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 A number of our distance people were out on the road over the weekend. Five took part in the BK Dundrum 5K. A fine performance by Jamie Gahan saw him take first place in 15.06. Dermot Hyland and Darragh Stone had PBs with 18.00 and 18.22 respectively. Shay Roddy finished in 17.14 and Rory Lehane in 18.35. Meanwhile John Behan had a fine run in the Ballinroad 5k finishing in 16.12. Trevor Spillane was in Clonmel for the Clonmel mile which he ran in 5.33. Well done all.

While the large numbers were enjoying the competition in Scanlon Park many others were out on the road testing their stamina. The largest number headed to Limerick - some for the marathon, others for the half. The marathon - PBs for Rory Conlon 3.05.05 and Trevor Spillane 3.10.35. Other times were Matthew Warren 3.15.38, Annemarie Shortall 3.48.35, Oonagh Guilfoyle 3.50.24, and Paula Hynes 4.16.53. The half marathon - David FitzGerald 1.24.20 PB; Ger Fogarty1.29.05; Tom Cunniffe 1.29.36; Roseanna Knox 1.30.51 PB, Lisa Collins 1.31.20 PB;Nuala FitzGibbon 1.31.59, Ciaran Hughes 1.33.09, Andy Hanrahan 1.36.16. In the Dublin Half were Jacinta Mulroe [...]

Two strong teams- strong in number and strong in ability- took part in the Leinster Road Novice Championships which were held in Gowran today. And they didn't disappoint as both were first club team in their respective races. The ladies race was over three kilometers and Aoife Nolan (11.22) in 4th place led the team in. Caoilfhinn Ni Argain was 6th (12.00), Robyn McDonald 7th (121.36), Katie Matthews 9th (13.05), Kate Millea 10th (13.36) and Casey Lalor 11th (13.54). The men had 6K distance and the first four across the finish line in 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th respectively were [...]

What a weekend of excitement! Saturday 25th April saw crowds descend on London for Sunday's London Marathon with some 60,000 or thereabouts entered for the race. Among them was our own Peter Lynch who now wears the "elite" tag. But he wears it lightly and when he runs a marathon he is an elite runner. This, his fourth marathon, was no exception except that he was just brilliant. Steady from the start in the company of two of his training partners, British athletes - Paddy Dever and Jack Rowe- he stuck to his plan which was to bring him home [...]

Three areas of action this weekend Shay McEvoy was running in the Bryan Clay Invitational - running in the 10k he finished 15th in a fine time of 28.30.30. The Intervarsities in Cork had three club members competing. Hannah Kehoe, UCD, won gold in the 1500m (4.36.46). Paddy Kelly, SETU, was 9th in the 3000m steeplechase(10.32.11) setting a SETU record for the event. Ruairi McEvoy, DCU, was 4th in the 5000m (14.57.21). The Clancy's were running the Vienna City Marathon. Aidan clocked 3.35.50 while Margaret finished in 3.54.17. Katie Mullan was on a climbing mission - covering 32.71Km with a [...]

There were a few athletes testing the distance! - David Wilson ran the Sonia O'Sullivan Cobh 10 mile. His time 1.12.50. Gillian Kavanagh was in the Phoenix Park for the Great Ireland 10K Run. She clocked 47.49. Over in Milan, Italy, Tara Brett ran the 13K leg of the Milan Marathon Relay in 1.02.00.