Ireland’s three Rio steeplechase qualifiers dominated the women’s 3000m at the Glo Health National Indoors in Athlone. Kerry O’Flaherty from Newcastle came home first in 9 mins 11.17 secs, followed by Dunboyne’s Sara Treacy in 9:19.96 and Michelle Finn of Leevale 9:21.93. O’Flaherty runs the women’s 1500m tomorrow in a bid for double gold. […]
Ciara Mageean of UCD set a new Irish indoor record of 4:28.40 when finishing sixth in the women’s Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games in New York’s Armory. Shannon Rowberry was the winner in 4:24.39. On a good day for the Irish, John Travers of Donore ran a personal best 3:58:10 to finish sixth in […]
Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe, who is second on the list of qualifiers for the marathon at the Rio Olympics, was a comfortable winner of the Clonakilty Half Marathon in 75 mins 28 secs – not a bad time for what I’m reliably informed is the toughest half marathon in the country on roads. His Clonliffe […]
Gary Thornton and Regina Casey made it a Galway City Harriers double at a well-supported Tuam 5km. Matt Bidwell, also GCH, was second and first master and Zola Flynn of Calry second woman. CIARA MAGEEAN of UCD ran 2:04.90 in an open 800m at the Glo Health Indoor League in Athlone on Saturday. In the […]
UCD’s women had a pillar-to-post victory in the annual Irish Universities Road Relays hosted by NUI Maynooth on Saturday. Ciara Everard’s time of 5 mins 53 secs for the opening mile gave UCD a 17-second cushion which they never lost. Michelle Finn of UL chased Ciara Mageean hard on the second leg, but although she […]
UCD’s Ciara Mageean finished second and ran a personal best of 4:06.54 for 1500m at the Rovereto track meet in Italy last night. Mageean’s time was marginally outside the 4:06 time she needs to qualify for Rio ’16. Canada’s Fiona Benson won the race in 4:05.61; another Canadian, Sheila Reid was third in 4:09.75. Laura […]
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 […]
Ciara Mageean of UCD took the Athlete of the Meet award for her scintillating victory in the women’s 800m at the second day of the Glo Health National Track and Field Championships in Santry. Mageean, who had won the 1500m last year after a long break from the sport, was out on her own from […]
Wins for Mary Cullen in the 5000m, Mark Christie in the 10,000m and Anita White in the javelin proved the highlights of the first day of the Glo Health National Track and Field Championships in Santry. Christie, of Mullingar Harriers, ran a smart race in the men’s 10,000m letting Raheny’s Mick Clohisey take the lead […]
Mark English of UCD ran an Olympic qualifying time of 1:45.49 for fourth in a top quality 800m at the Anniversary Games in London. “Thrilled to run Olympic qualifying time in London today. Love this track and crowd,” he tweeted afterwards. The standard for Rio ’16 is 1:45.80 – faster than the 1:46.00 need for […]
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