Brandon Hargreaves of Dundrum South Dublin and Letterkenny’s Annmarie McGlynn laid down markers for the forthcoming cross-country season when they won the men and women’s 8km races at the Autumn Open Cross Country in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Hargreaves ran a smart race, letting Irish junior champion Kevin Mulcaire of Ennis TC and Clonliffe’s Mark Kenneally […]
Ismail Ssenyange and Maria McCambridge came out on top at the Charleville International Half Marathon in Co Cork. For Ssenyange, who is Ugandan and a member of the Dubai Creek Striders, it was third time lucky – he finished second in both 2013 and last year. McCambridge, who is aiming to make the Rio ’16 […]
Eoin Callaghan of Star of the Sea and Karen Alexander of Acorns AC were the winners of the SSE Airtricity Half Marathon in Dublin’s Phoenix Park. Callaghan’s time of 68 mins 21 secs saw him finish over a minute ahead of Clonliffe’s David Mansfield. The women’s race was closer with Alexander just fourteen seconds clear […]
Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir and Sarah Mulligan of DSD made it a Dublin double at the 36th annual Rockford Roof Tiles 4-Mile, held in Tinryland, just outside Carlow town. Hehir was overall winner of the race in 19 mins 25 secs. Slieve Gullion’s Paddy Hamilton was forty seconds behind in second place with Brian Kirwan of […]
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 […]
To the sound of “Rith! Rith! Rith!” from the bi-lingual commentator, Myles Gibbons of Sliabh Bhuidhe Rovers in Ferns was a clear winner of the Ras UCD 5km held around Belfield – one of the few roads races in the country conducted “as Gaeilge”. Gibbons’ time of 16 mins 34 secs gave him a comfortable […]
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