To begin the week Lindie Naughton brings us all of the Irish endurance motion and information from the weekend simply gone (Monday thirtieth September).
Juan Ignacio Peña (Raheny Shamrock AC) raced away from the chasers within the later levels of the race to win the Rathfarnham 5km in Dublin on Sunday (September 29) which, as one thing of an ‘Autumn Traditional’, was effectively supported not simply by the Dublin golf equipment however by runners from everywhere in the nation.
The Chilean athlete’s time of 14 minutes 34 secs noticed him win by 5 seconds from Colm Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers, M40) who was second in 14:39. Third in 14:41 was Shane Spring (Raheny Shamrock AC), which assured Raheny of victory within the open workforce class.
Coming right down to the wire was the ladies’s race with Cheryl Nolan (St Abban’s AC) passing Íde Nic Dhomhnaill (West Limerick AC) simply earlier than the end line. Their occasions have been 16:02 and 16:03. Third in 16:23 was Claire Fagan (Mullingar Harriers). By the way, successful the W70 class was Carmel Mac Dhomhnaill (West Limerick AC) — Íde’s mom!
Regardless of Raheny nailing right down to of the highest three locations, the open workforce class was shut sufficient with Clonliffe Harriers ending simply 14 seconds behind Raheny for second place in a north Dublin double.
Host membership Rathfarnham WSAF AC, led by Dáire Sullivan, completed third. These three golf equipment additionally completed high three within the Dublin Championships. Raheny Shamrock, led by Niamh Kearney, received the ladies’s open workforce title with Crusaders second and Dundrum South Dublin third. Profitable the Dublin title was Crusaders forward of Clonliffe Harriers and Raheny Shamrock.
A pair seconds the distinction
Simply two seconds separated Brhane Gebrebrhan (Annadale Striders) and Finn McNally (North Belfast Harriers) at the Bangor 10km which included the NI and Ulster Championships on Saturday (September 28) and just like the Rathfarnham 5km, attracted an entry of near 1,500.
The highest pair have been locked collectively for a lot of the race with Gebrebrhan nicking it in a time of 30:17 and McNally two seconds behind in 30:19 Third in 31:31 was Cameron Stewart (Annadale Striders).
On a great day for Annadale Striders, Hannah Gilliland was first girl in 35:19. An in depth second in 35:234 was Ivana Anderson, whereas third in 36:20 was Robyn McGee, one other Annadale Striders member.
At the Glengarriff 5-Mile, in Co Cork, which was race 2 within the Beara Autumn 5-Mile Collection, Julie O’Brien and Eoghan McElhinney (Bantry AC) got here out on high.
Winners Glengarriff 5-Mile. Photograph Glengarriff AC
Overseas
Quickest Irish finisher at the Berlin Marathon was Kane Collins (Donore Harriers) who completed thirty ninth in 2:24.19 adopted by John Kinsella (Bilboa AC) sixteenth M40 in 2:28.49 and Kevin Mooney (Craughwell AC, M35) in 2:28:57.
Quickest of the Irish ladies was Clara Ryan (St Finbarr’s AC0 in 2:49.43, adopted by Catherine Murphy (Eagle AC, W45) in 2:59.43. Ending first W60 was Mary Slocum (Ward Park Runners) in 3:09.27 – her fourth marathon this 12 months and a private greatest time. Not dangerous for a lady who turned an everyday parkrunner in 2015 and solely started racing two years later.
Cross-country
Lauren Tinkler (Dublin Metropolis Harriers) made a successful return to racing with spectacular victory in the ladies’s 4,000m race at the Castlegar Open Cross-Nation on the Galway Race Course on Saturday (September 28)
Tinkler’s time of 21:47 put her virtually a minute away from Mary Mulhare (Portlaoise AC) who completed second in 22.46. An in depth third in 22:48 was Evelyn Coghlan, whereas fourth was junior athlete Caitlin Hughes (Swinford AC) in 23:11. Fourth and first W40 was Michelle Kenny (Leevale AC) in 23:19
Profitable the lads’s 6000m in 23 minutes 50 secs was Keelen Kilrehill (Moy Valley SC). Junior athlete Niall Murphy (Ennis TC) was second in 23:56 and British customer Jame Crowe third in 24:03. Mick Fogarty (Ferbane AC) was first M40 in 26:23 and Mark Davis (Craughwell AC) first M50 in 28:08.
The race included the Galway County Senior championships with Eimear O’Leary and Thomas McStay making it a Galway Metropolis Harriers double and GCH additionally taking each workforce titles.
Eimear English (Dunboyne AC) was a cushty winner of the ladies’s race at the Meath Novice Cross-Nation Championships at Navan Journey Centre on Sunday (September 29. She additionally led the Dunboyne to workforce victory over Fr Murphy AC and Trim AC. Profitable the lads’s race was Allan Clarke (St Brigid’s AC), with Bohermeen AC the workforce winners forward of two Trim AC groups.
Path working
Latvian athlete Andris Ronimoiss was the winner of the 80km at Eco Path Wicklow, held in Bray, Co Wicklow on Saturday (September 28).
Ronimoiss, who completed in 6 hrs 47 minutes 25 secs was adopted dwelling by Aneta Svilpe, additionally from Latvia, who was second general and first girl in 7:16.16. Third and first native was Sean Meehan (Cherry Orchard AC) in 7:46.18 whereas fourth and first Irish girl was Sorcha Loughnane (Donore Harriers, W40) in 7:51.55 Alastair Higgins (Dublin Bay Operating Membership) was fifth and first M50 in 8:13.13.
Asher Prepare dinner from New Zealand received the 46km in 3:30.20 with earlier winner Enda Cloake (Slaney Olympic) second in 3:45.02. First girl was Lisa Byrne (W40) in 4:57.34. Second was Jade Harbron in 5:07.19.
Luke Weldon received the 30km in 2:28.47 with Barry Minnock (Tullamore Harriers, M40) second in 2:30.02 and Lauren Spohn from the USA first girl in 3:05.52.
Within the 19km, which attracted the most important numbers on the day, Matthew McConnell was the winner in 1:26.14 , with Irish mountain working worldwide Zak Hanna (Newcastle and District AC) second in 1:31.23 and Aoife Cleary (Innerfight Eire) fifth and first girl in 1:41.49.
At the Annaghmore Operating Competition, in Co Armagh, additionally on Saturday, Gordon Graham received the 18-mile race in 1 hr 44 minutes 43 secs, with Colette McCourt (Belfast Roadrunners AC, W35) the primary girl in 2:02.21.
