Seamus Power (Kilmurry/Ibrickane) raced to his third men’s title while Rosemary Ryan (Bilbao AC) claimed her first at the national cross country championships at Scotstown, Co. Monaghan.  Dubliner Peter Matthews, who won the title in 1994 and 1998, set the pace in the men’s race with his training partner, Seamus Power, at the end of [...]

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Mark Carroll put the disappointment and frustration of the Millrose Games behind him in emphatic fashion today.  A late entrant to the New England Track and Field Indoor Championships in Boston University, Carroll ran his fastest ever indoor mile in a time of 3:54.00. It was a welcome and encouraging return to form for the [...]

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The Langside Linde Severnside International was held today at the Cardiff National Indoor Athletics Centre, featuring three Leevale athletes.  In the Men’s 60m, Jer O’Donoughue was 5th in a time of 7:01, while in the women’s event, Sharon Kelly finished in 3rd place.  In the Junior Women’s Shot Putt, Fionnula Lombard was 3rd with 11.56. [...]

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Bryan Keane finished second at the National Intermediate Cross-Country Championships today.  The race was won by Robert Connolly of DSD.  In the Veteran Women’s National Championships, Carmell Parnell finished 7th overall in 15:41.  (Results).

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Damp conditions were the order of the day for the Cork Business Houses 5k road race over the Marina circuit this morning.  Competitors ranged once again from international athletes to fun runners, all thoroughly enjoying the event. Fiachra Lombard (Leevale) became one of just six athletes to win a bronze team medal, when Ireland finished [...]

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Derval O’Rourke won the National Senior Indoor 60mH at Nenagh today, in a time of 8.78.  Clubmate Sharon Kelly was second in 9.44.  In the 60m, Derval was second in a time of 7.76.  Ciara Sheehy from DCH was the winner in 7.67.  In the men’s events, Leevale took silver and bronze in the 60m.  [...]

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Mark Carroll succumbed to the superior speed of the 1,500 metre specialists when conceding his Wanamaker Mile title at the Millrose Games tonight.  Kenyan Bernard Lagat had the most zip at the finish, winning in three minutes 58.26 seconds and just a stride ahead of Laban Rotich (3:58.40). Carroll closed fast, but not fast enough, [...]

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