Round-Up: Fitzpatrick, Stack win Enniscorthy 10km; PB for Lavin

Tomas Fitzpatrick of Tallaght made a winning return to the Creane and Creane Enniscorthy 10km after a year interrupted by surgery on a troublesome leg. He proved that he is back to full fitness  by pushing the pace from the start and winning in  29 mins 59 secs. In the battle for second place, Galway’s Gary Thornton passed  Mick Clohisey of Raheny in the later stages of the race.

Fiona Stack of Raheny, who is training for the Rotterdam Marathon, won the women’s race in 36 mins 58 secs. A notable finisher was Mick Byrne of Sli Cualann, who suffered a serious heart attack only a year ago. He not only finished in 34 mins 52 secs, but took the M50 prize.

* At the British Indoors in Sheffield, Sarah Lavin ran a personal best of 8.34 to finish third in the 60m hurdles.  In the triple jump, Caoimhe King improved her best to 12.96 – an Irish U23 record-  while Kelly Proper of Ferrybank was third in the long jump with 6.38m. Niamh Whelan of Ferrybank finished 5th in the 200m in 24.79 secs;  Sarah Treacy of Moynalvy was fourth in the 3000m in a personal best 9 mins 17.07 secs.

* Diamaid Collins and orienteer Maeve O’Grady were the winners of the 8.8km at the first of this year’s Urban Trails Series in Marlay Park.

*Barbara Cleary was  sixth overall and first woman in 37 mins 5 secs at the Castleconnell Rowing Club 10km in Co Limerick.

* Former Olympian Noel Berkeley and current Irish international Sarah McCormack were the winners at the Corrin Hill trail race near Fermy. McCormack was third overall – only 15 seconds behind Berkeley.

Enniscorthy 10km (454 finishers; www.redtagtiming.com)

Men: 1 Tomas Fitzpatrick (Tallaght ) 29.59, 2 Gary Thornton ( UVU Racing) 30.17, 3 Mick Clohosey (Raheny Shamrock) 30.20, 4 Brian Maher (KCH) 31.26, 5 Thomas Hayes (KCH) 31.28, 6 Tom Hogan (SBR) 32.14. M40: 1 Gary Condon (Sli Culaann) 34.13, 2 Tommy McElwaine (SBR) 35.06, 3 Martin Monaghan (Slaney Oly) 35.09. M50: 1 Mick Byrne (Sli Cualann) 34.52, Jim Stafford (Slaney Oly) 36.42, 3 Pudgy Hyland (Slaney Oly) 39.06. M60: Richard Kavanagh (Sli Cualann) 42.10. M70: Tadgh Twomey (MSB) 56.11. Teams – 1 Raheny Shamrock , 2 SBR.

Women: 1 Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrock)36.58, 2 Sonya McConnon (Rathfarnham WSAF) 37.21, 3 Maria Dolan (Rathfarnham WSAF, W45) 37,37, 4 Jackie Carthy (Kilmore, W40) 37.47, 5 Ann Sullivan (DMP, W50) 39.13, 6 Teresa Agar (St Abban’s) 39.59. W40: Sinead O’Brien (Kilmore) 42.35. Teams – 1 Kilmore, 2 Sli Cualann.

Urban Trail Series Rd 1, Marlay Park www.urbantrailsireland.com

8.8km (221 finishers) – Men: 1 Diarmaid Collins 33.03, 2 Daniel Morrogh (Defence Forces) 35.18, 3 Damian Bourke 37.03. M40: Paul Gillart 38.21. M50: Frank Mooney 44.15. Women: 1 Maeve O’Grady (Defennce Forces) 39.16, 2 Jill Horan 40.41, 3 Helen O’Riordan (W40) 40.59. W50: Irene Walsh 46.17.

4.4km(99 finishers) – Men: 1 Ben Clarke, 2 David Turner, 3 Stephen Willoughby (Sportsworld M40). M50: Conor Kenny (Sportsworld). Women:1 Marie O’Reilly (Navan AC, W50), 2 Carmel Dawson , 3 Aileen Reilly. W40: Ashling Byrne.

Leinster Indoors, Athlone, www.athleticsleinster.com

Selected results:

Women – Jun: 60m – Annie Stafford (Menapians) 7.79.Long jump – 1 Elizabeth Morland (Cushinstown 5.63. Shot – Fiona Tuite (Fingallians) 11.92.

Senior: 60m – Claire Brady (Celbridge) 7.70. 400m – Ciara McCallion (Clonliffe) 56.76. Shot – Sarah Mesloh (Ballon Rathoe) 11.89. W40: 3000m – Pauline  Curley (Tullamore) 10:18.50. W50: Shot – Mary Barret (Loughrea, guest) 11.13.

Men – Jun: Long jump – Ikenna Ezuego-Klucaenco (Celbridge) 6.37. Shot – John Joe Kelly (Brow Ranegrs) 12.42. Triple jump – Shane Joyce (Cushinstown) 13.54. High jump – Jaime Murtagh (St Andrew’s) 2.10

Senior: 400m: David McCarthy (Le Cheile) 49.55. 3000m – Mitchell Byrne (Rathfarnham WSAF) 8:52.97. 1500m – Daire Bermingham (Raheny Shamrock) 3:54.59. 60m H – Ian McDonald (Crusaders) 8.13. Long jump – Keith Smith (Menapians) 6.52. M50: 3000m – Patrick Grady (Drogheda & Dist) 9:42.07.

Corrin Hill Trail Race 5km, near Fermoy www.imra.ie

Men: 1 Noel Berkeley (M40) 18.00, 2 Mike Curley Cunningham (M40) 18.05, 3 Sarah McCormack 18.15, 4 Kealan O’Connor (M40) 18.55, 5 Tim Mahoney 19.00, 6 David McCarthy 19.22. Women: 2 Carol Finn 21.12, 3 Laura Schwirz 22.05

Castleconnell Boat Club 10km,  Co Limerick (244 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)

Men: 1 Julio Cesar Castro  (Kilmurry Ibr NC) 34:04, 2 Niall Tuohy 34:30, 3 Declan Moore 34:50, 4 Adrian Linehan 36:26, 5 Mike  Curley Cunningham 36:52, 6  Barbara Cleary 37.05, 7 Diarmuid  Sexton 38:24. Women:  2 Noelle Aherne 42:14, 3 Aideen Shinners 43:10, 4 Eileen McCullagh, 5 Grawne Clonlara 43.27, 6 Liz Glover 44.19.

Meelagh Valley Ring 10-Mile, Meelagh Valley CC, Bantry.

Men: Alan O’Shea (Bantry) 54:12, 2 Con Marshall (St Finbarr’s) 60:19, 3 Tom Laffan (Bandon, M45) 63:05. Women: 1 Maura Regan (Eagle, W35) 74.46, 2 Deirdre Harrington (W Muskerry, W40) 76.00; 3 Col Conway (W40) 77:22.

Cork BHAA Janssen Pharmaceuticals 4-Mile, Little Island. www.corkbhaa.com.

Men: 1 Tim O’Donoghue (EMC) 20:08, 2 John Meade (Joyce Wolfe Physio) 20:36, 3
3 Michael Harty (Joyce Wolfe Physio) 20:39. Women: 1 Orla Drumm (UCC) 22.55, 2 Carmel Crowley (Stockhealth, W45) 23.56, 3 Niamh Walsh (Dept of Ed) 25.06.