Other Donore Harriers in the events were Eric Keogh (9.31s) who ran the 6th fastest in the first of the 2 mile legs as part of a DCU ‘B’ team that finished 6th overall; Cathal McCarron (16.48s) who ran the 3-mile leg for the AIT ‘B’ team that placed 21st overall; and Killian O’Hara (18.11s) who also ran the long-leg when representing the Blanchardstown IT team that came 29th. In the Limerick Senior Cross Country championships at Tournafulla on Sunday John Downes rolled back the years to finish in first place ahead of Declan Moore of Bilboa AC and Niall O’Callaghan of West Limerick.
Donore’s Fit4Life section was well represented at the Clontarf half marathon and 5 mile road races along the seafront on Sunday. Three members who ran the Dublin marathon less than a month ago were back in action in the half marathon – Nigel Elliott finished in 1.44.19, Emily Malcolm and Eimear Kearney both broke the 2 hours mark in 1.59.10 and 1.59.14 respectively. Cariosa Walsh ran the 5 mile race in a time of 48.38.
A few miles away, the BHAA Irish Life CC was underway on Santry demesne. This 6k race is possibly the only mixed cross country race on the calendar and first home in an excellent 9th place was Gavin Keogh. Patrick Moriarty was 30th, Joe Murphy 71st, Ian Redican 89th; next was Breda Mahony also 3rd W35, next was Frank McNally, Colin Moore, Terry Mee (1st W70) Julia Hackett (great to see her back racing after a maternity break!) and Ann Woodlock now in the W75 category and 1st in that class.
Well done all.