Irish women's team win the Anglo Celtic 100km plate for the first time

For the first time in it's 26 year history, Ireland's women's team won the 100km Anglo Celtic Plate.

Women’s Teams
1. Ireland 
2. Scotland 
3. Northern Ireland

Olympian Caitriona Jennings of Letterkenny AC led the Ireland Women’s Team won the event with a record breaking time of 7:43:01 beating the previous Irish record of 7:52:45 set by Helena Crossan in 2007.

Team Ireland Women.
Caitriona Jennings – Letterkenny AC
Sorcha Loughnanne – Donore Harriers
Patricia McLoughlin – Le Cheile AC
Lorraine McMahon – Wexford Marathon Club
Sinead Kane – Le Cheile AC

In the men's race, Ireland finished in second place.

Men’s Teams
1. Scotland 
2. Ireland
3. Northern Ireland

National Championships: The Donadea 50k & 100k also doubled up as the Irish National 50k & 100km championships...

100K National Championship Results

Women

Caitriona Jennings - 7:43.01 (Letterkenny AC)

Karla Borland - 8:30.41 (Team NI)

Deirdre Martin - 8:44.15 (Carrick Aces)

 

Men

Gareth King - 7:12.30 (Team NI)

Stephen Connon - 7:45.03 (Bros Pearse

Dave O’Keeffe - 7:48.39 (Togher AC)

National Bronze medal for Dave O'Keefe from Cork in the 100k Photo: Stephen O'Sullivan

 

50K National Championship Results

Men

Sean Hehir - 2:54:07 (Metro St Brigid’s AC)

Johnny O’Sullivan - 3:31.59 (Galtee Runners AC)

Liam Ryan - 3:34.46 (Carrick Aces)

 

Women

Deirdre Lynn - 3:56.33 (Marathon Club of Ireland)

Catherine O’Sullivan - 4:15.37 (Galtee Runners AC)

Laura Byrnes - 4:35.21 (Clane AC)

National Silver medals for Catherine O'Sullivan & Johnny O'Sullivan in the 50k

Links...

1) Results of the Donadea 50k & 100k

Alex O'Shea from Cork completes 100k in 7h 37m at World Championships

The World 100km championships were held on Sunday in Spain and Alex O'Shea from Cork was there representing Ireland. This is the first Irish international outing for the St.Finbarr's athlete and no doubt the first of many.

Alex's time for the 100km was 7 hours 37 mins and 16 seconds.

That's works out as 7:21 min mile pace or about 3h 13m for a marathon!