Mick Clohisey set a new personal best as he confirmed his place on the Irish team for Berlin 2018. Clohisey clocked two hours 14 minutes and 14 minutes and 49 seconds for 12th place overall. The time is well inside the Athletics Ireland standard of 2:17.00 for the European Championships in Berlin. The race was won outright in a new course record of 2:08.18 by Kenya’s Dickson Tuwei Kipsang. Elsewhere…
Kieran Kelly landed his second national title as he powered to 1500 metre victory at the Irish Life Health National Indoor championship. Kelly toyed with the pack, eventually moving to the front of the field with 250 metres and striking for home at the bell, with none of the field able to reply. Kelly powered home to win out in four minutes 8.70 seconds, nearly one second clear of Dunleer’s…
Pole vaulter Conor Bermingham finished a brave sixth on day one of the Irish Life Health National indoor championships. Bermingham cleared four metres on his second jump of the day, but was unable to clear the 4.10 metre mark. Matthew Callinan of St Laurence O’Toole taking gold with a best of 4.30 metres. Meanwhile Sean O’Driscoll, Siobhan Eviston, Brian Fay and Kieran Kelly all progressed to tomorrow’s 60 metre, 800…
Following on the hot success of the 2018 AXA Raheny 5, Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club are pleased to present the 2018 Battle of Clontarf 10 Mile. The 10 mile race now in its fifth successive year takes place on Easter Monday April 2nd, over a 10 mile course inside the scenic and historic St. Anne’s Park. Having first been held as part of the Brian Boru celebrations, Raheny Shamrock Athletic…