Raheny’s Mick Clohisey and Maria McCambridge took the senior titles at the Glo Health National Interclub Cross-Country Championships held in Kilbroney, Co Down. Clohisey, the defending champion, had a comfortable victory in the senior men’s 12km race over Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe, DSD’s Brendan O’Neill and Clonmel’s Kevin Maunsell – the big four in the […]
Martin Fagan of Mullingar won the inaugural Bewley’s 10-Mile in Trim this morning. Fagan’s time of 48 mins 23 secs put him almost three minutes ahead of Clonliffe’s Gary O’Hanlon, with Tudor Moldovan, also Clonliffe third. Breege Connolly of North Belfast Harriers was first woman in a personal best time of 57 mins 31 secs, […]
Biggest race of the holiday period (so far) was the Streets of Athenry 10km on December 26, won by Raheny raider Mick Clohisey. His time of 30 mins 18 secs gave him a comfortable victory over Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir. First woman was Ballina’s Norah Newcombe. At the Greencastle 5-Mile in Co Tyrne, reigning national intercounty […]
For a second year, Fionnula Britton and Paul Pollock were the winners at Glo Heath Intercounty Cross-Country Championships held on a perfect day for cross-country running at Dundalk IT. It was a tale of two races: while Britton coasted to an easy victory, Pollock only retained his title after an absorbing race that ended in […]
NIAMH Donnelly of Celtic DCH won the Leinster women’s novice title at Rathdrum and also led DCH to team victory. Thomas Moran of Meath won a closely-fought men’s race, with Liffey Valley the first team. Overall winners of the masters race were Jacky Carthy of Kilmore and Niall Lynch of Donore. RAHENY’S Mick Clohisey ran […]
Edinburgh-based Galway woman Nicola Duncan ran a superb personal best of 2 hours 33 minutes 28 secs at today’s London Marathon. This is the fastest by an Irishwoman since November 2005 when Marie Davenport ran 2:33.59 in New York – over eight years ago. Duncan went through the the half way point in 75 mins […]
Fionnuala Britton of Kilcoole and Leevale’s Mark Hanrahan were the winners of the men and women’s titles at the Woodie’s DIY National 10km Championships held in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Britton’s time of 33 mins 54 secs saw her finish comfortably clear of Catherina McKiernan from Annalee, who lives beside the Phoenix Park and trains there […]
BRIAN MAHER of Kilkenny City Harriers showed some of his old sparkle when he beat Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham WSAF to win the Eagle Sport Skins Mallow 10-mile race in a time of 50 mins 12 secs. The pair were almost a minute clear of the field, led by West Waterford’s Philip Harty. First woman […]
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. […]
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