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Round-Up: Celtic record for Jade. Sittuk, Hickey win Glenmore 5km. Euro Masters

Freddy Sittuk  of Raheny and Ciara Hickey from Bros Pearse made it a Dublin double at the Michael Fearon /Kevin Marron 5km,  organised by Glenmore AC from their headquarters on the Cooley Peninsula in Co Louth on Friday evening. Sittuk outlasted Ben Branagh of St Malachy’s in the chase for the line to win in […]

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Belfast Hosts World 24-Hour Championships. Plus weekend preview

Polish world record holder Patrycja Bernowska heads the women’s field at the IAU World 24-Hour Championships starting in Victoria Park,Belfast  tomorrow (Saturday, 12.0). In February, Bernowska improved the eight-year-old record to 252.6 kms(159.2 miles) at the Polish Championships. Among those taking her on this  weekend are current European champion Maria Jansson of Sweden and a […]

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Masters All Irelands: Paddy Hamilton in 5000m/1500m double

New master Paddy Hamilton of Slieve Gullion Runners proved one of the stars  of today’s Glo Health National Masters Track and Field Championships in Tullamore. Hamilton was an imperious winner of the men’s 5000m in 15 mins 8.53 secs. Second overall and first M40 was Declan Reed of City of Derry Spartans in 15:27.49. Later […]

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Bromell clocks 54.26 seconds to win junior 400m at Tullamore; plus Letterkenny

Jenna Brommell of Emerald pulled off one of the performances of the day at the Glo Health National Junior and U23 T-F Championships in Tullamore when she won the junior 400m with a time of 54.26 secs. DSD’s Mollie O’Reilly was second in 55.52 secs – just off  a second world junior B qualification mark. […]

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Rio-bound Sara Treacy runs 2:06.84 PB for 800m. Plus round-up

Sara Treacy, who will run the steeplechase for Ireland in the Rio Olympics, showed impressive form when she won both the 800m and 1500m at the UK Women’s League Div 1 match in Swansea. Treacy’s huge personal best of 2.06.84 for the 800m beat the Treacy family record; mother Siobhan ran 2:07 for the 800m […]

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Ciobanu smashes 5-mile record. Gold for Gough, Neely at Euro Masters. Cullen runs 15:26

Santry Stadium witnessed a new Irish track record last night when Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe Harriers  ran a time of 24 mins 14.8 seconds  to win the Frank White 5 Mile – a rare track five mile race. Ciobanu was breaking the 70 year record  of  24:22.4.set by set by Martin Egan of Shanaglish, Gort, […]

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McCormack runs 70:44 at NY ‘Half’. Masters Indoors Round-Up. Mallow ’10’ abandoned

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 […]

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World Masters: Gough and Neely – golden wonders!

On a great day for the Irish team, both Joe Gough of West Waterford  and City of Lisburn’s Kelly Neely won gold in the 800m finals at the World Masters T-F  Lyon today. Since he turned 60,  Gough has won European outdoor gold, and world indoor indoor gold and set a world indoor record for […]

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