Olympic steeplechasers Michelle Finn and Kerry O’Flaherty travelled to Berlin for Saturday’s ISTAF Meeting, where they finished seventh and ninth. Finn was first home of the pair in 9:47.51 with O’Flaherty timed a 10:10.57. Race winner was the gloriously named Celliphine Chepteek Chespol of Kenya, aged 18, who finished in 9:25.49.
Raheny’s Freddy Sittuk, who is racing himself fit for the Dublin Marathon, had two wins over the weekend. First was Saturday’s Seamie Weldon Memorial 5km, Ardee, which he won in 15 mins 29 secs. A day later, he was in Derry for the Waterside Half Marathon, where he ran along with Foyle Valley’s Scott Rankin for much of the race and then sprinted home to win in a creditable time of 67 mins 36 secs.
Raheny’s Mark Kirwan, also training for Dublin, came home first at The Lakes 10km in Blessington in 31 mins 14 secs. DSD’s Laura Shaughnessy was first woman in 35 mins 05 secs. Finishing 12th overall, fourth master and first M55 was Patrick O’Grady of Drogheda and District.
Liam Murray and Enda Bagnall, both Virginia TCC, battled it out in horrible conditions at Tri an Mhi inaugural sprint triathlon at 
Lough Lene near Collinstown on Saturday. When Murray emerged from the 750m lake swim, he had a two minute advantage over Bagnall who came to within a minute of his team mate on the 20km cycle. He kept up his efforts on the 5km run, but it was Murray who came home first by over a minute. Ellen Vitting from the host club,Tri An Mhi was a comfortable winner of the women’s race. Thanks to Ciaran Tobin for the info and pics.
Thursday September 1
Portmarnock AC Road/Beach Combo 10km (275 finishers; www.myrunresults.com)
Men: 1 Ronan Dunphy 36.42, 2 Colm Hickey (Star of the Sea) 37.27, 3 Sean McDaid (St Brigid’s) 38.13. Qomen:; 1 Annette Kealy (Raheny, W45) 39.21, 2 Kate Purcell 9Raheny) 40.03, 3 Eimear Griffin 43.31.
Friday September 2
Streets of Monaghan 5k, Monaghan Town (Facebook)
Men: 1 Paddy Hamilton (Slieve Gullion) 15.00, 2 Noel Carroll (Shercock) 16.09, 3 Shane Brady (Clones) 16.19. Women: 1 Anne Linden (Carrick Aces) 18.41, 2 Donna Evans (Finn Valley) 19.19, 3 Edel Monaghan (Enniskillen) 19.32.
Saturday September 3
The Lakes 10km, Blessington, Co Wicklow (265 finishers: www.totaltiming.ie)
Men: 1 Mark Kirwan (Raheny) 31.14, 2 Louis McCarthy (Rathfarnham WSAF) 32.19, 3 Rory O’Connor (Donore) 33.14, 4 Neil O’Rourke (Civil Service) 33.32, 5 Eoin Devlin (Civil Service) 34.12, 6 Anthony Flannery (Donore) 34.15. M35: Colm Costello (Bros Pearse) 35.33. M45: Bob Lawlor (Naas AC) 39.17. M55: 12 (4th master) Patrick O’Grady (Drogheda and Dist) 36.42
Women: 1 Laura Shaughnessy (DSD) 35.05, 2 Laura McDonell (Tallaght) 37.29, 3 Annette Kealy (Rahney <W45) 38.56, 4 Suzanne Foot (Sli Cualann, W35) 39.36, 5 Kiera Roche 39.52, 6 Ciara Rooney (Navan) 41.03.
Seamie Weldon Memorial 5km, Ardee, Co Louth (336 finishers; www.chipit.ie)
Men: 1 Freddy Sittuk (Raheny) 15.29, 2 Brian McCluskey (Nth East Runners) 15.46, 3 Cillian O’Leary (Raheny) 15.54, 4 Simon Ryan (Raheny) 16.09, 5 Conor Healy (Clonliffe) 16.22, 6 Ray Coogan (M40) 17.19. M50: George Shields (NER) 18.11. M60: Brian Lynch (NER) 18.00.
Women: 1 Denise Toner (Clones) 1903, 2 Mary Leech (Drogheda and Dist) 19.10, 3 Pamela Howard (Drogheda and Dist) 19.59,4 Ciara O’Reilly (Drogheda and Dist) 20.15. W50: Anita Bolton (NER) 21.51.W60: Nuala Reily (Drogheda and Dist) 22.17. Tara McGuinness (Ardee and Dist) 22.40.
VHI A Lust for Life Galway Racecourse 5k (310 entries; www.myrunresults.com)
Men: 1 Matt Bidwell (GCH, M40) 16.48, 2 Fergal Walsh 17.23, 3 Brian O’Connor 17.32. Women: 1 Niamh Hennelly 19.17, 2 Mary Kealy 21.26, 3 Sinead Costello 22.05.
Tri an Mi Sprint (750m swim, 20k cycle, 5k run), Lough Lene, Collinstown, Co Meath
Men: 1 Liam Murray (Virgina TCC) 62 mins 13 secs, 2 Enda Bagnall (Virginaia TCC) 63: 33, 3 John Woods 64.19. Women: 1 Ellen Vitting (Tri an Mhi) 70: 28, 2,Sonja O’Mahoney 76.17, 3 Sorcha McCann 78.06.
Sunday September 4
Laganside 10k, Belfast Indoor Tennis Arena, Ormeau Embankment, (1,250 finishers; www.championchipireland.com)
Men: 1 Mark McKinstry (Nth Belfast Hrs) 31.56, 2 Eoghan Totten (Newcastle AC) 32.14, 3 Seamus Lynch (Newcastle AC) 32.18. Women: 1 Laura Graham (Mourne Runnerss)35.38, 2 Rebecca Henderson (Dromore AC)35.50, 3 Gladys Ganiel (NBH, W35) 35.58. Teams – Men (18): 1 North belfast Harriers 51, 2 Newcastles AC 148, 3 Willowfield Harriers 192. Women (18)- 1 North Belfast Harriers 407, 2 Dromore AC 718, 3 Ballydrain Harriers 903.
Waterside Half Marathon, Foyle Arena, Derry (1,692 finishers; www.myrunresults.com)
Men: 1 Freddy Sittuk (Raheny) 67.36, 2 Scott Rankin (Foyle Valley) 67.37, 3 Kyle Doherty (City of Derry Spartans) 74.23. Women: 1 Catherine Whoriskey (City of Derry Spartans) 77.51, 2 Claire McGuigan (Lifford/Strabane) 82.52, 3 Tara Malone (Enniskillen RC, W35) 91.42.
Ros Go Run Half Marathon and 10k, Roscommon. www.myrunresults.com
10k (49 entries )- Paul Conlon 36.23; Kathleen Horgan (Sportsworld) 45.19. Half (45 entries) – Sean Burke (Tuam AC) 82.15, Lorraine McNulty 90.54.
Mullingar Park Hotel 10k for Crumlin (82 entries; www.myrunresults.com)
1 Tom McGrath (Mullingar Hrs, M50) 34.18, 2 Michelle McGee (DSD) 36.57, 3 James Keegan 37.36.
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