Full report at www.fastrunning.com. Linda Byrne (Dept of Ed) won the women’s 2-mile race at the Teachers BHAA Cross-Country races held in Castleknock College. Colm Rooney won the men’s open 4-mile race, where Siobhra O’Flaherty was first woman. May masters were using the race as a try-out for next Sunday’s British and Irish International […]
Raheny’s Freddy Sittuk looked a happy man as he crossed the line at the Bay 10k in Dun Laoghaire, leading home over a thousand finishers in a time of 31 mins 55 secs – not a bad time for an athlete who had won the Cookstown Half Marathon a day earlier. A minute behind for […]
After finishing first in 2013, Siobhán O’Doherty of Borrisokane AC in Co Tipperary took a second victory in the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon held in Dublin today for the 34th time. Victory didn’t come easy, with O’Doherty and Letterkenny’s Natasha Adams locked together at the halfway point on the Stillorgan road. In the end, there […]
Teams from Clonliffe Harriers and Dundrum South Dublin represent Ireland at tomorrow’s European Club Track and Field Championships Group B in Leiria, Portugal. In the men’s competition, Clonliffe take on clubs from Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Greece, Slovenia and Slovakia. Leading the team is 400m specialist Brian Gregan who has a season’s best […]
Leevale’s Mark Hanrahan was a clear winner of the Ballycotton ’10’ in a time of 49 mins 1 secs. On a cold windy day, DSD’s Joe Sweeney finished second in 49:56 followed by a trio of East Cork athletes led by Michael Harty. Aoife Cooke of Youghal was first woman in 59 mins 57 secs. […]
John Coghlan of MSB and Caroline Crowley of Crusaders were the winners of the Tom Brennan New Year’s Day 5km held in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Coghlan, a many times previous winner of the race, controlled the race up from from the start, finishing in 15 mins 16 secs, which was enough to hold off Ben […]
Youghal’s Aoife Cooke and Stephen Lawlor of St Abban’s were the winners of the national novice cross-country titles in Dungarvan. In the women’s race, Cooke beat Rachael Smyth of St Coca’s and also led Youghal to team victory over DSD. Cooke, a niece of the legendary Mary Sweeney of St Finbarr’s, has been showing good […]
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