Donore runners have been achieving top placings on the road in the past few weeks from 5k up to marathon distance. At the inaugural medieval marathon in Kilkenny, George Brady who has ran over 100 marathons had one of his best ones by finishing 2nd here in 2.50.32 one of his fastest times over this distance.
Rossa Hurley was an emphatic winner of Clonliffe Harriers’ 10,000m Grand Prix race, finishing in 33.36, over half a minute ahead of 2nd place. Terry Mee (M70) ran an impressive 47.25 in the same race.
Earlier in the week a big contingent contested the Grant Thornton 5k corporate challenge around the Dublin Docklands competing for their workplaces. First home there was Graham Hopkins who has not raced much of late so it was great to see him back in action where he got 16.31 here with new member Fergal Roche in 16.42. Sinead Graham finished in 19.25 a new PB.
The week before, John Travers came 2nd in the Fionnuala McCormack kilomarathon (26k) in 95.17. The same day, Mark Dooley was 2nd 31.59 and Lee Van Haeften 3rd 32.34 in the Tony Donoghue 10k in Moone Kildare.
Sam Allen won the BHAA Pfizer 5k in Celbridge in 16.30.
In Charleville Cork, Blessington, Athlone, Longford and Tullamore over the past few weeks Donore runners have been competing – with top 3 positions for Barbara Murray, Rory O’Connor, Ashling Swaine. Full results below
Charleville half marathon
Anthony Flannery 74.45 21st
Niall O’Reilly 84.24
Sinead Graham 94.26
Liz McDonnell cc run 5k
Bob Blake 6th 18.53.29
Grant Thornton 5k
Graham Hopkins 16.31
Fergal Roche 16.42
Kevin Nolan 16.43
Michael Rickard 16.50
Will Morris 16.57
Shane McAuley 17.13
Donal Iremonger 17.47
Niall O’Reilly 17.56
Ray Hynes 18.01
Tom Fagan 18.33
Karla Doran 18.36 4th
Noel Conway 18.42
Joe Murphy 18.55
Stephen Dawson 19.09
Sinead Graham 19,25
Angela Eustace 20.22
Tony O’Donoghue 10k Moone
Mark Dooley 2nd 31.59
Lee Van Haeften 32.34 3rd
Fionnuala McCormack kilomarathon
John Travers 95.17 2nd
The Lakes 10k Blessington
Rory O’Connor 33.14
Anthony Flannery 6th 34.15
Shane McAuley 36,53
Andrew Wilson 37.11
Barbara Murray 2nd 41.23
Karen Behan 43.30
Eilish Joyce 52.34
Longford Marathon
Ken McKeown 3.43.22
half marathon Laura Murray 2.02
Pfizer 5k BHAA Celbridge
Sam Allen 16.30 1st
Colin Moore 22.15
Terry Mee 23.24 1st M70
Athlone flatline half marathon
Des Tremble 9th 77.50
Chris Muldoon 79.21
Ian Redican 2.13.59
Tullamore half marathon
Chris Muldoon 78.24
Noel Davis 1.43.45
Great Pink run 10k
Ashling Swaine 40.47
Nicola Dowdall 48