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Author: Denis Daly, Created: 28-06-2017 18:45
Alex Hill ran a big PB at the Irish Life Tailteann Games at the Morton Stadium Santry on Saturday 24th June. He came 4th in the 800m in a time of 2:00.39. Well done Alex. Sub 2 is on the way! FULL RESULTS...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 27-06-2017 09:12
There was a good turn out for the race that claims to be the longest running 10k in Ireland. In its 37th edition there were some great runs by Rathfarnham WSAF athletes. The results were as follows: Brian Furey 15th in 33:05, Paul Moran 32nd overall and 2nd M50 in 34:18, Jonathan Hughes 34th in 34:30, Neil Skelton 60th in 36:05, Gael Herna...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 23-06-2017 09:09
It was a hot and humid evening in the Tallaght Athletic Stadium for the Meeting no.5 of the Dublin Athletics Track and Field competition. Results from Rathfarnham WSAF AC athletes were as follows. In the women’s Javelin Isabel Mullarney threw 27.8m. In the women’s 200m Amy McCabe ran 27.55s. In the men’s 200m Hugh Prendergast ran 24.59s and W...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 22-06-2017 00:13
The Irish Runner 5 mile took place on Saturday 18th June 2017 in the Phoenix Park. Seán Hehir came second in a time of 24:29 showing great form in his lead up to the World Athletics Championships marathon in August. Paul Flemming had a speedy 22nd in 27:41, Ciarán Aylward 29:48, Barry Gatenby 32:05, Derek Bain 32:18, Shane Gr...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 22-06-2017 00:00
As most of you know we had two athletes from the club qualify for the 2017 CSIT World Sports Games Riga, Latvia and they certainly performed well. Stephen Gaffney did the double by winning the 100m Gold in a time of 10.78s. He followed that with 200m Gold in a time of 21.52s which is a new PB! Carla Sweeney who was the Ladies Capta...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 14-06-2017 22:08
Congratulations to Eilis Connery who competed for Ireland in the World Trail Championships 2017 Badia-Prataglia, Italy, 10th June 2017. In the steep forested mountains of northern Tuscany the course was 50km with nearly 3000m of climbing. Greg Byrne seen here at the 41km feed station with Eilis was along as part of the Irish Offic...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 13-06-2017 14:49
At the Mick Murphy Memorial 4 mile Race Ferns, Co Wexford we had a former and current Wexford residents competing. Seán Hehir ran 19:33 for 3rd place and Micheál Murphy ran 24:46. Good running guys. ...
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 10-06-2017 23:37
At the Irish Milers Club GV Ryan meeting on 10th June Carla Sweeney won the women's 1500m in a time of 4:27.99. In the 800m B race Lee Byrne finished 1st in a time of 1:55.29. In the 1500m B race Cillian Doherty came 6th in 4:11.55. In the 3000m Jonny Hughes ran 9:48.72. Well done to all....
Author: Denis Daly, Created: 10-06-2017 23:21
Donagh Powell ended up winning the pictured sprint to come 5th in a time of 16:54 in the Dan Byrne 5k Trail Race in Doneraile Wildlife Park near his home town of Mallow. He'd have gone faster except he left his green Rathfarnham WSAF AC singlet in Dublin. Luckily he managed to find matching shoes for the orange singlet. Good runnin...Page 48 of 185