Mark Kenneally of Clonliffe Harriers finished a creditable seventh in 64 mins 6 secs at the Great North Run Half Marathon in
Mark Kenneally (Clonliffe)
South Shields/Newcastle.
“Good performance competitively speaking. Time a little slower than hoped but weather wasn’t great. Onwards and upwards!” he tweeted after the race.
Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele, running his first ever half marathon, outsprinted Britain’s Mo Farah for a thrilling victory in 60 mins 9 secs.
* Paul Robinson of St Coca’s ran a time of 3:57.98 to win the elite mile at the Galway Kenya Run at Dangan. This was a first ever sub-4-minute mile run in Galway. Ben St Lawrence from Australia was second in 3:59.58, with fellow Aussie Brett Robinson third in 4:08.53. Special guest David Rudisha guested in one of several 800m races run. Along with his wife Lizzie and his coach Bro Colm O’Connell, Rudisha has spent the last few days in Galway visiting schools, showing off his Olympic 800m medal, and doing a great job of promoting athletics.
* Dunboyne’s Rory Kavanagh won the Ratoath 5km from his clubmate Loughlin Campion. Mary Hanley of Na Fianna was first woman.
* Luck went with the organisers of the annual Clifden Lifeboat 10km, a race by a regular described as “a hidden gem” despite a tough hill to negotiate on the Sky Road route. Despite predicitons of poor weather, the sky cleared in time, and from the off, the race was clearly between Galway supervet Martin McEvilly of Roscahill and Ballyconeely’s Sean Nee. McEvilly took it in 40 mins 58 secs, followed by Nee and Sean Mulkerrins from Carna. A clear winner of the women’s race was was Martha Linane fromGalway Triathlon Club in 47:32. In a strong team competititon, Ballyconneeely (Sean and Seamus Nee, Alan Keogh and Michael Diamond) won it for a fourth time, beating Lowery’s Bar (Donal O’Brien, Bernie O’Malley, Claire Mullen and Chris Nee).
* Just a week after finishing 7th at the World Aquathlon Championships in London, Leevale’s Lizzie Lee returned to the streets of Cork ,w here she was a clear winner of the Evening Echo Cork Women’s Mini Marathon 8km. Orla Drumm of Crusaders was second and Sinead O’Connor of Leevale third.
Sunday September 15
Great North Run Half Marathon, Newcastle
Men: 1 Kenenisa Bekeke (Eth) 60.09, 2 Mo Farah (GBR) 60.10, 3 Haile Gebrselassie (Eth, M40) 60.41…7 Mark Kenneally (Clonliffe) 64.06.
Evening Echo Cork Women’s Mini Marathon 8km. www.eveningecho.ie/minimarathon
1 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 21:47, 2 Orla Drumm (Crusaders) 22:34, 3 Sinead O’Connor (Leevale) 23:20, 4 Ann Marie Holland (St Finbarr’s, W35) 23:51, 5 Aisling Moran (Leevale) 24:00, 6 Michelle Kenny (Midleton) 24:05, 7 Carmel Parnell (Leevale, W55) 24:15, 8 Helen Leonard (Leevale, W40) 24:21, 9 Niamh Walsh (Leevale) 24:34, 10 Niamh Roe (St Finbarr’s) 24:57, 11 Louise Shanahan (Leevale, FJ) 25:07, 12 Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr’s, W50) 25:10.
Ratoath 5km, Co Meath, www.ratoathac.ie.
Men: 1 Rory Kavanagh (Dunboyne) 16.02, 2 Loughlin Campion (Dunboyne) 16.25, 3 Ciaran O’Dwyer (Dunshaughlin) 17.01, 4 Paddy Mangan (Dunshaughlin, M50) 17.52, 5 Niall Foley (Dunshaughlin, M40) 17.56, 6 Peter Kilgannon (Ratoath, MJ) 18.03.
Women: 1 Mary Hanley (Na Fianna, W40) 19.43, 2 Maura Kearns (Rathfarnham WSAF) 20.03, 3 Cataherine Collins Crosby (Star of the Sea) 20.06, 4 Bridget Clarke (Na Fianna, W40) 20.13, 5 Clodagh Fitzpatrick (W40) 20.27, 6 Rose Finnegan (Bohermeen, WJ) 21.20.
JJ Reddy 10km, Danesfort GAA Club, Kilkenny. www.actiontiming.ie
Overall: 1 Brian Maher (KCH) 31.43, 2 Thomas Hayes (KCH) 32.32. 3 David McPherson 34.43, 4 Paul Durcan 35.58, 5 Siobhan O’Doherty (Borrisokane) 36.58, 6 Tommy Falconer 37.36, 7 Kate O’Neill (MSB_) 38. 12, 8 Philip Fennelly 38.28, 9 Philip Roche 38.45, 10 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W40) 39.00.
Women: 1 Teresa Agar 39.58, 5 Elizabeth Egan 40.42, Eimear No Laoire 41.50.
Doneraile Steeplechase 5km, Awbeg Valley (Race 6 Ballyhoura Cork Series; 124 finishers)
Men: 1 Eric Curran (Leevale) 16.34, 2 Allen Whitaker (St Finbarr’s, M40) 16.35, 3 Martin McCarthy (Leevale, M40) 16.44, 4 Donal Coffey (Leevale) 16.46, 5 Eoin O’Keeffe (St Finbarr’s) 17.25, 6 Ken Nason (Leevale B, M40) 17.38. Jun: TJ Hogan (Leevale) 18.21. M45: Tom Blackburn (Mooreabbey) 17.51. M50: John O’Donovan (Grange Fermoy) 20.00.
Women: 1 Carol Finn (Leevale) 19.31, 2 Grainne O’Callaghan (Riocht) 19.40, 3 Niamh Moore (UCC) 21.11, 4 Therese Crowley (St Finbarr.s W35) 22.20, 5 Martina Maloney 23.26, 6 Ann Coughlan (Mooreabbey, W35) 23.35. W45: Niamh Fleming (Grange Fermoy) 27.35. W50: Mary Finn (Millstreet) 23.40.
Munster Express Hartley People 10km, RSC, Waterford (520 finishers).
Men: 1 Bryan Murphy (Carrick-on-Suir) 33:15, 2 T Power (Waterford) 33:35, 3 G Power (Ferrybank) 34:56, 4 D Gallagher (Ferrybank) 35:47. Women: 1 Adele Walsh (St Senan’s) 38:32, 2 S Finn (Waterford) 38:39, 3 S Malone (Waterford) 39:04, 4 K Nolan (Waterford) 41:46.
Cootehill 10km Challenge, Co Cavan (82 finishers; www.chipit.ie)
Men: 1 Brian McCluskey 35.49. Women: Clare McCrystal 46.10.
Clifden Lightboat 10km
Men: Martin McEvilly (GCH, M60) 40 mins 58 secs; 2 Sean Nee 41:10, 3 Sean Mulkerrins 42:02. Walker – Richard Needham.Women: 1 Martha Linane Galway Tri) 47:32, 2 Mairead Welby 51:54, 3 Sue Brittain 53:07. Run/Walker – Anne Flaherty. Teams – 1 Ballyconneely, 2 Lowery’s Bar.
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