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| Hannah Steeds, second female, receiving her prize from David Keogh |
CLONMEL 4-Mile
(26th Dec 2024)
There was an international flavour to the MSD/Clonmel 4-mile road race with the appearance of US marathon record holder Emily Sisson. And the two-time Olympian didn’t disappoint as she smashed Shona Heaslip’s year-old course record of 20:46 by 17 seconds when finishing third overall in a time of 20:29.
Sisson set her American best of 2:18:29 at Chicago two years ago and qualified for this year’s Olympics with a second place in the US Marathon Trials, going on to finish 23rd in Paris in 2:29:53. At Toyko 2016, she had a 10th place finish in the 10,000m, an event in which she has a personal best of 30:49.57.
Married to Waterford man Shane Quinn, both attended Providence College where they were coached by Ray Treacy. Shane is son of Brendan Quinn, the Irish record holder in the 3000m steeplechase. Brendan’s time of 8:24.09 has remained unbroken for almost 40 years, having set it in Brussels in August of 1985. That improved on Liam O’Brien’s 8:27.24 from the previous year and both times still remain top of the Irish all-time list.
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| Winner Kane Collins receiving his prize from David Keogh of sponsors MSD |
Second place in Clonmel went to Leevale’s Hannah Steed in 21:27 with Grace Richardson from Kilkenny third in 21:30. There was a Cork winner of the men’s race, although Kilbrin native Kane Collins was representing Donore Harriers. Collins – who ran 2:24:19 in September’s Berlin Marathon – recorded 19:56, 10 seconds ahead of Ben Coughlan from Clonliffe with Donal Coakley of Leevale taking the third prize in 20:49.
With almost 600 finishers, the long-established St Stephen’s Day race was another outstanding success and a credit to both the promoting Clonmel AC and sponsors MSD.
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| Keith Kelly from Youghal, first in the M40 category, receiving his prize from David Keogh |
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