To begin the week Lindie Naughton brings us all of the Irish endurance motion and information from the weekend simply gone (Tuesday tenth September).
John Travers was the runaway winner of the inaugural Bhaa SNAP Jerry Kiernan Basis 6km, held on the Nationwide Cross-Nation Observe, Abbotstown, on Sunday morning (September 8)
Travers, who was coached by the late Jerry Kiernan, led from the beginning and and had over a minute to spare when ending in 18 minutes 22.
BHAA SNAP Jerry Kiernan Basis 6km – they’re off!
Picture: Lindie Naughton
Second in 19:35 was Stephen Cashin, whereas third in 19:52 was Sean Doran, who was half of a big group attending from Kiernan’s membership, Clonliffe Harriers. Fourth and first M45 was Paul Fleming of Renua and RathfarnhamWSAF AC. Des Tremble was first M50 and his Donore Harriers clubmates, Charlie O’Neill and Terry Mee (who ran barefoot!) first M60 and M80 respectively
Ending ninth general and first girl was Breffni Kelly of Clane AC in 22:27. Kate Veale, who had travelled from Dungarvan for the race, was second in 24:18 with Eleanor Alexander third in 25:58. Each Travers and Veale have benefited from Jerry Kiernan Basis help. First BHAA crew was Financial institution of Eire adopted by Eir.
Saturday on the races
Junior athlete Mark Kearns was the winner of the Seamie Weldon 5km in Ardee, Co Louth on Saturday night (September 7) in a time of 16 minutes 5 secs. He was adopted house by a trio of Dunleer AC members with Garry Campbell second in 16:22, and Sam and Aaron Spaight each given occasions of 16:50 for third and fourth locations.
Ending sixth and first girl was Orla Duffy (Dublin Metropolis Harriers) in 17:37. Aine Cotter (North East Runners) was one place behind in 17:58 and Charlotte Moore third in 19:47.
Ardee and District received each women and men’s crew classes.
Dunleer and Rathkenny have been second and third of the lads whereas Drogheda and District and Rathkenny have been second and third of the ladies.
Dave Rooney (Raheny Shamrock AC) received the 10km, with a time of 30:50. Sean Husband (Monaghan City Runners) was second in 31:27 and Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock) third in 32:02 First girl was Claire O’Malley (Dunleer AC) in 40:47. Successful groups have been the Dunleer males, led by Noel Williams in fourth place, and the Duleek and District girls.
The autumn 5 milers start
In Co Cork, Donal Coakley (Leevale AC) in 28:04 and Siobhan Holland (Eagle AC) in 34:11 have been the winner at the Allihies 5-Mile on the Beara Peninsula. The race was the opening spherical of the Beara Autumn 5-Mile Sequence 2024, with three extra races to return.
Main house 1,768 finishers at the Dingle Marathon was Daire Finn in 73 minutes 22 secs, with Aoife Cooke (Eagle AC) first girl in 84:48. Successful the marathon was Ian Vanderven in 2:44.09. Niamh O’Riordan (Galway Metropolis Harriers) was first girl in 3:28.19. In Swinford, Co Mayo, Matthew McMeekin clocked 1 hr 51 minutes 29 secs to win the Eire West 3/4 Marathon. First girl was native athlete Aoibhín Flatley in 2:18.45.
In an exciting end to the Belfast Victoria Park Open Street Relays, Victoria Park, Central AC received the lads’s race after battling all the way in which with Annadale Striders. Ultimately, there was simply six seconds in it with Central clocking a time of 38 minutes 23 sec and Annadale completed in 38:39. Third in 39:04 was North Belfast Harriers. A complete of 26 groups had entered.
Annadale have been clear winners of the ladies’s race with a time of 45:59, adopted by Lagan Valley in 48:57 and Willowfield Harriers third in 49:31, with sixteen groups ending.
Annadale additionally completed first of a large fifty-one groups within the males’s masters race in 41:16, adopted by North Down in 41:35 and North Belfast Harriers in 41:45. Within the girls’s masters race, North Belfast Harriers have been the winners in 49:34, with Annadale Striders second in 49:50 and Maintain ‘Er Lit third in 51;21; twenty-four groups completed.
Lastly, in a shorter distance blended relay, Beechmount Harriers have been the winners in 20:48, whereas Newcastle and District received the battle for second place with a time of 20:56 forward of Willowfield Harriers who completed on their heels in 20:57. A complete of thirty-seven groups entered this class.
In Co Tyrone, Phil Adams (Omagh Harriers) was the winner of the Tatts 5-Mile, held at Tattyreagh GAC, exterior Omagh; his time was 28:04. First girl was Lenice McAleer (Dub Runners Belfast) in 37.17.
At the Abi’s Butterfly Breeze Portaferry 10km, David Spalding (Ballydrain Harriers) was the winner in 33 minutes 1 secs, with Sarah Wilson (North Down) first girl in 46:14.
Earlier within the week
The Gowran 4-Mile, in Co Kilkenny on Friday (September 6), produced a West Waterford double, with Evan Fitzgerald a cushty race winner in 19 minutes 48 secs and Kate Veale the primary girl in 25:39.
At the Shane Bonner Donegal 5km in Milford, Declan Ferry (Rosses AC) was the winner in a private finest and course file time of 14 minutes 59 secs. Only one second behind for second was Jon-Jo Doherty (Finn Valley AC) in 15:00. Bernie Boyle made it a Rosses AC double when ending first girl in 18:58.
Jordan Heron (Larne AC) was the winner in a time of 26:01 at the Ards 4-Mile held in Londonderry Park, Newtownards, Co Down. David Spalding (Ballydrain Harriers) was an in depth second in 26:07. First girl in 31:54 was Sarah Grant of North Down AC.
On Thursday night, Padraig O’Donnell and Rhona Dempsey have been the winners at the Cloughduv 5km in Co Cork in occasions of 16:44 and 20:52 respectively.
How near first have been you Luke? Picture: James Rhodes
Different T&F
On Tuesday (September 3) in Copenhagen, Luke McCann (UCD AC) ran a private finest for the mile of three:52.70, ending second within the race behind Waleed Suliman of the USA who crossed the road in 3:52.03. In the ladies’s 5000m Michelle Finn (Leevale AC) completed 14th in 16:08.80.
On the identical night time, Mark English (Finn Valley AC) closed out his season by ending second within the 800m with a time of 1:45.17 at the Palio Città della Quercia in Rovereto, Italy.
Extremely-running
Sam Hand (Kilmallock AC) was the winner of the 200km Kerry Approach Extremely which began in Friday (September 6) in a time of 23:56.33. Second was Tipperary man Shane Kenny in 25:14.13, whereas third in 26:30.02 was Eoghan O’Neill from Co Cork. First girl in 32:48.28 was Kristen O’Sullivan (Beara AC). Loughrea-based Denise Barrett was second in 35:0611 and British customer Angeline Dresser (Valley Striders) third in 37:01.44.
First house in the 101km ‘extremely nite’ was Dealga McAree (Interior Gfight Eire) in 10:57.52, with Aisling Lengthy first girl in 13:27.38. Winners of the 58km race have been Enda O’Sullivan in 5:55.53 and Joanne Rice in 6:540.30.
A small Irish group was competing at the World Skyrunning Championships in Soria, Spain which began on Friday (September 6) with the vertical race (5km with 1 km of climb) the place Ian Conroy (Raheny Shamrock) completed a creditable sixteenth in 34:22 and Matthew McConnell was twenty eighth in 35:47. Dee Collins (Ennis TC) was thirty fifth girl in 1:04.29
In the Sky Extremely World Championships a day later over a distance of 70km with 4,350m of climb, Enda Cloake (Slaney Olympic) completed twelfth in 8:15.03 and Sean Meehan (Cherry Orchard AC) thirty sixth in 9:31.32. Lastly, within the Sky World 32km on Sunday, Michael Costello completed forty fourth in 4:37:06. Kevin Shannon 51st in 4:41.01. Eire completed twentieth crew after Vertical and Sky outcomes have been mixed.
The Tor has just a few bridges, however extra mountain passes. Picture: Roberto Roux
There’s a good crowd of Irish runners out at the 330km Tor des Geants in Aosta, Italy, this week and there may be some good protection of the occasion over on Instagram with the official account masking the entrance of the race and pal of Quick Working Aaron Shimmons giving an awesome general really feel for the occasion and the 3000 robust military of volun-Tors.
