Conor Dooney blasted down Wades avenue to secure the Irish Life Health National Road Relay in a dramatic and titanic victory on Sunday afternoon. The road relay championships returned to Raheny for the 16th consecutive year and turned into a battle between the hosts and Donore Harriers. The Raheny senior men had entered a near identical team to the one which won the All Ireland senior cross country title in…
Weekend Wrap As Claw does London and Freddy Wins the night
Mick Clohisey finished 22th in the London Marathon on Sunday morning outside his personal best in a time of 2:18.34. While Clohisey himself will be disappointed with the performance, having gone through half way in 66:41. The race was won by Kenya’s Daniel Wanjiru in 2:05.48. Freddy Sittuk marked his return to Ireland winning the Virgin Media Night Run in 31 minutes 37 seconds with four seconds to spare on…
Senior Men Retain Road Relay
Raheny Shamrock’s senior mens team retained the road relay title on a thrilling afternoon in Raheny. Conor Dooney powered home over the final mile to win secure the gold medal following excellent runs from Kieran Kelly and Kevin Dooney. The day didn’t seem to be going our way when Mark Kirwan was down the field on the opening lap before recovering tof hand over in fourthe place. It would later…
Club Statement – Mark Kirwan Injury
Raheny Shamrock Athletic Club wish to advise Mark Kirwan was moved to hospital having suffered a suspected dislocated shoulder during Sunday’s Irish Life Health National Road Relay championships. Mark suffered the injury during the opening lap of the first leg, however returned to the course to bring the team home in fourth for his leg. The team went onto claim the national title. More details will be released when available….