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 […]
Fionnuala McCormack of Kilcoole ran a Rio 16 qualifying time of 32 mins 05.08 secs to finish 5th in the 10,000m at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, California. Winner of the race was Laura Thweatt of Boulder Track in 31:52.94; there were 28 finishers. McCormack has also a qualifying mark for the Rio marathon, […]
Fionnuala McCormack ran a personal best time of 70 mins 44 secs to finish fourth in today’s New York Half Marathon. Race winner was Molly Huddle, who just made it ahead of Joyce Chepkirui of Kenya; the pair were given the same time of 67.41. Third was Diane Nukuri in 69.41. LEEVALE’S Colm Sheehan in […]
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 […]
After a hard winter’s training Irish javelin champion Anita White begins her campaign to qualify for the European Championships at the end of the month. “I was able to take time off work thanks to a sponsorship deal with Vlogby, a video production company and the support I got from Beacon Face and Dermatology where […]
Fionnuala McCormack has finished a fighting third at the Antrim International Cross-Country in Greenmount. In chilly, slippery conditions, McCormack pushed the pace early, but was passed by a trio of Africans. Midway through the race, she pulled herself up to third place ,with Britain’s Kate Avery, who had beaten her in Edinburgh a week earlier, […]
From Herald Wednesday 13 January After her fighting second at the Great Edinburgh Cross, Fionnuala McCormack leads the Irish entry at Saturday’s Antrim International Cross Country at Greenmount, where she faces a re-match with Kate Avery the British athlete who beat her last weekend in Edinburgh. McCormack, who has won the race twice in the […]
Fionnuala McCormack finished a fighting second at the Great Edinburgh Cross-Country race held in Holyrood Park. Winner of the women’s race was Kate Every of Great Britain, with Gemma Steel finishing third and Ireland’s Lizzie Lee ninth. McCormack, who has won this race twice and finished second twice, pushed the pace at the start, with […]
Fionnuala McCormack followed up her fourth place at the European Cross-Country by winning Iris Lotto CrossCup in Brussels yesterday. It was a first win for McCormack in a race where in the past three years she has finished second (2012) and third twice (2013 and 2014). The Kilcoole athlete finished seven seconds ahead of Dutch […]
Fionnuala McCormack of Kilcoole finished a fighting fourth in the Spar European Cross-Country Championships in Hyeres. With Leevale’s Lizzie Lee running a wonderfully consistent race to finish 13th, Caroline Crowley, a brilliant 23rd, Ciara Durkan 43rd, and the backing of Michele Finn and Kerry O’Flaherty, the team ended up with 83 points. That put them […]
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