Defying the windy conditions, Clonliffe’s Brian Gregan ran 45.65 secs to win the 400m in Goteborg, Sweden. His time was close to the personal best 45.53 he ran earlier this week in Spain. In the women’s 1500m, Claire Tarplee of DSD knocked almost two seconds off her previous best when finishing third in 4:11.35 – the fastest Irish time so far this season. Riocht’s Laura Crowe, who ran 4:12.25 in Manchester a few weeks ago, was seventh in 4:16.64.
* Some very interesting results from the Ulster Championships at the Antrim Forum. Jason Smyth won a preliminary 100m in 10.81, beating Craig Lynch, but Lynch went on to better that time with a sizzling 10.66 in the final into a -2.0 wind ( I hope I’m reading this correctly). Last week in Florida, Smyth ran a wind-assisted 10.24; Lynch ran 10.89 in Oordegem on June 1. Amy Foster won the women’s 100m in 11.88.
* Siofra Cleirigh Buttner of DSD ran 2:05.27 to win the English Athletics U20 800m title at Bedford. The time was not far off the 2:03 she ran to win the senior girls’ 800m at the All-Ireland Schools T-F in Tullamore last month.
* Colin Costello of Star of the Sea led home 476 finishers at the Braveheart Trail 5km along the banks of the river Boyne in Trim. A c
lose second was Kevin Baker, with Rory Kavanagh third. Mary Hanley of Na Fianna was first woman.
*Winner of the Tulfarris “Tough” 10-mile in 56 mins 15 secs was Declan Power. Anna Bushe was first woman in 72 mins 17 secs. Special well done to father and daughter Martin and Catherine O’Rourke of Tinehely Tri Club who finished almost together in just over 93 minutes. Pics at Outfront Facebook page; or at www.actionphotography.ie
* A total of 115 turned out for the inaugural Parkrun 5km in Griffeen Park, Lucan, where Karl Fitzgerald had the honour of bringing them home. Second was Matt Shields of North Belfast Harriers, the man behind Parkrun in Ireland; it was his 77th Parkrun. Scottish visitor Hannah Oldroyd was first woman. Familiar names lining out included BHAA regulars Ian Redican, Frank McNally and Kevin Donoghue, all home in the top 21. Best represented clubs were Lucan Harriers and Le Cheile.
* Raheny Shamrock clubmates Ian Conroy and Kate Cronin won mountain running’s European Championships trial race at Crone Woods in Co Wicklow. Of the men, Colm Mullen was second and Des Kennedy third on the 7.3km course that finished on the top of Djouce.
* In Portumna Forest Park, Vasily Neumerzhitskiy (Clonmel, M40) won the 100km in a very respectable time of 7:51.38. Raheny’s Rory Mooney won the 50km. The races were held on a “loop” around the woods.
*Biggest running-based event over the weekend was the Hell and Back mudfest run from Kilruddery Estate to the Sugar Loaf and back, which attracted well over 1,500 starters. First home was Jason Kehoe 58 mins 59 secs.
Saturday 15-Sunday 16 June
English Athletics U20/23 C’ahips, Bedford
W20 800m, Ht 1: 1 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (DSD) 2:10.59; Ht 2: 4 Aislinn Crossey (Newry) 2:09.87. Final – 1 Cleirigh Buttner 2:05.27 (PB), 7 Crossey 2:22.64. W20 high jump: 13 Sorcha Murphy 9Ferrybank) 1.60.
W23 400m H, Ht 1 Christin McMahon (Ballymena and Antrim) 61.21; 2 Gabrielle Coveney (Ire) 61.36. Final: 2 Coveney 59.38, 3 McMahon 59.38. W23 shot: 1 Clare Fitzgerald (Tralee/ WSE& H) 14.26.
M20 Steeplechase: 9 Dalton McGuigan (Finn Valley) 10:14.37. M20 High Jump: 3 Jamie Murtagh (Irl) 2.06.
Saturday June 15
UAC/ANI Ulster Senior T-F C’ships, Antrim Forum. (Selected; full result www.athleticsni.org)
Women – 100m: 1 Amy Foster (u/a) 11.88, 2 Megan Marrs (City of Lisburn) 12.13, 3 Chloe Boomer (Lagan Valley) 12.77 (12.53 in Q). 200m: 1 Cliodhna Manning (KCH) 25.00, 2 Sarah McCarthy (Mid-Sutton) 26.12. 800m: Anne Marie McGlynn (Lifford) 2:13.92. 1500m: 1 Kerry Harty (Newcastle) 4:22.50, 2 Anne Marie McGlynn (Lifford) 4:31.16. Pole Vault: 1 Zoe Brown (Raheny) 3.81, 2 Claire Wilkinson (Ballymena & Antrim) 3.81. Long jump: Linzi Herron (City of Lisburn) 5.95. Triple jump: Mary Devlin (City of Derry) 11.55. Hammer: Hayley Murray (Birchfield Hrs) 55.42.
Men – 100m: Prelims (-0.5 wind) – 1 Jason Smyth (City of Derry) 10.81, 2 Craig Lynch (Shercock) 10.91, 3 Conor McLaughlin (Strabane TC) 11.25. Final (-2.0 wind) – 1 Craig 10.66, Patrick Colhoun (City of Lisburn) 10.87, 3 McLaughlin 11.11. 200m (1.5 wind): 1 Jason Harvey (Crusaders) 21.57, 2 Curtis Woods (Nth Down) 21.85, 3 Conor McLaughlin ( Strabane TC) 22.46. 400m: 1 Adam McComb (Nth Down) 48.44, 2 Patrick Swan (Edinburgh) 49.10, 3 Ben Maze (Lagan Valley) 49.11. 800m: 1 Michael Dyer ( Nth Down) 1:52.63, 2 Mark Patterson (Nth Down) 1:52.66, 3 Conor Bradley (u/a) 1:53.63. 1500m: 1 Daniel Mooney (Letterkenny) 3:47.51, 2 Conor Bradley (u/a) 3:48.17, 3 Stephen Scullion (u/a) 3:50.01. 110m H(+0.0): Ben Reynolds (WSE) 13.96. Pole vault: 1 Peter O’Brien (Raheny ) 4.30. Long jump: Adam McMullan (Mid-Ulster) 7.20. Hammer: Dempsey McGuigan (Finn Valley) 62.89.
M18 Shot: John Kelly (Finn Valley) 51.17. M18 Javelin: Niall McGratten ( Nth Down) 44.20. Boys’ 5000m: Decaln Reed (City of Derry) 14:55.69.
Tulfarris Tough 10 (results www.redtagtiming.com)
Men: 1 Declan Power M40 56.15, 2 Tommy Evans (Gowran) 58.1, 3 Kenneth Nugent (Donore) 58.56, 4 Brian Caulfield (M40) 60.12, 5 Liam Molloy (Bros Pearse) 61.35, 6 Diarmuid O’Brien 63.47. M50: Jack Tyrrell (Tallaght) 65.22.
Women: 1 Anna Bushe 72.16, 2 Breda Lynch(W Limerick) 73.14, 3 Mary Collins (W50) 76.28, 4 Katherine Howard 76.43, 5 Hollie Gernon 77.19, 6 Jennifer Carpenter 78.25.
Milltown Run for Ollie 10km, Millown, Co Galway (543 finishers; www.redtagtiming.com or www.friendsofollie.com).
Men: 1 John Mannion 33.31, 2 John Byrne 33.32, 3 David Tiernan 36.03, 4 Russell Burton M50 37.05. Women: 1 Mary Gleeson 38.09, 2 Eimear O’Leary 39.09, 3 Ann Lennon (W40) 39.12.
Portumna Forest 100km, 50km Marathon, Half Mar, 10km, Co Galway, www.forestmarathon.com.
100km (38 finishers) – Men: 1 Vasily Neumerzhitskiy (Clonmel, M40) 7:51.38, 2 Ger Copeland 8:40.28, 3 Maciej Sawicki (Grange Fermoy) 8:42.35. M50: Andrew Dempsey 11:52.07. M60 (Wheelchair) Jerry Forde (Blarney Inniscarra) 12:08.59. M60: Brian Byrne (100 Marathon Club) 12:16.34. Women: 1 Ruthann Sheahan (Athenry) 8:52.42, 2 Fionnuala O’Mara (Marathon Club, W40), 11:27.03 3 Caroline McLaughlin (Achill) 11:39.10. W50: Claire Harrington (Sportsworld) 13:01.01. W60: Julie Byrne (100 Marathon Club) 13:07.41.
50Km (70 finishers) – Men: 1 Rory Mooney (Raheny) 3:22.50, 2 Damien McSharry (Sligo AC) 3:36.30, 3 Thomas Bubendorfer (Star of the Laune)3:39.11 . Women: 1 Charlotte Kearney (Donadea) 4:07.34, 2 Col Conway (W40) 4:10.21, 3 Mary Kealy (Craughwell, W40) 4:23.51. Marathon (117 finishers) – Men: 1 Peter Mooney (Marathon Club) 2:44.37, 2 Grellan McGrath (Eagle, M40)2:54.35, 3 Brian McManus (North East Runners, M40) 3:02.32. Women: 1 Ann Cashman (Eagle) 3:43.51, 2 Sarah Walsh 3:53.25, 3 Imelda Martin 3:56.26. Half Marathon (113 finishers) : 1 Annamaria Costelloe (Gneeveguilla) 1:26.45, 2 Sean Travers 1:28.13, 3 James Keenan (M40) 1:28.35, 4 Eamon McWalter (Crusaders) 1:28.54. Women: 2 Grainne Ni Uallachain (GCH) 1:33.46, 3 Maureen Lowther (Trim, W40) 1:35.15. 10km (67 finishers) – Men: 1 David Keenin (Newbridge) 35.19, 2 Glenn Austin (Borrisokane) 38.25, 3 Martin Hegarty 39.07. Women: 1 Patricia Fitzmaurice 45.20, 2 Elaien Newall 46.55, 3 Kathleen Havil 48.09.
Parkrun 5km: Malahide (368 finishers; www.parkrun.ie/malahide)
Men: 1 Declan Fahey (M40) 16.27, 2 Kieron Peters (Balbriggan RR) 16.34, 3 Barry Nolan 17.11 (PB). M50: Gerry O’Connell 17.18. Women: 1 Aoife Talty (Raheny Shamrock) 17.25, 2 Kelly Maloney 19.48, 3 Eimear Griffin (Ratoath AC) 20.30.
Parkrun 5km: Griffeen (115 finishers; www.parkrun.ie/griffeen)
Men: 1 Karl Fitzgerald 18.34, 2 Matt Shields (Nth Belfast Hrs, M55) 18.39, 3 Ross Cadogan 19.03.Women: 1 Hannah Oldroyd (Airedale Dodgers) 19.44, 2 Freda Comiskey (Lucan Hrs, W40) 21.18, 3 Bronagh Adams 21.27.
Parkrun 5km: Marlay (421 finishers; www.parkrun.ie/marlay
Men: 1 John Frazer 16.59, 2 Niall Coppinger (Tallaght, M50) 17.15, 3 Andrew Lawless (Kilcoole) 17.25. Women: 1 Debbie Corcoran (W345) 20.42, 2 Deborah Meghan (W35) 21.10, 3 Aoife Brady9Sportsworld) 21.16.
Hell and Back Apollo, Kilruddery, Co Wicklow (1,594 finishers; www.hellandback.ie)
Men: 1 Jason Kehoe 58.59, 2 David Kelly 59.33, 3 James Davis 60.03, 4 Eoghan O Mhurchu 60.48, 5 Martin Fulton 63.01, 6 Michael Dalton 64.53. Women: 1 Ashley Walsh 72.56, 2 Lynn Carlyle 73.29, 3 Helen Kelly 76.01.
Friday June 14
Braveheart 5km Trail Run, Trim, Co Meath (476 finishers, www.chipit.ie)
Men: 1 Colin Costello (Star of the Sea) 7.11, 2 Kevin Baker 17.15, 3 Rory Kavanagh 17.19, 4 Sean Murphy (M35) 17.30, 5 Robert Caffrey 17.33, 6 Philip Smith (M35) 17.44. M40: Matthew Glennon 18.07. M50: Tom O’Connor (Liffey Valley) 17.58.
Women: 1 Mary Hanley (Na Fianna, W40) 19.31, 2 Emilia Dan (Dunboyne, W40) 19.34, 3 Aine O’Reilly 20.09, 4 Ellen Vitting 20.27, 5 Imelda Clarke (Na Fianna, W40) 20.36, 6 Anita Corrigan 20.45.
Murphy Memorial 4-Mile, Inniscarra, Ballyanly, Co Cork,
Men: 1 John Meade (St Finbarr’s) 21.15, 2 Kevin Jillson (Saucony Hurricanes, USA) 21.23, 3 Kevin Wilmot (Bandon) 22.29. Wheelchair: Jerry Forde (Blarney Inniscarra, M60) 49.04. Women: 1 Maura Regan (Eagle) 27.14, 2 Caroline Kilty (Eagle) 27.18, 3 Ciara Murphy 27.34.
Déise Bar Clashmore 5 (Rd 6 Ger Wyley Sports/Nike Summer Series) Clashmore, Co Waterford, www.westwaterfordathletics.org.
Men: 1 Michael Lyons (Grange-Fermoy) 27.31, 2 Kevin Kenneally (W Waterford) 28.33, 23 Saul Caulfield 9St Senan’s) 29.11. M40: Peter Duggan (St Joseph’s) 29.51. M45: Ray Hahessy ( W Waterford) 30.53. M50: Walter Keane (Waterford) 30.48. M55: Neilus Ahearne (Midleton) 32.32. Jun: Richard Stilwell 30.47.
Women: 1 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W40) 31.15, 2 Sinead Mansfield 32.25, 3 Corinna Walsh ( W Waterford) 33.13. W35: Anne-Marie Hayes ( St Catherine’s) 35.32. W40: Mary Claudia Lane (Waterford AC) 34.45. W45: Libby McGinn Murphy 38.11. W50: Gabrielle Blair (Waterford AC) 37.05.
Michael Cahill 5km, Ballingarry; 73 finishers.
Men: 1 Pat Byrne (Tinryland, M40) 15.39, 2 Davis Ryan (Clonmel, M40) 16.00, 3 Shane Mullaney (Thurles Crokes) 16.23. Women: 1 Aine Roche (Clonmel) 19.03, 2 Eileen McCullagh (Thurles Crokes) 20.14, 3 Mary Molloy (Clonmel) 20.58.
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