Ferrybank’s Kelly Proper was only 24 points off her own national record when winning the heptathlon at the Woodie’s DIY Combined Events Championships in Tullamore – her fourth outdoor title this season. Proper had started the day day with a commanding lead after her first day’s efforts: 14.31 in the 100m hurdles (935 points), 1.61 […]
Brian Gregan is through to the semi-finals of the 400m as third fastest loser at the World Athletics Championships in Moscow after finishing sixth in the second 400m heat of the day. Gregan’s time was 46.04; ahead of him the top five crossed the line in a blanket finish with the Brazilian Henriques running a […]
Ferrybank’s Kelly Proper, who set a new Irish heptathlon record of 5,442 points in Italy last May is red-hot favourite to add the Irish women’s multi-events title to her collection at Tullamore this weekend. Proper is in top form having won the 100m, 200m and long jump at the recent national championships in Santry and […]
Saturday August 10: Mark English, Paul Robinson, 800m heats, 8.20 (Irish time). Maria McCambridge marathon, 11am. Jennifer Carey, 400m heats, 3.05pm. Sunday August 11: Brian Gregan 400m heats, 8.05am. Tori Pena pole vault qualifying, 4.10pm. Monday August 12: Brian Gregan, 400m sem ifinal1, 5.05pm. Tuesday August 13: Laura Reynolds, 20km walk, 6.35am. Wednesday August 14: […]
Mark Christie of Mullingar lived up to his status as pre-race favourite by winning the Woodie’s DIY National Marathon in Dublin in 66 mins 9 secs. He was followed home by Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir, Clonliffe veteran Gary O’Hanlon and Eoin Flynn, who flew in from his home in the Canaries to run – and clocked […]
After four lung-busting loops of Howth Hill, the fourth round of the East of Ireland Marathon Series came down to a sprint with race organiser Ger Copeland catching Don Hannon in the last 300m of the race. “I was wearing headphones and I didn’t hear him,” said Don afterwards. Ah! First woman was Donna McLoughlin […]
Over 700 club athletes have entered the Woodie’s DIY National Half Marathon Championships which takes place on Monday August 5 (8.30am) in Dublin. With the race taking place a month earlier than usual, defending champions Paul Pollock and Maria McCambridge, both of them running the marathon at the forthcoming World Championships, won’t be able […]
Kelly Proper was named athlete of the meet at the Woodie’s DIY National Track and Filed Championships in Santry after adding the 100m title to the long jump and 200m she had won a day earlier. Not even the drenching downpours could spoil a day of great performances. In the men’s 1500m, David McCarthy of […]
Kenyan visitor Freddy Keron Sittuk won the 21st Balla 10km in 31: 25, beating Sean Hehir’s 2012course record by 7 sec. Now based in Dublin, Freddy, who also visited Ireland last year, has been training with Raheny Shamrock AC after arriving here for the Belfast Marathon in May. In recent weeks, he has also won […]
A treble for Kelly Proper, a new javelin record from Anita Fitzgibbon, and big wins in the 5000m and 10,000m for Maria McCambridge and Mark Kenneally were just some of the highlights on a packed day of athletics at the Woodie’s DIY National Track and Field Championships Day 1 in Santry. Proper, who has turned […]
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