by ieadmin | May 17, 2013 | Articles, Featured, Half, News, Race Report, Tourism
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...
by ieadmin | Apr 14, 2013 | Events, Featured, News
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...
by ieadmin | Mar 27, 2013 | Featured, News, Pre-event
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...
by ieadmin | Dec 20, 2012 | Charity, Featured, News
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. Following on from the...
by ieadmin | Nov 27, 2012 | Cross Country, Featured, News
Defending champion Fionnuala Britton will lead the Irish charge at the 19th SPAR European Cross Country Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on 9 December. The 28-year-old has been shaping up well to defend her title in the Hungarian capital. She finished fourth in a...
by ieadmin | Jun 5, 2012 | Cork, Featured, Marathon, News, Women
Cork City, Monday 4 June 2012: Freddy Keron has won the sixth annual Cork City Marathon today in a time of 2:22:11 beating the official Cork City Marathon record by over three minutes. The Kenyan athlete, a first time competitor in Cork, is the first overseas winner...