Maria McCambridge of DSD made a winning return to the roads when she finished first woman at this morning’s SSE Airtricity Dublin Half Marathon held in Donabate. McCambridge’s time of 82 mins 26 secs was not fast, but will be a considerable confidence booster before next month’s Dublin Marathon. Second was Raheny’s Tara Kennedy Monks. […]
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 […]
Mick Clohisey and Sean Hehir continued their preparations for the marathon at the World Championships in London next month with a trip to the Roscommon ’10’. The pair dominated the race from the start, with Clohisey pulling away for victory on 48 mins 47 secs, with Hehir just over a minute behind for second.Finishing third […]
Shane Aston of Trim AC comfortable retained his national decathlon title at the Irish Life Health Combined Events Championships which concluded to day at Santry. No records were broken thanks alertly to the unrelenting rain yesterday, which meant the high jump was called for the juvenile competition. Aston still accumulated a healthy total of 6540 […]
For some years now, the Dublin Marathon has incorporated the national championships – and it remains the race most self-respecting Irish distance athletes wish to win above all others. Yet it remains a race that athletes chasing qualification marks tend to avoid, preferring to run allegedly faster courses in London, Rotterdam and Berlin. Anywhere but […]
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 […]
Paul Pollock of Annadale Striders and Kilcoole’s Fionnuala McCormack will lead a team of five Irish marathon runnes at the World Athletics Championships in London next August 4-13. Also selected are Raheny’s Mick Clohisey, Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham and Leevale’s Claire McCarthy. Robert Heffernan of Togher will compete in the 50km walk along with Letterkenny’s […]
Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir finished best of the Irish in a personal best time of 2 hrs 16 mins 18 secs – comfortably inside the qualifying mark for the World Championships later this year. Behind him, Kevin Seaward of St Malachy’s finished in 2:17:08, England-based Stephen Scullion on 2:17:59 and Raheny’s Mick Clohisey in 2:18:34. Hehir […]
Raheny’s Mick Clohisey leads the Irish entry at Sunday’s London Marathon with a sub 2 hour 15 minute time his target. Cardiff-based Kevin Seaward of St Malachy’s, who like Clohisey ran the marathon at the Rio Olympics, will also run and is in good shape after a a time of 65 mins 38 secs at […]
Mark Christie of Mullingar Harriers and Newcastle’s Kerry O’Flaherty were the winners at the National 10k, held in Dublin’s Phoenix Park in conjunction with the Great Ireland Run. In the men’s race, Christie was also the overall winner of the race in 29 mins 30 secs, beating British guest Graham Rush who finished in 29:41. […]
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