To start out the week Lindie Naughton brings us all of the Irish endurance motion and information from the weekend simply gone (Monday twentieth Could).
Pierre Murchan (Dublin Metropolis Harriers) was the winner of the Aisling Murphy 4-Mile, held in Tullamore, Co Offaly on Sunday (Could 19), which was the third spherical of the 2024 Peugeot Race Sequence— and Murchan’s third win.
The Dubliner had a minute to spare when profitable in an excellent time of 18 minutes 30 secs, which knocked 52 seconds of Eoin Everard’s course document set final yr.
Second in 19:30 was Colin Maher (Ballyfin AC, who had completed fourth in each earlier rounds, whereas third was junior athlete Jamie Byrne (DSD AC) in 19:51.
Íde Nic Dhomhnaill (West Limerick AC) completed first lady, together with her time of 21:15 additionally a course document. Second was Lauren Tinkler (DSC AC) in 21:42 , with junior athlete Heather Murphy (St Michael’s AC) in 22:27.
Within the Peugeot staff class for blended groups of six, DSD continued their profitable streak, with DCH second and Tullamore Harriers third.
With three finishers within the high 9, DSD additionally proved better of the lads’s groups forward of Tullamore Harriers, with Naomh Mhuire AC a distant third.
High three girls’s groups have been Mullingar Harriers, Tullamore Harriers and Naomh Mhuire AC.
Subsequent spherical within the Peugeot Sequence in Tuesday’s Bob Heffernan 5km in Enfield. There’s then a couple of week’s break till the Dunshaughlin 10km on Saturday June 22, which is the ultimate race within the first part of the sequence, which covers races at distances of as much as 10km.
Doherty and McCready take the wins
Kyle Doherty (M35) led house 818 finishers at the Strabane Lifford Half Marathon in a time of 71:56. Marty Lynch (Milford AC, M40) was second in 73:10 and Helen McCready (Rosses AC, W35) first lady in 84:14.
On Saturday, Kieran Kelly (Raheny Shamrock,M35) was the winner of the Irish Runner 5km Problem in Dublin ’s Phoenix Park in a time of 14 minutes 30 secs. Colm Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers, M40) was second in 14:34 and William Fitzgerald (Craughwell AC) third in 14:39. In a closely-fought race, which integrated a nationwide championships. Aaron Hanlon (Drogheda and District AC) completed fourth and Ian Guiden (Clonliffe Harriers) fifth.
First lady was junior athlete Amy Inexperienced (Finn Valley AC) in 16:43. Hannah Steeds (Leevale AC) was second in 16: 48 and Roisin O’Reilly (UCD AC) third in 16:54.
Within the staff competitors, Clonliffe beat Letterkenny AC for the lads’s senior title, with Galway Metropolis Harriers third; twenty-three groups entered. DMP AC, Dunboyne AC and Clonliffe Harriers have been the highest three girls’s groups, with twenty-five entered. Raheny Shamrock, Armagh AC and Rathfarnham WAF have been the highest three groups within the M35 classes, whereas Dunboyne, Newbridge and Liffey Valley have been the highest three W35 groups.
Within the over 50 class, Grange Fermoy received the lads’s title forward of Inishowen AC and Metro St Brigid’s AC. Raheny Shamrock, led by Annette Kealy, took the ladies’s title forward of Mullingar Harriers and Lucan Harriers.
Having a chat close to the Sally Hole – Enrico Paoletti (ITA), Ken Duncan. Image: Lindie Naughton
A lap of the Sally Hole
After profitable the half marathon final yr, Marc Augustin (Le Chéile AC, M40) went on to win the marathon races this yr at the Lap of the Hole Marathon and Half Marathon, in Laragh, Co Wicklow on Saturday (Could 18).
In misty cool situations, Augustin pushed the tempo from the beginning and by the 16km level, close to the Sally Hole, had already constructed up a 5 minutes lead. He completed in 2 hrs 46 minutes 47 secs for the powerful, hilly course. Additionally breaking three hours have been Sean Meehan (Cherry Orchard RC) who completed second in 2:56.09 and Tiernan Swan third in 2:59.39.
First lady for a fourth time was Aisling O’Connor (Edenderry AC) in 3:13.10; O’Connor had set the ladies’s course document of three:09.25 in 2019. Second for a second yr was the 2022 winner Julie McNamee, who completed in 3:24.34 and was additionally first W50, whereas third for a second yr was Jade Harbron, whose time of three:42.45 knocked a minute off her 2023 time.
Tudor Moldovan appears to be like relatively joyful on the end line of a special race. Picture: Lindie Naughton
Final yr’s marathon winner Tudor Mircea Moldovan (Clonliffe Harriers) opted for the half marathon this time and was aiming to set a course document. Along with his victory on the Limerick Marathon a fortnight earlier nonetheless in his legs, he failed in that purpose however was nonetheless a transparent race winner in 71 minutes 13 secs.
Second in 74:08 was Gavin Kelly (Clane AC, M40), whereas third was Michael Bagnall (Fr Murphy’s AC) in 81:38. Subsequent up for Moldovan is the Cork Marathon.
On an excellent day for the O’Connor clan, Niamh O’Connor, Aisling’s youthful sister, completed fourth general and first lady in 83:55 and Ciara, one other O’Connor sister, third in 91:59.
Separating the 2 sisters was Lucy O’Malley second lady and first W50 in 90:46.
Among the many many abroad guests was Jacques Cochet from France who completed first M80 in 2:11.51 – a brand new age group document.
Guests on the day got here not solely from France but in addition from South Africa, Spain, Britain, the USA, Mexico, Poland, Czech Republic, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, India, Lithuania, Finland, Denmark, Finland, Argentina, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, Romania, and Italy.
Not dangerous for a small (-ish!) race within the rolling hills of Wicklow!
Efrem Gidey in motion on the Night time of the ten,000m PBs. Picture: James Rhodes
Observe
At the Night time of the ten,000m PBs in London on Saturday evening (Could 18), Efrem Gidey (Clonliffe Harriers ran an excellent time of 27 minutes 40.02 secs to complete seventh within the high stage championships race. The time was simply half a second off Alistair Cragg’s Irish document.
Better of the Irish girls was Ann Marie McGlynn (Letterkenny AC) who completed sixth in the second of three girls’s races in 33 minutes 17.50 secs – not far off her private finest 33:16.73 set in 2017.
Behind her got here Clare Fagan twenty fifth in 34:21.54, Fionnuala Ross (Armagh AC) twenty eighth in 34:34.66 and Cliona Murphy (DCH AC) thirty first in 35:50.01. Meghan Ryan (DSD) received the first of the three girls’s races in 34:49.77.
Of the lads, Keelan Kilrehill (Sligo AC) ran 29:04.67 for seventeenth in the fifth of the six males’s races whereas junior athlete Shane Spring (Raheny Shamrock AC), received the primary of the lads’s races in 30:22.83.
In Chorzóv, Poland, Nick Griggs (CNDR AC) ran a private finest 3:35.90 for fifth within the 1500m. at At a meet in Andujar, Spain on Friday (Could 17), Cathal Doyle (Clonliffe Harriers) completed second within the 1500m with a time of 3:36.32. Mark English (Finn Valley AC) ran 1:46.29 for fourth within the 800m; Cillian Kirwan (Raheny Shamrock AC) was sixth in 1:46.93. Within the girls’s 800m, Georgie Hartigan (DSD AC) ran 2:05.57 for ninth place.
First three within the Stoneyford 10km: Siobhan Burke (St Abbans), third; Kealy Tideswell (Clonmel), first; Grainne Brennan (Carrick-on-Suir), second. Picture: John Walshe
Stoneyford 5km & 10km (written by John Walshe)
Kealy Tidewell saved up her superb profitable sequence when taking the honours at the Stoneyford 10km in Kilkenny, her third victory in 4 days. After a primary on the Cheetah Run 5km on Thursday, the Clonmel athlete then turned out at her native Poulmuckla 8km the next night the place she completed third general in 28:23.
She went one higher on the Kilkenny venue, ending second of the 135 finishers. Regardless of the nice and cozy situations, Tideswell’s time of 36:23 was 48 second faster than her profitable effort from final yr. Grainne Brennan (Carrick-on-Suir) took second in 41:52 with third place going to Siobhan Burke (St Abban’s) in 43:22.
Dean Rowe (KCH) was first throughout the road in 35:45 and Sean Connery (King’s River) – third general – second man in 36:34 with David Ryan (KTC) taking third spot in 38:38.
Paul Nolan from Thomastown was first of the 5km runners in 19:48 with a well-known title from the previous, Niamh Richardson (KCH), the primary lady (and third general) in 20:30.
As soon as once more, this was an actual neighborhood effort with all proceeds going to the native Scoil Náisiúnta Chiaráin Naofa. Joint organisers Adele Walsh and Paul Moran – each well-known on the operating scene runners themselves – can actually be properly happy with their efforts.
Again in March, St Senan’s athlete Walsh ran a PB of two:52:49 on the Barcelona Marathon which gave her first F45 prize and in addition locations her eleventh on this yr’s Irish rankings. Shifting up a class in 2025, Boston is the following objective the place doubt additional age-group success awaits.
Path
East Cork AC got here, noticed and conquered at the Wicklow Approach Relay on Saturday (Could 18). The Munster squad led from the beginning of the 104km race from Kilmashogue in Dublin to Shillelagh in Co Wicklow, which is break up into eight legs of various size and problem. All groups should embody a minimum of one lady and one grasp (over 40) .
East Cork completed in a time of 7 hrs 14 minutes 32 secs with Graham Swords, Anthony Forristal, Annelise Hutch , Donal Giltinan, Kevin O’Brien, Nick O’Donoghue, Tim O’Donoghue and Tamzin Muldowney making up the staff.
Within the battle for second place, Rathfarnham Runners have been main previous rivals TT Races till the fifth leg into Glenmalure. Round thsi level, TT Racers took over in second place and pulled away, reaching the end in 7:28.34. Rathfarnham was third in 7:43.24, adopted by Kilcoole AC in 7:56.24 and Parnell AC in 8:10.34.
An all feminine staff that included extremely runners Aoife Mundow and Ellen Vitting completed seventh in 8:40.01.
Within the Mournes, Adam Cunningham (Mourne Runners) was a transparent winner of the Annalong Horseshoe recording a time of two hrs 25 minutes 21 secs for the 20km distance with 2,000m of climb.
Ashley Crutchley (Newcastle and District AC, U23) completed fourteen minutes behind for second place in 2:39.35 with David Hicks (Newcastle and District AC, M40) third in 2:40.46. First lady in 3:0.24 was Esther Dickson. Shirley Farnan (BARF, W55) was second in 3:52.59 and Sinead-Marie McAllister (Larne AC) third in 3:54.30.
In a busy interval for path and mountain operating, a transparent winner of the Leinster Night League spherical on the Sugar Bowl (7.5km, 450m climb), Co Wicklow on Wednesday (Could 16), was Saire Finn in a time of 43 minutes 51 secs for the 7.6km distance. First lady in 52:15 was Sarah Flanagan (Tullamore Harriers W45).
On the identical night, there was a double once more for Mullingar Harriers on the second spherical of Pat Finnerty 5km Woodland Path League across the Belvedere Home grounds close to Mullingar – however a special pair this week.
Winner this time was James Keegan in 16 minutes 17 and first lady in 18:46 was Sinead Whitelaw. One spherical to go!
