Northern Irish athlete Stephen Scullion, who runs in Clonliffe colours, was a clear winner of today’s SSE Airtricity Frank Duffy 10-mile race in Dublin’s Phoenix Park.
Scullion’s time of 50 mins 37 secs saw him finish almost a minute and a half clear of Tallaght’s Tomas Fitzpatrick with Valdas Dopolskas of Balbriggan third.
Marathon woman Laura Graham of Mourne Runners came home first of the women in 58 mins 51 secs. Not too far behind was Gemma Rankin of Kilbarchan AC in Scotland in 59 minutes exactly. Caitrona Jennings of Letterkenny was third. Over 4,000 finished the race – an increase on last years. Times also were faster.
MARTIN HOARE of Celbridge AC and local woman Pauline Curley were the winners at the Tullamore Half Marathon, which has over 600 finishers.
JOHN COGHLAN and Siobhan O’Doherty came out on top at the annual Rockford Roof Tiles 4-Mile in Tinryland, just outside Carlow.
BJORN DOWNES of Mooreabbey Milers won the Churchtown 5-Mile in North Cork last night. Downes is the son and grandson of international athletes. First woman was former Irish cross-country champion Rosemary Ryan of Dooneen, now running in the over 40 age group.
ALAN O’SHEA of Bantry AC and Sinead Kevany of Midleton not only were first man and woman at the final round of the annual Ballycotton 5-Mile Series in Ballycotton itself on Thursday evening, but finished as overall winners in the four-race summer series.
Saturday August 26
SSE Airtricity Frank Duffy 10-Mile, Phoenix Park, Dublin (4,141 finishers; www.tdleventservices.co.uk)
1 Stephen Scullion (Clonliffe Hrs) 50.37, 2 Tomas Fitzpatrick (Tallaght AC, M35) 52.08, 3 Valdas Dopolskas (Balbriggan and Dist) 52.41, 4 Craig Ruddy (Inverclyde AC) 53.05, 5 Mark Kirwan (Raheny Shamrock) 53.22, 6 Andrew Annett (Nth Belfast Hrs) 53.44, 7 Lindsay Gordon (NBH) 53.53, 8 Eoin Callaghan (Star of the Sea) 54.10, 9 Louis McCarthy (Rathfarnham WSAF) 54.11, 10 David Glynn 54.53. M35: 2 Robert Murphy (Roth WSAF) 55.02, 3 Kevin Baker (Mullingar Hrs) 55.40. M40: 1 Ciaran Diviney (Crusaders AC) 56.33, 2 Stephen Kelly 56.52, 3 Ciaran Reilly (Liffey Valley) 58.07. M45: 1 Ray Coogan ( Nth East Runners) 58.03, 2 Joe Cawley (Sli Cualann) 59.44, 3 Peter Gaffney 59.50. M50: 1 Paul Moran (Rath WSAF) 58.27, 2 Nat Glen (NBH) 59.57, 3 Aidan Brennan 61.03. M55: 1 Chris Keeling (Balbriggan and Dist) 65.33, 2 Brendan Hogan (Rath WSAF) 65.41, 3 Sean Ryan (Civil Service Hrs) 66.37. M60: 1 James Cottle (Crusaders) 68.05, 2 Terry Clarke (Rath WSAF) 69.57, 3 Noel Hanratty (Trim AC) 70.06. M65: 1 John Cullen 70.53, 2 Anthony Martin 81.32, 3 Sean Byrne 81.33. M70: 1 Michael Ferry (Garda AC) 87.23, 2 Trevor Lloyd (Sportsworld) 88.08, 3 Padraig Gibbons (Liffey Valley) 93.56. M80: Brian Otridge1:59.25.
Women: 1 Laura Graham (Mourne Runners) 58.51, 2 Gemma Rankin (Kilbarchan AC) 59.00, 3 Caitriona Jennings (Letterkenny AC, W35) 59.15, 4 Jenny Bannerman 60.23, 5 Sinead Whitelaw (Mullingar Hrs) 63.27, 6 Adrienne Jordan (Crusaders, W40) 64.19, 7 Tara Kennedy Monks (Raheny Shamrock, W40) 64.36, 8 Aoife O’Leary (Sportsworld) 66.12, 9 Suzanne Foot (Sli Cualann, W40) 66.37, 10 Ruth Kelly (Sportsworld, W40) 66.45. W35: 2 Alma Hanevy (Donore) 66.56, 3 Jan Corcoran 67.50. W45: 1 Helen Barry (Sli Cualann) 68.48, 2 Cait Caulfield (Waterford AC) 72.16, 3 Siobhan McArdle (Dublin Bay RC) 72.44. W50: 1 Brona Snow (Fingallians AC) 73.58, 2 Pauline Robertson (DSD) 75.43, 3 Helen O’Riordan 78.03. W55: 1 Irene Clements 74.53, 2 Dolores Kelly (Balbriggan and Dist) 77.34, 3 Eileen Rowland (Sportsworld) 80.48. W60: 1 Maree Reilly 82.19, 2 Una Reilly (Liffey Valley) 83.57, 3 Susan Brennan (DSD) 91.25. W65: 1 Mary Lynch (Raheny Shamrock) 79.02, 2 Eileen O’Brien (Lucan Hrs) 86.24, 3 Carol Lynch (Sportsworld) 88.30.
Tullamore Half Marathon (659 entries; www.myrunresults.com)
1 Martin Hoare (Celbridge C) 71.40, 2 Pauric Ennis (Tullamore Hrs) 72.17, 3 Brian Kirwan (StLOT) 73.15, 4 Paul Buckley (Ferbane AC, M40) 73.35, 5 Ian McManus (Celbridge) 73.53, 6 Anthony Flannery (Donore Hrs) 73.58. M50: Aengus Burke (Portlaoise) 77.15. M60: Dave Smith 1:44.37.
Women: 1 Pauline Curley (Tullamore Hrs, W45) 83.01, 2 Ashley Pia Ryan (Civil Service Hrs) 84.50, 3 Charlotte Kearney (Donadea RC, W40) 86.31, 4 Fiona Fitzgerald 88.26, 5 Lucy Brennan (Sligo AC, W50) 88.35, 6 Joan Flynn (Mullingar Hrs) 89.04. W60: Mary Galvin (Tullamore Hrs) 1:53.46.
33rd Warriors’ Run, Strandhill, Co Sligo (889 finishers; www.coretiming
Men: 1 Brian McMahon (Clonliffe Hrs) 52.51, 2 John Travers (Donore Hrs) 53.06, 3 Jake O’Regan (St John’s Clare) 56.15, 4 Seamus Somers (Sligo AC) 56.51.
Women: 1 Sarah McCormack (Munster IMRA) 59.30, 2 Heather Foley 69.15, 3 Deirdre Galvin 70.56
Rockford Roof Tiles 4-Mile, Tinryland, Carlow (www.popupraces.ie)
1 John Coghlan (MSB) 19.24, 2 Brian Maher (KCH) 19.35, 3 Pat Byrne (Tinryland, M40) 21.51, 4 Eoin Brady (Raheny Shamrock, M45) 22.07, 5 Paul Fleming (Rathfarnham WSAF, M40) 22.23, 6 Tommy Payne (Tinryland, M55) 22.31. M60: JJ Murphy (Tinryland) 26.26. U18 Niall Harvey 25.37.
Women: 1 Siobhan O’Doherty (Borrisoleigh) 23.05, 2 Annette Kelly (Raheny Shamrock, W45) 23.24, 3 Ilona McElroy (Crusaders) 24.27, 4 Grace Reilly 25.27, 5 Ann Sullivan (DMP, W50) 26.47, 6 Sheila O’Byrne 27.26. W40: Caroline Wall 32.12. U18: Amy Walsh 30.40.
Wild Atlantic 10-Miler, Ballina (121 finishers; www.myrunresults.com)
1 Michael Canty 55.43, 2 John Courell 59.04, 3 Stephen Donnelly 59.12. Women: 1 Norah Newcombe Pieterse (Mayo AC) 64.09, 2 Bridget Conway 73.57, 3 Barber Doyle 75.11.
Friday August 25
Tara 5km, Co Meath (169 entries; www.myrunresults.com)
1 Brian McCluskey (NER, M40) 16.09, 2 Malcolm McDonnel (Mullingar Hrs, M40) 16.32, 3 Ciaran Carr (Newbridge) 17.12, 4 Paul Gleeson (Bohermeen, M50) 18.18. Women: 1 Shauna Moran (Dunshaughlin) 19.06, 2 Andrea McGuinness (Bohermeen, W40) 19.37, 3 Linda Fahy (Dunshaughlin, W45) 19.53, 4 Rachel Neary 20.58. W50: Mary Watters (Navan AC) 21.41.
Churchtown 5-Mile
1 Bjorn Downes (Moreabbey Milers AC) 28:53, 2 Dermot Kearns (Dooneen AC, M45)28:58, 3 PJ Carey (Kilmallock AC, M40) 29:26.
Women: 1 Rosemary Ryan (Dooneen AC, W40) 30:13, 2 Martina Kiely (St Finbarr’s, W35) 30:31, 3 Carol Finn (Leevale AC) 31:26
Thursday August 24
Portmarnock 10km/5km (www.myrunresults.com)
10km (257 entries) – 1 Colm Rooney (Clonliffe) 32.04, 2 freddy Sittuk (Raheny Shamrock) 32.05, 3 Ray Hynes (Donore) 34.42, 4 Gerry O’Connell (M50) 37.00. Women: 1 Zoe Quinn (Dublin Bay) 39.20, 2 Elaine Howard (Portmarnock) 42.56, 3 Caitriona Costello (Raheny Shamrock, W40) 43.23.
5km (140 entries) – 1 Joseph O’Donoghue (Raheny Shamrock) 16.02, 2 Eoin Brady (Portmarnock TC) 17.04, 3 Fintan Redmond (Portmarnock) 17.21, 4 Annette Kelly (Raheny Shamrock, W45) 18.23. Women: 2 Therese O’Connor (Rath WSAF) 21.11, 3 Aileen Dooley (Portmarnock) 21.45.
41st BALLYCOTTON ‘5’ Road Race (Ballycotton Summer Series final round), Co Cork
1 A O’Shea (Bantry) 25:10; 2 M Walsh (Leevale) 26:36; 3 K O’Leary (East Cork) 26:43; 4 V Foley (Eagle, M45) 26:55; 5 D Coffey (Leevale, M40) 26:59; 6 J McCarthy (East Cork) 27:08; 7 D Coakley (Leevale) 27:28; 8 B Crowley (Watergrasshill, M40) 27:49; 9 N Sheehan (Youghal) 27:49; 10 K McKeown (Watergrasshill, M40) 28:02. M45: 2 J O’Callaghan (Eagle) 28:27; 3 J Murphy (Grange-Fermoy) 28:50. M50: 1 T Fox (Eagle) 29:54; 2 E Meade (East Cork) 31:06; 3 M Bulman (Donoughmore) 31:56. M55: 1 E O’Regan (Youghal) 34:56; 2 P Cotter (Eagle) 36:25; 3 G Bulman (Youghal) 37:39. M60: 1 W Hayes (St Finbarrs) 34:21; 2 B Anglim 35:33; 3 P O’Sullivan 37:12. M65: 1 M Tobin (Grange-Fermoy) 37:16; 2 K Higgs (Eagle) 37:29; 3 D O’Connell (Midleton) 39:23. M70: 1 J Murray (Rising Sun) 42:04; 2 B Sisk 44:03; 3 D Burke 48:42.M75: 1 J O’Leary (Leevale) 44:38; 2 P Gaffney (Mallow) 46:49. MJ: 1 L Martiny (Germany) 34:48; 2 J Kelly (Ballymore-Cobh) 39:17. Team: 1 Leevale 14; 2 East Cork 34; 3 Watergrasshill 39.
Women: 1 S Kevany (Midleton, F40) 30:45; 2 H Leonard (Leevale, F45) 32:41; 3 S Harkin (unatt) 33:21; 4 A Laskowska (unatt) 33:39; 5 H Gilroy (Midleton, F50) 33:48; 6 A Wolfe (St Finbarrs, F45) 34:21. F35: 1 A Carroll (Mallow) 34:41; 2 M Ryan (Eagle) 34:46; 3 L Barry (Midleton) 36:36. F40: 2 B Keating (Watergrasshill) 35:53; 3 S O’Leary (Midleton) 35:55. F45: 3 M Dinan (St Finbarrs) 37:17. F50: 2 M O’Keeffe (Midleton) 36:38; 3 M Gillman (Midleton) 37:41. F55: 1 C McGregor (Midleton) 40:29; 2 A Cooney (Midleton) 44:50; 3 J McCarthy (Midleton) 49:48. FJ: 1 A Niblock (Canada) 37:55; 2 C Hayes (St Catherines) 38:07; 3 O O’Driscoll (Reading) 40:58. Team: 1 Midleton ‘A’ 19; 2 St Finbarr’s 31; 3 Midleton ‘B’ 48.
Overall: (Men) 1 Alan O’Shea 1:40:29; (Women) 1 Sinead Kevany 2:03:34.
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