Raheny’s Ian Conroy took individual silver and led Ireland to a comprehensive M35 team victory at the World Masters’ Mountain Running Championships in Slovakia. With Rathfarnham’s Eoin Flynn fourth and Brian Furey sixth, the Irish finished with just 13 points, taking a clear victory over the home team on 44 points. Of the top twenty […]
Ciara Mageean of UCD shaved over eight seconds off her outdoor mile best with a time of 4 mins 22.40 secs at today’s London Anniversary Games. At the bell, Mageean, who had drawn the inside lane, was lying ninth, but she pulled up two places on the final lap. Race winner was Helen Obiri of […]
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 […]
Raheny’s Ian Conroy has won the world over 35 mountain running title in Susa, Italy. Conroy ran a superb race on the uphill only 11.5km course to finish third overall behind Cesar Costa of Portugal, overall winner and first M40, and the legendary Jonathan Wyatt of New Zealand. The many times former world champion wore […]
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 […]
Raheny’s Ian Conroy made it a home victory at the second annual Battle of Clontarf Brian Boru 10-Mile held in St Anne’s Park, Raheny. Conroy came home a clear winner in 55 mins 13 secs, with Gary Condon of Sli Cualann second and first over 40, and Rathfarnham’s Kevin Danaher third. Having a good run […]
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