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Round-Up: PB of 2:16.18 for Sean Hehir in London (plus roads results)

By on April 23, 2017 in athletics news

Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir finished best of the Irish in a personal best time of 2 hrs 16 mins 18 secs – comfortably inside the qualifying mark for the World Championships later this year. Behind him, Kevin Seaward  of St Malachy’s finished in 2:17:08, England-based Stephen Scullion on  2:17:59 and Raheny’s Mick Clohisey in 2:18:34. Hehir […]

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Round-Up: Hehir, Sanchez win Dublin ‘Half’. Pollock beats Sittuk in Bangor. Egan and Pederson first at Liffey Descent

By on September 24, 2016 in athletics news

Sean Hehir and Barbara Sanchez were the winners of today’s SSE Airtricity Dublin Half Marathon, leading home a field of 6,940 finishers at Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Hehir of Rathfarnham WSAF, whose immediate target is a third national title at the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon on Sunday October 30,  was overall winner of the race in […]

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Dunboyne ‘4’ wins for McCarthy, Treacy. Irish team an outstanding 11th at Euro Masters

By on April 3, 2016 in athletics news

West Waterford’s David McCarthy and local athlete Sara Treacy were the winners of the Eirgrid Dunboyne 4-mile today. In a competitive men’s race, McCarthy, back racing in recent weeks  after a long break,  finished in 18 mins 39 seconds, holding off the challenge of DSD’s Brandon Hargreaves. Finishing a close third was Raheny marathon man […]

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Clohisey’s 2:15.11 puts him second on Rio ’16 list (updated)

By on February 21, 2016 in athletics news

Raheny’s Mick Clohisey finished tenth in this morning’s Seville Marathon with his time of 2:15. 11 moving him into second on the list for Rio ’16. It’s very tight – Kevin Seaward on 2:14.52 tops the list followed by Clohisey 2:15.11, Sergiu Ciobanu 2:15.15 and Paul Pollock 2:15.39. So just 47 secs separate the top […]

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Herald Running Page – from 3 February 2016

By on February 4, 2016 in athletics news

Raheny’s Mick Clohisey  and Mary Cullen  of North Sligo were the winners of the AXA Raheny 5-Mile held in blustery conditions over a course that was slightly altered due to road works on the coast road in Clontarf. Although he was slower than his best, Clohisey’s winning time of 24 mins 5 secs putting him […]

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Round-up: Five Rio ’16 Times in Berlin. Travers, Doherty win in Rathfarnham

By on September 27, 2015 in athletics news

A grand total of five Irish athletes ran inside the Rio ’16 qualifying standards at the Berlin Marathon. Leading them home was Kevin Seaward of St Malachy’s in Belfast in a superb new personal best of 2 hrs 14 mins 54 secs. Seaward had trailed the other Irish at 10km, but speeded up in the […]

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Round-Up: McGee, Connick Win Inter Cross-Country; McCarthy and Reed Are Top Masters

By on February 23, 2014 in athletics news

Michelle McGee of Brothers Pearse dominated the women’s race at the Woodie’s DIY National Intermediate Cross-Country Championships in Dunboyne.  Although the wind – strong enough to see three tents blown away – had  died down, the underfoot at the Cow Park was challenging from the start. McGee, who won the national novice title last December, […]

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