The Frank Duffy 10 Mile is one of the most competitive races on the Irish road running scene, particularly as it attracts a number of good athletes from the UK. This year’s race saw 5 UK based athletes finish in the top 10 with Andrew Douglas of the Scottish team winning in a time of 49.56.

Donore Harriers were very well represented in this year’s race with 28 men and 16 women in the field with 13 running inside the one-hour mark!

The turn-out and times again reflects the resurgence of the men’s team as only one member (Ken Nugent 54.22) broke the 60 minutes in 2012 and 7 in the 2013 race led home by Fergal Whitty in 54.49

This year the team was led home by Michael McMahon (53.57) in 19^th place overall and 15^th in the senior men’s category. Michael was almost 2 and-half minutes quicker that the time he set in the same race last year. He was closely followed by John Dunne (54.12) in 22^nd spot and 4^th in the M35 category. John was one and a-half minutes quicker than in 2013. Next home was Fergal Whitty (54.55) who was 31^st overall and 7^th in the M35 class. Then came Gavin Keogh (55.39) who recovered from an illness earlier in the week to record a PB and place 35^th (25^th senior).

Ken Norgrove was one of 3 individual winners from Donore Harriers on the day. Ken had a super run placing 38th overall and winning the M45 class in a PB time of 55.58. Second in the same age group was Phil Hennessy (57.37) who was 55^th overall. The other category winners were Terry Mee (1.16.26 and 866^th overall) in the M70 group – and Joseph Maguire (1.24.36 and 1580^th overall) in the M75.

Anne Curley ran a solid 62.54 to lead the ladies home. This was enough to nab 2nd F40 and 12th overall in a strong women’s field  that was led home by Maria McCambridge who travelled to Donegal following the race to win the Letterkenny half marathon on Sunday. Joined by Grace Kennedy (68.12) who ran brilliantly despite battling injury, Breda Mahony 68.31 and Alma Hanevy 68.36 to have 4 ladies come in under the 70 minute mark.

Here are the other Donore Harriers results: – 44^th / 3^rd in M40 Ciaran McCarthy (56.40); 46^th / 30^th MS Conor McCauley (56.57); 51^st /31^st MS Andy Kinane (57.18); 56^th / 6^th in M40  Garvan Smith (57.41); 57^th / 15^th in M35 Patrick Moriarty (57.46); 73^rd / 25^th in M35 Chris Muldoon (58.34); 105^th / 14^th in M40 Des Tremble (59.45); 133^rd / 43^rd in M35 Shane McAuley (1.00.54); 202^nd / 29^th in M40 Graham Hopkins (1.03.27); 252^nd / 96^th MS Liam Hickey (1.05.03); 362^nd / 128^th MS Patrick Byrne (1.07.11) debut; 472^nd /92^nd in M40 Ian Redican (1.09.25); 678^th / 6^th in M55 Tony Griffin (1.12.53); 890^th / 316^th MS Eoin Daltun (1.15.42); 957^th / 8^th in M60 Charlie O’Neill (1.17.53); 991^st / 49^th in M50 Arthur Connick (1.18.26); 1305^th / 118^th in M45 Barry Jennings (1.23.33); 2038^th / 203^rd in M45 John Powell (1.34.10); 2114^th / 406^th in M40 Aidan Kearns (1.37.06); and 2305^th / 807^th MS Donal Brennan (1.45.03)

12th / 3rd F40 Ann Curley (1.02.54); Grace Kennedy 27th / 15th FS (1.08.12); Breda Mahony 29th / 7th F35 (1.08.31); Alma Hanevy 32nd / 8th F35 (1.08.36); Sinead Graham (1.12.10); Nicola Dowdall (1.15.40); Elaine Verdon (1.16.58); Mary Murphy (1.17.52); Laura Murray (1.28.42); Lisa Kiernan (1.30.22); Hilary O’Connor (1.34.46); Jo Hughes (1.36.08); Deirdre Brennan (1.38.22); Amandine Devine (1.41.18); Annemarie Conneely (1.47.10); Adrienne Seery (1.52.05)

In the Irish Triathlon Donadea 5 kilometres road race Andrew Ledwith was the winner in a time of 16.21 with junior member Oisin Fitzgibbon (16.29) second and juvenile member Ruairi Fitzgibbon 8^th in 20.07.

The Harriers were also out in force in the Celbridge 5km race on Sunday. Four Donore men in the top 5 further highlights the rising stock of the men’s team and augurs well for the forthcoming cross-country season. John Travers ran out the race winner in a time of 14.43, some 13 seconds ahead of Clonliffe’s Mark Kenneally. Mark Dooley (15.27) came third, with Aogan MacDomhnaill (15.32) in 4^th and Daragh Fitzgibbon (15.49) in 5^th. The mens and womens teams both came first in the race with Ide Nic Dhomhnaill finishing as 2nd lady to lead the ladies home.

The full results were; John Travers 14.43, Mark Dooley 15.27, Aoghan MacDhomhnaill 15.32, Daragh Fitzgibbon 15.49 , Cathal Mccarron 16.38 then Luke Boland 17.28 Darren Hand 17.34 then second woman overall Ide Ni Dhomhnaill 18.23 Maura Kearns 19.56, Rhona Duane 20.16, ken Cronin 20.43 Karen Behan 20.58. Aisling Swaine 21.24, Ann Woodlock 27.11

In the Jog for Jockeys 5km race at Curragh racecourse Sam Allen (18.08) placed second, just 6 seconds shy of the winner. The hilly route over grass tracks proved a tough return to racing for Sam after being out of action for a few months due to injury. Rachel Burke was 13th woman in the 10k in 52.34.

In the Longford Marathon on Sunday Niall Lynch placed an excellent 4th in 2.49.22 whilst George Brady running his 90th marathon placed 8th in 2.53.56. There were 205 finishers.

We also got word today from Izmir in Turkey at the World Masters T&F that Anne Gormley was 7th in the W50 track 5k walk in difficult 39 degree heat conditions