A brilliant race up front at the SSE Airtricity Fingal 10km saw Mick Clohisey and second placed Mark Kenneally both going under the course record of 30 mins 14 secs. It was a second course record for Clohisey in the Dublin Races Series; he also broke the record at the Irish Runner 5-Mile last month. […]
Mick Clohisey’s time of 23 mins 47 secs put him well clear of the field at the Irish Runner 5-Mile in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Clonmel’s Kevin Maunsell was second in 24 mins 30 secs, with Gary Thornton of GCH third and first M35. Sarah Mulligan of DSD was first woman in 27 mins 55 secs. […]
Tomas Fitzpatrick made it a home victory for a second year at the Tallaght 5km, when he beat a quality field including Clonliffe’s Mark Kenneally and Mick Clohisey of Raheny Shamrock. His winning time was 14 mins 37 secs. Finishing 11th overall and first woman in 16 mins 26 secs was Maria McCambridge who, like […]
Mick Clohisey of Raheny Shamrock ran a time of 2:17.42 to finish best of the Irish in his debut marathon at Rotterdam. Thomas Frazer was just behind him in 2:17.44, while Gary Thornton of GCH ran 2:18.21 and Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir 2:19.23. Hampered by a groin strain was Donore master John Dunne who still finished […]
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 […]
Clonliffe’s Brian McMahon won the Waterford Half Marathon, with his time of 66 mins 37 secs putting him just seven seconds clear of Bantry’s Alan O’Shea. In third place was Gary O’Hanlon of Clonliffe with a time of 67.40, while fourth after a long battle with injury was Tomas Fitzpatrick of Tallaght in 67. 49. […]
Raheny’s Aoife Talty was a clear winner of Clonliffe Women’s 50th anniversary Cross-Country in Santry. In the battle for second place, Fiona Clinton of DSD pulled away on the second laps to come home clear of Ailish Malone from host club Clonliffe and Deirdre Doyle of St Laurence O’Toole. For fifth place, Vanessa Sallier of […]
Mark Kenneally of Clonliffe Harriers finished a creditable seventh in 64 mins 6 secs at the Great North Run Half Marathon in South Shields/Newcastle. “Good performance competitively speaking. Time a little slower than hoped but weather wasn’t great. Onwards and upwards!” he tweeted after the race. Ethiopia’s Kenenisa Bekele, running his first ever half marathon, […]
Clonliffe’s Mark Kenneally was the winner of the Mick Murphy 4-Mile hosted by Sliabh Buidhe Rovers in Ferns, Co Wexford on Saturday evening. Kenneally was chased early on by Freddie Keron Sittuk, the Kenyan now (apparently) running with Raheny Shamrock and Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham WSAF. This pair,both with hard races in their legs from […]
Ferrybank’s Kelly Proper was only 24 points off her own national record when winning the heptathlon at the Woodie’s DIY Combined Events Championships in Tullamore – her fourth outdoor title this season. Proper had started the day day with a commanding lead after her first day’s efforts: 14.31 in the 100m hurdles (935 points), 1.61 […]
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