Fionnuala Britton of Kilcoole clocked a time of 32 mins 56 secs to finish seventh of the elite women at the Great Manchester 10km. Behind her Letterkenny’s Ann Marie McGlynn was 16th in 34 mins 52 secs. Kenyan athlete Betsy Saine was the winner in 31 mins 49 secs, with England’s Gemma Steel a close […]
Fionnuala Britton successfully defended her national 10km title when she finished second in the race, run in conjunction with the Spar Great Ireland Run in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Britton finished second behind the 2012 winner Gemma Steel in a personal best time of 33 mins 7 secs for the hilly course. Second of the Irish […]
Mullingar’s Mark Christie showed a welcome return to form when he won the Eirgrid Dunboyne 4-Mile in 19 mins 10 secs, beating Clonliffe’s Mark Kenneally into second place. Tallaght’s Thomas Fitzpatrick was third and Liam Brady of Tullamore fourth. First woman was Sarah Treacy of Dunboyne, with Letterkenny’s Anne Marie McGlynn second and Catherina McKiernan […]
David McCarthy ran a smart race to win the New Ireland Rathfarnham 5km, held in perfect conditions today. With just over 800m to go, Kevin Maunsell of Clonmel was leading a tightly packed bunch with McCarthy looming ominously on his shoulder. McCarthy made his break with the line in sight and won in a modest […]
A time of 49.91 secs for Thomas Barr in the 400m hurdles proved the highlight of last night’s Le Cheile International which marked the opening of the club’s new track at Leixlip. Barr gave an exhibition run, finishing comfortably clear of Australian visitor Ian Dewhurst. On a chilly night with some strong winds, Sam McEntee […]
Mick Clohisey of Raheny Shamrock and Clonliffe’s Sarah McCormack made it a Dublin double at the Woodie’s DIY National Cross-Country Championships at Dundalk IT. Clohisey and Gary Thornton of Galway City Harriers carved out an early lead in the men’s 12km race, with defending champion Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe running on his own for third […]
Mark Christie of Mullingar Harriers was an emphatic winner of the 30th AXA Raheny 5 this afternoon, clocking a time of 23 mins 57 secs, despite the windy conditions. For second place, Michael Mulhare of Portlaoise just held off the fast finishing Mick Clohisey of host club Raheny Shamrock. Their times were 24.06 and 24.07. […]
Mullingar’s Mark Christie led home close to 1,200 finishers at the 23rd annual Jingle Bells 5km, organised by Donore Harriers in the Phoenix Park. Christie’s time of 14 mins 22 secs put him comfortably clear of MSB’s John Coghlan, with Eoin Everard from Kilkenny third and Colm Rooney of Clonliffe fourth in a high-quality race, […]
Mark Christie of Mullingar Harriers was a comfortable winner of the Rathfarnham 5km, pushing the pace from the start and winning in 14 mins 37 seconds. Just three seconds adrift was Brian Maher of KCH. In the battle for third place, Conor Dooney of Raheny outsprinted Dunshaughlin’s Robbie Matthews and Tom Fitzpatrick of Tallaght, who […]
Mark Christie representing Pfizer led home an entry of almost 3,000 at the Grant Thornton Corporate 5km Team Challenge in Dublin’s Docklands. Christie’s time of 14 mins 50 secs put him 25 seconds clear of Dermott McDermott, representing Team Dovas. A close third was Conor Dooney representing Davy Stockbrokers. Recorded as the first woman home […]
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