John Travers of Donore Harriers and DSD’s Laura Shaughnessy were comfortable winners at the Charleville International Half Marathon in Co Cork. Travers, back training for the past five weeks after a bout of illness, was first overall in 67 mins 42 secs, with Cambridge student Jonathan Escalante-Philips over half a minute behind for second in […]
Raheny’s Mick Clohisey and Laura Shaughnessy of DSD were the winners at The Lakes 10km on a hilly course around Blessington, Co Wicklow. Clohisey was out on his own in the men’s race, finishing with over three minutes to spare in 30 mins 50 secs. Shaughnessy, back on the roads after a summer break, was […]
Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe Harriers was an emphatic winner of the 38th Michael Manning Memorial 10km this evening in a time of 30 mins 12 secs. For second place Peter Somba outsprinted Freddy Sittuk to finish in 31 mins 5 secs, with Sittuk one second adrift. Gary Murray, one of a large contingent of Northern […]
Clonmel’s Kevin Maunsell was a comfortable winner of the 15th Irish Runner 56-Mile, held on a gloriously sunny morning in the Phoenix Park. Maunsell came home in 24 mins 18 secs, with Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir eleven seconds adrift for second. For third place, John Coghlan of MSB beat William Maunsell of Clonmel, who is Kevin’s […]
Ann-Marie McGlynn of Letterkenny won today’s VHI Women’s Mini Marathon 10km – a race every ambitious female athlete in the country wants to win at least once. McGlynn had finished second in 2015 and she was determined to go one better this time. On a perfect day for distance running, her time of 33 min […]
Andrew Connick of Ferrybank was the winner of the 10,000m, which opened the third Dublin Graded Meet held at Irishtown in beautiful early summer conditions. Connick clocked a time of 31 mins 53 secs to beat St LOT’s Brian Kirwan in 32 mins 20.1 secs. Dylan Keegan of Templeogue AC, who had won the 5000m […]
For a second year, regular Irish visitor Peter Brandon Somba had a narrow victory at the annual Terenure 5-mile in Dublin beating Raheny marathon man Mick Clohisey – only just back in training after the London Marathon last month – by two seconds. Somba was timed at 24 mins 8 secs – over half a […]
Cillian O’Leary and Laura Shaughnessy were the winners of the 40th anniversary RTE 5-Mile held in bitterly cold conditions around the roads of Donnybrook. First held in 1977, when the race started on Beaver Row and took in a loop of Clonskeagh and Goatstown before returning to Donnybrook, the route has changed many times, due […]
Race regular John Coghlan came out on top again at today’s St Patrick’s Festival 5km in Dublin. Coghlan, whose father Eamonn won the first edition of this race back in the 1980s, negotiated the twisting course and its ten corners in a time of 15 mins 12 secs. In the battle for second place, Cathal […]
Fionnuala McCormack finished a disappointed fourth at the Antrim International in Greenmount Campus after losing a shoe with a kilomotre to go of the 5.6km race. By the end of the opening lap, former African junior champion Caroline Kipkirui of Kenya and Ethiopians Gotytom Gebreslase and Birtukan Adamu along with McCormack had broken clear of […]
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