It was an action packed week for the club on track and road with podium positions aplenty. Going back to the AAI games and national combined events last week now that all results are to hand, belated well done to Rolus Olusa in the Multi Event National Championship where he won silver in a new PB points tally of 6222 points. In the AAI games, kudos to Eamonn Fahey back in good form with 2nd in the 200m and 100m and Caoimhe Mackey on a great win in the 400h

The day before, Lynda Ngakam got to wear the Irish vest for the first in the Celtic international student games where she was narrowly of 3rd in the triple jump with a leap of 10.90

Staying on the track, John Travers had a clear win in the IMC 1500m race at the Bertie Quinn memorial Tullamore in 3.51.19 and at the same meet Sam Allen ran 9.23.95 in the 3000m.

There were many medals won at the Leinster T&F championships, best of the day was the three golds for Niall Allen in the M40 shot (10.46), discus.(28.84) and weight for distance (5.51)

Donal Iremonger won the M45 400m (57.89) and 800m (2.09.52)

Karla Doran won gold in the 1500m (5.04.22)

Anne Gormley W50 3000m walk gold (20.43)and silver in the shot put 6.27

Terry Mee M70 gold 800m 2.59.54 and 3000m 12.57.97

Lynda Ngakam gold 100m 12.92, 4th in triple Jump with best jump of 10.85

Orlaith Read gold in the W45 hammer 32.97

Zak Higgins senior bronze 400m 51.05 with Adam Halpin 6th 54.2 and David Campbell (a day after his charity skydive!) 54.35

Well done all!

On the road, the fast course of the BHAA government services Dunboyne 5 mile on a warm night during the week yielded good result with Fergal Whitty first home there.

There were a number of marathons over the weekend, first of those was in Tullaroan in Kilkenny where George Brady, running his 100th marathon, recorded his first ever actual marathon win in 2.56, congrats George.

In Derry on Sunday we had the Walled city marathon, not an easy course with a particularly savage hill at the end, where Laura Murray ran 4.23.21.
The next Day was the Cork marathon and there we had Michael Barry who ran 3.33.29.
In the half marathon event, runners were reportedly sent in the wrong direction so ended up running more than the distance! Nonetheless, taking the long course into account, well done to Noel Davis 1.53.46 and Anthony Flannery, who got sent the wrong way twice, 2.16.03.
On the mountains Niall Lynch came 4th in the latest Leinster league event on Trooperstown hill last Wednesday night.

As usual, a large contingent of Donor ladies ran in the Women’s Mini Marathon on Monday with some great performances on a warm day, first home for Donore was Kim Hickey in 16th position overall with 39.00, followed by Amy Moriarty in 31stwho clocked up a new pb with 41.10 and Grace Kennedy in 32nd with 41.11