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Irish Examiner
3 days ago
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- Irish Examiner
Strong performances from Coscoran and Mawdsley at the Grand Slam Track in Philadelphia
Andrew Coscoran and Sharlene Mawdsley turned in strong performances at the third edition of Grand Slam Track in Philadelphia on Sunday evening, with Coscoran finishing fourth in the 3000m in 8:02.17 and Mawdsley finishing seventh over 200m in 23.24, leaving her with a sixth-place finish overall in the long sprints category. In a slow race in the men's 3000m, where 2000m was reached in just 5:40, the gears began to shift on the penultimate lap and Coscoran positioned himself perfectly, poised to strike, but simply didn't have the gears down the home straight to match the surge of USA's Nico Young, who took victory in 8:01.03 after a 53-second last lap. Coscoran had pocketed $50,000 at the last Grand Slam Track meeting in Miami after finishing second overall in the long-distance category, which comprised the 3000m and 5000m. But the 5000m was dropped from the programme for the Philadelphia meeting, the event shortened from three days to two. With the prize money also halved, he earned $12,500 for his fourth-place finish. Mawdsley earned $15,000 for her sixth-place finish in the long sprints category, with victory going to Olympic 400m champion Marileidy Paulino. On Saturday, Mawdsley finished fifth in the 400m in a season's best of 51.12, a race won by Paulino in 49.12, with Olympic silver medallist Salwa Eid Naser of Bahrain crossing the line second but later disqualified for a lane infringement. CORK MARATHON: Chris Jeuken from Derg AC who was the first man to pass the finish line. Pic. Darragh Kane Meanwhile, Chris Jeuken and Evelyn Twomey claimed decisive victories at the Cork City Marathon on Sunday morning, clocking 2:18:55 and 2:54:30 respectively to both win by several minutes. Leevale's Niamh Allen turned in the performance of the day to win the women's half marathon, the 30-year-old clocking a big personal best of 1:10:06, which brought her home almost 10 minutes clear of the runner-up. Jake O'Regan of St. John's AC won the men's half marathon in 1:06:51. CORK MARATHON: Evelyn Twomey from Dublin who was the first woman to pass the finish line. Pic. Darragh Kane Fearghal Curtin turned in a commanding display to win the men's 10K, the Youghal athlete dominating the race from the outset and winning in 29:46. There was a podium sweep for Leevale AC in the women's 10K, where Hannah Steeds won in 34:51 with 2016 Olympian Lizzie Lee second in 35:30. The day was marred by tragedy, however, after it was confirmed that a woman in her 20s, who had participated in the half marathon, died after becoming unwell at the finishing line on Patrick's Street at around 1pm. At the VHI Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin, Kilkenny's Grace Richardson followed in the footsteps of her older sister Aoibhe – a winner in 2018 – and led home the 28,000-strong field, hitting the finish in 34:17 with Claire Fagan of Mullingar second in 34:25 and Jessica Craig third in 34:55. WOMENS MINI MARATHON: Race winner Grace Richardson from Kilkenny City Harriers, centre, pictured with Claire Fagan of Mullingar Harriers who finished second, left, and Jessica Craig North Down AC who finished third. For further information please log on to At the All Ireland Schools Championships in Tullamore on Saturday, Seán Doggett of Coláiste an Éachréidh underlined his vast potential when clocking a superb championship record of 47.22 to win the senior boys' 400m, breaking Brian Gregan's mark of 47.66 which had stood since 2008. The best race of the championships was likely the intermediate girls' 3000m, which involved a last-lap duel between Emma Hickey (St. Marys New Ross) and Freya Renton (Sacred Heart Westport). Hickey struck for home with half a lap left and clocked a blazing 9:28.14 to take 21 seconds off the championship record, with Renton clocking 9:33.87 in second. Later in the day, they clashed over 1500m, with Renton turning the tables and winning in 4:30.59. The senior 100m titles went to Cillian Doherty (Belvedere College) in 10.86 and Elena O'Sullivan (Regina Mundi Cork) in 11.96, while Ben Skyes (Grosvenor GS Belfast) was an especially impressive winner of the intermediate boys' 100m in 10.72. European U18 champion Thomas Williams (Colaiste Dun an Ri Kingscourt) dominated the senior boys' hammer throw with a best of 62.30m. On Friday night, Séamus Clarke (St. Muredach's College Ballina) broke Colin Griffin's 25-year-old record in the senior boys 3000m walk, clocking 11:57.47. Cillian Gleeson (Coláiste Chíaráin Leixlip) made a bold, brave effort to try to break the most fabled schools record on the books – John Treacy's senior boys' 5000m record of 14:17.0 from 1974 – but came up just short, clocking 14:19.66. Elsewhere, Cian Crampton broke the Irish U-20 discus record at the Pickering Memorial International in Loughborough, throwing 58.32m. Looking ahead, Mark English will be back in action in Quercia, Italy on Monday evening, three days on from breaking his Irish 800m record to win at the Continental Tour Gold meeting in Bydgoszcz, Poland, where he clocked 1:44.34.
Irish Examiner
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Clare athlete wins 2025 Cork City Marathon
Clare athlete Chris Jeuken has won the 2025 Cork City Marathon, three weeks after winning the Limerick half marathon. The Derg AC athlete romped home in 2 hours 18 minutes and 55 seconds. He was welcomed at the finishing line by his girlfriend Olivia Gurnett, who ran the 10km marathon. He said the win is particularly special as he has only recently returned after a six-month hiatus because of an ankle injury. He plans to do the Berlin and Armagh marathons later this year. Overall, nearly 11,000 runners and walkers participated in the marathon, half marathon, and 10k race. Demand for entries for this year was very high, with tickets selling out months in advance. The full marathon, in which just over 2,500 people were competing, began at 8.15am on Patrick's St. The half marathon event, which featured just over 4,200 runners, began on Monahan Rd two hours later at 10.15am. The 10km race began on Patrick's Street at 8.45am. Race supporters lined the streets to cheer on those participating, with large crowds taking up viewing positions along St Patrick's St, Grand Parade, St Patrick's Bridge, Turners Cross, Model Farm Rd, and by the Lough in advance of the main event. Runners turning from St Patrick's St onto the Grand Parade at the start of the 2025 Cork City Marathon. Picture: Jim Coughlan. Speaking to the Irish Examiner earlier this week, race director Eamon Hayes said that a city needs a marathon, and there would be no Cork event without the massive support of the running public. "Runners are amazing people. You have trained hard and maintained a healthy lifestyle for a long period of time. Living a healthy lifestyle by and large means less trips to the doctor, hospitals, and benefits society hugely," he said. Runners taking part in the 2025 Cork City Marathon. Picture: Eddie O'Hare "We welcome our runners from all over Ireland and indeed the world who all converge on our city this June weekend. You make a significant contribution to local businesses within the city. "So, thank you all." Read More Two men shot dead at popular Irish bar in Costa del Sol
