Raheny 5 sees massive numbers once more – Irish round-up

All roads led to north Dublin on Sunday, the place the fortieth Raheny 5-Mile had attracted a capability entry of 5,000 from golf equipment everywhere in the nation. Lindie Naughton experiences.

From the beginning, Ryan Creech of Leevale AC, who had received the race a 12 months earlier, was clearly a person on a mission and really shortly was out on his personal reeling within the miles.

He got here residence a transparent winner in 23 minutes 58 secs – 5 seconds slower than his successful time of a 12 months earlier. Second in 24:30 was David Scanlon of Rathfarnham WSAF AC, whereas third in 24:32 was John Paul Williamson.

Within the ladies’s race, Shona Heaslip of An Ríocht AC proved the category of the sector successful in 26:12. Nakita Burke of Letterkenny AC was second in 27:01 and Cheryl Nolan of St Abban’s AC third in 27:05.

Picture: Lindie Naughton

A race for all ages

Within the males’s age classes, Jamie Gahan of Kilkenny Metropolis Harriers was ninth general and first M40 in 25:07, Declan Reed of Metropolis of Derry Spartans seventeenth and first M50 in 25:30.First M55 was Michael Counsel of Trim AC in 27:50.

Cheered to the road was Paddy Beauchamp of host membership Raheny Shamrock who completed first M80. First junior was Mahad Mohamed Egaal of Clonliffe Harriers twentieth general in 25:35.

Of the ladies, Raheny’s Fiona Roche was first W40 in 28:54 and Aislinn Nic Dhomhnaill of West LimerickAC first W45 in 28.56; Aislinn’s mom Carmel was fourth W65 behind Mary Brown of Lucan Harriers.

Profitable the W60 class was Niamh O’Sullivan of An Ríocht AC, who’s Shona Heaslip’s coach.
A complete of 4,270 completed what was the primary massive highway race of the 12 months, with just about each Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and Kildare membership and working group represented in addition to golf equipment from the remainder of Leinster, Ulster, Munster, and Connacht.

An honoured visitor on the day was former Raheny Shamrock AC membership president Nick Corish, now in his one hundredth 12 months. Finishing an entire set of 40 Raheny 5 races have been longtime Raheny membership members Bob Quinn and Steven Rowe. An excellent day.

Not the one 5 miler of the day

In a day of 5 mile races, Stephen Hunter of St Abban’s AC was the winner of the Charlie Curran Memorial 5-Mile Run in Carlow, with a time of 28 minutes 14 secs. First lady in 31.02 was Meghan McCarthy of Kilkenny Metropolis Harriers.

Junior athlete Denis Hegarty of Leevale AC received the inaugural Clonakilty Charity 5-Mile in Co Cork on Sunday (January 28) in 26 minutes 48 secs. Second in 27:09 was Tadhg O’Sullivan of Bweeng Path Blazers AC. First lady was Hannah Steeds in 28:51, together with her Leevale membership mate Michelle Kenny second and first W40 in 30:06.

Oisin Spillane received the Kerins O’Rahilly’s GAA 10km in Tralee, Co Kerry, with a time of 33:01. Patricia Hannon was first lady and first W45 in 43:32.

Cross-Nation

At the NI and Ulster Intermediate and Masters Crosscountry Championships, held at Billy Neill Nation Park, Dundonald, on Sunday (January 28) , Elisoa Crawford not solely received the ladies’s masters race however led North Belfast Harriers to group victory.

Sarah McNutt of Lagan Valley was second and Aine Gosling of Newcastle and District AC third. Within the group competitors, Lagan Valley was second and Newcastle third of the eight groups entered.

Profitable a intently fought males’s race was James Monaghan of St Peter’s who simply held off the problem of John Craig from Annadale Striders. The pair, each within the M40 got occasions of 28 minutes 00 secs and 28:01. Third and first M35 was John Black of North Belfast Harriers.

Sixth and first M45 was Gareth Lyons of North Belfast Harriers, whereas seventh and first M50 was Stephen Duncan of Omagh Harriers. With three within the high six, NBH took the group title from St Peters and Annadale Striders.

In different age teams, Pauric McKinney of Inishowen AC was first M55 and Jim Doyle of Metropolis of Derry Spartans first M60. Winner of the shorter M65 plus race was Norman Mawhinney of Scrabo Striders.

Taking the intermediate titles have been Joanne Mills of Newcastle and District and Oisin Toye of Finn Valley AC. Newcastle took the lads’s group title. North Down was the one ladies’s group entered and duly took the title.

Indoors – Stateside

In Boston, Andrew Coscoran of Star of the Sea AC, working for New Stability, set a brand new Irish indoor file when ending seventh in the elite 5000m race on the Terrier Traditional on Friday (January 26).

Coscoran’s time of 13 minutes 12.56 knocked 4 seconds off Brian Fay’s time of 13:16.77 set in December 2022. It was additionally 56 seconds faster than his earlier greatest time. Coscoran already holds the Irish indoor 1500m and mile data, set final season.

In the identical race, Fay, from the Raheny Shamrock membership, who was working in Nike colors, completed tenth in 13:17.21. Fay holds with Irish out of doors 5000m file with a time of 13:01.40 set final summer season. Each athletes are a part of the Dublin Monitor Membership teaching group.

Additionally over 5000m however in numerous races, Matthew Neill of Metropolis of Lisburn clocked a private greatest 14:04.84, whereas Shane Coffey of Naas AC ran 14:09.52, additionally a private greatest.

Operating in the mile have been 4 Irishmen who all broke the 4 minute barrier.

Paul Robinson of St Coca’s AC completed ninth in 3:57.1 which was his quickest time in ten years. Operating private greatest occasions have been Thomas Moran of Dunshaughlin AC thirteenth in 3:58.07, Oisín Ó Gailin of Finn Valley AC 14th in 3:58.28 and Shane Bracken of Swinford AC sixteenth in 3:58.58. A complete of 340 competed within the mile races.

Over 3000m, Paul O’Donnell of Dundrum South Dublin AC was eleventh in a private greatest 7:59.71, whereas in the 800m, Harry Purcell of Trim AC completed third in 1:49.22.

Operating on Saturday within the ladies’s race have been Alex O’Neill of Ennis TC who completed tenth in the 800m in 2:05.49; World U20 champion Roisin Willis, whose mom is Irish, was second in 2:01.99. Laura Mooney of Tullamore Harriers clocked 16:19.98 for 14th general in the 5000m, ending second in her warmth.

At the College of Washington Invitational, Sophie O’Sullivan of Ballymore Cobh AC ran 4:35.63 for third place within the elite ladies’s mile. Maebh Richardson of Kilkenny Metropolis Harriers ran 5:02.42 within the tenth of fifteen heats.

In the Penn State Open on Friday, Sean Donoghue of Dublin Metropolis Harriers ran a private greatest time of three:58.86 for eighth within the mile, with Conor Murphy, an American resident, who declared for Eire final 12 months, working a private greatest 1:46.95 for second within the 800m.

In New York, additionally on Friday, Sean Kay of Clonliffe Harriers ran 14:09.56 for 5000m, ending fourth in his race, whereas in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Roisin Flanagan of Finn Valley AC received the open ladies’s mile in 4:40.12.

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Indoors – Europe

Nicholas Griggs of the Belfast Candour membership ran a private greatest time of of seven minutes 45.94 secs for third within the males’s 3000m at the Assembly de l’Eure in Val-de-Reuil, France. In Sabadell, Spain, on Saturday, Georgie Hartigan (DSD AC) ran 2:04.51 for fifth within the 800m.

Indoors – Residence

Domestically, the AI Video games in Abbotstown on Saturday (January 26), Leevale AC’s Louise Shanahan received the ladies’s 800m in 2:04.25. Shanahan is now coached by Belfast-based Mark Kirk, who additionally coaches Nicholas Griggs.

Within the males’s 800m, Cian McPhillips (UCD AC) edged out his coaching companion John Fitzsimons (Kildare AC) for victory in a time of 1:47.32.

Over 1500m, the winners have been Amy O’Donoghue (Dundrum South Dublin AC) in 4:22.41 and Phillip Marron (Dublin Metropolis Harriers AC) in 3:48.60 whereas within the 3000m, Efrem Gidey (Clonliffe Harriers) ran a brand new indoor private greatest time of 8:05.69. Carla Sweeney (Rathfarnham WSAF AC) received the ladies’s 3000m in a private greatest 9:30.20.

Catch-up

In Kuldīga, Latvia, on January 20, Mark Milner of UCD AC ran 3:42.93 for 1500m, a private greatest time that places him high of the present Irish indoor rankings.