Paul Pollock of Annadale Striders ran a superb new personal best time of 62 mins 9 secs to finished 30th at the World Half Marathon Championships in Copenhagan. The race was won by Kenya’s Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor in 59:07.
Next up for Pollock is a 10,00m on the track in Stanford, California in a few weeks time. His big target this year is the marathon at the European Championships in Zurich.
Edinburgh-based Nicola Duncan, who was making her international debut for Ireland, was forced to drop out only 800m into the race with a hamstring tear.
MARIA MCCAMBRIDGE of DSD showed a welcome return to form when she finished first woman at the Spar Omagh Half Marathon. McCambridge was out on her own from the start and finished in 76 mins 41 secs. In second place was Karen Alexander of Sperrin Harriers in 84 mins 52 secs.
First overall was Annadale’s Eddie McGinley who took over in front at 11 miles and finished in a personal best 66 mins 26 secs. Gary Murray of St Malachy’s made a welcome comeback to finish second ahead of Clonliffe’s Gary O’Hanlon and Declan Reed of City of Derry. Almost 3,000 ran the race. Full report at www.nirunning.co.uk
KENNETH Rogers and Barbara Cleary were the winners of the Eamonn Moloney Run for Life 10km in Ennis. Cleary’s time of 34 mins 20 secs saw her finish fifth overall and put her over two minutes ahead of Orla Drumm from Crusaders.
ALLAN BOGLE of City of Derry did brilliantly to win the Donard Challenge on a misty, moisty day in the Mournes – the opening round of the British Fell Running Championships.
AT THE Woodie’s DIY National Juvenile Indoor Relays, eight records fell on the lightning fast Athlone track. Fastest girls’ time of the day came in the W17 4×200 won by Dundrum South Dublin in a record 1 min 43.10 secs. Fastest of the boys was the Tallaght M18 4×200 team in a time of 1 min 30.57 secs – another record.
Saturday March 29
SPAR Omagh Half Marathon (www.championshipireland.com)
Men: Eddie McGinley (Annadale Striders) 76.36, 2 Gary Murray (St Malachy’s) 68.12, 3 Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe, M35) 68.42, 4 Declan Reed (City of Derry, M40) 68.48, 5 Barry Minnock (Rathfarnham WSAF, M35) 69.39, 6 Stephen Duncan (Omagh Hrs, M40) 69.45, 7 Brian Leahy (Raheny Shamrock, M35) 73.50, 8 Barrie Atkinson (East Down, M35) 74.41
Women: 1 Maria McCambridge (DSD, W35) 76.41, 2 Karen Alexander (Sperrin Hrs, W35) 84.32, 3 Claire McGuigan (Lifford) 85.09, 4 Donna Evans (Finn Valley, W45) 86.40, 5 Hannah Oldroyd 87.19, 6 Siobhan Carroll (W35) 87.31, 7 Liosa McKeown 87.44, 8 Ann Paul (City of Derry, W50) 87.58.
Eamonn Moloney Run for Life 10km, Ennis, Co Clare (350 finishers, www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Kenneth Rogers (St John’s) 31.17, 2 Trevor Power (Waterford) 31.20, 3 Julio Cesar Castro 32.17. M45: Mike Curley Cunningham (Mooreabbey Milers) 35.11.
Women: 1 Barbara Cleary (W40) 34.20, 2 Orla Drumm (Crusaders) 36.21, 3 Dymphna Ryan (Dundrum) 37.57.
All Ireland Juvenile Indoor Relays, Athlone
Girls – W12 4×100: 1 Ratoath 57.81, 2 Dooneen 57.90, 3 SLOT 58.55. W13: 4×100: 1 St Mary’s Limerick 54.28, 2.Dooneen 54.30, 3 Finn Valley 54.58. W14 4×200: 1.SLOT 1.49.45 (CR), 2 Leevale 1.51.61, 3 St Mary’s 1.52.19. W15 4×200: 1 Nenagh 1.49.72, 2 Blackrock 1.51.59, 3 St Mary’s 1.51.71. W16 4×200: 1 DSD 1.44.52, 2 Emerald 1.47.45, 3 Dooneen 1.47.95. W17 4×200: 1 DSD 1.43.10 (CR), 2 Emerald 1.46.87, 3 Bree 1.48.05. W18 4×200: 1 Leevale 1.43.71, 2 DSD 1.44.41, 3 St Joseph’s 1.45.68. W19 4×200: 1 GCH 1.43.92 (CR), 2.KCH 1.44.14, 3.Leevale 1.45.26.
Boys – M12 4×100: 1 St Mary’s Limerick 56.01, 2 DSD 56.6.8, 3.Edenderry 57.87. M13 4×100: 1.Nenagh 54.89, 2 Leevale 55.07, 3 Edenderry 55.25. M14 4×200: 1 SLOT 1.48.28 (CR), 2 St Joseph’s 1.48.87, 3 Leevale 1.51.04. M15 4×200: 1 SLOT 1.40.92 (CR), 2 Donore 1.42.30, 3 Leevale 1.44.25. M16 4×200: 1 Menapians 1.35.51 (CR), 2 GCH 1.36.41, 3 Dunshaughlin 1.39.21.M17 4×200: 1 Leevale 1.33.16 (CR), 2 GCH 1.35.23, 3 Leevale 1.37.55. M18 4×200: 1 Tallaght 1.30.57 (CR), 2 DSD 1.34.91, 3 Cushinstown 1.36.73. M19 4×200: 1 Craughwell 1.31.83, 2 GCH 1.32.88, 3 Ballymena & Antrim 1.33.43.
Mountain: Donard Challenge (10km, 900m climb), Donard Park, Newcastle. Incorp Rd 1, British Fell Running Championships. www.nimra.org.uk
Men: 1 Allan Bogle (City of Derry) 65.25, 2 Iaian Whiteside (Carnethy HRC) 65.35, 3 Neil Northrop (Dark Peak Fell Runners …20 Jonny Steede (Ballymena Runners) 72.37, 57 Dale Smith (Larne, M40) 85.13, 59 Dan Spencer (East Coast )86.20.
Women: 1 Jackie Lee (Eryri Hrs) 84.14, 2 Emma Gould (Mercia Fell Runners) 86.42, 3 Claire Green (Pudsey and Bramley) 87.33, 4 Mel Price (Mercia Fell Runners, W40) 89.31, 5 Shileen O’Kane (Lagan Valley, W40) 89.42, 6 Jenny Caddick (Dark Peak Fell Runners, W40)90.15
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