Doherty Wins Anglo-Celtic 100km (plus results Mar 30-Apr1)

Inishowen’s Dan Doherty has won the Anglo Celtic Plate 100km held in Perth, Scotland.  Doherty’s time of 7 hrs 5 mins 32 secs  knocked almost two minutes off his previous best and was just 26 seconds off the Irish record of 7:05.06. This was set  by Thomas Maguire at the World 100km in 2006.  Irish athletes have a good record at the Anglo Celtic Plate, with Keith Whyte  the winner last year.
Doherty made his Irish debut at the 2011 Anglo Celtic Plate, finishing in 7:19.29.  He hopes to run  at the European 100km Championships on April 27 and the World 24-Hour Championships on May 11 before making an attempt at the Wicklow Way record over the summer.  

* Good win for Glady Ganiel O’Neill at the Whitehea

d 5-Mile. Ganiel runs the London Marathon on April 21.  
* Stephen Scullion of  North Belfast Harriers proved his form when he beat Clonliffe’s Sergiu Ciobanu to win the Omagh Half Marathon. Scullion came home in a new course record time of 64 mins 46 secs, with Ciobanu 23 seconds behind in 65.11 and  Polish runner Radoslav Dudcyk third in 66.51 . Earlier this week, Scullion  had warmed up for Omagh by winning the Queen’s 5km in Belfast in 14 mins 27 secs – canother course record. Finishing first woman in Omagh by  a four second margin was Ann-Marie Glynn of Lifford in 80 mins 3 secs.
* Raheny‘s Barbara Sanchez was fifth overall and first woman  in 35 mins 25 secs at the Eamonn MoloneyMemorial 10km in Ennis. Michael Shannon of St John’s was the overall winners.  
* UCD’s Ciara Mageean, still recovering from a serious injury,  jogged around the course at the Balgalget 10km on Easter Sunday. She finished fifth overall and first woman in 41 mins 46 secs. 
* English visitor Tony Carter of Tyne Bridge Harriers, who has 52 Parkruns to his credit, set a new course record of 16.03  at the Marlay Parkrun. First woman was Laura McDonnell in a personal best time of  19.49.  Tallaght veteran Davy Byrne and MSB’s Kate O’Neill were the winners in Malahide, where over 400 turned out. 
* In the USA, Steph Reilly of Sli Cualann won the Boston Tune-Up 15km in a new record time. A week earlier, Steph was first woman and  sixth overall in 2 hrs 3 mins 43 secs at the Eastern State 20-Miler. Is a marathon on the cards? 
* At the Arkansas Spring Invitational, Tomas Cotter (Wichita State/Dunleer AC) finished second in the 1500m with a time of 3:50.78; Anthony Lieghio (Arkansas/Tallaght AC) was one place behind in 3:51.08. At the Stanford Invitational, Breandan O’Neill (Florida State/DSD AC) ran a PB 28:57.44 in the 10,000m heats, finishing 9th, while David Flynn (Arkansas/Clonliffe Hrs) ran 14:17.29 in the 5000m heats. British and Irish  weekend results at www.trackboundusa.co.uk.   

Saturday March 30