Kilkenny man Cathal O’Reilly won the Elite Mile road race in Letterkenny on St. Patrick’s Day.
Kevin McGrath of Bohermeen AC in County Meath was second.
The event drew a strong field but nobody managed to dip under the four minutes with McGrath winning in four minutes 14 seconds.
Finn Valley AC’s Roisin Flanagan was the first female winning in four minutes and 49 seconds, followed by her twin sister Eilish in five minutes.
Maria McCambridge (5:19) and Catriona Devine of Finn Valley AC (5:28) ran new Masters records for their age groups.
In a 3k race run earlier in the morning, John Travers of Donore Harriers won in 8:30 from Letterkenny AC’s Danny Mooney (8:36) and Odhrán McBrearty of Finn Valley AC (8:51).
Eilish Flanagan was the first female athlete in the the 3k, finishing in 9:28.
