Brian Fay set a new club indoor mile record finishing second at the AIT Grand prix tonight in 4:00.77. Fay producing a stunning second half of the race to charge down World record holder Samuel Tefera who eventually powered up to finish in 3:55.86 with Brazil’s Thiago Andre third in 4:01.55. Fay also set a new club indoor 1500m record of 3:41.78 bettering Kieran Kelly’s record from 2018. Meanwhile, Kim…
The Raheny Shamrock women’s cross country team took third place in the All-Ireland intermediate cross country championship in Avondale House, co.Wicklow. Niamh Corbett was first home in ninth place with Orla Manley 22nd, Laura Brennan 25th and Sinead Currie 40th for a total of 96 points, just one clear of fourth place Donore Harriers. Crusaders took gold with 63 and Sportsworld were second with 70. In the men’s race Dylan…
Whatever one’s memories of summer 2019 it certainly was a hot one when it came to the revision of club senior track and field records. A total of eight new records were set in a further raising of standards at Raheny Shamrock, writes Dick Hooper. The breakdown and spread too was indicative of progress being made across the board. In the month of July Mark Smyth, semi-finalist at the European…
Pat Hooper has been elected chairman of Leinster Athletics. Pat was elected unopposed last Thursday January 30th and will continue in his roles with Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club and as Dublin Athletic Board Chairman. Pat becomes the first Raheny Shamrock member to hold this position. As part of this role as Leinster council chairman, Pat is automatically appointed to the Athletics Ireland competition committee, a committee Pat has been serving…