The track and field season kicked off in Tallaght stadium with the first graded meeting of the summer and we had some good performances from our young athletes.

In the 100m we had Sean Lawlor who won his race in 11.65, David Campbell 4th in his race in 11.42 and Lynda Ngankam 3rd in her race in 12.83. In the 800m we had Ryan Kiernan 4th in 2.17 and Jona Kalemi who ran 2.57, in the 3000m we had Eric Keogh who ran a very decent 8.42, Oisin Fitzgibbon was 5th in his race in 9.41 followed by Stephen Gavin in 8th place in 9.52. On the field we had Grace Sheridan 4th in the javelin, Yvonne McCluskey in the shot and discus and Lynda Ngankam who won the triple jump. Well done all.

On the same night the IMRA Scalp race saw Sarah Ni Ruairc have another strong run on the mountains.

The Bank Holiday weekend saw many races and many Donore runners competing all over the country, first off was the Le Cheile 5k in Leixlip where we had a core group of our strong senior runners who packed well in a great team effort to easily win the team race. Lee Van Haeften was first Donore man in with a great run for 3rd place in 16 minutes dead followed by David Heffernan who is returning to great form in 16.13, Darren Hand in 16.15 and Fergal Whitty in 16.16. John Dunne was next in 16.29 with stalwart master John Downes close behind in 16.37 earning him the first master prize. Robert Scanlon followed him in to get under the 17 minute barrier in 16.56. We also had Niall O’Reilly in 19.32, Sinead Graham in 21.16 and veteran Terry Mee who ran 23.03.

Limerick Half Marathon: Very well done to Sinead Jennings who had a powerful run to finish first woman in 79.19, not bad running for a rower in her debut over this distance! Watch this space for more great runs from this amazing athlete in the coming year.

In the Boyne 10k we had 4 girls who made the journey to Drogheda for this popular race. On a tough course in blustery humid conditions Sinead Lambe was the first Donore woman home breaking the 40 minute barrier for the first time with 39.58 earning her 5th female spot. She was followed in by Florence Curley 6th woman in 40.57, Caren Crowley in 47.12 and Eilish Joyce in 55.48, the girls also won second team so well done girls!

Another four Donore girls travelled on Bank holiday Monday to Gowran Kilkenny for the Leinster Novice Road championships and won a brilliant bronze medal just missing out on silver by 2 points. Sharon Moore was first in followed by Medbh Peavoy, Marianne Dunleavy and Rhona Duane. Another brilliant championship result so well done girls!

Other Donore performances over the weekend were:

Arc 10k Phoenix Park: Kevin English won the race in 35.13. This is Kevin’s third win in this race.

Bluewall Waterford to Tramore Run of 7.5 miles: Breda Mahoney was 5th woman in 51.07.

Glengarrif Bay Run Half Marathon: Mary Kingston ran 1.53.

Dublin Bay Run 10k: Tony Dunne ran 47.29 and Eva Campion ran 47.31.

Tallaght 5k: Nicola Dowdall who ran 22mins.