All Ireland schools 100 and 200 metre champion Mark Smyth has received his first senior international call up for the European Team Championships. Smyth who is on course to be selected for the European Under 20 Championships has been selected as part of Ireland’s 4×100 metre relay team. Five athletes have been selected with four running in Vassa Finland on June 24th and 25th who are; Marcus Lawler – St…
Lord Mayor Series Starts Tuesday!
The 2017 Lord Mayor of Raheny Two Mile Series begins this Tuesday. The series is ran in league format and takes place every Tuesday evening at 8pm between June 13 and August 29th. The Tommy Lynam Mid-Summer’s race takes place on Sunday June 17 with an 11am start. The final Raheny Shamrock promotion of the summer is the Jim Wall Handicap which takes place on Tuesday September fifth. The race series…
Damien Martin Second in Dublin Bay
Damien Martin took second place in the Dublin Bay Running Club 5 Mile in Howth on Sunday morning. Martin posted 30 minutes 30 second for second behind Ronan Wogan of Bohermeen who won out in 29 minutes 13 seconds. David Kirwin posted 31 minutes 26 seconds, while Dean Keogh posted 34 minutes 25 seconds. On Saturday evening Michael McMahon took third place in the 15 minutes 57 seconds, the race…
Dooney Second at GV Ryan 3,000
Conor Dooney took second place in the 3,000 metres clocking eight minutes 23.19 seconds as Eric Keogh extracted some revenge for the national road relay defeated in April. Donore Harriers Keogh clocked 8 minutes 22.66 seconds just ahead of Dooney. John Dunne posted nine minutes five point 63 seconds in a crowded field of 27. Kieran Kelly took third place in the GV Ryan 800 metres held in part with the…