Paddy Hamilton, of Annadale Striders was the clear winner of the SSE Airtricity Race Series Fingal 10km race in a time of 31:20. Hamilton is training for October’s Dublin Marathon, where he aims to improve on his fifth placing of last year. In second place was Mark Hoey from Star of the Sea, who emigrates to Canada next month. Raheny’s Simon Ryan was third.
First woman was Michelle McGee of DSD in 35.34. Clonliffe’s Ailish Malone was second in 35.51 and and Fiona Stack of Raheny Shamrock third in 36:36.
Donna McLoughlin
Jan Uzik, a Slovakian based in Cork who only took up running two years ago, was a clear winner of the Energia Irish 24 hour Championships held at the Mary Peters track in Belfast. Uzik took the lead with six hours to go and completed a total of 146.6miles – that’s 590 laps of the track. Joint second were former champion John O’Regan and Eddie Gallen with141.6 miles, while fourth on 139.27 miles was Thomas Bubendorfer who had led for much of the race. Defending champion Eoin Keith was forced to drop out. First woman was Donna McLoughlin who completed 112.3 miles despite a leg injury. Winning the 6-person relay over 24 hours were Donadea Runners, followed by Kildare neighbours Le Cheile from Leixlip.
CLOSE TO A THOUSAND turned out for the St James Hospital 6km in the Liberties, with Gavin Finlay first home and Orla Drumm fourth overall and first woman.
Sunday July 20
Airtricity Dublin Race Series Fingal 10km, Swords (2,759 finishers; www.dublinmarathon.ie.)
Men: 1 Paddy Hamilton (Annadale)31.21, 2 Mark Hoey (Star of the Sea) 31.55, 3 Simon Ryan (Raheny) 32.28, 4 Martin Conroy (Ballina) 32.31, 5 Eoghan McGinley 33.31, 6 David Sheehy (Raheny, M35) 33.27. M35: 2 Andrew Considine (NBH) 33.41, 3 Paul Lynch (SBR) 33.53. M40: 1 Niall Lynch (Donore) 33.56, 2 Ciaran McCarthy 34.07, 3 Myles Gibbons (SBR) 34.40. M45: 1 Ken Norgrove (Donore) 34.17, 2 Kevin Murphy 36.09, 3 Peter Gaffney 36.40. M50: 1 Eddie Newman (Mullingar Hrs) 35.30, 2 Brian Kelly (Raheny) 35.53, 3 Bruce Philips (Sli Cualann) 37.58. M55:1 Pat Byrne 39.19, 2 Terry Clarke (Rathfarnahm WSAF) 40.36, 3 James Cottle (Crusaders) 40.42. M60: 1 Paul Elliott 35.33, 2 John Todd (Tullamore) 41.01, 3 Vinnie Clohisey (Raheny) 43.37. M65: Richard Connolly (Clonliffe) 46.49. M70: Paddy Beauchamp 47.30. M75: Joseph Maguire (Donore) 51.25. MJ: Robert Kelly 41.26.
Women: 1 Michelle McGee (DSD) 35.40, 2 Ailish Malone (Clonliffe) 35.52, 3 Fiona Stack (Raheny) 36.39, 4 Niamh Devlin (DSD) 37.24, 5 Kate O’Neill (MSB) 37.32, 6 Anne Curley (Donore, W40) 38.40. W35: 1 Suzane Sheehy (Fingallians) 39.29, 2 Sara Moretti 41.54, 3 Jacqui Dunphy (Clonliffe) 41.56. W40: 2 Florence Curley (Donore) 39.38, 3 Tara Kennedy Monks 42.24. W45: 1 Josephine Killeen 41.50, 2 Cathryn Brady (DSD) 41.59, 3 Terry Durnin (Drogheda & Dist) 44.35. W50: Margaret O’Friel 47.52. W55: 1 Sheelagh Jones (DSD) 42.41, 2 Nuala Reilly (Drogheda and Dist) 43.48, 3 Marsee Dowling 49.41. W60: 1 Phyllis Brown (Star of the Sea) 48.35, 2 Mary Lynch 49.20, 3 Anne O’Brien 53.59. W65: Carol Lynch (Sportsworld) 50.48.
Saturday July 19
Energia 24-Hour Ultra and Irish C’ships, Belfast,
24 Hour: 1 Jan Uzik 236.0k (146.6 miles), = 2 John O’Regan/Eddie Gallen – 227.2k (141.6 miles). Women: 1 Donna McLoughlin 180.7k (112.3 miles), 2 Helena Dornan 172.6k (107.2 miles), 3 Iryna Kennedy 149.1k (92.6 miles)
12 Hour: 1 Grellan McGrath 130.3k (80.9 miles), 2 Aidan Blake 124.9k (77.6 miles), 3 Barry Thornton 121.1k (75.2 miles). Women: 1 Aine Gallagher 104.6k, 2 Jeni Richards91.4k (56.8 miles), = 3 Brenda Meire/Deirdre Boland 90.5k (56.2 miles).
24 Hour Relay: 1 Donadea Runners 272.6k (169.4 miles), 2 Le Cheile AC 248.8k (154.6 miles), 3 Orangegrove AC 247.0k (153.4 miles)
Keith Whyte Waterfront UltraMarathon 36-mile, 18-mile, 10km, Courtmacsharry, Co Cork. Www.precisionsport.com
Ultra 36-mile (65 finishers) : 1 Vasily Neumerzhitshiy (Marathon Club Irelan) 4:35.56, 2 Brian Ankers ( 100 Marathon Club) 4:53.31, 3 Stephen Tabb (Defence Forces) 4:54.51. Women: 1 Col Conway 5:02.0, 2 Anne Jennings 6:19.10, Vivienne Lee (Tralee Marathon Club) 6:30.13. Wheelchair: Jerry Forde 5:50.01.
Half Ultra 18 miles (80 finishers: 1 Christopher Murnane (St Finbarr’s) 1;55.55, 2 Shane O’Rourke (Bandon) 2:03.12, 3 Eric Browne (Eagle) 2:04.02. Women: 1 Lucy Darcy 2:16.35, 2 Lynda Fay (St Abban’s) 26.26, 3 Sandra Walsh 2:28.07.
10km (85 finishers) –Ronan Wogan 36.33; Catherine Clancy 48.41.
Kennedy McArthur Festival of Running Half Marathon and 10km, Dervock. (www,championchipireland.com)
Half Marathon (201 finishers) – Men: Brian Campbell 74.29, 2 Barrie Atkinson 76.07, 3 Stephen Joyce 78.55. Women: 1 Cathy McCourt (W40) 85.13, 2 Janice White (W40) 90.52 , 3 Anne Fitzpatrick (W35) 91.22.
Roscommon Harriers 10-Mile (100 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Gary Condon (Sli Culanna, M40) 56.48, 2 Adrian Smith ( Roscommon Hrs) 57.36, 3 Seamus Sobers (Sligo) 57.50. Women: 1 Paula Miley(W40) 74.38, 2 Susanne O’Beirne (Mohill, W40) 76.19, 3 Elaine Clohesy (W40) 76.47.
Run Killarney Full and Half Marathon and 10km www.spsortsplits.com
10km – Michael Dullea 33.58, Maria McCarthy 37.46.
Half Mar – Men: 1 Philip Harty (W Waterford) 70.55, 2 Conor McCauley 76.17, 3 Donal White 80.14. Women: 1Emilia Dan (Dunboyne, W40) 78.04, 2 Catriona Barry (W40) 89.345, 3 Aoife Joyce 89.41.
Marathon – Eugene McCarthy 2:47.32, Melissa Gibson 3:17.49
Knocknarea 8-Mile Mountain Loop (142 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Richard Gorman ( Sligo AC) 43.53, 2 Martin Brennan 48.38, 3 Conor McCullagh (Greencastle) 50.25. Women: 1 Lucy Brennan 9W50)56.47, 2 Niamh Nicolson 61.26, 3 Kathleen Monaghan (Sligo, W50) 62.27
Carbury GAA 5km/10km, Kildare www.actiontiming.ie
10km – Kevin Donogher 34.19, Charlotte Kearney 38.13. 5km – Derek McCormack 16.01, Michelle Cox 18.23.
Friday July 18
Donoughmore 7-Mile, Co Cork (228 finishers; www.precisiontimng.net)
Men: 1 Gavin Sweeney 37.46, 2 John Meade (St Finbarr’s) 37.48, 3 Brian Murphy (Valentia AC) 38.58, 4 Cathal O’Connell (St Finbarr’s)39.33, 5 Alex O’Shea (St Finbarr’s, M40) 40.03, 6 Eoin Sugrure (St Finbarr’s) 40.32. M45: Thomas Blackburn (Mooreabbey Milers) 41.02.
Women: 1 Niamh Conin (St Finbarr’s, W35) 46.50, 2 Grainne O’Callaghan 48.38, 3 Denise Twohig (St Finbarr’s, W40) 48.09, 4 Helen Gilroy (Midleton, W45) 48.48, 5 Sheila Buckley (Midleton) 48.56, 6 Margaret Jones (Midleton (W45) 50.18.
Alan Everett Woodstown 5-Mile, Co Waterford (www.totaltiming.ie)
Men: 1 Shane Quinn (Ferrybank) 24.56, 2 Kevin Dooney (Raheny Shamrock) 25.16, 3 Niall Shiel (St Killian’s) 26.51. Women: 1 Emily Sisson (Providence USA) 27.17, 2 Jackie Cathy (Kilmore, W40) 29.59, 3 Orna Murray (Ferrybank) 30.04.
Thursday July 17
St James’s Hospital Liberties 6km Fun Run, Royal Hospital, Kilmainham, Dublin (960 finishers; www.championchipireland.com)
Men: 1 Gavin Finlay 19.29, 2 Umer Salati 19.53, 3 Donal McGoldrick 19.59, 4 Orla Drumm (Crusaders) 20.13, 5 Niall Barrett 20.25, 6 Andrew Haydu 20.28.
Women: 2 Grainne Butler (Civil Service Hrs, W50) 22.56, 3 Nanda Griffioen (??) 24.07, 4 Niamh Lynam 24.14, 5 Stephanie Bergin (Sportsworld) 24.22, 6 Louise Bruton 24.45.
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