Archive for July, 1999

O’Rourke and McGee Lead the Field Home in Kinsale

30 July, 1999

The annual Kinsale Regatta five mile road race was held in Kinsale tonight, with a brilliant evening sunshine making it tough for runners, but the run along the sea shore made for a pleasant race. After a mile into the race there was a breakaway group of four at the head of the field, Cathal [...]

Carroll Sets PB in 1,500m in Spain

29 July, 1999

Mark Carroll set a new personal best of 3:35.00 in the 1,500 meters tonight at the Adidas Barcelona International in Spain. Mark finished fourth, while Shane Healy (Metro) ran 3:47.22 for eighteenth and last place. Niall Bruton (Clonliffe) was second in the1,500m B race, running 3:41.56.

Carroll Records 1500/5000m Double at Nationals. Women Sprinters Place in 100m

25 July, 1999

The TNT national track and field championships were held in Morton stadium in Dublin over the weekend. Weather conditions were bright and breezy on both days, with some very hot and impressive performances. Leevale’s Mark Carroll ran the 5,000m and recorded an easy victory, never being threatened throughout. He afterwards described it as a good [...]

McGee Leads Ballycotton Series

22 July, 1999

James McGee of Leevale leads the Ballycotton road race series after placing 5th in the Churchtown South 5 miler tonight. Former Canadian marathon runner Peter Maher won the race, posting a winning time of 25.18, just five seconds ahead of Pat Nugent of St. Marys, with Cathal O’Connell of St. Finbarrs third a further six [...]

Brosnan, Carroll, and Fahy Shine in Good Weekend for Leevale

18 July, 1999

It was a good weekend for Leevale athletes both on the track and the road. Roy Fahy was a good winner of the Donoughmore seven mile race on Friday, winning by over half a minute from Cathal O’Connell of St. Finbarrs, with Eamon McEvoy third and Peter Maher fourth. Up in Tullamore, the second leg [...]

Fahy Wins 5-Miler by Over a Minute in 24:58

4 July, 1999

The recent Fort Mitchell Running Club`s five miler race resulted in a clear-cut win for Roy Fahy of Proscon/Leevale. His winning time of 24:58 saw him over a minute clear of Billy O’Rourke of UCC, whose time of 26:04 was in turn almost two minutes ahead of Dermot Callaghan of SHB. Following them home were [...]

O’Donoghue Doubles as Murphy & O’Brien Impress in BLOE All-Irelands

4 July, 1999

The Capri-Sun All Ireland BLOE track and field championships were held in Tullamore on Saturday and Sunday. Some of the best races came in the under-18 age group. The boys 800m was a great race from a Cork point of view, with the Togher pair of Shane O’Shaughnessy and Martin Byrne controlling the race from [...]