Clohisey runs 2:17.42 in Rotterdam

Mick Clohisey  of Raheny Shamrock ran a  time of 2:17.42  to finish best of the Irish in his debut marathon at Rotterdam. Thomas Frazer was just behind him in 2:17.44, while Gary Thornton of GCH ran 2:18.21 and Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir 2:19.23. Hampered by a groin strain was Donore master  John Dunne who still finished in 2:34.36.

No Irishman has run under 2:15 for some time; the last man to do so was Mark Kenneally with a time of 2:13.55 in Amsterdam in October 2011, qualifying him for the London 2012 Olympics.  Just eleven seconds slower in January 2008 was Martin Fagan of Mullingar when he ran 2:14.06 in Dubai.  Fagan runs the Zurich Marathon next weekend just a year after  completing a two year ban for doping.

*Thanks to Kevin English for the updates.

CONOR DUFFY of Glaslough and Letterkenny’s Anne Marie McGlynn were the winners of the Titanic 10km in Belfast. Duffy sprinted away from Scott Rankin from Foyle Valley in the final kilometre to win in 31 mins 36 secs. McGlynn’s time of 34 mins 39 secs put her comfortably clear of her Letterkenny clubmate  Natasha Adams.

COLIN MERRITT and Margaret Jones were the first man and woman at the Great Ireland 10-Mile in Cobh, Co Cork.

Sunday April 12

Connemarathon Half, Full and Ultra, Maam Cross, Co Galway, www.precisiontiming.net

Ultra (51 finishers) – 1 Sean Brosnan 4:22.43, 2 Maurice Looby (M40) 4:28.31, 2 Alastair Higgins (M40) 4:42.40. Women: 1 Tia Jones(W40) 5:36.42, 2 Amy Masner (W40) 5:42.39, 3 Simone Durry (W40) 5:43.09.

Marathon (363) – 1 Eddie Blanchard 2:48.07, 2 Dariusz Monkievicz 2:52.55, 3 Mary Laverty 2:57.41, 4 Hugh Brosnan 2:58.07. Women: 2 Theresa Majeed (W40) 3:22.47, 3 Bernadette Maher (Wimbledon Windmilers) 3:22.54.

Half Marathon (1,193 finishers) – Men: 1 Gideon Kipsang Kimosop 70.45, 2 Vincent Kiprotich Chepyegon 70.49, 3 Ruairi O’Donnell 76.07. Women: Ally Del 89.08, 2 Sienad Brody 89.34, 3 Esther O’Flaherty 90.03

Sonny Murphy Memorial 10-Mile, Kilnaboy, Co Clare (462 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)

Men – 1 Julio Cesar Castro (Kilmurry Ibr BC) 54.46, 2 James Liddane (BMOH) 55.22, 3 James McIntyre (BMOH, M40) 55.41. Women: Becky Coughlan (Ennis TC) 65.47, 2 Siobhan Lennon (Ennis TC, W45) 68.18, 3 Mary Cahill (Ennis TC, W35) 70.11.

Jog for a Dog Charity 5km, Castletown House, Celbridge, Co Meath, www.precisioningtiming.net

Men: 1 Edmond O’Neill (M35) 15.53, 2 Conor Burke 16.39, 3 Karl Fitzgerald (Lucan Hrs, M35) 17.24. Women: 1 Shauna Moran (Dunshaughlin 19.29, 2 Enya Kiernan (Jun) 21.36, 2 Julie O’Hagan (W35) 21.42.