Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe, who is second on the list of qualifiers for the marathon at the Rio Olympics, was a comfortable winner of the Clonakilty Half Marathon in 75 mins 28 secs – not a bad time for what I’m reliably informed is the toughest half marathon in the country on roads. His Clonliffe team mate Gary O’Hanlon won the marathon in 2:48.15.
ANNA SADOWSKA and Patrick Roche were the winners of the Garda BHAA Cross-Country races in the Phoenix Park, with over 500 turning out. Is this a record?
CIARA MAGEEAN of UCD ran a brilliant new Irish indoor record of 4:08.66 to finish third in in a blanket finish 1500m at an indoor meet in Karlsruhe, Germany. Winner was Axumawit Embaye of Ethiopia in 4:08.22. At the Armory Meet in New York, John Travers of Donore ran 4 mins 2 .47 for 8th in the mile. John Coghlan of MSB was 8th in the 3000m in 8:16.78 and Sara Treacy of Dunboyne 11th in the women’s 3000m in 9:26.88secs for the mile. At Staten Island, Siofra Cleirigh Buttner ran 2:03.74 for 800m – a new Irish U23 record, breaking Ciara Everard’s 2012 time of 2:05.76.
Earlier in the week, Mark English of UCD finished second in an 800m in Dusseldorf. His time of 1:47.28 put him marginally behind Mussaeb Balla who ran 1:46.79; Balla is a Sudanese-born athlete running in Qatari colours.
Garda BHAA C-C, Magazine Hill, Phoenix Park. www.bhaa.ie
Open 4-Mile – Men: 1 Patrick Roche (Army) 20.35, 2 Emmet Dunleavy (Perfect Pacing) 20.51, 3 Brian McMahon (Pfizer) 21.05, 4 Neil O’Rourke 21.38, 5 Alban Coghlan (AIB) 21.48, 6 Stephen Moore (UBS, M35) 22.0. M35: 2 Eoin Brett (Pfzer) 23.17, 3 Ian McConkey 23.44. M40: 1 Fergal Whitty (AIB) 22.48, 2 Declan Fahey (Munster Joinery) 22.49, 3 Ciaran Diviney (Mater) 23.06. M45: 1 Philip Hennessy (Servquip) 23.28, 2 Declan Horgan (Intel) 24.10, 3 Jim Quinn (AIB) 25.20. M50: 1 Patrick Malone 22.31, 2 Damine Martin 22.52, 3 Brian Kelly (Norton P) 24.26. M55: 1 Tom Cuddy (DCC) 25.45, 2 James Cottle (Airbus) 25.49, 3 Tom Loftus (Dublin Bus) 25.50. M60: 1 Vincent O’Neill (Aer Lingus) 27.32, 2 Noel Hanratty (Teacher) 28.05, 3 Vincent Clohisey (Dept Soc/Family) 28.35. M65: 1 John Todd (Cadbury) 27.46, 2 Barry Potts (Amry) 27.50, 3 Peter McDermott (DIT) 30.14. M70: 1 Tom Turner (LWP) 34.44, 2 Joe McDonald (Dublin Bus) 38.26. M75: Hugh Byrne (Dublin Bu) 38.46. Women: 1 Christine Pieri 24.12, 2 Adrienne Jordan (W35) 25.34, 3 Joanna Kennedy (W40) 26.08, 4 Joanne Buren 26.40, 5 Holly McIndoe (W35) 29.17, 6 Karen Kelly 29.22. W65: Hilary Collins (Centra) 34.56.
Women’s 2 mile – 1 Anna Sadowska (W35) 12.13, 2 Niamh Boland (Google) 12.41, 3 Aisling Swaine 12.44, 4 Irene Gorman (St Jams’s Hosp) 13.16, 5 Susan McDonnell (Deloitte, W35) 13.18, 6 Amy Wright 13.23. W35: 3 Clare Egan (Beaumont) 13.30.W40: 1 Cliodhna Carthy 14.13, 2 Kate Murray 14.42, 3 Jennifer Carpenter 15.23. W45: 1 Vanessa Sallier (Mecers) 13.54, 2 Olwen Dunne 14.43, 3 Bernie Stapleton (Accountant) 15.18. W50: 1 Fiona Byrne (Eir) 14.32, 2 Carol Dempsey (RTE) 14.58, 3 Breda Browne (IBT) 15.21. W55: 1 Mary Kelly (Revenue) 17.22, 2 Margaret Moloney (Mazers) 17.37, 3 Liz Ryan 18.08. W60: Nuala Reilly (Fair Gate HC) 14.57. W65: 1 Eileen O’Brien (StJOG) 18.10, 2 June Comiskey 18.44. W70: Evelyn McNelis (Teacher) 17.27 W75: Ann Woodlock (A Collins) 19.06.
Clonakilty Waterfront Marathon, Half Marathon 10km (www.runclon.ie)
Half Marathon (475 finishers) – Men: 1 Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe Hrs) 75.28, 2 Dermot Gorman 80.30, 3 Billy O’Brien 81.58. Women: 1 Karen Walsh 94.38, 2 Maria Carey (Ennis TC) 95.41, 3 Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr’s W50) 96.03.
Marathon (182 finishers) Men: Gary O’Hanlon (Run Hub, M40) 2:48.15, 2 Eddie Garry (St Finbarr’s) 2:58.02. Women: Dolores Duffy (MCI, W40) 3:26.22.
10km (576 finishers) – Gareth Lordan (Clonakilty Road Runners) 38.16; Grainne O’Callaghan 43.16.
10th Anne Valley 5-Mile Challenge, Dunhill, Co Waterford (408 finishers; www.totaltiming.ie).
Men: Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel) 26.01, 2 Brian Murphy (Carrick RR) 26.33, 3 Frank Quinlan (Waterford AC) 26.41. Women: 1 Donna Dowling (KCH) 32.29, 2 Sinead Murphy 33.49, 3 Naomi Doonan (ArdahoeTrotters) 33.52.
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