HIGHLIGHTS: Caroline McCarthy 5^th in 3^rd WOMEN’S MEET & TRAIN LEAGUE. Jack Byrne 800m PB in NIA LIVE. Some excellent performances from juvenile athletes at the same venue. Tristan Druet and Rossa Hurley top 10 in BHAA EIR XC race.

 

 

 

A field of 155 athletes, including new-breed running clubs, shows the rising popularity of this important development league. Club Captain Florence Curley described the WOMEN’S MEET & TRAIN WINTER LEAGUE as “grassroots running at its best”. Sunday’s 3^rd fixture at Cherryfield Park (19.01.2020) over a 2-laps, 2 miles race saw 11 Donore Harriers team members on the start line. An improving Caroline McCarthy (13.17) was first home in 5^th place, being edged out of 4^th by Elaine McLoughlin of Clonliffe Harriers. Cliodhna Carthy (13.51) put in another solid performance to place 18^th before Treasa Boylan (15.07) finished strongly to cross the line in 55^th position. Fiona Barrins, making a welcome return to competition after an injury lay-off, placed 72^nd in 15.32. Mary McDermott (15.36), running her 2^nd race of the weekend, came 76^th. Sarah Ni Ruairc (16.13) put in a sprint finish to take 98^th, with Mary Murphy (17.39) and Michelle Dawson (17.43) in 132^nd and 133^rd respectively. Sue Lynch (19.10), who helps organise every league race and has been instrumental in its growing success, placed 147^th. The biggest cheer of the day was saved for W80 athlete Ann Woodlock (20.58) as she raced to the line in 154^th position, a demonstration of the great respect in which the Donore Harriers master’s superstar is held within the sport. The race was won by Irish international master’s athlete Niamh Fitzgerald of Lucan Harriers.

 

In the BUSINESS HOUSES ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION EIR CROSS-COUNTRY races at Cherryfield Park on Saturday (18.01.2020) Tristan Druet (26.55) and Rossa Hurley (27.10) placed 6^th and 8^th, with M45 runner Ian Redican (34.57) in 87^th from 151 finishers. In the Women’s race over 2 miles Mary McDermott W45 (15.07) came 23^rd of the 43 finishers.

 

In the third NIA LIVE MEETING at the National Indoor Arena at Abbotstown on Tuesday evening (14.01.2020) senior athlete Jack Byrne (1.58.82) broke the 800m two-minutes barrier for the 2^nd time within a space of 4 days. His new personal best time of 1.58.82 saw him finish a close 2^nd behind Aaron Shorten (1.58.39) of St. Laurence O’Toole AC. Some of our juvenile athletes were back on the boards with the highly talented Luuk Jackson (1.51.31) winning the Under 12 Boys 60m, after having posted a time of 9.30 to take 3^rd spot in the 60m. Other notable performances came from Roisin Kirby who won her Under 14 Girls 60m race in 9.01 and then placed 2^nd in the 200m (29.63); Ciaran O’Farrell (8.90) who won his Under 14 Boys 60m sprint; Paddy Nolan winner of the Under 14 Boys 200m in 29.32 and 6^th in the 60m sprint in 9.50; Tom Nolan 3^rd in both the Under 10 Boys 60m (10.21) and 200m (35.38); and Isabella Jackson who came 2^nd in the Under 14 Girls 60m (9.41) and 4^th in the 200m (31.49). Recent Willie Dunne Shield winner James Dunne recorded 19.42 to take 2^nd place in his 200m Under 14 race and was 4^th in the 60m in 8.94.

 

Among the park-runners this week (PARKRUNS 18.01.2020) were Paul Cummins (18.30) 2^nd at Brickfields Park and Owen Robinson (20.14) 5^th at Tolka Valley. Helaine Kelly (25.17) posted a new personal best at Castletown Estate, with juveniles Dylan McKenna (22.12) and Katie Delaney (23.35) placing 8^th and 12^th at Waterstown Park. More results below.

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

NIA LIVE INDOOR MEETING No. 3 at NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA, ABBOTSTOWN (14.01.2019)

SENIOR RESULTS

Men’s 800m Heat 2: 2^nd Jack Byrne (1.58.82 PB)

JUVENILE RESULTS

U10 Boys 60m Heat 2: 3^rd Tom Nolan (10.21)

U12 Boys 60m Heat 1: 3^rd Luuk Jackson (9.30)

U14 Boys 60m Heat 1: 1^st Ciaran O’Farrell (8.90 – Heat 2: 4^th James Dunne (8.94), 6^th Paddy Nolan (9.50)

U14 Girls 60m Heat 1: 1^st Roisin Kirby (9.01), 2^nd Isabella Jackson (9.41)

U10 Boys 200m Heat 2: 3^rd Tom Nolan (35.38)

U14 Boys 200m Heat 1: 2^nd James Dunne (29.42) – Heat 2: 1^st Paddy Nolan (29.32)

U14 Girls 200m Heat 1: 4^th Isabella Jackson (31.49) – Heat 2: 2^nd Roisin Kirby (29.63)

U12 Boys 600m Heat 1: 1^st Luuk Jackson (1.51.31)

BHAA EIR CROSS-COUNTRY RACES at CHERRYFIELD PARK (18.01.2020)

WOMEN’S 2 MILE RACE

23^rd Mary McDermott W45 (15.07)

43 finishers

MEN’S 5 MILE RACE

6^th Tristan Druet MS (26.55)

8^th Rossa Hurley MS (27.10)

87^th Ian Redican M45 (34.57)

151 finishers

WOMEN’S MEET & TRAIN WINTER LEAGUE (RACE 3 – 2 MILES) at CHERRYFIELD PARK (19.01.2020)

5^th Caroline McCarthy (13.17)

18^th Cliodhna Carthy (13.51)

55^th Treasa Boylan (15.07)

72^nd Fiona Barrins (15.32)

76^th Mary McDermott (15.36)

98^th Sarah Ni Ruairc (16.13)

112^th Catherine McKeon (16.52)

132^nd Mary Murphy (17.39)

133^rd Michelle Dawson (17.43)

147^th Sue Lynch (19.10)

154^th Ann Woodlock (20.58)

155 finishers

TEAM RESULT TO FOLLOW

PARKRUNS (18.01.2020)

Brickfields: 2^nd Paul Cummins (18.30), 142^nd Daniel Nemeth M35 (58.21)

Bushy: 157^th Tommy Halton M60 (28.49)

Castletown: 74^th Helaine Kelly W45 (25.17 PB)

Poppintree: 131^st Eilish Joyce W35 (31.13)

Tolka Valley: 5^th Owen Robinson W35 (20.14)

Waterstown: 8^th Dylan McKenna U15 (22.12), 12^th & 2^nd woman Katie Delaney U15 (23.35)