Col Mhuire Mullingar – winners boys’ senior title On a misty moisty morning in south Dublin, Parkrun fever hit Marlay Park this morning with 370 turning out to run. Among them was Matt Shields, who brought the Parkrun concept to Ireland only a few short years ago, members of DLR Council who are helping finance […]
So could Fionnuala Britton have done better than bronze at the European Indoors? Maybe. But indoors is different – as Brian Gregan found to his cost. What is certain is that Britton’s determined performance bodes well for the World Cross-Country Championships in Poland in just over two weeks time. There Britton hopes to emulate Sonia […]
* Warning: only 50 places left for Kostal Mallow ’10’ on Mon Mar 18! * Additions/corrections welcome. Always double-check date, time and venue before travelling. Friday March 8 West Leinster Confined Schools C-C, Phoenix Park Saturday March 9 Aviva Irish Schools and Irish Universities C-C Championships, UUJ, Newtownabbey, 12 noon ( university men’s 8km, […]
On a cold and windy day in Ballycotton, Sergiu Ciobanu won the men’s race for a third year beating Brian Maher and Mick Clohisey. His time of 49 mins 17 secs was three seconds faster than his winning time of last year. Maher’s time was also faster than the 51.28 he ran for third place […]
*Update: John Murphy went out in the semi-finals to Gavin Maguire. In the final against Paul McCreery, Maguire started well winning the opener 11-8. McCreery took the second 11-7, the third 14-12 and the fourth 11-9 before closing out the match for his first victory 12-10 in the fifth. Ashley Givan beat Amanda Mogey to […]
Dublin masters cross-country champion Mick Traynor made his first visit to the Malahide Park Run a record-breaking one when he came home in 15 min 39 secs. Not bad for an M45! Plus a record 384 turned out for the run – 6th highest of all Parkruns last weekend. * Some good results from […]
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