McCormack eyes national 10k title
Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole) will look to stamp her mark once more at the Great Ireland Run this Sunday and win another national 10k road title.
The national 10k has been part of the Great Ireland Run for the last number of years. Athletics Ireland will also field senior men’s and women’s teams in a match versus England. Ireland defeated a Commonwealth Selection in the same fixture in 2016. McCormack’s main competition looks likely to be England’s Gemma Steel.
To date in 2017 Athletics Ireland has provided international exposure for senior and U23 endurance athletes at non-championship events at Great Edinburgh Cross Country Mixed 4x1k relay, Antrim International Cross Country, Celtic Cross Country at Cardiff Cross Challenge, Armagh 5k and now the Great Ireland Run.
The Irish University Track and Field Championships also take place this week hosted by Cork IT where a number of Ireland’s leading athletes look set to compete including Thomas Barr for the University of Limerick.
Irish teams for Great Ireland Run
Men
Mark Christie, Mullingar Harriers (Coach – Jerry Kiernan)
Mick Clohisey, Raheny Shamrock, (Coach – Dick Hooper)
Liam Brady, Tullamore Harriers, (Coach – Paul McNamara)
Kevin Dooney, Raheny Shamrock (Coach – Jerry Kiernan)
Women
Fionnuala McCormack, Kilcoole AC, (Coach – Alan McCormack)
Kerry O’Flaherty, Newcastle & District AC (Coach – Richard Rodgers)
Laura O’Shaughnessy, DSD AC (Coach Terry McConnon)
Catherine Whoriskey, City of Derry AC Spartans (Coach – Self)
Week ahead
Monday
West Leinster Schools Track and Field - Day 1, Morton Stadium, Santry
Thursday
West Leinster Schools Track and Field - Day 2, Morton Stadium, Santry
Friday
Athletics: IUAA (University) Track & Field Championships, Cork IT
Saturday
Athletics: IUAA (University) Track & Field Championships, Cork IT
Sunday
Athletics: Great Ireland Run, AAI National 10k Championships, Phoenix Park
Athletics: Rotterdam Marathon
