In Riga this week there was plenty of joy for Leevale’s Derval O’Rourke (left) who competed in her speciality event, the 100m hurdles.  Her time of 14.12 was inside the qualifying time for the World junior track and field championships which will be held in Santiago, Chile in mid-October.  With hurdles technique coaching from former [...]

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Mark Carroll’s long winning streak came to an abrupt end today as he could only finish fourth in the mile at the Prefontaine Grand Prix in Oregon.  He looked comfortable as he followed the leaders through the early stages of the race.  When the pacemaker dropped out with just a lap to go it was [...]

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The second leg of the Nike Ballycotton summer series of five mile road races was held in Shanagarry tonight.  Garrett Barry of North Cork, after winning the first race in the series, started a hot favourite to add to his collection.  But, there was a shock in store for the Iona college graduate as he [...]

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The first leg of the Mazda national track and field league was held in glorious conditions in Limerick today.  Cork’s leading club, Leevale had a most successful day in the Premier division, with full representation for the first time in a long number of years in both mens and womens teams.  For Leevale sprints coach [...]

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Mark Carroll today set a new personal best in the 1500m when he won the Pontiac Grand Prix Invitational in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.  Mark’s winning time was 3:34.91, just inside the 3:35.0 he set in Barcelona last year.  Hudson Souza of Brazil was a close second today in 3:34.97, with David Krummenacker of the [...]

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Cork BHAA held a benefit race tonight for Tim Morrissey the Eagle secretary and runner who was so badly injured in a road accident last year.  The race was held over the off road paths around Mahon, with race headquarters in the magnificent Cork Heritage Centre at Bessboro.  With narrow paths the order of the [...]

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Check out an excellent Interview with Mark Carroll on last Saturday’s Irish Times.

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The good news from the US this weekend is that Leevale runner Darren Dinneen has decided to delay his entry into the world of work for a few months.  His employer, Robert Stephens, has generously allowed him the time needed to train and qualify for the Sydney Olympics.  His coach at Harvard, Frank Haggarty, has [...]

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The new track at Castleisland was officially opened on Sunday by the local An Riocht club.  Weather conditions were on the cool side, with very strong winds the order of the day.  Valerie Vaughan of Blarney Inniscarra raced into the lead in the 1,500m from the gun and was never challenged, while Louise Cavanagh of [...]

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