Thomas Barr in the 400m hurdles, Mark English 800m, Paul Robinson 1,500m, Brian Gregan 400m and Fionnuala Britton 5,000m are all expected to take big points at this weekend’s European Team Championships in Tallin, Estonia. Another who could make an impression is Australian-born Kevin Batt, who is selected for the 5000m having run a time […]
Fionnuala Britton of Kilcoole and Leevale’s Mark Hanrahan were the winners of the men and women’s titles at the Woodie’s DIY National 10km Championships held in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Britton’s time of 33 mins 54 secs saw her finish comfortably clear of Catherina McKiernan from Annalee, who lives beside the Phoenix Park and trains there […]
Donore’s John Travers led home over 1,500 finishers in the Patrick’s Festival 5km, held over a slightly changed route from St Stephen’s Green in Dublin. Travers was a comfortable winner in 14 mins 7 secs, with Clonliffe’s Colm Rooney 16 seconds adrift for second place. In the women’s race, Fionnuala Britton of Sli Cualann finished […]
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 […]
Fionnuala Britton ran a determined race to finish second at the Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross-Country in Holyrood Park. Running even better was Gemma Steel who was runner-up behind Sophie Duarte of France at the European Cross-Country and was beating Britton for only the second time. Britton, along with British junior Emilia Gorecka, pushed the pace […]
Fionnuala Britton put up a brave fight in the women’s race at the European Cross-Country in Belgrade but in the end, had to settle for fourth place. Winner of the race was Sophie Duarte of France, who pulled away about halfway through the 8km race and was never troubled after that. In the battle for […]
Fionnuala Britton has finished seventh and second European at the Cross de l’Acier in Dunkerque, France – her final race before the Europeans. Britton’s time of 23 mins 3 secs for the 6.6km course put her nine seconds behind Sophie Duarte of France who finished fifth and first European. Hiwot Ayelew of Ethiopia won […]
Fionnuala Britton underlined her status as Irish athletics’ biggest star with an assured performance at the Woodie’s DIY National Intercounty Cross-Country Championships in Santry. The double European champion led from the start in the women’s 8km winning by just over a minute. Behind her, Sarah McCarthy of Clonliffe passed Sara Treacy for second early in […]
Double European champion Fionnuala Britton proved the class of the field when she stormed to a comfortable victory in the women’s three-mile race at the 30th Gerry Farnan Cross-Country in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Britton took the lead from the start and after half a mile had already stretched away from the rest of the field. […]
Laura Crowe of Riocht ran a personal best of 2:02.69 for 800m when finishing 7th in the Bislett Games in Oslo – just over a second outside the World Championships B standard of 2:01.50. *Brian Gregan, one of Ireland’s best hopes of victory at the European Team Championships in Santry on June 22/23 ran a […]
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