For a second year, regular Irish visitor Peter Brandon Somba had a narrow victory at the annual Terenure 5-mile in Dublin beating Raheny marathon man Mick Clohisey – only just back in training after the London Marathon last month – by two seconds. Somba was timed at 24 mins 8 secs – over half a […]
Gary O’Hanlon and Pauline Curley proved the class of the field at the new-look Irish 3/4 Marathon which had moved from its original location near Athlone to a faster, flatter course at Longwood, Co Meath. Clonliffe’s O’Hanlon, back in top form after a period of injury, finished almost 12 minutes clear of the field in […]
An absorbing men’s 10,000m won by Brandon Hargreaves of DSD was just one of the highlights of today’s opening day of the Glo Health National Track and Field Championships. Rio-bound marathon man Mick Clohisey of Raheny Shamrock had made the early running helped by his Raheny training partner Freddy Sittuk, but was tracked all the […]
Brian Gregan in the men’s 400m and Christine McMahon in the 400m hurdles both won their events at the CABW International Meet in Nivelles, Belgium today. In the men’s 400m, Gregan won in 47.52 secs, with Harry Purcell of Trim second in a season’s best 47.74 secs, Fourth was Brian Murphy in 48.72 secs. All […]
After two second places in recent years, Raheny’s Mick Clohisey won his first Dublin senior title at the Dublin Cross-Country Championships in Tymon Park. In balmy conditions, Brandon Hargreaves of DSD took the early lead, with Clohisey, his Raheny team mate Freddy Sittuk and Clonliffe’s Sergiu Ciobanu in close attendance. Not far behind was former […]
Brandon Hargreaves of Dundrum South Dublin and Letterkenny’s Annmarie McGlynn laid down markers for the forthcoming cross-country season when they won the men and women’s 8km races at the Autumn Open Cross Country in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Hargreaves ran a smart race, letting Irish junior champion Kevin Mulcaire of Ennis TC and Clonliffe’s Mark Kenneally […]
Clonliffe’s Sergiu Ciobanu, who runs the Berlin Marathon at the end of the month, set a new course record of 66 mins 17 secs on his way to victory at the Flatline Athlone Half Marathon. Jane Anne Healy of Athenry was first woman. Mark English won the 500m in 59.58 secs at the Great North […]
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 […]
Sunday July 26 B-5 Bettystown 5-Mile, Co Meath (285 finishers; www.precisiontiming.net) Men: 1 David Rooney (Raheny) 25.19, 2 Brandon Hargreaves (DSD) 25.31, 3 Brian McCluskey 26.01. M50: Turlough Conway (Rathfarnahm WSAF, M40) 27.28. M50: Patrick Malone (Newbridge) 28.39. Jun: Dylan Keegan (Templeogue AC) 28.47. Women: 1 Laura McDonnell (Tallaght) 30.37, 2 Mary Hanley (Na Fianna, […]
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