Gladys Ganiel of North Belfast Harriers won the Leiden Half Marathon in Belgium this morning. With selection for the Rio ’16 marathon squad taking place tomorrow, Ganiel had hoped to prove her fitness by running a fast time. Unfortunately, warm, muggy conditions and cobbles on quarter of the course meant times generally were slow and […]
Maria McCambridge pulled up in the Frankfurt Marathon just after the half way mark. McCambridge went through 10km in 36 mins 10 secs and ran 17:53 for the third 5km in the race, which put her on target to break 2 hrs 33 mins. Clearly something went wrong soon after with her time for the […]
Carmel Parnell has won a second gold at the World Masters in Lyon – this time it’s in the W60 10,000m. Parnell’s time of 40:29.86 gave her over a minute and a half to spare on the second placed Dominique Combes of France who finished in 42:16.59. Mick Traynor of Raheny, who like Parnell had […]
Carmel Parnell of Leevale who won the W60 8km cross-country on Tuesday added a silver in the 5000m to her collection today at the World Masters in Lyon. Raheny’s Mick Traynor, who had won the M50 cross-country, finished third in his 5000m, while in the W40 race, Maria McCarthy from Kerry was a brilliant second […]
With a haul of four gold, three silver and one team bronze, the small Irish team that travelled to the European Masters Non-Stadia Championships in Grossetto, Italy could lay claim to being the most successful ever. Leading the medal haul was Pat O’Shea won won both the M65 10km and half marathon titles. In the […]
Mick Traynor, Denise Toner and Ann Woodlock led the medals rush for the team of 40-plus Irish at the European Masters Indoors held in Torun, Poland from March 22-28. Traynor from Raheny Shamrocks won the M50 cross-country title with just over a second between him and local man Marek Dziegielewski who finished second. Traynor also […]
Just a day after he won the M60 800m title at the at the World Indoors Masters in Budapest, West Waterford’s Joe Gough has qualified for tomorrow’s 1500m final. Also qualifying was Brian Lynch of North East Runners who won the opening heat with Gough on his heels for third place. Also through to the […]
Freddie Keron Sittuk the Kenyans who has been staying in Ireland for the past month, was first home at the Strawberry Half Marathon in Enniscorthy. Sittuk, who finished fourth in the Belfast Marathon and has since spent time in both Dublin and Donegal, was wearing the colours of Sliabh Bhui Rovers from nearby Ferns. On […]
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