Derry’s Declan Reed successfully defended his men’s title at the Glo Health Masters Cross-Country Championships held in Tuam, Co Galway. Reed was chased hard by Letterkenny’s Ciaran Doherty who is back in top form this season. He finished in 23 mins 15 secs, with Doherty just four seconds behind for second. Dublin champion John Dunne […]
Sarah Mulligan and John Eves won the senior titles at the Leinster Cross-Country Championships held on a perfect January day in the Cowpark, Dunboyne. Combined with the race was the Celtic International in U23, U20 and U17 age groups. The women were first off and Mulligan soon emerged as leader and then held on to […]
Breandan O’Neill and Fionnuala Britton led home an entry of over three and a half thousand people at the third annual Remembrance Run 5km in the Phoenix Park- a unique event for this time of year where family and friends look to the past and remember loved ones. AT THE LEINSTER Intermediate Cross-Country, Rachael Smyth […]
Raheny’s Maria O’Sullivan and Mitchell Byrne of Rathfarnham WSAF were the winners of the Dublin 1500m titles at Tallaght. The races were held in conjunction with the fifth Graded League meet. A total of 53 ran in the various 1500m men’s races. EOIN CALLAGHAN and Yvonne McAuley were the winners of a well-supported Irish Prison […]
Two of the best races on the Business Houses Athletic Association calendar took place on Tuesday – and both attracted record crowds. At the Dunboyne 5-Mile, a flood of late entries stretched the race organisers to their limit, but all ended well, with the usual huge spread of food, thoughtful prizes and plenty of time […]
Kevin Baker won Tuesday’s ESB Beach 5km on Sandymount Strand, beating Myles Gibbons of An Post by three seconds. BHAA stalwart Vanessa Sallier was first woman. The Beach Race suffered because of a clash with the Star of the Sea 5km in Stamullen n Co Meath, which attracted over 400 starters. Winner was Conor Healy […]
Conor Dooney came home first at the RTE 5-Mile in Dublin’s Donnybrook, clocking a time of 24 mins 35 secs for the for the four-lap course. Dooney’s father Roy is a previous winner of the race. Just five seconds adrift in second place was Eoin Callaghan , with Stephen Moore of UBS third. After that […]
Kourosh Foroughi of DCU set a new record of 2.12 for the men’s high jump at the Irish Universities Track and Field Championships hosted – for the first time ever – by Waterford IT. The weekend’s other records both fell to DCU in the relays – 3:16.00 in the men’s 4x400m and 46.12 secs in […]
To the sound of “Rith! Rith! Rith!” from the bi-lingual commentator, Myles Gibbons of Sliabh Bhuidhe Rovers in Ferns was a clear winner of the Ras UCD 5km held around Belfield – one of the few roads races in the country conducted “as Gaeilge”. Gibbons’ time of 16 mins 34 secs gave him a comfortable […]
Fionnuala Britton finished fifth overall and first woman at the Albertville 5-Mile around Duncrue Industrial Estate in Belfast today. From the start, Britton was part of a pack that was chasing early leader Brendan Teer of East Down. Teer finished a clear winner in 25 mins 47 secs, followed by Willowfield’s Paul Rowan in 26 […]
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