The big success of the week for Donore Harriers was at the popular Bob Heffernan 5k in Enfield which is known for some very fast times and once again it didn’t disappoint. Ashling Swaine continues to blaze a trail on the 5k road scene and knocked another chunk off her PB over the distance to run into 3rd place in 18.29. She led the ladies team into 3rd place with Amy Moriarty and Bronagh Elliot being the scorers. First home of the men were Rossa Hurley and Ciaran McCarthy in identical times of 16.05 and 13th place and there was a podium place for the men’s team too with a second placing there – 5 men went well under 17 minutes. 25 Donore runners took part in all – well done everyone.
| Rossa Hurley | 16.05 |
| Ciaran McCarthy | 16.05 |
| Fergal Whitty | 16.31 |
| Philip Hennessey | 16.36 |
| Eoin Hannon | 16.38 |
| Fergal Swaine | 17.08 |
| Andrew Wilson | 17.35 |
| Fred Kiernan | 17.44 |
| Alan Farrell | 17.45 |
| Shane | 17.46 |
| Alasdair Brown | 17.48 |
| Aisling Swaine | 18.29 |
| Joe Murphy | 19.13 |
| Stephen Dawson | 19.33 |
| Amy Moriarty | 20.06 |
| Bronagh Elliot | 20.30 |
| Des Gill | 20.40 |
| Aine Mahony | 21.36 |
| Ariana Ball | 21.42 |
| Noel Davis | 21.54 |
| Joan McTernan | 23.42 |
| Dave Hudson | 24.32 |
| Michell Dawson | 25.44 |
| Ann Woodlock | 27.52 |
| Grace Sheridan | 32.53 |
Staying on the roads, the longstanding charity race the Calcutta Run took place around the Phoenix Park with Julia Hackett coming 4th woman in the 5k in 22.19 and in the 10k Chris Byrne finished in 40.18 Florence Curley was 1st woman in 42.04 and Bronagh Elliott 3rd in 44.35. Young Oliver Hopkins was 1st junior in the 5k race – he ran the course with his dad and Donore coach Graham Hopkins
Peter Bonnar ran 4.16.23 in the Leiden marathon in Belgium just over a month after doing the very tough Connemarathon so well done to him.
| Roisin Brady | 46.21 |
| Dave Wogan | 46.55 |
| Ann Rush | 51.15 |
| Laura Murray | 51.49 |
| Jo Hughes | 57.08 |
On the mountains, Niall Lynch and Colm O’Connell were a key part of the TT Racers team which were victorious in the Wicklow Way Relay at the weekend. Versatile Niall who also coaches some of the juveniles, competed in the Connemarathon not long ago and last week he won the Leinster IMRA league Scalp race in the same Wicklow mountains. 4th of the ladies that day was Roisin Harkin