Sprinter Phil Healy’s time of 7.46 secs for the 60m proved the highlight of the inaugural National Club Indoor League held in Athlone. In her first year as a senior, Healy stormed down the track to beat old rival Sarah Lavin, now with UCD, who clocked 7.61 secs, with Catherine McManus of Celtic DCH third […]
Fionnuala Britton underlined her continued improvement when she finished fourth and first European at the Antrim International Cross-Country at Greenmount. Left trailing in her wake was Britain’s Charlotte Purdue who finished five seconds behind the flying Irish woman. Gemma Steel, who took silver at the European Championships last month, was well beaten for sixth place. […]
Teams from nine clubs will compete in the inaugural indoor track and field club league starting next Sunday in Athlone. Competition will take place over three rounds, with three track and two three field events on the first two rounds and all events on the third. The top six clubs will compete in the final, […]
John Coghlan and Catherina McKiernan were the winners at the New Year’s Day 5km, organised by Liffey Valley in Dublin’s Phoenix Park this afternoon. On a day that turned out better than expected after early rain, Coghlan, going for a third successive victory, ran in tandem with Tomas FitzPatrick of Tallaght for much of the […]
Clonmel’s Sean Tobin and Michelle McGee of Brothers Pearse were emphatic winners at the Woodie’s DIY National Novice Cross-Country Championships in Waterford. McGee, originally from Longford and coached by Enda Fitzpatrick, may be new to the sport, but her tenth place at last month’s Inter County Cross-Country underlined her promise. She had warmed up for […]
Elizabeth Morland of Dunshaughlin Community College not only won the over 16 title at the annual Schools International Indoor Pentathlon in the Emirates Arena, Glasgow today, but set a new international schools record of 3740 points. Moreland, who has broken a number of Irish records for combined events in recent months, also led her team […]
On a chilly night in December 1963, a group of women wearing an assortment of loose clothing assembled outside the Trinity grounds on Santry Avenue for a 600 yard race. Ireland and indeed Dublin was a very different places back then. Santry, where Billy Morton had built his dream stadium, was on the outskirts of […]
Fionnuala Britton put up a brave fight in the women’s race at the European Cross-Country in Belgrade but in the end, had to settle for fourth place. Winner of the race was Sophie Duarte of France, who pulled away about halfway through the 8km race and was never troubled after that. In the battle for […]
Mullingar’s Mark Christie led home close to 1,200 finishers at the 23rd annual Jingle Bells 5km, organised by Donore Harriers in the Phoenix Park. Christie’s time of 14 mins 22 secs put him comfortably clear of MSB’s John Coghlan, with Eoin Everard from Kilkenny third and Colm Rooney of Clonliffe fourth in a high-quality race, […]
Sarah McCormack has withdrawn from the Irish women’s team for the European Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia next Sunday. McCormack picked up a toe injury last week and has struggled to shake it off. She is replaced by DSD’s Sarah Mulligan, who finished seventh in the trial race. Mulligan has had her best year […]
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