Fionnuala Britton successfully defended her national 10km title when she finished second in the race, run in conjunction with the Spar Great Ireland Run in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Britton finished second behind the 2012 winner Gemma Steel in a personal best time of 33 mins 7 secs for the hilly course. Second of the Irish […]
Raheny’s Ian Conroy made it a home victory at the second annual Battle of Clontarf Brian Boru 10-Mile held in St Anne’s Park, Raheny. Conroy came home a clear winner in 55 mins 13 secs, with Gary Condon of Sli Cualann second and first over 40, and Rathfarnham’s Kevin Danaher third. Having a good run […]
Mick Traynor, Denise Toner and Ann Woodlock led the medals rush for the team of 40-plus Irish at the European Masters Indoors held in Torun, Poland from March 22-28. Traynor from Raheny Shamrocks won the M50 cross-country title with just over a second between him and local man Marek Dziegielewski who finished second. Traynor also […]
Mullingar’s Mark Christie showed a welcome return to form when he won the Eirgrid Dunboyne 4-Mile in 19 mins 10 secs, beating Clonliffe’s Mark Kenneally into second place. Tallaght’s Thomas Fitzpatrick was third and Liam Brady of Tullamore fourth. First woman was Sarah Treacy of Dunboyne, with Letterkenny’s Anne Marie McGlynn second and Catherina McKiernan […]
Annadale’s Paul Pollock finished second at the Reading Half Marathon in a solid time of 64 mins 5 secs. Winner was Amos Kiplagat in 63 mins 10 secs. Kevin Seaward, running for Cardiff, was fifth in 65.07 and Gary Murray of St Malachy’s seventh in 65 mins 15 secs. At the Super Value Mallow ’10’, […]
A victory for Darragh McElhinney from Bantry in the junior boys race proved the highlight of the SIAB Schools Cross-Country International hosted by Ireland in Santry. McElhinney’s time of 12 mins 52 secs put him comfortably clear of England’s Joshua Cowperthwaite who finished in 13 mins 1 secs. With Jack Moran ninth and Fathi Aden […]
Two years ago, Jonny Steede of Ballymena Runners won the Wicklow Way 52km Ultra in freezing hazardous snow. Today Steede proved himself a runner for all seasons by winning the ultra for a second time in glorious sunshine in a time of 3 hrs 56 mins 47 secs smashing David Simpson’s 2012 course record of […]
For at least the second time in her career, Maria McCambridge of DSD was the outright winner of a road race, beating all the men in the Balbiggan 10km. Her time of 34 mins 58 secs put her well clear of second placed Hugh Cashell who finished in 35 mins 2 secs. McCambridge previously was […]
Tullamore’s Liam Brady proved best of the Irish at the Antrim International held – later this year than usual – at the Greenmount campus. Brady finished 14th in a race that was dominated by African athletes with Thomas Ayekoe of Uganda retaining the title he had won a year earlier. A strong Home Countries contingent […]
John Coghlan of host club Metro St Brigid’s and Kilcoole’s Fionnuala Britton were the winners of the St Patrick’s Festival 5km. Coghlan and Clonliffe’s Mark Kenneally pushed the pace from the start of the race, with Coghlan, taking the lead at about 4km and coming home to win in 14 mins 32 secs. It was […]
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