Leevale’s Mark Hanrahan was a clear winner of the Ballycotton ’10’ in a time of 49 mins 1 secs. On a cold windy day, DSD’s Joe Sweeney finished second in 49:56 followed by a trio of East Cork athletes led by Michael Harty.
Aoife Cooke of Youghal was first woman in 59 mins 57 secs. Aoife is the niece of St Finbarr’s legend Mary Sweeney – first woman winner at Ballycotton in 1979 and first W55 today in 66:38. That’s over two minutes faster than her winning time time all those years ago.
IN ATHLONE, Galway’s Sean Breathnach improved his own indoor shot record to 18.27m – just a week after his 18.13m effort broke a 25-year-old rcord set by Paul Quirke. Winning the M60 800m 2.15.33 was West Waterford’s Joe Gough – a faster time than he ran in 2015. So it looks good for for the M60 invitational 800ms at the World Indoors in Portland, Oregon on March 19. Also: making a low-key comeback to take silver in the 200m was David Gillick of DSD.
Sunday March 6
Ballycotton ’10’ (2,508 finishers; www.myrunresults.com)
Men: 1 Mark Hanrahan (Leevale) 49.01, 2 Joe Sweeney (DSD) 49.56, 3 Michael Harty (East Cork) 50.00, 4 Tim O’Donoghue (East Cork) 50.25, 5 James McCarthy (East Cork) 51.29, 5 Alan O’Shea (Bantry) 52.00, 7 Tim O’Connor (Riocht) 52.52, 8 David Flynn (Clonliffe) 53.04, 9 Sean McGrath (East Cork) 53.15, 10 Barry Sheil (Longford AC) 53.30. M40: 1 Frank Quinlan (Waterford AC) 54.11, 2 Martin Doody (Limerick) 54.40, 3 Gary Condon (Sli Cualann) 54.48. M45: 1 Paul Duggan (St Finbarr’s) 57.44, 2 John Murphy 9Grange Fermoy) 58.40, 3 John O’Callaghan (Eagle AC) 59.28. M50: 1 Colm Burke (St Abban’s) 54.50, 2 Cathal O’Connell (St Finbarr’s) 55.29, 3 Kevin Murphy (Slaney Oly) 58.27. M55: 1 Tommy Payne (Tinryland) 58.14, 2 Peter Donoghue (Celbridge) 62.12, 3 Packie O’Riordan 64.01. M60: 1 Eamonn McEvoy (St Finbarr’s) 62.34, 2 Francis Fleming (St Abban’s) 68.27, 3 Willie O’Riordan (St Brendan’s) 68.54. M65: 1 Tommy Madden (Marian) 69.22, 2 Maurice Tobin (Grange Fermoy) 73.28, 3 Ken Higgs (Eagle) 77.50. M70: 1 John J Cotter 83.44, 2 Ted Feehan (Gneeveguilla) 88.23, 3 Neilus O’Leary (Belgooly) 88.24. M75: 1 John O’Leary (Leevale) 88.29, 2 Peter Gaffney (Mallow) 94.28. M80: Phonsie Clifford 2:28.31. Jun: 1 Kelvin Hickey 65.10, 2 Zak O’Sullivan Hourihan 67.17, 3 Conor Cahalane 70.37.
Women: 1 Aoife Cooke (Youghal) 59.57, 2 Derval Devaney (Rathfarnham WSAF, W40) 62.17, 3 Siobhan O’Doherty (Borrisokane) 62.26, 4 Una Plant (W45) 62.43, 5 Adrienne Jordan ( MSB, W35) 62.59, 6 Nollaig O’Neill (Leevale, W40) 63.35, 7 Joan Ennis (Grange Fermoy, W50) 64.00, 8 Anne Marie Holland (Youghal, W40) 64.14, 9 Karina Teahan (St Finbarr’s, W35) 64.29, 10 Adele Walshe (St Senan’s, W40) 64.37. W35: 3 Noreen Brouder (Sportsworld) 64.48. W45: 2 Anna Doris (Midleton AC) 66.59, 3 Clotilde Fitzgibbon (Grange Fermoy) 67.09. W50: 2 Helen Gilroy (Midleton) 71.35, 3 Anna Byrne (Clonmel) 72.53. W55: 1 Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr’s) 66.38, 2 Susanne Ui Dhalaigh (Limerick AC) 72.07, 3 Teresa Barnett 73.46. W60:1 Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist) 71.48, 2 Rinie Ebisch (Ned) 78.23, 3 Carmel MacDomhnaill (West Limerick) 81.08. W65: 1 Padraigin Riggs 93.45, 2 Maura Lawton 97.31. W70: Maggie Dunne (Grange Fermoy) 158.19. Jun: Kate Carmody 81.23.
Saturday March 5
AIB/NUI Maynooth BHAA C-C, Maynooth. www.bhaa.ie
Men (141 finishers); 1 Neil O’Rourke 21.23, 2 Ian McManus 21.47, 3 Patrick Malone (M500 22.02, 4 Declan Fahey (Munster Joinery, M50) 22.03. Women: 1 Anna Sadowska 11.55, 2 Aisling Swaine 21.18,3 Bernadette Kiernan (Deloitte) 12.25. W40: Shirley Mitchell (Pharmacist) 12.35. M45: Mary Hanley (Dept of Trans) 12.45. W50: Orla Gormley (Aer Lingus) 13.11. W60: Nuala Reilly (Fairgate Health Centre.) 14.04.
Irish Independent A Lust for Life 5k/10k, Phoenix Park. www.fitmagazine.ie
5km (1,221 finishers) – Men: 1 John Dunne (Donore) 16.20, 2 Daniel Kirwan 18.00, 3 Karl Fitzgerald 18.10. Women: Niamh Gallogly 19.05, 2 Laura Buckley (Dunboyne AC) 19.13, 3 Tara Whyte 20.22.
10km (1,746 finishers)- Men: 1 Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel) 31.49, 2 David Flynn (Clonliffe) 32.34, 3 Donal McGoldrick (Annalee) 35.52. Women: 1 Deirdre Byrne (Sli Cualann) 36.02, 2 Catherina Mullen (Shercock) 38.45, 3 Florence Curley (Donore, W40) 40.41.
Rock and Road Kinvara Half Marathon and 10km (www.sportsplits.com)
10km (679 finishers) – Men: 1 Louis McCarthy (Rathfarnham WSAF) 33.28, 2 Owen Byrne (GCH) 35.06, 3 Jason Reid (Rathfarnham WSAF) 35.28. Women: 1 Michelle McGee (DSD) 37.31, 2 Siobhan Egan 39.40, 3 Deirdre Brophy 41.20.
Half Marathon (650 finishers) – Men: 1 Paul Stephenson (Rathfarnham WSAF) 73.57, 2 Paul Fitzgerald (Limerick AC) 75.10, 3 Brian Furey (Rathfarnham WSAF) 78.15. Women: 1 Jane Anne Meehan (Athenry AC) 82.03, 2 Grainne Ni Uallachain (GCH) 87.51, 3 Sarah Collins 88.49.
SSE Airtricity 10-Mile, Derry. (303 finishers; www.thewalledcitymarathon.com)
Men: 1 Gideon Kipsang (Project Africa Athletics) 50:04, 2 Andrew Annett Andrew (Nth Belfast Harriers) 53:35
3 John Black (NBH) 54:45, 4 Chris McGuinness (Foyle Valley, M35) 54:47, 5 5 Edward Cooke(NBH) 55:56, 6 6 Ciaran McGonagle (Rsses AC, M35) 56:50
Women: 1 Natasha Adams (Letterkenny) 57:51, 2 Catherine Whoriskey City of Derry Spartans) 62:08, 3 Alexander Karen (Acorns) 64:32, 4 Martsje Hell (NBH) 65:52, 5 Jacqueline McGinley Jacqueline (City of Derry, W45) 68:23, 6 Gemma McGinty (Foyle Valley) 69:05.
Hills: Leinster Winter/Spring League Rd 5, Trooperstown, Co Wicklow (10.6km, 380m) www.imra.ie
Men: 1 Des Kennedy (Raheny Shamrock, M40) 41.30, 2 Laurence Quinn (UCDO) 42.52, 3 Cillian Corbett (UCDO) 43.10 4 Turlough Conway (Rathfarnham WSAF, M40) 43.32. Women: 1 Kate Cronin (Raheny Shamrock) 48.40 2 Becky Quinn (W40) 51.58, 3 Mags Fitzgerald (W40) 54.46.
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