Laura Graham, the national marathon champion, came home first overall at the Dambusters Half Marathon in Co Down yesterday. It means she joins that exclusive club of women who have won races outright, beating all the men as well as the women.
On the tough, hilly course, which started from the Silent Valley in the Mournes, Graham, who is recovering from a knee injury, finished in 81 mins 6 secs. A close second was David Noble of Larne AC in 81 mins 23 secs.
Graham will run either Berlin or Dublin marathons in pursuit of the Commonwealth Games consideration standard.
Dambusters Half Marathon, 10km, 5km, Co Down (www.championchipireland.com)
Half marathon (218 finishers) – 1 Laura Graham (Mourne Runners) 1:21.06, 2 David Noble (Larne AC) 1:21.23, 3 Gordy Graham 1:22.06.
Women: 2 Amanda Perry (Ballydrain Hrs) 1:32.51.
10km (280 finishers) – 1 Gary Scully (Nenagh) 35.02, 2 Garry Morrow (Willowfield Hrs) 35.33, 3 Jared Martin (Scrabo Striders) 39.09. Women: 1 Laura Wylie 40.16, 2 Liam O’Connell (Murlough AC, W45) 43.53, 3 Joan McCabe (W50) 46.47.
5km (83 finishers) – 1 Eoghan Murphy 18.56, 2 Kyle Ross (Ballydrain Hrs, M14) 20.50, 3 Eamonn McCann(Murlough, M45) 21.174 Leah Mooney (St Gerard’s Dundalk, W13) 21.27, 5 Lorna Chambers (Murlough AC) 22.36. Women: 3 Patricia Brown (Newrsy City Runners, W50) 22.55.
Wednesday August 16
Castlepollard 5km (367 entries; www.myrunreuslts.com)
Men: 1 Sean Doran (Clonliffe Hrs) 15.57, 2 Peter Mooney (M35) 16.02, 3 Malcolm McDonnell (Mullingar Hrs) 16.03. Women: 1 Rachael Smyth (St Coca’s) 17.20, 2 Aine O’Reilly (Mullingar Hrs, W35) 17.51, 3 Sinead Whitelaw (Mullingar Hrs) 17.55.
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