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World Masters Gold for Mags Greenan

Der — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:31:42 +0000

Silver for Helen White

Mags Greenan (Clonliffe) won a third World Masters title in a row in the Women’s 50-54 age group in Korbielow Poland. Helen White (Sportsworld) added the Women’s 45-49 silver to her European gold from Barcelona last May. Martin McDonald (North Laois) had a fantastic run in fourth place in the Men’s 50-54 age group. Deon McNeilly (Newcastle) had the fastest Irish time of 48:18 for the eight kilometres course with 960 metres of ascent.

There was joy and heartbreak in the team results: The Irish Men 35-39 team led home by Peter O’Farrell (Rathfarnham) won bronze medals behind Italy and Poland. The Men’s 40-44 team were fourth yet only an agonising three points off the gold medals. The Men’s 45-49 team were fourth, only one point off the silver medals. The Men 50-54 years team had the highest placing with silver medals behind the Czech Republic. This was the first occasion that Ireland has won team medals at these championships.

The race was run in rain and mist and the conditions suited runners with trail shoes as the forest tracks softened. The rain and low mist made a tough challenge for the organisers as they struggled to record results and distribute competitors baggage after the race. There was an amusing mix-up in the Men’s 50 results. Patrick Meffan (NZL) was posted in the results as bronze medallist but Martin McDonald from Ireland was called out at the prize-giving. Meffan went up and duly told them he was from New Zealand. In their zeal the organisers changed McDonald to New Zealand and announced them as gold medallists! The error was compounded when New Zealand mounted the podium even though they only had two runners in the race! The medals were retrieved only seconds before the kiwi national anthem was played!

Next year’s event is in Italy in mid-September on an unusually flat course.

W45

1. Izabella Zatorska (CZR) 55:05

2. Helen White 58:10

3. Anna Balosakova (SVK) 59:32

6. Anne Sandford 66:54

W50

1. Mags Greenan 61:05

2. Uschi Bergler (GER) 62:47

3. Oksana Zaisko (UKR) 64:41

M35

1. Marcel Matanin Konecny (SVK) 46:26

2. Fabrizio Triulzi (ITA) 47:22

3. Zdenko Koleda (SVK) 47:25

7. Peter O Farrell 49:09

9. Robert Malseed 51:04

10. Richie McCauley 52:54

1. Italy (2,4,12) 18

2. Poland (5,6,11) 22

3. Ireland (7,9,10) 26

M40

1. Tamas Gerlic (Hun) 47:58

2. Siegfried Krischer (GER) 48:08

3. Bjorn Geerdink (NLD) 48.27

11. Des Kennedy 52:37

12. Cormac Conroy 53:40

13. Leo Murray 54:57

1. Czech Republic (4,5,24) 33

2. Slovakia (7,10,17) 34

3. Germany (2,8,25) 35

4. Ireland (11,12,13) 36

M45

1. Paul Sichermann (GER) 45:17

2. Davide Milesi (ITA) 46:38

3. Armin Grob (SWI) 46:48

7. Deon McNeilly 48:18

11. Sean Foley 50:03

22. John Lenihan 52:01

1. England (4,5,19) 28

2. Czech Republic (10,12,17) 39

3. Poland (9,13,18) 40

4. Ireland (7,11,22) 40

M50

1. Ales Stransky (CZR) 48:37

2. Fabio Ciaponi (ITA) 49:22

3. Patrick Meffan (NZL) 49:43

4. Martin McDonald 49:57

13. Gerry Brady 54:34

23. Pat MacCavana 58:39

52. Seamus Greenan 71:11

1. Czech Republic (1,8,10) 19

2. Ireland (4,13,23) 40

3. Slovakia (12,15,19) 46

Kilmore 10K 2010 (Wexford)

Der — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:59:04 +0000

Preparations are nearly complete for the popular Kilmore 10k road race which takes place at 5pm on Saturday 11th September. The event is a one lap course starting in Kilmore village and taking in the village of Bridgetown. This year athletes running the fast course will be chip-timed and the first 200 entries will receive a tee-shirt. The event is is organized by Kilmore AC and all profits go back in to athletic. There is a prize fund of 2700 Euro and a full range of senior, junior, veteran and team prizes. Full details at http://kilmoreathletics.com/10k/

Liscarroll hosts 10km Grande Finale of the Ballyhoura Series

Der — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:58:30 +0000

Liscarroll AC with the support of their local community are to stage the final event of the Ballyhoura Series of road races and walks on Friday 3rd September at 7:30p.m. With a good weather forecast and a large attendance at most of the last few events of the series, there is a good possibility that an enjoyable evening of quick ambulation along the roads of the North Cork countryside will be had by all. Previous road races held around Liscarroll were known for the hilly nature of the courses on which they were run, but this year it was decided to heed the call of runners who wanted something which they could challenge their speed on, so the route has been changed to a flat 10km course. This should also please the walkers who will be setting off at 7:00p.m. Due to the earlier start time, participants should make every effort to get to the community centre near the GAA grounds as early as possible. Entry will be available from 6:00pm onwards with a charge of 10 Euro for runners and 5 Euro for walkers. A pre-registration facility is also available on www.ballyhouracountry.com/events for people who want to queue separately and get their number faster.
The route has a 2km out and back section before it comes to a 6km triangular loop section. There is a slight incline on the outward section of the loop and thus a slight decline back in towards the finish, therefore participants should pace themselves for a controlled start on their outward journey and then make a strong finish! The course will be marked in kilometres which goes against the trend of marking all road races in miles. This is to cater for those runners who pace themselves in kilometres which are shorter and can give a better idea to runners of what time they are going to run for 10km, e.g. 3min per km is 30min for 10k, 3:30 per km is 35min for 10km, etc. Also since kilometres are shorter than miles then it’ll seem like you’re going faster if you’re used to miles!
The Ballyhoura series organisers are very happy to see the level of participation in all the races so far and have had great satisfaction in rewarding those who have participated in 5 races of the series with the series t-shirt. One of the main aims of the series has been achieved and other aims such as promoting local athletics/running clubs were also somewhat achieved with new recruits in some of the clubs which increases long term participation. Given that this is the first year of the series in its new format, it can be seen to be a series that has the potential to grow in popularity over the next few years, with other facets being added to each of the various events in the communities throughout Ballyhoura.
For those seeking further information please contact Michael Herlihy on 086 3168954 or on mherlihy@ballyhoura.org

Some of the participants in the Kilteely race of the Ballyhoura Series, some of whom who have completed 5 of the races to win the series t-shirt

Cross Country Distances

Der — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:54:29 +0000

As approved by Congress for all categories

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Final Call for For Woodie’s DIY Half Marathon Challenge

Colin — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:00:31 +0000

The Woodie’s DIY Half Marathon Challenge will be hosted by St. Abban’s Athletics Club in County Laois on Sunday 5th of September commencing at 1pm. Entry is open to all level of athlete whether you are a club runner or a recreational runner.

There is also a team competition incorporated into the event in all categories including masters. Entry forms can be downloaded at www.athleticsireland.ie. Entry for the event is €15 or €25 on the day.

The course consists of 2 laps finishing at the St. Abban’s AC clubhouse. The race will be held on the same course as the annual St. Abban’s Tolerton 10k which many athletes may be familiar with.

For full details of the event including course map, directions and accommodation information please visit the club website at:

http://stabbans.itcarlow.ie/index.html

Use the ‘Nat Half Marathon’ icon on the left hand menu to view all information.

Tinryland 4 mile road race

Der — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:53:05 +0000

Results

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PB for Holmes

Der — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:56:01 +0000

Jonathan Holmes (Kilkenny City Harriers) set a new PB at the Van Damme meet in Brussels on Friday night when he finished fourth in one of the 100m races in a time of 10.60.

Rieti Italy
Wind:+0.6
1 SPEARMON, Wallace USA MR 19.85 0.145
2 TAYLOR, Angelo USA PB 20.23 0.148
3 SCHNEEBERGER, Marc SUI PB 20.42 0.173
4 HESSION, Paul IRL 20.72 0.159

Van Damme Brussels
100m Wind:+0.4
4 HOLMES, Jonathan IRL 10.60 0.197

100m Hurdles Wind:0.0
7 O’ROURKE, Derval IRL 12.96 0.180

Antwerp

400m
1 9648 Wineberg Mary USA 52.93
2 9605 Carey Michelle IRL 54.26

200 Meter (B/A Reeks) Sen Dames
Heat 2 Wind: 3.3 m/s
1 9605 Carey Michelle IRL 24.41
2 9661 Skinner Sophie GBR 24.81

Track Meeting Breda NED
100 meter Vrouwen, Heat:2 of 3, W=-2.2 ; Official result

1 3 208 Meij Femke van der Suomi Vse 12.51
2 4 218 Murphy Mairead Ierland Vse 12.69

100m Horden Vrouwen, W=-0.7
1 3 208 Meij Femke van der Suomi Vse 14.19
2 5 218 Murphy Mairead Ierland Vse 14.24

100 meter Mannen Series, Heat:2 of 3, W=-2.8

1 3 206 Mckenzie Ramone Jamaica Mse 10.71
2 4 129 Colvert Steven Ierland Mse 10.88
3 5 126 Charlemagne Christopher Phanos Mse 11.25

100 meter Mannen Finale, W=-0.1
1 4 236 Rose Remaldo Jamaica Mse 10.36
2 2 206 Mckenzie Ramone Jamaica Mse 10.39
3 3 290 Ashmeade Nickel Sen 10.52
4 1 129 Colvert Steven Ierland Mse 10.71

100 meter Mannen Series, Heat:1 of 3, W=-1.7
1 3 290 Ashmeade Nickel Sen 10.60
2 4 271 Wester Rik Phanos Mse 10.83
3 2 178 Kavanagh Dani‘l Ierland Mse 11.08

400 meter Vrouwen
1 3 282 Woods Sherise Verenigde Staten Vse 53.72
2 4 159 Heffernan Marian Ierland Vse 54.62

pictured is president Liam Hennessey who was at Dublin airport Friday night to welcome back Ireland's two youth Olympians at Singapore Kate Veale ( West Waterford AC ) and Mark English (Letterkenny AC ).Kate finished 4th in the 5.000 race walk and Mark reached the finals of the 1.000 meters finishing 8th, This was the inaugural youth Olympics and it was an occasion never to be forgotten by both athlete's and team manager Bernie Alcorn. The youth Olympics in Singapore was the start of what should be a goal for many young Irish athletes in the future. Mark and Kate are the first of many realizing their dream of participating in an Olympics. Role on Nanjing China 2014.

Throws Clinic

Der — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:21:35 +0000

Learning how to lift weights for young field event athletes. Male and female.

Coaches welcome. Cost €10.

Venue: Belvedere Playing Grounds, Old Distillary Road. Near Croke Park.

Time: 9am to 12.30. Saturday 4th September

This clinic is being run by two leading throws coaches, Philip Conway and George Eryes.

For registration, please contact Ailish O’ Brien on 085/7268849 or by email: ailish.obrien@itcarlow.ie

Limerick Women’s Mini Marathon

Der — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:52:47 +0000

Sunday October 3rd

Limerick Women’s Mini Marathon

Date Sunday 3rd. October 2010 at 2pm.

Venue University of Limerick

Entry details available from our New Mini Marathon Website www.limerickminimarathon.com

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Brockagh 4 ml 2010

Der — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:45:39 +0000

Results

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