Kilkenny City Harriers athlete Peter Lynch has set a new Irish national 10-mile road record* at the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run in Washington DC (April 6th). Lynch finished 7th in 45:59, surpassing the previous record of 46:25, set by Olympic silver medallist John Treacy in 1993. The race was won by Britain’s Charles Hicks in 45:14.
Lynch, who is based in North Carolina, made his marathon debut (2:17:40) in Chicago last year and will be buoyed by this weekend’s performance as he moves up in distance once more.
Strong Irish Performances at Stanford Invitational
Several Irish athletes delivered standout performances at the Stanford Invitational in California:
- Abdel Laadjel (Donore Harriers/Oregon) ran a 10,000m PB of 28:29.17.
- Shay McEvoy (Kilkenny City Harriers/Tulsa) clocked 28:22.95 in the 10,000m.
- Oisín O’Gailín (Finn Valley) set a 5,000m PB of 13:41.69.
- Oisín Spillane (Ennis Track/Tulsa) ran 9:04.97 in the 3,000m steeplechase.
- Meabh Richardson (Kilkenny City Harriers/Portland) posted 16:10.06 in the women’s 5,000m.
*Record subject to ratification
