HIGHLIGHTS Masters gold for Emmet O’Briain and Niall Allen at Leinster Indoors. Win for Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill at Adare 10k, Ray Hynes runs 2.24.24 in Seville Marathon. Josh O’Sullivan Hourihan qualifies for World Military XC championships. More success at Dublin juvenile championships.
TRACK
the Leinster indoor championships took place in Abbotstown this weekend and we saw a double gold in the Masters competitions. Always impressive on the Track, Emmett OBriain had a fine win in the M40 800m after a solo race , he was hoping for a faster time but with nobody to chase and other runners not close, the time was 2.10.64 which was also faster than the M35 field. Versatile thrower Niall Allen got a best of 6.82 in the M45 WFD winning gold. Jona Kalemi was 7th in the senior women’s 800 in 2.41.07. Adam Halpin was 3rd in his heat in the 200m in 23.98 and men’s track captain David Campbell was 6th in his 60m heat 6.82.
Earlier in the week at the NIA live meet at the same venue a number of Donore athletes competed
Sean Fox men’s mile 5.04.78 7th Aidan O’Rourke did the double of 400m and 800m , coming 3rd in both in 59.96 and 2.13.59 Jona Kalemi ran the 800m in 2.41.97.
At the Dublin juvenile track championships on Wednesday night, two teams made the finals under 13 boys and under 15 girls and Romeo omazee won bronze under 15 boys shot putt, full details of all competitions to follow
ROAD
The Seville marathon attracted many top Irish runners and Ray Hynes completed the course in an excellent 2.24.24 which was an improvement on his 2.25 last October in Dublin.
In the popular Adare 10k in her native Limerick Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill had a great win, first woman in 36.41.
Juvenile coach Donal Iremonger competed in the Central Park half marathon and ran an excellent 85.37 on the 3 lap course in New York’s famous public park.
PARKRUN
Tristan Druet 17.14 1st Tymon
Charlie O’Neill 25.38 Griffeen
Karen Woods 23.45 Poolbeg
Daniel Nemeth 25.41 Brickfields
Dylan McKenna 22.01, katie Delaney 24.23 Waterstown
Dave Hudson 26.50, Joan McTernan 28.01 Castletown
CROSS COUNTRY
last Wednesday in a rainy Curragh, Josh O’Sullivan Hourihan was a comfortable winner of a trial race to select the Irish team for the World military cross country championships in Lisbon in April. Coach Willie Smith was on hand too for support, and Josh finished well ahead of the chasing group, securing a berth for the worlds in April.
The latest BHAA race was in a new venue – Wesley College Dundrum , completing the 4 mile mixed male and female race with a 180-strong field were
Ian Redican 75th 29.38
Caren Crowley 130th 33.14
Tommy Halton 164th 38.17
Ann Woodlock 1st W80 46.38