Posts by Tom Hunt
Sympathy
Mayo AC offer their sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Paddy and Ann Murray on the passing of Paddy’s father Michael, RIP.
Read MoreWeekend results Connacht XC, NYC marathon, Corofin 8k
The Connacht Senior, Masters, Novice Cross Country League Leg 2 took place today at Sligo racecourse. Most of our runners from the first leg in Loughrea last month competed. All women plus men o65 ran in the first race over two long laps approx 4k on this excellent course with great panoramic views over Sligo…
Read MoreWeekend marathon results update : silver for John Byrne, bronze Mary Murphy
Athletics Ireland have today published age category and team results so we’ve updated our list of finishers with chip and gun times. These provisional results show that John Byrne won silver M40 and Mary Murphy bronze in W65 category. Congratulations to both on this well deserved success.
Read MoreJohn Byrne leads our Dublin Marathon finishers home in brilliant PB – 2:29.47
Congratulations and well done to all our finishers in today’s 39th Dublin City Marathon incorporating the National Marathon Championships. Congratulations to our first-time marathoners and to all who ran a new personal best marathon time.
Read MoreGood luck in Dublin City Marathon
The best of luck to our Mayo AC members as they head up to their various base camps for the 39th Dublin City Marathon incorporating the national championships.
Read MoreThree Mayo AC selected on Irish team for Masters International Cross Country
The Irish Master Athletics Association have announced the Irish teams to compete in the British & Irish Masters Cross Country International next month.
Read MoreSuccessful day for Mayo AC at Autumn Open Cross Country
We had four runners representing the club at the Open Autumn Cross Country Festival today at the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown, Dublin today.
Read MoreConnacht Cross Country League Leg 1, Loughrea
A wet day at the Bushfield course made for a testing race in this the first of three legs in the league. It was real cross country weather according to one experienced club coach. There were four races before the women’s 4k started but the course was generally firm. One short lap and two long…
Read MoreSonia O’Sullivan tells the story of Sinéad Diver’s triumph in Melbourne
“It was a fantastic performance and an exciting race to watch unfold” Sonia O’Sullivan tells the story of Sinéad Diver’s triumph in Melbourne. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/sonia-o-sullivan-preparation-key-as-sinéad-diver-romps-melbourne-marathon-1.3663088?mode=amp And listen to Sinéad’s post race interview; https://www.facebook.com/athsvic/posts/1949309402041952/
Read MoreSinéad Diver’s magnificent Melbourne Marathon win and 2:25.19 pb
Mayo AC’s Melbourne based member Sinéad Diver ran the race of her life today. She was first woman finisher in the Melbourne Marathon in a new personal best time of 2:25.19, knocking a massive six minutes off her Nagoya, Japan finish time from March 2017, 2:31.37. A fantastic performance by any standards.
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