“Lazarus Running”
Raheny raiders dominated the annual Rockford Roof Tiles 4-Mile just outside Carlow with Freddy Keron Sittuk and Daire Bermingham the top two men and Maria O’Sullivan and Patrycja Wlodarczyk the first two women. There was an exceptional performance from Sli Cualann’s Mick Byrne who finished 10th overall and first master – not bad for a 50 something who suffered a massive heart attack two years ago. Not too far behind was local athlete Tommy Payne who was fourth master and first M55.
CLONLIFFE’S Gary O’Hanlon won the Tullamore Quinlan Cup Half Marathon in 69 mins 18 secs. A distant second was Riocht’s James Doran in 72.29. First woman was local woman Pauline Curley in 79.12 – just a week after winning the Longford Marathon. Mayo’s Norah Newcombe was a minute behind for second.
OUR PICTURE SHOWS Irish ultra running pioneer Tom McGrath into the sixth hour of his 24-hour charity run at Santry. Thirty years ago, McGrath, who lives in New York where he owns an Irish pub, won the first ever 24-horu race run in this country at Tullamore running 126 miles. An ex-GAA footballer, he had turned to running after a long battle with alcoholism, and his struggle is currently being turned into a documentary film called “Lazarus Running”; the finale will show him running on to the Croke Park pitch at half time during the Dublin-Donegal semi-final tomorrow. Among those running with Tom in Santry were his niece Donna, his brother Ciaran (chief minder), and ultra runners John O’Regan and Dave Brady – after he completed his 413th marathon in Tullamore ! Pics at www.lindie.zenfolio.com.
Saturday August 30
Rockford Roof Tiles Tinryland 4-Mile, Co Carlow (196 finishers; www.redtagtiming.com)
Men: 1 Freddy Keron Sittuk (Raheny Shamrock) 19.27, 2 Daire Bermingham (Raheny Shamrock) 20.14, 3 Stephen Lawlor (St Abban’s) 20.22, 4 Tommy Evans (Gowran) 20.34, 5 Paul Campbell (Newbridge) 20.50, 6 Thomas Moran (Dunshaughlin) 20.50. M40: 1 Peter Baldwin (St Abban’s) 23.39, 2 Arnaud Bonvarlet (Tinryland) 23.49, 3 John Murphy (SBR) 23.50. M45: 1 Tommy McElwaine (SBR) 21.30, 2 Eoin Brady (Raheny Shamrock) 21.35, 3 Larry Murphy (Tinryland) 21.50. M50: 1 Mick Byrne (Sli Cualann) 21.21, 2 James Stafford (Slaney Oly) 22.40, 3 Richard Fortune (DMP) 24.42. M55: 1 Tommy Payne (Tinryland) 21.38, Jun: 1 James Moore (St Abban’s) 21.24, 2 David Lawler (St Abban’s) 22.00. M65: JJ Murphy (Tinryland) 25.31.
Women: 1 Maria O’Sullivan (Raheny Shamrock) 22.56, 2 Patrycja Wlodarczyk (Raheny Shamrock) 23.26, 3 Jackie Carthy (Kilmore, W40) 23.56, 4 Mary Ann O’Sullivan (Tinryland) 24.12, 5 Annette Kealy (Raheny Shamrock, W45) 24.40, 6 Ann Sullivan (DMP, W55) 25.56.
Tullamore Quinlan Cup Half Marathon (569 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe, M40) 69.18, 2 James Doran (Riocht) 72.29, 3 Peter Mooney 73.34, 4 Mick Fogarty (Athlone TC) 73.51, 5 Mark Carroll (Tullamore Hrs) 74.18, 6 Liam Brady (Tullamore Hrs) 74.43. M40: 2 John Harkin (Tullamore Hrs) 76.36, Mike Curley Cunningham (Mooreabbey Milers) 78.21. M50: 1 Eddie Newman (Mullingar Hrs) 78.14, 2 John Donegan (Tullamore Hrs) 81.47, 3 Liam Dunne (Tullamore Hrs) 81.54. M60: 1 John Todd 90.13, 2 Rene den Hove (Ciko 66) 98.55, 3 Martin Loughnane 98.48.
Women: 1 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W40) 79.12, 2 Norah Newcombe (Ballina) 80.22, 3 Teresa Agar (St Abban’s) 83.47, 4 Angela McCann (Clonmel, W40) 84.38, Aine O’Reilly (Mulingar Hrs) 88.12, 6 Mary Bracken (Tullamore Hrs, W40) 89.17. W50: 1 Susan Waterstone (Civil Service Hrs) 9439, 2 Jeanette Langeborg (Ciko 66) 1:43.48, 3 Julie Maguire 1:46.54.
Marathon – Men: Denzil Jacobs (Tullamore Hrs) 3:53.27. Women: Marie Chapman (Marathon Club Ireland) 4:31.53.
Great Pink Run 10km/5km, Furze Road, Phoenix Park, Dublin.www.greatpinkrun.ie
10km (1,418 finishers) – Paul Conlon 36.08, Ciara O’Sullivan 39.49
5km (1,276 finishers) – Bob Blake 17.27, Marie Ni Iarnan 18.21
Friday August 29
Tara 5km, Skryne, Co Meath (263 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net).
Men: 1 Rory Kavanagh (Dunboyne) 15.46, 2 Luke Forde (Dunboyne) 15.50, 3 Ahmed Abdi (Dunboyne, MJ) 16.16. M40: Ciaran O’Dwyer (Dunshaughlin) 16.54. M45: Philip Smith (Bailieborough) 17.26. M50: David O’Connell (Bohermeen) 17.30. M55: Paddy Mangan (Dunshaughlin) 18.46. M60: Noel Hanratty (Trim) 19.47. M65: Michael Ryan (Tara) 22.27.
Women: 1 Emma Donlon (MSB) 18.41, 2 Emila Dan (Dunboyne, W40) 19.12, 3 Mary Hanley (Na Fianna, W45) 19.21. W50: Mary Watters (Navan) 21.01. W55: Nuala Reilly (Drogheda & Dist) 21.48. W65: Rose Healy (Fr Murphy) 31.1o. Jun: Aine O’Connor (Ratoath) 20.28.
Liscarroll 10km, Mallow, Co Cork (131 finishers)
Men: 1 Maurice Feehan (Gneeveguilla) 35.40, 2 John Treacy 37:16, 3 Noel Daly (Mallow, M40) 37.27. Women: 1 Michelle Finn (Leevale) 37.50, 2 Lorna Davey-Fitzgerald (Mallow, W35) 40.59, 3 Denise Twohig (St Finbarr’s, W40) 40.59.
Genzyme for MS 5-Mile, Waterford (www.totaltiming.ie)
Men: 1 Philip Hartley 25.30, 2 Trevor Power 25.53, 3 Brian Murphy 26.02. Women: 1 Susan Finn 30.54, Sylvia Malone 31.06, Maria Haley 33.37.
Thursday August 28
Ballycotton ‘5’, Co Cork Final race Ballycotton Summer 5-Mile Series. www.ballycottonrunning.com
Men: 1 John Meade (St Finbarr’s) 26.03, 2 James McCarthy (E Cork) 26.04, 3 Michael Harty (E Cork) 26.22. Women: 1 Sinead O’Connor (Leevale) 29.33, 2 Anne-Marie Holland ( St Finbarr’s) 30.29, 3 Carmel Parnell (Leevale, W55) 32.03.
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