Recent results
Nov 29: Clontarf Half Marathon, Dublin (1,804 finishers; www.redtagtiming.com)
Men: 1 Gary O’Hanlon (Clontarf) 71.12, 2 Conor O’Keeffe 74.05, 3 Paul Lynch 75.03. Women: 1 Deirdre Byrne 81.39, 2 Shirley Coyle 83.28, 3 Paula Prendergast (Mayo AC) 88.05.
Men: 1 Gary O’Hanlon (Clontarf) 71.12, 2 Conor O’Keeffe 74.05, 3 Paul Lynch 75.03. Women: 1 Deirdre Byrne 81.39, 2 Shirley Coyle 83.28, 3 Paula Prendergast (Mayo AC) 88.05.
A good run by Paula in this big field – organisers say it is the ‘flattest Half in Ireland”. Enda Marren came home 42nd in 85:21. 5.2% of finishers under 90 minutes, 52% under 2 hours.
On 22 November John Byrne won the first Ballina parkrun in 17:07, and he also holds the course records at parkruns in Westport 16:00, and Castlebar 16:52.
It was a Mayo AC win-double last week at Ballina, Anto Devaney won in 18;29, with Anne Marie Staunton first woman in 21:46.