* Mark Kenneally, running for the Garda team, won the Grant Thornton Team 5km in Dublin Docklands with a time of 15 mins 18 secs. Catherina McKiernan was first woman. Garda finished first of the men’s team, Leo Pharma were best of the women and A+L Goodbody first mixed. The event, although organised by Athletics Ireland, provided a high profile introduction to Business Houses running for those who are not already BHAA regulars.
* Jonathan Philips and Suzanne Foot (no comment!) were first home at the Shangangah 5km, Rd 8 in the Wicklow Fit for Life League.
*Paul Pollock of Annadale Striders and Letterkenny’s Maria McCambridge won the men and women’s titles at the Woodie’s DIY Half Marathon Challenge in Athenry, Co Galway.
Pollock made his break at seven miles, leaving Clonliffe pair, Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe Harriers and Sergiu Ciobanu and defending champion Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham WSAF to fight it out for the minor places.
He finished in 64 mins 17 secs and now targets the World Half Marathon Championships in October and the European Cross Country Championships in December.
Ciobanu, in second place ahead of Hehir, along with O’Hanlon 6th, led Clonliffe to team victory over City of Derry and Rathfarnham WSAF.
In the women’s race, McCambridge was out on her own from the start and finished with two minutes to spare on the chasers in 75 mins 25 secs. Donore’s Barbara Cleary and Barbara Sanchez of Raheny Shamrock battled it out for second, with Cleary just edging it by ten seconds and leading Donore to team category, ahead of Raheny Shamrock and Clonliffe Harriers.
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| Anita Fitzgibbon |
* Anita Fitzgibbon of DSD set a new Irish javelin record of 52.97m at the Templmore International Throws Festival on Saturday, September 1. Unlike at the league final in Tullamore a fortnight ago, when Fitzgibbon threw 52.21 but her javelin was deemed to be 3mm short, this time there was no drama.
Other good results came from Conor McCullough of Crusaders, winner of the men’s hammer with a throw of 66.95m and discus with a best of 46.95, and from Galway’s Sean Breathnach winner of the shot with a 16.09m effort.
Tralee’s Clare Fitzgerald threw 13.41m to win the shot and 48.24m to take the discus.
* Scotland-based Sarah McCormack of Moorfoot continued her brilliant year on the hills when she finished 15th in the women’s race at the World Mountain Running Championships held on an uphill only 8.8km course in Italy. Earlier this year, McCormack, who runs in Clonliffe colours, finished 8th at the European Championships. In France, Eoin Keith finished 29th in a shortended Ultra Trail de Mont Blanc – an improvement on his 34th of last year.
* London 2012 triathlete Aileen Morrison finished second behind Julie Turley in the Laganside 10k, Belfast.
Thursday September 7
Grant Thornton Corporate Team Challenge 5km, Docklands, Dublin (1,592 finishers; www.grantthorntoncorporatechallenge.ie)
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