To start out the week Lindie Naughton brings us all of the Irish endurance motion and information from the weekend simply gone (Monday thirteenth January).
Efrem Gidey (Clonliffe Harriers) set a brand new Irish file when he ran a time of 27 minutes 43 secs at the Valencia 10km in Spain on Sunday (January 12). His time knocked three seconds off the 27:46. run by John Treacy in 1985 — virtually forty years in the past. Gidey already holds the Irish half marathon file after working 60:51 in Denmark final September.
Gidey, representing Hoka, completed twentieth in a race received by Andreas Almsgren of Sweden in 26 minutes 53 secs which Madde him the primary European athlete ever to interrupt 27 minutes for the space. Keelin Kilrehill (Moy Valley AC) clocked a time of 28:50 for 73rd place, whereas Jessica Craig (North Down AC) completed sixty fourth girl in 34:06.
Gidey’s speedy goal is a quick 10,000m on the observe, He’ll head to California within the spring, and has his sights on Alistair Cragg’s Irish file of 27:39.55.
Indoors
At the AI Indoor Video games and Mixed Occasions Championships held on the NIA, Abbotstown, Dublin over the weekend (January 11-12, Dundrum South Dublin AC received the inaugural combined 4x400m indoor senior championship with a profitable time of three minutes 50.11 secs. Making up the crew had been Godwin Matias, Charlotte Bourke, Benjamin Hauer and Rachel Lynch.
Profitable the boys’s 1500m was Lorcan Benjacar (Clonliffe Harriers) in a private greatest 4:01.66. Matteo Mary (Waterford AC) was second in 4:02.16 and Fintan Kerins (Clonliffe Harriers) third in 4:03.00.
In a intently fought girls’s1500m Maisy O’Sullivan (St Abban’s AC) was the winner in 4:31.28 adopted by Annabel Morrison (Enniskillen RC) in 4:31:51 and Shona O’Brien (Cork TC) in 4:31.60.
Within the 3000m, just lately topped Dublin masters cross-country champion Colin Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers) was the winner of the boys’s race in a private greatest 8:47.93. Amy O’Donoghue (DSD AC) received the ladies’s race in 9:46.10. Profitable the boys’s 800m in 1:53.83 was Patrick Sheridan (Newcastle and District).
At the British Milers Membership indoor meet at Cardiff College in Wales on Sunday (January 12), Lorraine O’Connor (Clonliffe Harriers) received the 1500m B race in a private greatest 4:22.71 which is a Clonliffe membership senior indoor file. In the 1500m A race Emily Bolton, additionally Clonliffe, completed third in 4:27.96, additionally a private greatest. Each girls are nonetheless competing within the beneath 20 age group.
Photograph: Lindie Naughton
Cross-country
Over 170 completed the second spherical of the Ladies’s Meet and Practice Cross-Nation League held on a 3km course beside the Dundrum South Dublin observe at Tibradden Highway (cleared of its standard woolly-backed inhabitants!).
In a battle to the road between host membership DSD and Sportsworld, DSD took the highest three locations, led by Lisa Gaughan, who had completed second on the opening spherical of the league final November in Tymon Park.
Golf equipment who had entered groups included Donore Harriers, Crusaders, Brothers Pearse, Esker, Tallaght, Dublin Entrance Runners, Raheny Shamrock, Blackrock and Waterstown Warriors, in addition to people from LSA and Civil Service Harriers.
Not distant in Tymon Park, Stephen Kelly (Categorical Facet Gates) was the winner of the BHAA Financial institution of Eire 6km cross nation in a time of 21 minutes 34 secs.
Paul Fleming (Ornua/Rathfarnham WSAF)) was second in 21:50 and Hugh McDowell third in 22.33. Within the crew competitors, ESB, led by Fionn Griffin in fifth place, received Grade 1 forward of Gardai and Income
First girl was Clare Sullivan (CSO/Rathfarnham WSAF) in 24:55. Niamh Brophy was second in 25:02 and Maura Kearns (Academics) third in 25:20. Group winners had been Stronger with Esther, with Income second. ESB additionally received grade 2, with Eir greatest in Grade 3.
Roads
Mahad Mohammed Egaal (Clonliffe Harriers led dwelling 265 finishers at the R-ACE 5km, in Drogheda, Co Louth on Sunday (January 12) in a time of 14 minutes 34 secs.
Conor Duffy (Glaslough Harriers) was second in 14:46 and Ben Guiden (Clonliffe Harriers) third in 14:50.
On a very good day for Clonliffe, Helena Butterly was first girl in 16:55. Abbie Sheridan (St Peter’s AC) was second in 17:12 and Karen Costello (Dunleer AC W40) third in 17:41.
Winner of the Tom Walsh 10km in Caherconlish, Co Limerick on Sunday (January 12) with a time of 31 minutes 13 secs was Ger Forde (Kilkenny Metropolis Harriers, M40). Niall Shanahan ( An Brú AC, M40)) was second in 32:03.Third in 32:25 was Conor McCauley (Leevale, M40).
First girl was Sharon Rynne (Leevale AC) in 36:45, adopted by Dee Collins ( Ennis TC, W40) in 36:54 and Dymphna Ryan (Dundrum AC< W40) in 37:53.
