compiled by T. Patrick O'Dowd
Teresa Duffy (Beechmount Harriers A.C.) ran a personal best of 2:35:27 to place fifteenth at the Flora London Marathon on April 22nd. This will be difficult to ignore when the Irish team is selected for this summers' World Championships in Edmonton.
Keith Kelly
all photos by Randy Miyazaki
Bandon's Breeda Dennely-Willis who now represents New Balance won the Women's Invitational 5,000m in 15.38.91 on Friday, April 20th. She told Irish Runner.com, "I wanted to run the 10km at Mt.Sac but got really sick a few days before so I gave the 5km a shot and I didn't feel great. She's scheduled to run the 10k next Friday night at Penn Relays where this year's field is small and lack lustre. She commented, "If I want to get the 10km standard [Edmonton World T&F Championships) at Penn I will have to do it alone." Maria McCambridge (Dundrum South Dublin A.C.) was fifth in the race in a time of 15:53.33. They may meet in the Penn Relays 10k.
Keith Kelly, the lad that never seems to rest ran an impressive seasonal debut in the 10k, his first in two years, placing second in 28.32.37. The Providence runner from Drogheda was beat by .18 seconds by American Weldon Johnson who was beat in last years by nearly the same margin. No worries as Kelly's goal was to qualify for the NCAA Championships where he has the second fastest collegiate time behind William & Mary's Matt Lane (28:28.97). Friar teammate Dermot Galvin (Co. Clare) placed twentieth in 29.49.46.
Paul Reilly
Paul Reilly (Co. Galway) ran well placing twenty-fifth in the Invitational 5k in 14.11.62. Running for Western Kentucky University (WKU), Enda Grandfield from Kerry was 15th in 14:38.32, with Ciaran Lynch (Co. Limerick) placing 28th (14.35.34) and Dubliner Alan Dunleavy (University of Arkansas) was 30th (14.53.57) in a separate section.
Emer O'Shea (Co. Limerick) won her section of the 1,500m in 4.29.40 while PC teammate Roisin McGettigan from Wicklow place tenth in her race in 4.30.12.
In the college women's 5k Kathryn Casserly (Co. Galway) placed 19th (16.55.11) edging Michelle Scott Murphy the WKU coach from Carraig na bhFear who finished next in 16.59.18.
Also from WKU, Olga Cronin from East Cork placed 12th in the 3,000m steeplechase in 11.04.46.
Clonliffe's Michaela Monahan was fifth in her heat of the 400m (57.78), and also seventh in the 800m (2:15.36).
At the Kansas Relays Thomas Quaid from North Cork was seventh in his heat of the 800m with 1:56.21, while Brown University's Enda Johnson (Co. Monaghan) won the 800m at the University of Connecticut meet with 1:52.59.
Ciaran Lynch
An interesting result from the University of Columbia saw Corkman Kieran Stack win the steeplechase in a time of 9:24.7, achieved without any workouts or barrier practice! It was also his first steeple since 1999.
Peter Coghlan (Crusaders AC) ran 13.85 (+1.2 wind) in his 110m hurdle season debut in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 14th.
Barry Egan (Co. Tipperary) won the 5,000 metre race in hot and humid conditions at the LSU Alumni Invitational in a time of 14.45.20 on April 14th.
Providence Friar, Stephanie O'Reilly (Co. Wicklow) ran 5.05.37 at the Husky Invitational in Dedham, Massachusetts on April 21st.
