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2 months ago | 
runrepublic.com | Richard Hawkins |Phil Knox
by Richard HawkinsIT was a long trip West for the Carraig na bhFear AC athletes who travelled to Westport for the All-Ireland ‘B’ Cross-country Championships on Sunday 9th February. Great to see Cork clubs travelling in force and winning medals on the day. Cathal Walsh was in action in the Boys U13 race, finishing in 50th place overall. Cathal was 5th scorer for the Cork team who unfortunately just finished outside the medal positions in 4th place in the County competition.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
runrepublic.com | Louis Byrne |Phil Knox
The Irish team has been announced for the upcoming 2025 Anglo Plate 100k. Seven men and four women were selected by Athletics Ireland who highlighted the importance of the event;"The Anglo Celtic Plate 100k Home International plays an important role in developing athletes at distances beyond the Marathon and to prepare athletes for future opportunities at European and World Championships. This event will also host the Athletics Ireland 100K National Championships as part of the Open Race.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
runrepublic.com | Phil Knox
The Montane Winter Spine Race, renowned as one of the world's most challenging ultramarathons, took place over the last several days along the 268-mile Pennine Way in the UK. This year's events have seen remarkable performances from Irish athletes in the face of some harsh winter conditions. Below is a full roundup of how the Irish faired over the various distances.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
runrepublic.com | Perri Williams |Phil Knox
England Athletics Walk Championships. Sheffield. Michael Doyle will make his debut at the England Athletics Walk Championships in Sheffield next weekend, Michael is part of an Irish juvenile contingent travelling over to this event. Best of luck Michael and coach Seamie Hartigan. Further details next week. National Indoor T&F League Round 2.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
runrepublic.com | Perri Williams |Phil Knox
by Perri WilliamsThere was an abundance of records broken this morning at Valencia in a 10km event that has been dubbed the “world’s fastest 10k”. Sweden’s Andreas Almgren won the event in 26:53 breaking the European record and becoming the first European to break 27 minutes for the distance. Ireland’s interest lay in Eifrem Gidey who surpassed John Treacy’s 40-year-old national record by three seconds to record a new Irish record of 27:43 and bag 20th place.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
runrepublic.com | Phil Knox
Anna, David, Dillon & Sean Make IrishTop 10 List:Congrats to 4 Moycarkey Coolcroo athletes who made The Athletics Ireland Top 10 list of Best Irish performances per discipline for Irish Athletes in 2024. Anna Ryan Ranked 2nd overall Indoors in the Women's Triple Jump with 12.17m and 3rd overall outdoors with a best of 12.03. 400m runner David Ryan Ranked 5th Best Indoors with a time of 47.99 & 10th Overall Outdoors in the 400m with his best time of 2024 of 46.98.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
runrepublic.com | Phil Knox
As we kick off the New Year, many of us are either getting into running for the first time or returning to it after a break. Whether you’ve set a goal to complete your first 5K or you’re looking to build consistency in your fitness routine, nutrition plays a key role in helping you feel your best and perform your best. To help you along the way, we’re launching our Tasty Tuesday series, designed specifically for beginner runners.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
runrepublic.com | Richard Hawkins |Phil Knox |Perri Williams
by Richard HawkinsAs the year draws to a close there was still plenty of action on road and off-road with lots of our athletes putting in excellent performances. The final races of the Munster cross-country took place in Ennis on Sunday 8th. The Walsh family made the trip west for the Juvenile ‘B’ competition with the lads running very well. Aidan and Liam finished in 48th and 55th places respectively in a competitive U11 race.
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
runrepublic.com | Perri Williams |Phil Knox
Kilkenny Medieval Mile. As storm Darragh battered parts of the country a number of our brave road runners made their way to Kilkenny city to take part in the annual Medieval Mile organised by Kilkenny City Harriers. The course was fast and on the main flat. Athletes started at the Kilkenny Army barracks and made their way through Wolfe Tone Street, into Irishtown and onto High Street before finishing with a climb at the Parade adjacent to Kilkenny Castle.
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Dec 8, 2024 | 
runrepublic.com | Perri Williams |Phil Knox
by Perri WilliamsIt was a day of mixed results in Anatalya, Turkey for the 2024 SPAR European Cross-Country Championships. The previous four editions of this event saw Ireland take home at least one set of team medals. However, our run of luck seem to have run out today with our highest team placing been the u23 men’s team who finished in fourth place. On a course that seemed to favour the track athlete over the pure cross-country athlete, there were some fantastic individual performances.
