Kevin Maunsell made it a home win at the 6th annual Boston Scientific Clonmel Half Marathon. His time of 68 mins 19 secs knocked almost two minutes off the course record. First woman was Aoife Cooke of Youghal AC in 82 mins 12 secs.
At the Celbridge 5km, Brandon Hargreaves of DSD was a comfortable winner in just over 15 minutes. First woman was Rachael Smyth of St Coca’s. Cian May of host club Celbridge was 11th overall and first junior man; Cian’s sister Caoimhe was first junior woman.
Raheny’s Freddy Keron Sittuk travelled north at the weekend and won the Monaghan 10-Mile, in 51 mins 50 secs. Just six seconds behind was Derry’s Declan Redd, with Conor Duffy of Glaslough almost a minute adrift for third. First woman was Michelle McGee of DSD in 50 mins 43 secs. of
Rathfarnham’s Paul Stephenson and Mary Hanley of Na Fianna were the winners of the well-supported Indaver Duleek 10k. Drogheda and District won both the men and the women’s team categories.
Last Wednesday, Mark Christie of Mullingar Harrier won the Castlepollard 5km in a time of 14 mins 33 secs. Just four days earlier in Santry, Christie had won the national 10,000m title.
Raheny’s Mark Kirwan was second and Charlotte Kearney of Donadea first woman.
Sunday August 16
Boston Scientific Half Marathon, Clonmel, Co Tipperary (566 finishers; www.premiertimingsystems.ie)
Men: 1 Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel ) 68.25, 2 David O’Connor (Celbridge ) 71.29, 3 Nmike O’Brien (West Limerick) 71.38, 4 Michael Moragn (St Finbar’s M40) 72.09. M45: John Murphy (Grange Fermoy) 78.32. M50: Liam Cotter (St Finbarr’s) 80.10.
Women: 1 Aoife Cooke (Youghal) 82.12, 2 Nollaig O’Neill (Leevale, W40) 83.22, 3 Sally Forristal (St Joseph’s) 87.05. W45: Orla O’Rourke (Ballymore Cobh) 90.11. W50: Jacinta Brazil (Waterford AC) 94.42. W55: Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr’s) 92.35.
Celbridge 5km, Co Kildare (295 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Brandon Hargreaves (DSD) 15.02, 2 Ian Walsh (Raheny Shamrock) 15.42, 3 Bobby Murphy (Rathfarnham WSAF) 15.49. M40: Turlough Cownay (Rathfarnham WSAF) 16.18. M50: Larry Kelly (St Coca’s) 18.03. M60: Brian McGrath (Le Cheile) 20.52. Jun: Cian May (Celbridge) 16.52. Teams – 1 Celbridge 37, 2 Donroe Hrs 174, 3 Le Cheile 193.
Women: 1 Rachael Smyth (St Coca’s) 18.06, 2 Paula Grant (Portloaise, W40) 18.30, 3 Aoife Lynch 19.14. W40: Barbara Murray (Donore) 19.19. W50: Josephine Killeen 20.50. W60: Evelyn McNelis (Naas) 25.00. Jun: Caoimhe May (Celbridge) 22.00.
Indaver Duleek 10km, Co Meath (388 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Paul Stephenson (Rathfarnham WSAF) 33.11, 2 Colm O’Connell (Donore Hrs) 33.47, 3 Paul Smith (Drogheda and Dist) 34.19. M40: Aidan Cunningham (Nth East Runners) 36.03. M45: Enda Markey 38.03. M50: Kenneth McBride (Glenmore) 39.26. M55: Bobby Mitchell 40.50. M60: Richard Kavanagh (Sli Cualann) 42.02. Teams – 1 Drogheda and Dist 25, 2 Star of the Sea 100, 3 Balbriggan and Dist 128.
Women: 1 Mary Hanley (Na Fianna, W45) 41.26, 2 Zofia Paduchowicz (Poland) 41.41, 3 Anne O’Brien (Balbriggan & Dist) 41.44. W40: Olivia Martin (Bohermeen) 42.17. W50: Mary Watters (Navan) 45.44. W55: Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist) 44.07. W60: Phylllis Brown (Star of the Sea) 51.52. Teams – 1 Drogheda and Dist 23, 2 Bohermeen 27, 3 Balbriggan and Dist 88.
Wednesday August 12
Castlepollard 5km (431 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men – 1 Mark Christie (Mullingar Harreris) 14.33, 2 Mark Kirwan (Raheny) 14.50, 3 Cian O’Reilly (Annalee) 15.02.
Women: 1 Charlotte Kearney (Donadea Runners, W35) 17.13, 2 Aine O’Reilly (Mullingar Hrs, W35) 16.34, 3 Joan Flynn 9Mullingar Hrs, W35) 18.47.
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