Midsummer 5km Wins For Rooney and Kealy

Over 300 turned out for the ninth Tommy Lynam Midsummer 5km, held over a new course in St Anne’s Park Raheny – the biggest turn-out yet.  With the race incorporating the Dublin Novice Road Championships, clubs were out in force with large groups from Tallaght, Civil Service/Phoenix Park, Donore Harriers, Sportsworld, Clonliffe Harriers and host club Raheny Shamrock lining out.

Clear winner of the race in 15 mins 21 secs was Clonliffe’s Colm Rooney  – a first  victory in quite a while for the former Irish 1500m champion. Raheny supervet Mick Traynor was 20 seconds adrift for second place, with his clubmate Brian Leahy third. Annette Kealy, another Raheny supervet, was first woman ahead of Clonliffe’s Emma Cooper.  The race was run in conjunction with Childline/ISPCC who provided green “superman” capes to all finishers – just in case it might rain (it didn’t!). Well done Raheny Shamrock on another great day. Pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com

* Freddy Keron Sittuk  continued his Irish tour with victory in the Heart of Laois 10km in Abbeyleix. His time of 31.14 put him 14 seconds clear of Clonliffe’s Gary O’Hanlon. Dymphna Ryan of Dundrum, Co Tipperary, was first woman.

* Steph Reilly of Sli Cualann  is back in action and putting in some good runs – 1st in both the Day of Portugal 5km in 16.35 and 2nd in Hollisfast 5km in 15.47.

* Ger Butler of 3ROC won the 26km Circuit of Avonbeg  taking in Lug and Wicklow’s highest hills.

Sunday  June 16

Tommy Lynam Midsummer 5km, St Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin. Incorp Dublin Novice C’ships. (311 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)

Men: 1 Colm Rooney (Clonliffe Hrs) 15.21, 2 Mick Traynor (Raheny Shamrock, M45) 15.42, 3 Brian Leahy (Raheny Shamrock) 15.53, 4 Turlough Conway (Rath WSAF, M40) 15.56, 5 Simon Devaney (Raheny Shamrock) 15.58, 6 Karl Fitzmaurice (Crusaders) 16.05. M40: 2 Graham Hopkins (Donore ) 16.16, 3 Niall Lynch (Donore) 16.20. M45: 2 Damien Martin (Raheny Shamrock) 16.06, 3 Paul Cowhie (Civil Service) 16.16. M50: 1??Dave Noonan (Tallaght) 18.35, 2 Sean Ryan (Civil Service) 18.58, 3 Enda Coll (Raheny Shamrock) 19.22. M55: 1 Gerry Woods (Tallaght) 17.56, 2 Paddy Parrott (MSB) 17.57, 3 Martin O’Callaghan (Liffey Valley) 19.17. M60: 1 William Cooper (Liffey Valley) 20.30, 2 Pat Devitt (Clonliffe) 21.45, 3 Anthony Martin 21.52. M65: 1 Pat Collins (Liffey Valley) 19.24, 2 Richard Connolly (Clonliffe) 21.57,3 Liam Mulready (Raheny Shamrock) 22.22. M70: 1 Sean Lambe (Tallaght) 27.22, 2 John Byrne (Civil Service) 29.48. M75: 1 Tadhg Twomey (MSB) 23.30, 2 John Fitzsimons (Crusaders) 26.31, 3 Brian Murphy 28.54. MJ: 1 Colum O’Leary (Raheny Shamrock) 16.59, 2 Diarmuid McGovern (Raheny Shammrock) 18.35, 3 Jack Schofield 18.46.

Women: 1 Annette Kealy (Raheny Shamrock, W45) 17.39, 2 Emma Cooper (Clonliffe) 18.08, 3 Orna Dilworth (Sportsworld) 18.48, 4 Shirley Mitchell (Civil Service, W450) 18.52, 5 Jacqui Boyle (Tallaght, W45) 19.07, 6 Amy Wright (Crusaders) 19.21. W40: 2 Vanessa Sallier (Rath WSAF, W40) 19.33, 3 Antoinette Howlin (Dunboyne) 20.25. W45: 3 Josephoen Killeen (Kilmurry Ibr) 20.16. W50: 1 Fiona Byrne (Phoenix Park Runners) 21.23, 2 Maragret Maloney (Civil Service) 24.57, 3 Rose Paye 53.50. W55: 1 Eileen O’Driscoll (Limericka Country Club) 24.06, 2 Maire Talty 28.24, 3 Alva Smith 53.50. W60: 1 Roseanna Crean 28.42, 2 Pauline Murphy 28.54, 3 Mary Boland 30.57. W65: 1 June Comiskey (Raheny Shamrock) 25.01, 2 Ellen Leonard 53.40. WJ: 1 Ailsing Swaine (Domnore) 21.18, 2 Grainne Tummon 25.56, 3 Rachel Barrett 28.06.

Heart of Laois 10km, Abbeyleix. (225 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)

Men: 1 Freddy Keron Sittuk 31.14, 2 Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe) 31.28, 3 Edmond O’Neill (Tinryland) 32.51, 4 Tudor Moldovan(??) 33.07, 5 Colm Burke (St Abban’s, M45) 33.11, 6 David McPherson (KCH) 33.52. M40: 1 Catch Grennan ( Tullamore Hrs) 35.18, 2 Gary Condon 35.42, 3 Derek Coogan (St Michael’s) 37.04. M45: 2 Aengus Burke (Portlaosie) 35.09, 3 Ciaran Keenan (Ballyfin) 36.19. M50: 1 Eddie Walsh 9Tinryland) 36.47, 2 Michael Cullen ( St Michael’s) 41.56, 3 Brian O’Reilly (Laragh) 42.33.

Women: 1 Dymphna Ryan (Dundrum) 37.03, 2 Anne Curley (Donore, W40) 38.43, 3 Olivia Sheeran (St Michael’s, W40) 41.26, 4 Niamh Garvey (Raheny Shamrock, W35) 42.24, 5 Stephanie Culligan (W40) 43.23, 6 Aileen Hooper (Raheny Shamrock) 43.48. W35: 2 Maria Cuddy (Portloaise) 48.48, 3 Olivia Archbold 48.58. W45: 1 Noreen McEvoy (Portlaoise) 50.07, 2 Dolores McEvoy 52.44, 3 Bridget Moore 55.01.

Fenor 15km, Waterford (173 finishers; www.totaltiming.com; www.fenor15.com)

Men: 1 Frank Quinlan ( Waterford AC) 51.39, 2 Trevor Power ( Waterford AC) 53.32, 3 Conaill Cooper ( Slaney Oly) 54.45, 4 Finlay Weir (Waterford AC, M40) 55.27. M50: Walter Keane ( Waterford AC) 29.25. Women: 1 Joan Maloney ((Waterford AC) 65.42, 2 Esther Murphy (St Finbarr’s, W40) 66.15, 3 Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill (Crusaders) 68.13, 4 Sharon Flynn ( Waterford AC, W45) 69.17, 5 Janet Quinlan 70.52, 6 Sinead Brannigan (Waterford AC) 72.13.