Leevale’s Mark Hanrahan was a clear winner of the Ballycotton ’10’ in a time of 49 mins 1 secs. On a cold windy day, DSD’s Joe Sweeney finished second in 49:56 followed by a trio of East Cork athletes led by Michael Harty. Aoife Cooke of Youghal was first woman in 59 mins 57 secs. […]
Edinburgh-based Galway woman Nicola Duncan ran a superb personal best of 2 hours 33 minutes 28 secs at today’s London Marathon. This is the fastest by an Irishwoman since November 2005 when Marie Davenport ran 2:33.59 in New York – over eight years ago. Duncan went through the the half way point in 75 mins […]
Ciara Everard led UCD to a well-earned victory in the women’s race with a solid 5 mins 2 secs mile at the annual Irish Universities Road Relays, in NUI Maynooth. UCD had led from the start with a 4 mins 58 secs mile leg by Ellie Hartnett with the battle for second place between Katie […]
* Just a week after her second place at the final race of the Triathlon World Series, Aileen Reid was back in action on the streets of Belfast finishing 20th overall and first woman at the Deep River Rock Belfast Marathon. Reid clocked a time of 79 mins 33 secs putting her four minutes ahead […]
Joe Sweeney, who makes his marathon debut in Dublin next month leads the entry for Sunday’s Lidl Charleville International Half Marathon, organised by North Cork Athletics Club and billed as the “fastest, flattest half marathon in Ireland”. Sweeney, third in the 10,000m in 30 mins 41.49 secs at the National Track and Field Championships, is […]
It was a case of good news and and slightly less good news for John Travers of Donore at last night’s Dublin Graded Meet in Santry. Travers beat DSD’s Joe Sweeney, who had pushed the pace early, to win the 5000m in 13 mins 56.99 secs . It was Travers first sub-14 second run – […]
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