John Travers of Donore Harriers outsprinted Paul Robinson of St Coca’s for victory in a thrilling men’s 1500m at the Irish Life Health National Indoors in Abbotstown. Travers was timed at 3:50.44 to Robinson’s 3:50.55 with Raheny’s Cillian Kirwan coming from behind to finish third in 3:54.65. Olympic steeplechaser Kerry O’Flaherty of Newcastle was a […]
Carmel Parnell of Leevale finished first W60 at the British and Irish Masters Cross-Country International in Tollcross Park,Glasgow, this morning. It was a record eleventh title for Carmel, who was also leading the W60 team to victory. Second place went to Christine Kennedy, who is back living in London after a long sojourn in the […]
Mark Hanrahan of Leevale led home a large Irish contingent at today’s Rotterdam Marathon. Hanrahan’s time of 2:19.52 saw him finishing 34th. He went through half way in 68 mins 28 secs and slowed down after the 30km mark. Finishing 39th in 2:21.47 was Eoin Callaghan of Star of the Sea. Tallaght’s Tomas Fitzpatrick was […]
Anne Marie McGlynn made a sparkling masters’ debut when she ran away with the women’s 6km at the British and Irish Masters Cross-Country International in Santry today (Sat). With her Letterkenny club-mates Natasha Adams and Fionnuala Diver second and fourth, McGlynn was also leading the Irish W35 team to a resounding victory. Second overall and […]
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 […]
Carmel Parnell has won a second gold at the World Masters in Lyon – this time it’s in the W60 10,000m. Parnell’s time of 40:29.86 gave her over a minute and a half to spare on the second placed Dominique Combes of France who finished in 42:16.59. Mick Traynor of Raheny, who like Parnell had […]
Raheny’s Mick Clohisey and Maria McCambridge took the senior titles at the Glo Health National Interclub Cross-Country Championships held in Kilbroney, Co Down. Clohisey, the defending champion, had a comfortable victory in the senior men’s 12km race over Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe, DSD’s Brendan O’Neill and Clonmel’s Kevin Maunsell – the big four in the […]
For a second year, Fionnula Britton and Paul Pollock were the winners at Glo Heath Intercounty Cross-Country Championships held on a perfect day for cross-country running at Dundalk IT. It was a tale of two races: while Britton coasted to an easy victory, Pollock only retained his title after an absorbing race that ended in […]
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