Freddie Keron Sittuk the Kenyans who has been staying in Ireland for the past month,
was first home at the Strawberry Half Marathon in Enniscorthy.
Sittuk, who finished fourth in the Belfast Marathon and has since spent time in both Dublin and Donegal, was wearing the colours of Sliabh Bhui Rovers from nearby Ferns. On a warm day for distance running, he pushed the pace from the start, finishing in 69 minutes 8 seconds. Second was Sandis Bralitis of West Waterford now back fighting fit after a two-year battle with Achilles tendon problem, while third was Michael Shannon from Shannon.
First woman was Jackie Carthy from Kilmore, who admitted that she had found the warm conditions very tough on the hilly course. Her time of 81 mins 47 secs was enough for 11th place overall and put her well clear of Amy Masner of Parnell, who is coached by marathon legend Mary Hickey in Arklow.
* John Coghlan (MSB) beat Colin Costelleo (Star of the Sea) to win the Blanch 5km in 15 mins 7 secs. A day earlier, Coghlan had just edged out Conor Bradley of City of Derry to win the 1500m at the IMC meet in Greystones. Finishing down the field was Galway ultra man Gary Thornton. Clonliffe’s AAron Hanlon won the 5000m in 15 mins 1.18 secs, with Andrew Connick of Ferrybank second and Roger Barrett from Ballina a surprise third. Race of the day was the women’s 1500m, with Becky Alexander just outstretching her Clonliffe clubmate Becky Woods
* At the European Clubs Championships in the Algarve, where the highlight so far for the DSD women has been a 1500m fourth place in 4:22.37 for Siofra Cleirigh Buttner and a massive 400m PB of 54.32 for Sinead Denny. Maria McCambridge was fourth in the 5000m and fifth in the 3000m. DSD sorely missed Deirdre Ryan in the high jump and had no-one in the pole vault. Steffi Creaner, running for Birchfield, was 4th in the 200m in 24.77 and ran 12.43 in the 100m. DSD, sixth last year, finished eighth this time, which means Ireland is relegated.
*Clonliffe men and women’s track and field teams both topped the table at the first round of the National League in Santry. For the men, winners were Tomas Rauktys in both shot and discus, Ryan Whelan with a javelin PB of 53.81m, Dave Donegan pole vault, Ryan Cleary 3,000 race walk, Ian Guiden 1500m,Dave Fitzmaurice 5,000m; also hammer and 4 x 100m. It meant Clonliife topped the points table with 126 points, ahead of Menapians 120 and North Down 105.
The women’s team with 105 points finished clear of Ferrybank 103 and Raheny 98.5. Winners were Ciara McCallion 400m, Eleanor Alexander 1500m and Denise Byrne in the javelin, with second places for Roisin Leahy 3000m, Michelle English 800m and both relay teams all adding to the points total.
* Gary O’Hanlon of Clonliffe won the Newry Marathon.This is Gary’s fourth marathon win this year – he has also won in Connemara, Limerick and Kildare. Alan O’Shea travelled to Ballina and won the half marathon there; Karen Alexander was first woman.
* Catherina McKiernan, now with the Annalee club in Cavan, was seventh overall and first woman in the Castle 5km. Daughter Deirbhile was third and first under 14.
*Stephen Scullion of Aldershot was ninth at the Great Manchester 10km in 29 mins 48 secs. Mark Kenneally of Clonliffe was 18th in 30 mins 28 secs; Letterkenny master Ciaran Doherty clocked a PB 31.15.
* A small Irish army travelled into the middle of Europe and inflicted heavy casualties at the European Masters’ Non-Stadia Championships (someone please think up a better name for this?!) in Upice, Czech Republic. In total, the team of six took four gold medals as well as threesilver and one bronze.
M45 – 10k road race : team of 1st Gerry Ryan, 2nd Mick Traynor, 6th Damien Martin took gold. Cross-country relays : same team also took gold. Half Marathon: 1st Mick Traynor, 4th Damien Martin; team 2nd. M60 – Half Marathon: 3rd Pat O’ Shea bronze medal. 30km walk: 2nd Sean McMullen.
Sunday May 26
Strawberry Half Marathon and 5-Mile, Enniscorthy (www.redtagtiming.com)
Half Marathon (323 finishers) – Men: 1 Freddie Keron Sittuk (Ken/SBR) 69.08, 2 Sandis Bralitis (W Waterford) 69.31, 3 Michael Shannon ( St John’s Clare) 70.16, 4 Tudo Holdovan 74.01, 5 Julio Cesar F Castro (Kilmurry Ink NC, M35) 74.48, 6 Myles Gibbons (SBR, M35) 75.51. M35: 3 Brian O’Shaughnessy (Racing 795) 84.33. M40: 1 Tony Kenny 76.53, 2 Tommy McElwaine (SBR) 79.43, 3 David Byrne (Rathnure) 83.28. M45: 1 PatrickBookle (St Jos) 84.43,2 David O’Hara (Raheny Shamrock) 8.28, 3 Brendan Aspel (Waterford AC) 89.36. M50: 1 Pat Hyland (KCH) 88.42, 2 Mick Morrissey (Slaney Oly) 89.18, 3 Billy Byrne 94.43. M55: 1 Peter McIntyre (Donadea Runners) 1:41.29, 2 Michal O’Gorman 9United Striders) 1:44.35, 3 M60: Mathew Kavanagh 1:44.49. M70: Pattrick Collins (Kilfinane) 2:0036.
Women: 1 Jackie Carthy (Kilmore, W40) 81.47, 2 Amy Masner (Parnell, W35) 96.02, 3 Claire Fowler (Tramore, W50) 97.09, 4 Antoinette Howlin (Dunboyne, W40) 98.01, 5 Anna Bushe (SBR) 98.27, 6 Trish Synnott (Coral Runners, W40) 99.10. W35: 2 Judith Poynton 1:41.37, 3 Ava Dowdall 1:46.37. W45: Josie Daly 1:51.49. 2 Jean Molloy (Coral Running) 1:53.21, 3 Sinead Thompson (Dunboyne) 1:59.09 W50: 2 Grainne Grennan 1:44.07. W60: Mary Nolan Hickey (Parnell) 1:48.29.
5-Mile (220 finishers) – Men: 1 Niall Sheil (St Killian’s) 27.08, 2 Paul Gibbons (SBR) 29.47, 3 Mark Clancy 29.55. M40: Padraig Moriarty (St Killian’s) 30.49 M50: Joe Miller (Slaney Oly) 37.29.
Women: 1 Ann Sullivan (DMP, W50) 31.33, 2 Clare Keely 9Coral Runners) 35.56, 3 Martina O’Sullivan (Slaney Oly, W40) 37/28.
Newry Marathon and Half Marathon; www.championchipireland.com
Half Marathon (591 finishers) – Men: 1 Andrew Considine 1:17.09, 2 James Brown 1:17.32, 3 Chris Denton 1:230.13. Women: 1 Julie Balamer 1:24.29, 2 Roisin Hughes 1:27.29, 3 Ciara Coffey 1:28.17.
Marathon (178 finishers) – Men: 1 Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe) 2:34.15, 2 Don Travers 2:34.54, 3 David Griffin 2:51.59. Women: 1 Helena Dorman (W40) 3:24.57, 2 Tracey Gillan 3:34.40, 3 Gillian Cordner 3:34.59 . Wheelchair: 1 Jim Corbett 2:15.10, 2 Paul Hannon 2:15.11, 3 Jerry Forde (Blarney, M60) 4:07.44.
Symantec Blanch 5km, Ballycolin In Estate, Blanchardstown, Co Dublin (185 finishers; www.redtagtiming.com).
Men: 1 John Coghlan (MSB) 15.07, 2 Colin Costello (Star of the Sea) 15.19, 3 Patrick McCartan (W Limerick) 15.22, 4 Simon Ryan 9Raheny) 15.23, 5 Thomas Moran 15.42, 6 Shane Boyle (Vet) 16.51. Women: 1 Elaine Byrne (vet) 22.36, 2 Stacy Meadows 22.44, 3 Josephine Lindsay -Russell (vet) 23.07, 4 Sarah Butler 23.24, 5 Mureille Guillauton (vet) 23.37, 6 Orla Cox 23.41.
Castle Run 5km, Castle Saunderson, Co Cavan (360 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Conan McCaughty (Enniskillen RC) 16.25, 2 Martin Fulton 16.57, 3 Cian O’Reilly (Annalee) 17.21.. Women: 1 Catherina McKiernan (Annalee) 18.27,2 Lyla Dolan (Annalee) 212.42, 3 Deirbhile O’Reilly (Annalee, W14) 22.40.
Saturday May 25/Sunday May 26
European Championships Clubs T-F Championships (DSD women in the Algarve, Portugal
100m: 8 Claire Bergin 12.74. 200m: 7 Jade Leahy 25.91. 400m: 6 Sinead Denny 54.32. 800m: 4 Claire Tarplee 2:04.74. 1500m: 4 Siofra Cleirigh Buttner 4:22.37 (PB).3000m: 5 Maria McCambridge 9:32.17. 5000m: 4 Maria McCambridge 16:16.43. 100m H: 8 Dawn Kelly 18.58. 400m H: 7 Gabrielle Coveney 61.10. 3000m S/C: 8 Bryony Treston 11:58.66. Long jump: 8 Katie Berney 4.79. Triple jump: Dawn Kelly, nm. Shot: 8 Claire McGlynn 8.11. Discus: 8 Rose Alice Murphy 23.54. Javelin: 5 Anita Fitzgibbon 48.22. Hammer: 8 Lucy Moore 23.20. 4x100m: 8 DSD (Leahy, Bergin, Nicolson, Denny) 48.15. 4×400: 5 DSD (Denny, Bergin, Coveney, Tarplee) 3:45.86. Team points: 1 Luch Moscow (Russia 132, 2 Enka Spor Kulubu 124.50, 3 Valencia Terrs i Mar Spain 116.00….8 Dundrum South Dublin 42
Saturday May 25
Irish Milers Club Meet, Greystones www.irishmilersclub.com
Men – 100m – A: 1 David O’Shea (Dooneen) 11.1, 2 Joseph Ojewumi (Tallaght) 11.22, 3 Sturat Roche (Clonliffe) 11.22. B: 1 Eoin Doherty ( Tallaght) 11.26. 200m: 1 Stuart Roche (Clonliffe) 22.71, 2 James Sinclair Forde (DUHAC) 22.95, 3 Nick Ennis (Criusaders) 23.47. 800m – A: 1 Darren McBrearty (Letterkenny) 1:51.10, 2 Gideon Kirui (Ballyfin) 1:52.88, 3 Pajo Hamilton (City of Derry) 1:53.98. B: Harry Purcell (Trim) 1:54.04. C: Fionn Cleirigh Buttner (DSD) 1:58.17. 1500m – A: 1 John Coghaln (MBS) 3:47.05, 2 Conor Bradley (City of Derry) 3:57.60, 3 Danny Mooney (Letterkenny) 3:47.91. B: Niall McCormack (Clonmel) 3:55.70. 5000m: 1 Aaron Hanlon (Clonliffe) 15:01.18, 3 Andrew Connick (Ferrybank) 15:11.36, 3 Roger Barrett (Ballina) 15:14.40, 4 Emmett Jennings (DSD) 15:30.31.
Women – 100m: 1 Sarah Murray (Fingallians) 11.8, 2 Catherine McManus (DCH) 11.91, 3 Bronwyn Keogh (Fingallians) 12.43. 800m – Senior: 1 Ellie Hartnett (UCD) 2:15.09, 2 Mary Ann O’Sullivan (Tinryalnd) 2:16.79, 3 Clare Earls (Sli Cualann) 2:19.24. Junior: 1 Louise Shanahan (Leevale) 2:20.88, 2 Carla Sweeney (WSAF) 2:11.56,3 Meabh Brannigan (GCH) 2:16.83. 1500m: 1 Eleanor Alexander (Clonliffe) 4:30.59, 2 Becky Woods (Clonliffe) 4:30.90, 3 Fiona Kehoe (Kilmore) 4:34.84.
Riverrun Ballina Half Marathon (thanks to Tom Hunt; 407 finishers. www.precisiontiming.net):
Men 1 Alan O’Shea (Bantry AC) 70:48, 2 M Canty (Ballina AC) 73:28, 3
Richard Gorman (Sligo AC, M35) 73:35, 4 John Byrne,(Mayo AC, M35) 74:06,
Women 1 Karen Alexander (Sperrin Harriers, W35) 83:13, 2 Ann Lennon (Mayo
AC, W45) 86:58, 3 Sarah Syron (Mayo AC) 88:50, 4 Aisling van Rensberg (Nth Sligo AC) 89.09, 5 Barbara Dunne (GCH) 89.28, 6 Aoife Quigley 94.08
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