To start out the week Lindie Naughton brings us all of the Irish endurance motion and information from the weekend simply gone (Tuesday thirteenth August).
Large highway race of the weekend was the Streets of Galway 8km on Saturday night (August 10) with an entry of over 3,000, the place David McGlynn (Waterford AC) was the general winner in 23 minutes 43 secs. Within the battle for second place, Craughwell AC’s William Fitzgerald out-sprinted his clubmate Jamie Fallon with the pair timed at 24:13 and 24:15 respectively.
First girl in 30:15 was Norah Newcombe Pieterse (Mayo AC, W40). Cora Foy was second in 30:19 and Kate Collins Smyth third in 30:57. Fourth and first W50 was Ann Marie Connellan of Ennis TC in 30:59.
Additionally on Saturday, Ashley Crutchley (Newcastle and District AC) gained the Dambusters 10-mile in Silent Valley Mountain Park, Co Down with a time of 58 minutes 56 secs. First girl in 71:04 was Pamela Kir of (Roadrunners AC, W40). Within the 10km, the winners have been Garry Morrow (North Down, M40) in 33:56 and Aimee Mullin (Galbally Runners) in 41:27.
Winners at the Youghal Bay 10km on Sunday (August 11) have been Jeremiah Sheehan (North Cork AC) in 32:36 and Linda Kelly (WatergrasshillAC, W50) in39:36. Successful the half marathon in 71: 21 was Kane Collins (Dome Harriers). First girl was Aoife Cooke (Eagle AC) in 78:52.
First house at the Monaghan 10-Miler was Mindaugas Balciauskis in 53:48. First girl in 64:59 was Noeleen Brouder (Sportsworld AC, W45).
Somba-time
Peter Somba (Ratoath AC) led house 314 finishers at the Kells 5km Heritage Run in Co Meath on Friday night (August 9) , with a time of 15:12. Second in 15:18 was Eoin Flynn (Rathfarnham WSAF AC, M40) in 15:18, whereas third in 15:25 was Sean Doran (Clonliffe Harriers).
Fourth and first junior was Conor McGuirk (Lusk AC) in 15:31. Juniors took the highest three rankings within the girls’s race, with Emma Hunt (Bohermeen AC) the winner in 18:29, Katy Hayes (St Coca’s AC) second in 19:07, and Tara hunt (no membership) third in 19:19. Terry Keogh (Raheny Shamrock) was first M50
Within the age catgories, Patrick O’Grady (Clonliffe Harriers) was first M60 and Carol Dempsey and Sharon McGrane, each Civil Service AC, first and second W50. Successful the boys’s crew class was the Clonliffe trio of Doran , Maguire and O’Grady. Bohermeen AC, led by Emma Hunt, gained the ladies’s crew class.
In Co Wexford, Evan Fitzgerald (West Waterford AC) was the winner of the United Striders AC 5km Stride, on the New Ross Greenway additionally on Friday night with a time of 14 minutes 39 secs. Second in 14:56 was Mossy Bracken (Moycarkey Coolcroo AC) whereas third was Dermot Gorman (Carrick-on-Suir AC, M40) in 15:18.
Ciara Wilson (DMP AC) was first girl in 16:07, adopted by her clubmate Katie Wilson in 17:40 and Adele Walsh (St Senan’s AC, W45) in 18:05.
On Wednesday (August 8) Oisin Lane (Mullingar Harriers) was the clear winner of the opening spherical of the Longford 5km Path Sequence on the Royal Canal in Longford City in a time of 16 minutes 18 secs. Sixth and first girl was Nikita Cassidy in 19:18. Three rounds of the collection stay.
Swinford Autumn 5km Sequence Rd 1 (of 6), Swinford, Co Mayo. 6.30pm.
Host membership North Down made it a double at the Crawfordsburn Path Race, with James Budde the winner in 17:10 and Sarah Grant first girl in 20:34.
Residence Monitor & Area
At the NI and Ulster Monitor and area Championships on the Mary Peters Monitor, Belfast on Friday and Saturday, Brhane Gebrebrhan beat two of his Annadale Striders clubmates to win the boys’s 5000m title in 15:00.46. Neil Johnston was second in 15:02.12 and Luke Dinsmore third in 15:03.49. Conal McCaughey (North Belfast Harriers) gained the ten,000m in 32:21.02
Winner of the ladies’s 5000m in 17:16.52 was Roise Roberts (CNDR AC, U23). Orla Duffy (Dublin Metropolis Harriers was second in 17:26.35.
At the British Milers Membership Grand Prix closing in Bury on Saturday (August 10), a variety of Irish distance athletes have been recording private finest occasions amongst them many occasions Irish steeplechase champion Michelle Finn (Leevale AC) who completed second within the girls’s A 5000m in a time of 15:37.88 and s Íde NicDhomhnaill (West Limerick) who was fourth in 15:41.92.
Within the males’s A 5000m, Sean Tobin (Clonmel AC) completed third with a time of 13:50.44 whereas seventh was Hugh Armstrong Ballina AC) together with his time of in 13:57.21 one other PB.
Off-road
In an exciting closing to the traditional Sierre-Zinal 31km race with 2,200m of climb within the Swiss Alps on Saturday (August 10) Killian Jornet (Spain) was the winner in 2 hrs 25 minutes 34.18 secs with younger pretender Philemon Ombugo Kiriago, aged simply 22 from Kenya, ending on his heels in 2:25.36.3.
Two Irish had entered with Paddy O’Leary ending 78th in 3:02.00.6 and Zak Hanna 145th in 3:19.05.2. A complete of 920 males (44 dnfs) and 191 girls (18 dnfs). Finest British outcome got here from Scout Adkin who completed second girl in 3:02.21.1. Better of the British males was Robbie Simpson, thirteenth in 2:37.44.7.
Extremely-running
Wayne McGuigan and Karen Nicol have been the winners at the Final One Standing/All Eire Yard Championship and Open Occasion held at Florencecourt, Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh from noon on Saturday (August 10)
Runners had an hour to finish every 4.2 mile loop earlier than lining up and going once more on the hour each hour till just one runner remained who, because the final one standing, was declared the winner.
McGuigan accomplished 43 laps for a complete of 180.6 miles, enhancing on his profitable distance of 163.8 miles from 2023. Second with 42 loops/176.4 miles was Myles Barnes, whereas third and first girl with 40 loops/172 miles was Karen Nicol. Within the interpro championships, Ulster have been the winners with 371 loops, adopted by Leinster 354 loops and Munster 313 loops.
