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O’Flaherty and Mitchell chase Commonwealth times at BMC Solihull

Rio Olympian Kerry O’Flaherty leads the entry for the opening British Milers Club Grand Prix meeting in Solihull tomorrow. O’Flaherty goes in the 5000m along with QUB’s Emma Mitchell. Mitchell is chasing the World Student Games standard of 16 mins 15 secs for the distance, while both have their eyes on the Commonwealth Games qualifying […]

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Sara Treacy runs 9:39.41 at Anniversary Games. Plus Juvenile All Irelands

Rio-bound steeplechaser Sara Treacy of Dunboyne  had the best best possible send-off when she ran a personal best 9 mins 30.41 secs to finish sixth in the 3000m steeplechase at the London Anniversary Games today. It was her first time under 9 mins 40 secs and puts her third on the all-time Irish rankings behind […]

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Mageean PB 2:00.79 for 800m at Morton Games. English 1:45.36 in London

A huge PB of 2:00.79 for Ciara Mageean of UCD proved the highlight of tonight’s Morton Games in Santry. Last month, Mageean improved her time to 2:02.84 at the Northern Irish Championships in Belfast, and she showed  she meant business tonight going through the opening 400m lap in 59 secs  and 600m in 1:30 along […]

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Lawler runs 10.60 secs for 100m in Luzern. Slow times in ‘chase.

A small Irish team ran at the Luzern International in Switzerland where cold, windy chances scuppered any chances of fast times. In the 100m, Marcus Lawler ran a time of 10.60 –  just off his season’s best of 10.59 secs. Lawelr also ran 21.58 secs  for the 200m. The steeplechase proved a trial with Sara […]

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Rio-bound Sara Treacy runs 2:06.84 PB for 800m. Plus round-up

Sara Treacy, who will run the steeplechase for Ireland in the Rio Olympics, showed impressive form when she won both the 800m and 1500m at the UK Women’s League Div 1 match in Swansea. Treacy’s huge personal best of 2.06.84 for the 800m beat the Treacy family record; mother Siobhan ran 2:07 for the 800m […]

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Round-Up: Somba Wins Terenure 5 at sprint. ‘Chase Record for Treacy. McCambridge disappointment

Regular Irish visitor Peter Brandon Somba had a narrow victory at the annual Terenure 5-mile in Dublin beating  Raheny’s Mick Clohisey  by a single second. Somba was timed at 23 mins 33 secs and Clohisey at 23 mins 34 secs on a perfect day for running – sunny, but not too warm. Third was Clonliffe’s […]

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Dunboyne ‘4’ wins for McCarthy, Treacy. Irish team an outstanding 11th at Euro Masters

West Waterford’s David McCarthy and local athlete Sara Treacy were the winners of the Eirgrid Dunboyne 4-mile today. In a competitive men’s race, McCarthy, back racing in recent weeks  after a long break,  finished in 18 mins 39 seconds, holding off the challenge of DSD’s Brandon Hargreaves. Finishing a close third was Raheny marathon man […]

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One, two, three for steeple chicks at National Indoors

Ireland’s three Rio steeplechase qualifiers dominated the women’s 3000m at the Glo Health National Indoors in Athlone. Kerry O’Flaherty from Newcastle came home first in 9 mins 11.17 secs, followed by Dunboyne’s Sara Treacy in 9:19.96 and Michelle Finn of Leevale 9:21.93. O’Flaherty runs the women’s 1500m tomorrow in a bid for double gold.   […]

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Sara Treacy wins Armagh 3km

Rio-bound steeplechaser Sara Treacy of Dunboyne AC won the women’s 3km at the Armagh International Road Races tonight. Treacy’s time of 9 mins 15 secs was enough to see off the challenge of Scottish athletes Sarah Inglis in 9:19.01 and Laura Whittle third in 9:19.24. Ann Marie McGlynn of Letterkenny was sixth in 9:23.54, Newcastle’s […]

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Round-Up: 200m record for Lawler at University Indoors. McMullen jumps 7.83m. O’Hanlon wins 50k title

A 200m record for Marcus Lawler representing IT Carlow was just one highlight of a packed day of athletics at the Irish Universities Indoors in Athlone.  Lawler won the 200m in 21.03 secs, with 400m hurdler Thomas Barr of UL  second in 21.47 secs. Other records fell in the 60m hrudles won by Antonia Garcia […]

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