Meeting promises records and high class fields 

Tallaght sprinter Rhasidat Adeleke continued her wrecking ball approach to the Irish record book last weekend, chopping huge amounts from her own national 200m and 400m records.

Belfast man goes for second national title

The town of Fontainebleau has been chosen as the pre-games training camp for the athletics team who will compete for Team Ireland at the Paris Olympics next year

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum was in record-breaking form at Sunday’s Bank of America Chicago Marathon stopping the clock at a sensational two hours, one minute and 35 seconds.

Attention on the international stage this weekend is on the Chicago Marathon, where Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum takes part in the men's race

The events were officially launched at the newly-restored Templemore Baths on Tuesday, and the organisers hope to attract runners from across the globe to the streets of Belfast

At home, Andrew Milligan and Robyn McKee were crowned Ulster & NI champions after impressive victories in the Bangor 10K on Saturday.

The Ethiopian stopped the clock at a sensational 2 hours, 11 minutes and 53 seconds

Eskander Turki was the first finisher in Sunday morning’s Belfast Half Marathon which started 15 minutes late due to crowd congestion on Ormeau Embankment

Mageean ended up 11th in 4:03.09, a disappointing conclusion to what had otherwise been an outstanding year

Laura Muir came out on top, but Mageean goes from strength to strength in a stellar season to date.