Just a week remains until the third DSD Twilight Team Challenge 5km, which will take place around Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin on Thursday September 28 (7.30). Entry costs €100 for a team of four, with many local business putting out not one but several teams and the mixed category already looking the most popular as […]
Maria McCambridge finished sixth in today’s Great Scottish Run in Glasgow with a time of 73 mins 23 secs. That time – marginally faster than her 73 mins 28 secs from Charleville a few weeks ago – puts her second on the current Irish rankings behind Fionnualla Britton McCormack, who ran 71 mins 33 secs […]
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 […]
Defending champion John Dunne of Donore was the winner of the men’s race at the Dublin Masters’ Cross-Country Championships held in blustery St Anne’s Park. Dunne held back in the early stages letting Mick Traynor and Brian Leahy of host club Raheny Shamrock and DSD’s Peter Matthews force the pace. He pulled away on the […]
Breandan O Neill of Dundrum South Dublin ran a smart race to win the men’s senior title at the Dublin Senior and Junior Cross-Country Championships in Santry. On a perfect day for cross-country, current national champion Mick Clohisey and his Raheny team mate Conor Dooney pushed the pace on the opening two laps. Behind them […]
Simon Ryan of host club Raheny Shamrock was a clear winner of the annual Tommy Lynam Memorial Raheny Midsummer 4-mile held in St Anne’s Park. Ryan’s time of 19 mins 52 secs put him comfortably clear of his club mates Brian Leahy and Ian Conroy. Maria Dolan of Rathfarnham WSAF was seventh overall and first […]
Dunboyne’s Rory Kavanagh was out his own at last night’s Braveheart 5km in Trim, winning in 15 mins 50 secs. Peter Mooney finished second and Sean Murphy third. First woman was Charlotte Kearney of Donadea Runners in 18 mins 365 secs, with Dunboyne veteran Emilia Dan second and Mullingar’s Sinead Roche third. Official race starter […]
Elish Kelly of Raheny Shamrock, a newly minted W35 master, ran away with the women’s 3000m race at the Dublin Masters’ Cross-Country Championships which attracted record numbers to St Anne’s Park. After the start, Kelly quickly emerged from the pack and built up a strong lead with only her Raheny clubmate Annette Kealy attempting to […]
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