Competitors faced very changeable weather for the Michael Manning 10k in Dunshaughlin with rain, wind, sun and everything in between on the night. Long a popular race with Donore runners and always a great opportunity for very fast times, this year was no different with the ladies course record broken by Leevale’s Lizzie Lee and some stellar Donore performances.

First home was new member Sean Fox in an excellent 35.34. Sinead Lambe finished 6th lady overall in another astonishing PB of 38.06 knocking more than a minute off her mini marathon time from three weeks ago and enough to nab a ‘house PB’. Florence Curley broke 39 minutes for the first time finishing 9th lady in 38.52. Des Gill was next in 40.17 with Sam Conroy not far behind in 40.41. Breda Mahony was delighted with her 41.03 PB time and Rhona Duane in 43.06 PB and Alma Hanevy 43.56 continued their good form of late. Their coach Jim McNamara finished in 45.03 and Terry Mee in 45.31. Janette Strickland also got a PB in an excellent 45.53 and well done Eva Campion 46.04, Olivia Strickland 49.56 and Stephanie Murphy 60.15. The ladies then won the 1st team prize so a great night’s work.

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Earlier in the week were the Docklands 5k and 10k evening races. In the 5K John Dunne finished an excellent 6th in 16.35 and Hilary O’Connor ran 26.24. In the 10k race Sinead Graham did a PB of 43.51. Back in his native Limerick John Downes ran the Kilfinane 5 mile in 27.59

Congratulations to our ladies and mens novice teams after it was confirmed that both teams won team gold in the Dublin Novice Road Championships last week.