Swords, 20th July 2014: Paddy Hamilton, of Annadale Striders A.C. in Belfast was the clear winner of this years SSE Airtricity Race Series Fingal 10km race in a time of 31:20, 34 second ahead of 2nd placed Mark Hoey from Star of the Sea and Team Carrie.
Hamilton, who was third in last months Irish Runner 5 Mile in the Phoenix Park, has set his sights now on another top 3 placing in the next event in the Race Series, the Frank Duffy 10 Mile on August 23rd.
“I’m very happy with my time today, it’s a really nice course, and the conditions were good. My focus now is to stay fit and keep improving on the next two events and be ready for the Marathon in October, and hopefully improving on my 5th place from last year” said Hamilton, who was heading back up the M1 straight after the race to get back to his day job.
The Fingal 10k is possibly the last SSE Airtricity race for 2nd placed Hoey, who was also 2nd home in last years Dublin Half-Marathon, as he is due to emigrate to Canada in August.
Michelle McGee continues to show impressive form with a comfortable win in the women’s race, finishing in 35.34. The Longford native only got into competitive running two years ago, when a member of the Brother Pearse club approached her while jogging. Now with DSD, she has made an exciting impact on the scene this year.
Ailish Malone (Clonliffe Harriers) and Fiona Stack (Raheny Shamrocks) were 2nd and 3rd respectively in times of 35:51 and 36:36.
Just over 3,000 participants took part in today’s race, the second of four events in the SSE Airtricity Dublin Race Series, which is designed to help prepare athletes for the Dublin Marathon on October 27th.
The next race in the series is the SSE Airtricity Frank Duffy 10 mile in Phoenix Park on August 23rd.
SSE Airtricity Fingal 10k race results:
Men’s Top 3
Paddy Hamilton, Annadale Striders, 31:20
Mark Hoey, Star of the Sea, 31:54
Simon Ryan, Raheny Shamrocks, 32:28
Women’s Top 3
Michelle McGee, DSD, 35:34
Ailish Malone, Clonliffe Harriers, 35:51
Fiona Stack, Raheny Shamrocks, 36:36