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Round-Up: New Mile Record for Mageean at Millrose Games (updated)

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 […]

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Round-Up: Ciobanu wins ultra-tough Clonakilty ‘Half’. Indoor records for Mageean and Buttner

Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe, who is second on the list of qualifiers for the marathon at the Rio Olympics, was a comfortable winner of the Clonakilty Half Marathon in 75 mins 28 secs  – not a bad time for what I’m reliably informed is the toughest half marathon in the country on roads. His Clonliffe […]

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On Your Marks – from Herald 6 January 2016

For some reason, the Wednesday Herald running column isn’t being added to www.herald.ie. So here is this week’s edition for anyone who didn’t get the Herald today. MEET AND TRAIN LEAGUE STILL GOING STRONG Well over a hundred women of all ages, sizes and levels of fitness turned out for Sunday’s Meet and Train league […]

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Round-up: Coghlan and Crowley win New Year’s Day 5k

John Coghlan   of MSB and Caroline Crowley of Crusaders were the winners of the Tom Brennan New Year’s Day 5km held in  Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Coghlan, a many times previous winner of the race, controlled the race up from from the start, finishing in 15 mins 16 secs, which was enough to hold off Ben […]

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Cross-Country: Interclub titles for McCormack and Clohisey (roads results added)

Fionnuala McCormack and Mick Clohisey were the  star turns at the Glo Health National Interclub Cross-Country  in Santry on a new pre-Christmas date which  saw cross-country return to its former glory days. In the women’s 8km,   Kilcoole’s McCormack took over in front on the second lap and after that the battle was on for the […]

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Round-up: Hargreaves, McGlynn win at Autumn Open. Guiden and Drumm win BHAA C-C

Brandon Hargreaves of Dundrum South Dublin  and Letterkenny’s Annmarie McGlynn laid down markers for the forthcoming cross-country season when  they won the men and women’s 8km races at the Autumn Open Cross Country in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Hargreaves ran a smart race, letting Irish junior champion Kevin Mulcaire of Ennis TC and Clonliffe’s Mark Kenneally […]

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Windy day at GV Ryan/IMC Meet in Santry

A chilly blustery wind  scuppered the chances of fast times at the GV Ryan IMC Meet in Santry; sprinters were running into a -2.8 headwind. In the 400m Brian Murphy of host club Crusaders ran a time of 47.74 secs, while Kilkenny’s Eoin Everard won a competitive 800m in 1:49.19.  Hurdler Ger O’Donnell won the […]

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1500m PB for O’Flaherty at Le Cheile International

A personal best time of 4:12.79 for Newcastle’s Kerry O’Flaherty in the women’s 1500m proved the highlight of the Le Cheile IMC International held in Leixlip. O’Flaherty produced a storming finish for second place behind New Zealand visitor Angela Petty who won the race in 4:08.54. A closely fought men’s 1500m was won by English […]

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Travers Wins Graded 800m – just. Coghlan runs 8:31.1 for 3000m

Donore’s John Travers managed to stay on his feet long enough to win the 800m at Wednesday’s Graded Meet in Tallaght. Have a look at his Facebook to see what happened! John Coghlan, who is targeting the steeplechase this season, ran away with the 3000m in 8:31.1. Abroad, Mary Cullen clocked a time of 15:29.99 […]

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Mid-Week: Life’s a Beach for Baker and Malone! Plus Graded T-F

Kevin Baker of Arup and Tara Malone, guest, were the winners of the ESB BHAA Beach 5km held at Sandymount strand on a perfect May evening.  Big crowd from the banks – especially Societe Generale. Special well done to Orla Gormley of Aer Lingus who finished first W50 in her first race in a year […]

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