The annual ESB five mile road race this morning was once again well supported.  All the leading contenders got off to a good start, with Roy Fahy showing slightly ahead.  The leaders included a trio from North Cork who have been relatively quiet in recent times, Garrett Barry, Shane Simcox and George Murray, while seventeen [...]

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The World University cross country championships were held in the University town of Jena in Southern Germany today.  The course was relatively flat, taking the runners around a series of playing pitches, with a couple of short steep climbs, sandy areas and woodchip stretches giving some variety.  Two Cork brothers were part of the Irish [...]

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Leevale’s Martin McCarthy got his track season off to a flying start at the weekend by winning the 5,000m at the Florida Relays.  His time of 14:21.94 saw him over three seconds clear of the second athlete.  The fact that his winning time is somewhat on the slow side should not bother him too much [...]

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The American collegiate indoor track and field season ended with the national championships which were held at a brand new indoor stadium at the University of Arkansas this weekend.  Irish competitors were quite thin on the ground, with just two representatives in action.  Leevale’s David Brosnan (right), of Iona college, qualified for the championships with [...]

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The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade in Cork once again featured the 60m dash to determine the Fastest Man and Woman in Ireland.  The race was again generously sponsored by The Market Tavern, sponsorship that gives sprinters the opportunity to compete for valuable prizes, something that is generally reserved for participants in road races.  The [...]

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Leevale’s Darren Dinneen was third in the 800m at the George Mason Invite with 1:50.47, while at the Mets championships David Brosnan of Leevale (Iona College) won the 800m in 1:50.47.  Former Leevale athlete Ken Nason had his first outing of the track season in the mile at the Oregon invite, clocking 4:02.55 in seventh [...]

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The Nike Ballycotton 10 was once again a massive success today, and the glorious sunshine had everyone, runners and officials included, in the highest of spirits.  It was again a race for the masses, but up front there was a very serious race in progress.  Just one mile into the race there were just three [...]

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The Cork County Board of Athletics Ireland held a function in The Market Tavern tonight to honour the achievement of Mark Carroll in winning the 3,000m gold medal at the European indoor championships.  With generous sponsorship from Beamish and Crawford / Miller Group Sales, a big representation from Cork clubs gathered to pay tribute to [...]

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Leevale’s David Brosnan of Iona College was sixth in the 800m at the Virginia Tech meet this weekend with a time of 1:51.52.

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