If a road running league based on the best races in the country was to be set up (come on someone!), then the Dunshaughlin 10km would definitely be on the list. Look at the quality of last night’s race – Mark Christie and Mick Clohisey strained ever sinew in the chase for the course record of 29 mins 21 secs and Christie missed out on on it by one single solitary second with Clohisey five seconds behind him. Agonising! Olympic marathon man Mark Kennealy was third, with Peter Somba, one of our “Irish” Kenyans, fourth and Sean Hehir fifth, all of them under 30 mins 40 secs.
There was a record in the women’s race where Lizzie Lee took almost a minute off her own course record finishing in 33 mins 13 secs; her previous best was 34 mins 8 secs, set in 2013. Second was Barbara Sanchez racing for the first time in a while. Among the master winners, you will spot Lezan Kimutai, Mick Byrne and Emilia Dan. Making it a team double were the men and women of nearby Dunboyne. Quality stuff.
IAN WALSH was the winner of Raheny’s annual Midsummer race, this year run over four miles. Mary Walsh was first woman.
Saturday June 20
Dunshaughlin 10km, Co Meath (862 finishers;www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Mark Christie (Mullingar Hrs) 29.22, 2 Mick Clohisey (Raheny) 29.27, 3 Mark Kenneally (Clonliffe Hrs) 30.13, 4 Peter Brandon Somba (Dunboyne) 30.34, 5 Sean Hehir (Rathfarnham WSAF) 30.38, 6 David Rooney (Raheny Shamrock) 31.06, 7 Lezan Kimutai (Dunboyne, M40) 31.29, 8 Luke Forde (Dunboyne) 31.34, 9 Louis McCarthy (Rathfarnham WSAF) 31.34, 10 Eoin Callaghan (Star of the Sea) 31.38. M40: 2 Myles Gibbons (SBR) 32.47, 3 Rob Cross (Crusaders) 33.06. M45: 1 Gary Henderson (Armagh) 33.17, 3 Philip Hennessy (Donore) 34.39, 3 James McCormack (Portlaoise) 35.04. M50: 1 Mick Byrne (Sli Culann) 33.25, 2 Phelim Glynn (Dunboyne) 33.50, 3 Eddie Newman (Mullingar Hrs) 34.48. M55: 1 Peter Donohoe (Celbridge) 38.30, 2 James Cottle (Crusaders) 40.26, 3 Chris Carroll (North East Runners) 40.33. M60: 1 Patsy Fitzsimons (Sth O’Hanlon) 42.26, 2 Albert Keenan (Newbridge) 44.19, 3 Terry Mee (Donore) 45.26. Jun: Brendan Heaney (Armagh) 38.26. Teams – 1 Dunboyne 41, 2 Raheny Shamrock 53, 3 Sli Cualann 97.
Women: 1 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 33.13, 2 Barbara Sanchez (Clonliffe) 35.26, 3 Charlotte Kearney (Donadea) 36.59, 4 Cathy McCourt (Nth Belfast Hrs, W40) 37.28, 5 Paula Grant (Portlaoise, W40) 37.48, 6 Niamh Devlin (DSD) 38.08, 7 Ciara Hickey (Bros Pearse) 38.11, 8 Ilona McElroy (Crusaders) 38.27, 9 Emilia Dan (Dunboyne, W45) 38.52, 10 Joan Flynn (Mullingar Hrs) 39.34. W40: 3 Pippa Hackett (Portlaoise) 37.48. W45: 2 Maria Dolan (Rathfarnham WSAF) 39.49. W50: 1 Mary Watters (Navan) 43.33, 2 Ann Higgins (Sportsworld) 45.40, 3 Aileen Melody (Sportsowrld) 47.45. W55: 1 Marie Reilly (Navan) 48.23, 2 Angela Gallogly (Dunshaughlin) 51.07, 3 Mairin Shine (Crusaders) 57.09. W60: 1 Kathleen Burke (Dunshaughlin) 55.13, 2 Mary Honan 56.05, 3 Rose Daly ( Dt Murphy) 61.46. Jun: Heidi Carthy (Dunshaughlin) 55.18. Teams – 1 Dunboyne 84, 2 DSD 99, 3 Crusaders 191.
Sunday June 21
Castleknock 5km (739 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
1 Dave Flynn (Clonliffe) 15.58, 2 Tomasz Gagola 16.54, 3 Catherina McKiernan (W45) 17.14, 4 Bobby Bedford (M50) 17.15, 5 Paul Farrell (MSB, M35) 17.16, 6 Kenny McAndrew (MSB, M45) 17.32. Women: 1 Emilia Dan (Dunboyne, W45) 19.18, 3 Clodagh Fitzpatrick (Ratoath AC), W40) 20.05, 4 Sarah Fay (MSB) 20.33, 5 Josephine Killeen (W50) 21.07, 6 Clare King 21.52.
Naomh Mhuire 5km, Co Offaly (277 finishers, www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Paul Archbold (Newbridge) 16.27, 2 Owen Connolly (St Michael’s) 16.47, 3 Padraig Berry (Tullamore Hrs) 17.06. Women: 1 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W45) 18.14, 2 Mary Bracken
Tommy Lynam Mid-Summer 4-Mile, St Anne’s Park, Raheny (66 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Ian Walsh (Raheny) 20.39, 2 Donal Foley (Raheny) 21.22, 3 Paul Clarke (Raheny) 22.15, 4 Terry Keogh (M40) 24.47, 5 Jamei Kenny (Raheny, MJ) 25.34. Women: 1 Mary Walsh (Rahney, W40) 27.08, 2 Carol Dempsey (W50) 27.25, 3 Fionnuala Keane (Loughrea, W40) 27.34, 5 Orla Gormley (Raheny, W50) 27.40, 5 Aileen Connolly (Raheny) 28.12.
Friday June 19
Drogheda and District Midsummer 5km (525 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net
Men: 1 Bedilu Gebrselassie (DSD) 15.35, 2 Brian McCluckey 8(North East Runners) 15.36, 3 Mauruce McMahon (North East Runners, M40) 16.06. Women: Ciara Rooney (Navan, WJ) 18.30, 2 Anne Linden Carrick Aces) 18.36, 3 Marye Leech (Drogheda & Dist, W40) 19.22.
Le Cheile Midnight Marathon, Leixlip(25 finishers)
Winners – Richard Bell 3:06.57 and Donna McLoughlin 3:39.08.
Murphy Memorial 4-Mile, Inniscarra, Co Cork:
Men: 1 A O’Brien (Eagle) 22:30, 2 E O’Keeffe (St Finbarr’s) 23:04, 3 D McEvoy (Leevale) 23:25, 4 R Patterson (Leevale) 23:50, 5 E Browne (Eagle) 23:57, 6 J Walsh ( M40) 24:34. Women:1 C Murphy 26:34, 2 D Twohig (St Finbarr’s, W40) 27:17, 3 H Gilroy (Midleton, FW45) 27:19, 4 D O’Callaghan (Eagle, W40) 30:08, 5 P Callan (Bandon, W40) 30:30, 6 M Twohig 30:37;
Dungarvan Leader Dromana Drive 5-Mile, Villierstown-Cappoquin, Co. Waterford (Race 7, Ger Wyley Sports Skins Series)
Men: 1 B Murphy (Carrick-on-Suir) 26:26, 2 D Smyth (Ballynonty) 27:24, 3 J Leahy (West Waterford) 28:20. Women: 1 C Walsh (West Waterford) 31:43, 2 S Prendergast (West Waterford) 33:29, 3 D Chizhikova (West Waterford) 36:39. 160 competed.
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