Sarah Mulligan of DSD, running the distance for the first time, was a clear winner of the women’s race at the National Half Marathon, held in conjunction with the Rock ‘n’ Roll extravaganza today.
Mulligan ran 76 mins 2 secs for the tough and hilly course that started at The Point in Dublin’s Docklands and then headed for the Phoenix Park. Her victory came just after the announcement that she had been sele
cted for the European Marathon Cup in Zurich along with Fionnuala Britton and Barbara Sanchez. Finishing second was Ailish Malone of Clonliffe with Norah Newcombe of Mayo third.
Overall winner of the race was British international marathon runner Scott Overall in 65 mins 19 secs. First Irish finisher and so Irish champion was Mick Clohisey of Raheny Shamrock who ran a tremendous race to finish third in 65 mins 54 secs. Second local athlete was his Raheny clubmate Freddy Keron Sittuk, who had run the steeplechase at the National League finals a day earlier. In third place was Clonliffe’s Sergiu Ciobanu. Raheny Shamrock made a clean sweep of the seniro, M35, and M50 men’s team titles; Sportsworld were first of the senior women, with Donreo first over 35 and Mayo best over 50. And that’s all we have folks – apparently there were about 800 club runners among the 7,000 or so RnR finishers.
As for the DLR Bay 10km, Conor Dooney of Raheny Shamrock was first home, with DSD’s Michelle McGee was first woman.
Monday August 4
The Bay 10km, Dun Laoghaire. (1,376 finishers; www.dlrbay10k.ie)
Men: 1 Kevin Dooney (Raheny) 31.51, 2 Killian Mooney (DSD, M20) 32.57, 3 Myles Gibbons (SBR) 34.20, 4 Balthasar Figueiras 35.36. 5 Tom Costello 35.38, 6 Patrick Moriarty 35.40. M45: 1 Peter Savage 36.54, 2 Joe Morrison 37.593 Michael Dunne 38.48. M55: 1 Conor Patton 44.15, 2 Bernard Quinn 44.18, 3 Rosse Gibson 46.43.
Women: 1 Michelle McGee (DSD) 36.07, 2 Michelle Cox 38.30, 3 Justine Urell O’Connell 40.03, 4 Suzanne Foot 40.34, 5 Aoife Joyce 40.57, 6 Nicole Kenny (DSD, W20) 41.05. W45: 1 Pauline Robertson 43.38, 2 Charlotte Stevens 47.17, 3 Sharon Woods 47.20. W55: Margie Saunders 43.17, 2 Mary Collins 46.45, 3 Bernie Daly 46.56.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, Dublin, Incorp Glo Health National Half Marathon Championships.
Men: 1 Scott Overall (Eng) 65.19, 2 Tyler McCandless (USA) 65.37, 3 Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock) 65.55, 4 Freddy Keron Sittuk (Raheny Shamrock) 67.10, 6 Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe) 67.41, 7 Brian McMahon (Clonliffe) 69.35, 8 Eoin Flynn (Rathfarnham WSAF) 70.16, 8 Keith Shiels (Foyle Valey, M35) 70.52, 9 Rob Cross (Crusaders, M40) 71.05, 10 Adrian Smith 71.42. Teams – Senior (13): 1 Raheny Shamrock, 2 Rathfarnham WSAF, 3 Leevale, 4 Crusaders, 5 Celbridge, 6 Sportsworld. M35 (17): 1 Raheny Shamrock, 2 Donore, 3 Leevale, 4 Inishowen, 5 Tallaght, 6 Westport. M50 (9): 1 Raheny Shamrock,2 Tallaght, 3 Tullamore Hrs, 4 Rathfarnham WS
Women: 1 Sarah Mulligan (DSD) 76.03, 2 Ailish Malone (Clonliffe) 80.15, 3 Norah Newcombe (Mayo) 81.36, 4 Fionnuala Ross (Armagh) 82.25, 5 Cathy McCourt ( Nth Belfast Hrs, W35) 83.46, 6 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W40) 84.11, 7 Hannah Brown (Eng) 84.44, 8 Maria Dolan (Rathfarnham WSAF) 85.36, 9 Sarah McGuckian 85.48, 10 Anne Curley (Donore, W40) 85.51. Teams – Senior (14): 1 Sportsworld, 2 Crusaders, 3 Mayo AC, 4 St Abban’s, 5 Tallaght, 6 Civil Service. W35 (17): 1 Donore Hrs, 2 Rathfarnham WSAF, 3 Tullamroe Hrs, 4 Westport, 5 Raheny Shamrock, 6 Sportsworld. W50 (3); 1 Mayo AC, 2 Galway City Hrs, 34 Lucan Hrs.
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