Some interesting marathon results – in Chicago, Tom Frazer, who has lived in the USA for some years, recorded a time of 2:19.53. In Australia, Sinead Diver ran 2:34.15 to finish second in the Melbourne Marathon. Diver, aged 37, was born and brought up in Ireland. She moved to Oz when she was 24 and […]
Sarah McCormack of Clonliffe Harriers finished best of the Irish at the 30th World Mountain Running Championships in Italy when she finished 15th in the women’s uphill only 8.4km race in a time of 51 mins 13 secs. Less than a minute behind was Sarah Mulligan of DSD in 20th place with a time of […]
Fionnualla Britton of Kilcoole is to make her marathon debut at the forthcoming European Athletics Championships starting in Zurich Switzerland on Tuesday August 12. Britton will compete in the 10,000m on the opening night of competition and then line out in the women’s marathon on Saturday August 16. With Rio 2016 just two years away, […]
At the European Mountain Running Championships in Gap, France, the Irish women did well to finish seventh of the 17 teams entered on a tough course. Sarah McCormack, the national cross-country champion, led them home in 17th place, followed closely by Sarah Mulligan of DSD, the first Irish female winner of the Snowdon International last […]
Maria McCambridge not only won the 5000m for her club Dundrum South Dublin at the European Clubs Championships in Amsterdam, she lapped the entire field. DSD’s other winner was Sarah Mulligan who led from gun to tape to win the 3000m in 9 mins 37 secs – a new best for her. There were also […]
Clonliffe’s Brian McMahon was a clear winner of the Lucan 5km, honouring the memory of club stalwart Tom Byrne. McMahon’s time of 15 mins 26 secs put him comfortably clear of Peter Mooney and Gary Condon, who was the first over 40. Sarah Mulligan of DSD stuck with the leaders throughout the race and finished […]
The Irish women’s team, led by Sarah McCormack in sixth place, have taken team bronze at the World Mountain Running Championships in Krynica, Poland. McCormack, who is based in Scotland, ran a brilliant race to finish less than two minutes behind Italy’s Alice Gaggi. Less than two minutes behind again was Raheny’s Kate Cronin in […]
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