Mark English of UCD finished second in the 600m at the Flame Games in Amsterdam, with his time of 1 min 15.71 secs breaking his own Irish record for this rarely run distance. Kenya’s Alfred Kipketer won the race in 1:15.60. On a chilly evening for athletics, Clonliffe’s Brian Gregan finished fourth in the 400m […]
In a thrilling finish to the SSE Airtricity Frank Duffy 10 Mile, Clonliffe’s Sergiu Ciobanu just held off the challenge of Thomas Fitzpatrick from Tallaght for victory. The pair were given an identical time of 49 mins 18 secs. Third was Rathfarnham’s Sean Hehir in 50 mins 6 secs. First woman by some way was […]
Freddy Keron Sittuk of Raheny Shamrock won the SSE Airtricity Walled City Marathon in Derry by almost three minutes. Sittuk’s time was 2:22.34; finishing second was Peter Brandon Somba in 2:25.26. Local man Greg Roberts was a close third in 2:25.38, followed by Gideon Kipsang and then Lezan Kimutai who was first over 40. Finishing […]
Thomas Fitzpatrick of host club Tallaght was a clear winner of the Tallaght 5km held over a tough route that ended on the Tallaght track. His time of 15 mins 39 secs gave him a solid margin over Mitchell Byrne of Rathfarnham WSAF, who just pipped his coach Paul Fleming, a previous winner of the […]
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