Another very busy weekend of races saw the National Intravarsities (IUAA) Track and Field championships in Mardyke, Cork and the Great Spar Run in the Phoenix Park which incorporated the National10k championships.
John Travers, representing Athlone IT had a great win in the 10,000m, he ran 30.36 beating the next runner Paul Robinson by well over a minute. Emily Geoghegan representing UCD won a brilliant silver medal in the 4 x 100 relays which was won by DCU. Eric Keogh ran 15.25.44 in the 5k and placed 7th and Eamon Fahey representing TCD won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 relay. New member of the club, Jaco Oosthuysen, won the Javelin competing for DIT with a throw of 53.84m a very successful day for our young athletes.
In the Great Spar Run we had Fergal Whitty who had a powerful race and was first Donore athlete home in 33?? mins followed by Darren Hand 34.32, John Dunne 34.36, Lee Van Haeften 34.48, Niall Lynch 35:38, Dave Heffernan 36.20, George Brady 36.32, Sinead Jennings 37.50, Sinead Lambe 40.40, Samantha Conroy 41.38, Joe Murphy 41.37, Dave Wogan 41.41 Florence Curley 41.54, Ian Redican 42.45, Gerard Morris 42.59, Sharon Moore 43.13, Ryan Van Haeften 43.18, Simon Doyle 44.10, Sinead Graham 44.35, Michelle Rowley 46.42, Terry Mee 47.13, Caren Crowley 47.56, Eva Campion 48.12, Elaine Verdon 49.13, Tommy Dunne 50.02, Jennifer O’Keefe 51.13, Deirdre Healy 53.08,Martin Casserly 54.40, Anthony Jenkins 55.12, Stephen Robinson 55.54, Dana Mackey 56.16, Louise Geraghty 56.40, Donal Brennan 56.51, Michael Brophy 58.01, Aine Grogan 58.05, Una Glazier Farmer 59.34, Majella Burns 1.00.29, Amandine Devine 1.02.28, Adrienne Seery 1.02.2, Lavinia Kirwan 1.03.53. Well done to all in very tough windy conditions. We may have some wins in the AAI categories (team and masters) but no official results as yet. Congratulations also to all our junior runners who competed in the juvenile races.
In the Malahide 5k Park run Jono Daly was 2nd showing he is recovering well from his recent marathon in Rome.
Well done also to all our juveniles who competed in the first round of the Dublin juvenile league. There were lots of very good performances, wins, placings and PBs. Thank you to coaches and parents for their work on the day and getting the competitors to the event. Points are on offer for each event and it was a good start to Track and Field season.