Martin McCarthy finished 5th in today’s Loughrea International 5 mile road race in a time of 23:28. The race was won by Hendrick Ramaala of South Africa (22:22), with John Mutai of Kenya second (22:27) and Seamus Power of Limerick third (22:54). The race also marked Sonia O’Sullivan’s return to victory after giving birth recently. Sonia won the women’s race in a time of 24:27. (Results)