Blaithin Sheil led the Raheny Shamrock women’s team to Leinster intermediate cross country gold, while the men’s intermediate team took silver in Kilkenny. Blaithin Sheil took sixth place with Lucy Barrett seventh, Orla Manley 11th and Hannah Craddock 19th, for a total of 43 points three clear of Rathfarham WSAF. There was good performance all round with Molly Rickard 33rd, Orla Gilheaney 34th and Eimear O’Keeffe 40th being non-scoring team…
Mark Kirwan posted the fasted parkrun across the country clocking 16:06 in the Marlay Parkrun. Robert Frewen won out in Malahide posting 16:52 with Eoin Brady third in 17:52 and Annette Kealy seventh in 18:44. Others who ran were Paul Frewen 20:32, Ross Lundy 21:57, Gavin Duffy 22:27, Seona O’Keeffe 24:11, Patricia O’Cleirigh 24:55, Eddie Harrison 24:59, Steven Rowe 25:06, Angela Charlton 26:36 and Fiona Coyle 29:19. In St. Anne’s…
Kim O’Hare set a new club record in the long jump while the Raheny Shamrock Men’s team sit in second place after the opening day of the Indoor Track and Field league. Cillian Kirwan won the 800 metres in 1:56.16, points six seconds clear of Crusaders Kevin Woods. Peter O`Brien took joint second in the pole vault with a best of 3.70 metres, sharing second with Clonliffe Harriers David Donegan….
Eric Favors opened 2019 setting a new club indoor shot put record of 17.92 metres when finishing second at the Clemson Orange and Purple Elite meet. Favors best attempt of the meet came in round three, having thrown 16.67m and 17.53 previously. Ashinia Miller took gold with a best attempt of 19.82 metres. Favors new record is some seven metres long than the previous record set by Brion Hoban in Athlone…