Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir finished best of the Irish in a personal best time of 2 hrs 16 mins 18 secs – comfortably inside the qualifying mark for the World Championships later this year. Behind him, Kevin Seaward of St Malachy’s finished in 2:17:08, England-based Stephen Scullion on 2:17:59 and Raheny’s Mick Clohisey in 2:18:34. Hehir […]
On a glorious autumn afternoon at the Magazine Hill in the Phoenix Park, Clare Sullivan of Rathfarnham WSAF and Clonliffe’s Cathal Doyle were the winners of the Dublin Novice Cross-Country titles. First up was the women’s 4km race, with Sullivan part of a breakaway group that pushed to the front from the opening lap. Leading […]
World masters mountain running champion Ian Conroy of Raheny Shamrock and DSD’s Fiona Clinton were the winners of the annual Simon 5-Mile run held in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Raheny’s Freddy Sittuk won the 10k at the Galway Bay Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km, leading home 1,340 finishers. His time was 31 mins 18 secs; Conor […]
After her Rio ’16 exploits, Leevale’s Lizzie Lee made a triumphant return to the Irish roads when she won today’s Charleville International Half Marathon in Co Cork. Lee’s time of 79 mins 47 mins put her comfortably clear of Jill Hodgins who finished in 82 mins 12 secs. Dunboyne’s Emilia Dan was third in 85 […]
Rio Olympian Mick Clohisey – who competed in the marathon in the 2016 Olympic Games – will link up with more than a hundred of his colleagues from Raheny Shamrock Athletic club next Saturday (September 17) for a marathon relay run in memory of Waterford native, Ronan Walsh who died earlier this year. A native […]
Olympic steeplechasers Michelle Finn and Kerry O’Flaherty travelled to Berlin for Saturday’s ISTAF Meeting, where they finished seventh and ninth. Finn was first home of the pair in 9:47.51 with O’Flaherty timed a 10:10.57. Race winner was the gloriously named Celliphine Chepteek Chespol of Kenya, aged 18, who finished in 9:25.49. Raheny’s Freddy Sittuk, who […]
Slieve Gullion’s Paddy Hamilton won the Rochford 4-Mile in Tinryland, Carlow tonight. Hamilton’s time of 19 mins 56 secs put him comfortably clear of Kilkenny’s Brian Maher, with Cillian O’Leary of Raheny in third place. Finishing 12th overall and first woman in 22 mins 19 secs was Caroline Crowley of Crusaders. Raheny’s Annette Kealy was […]
On truly one of the foulest days possible for road running, Freddy Sittuk and Gladys Ganiel ran conservative races to finish first man and woman at the SSE Airtricity Frank Duffy ’10’ in the Phoenix Park. Of the 6,200 who had registered, fewer than 4,000 turned up and who could blame them? The organisers from […]
DSD and Clonliffe duly lived up to expectations when they retained their titles at the Glo Health All ireland Track and Field League final in a blustery and chilly Tullamore. For the Dundrum South Dublin women, it was a sixth consecutive title and a tenth overall. Despite missing some of their big names, DSD still […]
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