Nataliya Lehonkova from the Ukraine lowered the women’s record to 2 hrs 36 mins 50 secs at today’s Deep River Rock Belfast Marathon. Overall winner of the race was Joel Kipsang from Kenya in 2:19.27. Tom Frazer was the best of the Northern Irish in 2:26.24, followed by the evergreen Tommy Hughes, now an M50, in 2:32.31 and Delfim Pimental , an M45, in 2:46.31.
Julie Balmer was first Northern Irish woman in an (agonising) 3 hrs 00 mins 29 secs; not far behind was Roisin Hughes in 3:01.10.
In the team relay, QUB Old Boys, Lagan Valley and North Belfast Harriers took the men’s, women’s and mixed titles respectively.
A total of 17,500 assembled for the marathon, marathon relay, walk, and fun run
* At the British Universities Championships in Bedford, DSD’s Claire Tarplee won the 800m. Claire Wilkinson managed a height of 3.70 in the pole vault. Locally, at the St Abban’s Open Sports, Mieke Kiernan of Raheny broke the 40m barrier for women’s hammer with a personal best 40.63m.
* Kevin English won the ARC 10km in the Phoenix Park.
Monday May 6
Belfast Marathon
Men: 1 Joel Kipsang (Ken, M35)2:19,28, 2 James Roitich (Ken, M35) 2:19.57, 3 Freddy Sittuk (Ken, M35) 2:24.39, 4 Tom Frazer St Malachy’s) 2:26.24, 5 Kerry-Liam Wilson (Cambuslang, M40) 2:27.20, 6 Tommy Hughes (Nth Belfast Hrs, M50) 2:32.31, 7 Nataliya Lehonkova (Ukr) 2:36.50, 8 Helen Cherono (Ken) 2:37.08, 9 Sarah Krubo (Ken) 2:40.13, 10 Karol Doherty 2:45.30. N Irish: 1 Frazer, 2 Hughes, 3 Delfim Pimental (Sperrin Hrs, M45) 2:46.31.
Women: 1 Lehonkova 2:36.50 (rec), 2 Cherono 2:37.08, 3 Kerubo 2:40.13. Irish: 1 Julie Balmer (Nth Down, W35) 3:00.29, 2 Roisin Hughes (NBH) 3:01.10, 3 Helen Leonard (W40) 3:05.18,
ARC Mini Marathon 10km, Phoenix Park (281 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Kevin English (Donore) 35.13, 2 Jacek Latala 35.42, 3 Paul Farrell 37.14. Women: 1 Siobhan Carroll 40.25, 2 Martina Galligan 44.43, 3 Sinead Friel 46.03.
Summerhill 10km and 4km, Summerhill, Co Meath www.precisiontiming.net
10km (183 finishers – 1 Declan Fahy (M40) 33.47, 2 John Lee (Trim AC_) 38.14, 3 Patrick Payne (M50) 38.58, 4 Fiona Diskin (Tiltale AC) 39.14, 5 Eileen Gallagher 40.37, 6 Diane Byrne 40.38.
4km (161 finishers) – 1 Mary Haneley (Na Fianna, W40) 15.49, 2 Jonathan Nangle (M16) 16.12, 3 Rachael Neary (Na Fianna) 16.56, 4 Sarah Clarke (Na Fianna, W16) 16.58, 5 Aidan Gill (Na Fianna, M16) 18.02, 6 Anthony Slawski(M16) 18.17.
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