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Where to Run May 17-23

Thursday 17 AVIVA Connaught Schools T-F, Athlone IT. The Cheetah Run, Fota Wildlife Park, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, 8pm.  Entry closed. Prizes sen/masters; €2,200 prize fund. Race HQ: Education Centre, Fota. C: cheetahrun@eagleac.net; John Quigley 087 6261178. Clare Sports Partnership and Clare Athletics Summer Road Race Series Race 3, Ennis 5km, Lee’s Rd, 7pm. Entry €8 […]

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Could the road running boom kill off club athletics?

  Consult any race calendar these days looking for a weekend outing and you’re likely to end up clutching your head in bewilderment. As well as the established Athletics Ireland club and BHAA races, there are commercial races, charity races, adventure races, duathlons, triathlons, navigation challenges, assault courses; the list goes on. On the day, […]

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Could the road running boom kill off club athletics?

  Consult any race calendar these days looking for a weekend outing and you’re likely to end up clutching your head in bewilderment. As well as the established Athletics Ireland club and BHAA races, there are commercial races, charity races, adventure races, duathlons, triathlons, navigation challenges, assault courses; the list goes on. On the day, […]

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Results Round-Up May 11-15 (ongoing)

Paul Fleming Sunday May 13 Terenure 5-Mile, Dublin www.dublin5mile.com. AAI Permit Race. Provisional results at www.championchipireland.com. Men: 1 Paul Fleming (Rath WSAF) 26.03; 2 Pat McCartan 26.25; 3 Eoin Brennan 26.31; 4 Paul O’Connell (SW) 26.47; 5 Paul Duffy (SW) 26.48; 6 Ronan Kearns (Rath WSAF) 27.08; 7 Jonathan Hughes 27.08; 8 ??; 27.10; 9 […]

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Results Round-Up May 11-15 (ongoing)

Paul Fleming Sunday May 13 Terenure 5-Mile, Dublin www.dublin5mile.com. AAI Permit Race. Provisional results at www.championchipireland.com. Men: 1 Paul Fleming (Rath WSAF) 26.03; 2 Pat McCartan 26.25; 3 Eoin Brennan 26.31; 4 Paul O’Connell (SW) 26.47; 5 Paul Duffy (SW) 26.48; 6 Ronan Kearns (Rath WSAF) 27.08; 7 Jonathan Hughes 27.08; 8 ??; 27.10; 9 […]

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Terenure ‘5’ Wins for Fleming and Talty

A new name and a new look for the RSA Terenure  5-Mile, formerly knowm as the Dublin  5-Mile Classic,  paid off  in Terenure today (Sun), with over 1,100 registering for the Sportsworld-organised race.  Leading them home was Rathfarnham veteran Paul Fleming in a time of 26 mins 03 secs; a close second was Pat McCartan […]

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Terenure ‘5’ Wins for Fleming and Talty

A new name and a new look for the RSA Terenure  5-Mile, formerly knowm as the Dublin  5-Mile Classic,  paid off  in Terenure today (Sun), with over 1,100 registering for the Sportsworld-organised race.  Leading them home was Rathfarnham veteran Paul Fleming in a time of 26 mins 03 secs; a close second was Pat McCartan […]

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Rheinisch, Craig book London 2012 places; plus Minority Report May 12

Hannah Craig. Pic Mick Feeney. CANOEING: Slalom canoeists Hannah Craig and Eoin Rheinisch have both qualified for London 2012 after their performances  at the European Slalom Canoeing Championships in Augsburg, Germany. Craig paddled cautiously on her first K1 run on Friday, clocking 110.14 seconds and hitting one gate for two penalty points. On her second […]

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Rheinisch, Craig book London 2012 places; plus Minority Report May 12

Hannah Craig. Pic Mick Feeney. CANOEING: Slalom canoeists Hannah Craig and Eoin Rheinisch have both qualified for London 2012 after their performances  at the European Slalom Canoeing Championships in Augsburg, Germany. Craig paddled cautiously on her first K1 run on Friday, clocking 110.14 seconds and hitting one gate for two penalty points. On her second […]

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Heffernan 12th, Veale 6th at World Walks Cup

Kate Veale, Laoise Brennan at Farmleigh Robert Heffernan finished 12th in the 20km at the World Cup of Race Walking in Saransk, Russia, with a time of 1:21.51. Brendan Boyce was 65th in 1:27. Both men have London 2012  A qualification times for the 50km walk.  In the junior women’s 10km, Kate Veale finished  sixth […]

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