Copyright Kevin O’Connor
John Travers of Donore Harriers and DSD’s Laura Shaughnessy were comfortable winners at the Charleville International Half Marathon in Co Cork.
Travers, back training for the past five weeks after a bout of illness, was first overall in 67 mins 42 secs, with Cambridge student Jonathan Escalante-Philips over half a minute behind for second in 68.16.
Laura Shaughnessy’s winning time of 73 mins 59 secs puts her second on the Irish rankings for the year behind Fionnuala McCormack who ran 72 mins 35 secs in Barcelona last February.
Gideon Kipsang running for Derry Track Club and Letterkenny’s Caitriona Jennings were the winners at the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon.
Kipsang was a comfortable overall winner with his time of 64 mins 38 secs seeing him finish well over a minute ahead of early leader Stephen Scullion of Clonliffe Harriers who is training for the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon. Last year’s winner Freddy Sittuk of Raheny Shamrock wwas third. In the women’s race, Caitriona Jennings of Letterkenny AC proved the class of the field winning in a personal best time of 75 mins 38 secs.
Charlie O’Donovan proved the star of the young Leevale team competing at the European Junior Club Championships B group in Leiria, Portugal on Saturday.
O’Donovan, who competed at the European U2o Championships in Grossetto last month, won the 3000m in 8 mins 56 .71secs, beating Martin Pinta of Slovenian club AD Mass Ljubljana, by 14 seconds. Also picking up good points was Matt Murnane second in the 800m.
TRIATHLETE RUSSELL WHITE finished 15th at the World Triathlon Series Grand Final in Rotterdam – his best result of the season.
White completed the 1,500m swim with team mate Ben Shaw in 18mins 55secs and both of them were in touch with the leaders heading out on to the bike, although Shaw was forced to retire soon after. White held his position on the run to hold on to 15th place in a race won by Frane’s new star Vincent Luis.
The top 15 result means White has made the the Commonwealth Games consideration criteria He completes his season next weekend in Spain. In the para events, over the sprint distance, Tojo Larrazi from Co Mayo took a magnificent bronze bronze in the men’s S4 race, posting the quickest run split of the day and the second quickest bike split.
David Kerr was fourth in the open wheelchair race. In the visually impaired open category, a strong cycle and run saw Donnacha McCarthy finishing fourth. Aidan McGlynn finished 11th in the men’s Elite PTS5 event.
Locally, Charles Maltha and Aine Donegan were crowned National Middle Distance Champions after winning the Lost Sheep Triathlon in Kenmare, Co Kerry.Bryan McCrystal and Aichlinn O’Reilly were second and third in the men’s trace, with Olympic rower Sinead Lynch second of the women ahead of Jennifer Duffy.
Sunday September 17
Deep River Rock Belfast Half Marathon (3,073 finishers)
Men: 1 Gideon Kipsang (Derry) 64.38, 2 Stephen Scullion (Clonliffe Hrs) 66.12, 3 Freddy Sittuk (Raheny Shamrock, M35) 70.06, 4 John Black (North Belfast Hrs) 71.52, 5 Kyle Doherty (City of Derry Spartans) 72.02, 6 Pierce McCulagh (Sperrin Hrs, M35) 72.25, 7 Colin Griffin (Ballinamore, M35) 73.49. M40: 1 Brian Taggart (Sperrin Hrs) 74.34, 2 Brian McElvanna (Armagh AC) 77.21, 3 Barrie Atkinson (East Down) 77.31. M45: 1 Gary Henderson (Armagh) 74.54, 2 Mark Smith (Mallusk Hrs) 76.59, 3 Alan Johnston (Murlough AC) 78.19. M50: 1 Francis Marsh (Nth Down) 74.32, 2 Delfin Pimental 78.20, 3 Neil Carty (NBH) 79.02. M55: 1 Nigel Grier (Dromore AC) 83.25, 2 Bryan Edgar (Springwell RC) 84.20, 3 Norman Mawhinney (Ballydrain Hrs) 85.32. M60: 1 Martin McMillan (East Antrim) 1:43.27, 2 Don Brownlee (Acorns AC) 1:43.47, 3 Davis Turton (Scrabo Striders) 1:48.11. M65: Michael Younger (Tewkesbury RC) 1:50.57. M70: Jack Carbery (NBH) 1:40.39.
Women: 1 Caitriona Jennings (Letterkenny AC, W35) 75.38 2 Judith Lonnen (City of Lisburn) W35) 83.25 3 Ciara Toner (Springwell RC, W35) 83.33, 4 Sarah Jane Guiney (Athletics NI) 84.11, 5 Niamh Kellett (East Down, W35) 87.06, 6 Felicity Wolohan (Lythan St Anne’s RR) 88.04. W40: Monia McGranaghan 92.21, 2 Roberta Dornan (North Down) 97.15, 3 Una McConnell (NBH) 99.33. W45: 1 Amanda Perry (Ballydrain Hrs) 88.27.
Charleville International Half Marathon (1,133 finishers; www.sportstiming.ie)
Men: 1 John Travers (Donore Hrs) 67.42,2 Jonathan Escalante-Philips (Cambridge and Coleridge) 68.16, 3 Michael Carmody (An Bru) 70.07, 4 Michael McMahon (Raheny Shamrock) 70.31, 5 Micheal Corbett (St Finbarr’s AC, M40) 71.16, 6 Rory O’Connor (North Cork AC) 71.16. M40: 2 Malcolm McDonnell (Mullingar Hrs) 72.21, 3 Eoin Sugrue 72.28. M45: 1 Eugene McCarthy 79.01, 2 Roland Edgar (Star of the Laune) 79.05, 3 Dermot Kearns (Donned) (pacers) 79.15. M50: 1 Cathal O’Connell (St Finbarr’s) 73.24, 2 Ken Devine (St Finbarr’s) 76.21, 3 Seamus Madigan (Kanturk) 82.59. M55: 1 Tony McMahon (Kilmallock AC) 87.38, 2 James Kenny (Kilmurry Ibrikane) 88.05, Mark Walsh (Middleton AC) 89.41. M60: 1 Neilus Aherne (Midleton AC) 90.00, 2 Neil Holland (Mallow AC) 97.39, 3 Malachy McCarthy (West Limerick) 1:45.16. M65: Tom Madden 96.31, 2 Sean Whelan (Ennis TC) 98.53, 3 Jerry Twohig (Duhallow AC) 1:42.10. M70: Martin Hynes (Team AC) 1:52.05.M75: Tony Dunne (Grange Fermoy ) 2:06.50.
Women: 1 Laura Shaughnessy (DSD AC) 73.59, 2 Aoife Cooke (Youghal AC) 79.18, 3 Grace Lynch (Iveragh AC) 79.25, 4 Jane-Ann Meehan (Athenry AC) 80.10, 5 Sinead Whitelaw (Mullingar Hrs) 82.40, 6 Linda Gorgan (Dundrum AC, Tipp) 86.34. W40: 1 Niamh Cronin (St Finbarr’s) 87.26, 2 Ellen Hanley (Grange AC)90.09, 3 Maggie Vahey (Athenry AC) 92.45. W45: 1 Ciara Shorthall (Naas AC) 89.53, 2 Siobhan McHugh (Clonmel AC) 92.58, 3 Anne Wolfe (St Finbarr’s) 93.29. W50: 1 Joan Ennis (Grange Fermoy) 87.43, 2 Orla Crosby (St Finnbarr’s) 90.54, 3 Marie Gilman (Midleton) 99.05. W55: 1 Mary Sweeney (St Finbarr’s) 96.15, 2 Jean O’Kennedy (Sli Cualann) 97.01, 3 Claire Knight (Dooneen) 1:44.35. W60: Eileen Twohig (Duhallow AC) 2:01.53. W65: Aileen O’Keeffe(GLanmire ) 2:09.15.
JJ Reddy Danesfort Half Marathon, 10km Run and 5km Fun Run, Co Kilkenny (www.totaltiming.ie)
Half Marathon (337 finishers)- 1 Brian Kirwan 74.07, 2 David Kehoe (Slaney Olympic) 78.22, 3 Edwin Keville (Rathfarnham WSAF) 78.30. Women: 1 Donna Dunne 92.31, 2 Erika Dowling 92.47, 3 Nichola Nolan (Kilkenny TC) 94.58.
10km (363 finishers) – 1 Ray Lonergan (Donor eHrs) 34.48, 2 James Kelly (Castlecomer AC) 35.54, 3 Dean Roew (Gowran AC) 36.33. Women: 1 Adele Walsh (St Senan’s) 38.50, 2Caoilte Maline (KCH) 39.16, 3 Grace Reilly (Portlaoise) 39.54.
5km (169 finishers) – 1 Mossy Roantree 16.44, 2 Cathal Kearney (KCH) 17.50, 3 Dylan McLaughlin (Boyne AC) 19.04. Women: Mary Steed 20.20, 2 Laura Murphy 21.21, 3 Hilda MacKey 23.04.
Connor/Mallon Memorial 4-Mile, Drogheda (130 entries; www.myrunresults.com),
Men: 1 Brian McCluskey (North East Runners), M40) 21.04, 2 Oisin O Gibne (Boyne AC) 22.01, 3 Alessandro Porazzini (Balbriggan and Distilled) 22.30, 4 Michael Reilly (Sherlock AC, M40) 22.51, 5 Shane Larkin (Drogheda and District, M40) 23.16, 6 Andrew White (M40) 23.24. M50: Chris Keeling (Balbriggan and Distilled) 24.35. M60: Andrew Rogers (Anagassasan Zero to 10k) 26.53. M70: Gerry Carroll (Drogheda and Dist) 33.54. Jun: Tadhg Everett Thompson (Boyne AC) 25.02. Teams (4) – 1 Boyne AC 45, 2 Balbriggan and District 73, 3 Drogheda and District 93.
Women:1 Anne Linden (Carrick Aces) 24.47, 2 Ciara O’Reilly (Drogheda and Dist, W40) 26.47, 3 Sally Clarke (Boyne AC) 26.55, 4 Eva Cummins (Boyne AC) 27.28, 5 Michelle Hughes (Drogheda and Dist, W40) 27.33, 6 Mary Watters (Navan AC, W50) 27.50. Jun: Cliodhna Nolan (Boyne AC) 30.58. Teams (4)- 1 Boyne AC 15, 2 Drogheda and District 21, 3 Duleek and District 76.
St Brigid’s GAA 5km, Castleknock (145 entries; www.myrunresults.com
Men: 1 Kevin Nolan (Donore Hrs) 16.45, 2 Fergal Whittle (Donore Hrs, M40) 16.51, 3 Neil McGettigan (Donore Hrs) 17.05. Women: 1 Catherina McKiernan (MSB, W45) 17.49, 2 Jane Bandila (Dunboyne AC, W35) 18.35, 3 Maura Kearns (Donore Hrs) 19.33.
Saturday September 16
European Clubs U20 T-F Championships Gp B, Leiria, Portugal (Men) – Leevale results
100m (Race 2): 4 Conor More 11.32. 200m (Race 2): 3 Colin Doyle 23.01. 400m (Race 2): 3 Sean O’Callaghan 51.63. 800m: 1 Hugo Tessier (Clermont Athletisme Auvergne, Fra) 1:57.09, 2 Matt Murnane (Leevale) 1:57.33. 1500m: 5 Ben Smith 4:49.80. 3000m: 1 Charlie O’Donovan 8:56.41, 2 Martin Pintar (AD Mass Ljubljana, Slo) 9:10.81. 3000m SC: 6 Alvara Garcia 10:28.33. 400m H (Race 2): 3 Jack Buckley 71.63. Long jump: 10 Alan O’Donovan 5.57. Shot: 9 Andre Christie 9.55.Discus: 9 Padraig O’Callaghan 22.46. Javelin: 9 Stephen O’Callaghan 38.48. Hammer: 4 Andrea Christie 46.34. 4×100 (Race 2) 3 Leevale 43.87. 4 x 400 (Race 2) 2 Leevale 3:28.53. Overall (10 teams) – 1 ASK Slavia Praha CZE 160, 2 AS Mass Ljubljana SLO 136, 3 Clermont Athletisme Auvergne , FRA 133… 8 Leevale 77
Tullaroan Medieval Marathon, 30km, Half Marathon, 10km, Kilkenny (www.myrunresults.com)
Marathon (62 entries): 1 Alex O’Shea 2:42.24, 2 Denis Keane 3:01.16. Women; Maria Fruitger 3:37.50.
30km (186 entries): Dermot Gorman 1:53.30, Hannah Carroll 2:02.36.
Half marathon (236 entries). 1 John Weldon 77.03, 2 Luke Lennon 81.15, 3 Brendan Lynch 81.24. Women: 1 Tammy McNabola 84.15, 2 Maria Kelly 1:40.48, 3 Aoife O’Connor 1:44.26.
10km (184 entries): 1 Dominic Branigan 36.08, 2 Barry O’Shea 37.19, 3 Tiernan Swam 37.34. Women: 1 Emma Sourke 43.45, 1 Anna Gleeon 45.27, 3 Emma Neglligan 45.34.
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