Irish athletes shine on the Trafford 10k, while elsewhere quick occasions over a variety of distances. Lindie Naughton experiences.
Kerry athlete Shona Heaslip of An Riocht AC continued her exceptional comeback after three years of damage when she completed fourth lady at the Trafford 10km in Manchester on Sunday (March 6).
Heaslip’s time of 32 minutes 14 secs was a powerful private finest and put her simply over a minute behind Jessica Judd who was first lady in 31:06.
Ending fifth in 32:45 was Grace Carson of Mid-Ulster AC, an ex-junior mountain working worldwide, whereas ninth in a private finest 33:39 was Meghan Ryan of Dundrum South Dublin AC. Each have been contained in the European 10,000m qualifying mark of 33:57.85. This yr’s European 10,000 Cup takes place in Pacé, France, close to Rennes, on Might 28.
After dipping her toe in cross-country over the winter, Heaslip had signalled that she was again in prime kind on the Cork BHAA 6km on February 13 when she completed third total. In the meantime Celtic Steps Tralee, for which Heaslip remains to be a listed forged member, resumes on Might 3.
Within the males’s race, Paul O’Donnell of Dundrum South Dublin AC completed ninth in 29 minutes 23 secs — lower than a second off the qualifying mark of 29:22.83.
At the Rome Half Marathon in Italy, Sean Doyle of North Cork AC completed twenty seventh in a PB 65:55. It was a primary race in a while for Doyle.
Native races don’t disappoint
Regionally in Sunday’s races, Clonliffe’s Efrem Gidey was the winner of the Lusk 4-mile in Co Dublin on in a brand new course report time of 18 minutes 27 secs. Over a minute behind for second in 19:34 was Rory O’Connor of North Cork AC, with Sean Doran of Clonliffe Harriers, winner of the BHAA cross-country in Maynooth a day earlier, third in 19:51.
Knocking a minute off the ladies’s report with a time of 21:42 was Fiona McKenna of UCD AC. Edel Gaffney of Trim AC was second in 23:12 and Michelle Cox of Newbridge AC third in 23:27. Over 500 accomplished the race.
In Co Kildare, Brian Martin of Drogheda and District AC in 54:26 and Maria McCambridge of Dundrum South Dublin AC in 62:11 led house an entry of near 500 at the Naas 10-Mile.
Quilty Co Clare was the venue for the Munster 4-Mile Street Championships, the place Dympna Ryan of Dundrum AC was total winner and first W40 within the ladies’s race in 22 minutes 44 secs.
Sharon Rynne of Kilmurray/Ibrick/N Clare AC was second in 24:27. Second of the masters in 25:14 was the ageless Niamh O’Sullivan of An Riocht AC, who’s coach to Shona Heaslip and was additionally first W55. Ennis Monitor Membership was better of the senior groups with An Riocht first of the masters.
Tim O’Donoghue of East Cork AC was total winner of the lads’s race and in addition first M35 ending in 19:45, with Kevin Moore of Dundrum second in19:52. West Limerick AC packed nicely to take each senior and M35 crew gold.
BHAA’s ultimate Sunday morning race
In Cork, the BHAA concluded its programme of Sunday morning races with a big turnout of 350 runners for the MTU (previously CIT) 5km at Bishopstown. Aa chilly however stunning morning, together with the return of the after-race refreshments, added to the pleasant event, writes John Walshe.
John Meade, fifth M40 within the current Irish masters cross-country, moved away after a mile to cross the end on the MTU observe in a time of 16:06. Kenneth Kelleher of Irish Distillers (additionally M40) was second in 16:20 with Jonathan Murphy of RSA third in 16:27.
Two Leevale members dominated the ladies’s race as Jessica Coyne had over a minute to spare over Carol Finn when successful within the good time of 17:16. Finn was virtually a minute behind in 18:29. Coached by Donie Walsh, Coyne completed fourth in final summer time’s nationwide 3000m steeplechase.
In third place was the ever-consistent Carmel Crowley, representing Stockhealth, in 19:00. Now within the W50 class, the Bandon athlete was a up to date of Sonia O’Sullivan from her early days in cross-country.
Subsequent up for the BHAA in Cork is the PwC 5km, a brand new addition to the calendar for 2022. This takes place on the Marina on Wednesday night April 13.
Solo effort for O’Regan
On Saturday, Jake O’Regan of St John’s AC posted a wonderful time of 48 minutes 40 secs to win the Bundoran 10-Mile, held in Co Donegal.
From the beginning, Iit weas a solo effort for O’Regan and he completed with over two minutes to spare.
In a race the place the finishers have been nicely spaced out, Eoin Mullan of Omagh Harriers was second in 50:59 and the ever-present Tudor Moldovan of Clonliffe Harriers third in 51:58.
First lady in 64:52 was Eimear Gormley of Letterkenny AC. Cora Regan of Drumshanbo AC was second and first W40 in 65:26 and Donna Evans of Clones AC third and first W50 in 65:39.
Jonny Wham of Clonliffe Harriers received a aggressive Coleraine Campus Elite 5km on Friday in a time of 14 minutes 47 secs. Callum Morgan of St Malachy’s AC was second and first junior in 14:49 and John Paul Williamson third in 14:51.
First lady in 16:28 was Jessica Craig of North Down AC. Ciara Toner of Metropolis of Derry Spartans was second in 17:17 and Kerry Bamber of Ballymena Runners third in 17:40.
Cross-Nation – DCU On The Double
DCU’s Keelan Kilrehill, a member of the successful Irish U23 crew on the European Cross-Nation, was the winner of a top quality males’s 8km race at the Irish Universities Cross-Nation Championships on the Trinity Sports activities Grounds in Santry on Saturday (March 5).
Final yr, Kilrehill pulled out within the later phases of the race, however there was no such drama this time as he battled it out with UCD post-grad pupil Alberto Mondazzi, a winner of the current Clane 5km. On the end, the pair have been separated by simply two seconds with Kilrehill ending in 25 minutes 21 secs. Third was Jamie Battle, additionally DCU.
For a second yr, NUI Galway took the crew title, with Donal Devane main them house in fourth place and all six counters ending inside the highest sixteen. DCU was second and UL third, with 9 full groups competing.
Within the ladies’s 5km, Aoife O Cuill of DCU made it a DCU double and proved the category of the race ending in 18 minutes 16 secs. Second was Celine Gavin,who was main Trinity Faculty toteam victory. Finest school total was DCU with Trinity second and UCD a distant third.
Rounding off the Leinster BHAA cross-country season was the annual AIB NUI Maynooth fixture held within the tranquil environment of NUIM.
First up have been the ladies with Laura O’Donnell a transparent winner of the 2 mile race and Retail Girls the successful crew.
Sean Doran of Harriers Merchandise was again to successful methods within the males’s 4-Mile race, holding off the problem of Mark Ryan, with Thomas Sherlock of Financial institution of Eire third.
Concord was put to at least one aspect when Niall Sherlock led the Academics crew to a two-point victory in grade A over Financial institution of Eire, led by his brother Thomas. ESB was third. With no grade B groups entered, he Division of Training received grade C, and ESB grade D. BHAA athletics now turns to the roads, with theDublin Metropolis Council Street Races scheduled for St Anne’s Park, Raheny on Saturday, April 2 (11am). Newcomers are very welcome atany BHAA race.
Overseas, on the ultimate CrossCup spherical in Brussels on Sunday (March 6), Lauren Tinkler of Dublin Metropolis Harriers completed eleventh and her clubmate Ali Armstrong twenty seventh.
Indoors and out within the USA
Roisin Flanagan of FinnValley AC completed second within the ladies’s 3000m, witha PB of 9:07.10 at the American Monitor League meet in California on Sunday (March (6).
In one other ladies’s 30000m, Kilkenny athlete Aoibhe Richardson, making her season’s debut, was third in 9:22.50.
At the ICAAA/ECSC Indoors, hosted by Boston College over the weekend, Alex O’Neill of Ennis TC received the 1000m in 2:45.53. Within the males’s 3000m Abdel Laadjel of Donore Harriers ran a time of 8:07.89 for seventh place, whereas within the ladies’s 3000m, Nadine Donegan of Tullamore Harriers was sixth in 9:29.16.
At the Sound Working 10,000m in California – moved to Sunday becauseof the climate – Ryan Forsyth, of Newcastle and District AC, working his debut race of the out of doors season, was seventeenth in 29:35.38.
