Surprise winners of the St Patrick’s Festival 5km in Dublin’s city centre were Gareth Turnbull of St Malachy’s and Sarah Treacy of Moynalvey. Turnbull, who has been mostly inactive for the past six years, caught early leader Tomas Fitzpatrick of Tallaght in the final kilometre. The race, organsied by MSB, was well supported by club runners and had over 800 finishers.
* Barry Minnock of Rathfarnham WSAF beat Michael Shannon by just two seconds for victory in the Craughwell 10-Mile in Co Galway. Making it a hat trick of victories in the women’s race was Tullamore veteran Paule Curley, with Athenry’s Jane-Anne Healy second.
* Paul Fleming of Rathfarnham WSAF won the M35 1500m at the British Masters Indoors in Lee Valley. He also finished 2nd in the 800m.
* Barry Minnock of Rathfarnham WSAF beat Michael Shannon by just two seconds for victory in the Craughwell 10-Mile in Co Galway. Making it a hat trick of victories in the women’s race was Tullamore veteran Paule Curley, with Athenry’s Jane-Anne Healy second.
* Paul Fleming of Rathfarnham WSAF won the M35 1500m at the British Masters Indoors in Lee Valley. He also finished 2nd in the 800m.
* Alan O’Shea of Bantry led home a record entry of 1,088 at the Mallow 10-Mile on Monday. O’Shea, home in 52 minutes 35 seconds, just held off the fast-finishing Martin Conroy of Ballina. Lorraine Manning of Raheny was first woman in 58:55 with the veteran Angela McCann of Clonmel second and Barbara Cleary also under the hour for third place.
Monday March 19
Kostal Ireland Mallow 10-Mile (1,088 finishers; full result www.corkrunning.blogspot.com/www.mallowac.com).
Men: 1 Alan O’Shea (Bantry) 52:35; 2 Martin Conroy (Ballina) 52:43; 3 George Waugh (Bandon) 53:03; 4 Wieslaw Sosnowski (Eagle) 53:35; 5 Martin Doody (Limerick) 53:57; 6 Philip Harty (Donore) 54:04; 7 Cathal O’Connell (St Finbarr’s, M45) 54:20; 8 Eoin Brennan (Tallaght) 54:56; 9 Kevin Wilmot (Bandon) 54:58; 10 Danny Smith (Ballynonty) 55:10.
M40: 1 Sean Murphy (Trim) 58:04; 2 Finlay Weir (Waterford) 59:33; 3 Johnny O’Sullivan (Galtee) 59:41. M45: 1 O’Connell; 2 Mike Curley Cunningham (Bilboa) 58:32; 3 Don Keohane (Eagle) 58:56. M50: 1 Martin McCarthy (West Waterford) 58:24; 2 Gerry Cantwell (West Waterford) 62:43; 3 Ger Griffin (Bilboa) 63:13. M55: 1 Willie Hayes (St Finbarr’s) 64:16; 2 Joe Murphy (Eagle) 68:05; 3 Gerry Ralph (Dundrum) 70:55. M60: 1 Pat Twomey (Eagle) 66:25; 2 Maurice Tobin (Grange-Fermoy) 69:05; 3 TJ Buckley (Donoughmore) 72:49. M65: 1 Michael Dunne (St Finbarr’s) 71:45; 2 Willie Devine (Civil Service) 76:04; 3 J Cotter (unatt) 78:04. M70: 1 Jim McNamara (Donore) 71:48; 2 J O’Leary (Leevale) 81:30; 3 Tony Dunne (Carraig na bhFear) 84:37. MJ: 1 S O’Leary 71:30.
Women: 1 Lorainne Manning (Raheny Shamrock) 58:55; 2 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W40) 59:01; 3 Barbara Cleary (W35) 59:32; 4 Anne-Marie Holland (Eagle, W5) 61:58; 5 Sinead Ni Chonchuir (Eagle, W40) 63:12; 6 Tracey Roche (Dooneen) 63:39; 7 Annamaria Costelloe (Gneeveguilla) 63.53; 8 Corinna Walsh (W Waterford, W35) 64:02; 9 Mary Sweney (St Finbarr’s) 64:47; 10 Nimah Roe (Eagle) 65:45.
W40: 1 McCann; 2 Ni Chonchuir; 3 Geraldine O’Shea (St Finbarr’s) 66:37. W45: 1 Nora Barry 70:22; 2 Orla O’Rourke 70:25; 3 Deirdre Finn (Bilboa) 72:27. W50: 1 Sweeney; 2 Teresa Tuohy (Bilboa) 69:43; 3 Cushla Murphy-Hehir (Marian) 80:37. W55: 1 Carmel MacDomhnaill (West Limerick) 73:11; 2 Marion Lyons (St Finbarrs) 85:19; 3 Elaine Hennessy (Midleton) 86:26. W60: 1 Aileen O’Keeffe 92:08; 2 Margaret Barry (Midleton) 93:11; 3 Patricia O’Keeffe (Waterford) 98:54. W65: 1 Maggie Dunne (Carraig na bhFear) 90:52.
Borrisokane 10km, Co Tipp (174 finishers).
Men: 1 Shane Scully (Nenagh Oly) 34.03; 2 Shane Mullaney (Thurles Crokes) 34.08; 3 Paul Keane (Galway) 34.48; 4 Darren Dunne (Nenagh Oly) 34.56; 5 Colm Walsh (Mullingar Hrs) 36.33; 6 James Ryan (Dundum, M40) 36.42.
Women: 1 Siobhan O’Doherty (Borrisokane) 36.53; 2 Margaret Danagher (Tmeplemore) 38.30; 3 Ashley Ryan (Ballinderry) 42.24; 4 ?? Cliona McGrath (Nenagh) 45.01); 5 Laura Burke (Coolquill) 45.29; 6 Claire Kelly (Roscrea) 45.40; 7 Laura Magarahan(Borrisokane) 45.59.
Kildangan GAA 10km, Kindangan, Co Kildare (127 finishers; www.kildangan.kildare.gaa.ie).
Men: 1 Pat Byrne (Tinryland 32.28; 2 Colin Burke (St Sbban’s M45) 33.31; 3 Peter Mooney 33.30; 4 Paul O’Connell (Sportsworld) 33.58; 5 Colin Coyle 34.44; 6 Darren Reilly (Clonliffe) 34.55.
Women:Mary Scully 36.50; 2 Charlotte Kearney 39.38; 3 Olivian Sheerin 39.53; 4 Ruth Kelly 40.24; 5 Mary Hanley (Na Fianna, W40) 41.59; 6 Sadie Wheatley 43.42.
Sunday March 18
Sunday March 18
Kleinwort Benson St Patrick’s Festival 5km, Dawson St, Dublin (855 finishers; full result www.msbac.ie).
Men:1 Gareth Turnbull (St Malachy’s) 14.26; 2 Tomas Fitzpatrick (Tallaght) 14.31; 3 John Coghlan (MSB) 14.50; 4 Daire Bermingham (Raheny Shamrock) 14.55; 5 Eoin Flynn (Rathfarnham WSAF) 15.11; 6 Kevin Moriarty (Raheny Shamrock) 15.17; 7 Darren McBrearty (Letterkenny) 15.19; 8 Michael McKillop (St Malachy’s) 15.24; 9 Conor Healy (Clonliffe) 15.27; 10 Joe Warne (Doheny) 15.29. M45: Damien Martin (Raheny Shamrock) 16.05; 2 Paul Cowhie (Civil Service) 16.13; 3 Brendan Ward 16.54. M40: 1 Paul Balfe (Liffey Valley) 17.02. M50: 1 Patrick O’Grady (Drogheda District) 17.04; 2 Niall Coppinegr (Tallaght) 17.06; 3 Pat McCavana (DSD) 17.10. M55: Deise Shorten (Tallaght) 17.36. M60: 1 Jim Gaughan (Mayo) 18.49; 2 John Todd (Tullamore Hrs) 18.57. M65: Liam Mulready (Raheny Shamrocks) 22.29.
Women:1 Sarah Treacy (Moynalvy) 16.42; 2 Lizzie Lee (Leevale) 16.51; 3 Lorraine Manning (Raheny Shamrock) 17.15; 4 Eimear O’Brien (Sligo) 17.31; 5 Fiona Clinton (DSD) 17.42; 6 Leona O’Reilly (Liffey Valley) 17.54; 7 Jean Wilson (Sportsworld) 17.56; 8 Barbara Sanchez (Raheny Shamock) 18.01; 9 Fiona Kehoe (Kilmore) 18.05; 10 Irene Gorman (GCH) 18.27. W40: 1 Maria Dolan (Rathfarnham WSAF) 18.45; 2 Sandra Armstrong (Sportsworld) 20.11. W55: Nuala Reilly (Drogheda Dist) 20.45. W45: Linda Spratt (Liffey Valley) 21.13. W60: Josie Power (Fingallians) 25.41. W65: Pam Benson (Fingallians) 25.58.
Craughwell 10-mile, Craughwell, Co Galway (595 finishers; full result www.craughwellac.com)
Men: 1 Barry Minnock (Rathfarnham WSAF) 52.36; 2 Michael Shannon (Kilnaboy) 52.38; 3 Matt Bidwell (GCH, M40) 53.33; 4 Paul Buckley (Ferbane) 54.01; 5 Kevin Bolger (Rathfarnham WSAF) 54.55; 6 Brian Furey (Rathfarnham WSAF) 55.33; 7 TJ McHugh (Mayo) 55.38; 8 Owen Byrne (GCH) 55.47; 9 Fintan Hyland (GCH, M40) 56.12; 10 Gearoid Hynes (GCH) 56.34. M50: 1 Dermot Lowe (Galway Tri Club) 59.05; 2 Anthony McCormack (Army West) 1:03.18; 3 James Cottle (Crusaders) 1:05.18. M60:1 Martin McEvilly (GCH) 1:08.06; 2 Andrew Talbot (Clare River Hrs) 1:08.30.
Women:1 Pauline Curley (Tullamore, W40) 58.55; 2 Jane-Anne Healy (Athenry) 1:02.57; 3 Fionnuala Dohety (Clonliffe) 1:03.02; 4 Collette Tuohy (Mayo, W40) 1:03.06; 5 Tara Whyte (Clonliffe) 1:08.13; 6 Ruth Samuels (Galway Tri Club) 1:11.07; 7 Deirdre Quinn (Athenry) 1:11.14; 8 Freda Comiskey (Lucan Hrs) 1:12.12; 9 Rebecca McLaughlin (Galway Tri Club) 1:12.23; Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill (Crusaders) 1:13.07.
Jimmy’s ’10km’, Downpatrick (434 finishers; full result www.eastdownac.co.uk).
Men: 1 Joe McAllister 31.15; 2 Greg Roberts 31.17; 3 Breendan Teer 32.37; 4 Eamon White (M40) 33.06; 5 Andrew Hicks 34.30; 6 Martin Rea (M35) 34.34. M45: Nat Glenn 34.37.8. M50: Nigel Greer 36.34.8. M55: Greg McClure 41.29.9. M60: Don McMahon 44.:20.5. M65: Sam Hogg 43:15.5. M70: Robert Miskelly 51.10.
Women: 1 Gladys Ganiel-O’Neill 35.31; 2 Julie Turley 35.47; 3 Julie Balmer 39.38; 4 Rebecca Murtagh 41.13; 5 Rosie Daly(w35) 41.19; 6 Fionnuala McCourt (W50) 43.03. W40:Amanda Perry 43:54.9. W45: Anne Sandford 43:49.8. W50: McCourt 43.03. W55: Kate Montgomery 51:13.8.W60: Maura King 52:33.3.
Cork BHAA Janssen 4-Mile, Little Island, Co Cork
Men: 1 M Hanrahan (John Buckley Sports) 19:04, 2 J Shine (temp-reg) 20:58, 3 R Fahy (Bio-Pharma) 20:58, 4 J Cunningham (Eli Lily, M40) 22:20, 5 J Malone (Quality Hotel, M40) 22:29, 6 A Benjacar (temp-reg) 22:30, 7 D Keohane (IPS, M45) 22:32, 8 D Lyons (CBC) 22:33; 9 J Thomas (CIT) 22:40, 10 J Hennessy (Janssen, M40) 22:50. Teams – A: 1 CIT 46, 2 Janssen 55, 3 Cork Garda 75. B: 1 Midleton News 63, 2 Navy 64, 3 IPS 81. C: 1 Flexible Connectors 83; 2 MD Insulation 95; 3 Janssen 146.
Men: 1 M Hanrahan (John Buckley Sports) 19:04, 2 J Shine (temp-reg) 20:58, 3 R Fahy (Bio-Pharma) 20:58, 4 J Cunningham (Eli Lily, M40) 22:20, 5 J Malone (Quality Hotel, M40) 22:29, 6 A Benjacar (temp-reg) 22:30, 7 D Keohane (IPS, M45) 22:32, 8 D Lyons (CBC) 22:33; 9 J Thomas (CIT) 22:40, 10 J Hennessy (Janssen, M40) 22:50. Teams – A: 1 CIT 46, 2 Janssen 55, 3 Cork Garda 75. B: 1 Midleton News 63, 2 Navy 64, 3 IPS 81. C: 1 Flexible Connectors 83; 2 MD Insulation 95; 3 Janssen 146.
Women: 1 Laura Crowe (Novartis) 23:51, 2 Ann-Marie Healy (HSE, W40) 26:03, 3 R O’Callaghan (Cork Shops, W35) 27:38, 4 C McMorrow (temp-reg) 27:49, 5 I Eighan (Novartis) 28:06, 6 M Kenny (Dept of Ed) 28:43. Teams – A: 1 Novartis 5, 2 HSE 10. B: 1 Janssen 23, 2 Midleton News 32.
Home Countries International C-C, Rouken Glen Park, Glasgow. www.scottishathletics.org.uk.
Men – senior: Shane Kerr 18th, Jarleth Falls 20th. England beaten for 1st time ever since competition was held in 1903 by Scotland.
Junior: R Holt 13, M W Pledl 25.
Women – Senior: S Bird 12, P O’Hagan 13.
BMAF Indoor Championships, Lee Valley (Mar 17-18)
60m – M40: 5 John Corr 7.51; 7 Tomas Griffin 7.58. M50: 1 Pat Logan (Kingston & Poly/DSD) 7.53 (7.66 ht).
200m – M50 A: 1 Pat Logan (Kingston & Poly/DSD)24.60.
400m – W35: 4 Angela Hogan 62.20.
800m – M35: 2 Paul Fleming (Rath WSAF) 1:59.72 (PB). M40: 1 Ronan Kearney (Wirral/IRE) 2:05.10 (PB). M45: Pearse Coyle 2:15.45 (2:12.74 ht). M50: 3 John Healy 2:15.00 (2:14.42 ht).
1500m – M35: 1 Paul Fleming (Rath WSAF) 4:08.14. M45: 4 Pearse Coyle 4:30.23. M50: 5 John Healy 4:30.90. M60: 2 Pat Timmons (Raheny Shamrock) 4:55.47.
3000m – M55: 1 Noel O’Dowd (East Leigh/IRL) 10:18.47.
3000m walk – M55: 2 Sean Pender 18:50.61.
Long jump – M40: 2 Tomas Griffin 6.17 (PB).
Triple jump – M70: 1 Padraig Maye 8.29.
Shot – W50 (3kg): 4 Lucy Moore-Fox (DSD) 8.16. W75 (2kg): 2 Sheila Champion (Sportsworld) 5.38 (PB) .
Weight – W50 (7.2km): 2 Lucy Moore-Fox (DSD) 9.80 (PB).
Hammer – W50: 6 Lucy Moore-Fox 27.20.
Javelin – W75:1 Sheila Champion (Sportsworld) 9.33 (PB)
Hills: Spring League Rd 2, Hellfire
Men: 1 Gerard Heery (St Brigid’s)
Women: 1 Tressan McCambridge (Crusaders)
Hunters Trail Adventure Run, Belmont Demesne, Bray, Co Wicklow. www.clickeventsltd.com
10km (24 finishers)- Men: 1 Fergal Connolly 56.45; 2 Jacek Latal 56.53; 3 Andrew Lawless 59.23.Women: 1 Rachel Burgess1:06.12; 2 Daria Piwowarczyck 1:15.45; 3 Lisa Howley 1:18.18.
5km (18 finishers) – Men: 1 Sam Gibbs 36.41; 2 Brian MacAlister 38.29; 3 John Carney 39.00. Woman: Alison McCormick 43.16.
Saturday March 17
Fr Murphy 5-mile R-R, incorp Meath 5 Mile Road C’ships, Kildalkey, Co Meath (127 finishers; www.meathathletics.blogspot.com)
Men: 1 Darragh Rennicks (Bohermeen) 25.26; 2 Robbie Matthews (Dunshaughlin) 26.05; 3 Ian McGrath (Sli Cualann) 26.12; 4 Peter Mooney 26.13 ; 5 Paul Duffy 26.21; 6 Phil Kilgannon (Sportsworld) 26.23; 7 Neville Reilly (Dunboyne) 26.23; 8 Gareth Murran (Sportsworld) 26.24; 9 Joe Cawley (Sli Cualann, M40) 26.35; 10 Rory Kavanagh (Dunboyne)26.44. M40: 1 Cawley; 2 Phelim Glynn (Dunshaughlin) 27.16; 3 Gary Condon (Sli Cualann) 27.40. M45: M50: 1 Paddy Mangan (Dunshaughlin) 28.59; 2 Dermot Claster (Bohermeen) 28.26; 3 Benny Byrne (Dunshaughlin) 30.09. M60: Pat Comey (Navan) 35.03
Women: 1 Emilia Dan (Dunboyne, W40) 30.42; 2 Sonya Reilly (Bohermeen) 31.19; 3 Imelda Clarke (Na Fianna, W40) 31.31; 4 Linda Fahy (Dunshaughlin, W40) 31.41; 5 Linda Gunning (Bohermeen, W50) 33.38; 6 Mary Watters (Navan, W40) 33.50; 7 Ann Hunter (Dunshaughlin, W40) 33.50; 8 Rachel Burgess (W40) 34.23; 9 Rosemary Hutchinson (Star of the Sea) 34.27; 10 Deirdre Fitzsimons (Dunboyne, W40) 34.31. W60: Rose Healy (Fr Murphy’s) 44.55.
Property Property Streets of Portlaoise 5km (367 finishers; very provisional and no times due to chip malfunction. See Portlaoise AC on Facebook).
Men: 1 Michael Mulhare (Portlaoise AC) ; 2 Tommy Hayes; 3 Tommy Evans (Gowran); 4 Pat Byrne (Tinryland); 5 Colm Burke (M45); 6 Harry Lupton. M40: 1 Colm McEvoy (St Abban’s). M45: Colm Burke. M50: Eddie Walsh. Jun: 1 David Mulhare (Portlaoise AC) ; 2 Padraig Curry.
Women: 1 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W40); 2 Jody O’Reilly; 3 Sheila Coyle (Raheny Shamrock); 4 Margaret Danagher; 5 Catherine Murphy (Slaney Oly, W40); 6 Mary Mulhare (Portlaoise AC). W35: Paula Grant. W40: Sinead Maher. W45: Ann Kavanagh. Jun: 1 Louise Stack; 2 Kayleigh Woods.
Ballydehob St Patrick’s Day 10km, Mizen Peninsula, West Cork (235 finishers; www.precision.timing.net).
Men: 1 Stephen Cleary 33.57; 2 Michael Dullea (Bantry AC) 35.32; 3 Rob Cleary 36.10; 4 Denis Coughlan 37.12; 5 Enda Fitzmaurice 37.48; 6 Killian O’Connor 38.37.
Women:1 Maura Regan 40.28; 2 Margaret Murphy 41.19; 3 Karen Lavelle 43.54; 4 Noreen Crowley 44.19; 5 Eileen Hayes 45.10; 6 Claire O’Donovan (W Cork TC) 45.21.
Paddy Desmond Memorial 4 mile, Ballinhassig, Co Cork (201 finishers; www.risingsunac.com).
Men: 1 James McCarthy (E Cork) 20.17; 2 George Waugh (Bandon) 20.28; 3 Wieslaw Sosnowski (Eagle)) 21.21; 4 Peter Hanranhan (Togher) 21.35; 5 Ronan Duggan (Bandon) 21.39; 6 Eamonn O’Donovan (Bandon) 21.46; 7 Donal Coffey (Leevale) 22.02; 8 Don Keohane (Eagle, M45) 22.38; 9 Martin O’Keeffe (Youghal, M40) 22.46; 10 Tom Laffan (Bandon, M45) 22.49. M55: Eamonn McEvoy (St Finbarr’s) 23.11. M60: Con O’Brien (Banteer) 26.39. Jun: Brandon Malone (Leevale) 25.45.
Women: 1 Martina Kiely (St Finbarr’s) 23.47; 2 Carmel Crowley(Bandon, W40) 23.56; 3 Emma Murphy (St Finbarr’s) 24.15; 4 Helen Leonard (Rathfarnham WSAF, W40) 24.57; 5 Anna O’Neill (Doheny, W40) 26.01; 6 Edele O’Connor (cork, W40) 27.14; 7 Clodagh McMorrow (Tipp) 27.38; 8 Rachael O’Callaghan (St Finbarr’s, W35) 27.52; 9 Margaret Callanan (Bancon, W45) 27.56; 10 Irene Eighan (St Finbarr’s) 28.31. W50: Mary Murphy (St Finbarr’s) 31.17.
Altamuskin 5-Mile R-R (231 finishers; results www. www.championchipireland.com)
Men: 1 Stephen Duncan 25.18; 2 Christopher McPeake 28.27; 3 Christopher Muldoon (Omagh TC) 28.48; 4 Damien Cox(M40) 30.11; 5 Conor McCarroll (M35) 30.13; 6 Simon Reeve (Nth Belfast Hrs, M35) 30.19; 7 Pat McCrory (Omagh Hrs, M40) 30.20; 8 Shane McGale (Omagh Hrs, M40) 31.47. M50: 1 Dominic McCartan 32.14; 2 Davis O’Brien 32.23; 3 Brian O’Reilly 35.05. M60:Francie Boal (Lagan Valley) 36.06. U19: John McQuade 32.30.
Women: 1 Patricia Campbell (W40) 37.28; 2 Anne Killen (W35) 37.44; 3 Rebecca McKenna (Glaslough Hrs) 38.20; 4 Angela O’Neill 38.40; 5 Anita McKenna 39.09; 6 Tresaine McAlenly (W35) 39.44; 7 Marie Donnelly (Omagh Hrs) 40.25; 8 Siobhan Garry 40.37.
39th Tubbercurry 10km (224 finishers)
Men: 1 Emmett Dunleavy (Sligo AC) 32.15; 2 Eamon McAndrew (Sligo AC) 32.36; 3 Turlough Conway (Rathfarnham WSAF) 33.34; 4 Tristan Druet (Tubbercutty) 33.47; 5 Michael Canty 34.27; 6 Neil Faulkner (Letterkenny, M40) 34.29. M40: 1 Faulkner; 2 Thomas Kelly (Nth Sligo AC) 34.56. M50: 1 Danny Hannon (Sligo AC) 37.38; 2 Thomas Neville (Ballina AC) 38.22. M60: 1 Tom Hunt (Mayo AC) 40.33; 2 Michael Courell (Ballina AC) 48.22. Jun: Neil O’Donnell 53.02. Local: Thomas Brett (Sth Sligo) 39.33. Team – Sligo AC.
Women: 1 Ann Lennon (Mayo AC, W40) 40.30; 2 Roseanne Mitchell (Sligo AC, W40) 41.41; 3 Paula Prendergast (Mayo AC) 42.45; 4 Rosie Hynes (Swinford, W19) 43.13; 5 Monica Henry (Sth Sligo, W40) 43.17; 6 Elaine Williams 44.08. W40: 1 Monica Henry (Sth Sligo AC) 43.17; 2 Geraldine Gilroy (Ballysodare) 44.30. W45: 1 Catherine Bradley (Sligo AC) 46.22; 2 Amanda Scott (Calry) 59.23. W50: 1 Geraldine Finn (Charlestown) 59.36; 2 Rita Brett (South Sligo AC) 65.08. Jun: Rosie Hynes (Swinford AC) 43.14. Local: Lorraine Hosey (Sth Sligo AC) 45.28. Team – Sligo AC.
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