Ciara Mageean of UCD set a new Irish indoor record of 4:28.40 when finishing sixth in the women’s Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York’s Armory. Shannon Rowberry was the winner in 4:24.39. On a good day for the Irish, John Travers of Donore ran a personal best 3:58:10 to finish sixth in the Amory Invitational Mile. Traver’s previous best was 3:59.62 run in New York last year. Race winner was Johnny Gregorek in 3:56.57. John Coghlan of MSB was 11th in 4:12.75.
In Scotland, UCD’s Mark English 
finished a close second to Poland’s Adam Kszczot in the 800m at the Glasgow Indoor International. Kszczot finished in 1:46.23; English ran 1:46.99.
In the men’s 60m hurdles, Gerard O’Donnell of Carrick-on-Shannon finished 7th in 8.04 secs. Winner was China’s Wenjun Xie in 7.68.
FIONNUALA McCORMACK finished second overall in the Wicklow Hospice Half Marathon on a hilly course around Avondale and Rathdrum. Her time of 80 mins 41 secs put her 40 seconds behind the overall winner Scott McCann. On a good day for the McCormacks, Fionnuala’s husband, Alan, won the 10km race in 34 mins 39 secs.
SARAH Mulligan made a welcome return to racing when she won the women’s 2-mile at the Aer Lingus BHAA races in the Alsaa by over a minute. Mulligan’s last appearance was at the Dublin Marathon. Brian McMahon won the open men’s 5-mile by an even larger margin.
SHALENE McMURRAY of Newcastle and District and City of Derry’s Aaron Doherty were the winners of a well supported Ulster and NI Cross-Country Championships in Lurgan Park, with almost 400 athletes in action. Just about every NI club was represented, with 30 teams in the women’s race alone, among them five from Acorns AC and four from both Ballydrain and North Down.
UCD’s man won the annual Colours Cross-Country against Trinity College hosted by Trinity in the Phoenix Park. Tom O’Keeffe and Jonathan O’Donoghue broke away with two laps to go finishing first and second. With Karl Fitzmaurice and Colm Moran not too far behind, UCD took victory by a single point. In the women’s race, UCD’s Laura Cullen finished third while Anna O’Sullivan finished in a sprint after taking a tumble on the last lap.
Wicklow Hospice Rathdrum 10km/Half Marathon. www.wicklowhospice.ie
Half Marathon (159 finishers: 1 Scott McCann 80.01, 2 Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole) 80.41, 3 Alan Dalton 82.07, 4 John Weldon 83.32. Women: 2 Paula Prendergast (Mayo AC) 88.35, 3 Sandra Lynch 88.35.
10km (234 finishers): 1 Alan McCormack (DSD) 34.49, 2 Noelie Kavanagh 35.04, 3 Paul Gillart (M40) 36.36, 4 Deirdre Byrne (Sli Cualann) 36.23, 5 Ciara Hickey (Bros Pearse, W35) 36.30. M50: Pater Savage 37.31.
ALSAA Dublin Airport BHAA C-C. www.bhaa.ie
Women’s 2m: 1 Sarah Mulligan 12.51, 2 Anne Crimin 14.03, 3 Shirley Mitchell (Pharmacist, W40) 14.04, 4 Susan McDonnell (Deloitte, W35) 14.18, 5 Mairead O’Shaughnessy (Teacher) 14.29, 6 Maura Matthews 9W40) 14.37. W45: Deirdre Fitzsimons (Irish Life) 15.41. W50: Mary Watters (Watters Bus Hire) 14.50.W55: Linda Finnegan 14.57. W60: Mary Jennings (Teacher) 16.18. W70: Evelyn McNeilis (Teacher) 17.46. W75: Ann Woodlock 9A Collins) 19.48.
Men/Open 5 Mile: 1 Brian McMahon (Pfizer) 28.21, 2 Oisin Gallen (DCU) 30.00, 3 Fergal Whitty (AIB, M40) 30.41, 4 Declan Fahey (Munster Joinery, M40) 30.54, 5 Conor Burke 30.56, 6 Phelim Glynn (Eir, M50) 30.59. M45: Philip Hennessy (Servequip) 31.04. M55: Chris Keeling (Sanbra Fyffe) 33.22. M60: Seamus Byrne (HSE) 41.47. M65: John Todd (Cadbury) 37.56. M70: Vincent O’Neill (Aer Lingus ) 37.52.
Ulster Senior and Open Cross-Country, Lurgan Park. Full report www.nirunning.co.uk
Women’s 6km (142 finishers): 1 Shalene McMurray (Newcastle and Dist, W35) 23.07, 2 Gerrie Short (Beechmount Hrs, W40) 24.01, 3 Rebecca Henderson (Dromore) 24.10 4 Karen Alexander (Acorns, W35) 24.16. Teams (30) – 1 Beechmount Harriers 46, 2 Dromore 50, 3 Lagan Valley 58.
Men’s 12km (155 finishers) : 1 Aaron Doherty (City of Derry, M35) 40.24, 2 Mark McKinstey (NBH) 40.28, 3 Seamus Lynch (Newcastle and Dist) 40.42, 4 Eoin Totten (Newcastle and Dist) 40.49, 5 Adam Kirk-Smith (London Heathside) 41.12, 6 Iain Whiteside (Newcastle and Dist), 7 Pauric McKinney (Inishowen, M50) 41.28, 8 Andrew Annett (NBH) 41.30. Teams: 1 Newcastle and Distric, 2 North Belfast Harriers, 3 City of Derry Spartans.
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