2021 National Marathon Championships are to be held in Belfast in October

Athletics Ireland announced today that the 2021 National Marathon Championships will be held in Belfast this year on the 3rd of October. 

Normally it is part of the Dublin City Marathon but that event had to be cancelled this year.

In a news release, Athletics Ireland said... 

"We are delighted to be working with Athletics Northern Ireland and the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon in hosting the 2021 National Senior Marathon Championships on Sunday October 3rd.

There will be 100 male and 100 female National Championship entries available, and expressions of interest is now sought from athletes who have acquired suitable times over the last 3 years.

The form must be completed by Thursday 19th August 2021.

Runners already entered in the Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon will have the opportunity to be included in the National Championships at a later date.

The price of registration is £63."

See link... https://www.athleticsireland.ie/news/2021-national-marathon-championships/

Guest article : HOOPER WAS JUST TOO HOT FOR HIS RIVALS ...By John Walshe

In this guest post from John Walsh of Ballycotton, he recounts the 1978 national marathon in Tullamore...

HOOPER WAS JUST TOO HOT FOR HIS RIVALS ...By John Walshe (Evening Echo 03/07/2018)

The month of June is usually favourable to most outdoor activities, but running 26-plus miles may not be one, as participants in the recent Cork City Marathon can testify.

Forty years ago this month, on a Sunday afternoon, the BLE National Marathon took place in Tullamore. Like the Limerick championship two years earlier which was the selection race for that summer’s Olympics, the European Championships in Prague of 1978 ensured that all of the country’s long distance men would toe the line in the midland town.

The preview in the previous week’s Cork Examiner stated that a record entry of 104 had been received. This included a number from Britain including 20-year-old Alan McGee, the 1977 Fell Runner of the Year who had recorded 2:21 in his marathon debut, along with the likes of Norman Deakin (Stoke) with a best of 2:17:20, Doug Gunstone from Edinburgh (2:19) and Kevin Best who had run a fast time for 20 miles.

Cork results in the National Marathon Championships

The Dublin marathon also doubled up as the 2016 National Marathon Championships and with the huge numbers, the standards were pretty high.

These are the provisional results for Cork clubs...

Individuals...
2 4328 Alan O Brien EAGLE A.C. M35 02:33:34... 2nd M35

3 1279 Alex O Shea ST. FINBARRS A.C. M40 02:34:23... 3rd M40

2 46 Cathal O Connell ST. FINBARRS A.C. M50 02:36:53... 2nd M50

1 12847 Tony Dunne GRANGE/FERMOY A.C. M75 04:20:51... 1st M70

1 1172 1443 Joan Ennis GRANGE/FERMOY A.C. F50 03:03:02... 1st F50

2 1286 3633 Mary Sweeney ST. FINBARRS A.C. F55 03:24:56... 2nd F55

Teams...
1st M35 team...1 Alex O Shea, Michael Corbett, Paul Gallagher ST. FINBARRS A.C. M35 07:57:34

2nd M50 team...2 Cathal O Connell, Ken Devine, John Fitzgibbons ST. FINBARRS A.C. M50 08:33:19

3rd M50 team... 3 Ronan Boland, Frank Hill, Martin Leahy EAGLE A.C. M50 08:33:42

Please note that while individual category placings are usually ok, the teams can change quite a bit as corrections come in.

The links for all the results can be found under Oct 2016 here... http://www.athleticsireland.ie/competition/results/

Provisional Results for the 2015 National Marathon Championships

The annual Dublin City Marathon also doubles up as the National Marathon Championships. The provisional results have been released and you can see the medal positions below. From a Cork point of view, there are several individual category medals as well as team medals for St.Finbarr's AC, Eagle AC and Ballymore Cobh AC.

Just a note of caution! The results are provisional. You can be sure that there will be a few errors in there and it may make a difference to the end results. It's likely the individual results will remain unchanged but some of the team positions might change.

Results updated 30th Oct...(The only major change is in the M50 team category. Tullamore Harriers move up to 2nd pushing St.Finbarr's AC from 3rd to 4th)

The Cork results are in BOLD

1 Sean Hehir MS 02:19:47 Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C.
2 Gary O'Hanlon M40 02:25:23 Clonliffe Harriers A.C.
3 David Mansfield MS 02:30:47 Clonliffe Harriers A.C.

MEN O35
1 Raivis Zakis M35 02:33:21 West Waterford A.C.
2 Richard Gorman M35 02:33:26 Sligo A.C.
3 Ciaran Mc Gonagle M35 02:34:11 Rosses A.C.

MEN O40
1 Colin Merritt M40 02:32:44 Carriag-Na-Bhfear A.C.
2 Fergal Whitty M40 02:35:15 Donore Harriers
3 Michael Morgan M40 02:35:56 St. Finbarrs A.C.

MEN O45
1 Mick Boyle M45 02:35:08 Raheny Shamrock A.C.
2 John Murphy M45 02:46:35 Grange/Fermoy A.C.
3 Pat Dunworth M45 02:46:55 An Riocht A.C.

MEN O50
1 Pauric Mc Kinney M50 02:33:53 Inishowen A.C.
2 Cathal O Connell M50 02:39:04 St. Finbarrs A.C.
3 Paul Moran M50 02:42:25 Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C.

MEN O55
1 Norman Mawhinney M55 03:01:14 Ballydrain Harriers
2 Tom Halpin M55 03:01:23 Ballynonty A.C.
3 James Cottle M55 03:07:14 Crusaders A.C.

MEN O60
1 Martin Kearney M60 03:04:11 Galway City Harriers A.C.
2 Ronan Ward M60 03:04:44 Civil Service A.C.
3 Hugh Boyle M60 03:10:00  Springwell Running Club

MEN O65
1 Sean Whelan M65 03:29:05 Ennis Track A.C.
2 Maurice Tobin M65 03:36:37 Grange/Fermoy A.C.
3 Garry Clarke M65 03:45:12 Tallaght A.C.

MEN O70
1 Sam Hogg M70 04:01:35 Lagan Valley AC
2 Philip Cribbin M70 04:40:02 Clare River Harriers A.C.
3 Martin Keane M70 04:48:06 Athenry A.C.

MEN O75
1 Tom Horkan M75 04:45:33 Ballina A.C.

Senior Team Title
1 Raheny Shamrock A.C....Freddy Sittuk 02:15:20, Mick Boyle 02:35:08, Dermot Gorman 02:39:59...07:30:27
2 Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C...Brian Furey 02:39:16, Sean Hehir 02:19:47, Louis Mc Carthy 02:32:13.....07:31:16
3 Clonliffe Harriers A.C.....Gary O'Hanlon 02:25:23, David Mansfield 02:30:47, Ernie Ramsey 02:51:44....07:47:54

MEN O35 Team
1 St. Finbarrs A.C. ...Michael Morgan 02:35:56, Michael Corbett 02:47:40, Joe Cunningham 02:48:47.....08:12:23
2 Donore Harriers ....Fergal Whitty 02:35:15, Andy Kinane 02:44:38, Patrick Moriarty 02:52:37...... 08:12:30
3 Clonmel A.C. ....David Ryan 02:39:57, Brian Long 02:46:37, Declan Curley 02:48:21..... 08:14:55

MEN O50 Team
1 Eagle A.C. ....Frank Hill M50 02:52:31, Ronan Boland 02:55:03, Martin Leahy 03:02:22...... 08:49:56
2 Tullamore Harriers A.C... Éanna Gowran 02:55:04, Raymond Flanagan 03:04:46, George Webb 03:15:57 ...09:15:47
3 Mullingar Harriers A.C... Eddie Newman 02:46:52, Matthew Glennon 03:06:40, Stephen Naughton 03:25:51..09:19:23

SENIOR WOMEN
1 Pauline Curley 02:49:32 Tullamore Harriers A.C.
2 Jane Ann Healy-Meehan 02:54:51 Athenry A.C.
3 Laura Graham 02:56:46 Moyne A.C.

WOMEN O35
1 Sandra Lynch F35 03:05:59 Kilcoole A.C.
2 Aine O Reilly F35 03:06:04 Mullingar Harriers A.C.
3 Anne marie Needham F35 03:07:53 Westport A.C.

WOMEN O40
1 Helen Barry F40 02:58:34Sli Cualann A.C.
2 Gillian Wasson F40 03:04:00 Springwell Running Club
3 Mags Dempsey F40 03:08:37 Tracton A.C.

WOMEN O45
1 Sonia O Sullivan F45 03:03:39 Ballymore Cobh A.C.
2 Karen Lavelle F45 03:06:08 Star of the Sea A.C.
3 Anna Doris F45 03:11:35 Midleton A.C.

WOMEN O50
1 Joan Ennis F50 02:58:17 Grange/Fermoy A.C.
2 Olivia Sheerin F50 03:29:07 St. Michaels AC
3 Kathryn Carruthers F50 03:30:26 Ballymore Cobh A.C.

WOMEN O55
1 Susan Waterstone F55 03:14:45 Civil Service A.C.
2 Mary Sweeney F55 03:16:22 St. Finbarr s A.C.
3 Bernadette Manley F55 03:47:25 Raheny Shamrock A.C.

WOMEN O60
1 Mary Jennings F60 03:37:50 Waterford A.C.
2 Una Reilly F60 04:10:21 Liffey Valley A.C.
3 Mary Nolan-Hickey F60 04:16:09 Sli Cualann A.C.

WOMEN O65
1 Eileen O Brien F65 04:09:35 Lucan Harriers A.C.
2 Collette O Hagan F65 06:38:39 North East Runners A.C.

WOMEN O70
1 Brigid Quinn F70 04:39:47 Ballymena Runners AC
2 Terri Gough F70 05:32:07 West Waterford A.C.
3 Maggie Dunne F70 05:39:08 Grange/Fermoy A.C

SENIOR WOMEN TEAM
1 Donore Harriers .....Amy Moriarty 03:15:22, Breda Mahony 03:27:12, Sinead Graham 03:29:20 .....10:11:54
2 Brothers Pearse A.C. ........Karen Clarke 03:19:57, Sarah O Meara 03:23:50, Sorcha Mc Cann 03:28:36...... 10:12:23
3 Springwell Running Club ......Gillian Wasson 03:04:00, Linda Gillen 03:31:13, Ciara Mc Sherry 03:38:40 .......10:13:53

Women O35 Team
1 Westport A.C.  .........Anne marie Needham 03:07:53, Marian O Malley 03:18:06, Michelle Needham 03:27:02..... 09:53:01
2 Ballymore Cobh A.C.......Sonia O Sullivan 03:03:39, Orla O Rourke 03:20:34, Kathryn Carruthers 03:30:26......09:54:39
3 Raheny Shamrock A.C......Annmarie Woods 03:07:55, Lorraine Byrne 03:15:29, Elaine Mc Nulty 03:37:26......10:00:50

WOMEN 050 Team
1 Raheny Shamrock A.C......Bernadette Manley 03:47:25, Mary Purdue-Smyth 03:52:38, Fiona Kirwan 03:55:57.... 11:36:00
2 Lucan Harriers A.C. .......Emer Mc Carthy 04:05:51, Eileen O Brien 04:09:35, Ursula Murphy 04:22:38.......12:38:04
3 Sligo A.C........ Mary Furey 03:46:42, Rose Young 04:39:47, Olivia Seery 05:49:18........14:15:47

Updated Results...(30th Oct)
The Men's individual placings can be seen HERE and the team placings HERE

The Women's individual placings can be seen HERE and the team placings HERE 

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Original Provisional Results...
The Men's individual placings can be seen HERE and the team placings HERE

The Women's individual placings can be seen HERE and the team placings HERE 

Athletics Ireland announce National Marathon Championship results...

The Dublin Marathon last Monday was also the national marathon championships and Athletics Ireland have just released the results.

Individual men ... Mens teams

Individual women ... Womens teams

There are some of the notable positions from a Cork point of view...

Individual men...
3rd M40 37 Colin Merritt Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. 02:34:44
3rd M45 52 Ken Devine St. Finbarrs A.C. 02:46:30
2nd M50 3003 Cathal O' Connell St. Finbarrs A.C. 02:37:06
3rd M70 15664 Tony Dunne Grange/Fermoy A.C. 04:46:51

1st M50 team
3003 Cathal O' Connell St. Finbarrs A.C. 02:37:06 M50
2344 Paul Dinan St. Finbarrs A.C. 03:23:22 M50
2266 Tony O' Brien St. Finbarrs A.C. 03:34:15 M50

Individual women...
1st W40 142 Nollaigh O' Neill Leevale A.C. 02:52:27

1st W45 1211 Margo Dinan St. Finbarrs A.C. 03:11:51
2nd W45 1970 Joan Ennis Grange/Fermoy A.C. 03:14:26
3rd W45 5566 Clotilde Fitzgibbon Grange/Fermoy A.C. 03:15:32 

1st W50 140 Mary Sweeney St. Finbarrs A.C. 03:16:55
 
1st W65 15663 Maggie Dunne Grange/Fermoy A.C. 05:43:50

2nd F35 team
1211 Margo Dinan St. Finbarrs A.C. 03:11:51 W35
140 Mary Sweeney St. Finbarrs A.C. 03:16:55 W35
5391 Gillian Cotter St. Finbarrs A.C. 03:24:33 W35