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@markenglish_
Mark English
6 years
Delighted with last night’s result. The culmination of winter miles and gym toil resulted in a Euro bronze! Thanks to all for the support
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Mark English
5 years
A long day but I’ve finally been selected for @IAAFDoha2019 World Championships. Thrilled and relieved. Looking forward to joining a strong @irishathletics team.
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Mark English
6 years
After looking at the race with the videography referee and @teresa_mcdaid , I’ve been put through to tomorrow’s final. Ta.
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@markenglish_
Mark English
3 years
I couldn’t be happier with tonight’s performance. @DavidMatthews2 record stood for 26 years and there’s a reason for that. 8 years I’ve been fighting for a PB and finally I have one. Thanks coach @FeidhlimKelly and @dublintrackclub for the help 💪 @finnvalleyac
@DavidMatthews2
David Matthews
3 years
Congrats @markenglish_ on your New 800mtrs record🇮🇪. I borrowed it off Marcus O’Sullivan 26years ago,he borrowed it from Niall O’Shaughnessy....Noel Carroll & Ronnie Delany & that’s the last 70yrs of 800mtrs in 🇮🇪it gave me great pride and many opportunities.👏
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Mark English
5 years
A right old funny sport, eh? Nice to take the win at the Birmingham DL today. Big step in the right direction. Thanks to @stevemagness and @chrisbramah for the work to get me in shape. And to @RayPFlynn for getting me the spot! And my sponsors Hegarty’s Letterkenny and @adidas
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Mark English
3 months
Congratulations to Ciara Mageean on her wonderful European gold medal performance tonight! 🇮🇪👏
@RTEsport
RTÉ Sport
3 months
Gold 🥇 for Ciara Mageean in the women's 1500m final!!!☘️ #Roma2024 📺 Watch on @RTE2 & @RTEplayer
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Mark English
3 months
🌟 Massive congrats to Rhasidat Adeleke for winning her brilliant silver in the European Championships 400m final! 🥈🇮🇪👏
@RTEsport
RTÉ Sport
3 months
🥈SILVER for Rhasidat Adeleke with a PB of 49.07) in the women’s 400m final with Sharlene Mawdsley eighth ☘️ #Roma2024 📺 Watch on @RTE2 & @RTEplayer
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Mark English
3 months
Congratulations to my Irish teammates last night! What a performance!👏 👏 🇮🇪 🇮🇪
@RTEsport
RTÉ Sport
3 months
Here's how Ireland won a truly magnificent gold at the European Athletics Championships. A superb performance from Chris O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr & Sharlene Mawdsley 🥇☘️☘️☘️ #RTEsport
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Mark English
8 years
Happy to make it through to semi final with an auto Q. Semis are on Sunday morn at 2:08am Irish time! #TeamIreland
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Mark English
3 months
🥈🇮🇪 Huge congratulations to the Irish women's 4x400m relay team on clinching a fantastic European silver medal! 👏 #TeamIreland
@RTEsport
RTÉ Sport
3 months
Ireland's women's 4x400m relay team of Sophie Becker, Rhasidat Adeleke, Phil Healy and Sharlene Mawdsley have secured a silver medal at the European Championships in a new Irish record time of 3:22.71.
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@markenglish_
Mark English
10 years
The emotion from last night just keeps rolling. Sheer bliss. Humbled by all the support both last night & all season. http://t.co/I6WSNCGjMw
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Mark English
7 years
Good day at the office. Nice to get a win in an Irish vest! Congrats to Team Ireland on a fine performance, staying up in the 1st league.
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Mark English
6 years
Happy to take home my 6th national title yesterday for @ucddublin . Excited now to be a part of a strong @irishathletics team going to the @Euro_Champs next week! Big thanks to all the support thus far, especially @adidasrunning and Hegarty's Ford Auto Services in Letterkenny.
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Mark English
8 years
Back in 1:45 territory. On the way up and ready for Rio! And as always, a pleasure to race at the #MullerAnniversaryGames #LondonDL
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Mark English
9 years
Thrilled to run Olympic Q time in London today. Love this track & crowd. And thanks to everyone who has helped me get over my recent injury!
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Mark English
9 years
Pretty happy right now. Made my first World Semi final this morn! It'll be a bit later at 13:31 Irish time tomorrow! @SkyScholarships
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Mark English
7 years
Really happy with the wheels over the last 200m today and to take home the title for UCD. Sets things up nicely going into the @AthloneIT International 800m on Wens!
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Mark English
5 years
Delighted to win title no 7 year today, and scoop my fastest win at National Seniors to date. Really enjoyed that championship race.
@irishathletics
Athletics Ireland
5 years
🌟 Mark English takes the Men’s 800m title in a tight finish 👏🏻 ➡️
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@markenglish_
Mark English
7 years
That DQ decision in the men’s 800m is ridiculous. If that’s what it takes to get a DQ, it’s setting a very worrying precedent.
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Mark English
4 years
Thank you Jerry, for your massive contribution to athletics. Your advocacy, passion and enthusiasm was unsurpassed. Rest in peace.
@irishathletics
Athletics Ireland
4 years
We are very sorry to hear of the passing of Jerry Kiernan. Jerry finished 9th in the Olympic marathon in 1984, and also coached many of Ireland's top athletes, including Ciara Mageean and John Travers. May he rest in peace.
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Mark English
2 years
Delighted with today’s result. Onwards to Oregon #irishnationals
@irishathletics
Athletics Ireland
2 years
Mark English (Finn Valley) pulls away with 50m to go to claim his 8th National Outdoor Title in the Men’s 800m in 1:48.46 🥇 🥈John Fitzsimons (Kildare) 🥉Mark Milner (UCD) #NationalSeniors #150thEdition
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@markenglish_
Mark English
8 years
@LizzieLeevale fangirling
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@markenglish_
Mark English
3 years
3 birds, one stone. 😂
@egansadventures
Elizabeth Egan
3 years
Mark English may have left qualification for Tokyo a bit late, but by leaving it until after 27th June, he becomes the first Irish athlete to qualify for next year's world champs in an individual event. The women's 4x100m and mixed 4x400m have also already qualified #oregon22
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Mark English
8 years
Great to meet the President and First Lady this morn in Áras an Uachataráin.
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Mark English
8 years
Tricolours everywhere! Whatever happens from here, you've been an inspiration to us all, Tom! Tune in right now to watch his Olympic final!
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Mark English
7 years
Really enjoyable night of racing at #AITGrandPrix . Big thanks to @gbrett3 and all who helped make it happen. Also, the crowd made that final straight race off so exciting to be a part of - thank you! That's a wrap for my 5 day indoor season. Some good foundations for Summer!
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Mark English
8 years
Also, massive congrats to @PaulO_Donovan and @gary_o_donovan on their silver medals. All those early mornings paying off big schtyle
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Mark English
8 years
Absolutely phenomenal @TomBarr247
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Mark English
8 years
It's been a good one Rio. Bring on Tokyo!
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Mark English
10 years
Ran a season's best of 1:45.03 for 2rd in New York DL last night. Many boxes ticked. Thanks for all the support! #RoadtoZurich #TeamAdidas
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Mark English
11 years
Delighted with today's outcome! Ran an Irish 800m record and qualified for the World Indoor Champs in Poland. Thanks for the support!!
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Mark English
7 years
Brilliant. World Q to boot. Nice to see perseverance paying off.
@btmurphy
Brian Murphy
7 years
The man @BrianGregan89 after dropping a 45.48 in Switzerland. #PBsmiles
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Mark English
8 years
Good day at the office taking home the national title for @UCDAC_bears . Delighted to be running pain free again and excited for Rio!
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Mark English
3 years
@DavidMatthews2 Thanks, David. Appreciate it. It was a great record.
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Mark English
9 years
Delighted to run a national best of 1:15.71 over 600m last night @FlameGamesAdam . Looking forward to Euro champs on same track next June!
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Mark English
8 years
Excited to race the Great City Games 500m on the streets of Newcastle today! Watch it on BBC live at 4:05pm!
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Mark English
9 years
500m road races are fun! Nice to end the season with a win @Great_Run in Newcastle. @SkyScholarships @adidas @irishathletics @UCDAC_bears
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Mark English
10 years
Clocked a new 400m PB of 46.56 last night in Belfast. Stoked to break the 47 barrier! Here's the race:
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@markenglish_
Mark English
2 years
This "repechage" will put some athletes at a disadvantage by having to run an extra race. Alt solution? Just advance top 4 (which also promotes racing).
@WorldAthletics
World Athletics
2 years
The World Athletics Council approves an innovation to the regular competition format for @Paris2024 , introducing a repechage round to all individual track events from 200m to 1500m in distance, including the hurdles events 👇
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@markenglish_
Mark English
8 years
43.03 WR by Van Niekirk was the most impressive performance I've ever witnessed.
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@markenglish_
Mark English
8 years
On May 7th I'll be taking part in Darkness into Light. Join me @PietaHouse 's #DIL2016
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Mark English
8 years
Giving it a lash last night. Always dreamed of making an Olympic final, but unfortunately came…
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@markenglish_
Mark English
10 years
Got the win & stadium record @MortonGames 800m last night. Always that much sweeter on home turf!Thanks to all those who travelled to watch!
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Mark English
7 years
Superb performance!
@irishathletics
Athletics Ireland
7 years
Let's hear it for Gina Akpe-Moses. The @EuroAthletics U20 100m champ! #grosseto2017
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Mark English
6 years
If you'd like to vote for me for Donegal Sports Person of the week, head over there and give us a click! Thanks!
@DonegalSportHub
Donegal Sport Hub
6 years
Our Sports Person of the Week, in association with O’Reilly’s is back – it’s time to vote!
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Mark English
8 years
Great to see the O'Donovan brothers coming home with gold! Timed their finish perfectly! @PaulO_Donovan @UCD_HPG
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Mark English
11 years
Not used to waking up with a 1:44.84 PB but I'll definitely take it! Pumped now for the world champs in Moscow in two weeks' time!
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Mark English
6 years
Congrats ladies! Top class performance.
@RTEsport
RTÉ Sport
6 years
It's Silver for @irishathletics women's 4x100m relay at the #IAAFWorldU20 in Finland #rtesport #iaafworlds
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Mark English
9 years
Delighted to join @SkyScholarships . Their support is exactly what I need in my build up to @Rio2016 . Excited to see what we achieve together
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Mark English
8 years
Oh man. Nifty footwork to stay on his feet!
@FeidhlimKelly
Feidhlim Kelly
8 years
How about this for a 'what happened next' clip in the men's 800m heats at the university championships
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Mark English
9 years
A good start to my season @AADrinkFBKGames running 1:45.83 and a q time for Worlds. Always a pleasure racing at this well organized meet.
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Mark English
8 years
Shoutout to my mother who is my #inspirationalwoman for #WSW16 . Been there through the ups and downs, always providing support.
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Mark English
5 years
Downings, Donegal. #LoveDonegal
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@markenglish_
Mark English
10 years
Touched down in Morocco today. Palaces galore here. Feel like I'm in a game of Prince of Persia. Excited to compete for Europe on Sunday!
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Mark English
10 years
Felt fresh during yesterday's season opener win in Belgium. Half a second quicker than this time last year. Next up: Hengelo World Challenge
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Mark English
3 years
End of era alright. Fabulous career 👏
@EuroAthletics
European Athletics
3 years
An era comes to an end as three-time European 800m champion Adam Kszczot retires. 😢 But what a career it was! 🙌 Euro Champs 🥉2010 🥇2014 🥇2016 🥇2016 World Champs 🥈2015 🥈2017 Euro Indoor Champs 🥇2011 🥇2013 🥇2017 World Indoor Champs 🥉2010 🥈2014 🥇2018
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Mark English
8 years
Enjoyable @ucdadastracadmy breakfast this morn. Interesting to hear @dunners11 transition into the world of pro golf.
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Mark English
11 years
Just missed the Irish record in Rieti running 1:44.89. But it's good to know I'm knocking on the door. Hopefully more to come next year!
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Mark English
2 years
Another exciting night of racing. Looking forward to the Summer ahead!
@BritishMilers
British Milers' Club
2 years
#BMCGP Mens 800m A: What dual 💥 Kyle Langford absolutely took it to the field 💥 But the closing speed of Mark English was phenomenal 💥 English wins with 1:46.42 🔥
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Mark English
11 years
Absolutely buzzing after running a new PB & world B standard of 1:45.32 tonight. Nice to get the stadium record, too!Thanks for the messages
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Mark English
11 years
Conveniently beside the hotel, this is tonight's race setting in Stockholm. My 800m is on at 6:35 GMT. http://t.co/AYLGLWJlgy
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Mark English
9 years
Well done @TomBarr247 . Great finish for 3rd in the Doha @Diamond_League .
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Mark English
10 years
Not a bad office view for the next 3 weeks in Stellenbosch, South Africa. http://t.co/92aWNAips2
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@markenglish_
Mark English
11 years
Here's my race from last night for those of you who'd like to see it!
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@markenglish_
Mark English
11 years
I'm in heat 3 tomorrow, at 12:44pm Irish time. Winner of each heat + 3 fastest losers qualify for final. http://t.co/2QRorfFNlN
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@markenglish_
Mark English
9 years
Super run by @karlgriff8 tonight @MortonGames beating some great athletes. Heating up for @GloHealth National Senior Champs in 2 weeks.
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Mark English
5 years
Shane Lowry gets an exempt invitation at The Open until age 60. Is there a variation of this possible in athletics?
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Mark English
8 years
50m markings on the track. I thought I'd never see the day!
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Mark English
8 years
WOW.
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Mark English
5 years
@DavidGillick Thanks, Dave! I gave it a lash. That’s all we can do. Great crowd support in Tonbridge tonight!
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Mark English
10 years
@PaulRob91 are you on for a 1000m race?
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Mark English
10 years
Excited to be part of a world record attempt tonight! Going head to head against the Yanks, Kenyans… http://t.co/AtoTlRcfTX
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Mark English
7 years
Only one place to run on a day like this #whyirun @ Ballymastocker Bay
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Mark English
8 years
Enjoyable day at my post-primary school @SaintEunans talking books and more! @SkyScholarships @SkyAcademy @CdToye @murphm95
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Mark English
10 years
Best of luck to @DavidGillick for the future. Fantastic career. Hope his involvement with @irishathletics will continue.
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Mark English
7 years
Rightly so!
@Cathal_Dennehy
Cathal Dennehy
7 years
Praise the lord. Common sense prevails.
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Mark English
9 years
All set for tonight's RTE Sport Awards.
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Mark English
8 years
YEEEESSSSS!!
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Mark English
9 years
Back in NYC for the #adidasgrandprix
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Mark English
9 years
Delighted to pick up the 800 title at Nationals yesterday. @declancmurray made it a great race as…
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Mark English
3 years
@BrianGregan89 @WorldAthletics I think they need to reduce weighting for indoor competitions. Reuther scored 1336 points for an indoor 800m race won in 1:46.13. I scored 1247 for an outdoor race won in 1:45.22 (2 hundredths outside OLY standard). That, and limit universality athletes as surplus to quota.
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Mark English
5 years
@marcus_lawler Congrats, Marcus! A fine performance to win the bronze!
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Mark English
9 years
Enjoyable night at launch of @ElectricIreland sponsorship for #TeamIreland . Interesting to hear Paul McGinley talk of Ryder Cup experience.
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Mark English
11 years
Massive thanks to Andrew Hegarty at Hegarty's Auto Service Letterkenny for the use of this 2013 Ford Fiesta.Huge help http://t.co/w6ql49X22o
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Mark English
10 years
The Irish team broke the old DMR indoor World Record in NY last night, only to be beaten into 2nd by… http://t.co/szHMdAmXYv
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Mark English
9 years
Irish crew out here in Stellenbosch laying some foundations for Rio 2016. Great location for…
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Mark English
8 years
What a goal! #COYBIG 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
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Mark English
8 years
Best of luck to all at the @GloHealth Irish schools champs on its 100th anniversary! Always loved the rush of the unknown when competing!
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Mark English
9 years
5 mile shakeout run in Stellenbosch this eve. @ Stellenbosch, Western Cape
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Mark English
9 years
Delighted to see @ciara_everard and @TomBarr247 qualify for World Uni final. Fantastic competitors!
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Mark English
11 years
First 800m race of the indoor season tomorrow in Athlone. You can watch the live stream at 2pm via this link: http://t.co/PbDbDDrTai
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Mark English
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Mark English
11 years
Contented with 47.56 over 400m given the dire conditions. Penn Relays are the next stop in 2 weeks' time for the Irish DMR relay. #buzzin
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Mark English
8 years
Easy to find the zone up here #hillsofdonegalreincarnated #roadtorio
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Mark English
9 years
Take a bow Long! Come on Ireland!!
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Mark English
3 months
@DavidGillick Cheers David!
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Mark English
8 years
Delighted for @_EmmaODwyer_ finishing 2nd at the 5* Grand-Prix in @ILHS_Lausanne ! Top-tier comp. @ucdadastracadmy @ucdsportsclubs
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Mark English
8 years
Congrats & thanks for the support!
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Mark English
8 years
Great to meet up with Irish Olympic Athletics team manager Patsy McGonagle at today's civic…
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