Australian Brandon Hargreaves, who has declared for Ireland and joined Clonliffe Harriers, outsprinted Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham WSAF to win today’s Irish Runner 5-Mile in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Finishing a distant third was Paddy Hamilton of Annadale.
Siobhan O’Doherty showed a welcome return to form when she won the women’s race , finishing 15th overall. Teresa McGloin was just six seconds adrift in second place, with Galway marathon woman Nicola Duncan third.
First over 40 was Rob Cross of Crusaders who is in the form of his life and also won this category at the Dunshaughlin 10km last week.
AT THE VIKING MARATHON in Waterford, Mary Jennings of host club Waterford AC managed to complete her 100th marathon – despite a still-healing broken bone in her foot.
Mary struggled at her 99th marathon in Connemara and a few weeks later on April 12, went over on her foot at the K Club BHAA 10km in Straffan. When a fracture was diagnosed, she was put in plaster and had to take leave from her job as a teacher. She had long planned to run her 100th marathon in her home town of Waterford and her determination not to let family and supporters down saw her through today’s race. After a few weeks slow jogging, she finished in a respectable time of 3 hrs 52 mins and – a bonus – won her age category. “The foot held up. Maybe this training business is overrated!” she said afterwards. English visitor Keith Russell won the race with Pauline Curley of Tullamore fifth overall and first woman.
EDDIE MCGINLEY and Gladys Ganiel were the winners of the Ards Half Marathon on Friday evening.
MICHAEL MULHARE of Portlaoise and Michelle McGee, running in DSD colours for the first time, were the winners at the Lake O’ Flynn 10km held in Ballinlough, Co Roscommon.
Saturday June 28
Irish Runner 5-Mile, Phoenix Park, Dublin (3,119 finishers; www.tld.ltd.uk)
Men: 1 Brandon Hargreaves 24.19, 2 Sean Hehir (Rathfranham WSAF) 24.18, 3 Paddy Hamilton (Annadale) 24.42, 4 Carl Dunne 25.11, 5 Michael McDiarmada (Clonliffe) 25.18, 6 Greg Roberts 25.32. M35: 1 Paul O’Connell 27.18, 2 William McCormack 28.29, 3 Brian Purcell 28.42. M40: Rob Cross (Crusaders) 25.53, 2 Thomas Costello 27.32, 3 Davy Byrne (Clonliffe) 27.45. M45: 1 Paul Gleeson 28.05, 2 Kevin Murphy (Airtricity) 28.55, 3 David Carrie (Dunleer) 29.21. M50: 1 Eddie Newman) 28.08, 2 Bruce Phillips 30.14, 3 John Fennell 31.05. M55: 1 James Cottle 32.38, 2 Kenneth M Cronin 35.16, 3 Frank McCarthy 36.17. M60: 1 Charlie O’Neill (Donore) 35.05, 2 Michael O’Connor 35.55, 3 Anthony Martin 38.01. M65: 1 Michael Ferry (Garda AC) 37.39, 2 Tom Turner 41.53, 3 George Kinsealla 45.24. M70: Paddy Beauchamp 37.37. Jun: 1 Robert Kelly 32.40, 2 Jamie Kenny 35.1, 3 Ruairi Fortune 36.06.
Women: 1 Siobhan O’Doherty (Borrisokane) 27.30, 2 Teresa McGloin (W35) 27.35, 3 Nicola Duncan (GCH) 27.40, 4 Breege Connolly (NBH, W35) 28.23, 5 Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock) 29.22, 6 Kate O’Neill (MSB) 29.28. W35: 3 Christine Kinsella 32.38. W40: 1 Anne Curley (Donore) 30.54, 2 Celina Hughes 32.07, 3 Catherine Bennett (Fingalians) 333.16. W45: 1 Josepehine Killeen 33.23, 2 Bridget Cassidy 33.43, 3 Marjorie Connolly 34.02. W50: 1 Mary Purdue Smyth (Raheny) 36.52, 2 Aileen Melody (Sportsworld) 37.10, 3 Margaret O Friel 38.32. W55: 1 Sheelagh Jones (DSD) 34.17, 2 Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist) 35.00, 3 Bernie Manley (Raheny) 37.28. W60: 1 Mary Lynch 39.04, 2 Judith Roche 41.10, 3 Josie Power (Fingallians) 43.39. W65: Caroline Lynch (Sportsworld) 40.16. WJ: Nicole Kenny (DSD) 33.09.
Waterford Viking Marathon, Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon www.precisiontiming.net
Marathon (375 finishers) – 1 Keith Russell (Reading RR) 2:29.51, 2 Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe) 2:31.56, 3 Paul Lynch (SBR) 215, 4 Trevor Power (Waterford AC) 2:41.22, 5 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W45) 2:46.45, 6 Frank Quinlan (Waterford AC) 2:47.10. M40: Paul Moran (KCH) 2:50.09. M50: James Kelleher 3:04.04. M60: Kenneth Fancett (Beckenham RC) 3:12.33. M70: Hugh Carolan (MCI) 5:55.08. Teams – 1 Waterford AC 24, 2 Kerry Crusaders 78, 3 Tramore AC 102.
Women: 2 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W35) 3:01.04, 3 Sally Forristal (St Joseph’s) 3:15.48, 4 Caroline Kelly (Marathon Club, W45) 3:24.22, 5 Anna Bushe (Croghan AC) 3:27.04. W55: Mary Jennings (Waterford AC) 3:52.07. W65: Terri Gough (W Waterford) 5:26.49.
Half Marathon (859 finishers) – Men: 1 Philip Harty ( W Waterford) 70.46, 2 Gary Hynes 72.28, 3 David Mansfield (Garda AC) 73.39. M40: Liam Cotter (St Finbarr’s) 80.27. M50: Pat Hyland (Slaney Oly) 86.44. M60: Nollaig McEntaggart (Mullingar Hrs) 88.40. Women: 1 Teresa Agar (St Abban’s) 85.03, 2 Susan Finn 88.56, 3 Barbara Rossiter (KCH, W35) 93.56. W45: Jacinta Brazil (Waterford AC) 98.51. W55: Olive Ruane 1:58.45. W65: Catherine O’Regan (Slaney Oly/100 Marathon Club) 2:15.40.
Quarter Marathon 10.5km (576 finishers) – Men: 1 Brian Murphy ( Carrick) 35.07, 2 Iain O’Byrne (Waterford AC) 37.16, 3 Patrick Roche 38.07. Women: 1 Martina O’Dwyer (Carrick) 40.38, 2 Orna Murray (Ferrybank) 42.23, 3 Susan Dullaghan (Waterford AC, W35) 45.18.
Lake O’ Flynn 10km , Ballinlough Co Roscommon.
Men 1 Michael Mulhire (Portlaoise AC) 31:29, 2 Martin Conroy (Ballina AC) 33:41,
3 Julio Cesar Castro (Kilmurry Ibrikane) 34:23
Women 1 Michelle McGee (DSD) 36:27, 2 Mary Mulhare (Portlaoise AC) 38:29, 3 Colette Tuohy (Mayo AC) 39:22
Friday June 27
Ards Half Marathon .www.championchip.com
Men: 1 Eddie McGinley (Annadale) 69.37, 2 Keith Purdy (Annadle) 71.13, 3 Brendan Teer (East Down) 71.37, 4 Brian Campbell (Willowfield) 72.07. Women: 1 Gladys Ganiel (NBH) 79.04, 2 Heather Foley 83.59, 3 Louise Smith (NBH, W40) 86.07.
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