. The team had made a great start to the day when Ben Reynolds finished second in the 100m hurdles behind Konstadinos Douvalidis of Greece. Mark English also […]
If a road running league based on the best races in the country was to be set up (come on someone!), then the Dunshaughlin 10km would definitely be on the list. Look at the quality of last night’s race – Mark Christie and Mick Clohisey strained ever sinew in the chase for the course record […]
Thanks to a solid all-round performance from the team, the Irish are lying fifth on the points tables after the opening day of the European Team Championships League 1 in Heraklion, Greece. Although there were no wins, there were a number of third placings and while Thomas Barr may be disappointed with his second in […]
Michaela Walsh from Swinford proved the star of the Tailteann Schools Interprovincial Championships in Santry when she broke not one but two record both of them her own. First up was the hammer, where Walsh’s heave of 60.66m improved on the record of 59.92m she has set last year. In the shot, Walsh produced an […]
Rathfarnham’s Caitriona Jennings made a surprise return to road racing at the Lisburn Half Marathon last night where she finished first woman in 81 mins 17 secs. Jennings has done little running since representing Ireland in the marathon and the London Olympics three years ago. With a number of injury problems, she took up rowing […]
Mary Cullen from Sligo finished eighth with a time of 33 mins 24 secs at the Oakley New York Mini 10km. Over thirty years ago, a precursor to this race – then called the L’eggs Women’s Mini Marathon- inspired the first Dublin Women’s Mini Marathon. Also running was Breege Connolly of North Belfast Harriers. She […]
Brendan O’Neill of DSD and Mary Ballinger were the winners of the Sonia 5km in Dun Laoghaire. In Trim, Peter Brandon was first home at the Braveheart Trail 5km in 15 mins 40 secs, with Sli Cualann’s Deirdre Byrne first woman. Sunday June 14 Streets of Sligo 5km (410 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net) Men: 1 Tommy Casey […]
A personal best time of 4:12.79 for Newcastle’s Kerry O’Flaherty in the women’s 1500m proved the highlight of the Le Cheile IMC International held in Leixlip. O’Flaherty produced a storming finish for second place behind New Zealand visitor Angela Petty who won the race in 4:08.54. A closely fought men’s 1500m was won by English […]
Despite windy conditions, Kerry O’Flaherty of Newcastle ran a personal best 9:51.64 to finish second in the women’s steeplechase at the Meeting Iberoamericano de Atletismo in Huelva, Spain yesterday. Winning the race in 9:50.03 was Algerian athlete Amina Betiche. The time came just a few days after O’Flaherty ran 6:53.60 when winning the 2000m steeplechase for […]
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