To start the week Lindie Naughton brings us all the Irish endurance action and news from the weekend just gone (Monday 13th January).
Efrem Gidey (Clonliffe Harriers) set a new Irish record when he ran a time of 27 mins 43 secs at the Valencia 10km in Spain on Sunday (January 12). His time knocked three seconds off the 27:46. run by John Treacy in 1985 — almost forty years ago. Gidey already holds the Irish half marathon record after running 60:51 in Denmark last September.
Gidey, representing Hoka, finished 20th in a race won by Andreas Almsgren of Sweden in 26 mins 53 secs which Madde him the first European athlete ever to break 27 minutes for the distance. Keelin Kilrehill (Moy Valley AC) clocked a time of 28:50 for 73rd place, while Jessica Craig (North Down AC) finished 64th woman in 34:06.
Gidey’s immediate target is a fast 10,000m on the track, He will head to California in the spring, and has his sights on Alistair Cragg’s Irish record of 27:39.55.
Indoors
At the AI Indoor Games and Combined Events Championships held at the NIA, Abbotstown, Dublin over the weekend (January 11-12, Dundrum South Dublin AC won the inaugural mixed 4x400m indoor senior championship with a winning time of 3 mins 50.11 secs. Making up the team were Godwin Matias, Charlotte Bourke, Benjamin Hauer and Rachel Lynch.
Winning the men’s 1500m was Lorcan Benjacar (Clonliffe Harriers) in a personal best 4:01.66. Matteo Mary (Waterford AC) was second in 4:02.16 and Fintan Kerins (Clonliffe Harriers) third in 4:03.00.
In a closely fought women’s1500m Maisy O’Sullivan (St Abban’s AC) was the winner in 4:31.28 followed by Annabel Morrison (Enniskillen RC) in 4:31:51 and Shona O’Brien (Cork TC) in 4:31.60.
In the 3000m, recently crowned Dublin masters cross-country champion Colin Rooney (Clonliffe Harriers) was the winner of the men’s race in a personal best 8:47.93. Amy O’Donoghue (DSD AC) won the women’s race in 9:46.10. Winning the men’s 800m in 1:53.83 was Patrick Sheridan (Newcastle and District).
At the British Milers Club indoor meet at Cardiff University in Wales on Sunday (January 12), Lorraine O’Connor (Clonliffe Harriers) won the 1500m B race in a personal best 4:22.71 which is a Clonliffe club senior indoor record. In the 1500m A race Emily Bolton, also Clonliffe, finished third in 4:27.96, also a personal best. Both women are still competing in the under 20 age group.
Photo: Lindie Naughton
Cross-country
Over 170 finished the second round of the Women’s Meet and Train Cross-Country League held on a 3km course beside the Dundrum South Dublin track at Tibradden Road (cleared of its usual woolly-backed inhabitants!).
In a battle to the line between host club DSD and Sportsworld, DSD took the top three places, led by Lisa Gaughan, who had finished second at the opening round of the league last November in Tymon Park.
Clubs who had entered teams included Donore Harriers, Crusaders, Brothers Pearse, Esker, Tallaght, Dublin Front Runners, Raheny Shamrock, Blackrock and Waterstown Warriors, as well as individuals from LSA and Civil Service Harriers.
Not far away in Tymon Park, Stephen Kelly (Express Side Gates) was the winner of the BHAA Bank of Ireland 6km cross country in a time of 21 mins 34 secs.
Paul Fleming (Ornua/Rathfarnham WSAF)) was second in 21:50 and Hugh McDowell third in 22.33. In the team competition, ESB, led by Fionn Griffin in fifth place, won Grade 1 ahead of Gardai and Revenue
First woman was Clare Sullivan (CSO/Rathfarnham WSAF) in 24:55. Niamh Brophy was second in 25:02 and Maura Kearns (Teachers) third in 25:20. Team winners were Stronger with Esther, with Revenue second. ESB also won grade 2, with Eir best in Grade 3.
Roads
Mahad Mohammed Egaal (Clonliffe Harriers led home 265 finishers at the R-ACE 5km, in Drogheda, Co Louth on Sunday (January 12) in a time of 14 mins 34 secs.
Conor Duffy (Glaslough Harriers) was second in 14:46 and Ben Guiden (Clonliffe Harriers) third in 14:50.
On a good day for Clonliffe, Helena Butterly was first woman in 16:55. Abbie Sheridan (St Peter’s AC) was second in 17:12 and Karen Costello (Dunleer AC W40) third in 17:41.
Winner of the Tom Walsh 10km in Caherconlish, Co Limerick on Sunday (January 12) with a time of 31 mins 13 secs was Ger Forde (Kilkenny City Harriers, M40). Niall Shanahan ( An Brú AC, M40)) was second in 32:03.Third in 32:25 was Conor McCauley (Leevale, M40).
First woman was Sharon Rynne (Leevale AC) in 36:45, followed by Dee Collins ( Ennis TC, W40) in 36:54 and Dymphna Ryan (Dundrum AC< W40) in 37:53.
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