Donore’s John Travers led home over 1,500 finishers in the Patrick’s Festival 5km, held over a slightly changed route from St Stephen’s Green in Dublin. Travers was a comfortable winner in 14 mins 7 secs, with Clonliffe’s Colm Rooney 16 seconds adrift for second place. In the women’s race, Fionnuala Britton of Sli Cualann finished 12th overall in 15 mins 33 secs. Catherina McKiernan was first W40 and second woman in 15:58, with Anne-Marie McGlynn of Lifford a close third. Running a superb time of 18.26 was Leevale’s Carmel Parnell, who was first over 5 and second master behind McKiernan.
A record 1,700 had signed up for the race, most of them club runners. A few pics (with new camera) at www.flickr.com/lindie
* At the Jimmy’s 10k in Downpatrick, Joe McAllister of St Malachy’s came home first in 31 mins 17 secs, just beating Eddie McGinley of Annadale, who finished in 31 mins 23 secs. First woman was Gladys Ganiel O’Neill of North Belfast Harriers in 36 mins 46 secs. There were 664 finishers.
LEEVALE won both the men’s and the women’s competitions at the Woodie’s DIY National Indoor League final in Athlone
Leevale’s men beat St Abban’s and Raheny Shamrock AC thanks to key wins for David Quilligan 200m and long jump, Sam Healy high jump and Ben Thistlewood 1500m.
Much closer was the women’s competition, where Leevale beat Craughwell by a single point. Craughwell picked up valuable points from Caithriona Farrell in the high jump and long jump and Sarah Finnegan in the triple jump. For Leevale, there were critical wins for Louise Shanahan in the 800m and Claire McSweeney in the 1500m. Helping St Abban’s to third place was Nessa Millett, first 60m hurdles and 400m and second long jump. Full results www.athletics.ireland.ie
A LARGE CONTINGENT of Irish athletes are training and racing in Portugal this week. Among them are Tomas Fitzpatrick who clocked a time of 66 mins 21 secs for 22nd place at the Lisbon Half Marathon, held in very hot conditions and dominated by African runners. Maria McCambridge finished in 78 mins 16 secs and Brian McMahon in around 71 mins exactly. At the second day of the the Winter Throws Meet in Leiria, Claire Fitzgerald threw 46.90 in the women’s discus, and
ROBERT HEFFERNAN of Togher finished fifth in the 20km at the Lugano Race Walking Grand Prix in Switzerland, with a tiem of 1 hr 20 mins 57 secs. Brendan Boyce of Letterkenny was 25th in 1:26.33 Luke Hickey of Leevale 31st in 1:28 – a personal best – and Shercock’s James Traynor 49th in 1:31.02 also a PB.
IN TRALEE, Gary O’Hanlon won the marathon by a full twelve minutes in 2 hrs 26 mins 52. Ann Marie Holland was first woman in 2:55.22. David Mansfield (to the great delight of his coach Sergiu Ciobanu) knocked a big chunk off his PB to win the half marathon in 73 mins 38 secs. National masters cross-country champion Maria McCarthy of Farranfore was first woman and eighth overall in 82:09.
St Patrick’s Festival 5km, St Stephen’s Green, Dublin (1,566 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 John Travers (Donore) 14.07, 2 Colm Rooney (Clonliffe) 14.23, 3 Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel) 14.43, 4 Darragh Greene (Dunleer) 4.50, 5 Ray Hynes (Donore) 15.02, 6 Mitchell Byrne (Rathfarnham WSAF, MJ) 15.10, 7 Paul Fleming (Rathfarnham WSAF) 15.15, 8 Aogan Mac Domhnaill (Donore) 15.17. M40: 1 Gary Condon (Sli Cualann) 15.50, 2 Padraig Mac Criostail 9Rathfranham WSAF) 16.02, 3 Kenny McAndrew (MSB) 16.19. M45: 1 Damien Martin (Raheny Shamrock) 15.52, 2 Phelim Glynn (Dunboyne) 16.11, 3 Thomas Buggle (Lucan Hrs) 17.54. M50: 11 Patrick O’Grady (Drogheda & Dist) 16.10, 2 Brian Kelly (Raheny Shamrock) 16.32, 3 Ray Thronberry (DSD) 16.56. M55: 1 John McCabe (Rathfarnham WSAF) 19.21, 2 James Cottle (Crusaders) 19.33, 3 Killian McMorrow ( Sportsworld) 22.00. M60: 1 Noel Hanratty (Trim) 18.23, 2 Terry Kavanagh (Sli Culaann) 19.07, 3 Philip Wright (Rathfarnham WSAF) 19.50. M65: 1 Pat Collins (Liffey Valley) 19.36, 2 TJ Beatty (Loughrea) 21.08, 3 Patrick Reilly (Liffey Valley) 21.26. M70: 1 John Fitzsimons (Crusaders) 26.02, 2 Sean Lambe 28.11, 3 Tommy Armstrong (Sportsworld) 29.32. Jun: 2 Ahmed Abdi (Dunboyne) 15.53, 3 Abdullah Abdulle (Dunboyne) 16.13. Teams – 1 Raheny Shamrock 60, 2 Dunboyne 91, 3 Donore Hrs 99.
Women: 1 Fionnuala Britton (Sli Cualann) 15.23, 2 Catherina McKiernan (W40) 15.58, 3 Anne-Marie McGlynn (Lifford) 16.01, 4 Orla Drumm (Crusaders) 16.13, 5 Ciara Durkan (Skerries) 16.17, 6 Michelle McGee (Bros Pearse) 16.37, 7 Fiona Clinton (DSD) 17.12, 8 Leona O’Reilly (Liffey Valley). W40: 2 Sandra Armstrong (Sportsworld) 19.08, 3 Fionnuala Keane (Loughrea) 19.42. W45: 1 Cathryn Brady (DSD) 19.55, 2 Josephine Killeen 20.08, 3 Linda Spratt (Liffey Valley) 21.13. W50: 1 Noelle Thorpe (Sli Cualann) 20.13, 2 Nuala Reilly (Drogheda & Dist) 20.46, 3 Charlotte Stevens (Sli Cualann) 21.56. W55: 1 Carmel Parnell (Leevale) 18.26, 2 Sheelagh Jones (DSD) 19.46, 3 Dolores Gilliland (Sli Cualann) 22.52. W60: 1 Eileen O’Brien (Lucan Hrs) 23.47, 2 Anne O’Brien 25.39, 3 Mary Boland 29.46. W65: 1 Caerran McGrath 29.022, 2 Alison Walsh 29.33, 3 Catherine Gillanders 31.47. Jun: 1 Laura Tuite (Clonliffe) 18.58, 2 Deirbhile O’Reilly (MSB) 20.19, 3 Sadhbh Mohan (MSB) 20.34. Teams – 1 Crusaders 48, 2 Donore Hrs 64, 3 Liffey Valley 106.
St Vincent de Paul 5km, Drogheda (283 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net)
Men: 1 Paul Smith (D&D) 16.36, 2 David Brady 17.02, 3 Simon Allen 17.15. Women: 1 Anne Linden 19.23, 2 Tara Lynch 20.18, 3 Michelle Hughes 20.31.
Tralee Marathon and Half Marathon. Full result via www.munsterrunning.blogspot.ie
Marathon (370 finishers) – Men: 1 Gary O’Hanlon (Clonliffe, M35) 2:26.53, 2 Julio Cesar Castro (Kilmurry Ibr NC, M35) 2:38.34, 3 James Doran 2:45.28. Women: 1 Ann Marie Holland 2:55.22, 2 Col Conway (W40) 3:22.12, 3 Nora Barry (M50) 3:27.21.
Half Marathon (76 finishers) – Men: 1 David Mansfield 73.38, 2 Simon Mangan 74.31, 3 Robert Purcell 75.39. Women: 1 Maria McCarthy 82.11, 2 Deirdre Nagle 87.22, 3 Caitriona Barry (W40) 88.14.
Borrisokane 10km, www.tipperaryathletics.com
Men: 1 Patrick Hughes ( Thurles Crokes) 34.52, 2 Liam Shanahan (Thurles Crokes) 35.47, 3 Siobhan O’Doherty (Borrisokane) 36.11, 4 Geln Austin (Thurles Crokes) 36.20. Women: 2 Laura Collins (Limerick AC) 40.55, 3 Maria Fitzgibbon (Thurles Crokes) 42.14.
Munster Masters Road Championships, Kilnaboy, Co Clare. Www.munsterathletics.com
Women: 1 Niamh O’Sullivan (Riocht, W50) 24.38, 2 Siobhan Lernnon (Ennis TC, W45) 25.22, 3 Jackie O’Connor (Ennis TC, W35) 216.22. W40: Siobhan Gallagher (Ennis TC) 28.35. W55: Carmel Mac Domhnaill (W Limerick) 28.51. Teams – W35: Ennis Track (3,6,8). W45: Ennis TC (2,4,15)
Men: 1 James Liddane (BMOH, M35) 21.18, 2 Mike Curley Cunningham (Mooreabbey Milers, M45) 21.44, 3 Tom Blackburn (Mooreabbey Milers, M45) 21.58. M40: Declan Curley (Clonmel) 22.11. M50: Ambrose Heagney (Kilnaboy) 22.55. M55: Eugene Moynihan (Marian) 23.04. M60: Pat O’Shea (Ivragh)24.31 . M65: Jerry Sheedy (Kilmallock) 31.05. M70: Myles McHugh (Clonmel) 31.42. Teams – M35: 1 East Cork, 2 Limerick, 3 Dooneen. M50: 1 Leevale, 2 Clonmel, 3 Kilmurry Ibrickane North Clare.
Longford 5km/10km. www.chipit.ie
10km (71 finishers) – Kevin Baker 33.30, Adianna Melia 39.15.
5km (94 finishers) – Richard Gorman 15.59, Sinead Roche 20.28.
Virginia 5km/10km www.chipit.ie
5km (145 finishers) – John Smith 20.31, Ciara Smith (W18) 23.55. 10km (45 finishers) – Derek Croal 36.10, Mary Maguire 43.56.
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