Fionnuala McCormack of Kilcoole finished a fighting fourth in the Spar European Cross-Country Championships in Hyeres. With Leevale’s Lizzie Lee running a wonderfully consistent race to finish 13th, Caroline Crowley, a brilliant 23rd, Ciara Durkan 43rd, and the backing of Michele Finn and Kerry O’Flaherty, the team ended up with 83 points. That put them […]
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 […]
Maria McCambridge was first woman at the Airtricity Frank Duffy 10-mile , finishing in 56 mins 28 secs for her fourth victory in this race and her third in this year’s Airtricity Dublin Road Race Series. Her performance proved that she has recovered from the ordeal of the marathon at the World Championships, where she […]
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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