ATHLETICS REPORT – for week ending 14th July 2019
This week’s highlights: Senior Women and Master O.35 teams win Irish Runner/National 10-mile road race, Master O.50 team are an excellent 2nd. Individual age category golds won for Fergal Whitty and Barry Potts, silver for Peter Gaffney and Angela Eustace, and bronze for Des Tremble. Jack Raftery & Daragh McAuley take gold in the National Juvenile T&F Championships; Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill was the first woman home in the DCC/BHAA 5km road race; John Travers runs 1.51.06 in the 6th Open Graded meet.
IRISH RUNNER 10 MILE ROAD RACE, incorporating the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS at PHOENIX PARK (13.07.2019)
The Irish Runner 10-mile road race, which incorporated the National Championships, at the Phoenix Park on Saturday (13.07.2019) saw plenty of success for Donore Harriers athletes. More than 1,200 athletes toed the start line to contest the tough, undulating course run in ideal weather conditions. Fergal Whitty (55.34) convincingly claimed the M40 title when finishing 20th overall. The club’s other age category gold medal winner was Barry Potts (1.11.28), who placed 214th overall and won the M70 grade by more than 10 minutes.
Silver individual medals went to Peter Gaffney (1.00.41) in the M50 and Angela Eustace (1.13.59) in the W45 age groups. They placed 60th and 261st respectively in the general race. Des Tremble (57.28) claimed bronze in the M45 category and placed 30th overall.
Grace Kennedy-Clarke (1.04.55) was the 108th athlete to cross the line and was the 5th senior woman. She led the Donore Harriers senior women’s team to team gold with Amy Moriarty (1.10.55) in 205th place and Claire Mulligan (1.11.22) in 213th the other scoring team members. Their combined time of 3.27.31 put them well clear of 2nd placed Civil Service AC (3.40.19), with Raheny Shamrocks AC (3.50.18) in 3rd.
The Donore Harriers M35 team also took first place with Andrew Kinane (58.12) being the 3rd scorer in 36th place behind Whitty and Tremble. The trio’s combined time of 2.51.19 saw off the challenge of Sli Cualann AC (2.52.42) and Thurles Crokes AC (2.55.45).
The M50 team (combined time of 3.20.36) of Gaffney, Peter Nugent (1.08.14) in 156th place, and Potts placed 2nd behind Rathfarnham AC (3.03.59) and ahead of Mullingar Harriers (3.23.49).
The other competing Donore Harriers athlete were: – Declan Lynch (1.03.36) 91st and 20th M35; Tony Kynes (1.12.06) 223rd and 5th M60 in his first 10-miler; Treasa Boylan (1.25.32) 523rd and 17th WS; Deirdre Brennan (1.29.29) 630th and 12th W40; Dana Mackey (1.32.56) 710th and 12th W45; and Michelle Dawson (1.39.06) 861st and 20th W35.
David Flynn (49.55) of Clonliffe Harriers won the men’s race whilst Niamh Clifford (59.58) of Star of Luane AC was the first woman home.
NATIONAL JUVENILE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2 at TULLAMORE (13.07.2019)
On Day 2 of the National Juvenile track and field championships at Tullamore on Saturday (13.07.2019) Jack Raftery added the Under 19 Boys 400m crown to the national junior title won in dramatic fashion a week earlier. This time Raftery (49.99) had an easier passage to the gold medal with Jake Bagge (50.39) of Ferrybank AC and Nelvin Appiah (50.39) of Longford AC taking the silver and bronze medals respectively. Raftery qualified to the final by winning Heat 2 in 51.02.
Isabella Kelly (11.02) came 8th in the final of the Under 14 Girls 80m, having qualified 4th from Heat 1 in a time of 10.95.
NATIONAL JUVENILE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 3 at TULLAMORE (14.07.2019)
On Sunday (14.07.2019) Daragh McAuley added to the successes of Louis O’Loughlin in the 800m on Day 1 and Jack Raftery in the 400m on Day 2 with a commanding run in the final of the Under 19 Boys 400m Hurdles. McAuley’s time of 58.92 ensured the gold medal well clear of Conor Hanrahan (1.01.31) of Brothers Pearse AC and Aaron Bradshaw (1.06.60) of North Leitrim.
Sean Kinsella (4.34.36) gained to 3rd position at the bell in the Under 16 Boys 1,500m final, but was unable to stay with the pace over the final lap and had to settle for 10th position. In the Under 18 Boys 1,500m final Gavin Curtin ran a more measured race, placing 12th in a new personal best time of 4.26.60.
EUROPEAN U.23 CHAMPIONSHIPS at GAVLE, SWEDEN (14.07.2019)
Aoife Lynch was a member of the Irish 4 x 100m relay squad that placed 4th in the final of the European Under 23 Championships at Gavle, Sweden on Sunday (14.07.2019). In her first year of the age grade Lynch did not make the team selection, but the experience will hopefully be a step towards similar opportunities in the future. The Irish team of Molly Scott, Ciara Neville, Charlene Mawdsley and Gina Akpe-Moses ran a time of 44.32 to finish behind Germany (43.45), France (43.82) and Poland (44.08). GB (44.54) came 5th.
DUBLIN OPEN GRADED MEETING NO. 6 at SANTRY (10.07.2019)
At the 6th Dublin Open Graded meeting at Santry on damp Wednesday evening (10.07.2019) John Travers ran a super 1.51.06 to win the 800m A race. There were also fine efforts from Luke Boland (16.45.08) in winning the 5,000m B race; Colm Dunne (12.64) 2nd in the 100m C race; Paul Cummins (2.05.85) 2nd in the 800m B race; Lee Van Haeften (15.17.97) 8th in the 5,000m A race; and Jona Kalemi (2.46.87) 10th in the 800m A race.
BHAA/DCC 5km ROAD RACE at RINGSEND PARK (10.07.2019)
On the same evening Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill (17.18) was the first woman home in the Dublin City Council / Business Houses 5km road race that started and finished on the Irishtown track and included laps of Ringsend Park. Nic Dhomhnaill was the 5th athlete home in a field of 133 finishers. The other Donore Harriers athletes were: – Caren Crowley W40 (23.23) in 76th place; Tommy Halton M60 (27.23) in 120th and the evergreen Ann Woodlock W80 (32.22) in 130th.
DUNLEER 4-MILE ROAD RACE (14.07.2019)
Barbara Murray (25.50) was the 3rd woman home in the W40 age catgory in the Dunleer 4 mile road race on Sunday (14.07.2019). She placed 27th overall from 282 finishers.
DAY OF IRISH PBs LEIXLIP (14.07.19)
A series of track races for various ability levels over 5k modeled on Highgate Harriers Night of the 10,000m Alasdair Brown got a PB of 17.02.75in his race and just 1 second ahead was Paul Cummins in 17.01.38
ACHILL 10k (06.07.19)
Belated well done to Ray Hynes who was the winner of this tough 10k in 33.39
PARKRUNS (13.07.2019)
Aidan Kelly (19.42) was 2nd finisher in the Corkagh 5km Parkrun on Saturday (13.07.2019). Elsewhere, Breda Mahony (20.50) was 1st woman and 11th overall in the Wexford Racecourse Parkrun and Katie Delaney (24.23), an Under 14 athlete, was the 11th finisher and the 2nd woman at the Waterstown Parkun.
RESULTS IN BRIEF:
DUBLIN OPEN GRADED Track & Field MEET 6 at SANTRY (10.07.2019)
Men’s 100m C1 Grade: 2nd Colm Dunne (12.64)
Women’s 800m A Grade: 10th Jona Kalemi (2.46.87)
Men’s 800m A Grade: 1st John Travers (1.51.06)
Men’s 800m B Grade: 2nd Paul Cummins (2.05.85)
Men’s 5,000m A Grade: 8th Lee Van Haeften (15.17.97)
Men’s 5,000m B Grade: 1st Luke Boland (16.45.08)
BHAA/DCC 5km ROAD RACE at RINGSEND PARK (10.07.2019)
5th & 1st Woman: Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill (17.18)
76th Caren Crowley W40 (23.23)
120th Tommy Halton M60 (27.23)
130th Ann Woodlock W80 (32.22)
133 finishers
IRISH RUNNER 10 MILE ROAD RACE, inc. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS at PHOENIX PARK (13.07.2019)
20th & 1st M40: Fergal Whitty (55.34)
30th & 3rd M45: Des Tremble (57.28)
36th & 11th M35: Andrew Kinane (58.12)
60th & 2nd M50: Peter Gaffney (1.00.41)
91st & 20th M35: Declan Lynch (1.03.36)
108th & 5th WS: Grace Kennedy-Clarke (1.04.55)
156th & 7th M50: Peter Nugent (1.08.14)
205th & 8th WS: Amy Moriarty (1.10.55)
213th & 4th W40: Claire Mulligan (1.11.22)
214th & 1st M70: Barry Potts (1.11.28)
223rd & 5th M60: Tony Kynes (1.12.06)
261st & 2nd W45: Angela Eustace (1.13.59)
523rd & 17th WS: Treasa Boylan (1.25.32)
630th & 12th W40: Deirdre Brennan (1.29.29)
710th & 12th W45: Dana Mackey (1.32.56)
861st & 20th W35: Michelle Dawson (1.39.06)
1,232 finishers
SENIOR WOMEN TEAM: 1st Donore Harriers < Kennedy-Clarke, Moriarty, Mulligan> (3.27.31); 2nd Civil Service AC (3.40.19); 3rd Raheny Shamrocks AC (3.50.18)
MASTER O.35 WOMEN: 8th Donore Harriers
MASTER O.35 MEN TEAM: 1st Donore Harriers
MASTER O.50 MEN TEAM: 1st Rathfarnham AC (3.03.59); 2nd Donore Harriers
IRISH JUVENILE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2 at TULLAMORE (13.07.2019)
U.19 Boys 400m Final: 1st Jack Raftery (49.99) qualified 1st from Heat 2 in 51.02
U.14 Girls 80m Final: 8th Isabella Kelly (11.04) qualified 4th from Heat 1 in 10.95
IRISH JUVENILE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 2 at TULLAMORE (13.07.2019)
U.19 Boys 400m Hurdles Final: Daragh McAuley
U.16 Boys 1,500m Final: 10th Sean Kinsella (4.34.36)
U.18 Boys 1,500m Final: 12th Gavin Curtin (4.26.60 PB)
DUNLEER 4 MILE ROAD RACE (14.07.2019)
27th & 3rd W40: Barbara Murray (25.50)
282 finishers
PARKRUNS (13.07.2019)
Corkagh: 2nd Aidan Kelly U.19 (19.42)
Waterstown: 16th & 2nd Woman: Katie Delaney U.14 (24.23)
Wexford Racecourse: 11th & 1st Woman: Breda Mahony W40 (20.50)
