Alan O'Shea of Bantry AC ran the Rotterdam Marathon last Sunday (10th Apr 2011) in a time of 2:21:37. Alan, who is a former winner of the Cork City Marathon finished in 26th position out of a field of over 7,000 runners. The average pace was 5:24 per mile.
As you can see from the chart above, the 5k split times of 16:19, 16:56, 17:11 and 17:25 are faster than most runners achieve in local 5k road races.
From what I can gather, the qualify time for the Irish team for the 2012 Olympics in London is expected to be around the 2:16 to 2:17 mark so Alan's time is just 5 minutes or so off the mark. The actual qualifying time is expected to be announced soon.
In the same race, Sean Connolly of Tallaght AC finished in 15th position in a time of 2:17:23.
Welcome to the Running in Cork blog, home of the Cork running community. This is the largest website in Cork & Munster for news on road races and general running news. Included are a current race calendar, race previews, photos, results as well as some local, national and international news items.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Alan O'Shea of Bantry AC runs 2:21 in Rotterdam Marathon
Labels:
Alan O'Shea,
marathon,
Rotterdam,
Sean Connolly
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Well done Alan - another great performance.
very good alan. martin fagan, alister cragg and sean connolly are all pushing hard for a olympic place
Post a Comment