Leevale’s Lizzie Lee ran a personal best 74 mins 05 when finishing second in today’s Barcelona Half Marathon in Spain. At ten miles Lee was on target for a 72:30 time, but the return of a calf niggle she suffered last December saw her reduced to a limp for the final three miles. On a […]
Glo Health Leinster Schools Cross-Country, Santry Girls – Minor: 1 E Cromie (Mt Temple), 2 S Mac Sheoin (Coolmine C), 3 D O’Reilly (Mt Sackville). Teams – 1 Mt Sackville 47, 2 Loreto Kilkenny 86 (40), 3 St Dominic’s Cabra 86 (44). Junior: 1 S Healy (HC Killiney), 2 A Farrell (Mt Anville), 3 M […]
Derry’s Declan Reed successfully defended his men’s title at the Glo Health Masters Cross-Country Championships held in Tuam, Co Galway. Reed was chased hard by Letterkenny’s Ciaran Doherty who is back in top form this season. He finished in 23 mins 15 secs, with Doherty just four seconds behind for second. Dublin champion John Dunne […]
A 200m record of 21.18 secs from Marcus Lawler was just one of the highlights at yesterday’s Irish Universities Indoors Athletics Championships in Athlone. Lawler was breaking the record of 21.26 secs he sat last year. He also won the 60m in a personal best 6.83 secs. Other strong performances came from Thomas Barr of […]
Martin Fagan of Mullingar won the inaugural Bewley’s 10-Mile in Trim this morning. Fagan’s time of 48 mins 23 secs put him almost three minutes ahead of Clonliffe’s Gary O’Hanlon, with Tudor Moldovan, also Clonliffe third. Breege Connolly of North Belfast Harriers was first woman in a personal best time of 57 mins 31 secs, […]
Niamh Ni Chiadhra of Colaiste Iosagain (pictured) overtook Emma O’Brien of Dominican Wicklow in the finishing straight to win a thrilling inter girls’ at the East Leinster Cross-Country Championships in Rathdrum. Other winners included Patrick Mac Gabhann of DLS Churchtown senior boys, James Maguire of St Benildus inter boys, Naoise O Bradaigh of Colaiste Eoin […]
A record entry, perfect weather and cracking races upfront – the 31st Raheny 5 will prove hard to beat in years to come. Upfront, Leevale’s Lizzie Lee not only won the women’s race in 26 mins 34 secs, but knocked 59 seconds off her previous best for the distance. Anne Marie McGlynn of Letterkenny was […]
Carla Sweeney of St MacDara’s and Pierre Murchan of St Declan’s Cabra won the the senior races at the West Leinster Schools Cross-Country Championships in the Phoenix Park. Belvedere dominated the boys’ events with wins in the junior and inter races, a second at senior level behind HR Rathcoole and a third in the minor […]
Sarah Mulligan and John Eves won the senior titles at the Leinster Cross-Country Championships held on a perfect January day in the Cowpark, Dunboyne. Combined with the race was the Celtic International in U23, U20 and U17 age groups. The women were first off and Mulligan soon emerged as leader and then held on to […]
Hope Saunders of Mount Temple and Cathal Doyle of St Aidan’s won the senior races in some style at the DCU Schools Invitational Cross-County at St Clare’s Glasnevin Dublin. For Saunders it was a first schools victory after her wins in both the Dublin and Intercounty junior championships in November. She went on to represent […]
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