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John Travers wins St. Patrick’s 5K Festival Race

St Patricks Day Run

Donore Harriers athlete John Travers has won the 2014 St. Patrick’s 5K Festival Road Race, which took place in Dublin today. He completed the course in a time of 00:14:07. [Read more…]

Korir for Great Ireland Run

korir cross

The current World Cross Country Champion, Japhet Korir from Kenya has confirmed his entry and will start as a favourite in this year’s SPAR Great Ireland Run in the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Sunday 6th April. Just 20 years old, Korir is one of the rising stars of world athletics and was a comfortable winner of the World Cross Country Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland last year. [Read more…]

Britton for Great Ireland Run

Fionnuala Britton

Fionnuala Britton

Ireland’s leading distance runner, Fionnuala Britton, has confirmed her participation in this year’s SPAR Great Ireland Run 10k which will take place on the roads of the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Sunday 6 April. [Read more…]

Gold ends Ireland wait

Rob Heffernan

Rob Heffernan

 

Rob Heffernan wins the 50km walk in Moscow to give Ireland their first Gold in the World Athletics Championships since 1995. [Read more…]

The Clare Burren 2013

Burren Scenery

Burren Scenery

The Clare Burren marathon, May, 25th 2013 by Lucas Verbist

With a choice of 3 different distances this organization offers something for all, both runners and walkers. After having seen the course maps we decided to go for the half marathon distance. [Read more…]

Limerick 2013 Half Marathon report

Great Limerick Run

Great Limerick Run

May 5t 2013, Limerick Half Marathon race.

We decided to drive down, from Dublin the day before. Registration and race number collection are done the days before hand. Our hotel of choice is the Travellodge just outside of town, at 45 euro per night a steal. The room is big and most important, a very nice bathroom with powerful shower. [Read more…]

Bekele strolls through Phoenix Park

Kenenisa Bekele

Kenenisa Bekele

Some 10,000 runners of all ages took part today in the SPAR Great Ireland Run in the Phoenix Park, Dublin in very windy but warm conditions.  Among these were almost 1,500 children in the Mini and Junior Runs for five to eight year olds and nine to fifteen year olds respectively. [Read more…]

Bekele for Great Ireland 2013

Kenenisa Bekele - Great Ireland

Kenenisa Bekele – Great Ireland

Kenenisa Bekele, double Olympic gold medallist at 5,000 and 10,000 metres in 2004 and 2008, and fourth place finisher in the London Olympics last year, will return to the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Sunday 14 April to defend his title in the SPAR Great Ireland Run 10k. [Read more…]

Britton for Great Ireland Run

Fionnuala Britton

Fionnuala Britton

After her impressive run at the weekend in the World Cross Country Championships in Poland, Fionnuala Britton now focuses on the road as she prepares for the SPAR Great Ireland Run on 14 April in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Britton finished in Poland as first European in 14th place, and led the Irish team to an excellent fifth place. [Read more…]

ORBIS Ireland and The Great Ethiopian Run

ORBIS Ireland

ORBIS Ireland

On Thursday 22 November, 41 ORBIS Ireland supporters set off for Addis Ababa to take part in the Great Ethiopian Run 2012. After five consecutive years, ORBIS Ireland is the longest standing and largest international participant in the race. [Read more…]