IFAM Oordegem

John Travers smashed his 5000m PB today at the IFAM meet in Oordegem in Belgium, where a number of Irish athletes competed today. He won the 5000m B race in a brilliant 13.43. Such is the scintillating standard to qualify for the European championship, he still missed the required time but this was a great run and no doubt he will continue to chase the qualifying time for Berlin in August in the weeks to come, we’re all behind you John!

IMC Belfast

Another impressive race from Eric Keogh, and a fantastic victory in a stacked field, this time at the IMC Belfast meet at the Mary Peters track. Eric ran from the front for the entire second half of the race and won the men’s 3000m by a near 9 second margin in 8.22.68. Also in Belfast, John Neill got a PB in the 800 C race in 2.01.76

Graded Meet 3 Tallaght & AAI Games

The Dublin graded series continued last Wednesday in Tallaght. Notable was a win for Jack Raftery in the 400mA and Maura Kearns was delighted with a win and an 800m PB in the women’s A race. We had three representatives in the Dublin 10,000m championship where runners tackled a gruelling 25 laps of the track. There was also unusually a 2000m steeplechase which saw one of our juvenile runners Gavin Curtin in action

Full results

Maura Kearns 1st 800m A 2:20
David Campbell 800mB 2:07.56
Donal Iremonger 2:11.12
Jack Raftery 1st 51.12 400M
Adam Halpin 55.14
Gavin Curtin 2000m Steeple 7:15.02
Anthony Flannery 34:24 10000
Des Tremble 35:08 10000
Des Gill 41:26 10000

At the AAI games in Santry, David Campbell was in action again over 400m in a time of 54.23 and Emmet Ó Briain ran 2:06.32 in the 800m.

(10000m photo by Gerry Flaherty)

Report by Florence Curley