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Caitriona Jennings 4th at World 50km

Caitriona Jennings  of Rathfarnham WSAF  finished fourth at the IAU World 50km Championships in Doha, Qatar with a time of  3 hrs 31 mins 49 secs. USA’s Camille Herron won the race in 3:20.58. Jennings, who ran in the Olympic marathon in London 2012, only returned to athletics earlier this year after a frustrating series […]

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Roads: David McCarthy wins Galway Bay 10k. Record numbers at NI Relays

West Waterford’s David McCarthy made a welcome return to racing when he won the Galway Bay 10km in a time of 31 mins 15 secs. Raheny’s Conor Dooney was a close second, with Siobhan O’Doherty of Borrisokane first women in 35 mins 10 secs. The half marathon was won by 34-year-old Moldovan Prodius Roman in […]

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Ciobanu Sprints to Frank Duffy ’10’ win. McCambridge first woman. Plus results round-up

In a thrilling finish to the SSE Airtricity Frank Duffy 10 Mile, Clonliffe’s  Sergiu Ciobanu just held off the challenge of Thomas Fitzpatrick from Tallaght for victory. The pair were given an identical time of  49 mins 18 secs.  Third was Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir in 50 mins 6 secs. First woman by some way was […]

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Maria – FOUR seconds off victory! Plus Team Results

Just FOUR seconds separated Maria McCambridge from victory at the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon today. With four miles to go,  Kenyan athlete Esther Manjiru Macharia had a slight lead, but McCambridge kept her in her sights and  was rewarded with a personal best time by a minute of 2:34.19. Brilliant! A class apart in the […]

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Round-Up: Tom Frazer 2:19.53 in Chicago Marathon. Sinead Diver 2nd in Melbourne

Some interesting marathon results – in Chicago, Tom Frazer, who has lived in the USA for some years,  recorded a time of 2:19.53. In Australia, Sinead Diver ran 2:34.15 to finish second in the Melbourne Marathon. Diver, aged 37, was born and brought up in Ireland. She moved to Oz when she was 24 and […]

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