Leevale’s Ciaran O Lionaird booked his place on the Irish team for the European Athletics Championships when he won a thrilling 1500m at the second day of the Glo Health Irish Track and Field Championships in Santry. Four men have A qualifying standards for the 1500m at the Europeans and they duly finished in the […]
Santry came alive last week with brilliant runs for Mark English, Thomas Barr and John Travers at the Morton Games – and more of the same can be expected at this weekend’s Glo Health Irish Track and Field Championships. The big star of last year’s championships was Ferrybank’s Kelly Proper, with a hat trick of […]
Thomas Barr in the 400m hurdles, Mark English 800m, Paul Robinson 1,500m, Brian Gregan 400m and Fionnuala Britton 5,000m are all expected to take big points at this weekend’s European Team Championships in Tallin, Estonia. Another who could make an impression is Australian-born Kevin Batt, who is selected for the 5000m having run a time […]
Paul Robinson of St Coca’s ran a personal best of 3:54.77 for the mile at last night’s Bislett Games in Oslo. World indoor 1500m champion Ayanleh Souleiman of Djibouti won with race in 3:49.49. Robinson was running his second Diamond League in six days. In the “national” 1500m, Laura Crowe of Riocht finished second in […]
Paul Robinson of St Coca’s finished second in an invitational mile run in association with the Boston Marathon. His time in a tactical race was 4 mins 12 secs. Winner of the race was Nick Willis of New Zealand in 4:11.3. Leo Manzano of the USA was third bin 4:13.3. In Florida, Lisburn’s Amy Foster […]
Paul Robinson of St Coca’s finished third in the 1500m at the Sydney Track Classic in a time of 3:39.03 – inside the qualifying mark for the European Championships later this year in Zurich. In the women’s 800m, Laura Crowe of Riocht recorded a time of 2:03.16 when finished seventh, while in the triple jump, […]
Michelle McGee of Brothers Pearse dominated the women’s race at the Woodie’s DIY National Intermediate Cross-Country Championships in Dunboyne. Although the wind – strong enough to see three tents blown away – had died down, the underfoot at the Cow Park was challenging from the start. McGee, who won the national novice title last December, […]
Paul Robinson of St Coca’s finished second in the men’s 3000m with a time of 7 mins 58.56 secs at the Hunter Track Classic in Glendale, Australia. Winner was Kevin Batt of Australia in 7:57.11. Finishing fourth in 8:05.73 was Leevale’s Mark Hanrahan. In the women’s 1500m, Laura Crowe of Riocht finished third in 4:11.49. […]
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, […]
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