ATHLETICS REPORT – for week ending 1^st September 2019

HIGHLIGHTS: Sinead Lambe 2^nd in the Walled Derry Half-Marathon; Barry Potts wins the M60 & M70 grades in the Leinster Half-Marathon; Ray Hynes 3^rd in Portmarnock 5-mile. Donore Harriers senior men’s team won the Dublin 10-mile road championships (at Frank Duffy 10 on 24.08.2019) with the M50 team taking silver.

 

WALLED DERRY HALF-MARATHON (01.09.2019)  

An excellent performance from Sinead Lambe (1.22.48) to place 43^rd overall from a field of more than 1,400 runners in the Walled Derry Half-Marathon on Sunday (31.08.2019). In the process she finished 2^nd in the women’s category behind Irish international Anne-Marie McGlynn of Finn Valley AC.

QUINLAN HALF-MARATHON, inc. Leinster Championships at TULLAMORE (31.08.2019) report by Des Gill

The indefatigable Barry Potts came home with double gold for Donore Harriers in the Leinster Half Marathon Championship in Tullamore on Saturday (31.08.2019).  In what has been a superb season for Barry he ran a fabulous 1.33.54 to take Championship Gold in the M70 category. Barry felt that it was ‘a very good course that suited him and his training.’ In fact, it suited him and his training so well that in the open (full field) competition he defeated all others to also take gold in the M60 category.

Chris Muldoon (1.18.00) was the first Donore Harriers home in 21^st position, placing 6^th in the M40 category. The other competing Donore athletes among more than 800 competitors were: – Derek McArdle (1.23.08) 55^th overall and 23^rd M40; Craig Scott (1.26.11) 86^th and 37^th M40; Stephen Dawson (1.27.57) 92^nd and 40^th senior; Patrick Farrell (1.34.25) 193^rd and 66^th senior; David McGrath (1.39.46) 276^th and 89^th senior; Deirdre Healy (2.02.12) 629^th and 106^th W40; Michelle Dawson (2.03.31) 642^nd and 82^nd senior; and Jo Hughes (2.06.24) 665^th and 115^th W40.

PORTMARNOCK 5-MILE ROAD RACE (29.08.2019)

Ray Hynes (27.36) finished 3^rd in the Portmarnock 5-mile road race last Thursday evening (29.08.2010) behind winner Jonathan Escalante-Phillips of London based club Cambridge & Coleridge AC.

TARA 5KM ROAD RACE (30.08.2019)

Alasdair Brown (17.29) placed 15^th in the Tara 5-mile road race at Skyrne in County Meath on Friday evening (30.08.2019)

LONGFORD MARATHON & HALF-MARATHON (25.08.2019)  Report by Florence Curley

Chris Muldoon (2.56.54) took on the marathon the day after running the Frank Duffy 10 mile and he finished in 10th place. Neil Hand unfortunately had a bad day hampered by bad blisters from 10 mile on so had to walk part of the course and he bravely finished in 3.21.00. Grace Kennedy Clarke was an official pacer in this marathon for the 3.30 cohort and she took them safely home coming over the line in 3.29.29 and 6th woman. In the half marathon Noel Davis, after a year dogged with injury finished in a fine 1.47.32.

DUBLIN 10-MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS inc. Frank Duffy 10 (24.08.2019)

Individual medals won by Eric Keogh (51.41) 2^nd senior; Ariana Ball (1.14.02) 2^nd W35; Fergal Whitty (55.58) 1^st M40; Peter Gaffney (1.00.23) 1^st M50; Tony Kynes (1.12.31) 3^rd M60 and Barry Potts (1.12.09) 1^st M70.

Senior Men’s team took gold (Eric Keogh, Lee Van Haeften, Fergal Whitty & Andy Kinane) ahead of Raheny Shamrocks AC and Crusaders AC. The M50 team of Peter Gaffney, Barry Potts & Tony Kynes placed 2^nd behind Raheny Shamrocks AC, with Brothers Pearse AC in 3^rd.

PARKRUNS (31.08.2019)

An improving Aidan Kelly (19.28) was first home in Corkagh Park, where Rachel Haskins (24.11) was 3^rd woman home. Sinead O’Reilly (21.12) was 2^nd woman home at Kilcock, whilst 13 years-old Katie Delaney (24.04) chalked up another number one spot at Waterstown

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

LONGFORD MARATHON (25.08.2019)

10^th Chris Muldoon (2.56.54)

49^th Neil Hand (3.21.00)

65^th & 6^th woman Grace Kennedy-Clarke (3.29.29)

218 finishers

LONGFORD HALF-MARATHON (25.08.2019)

Noel Davis (1.47.32)

TARA 5KM ROAD RACE at SKRYNE, CO. MEATH (30.08.2019)

15^th & 7^th MS: Alasdair Brown (17.29)

340 competitors

PORTMARNOCK 5-MILE ROAD RACE (29.08.2019)

3^rd & 3 MS: Ray Hynes (27.36)

410 competitors

QUINLAN CUP HALF-MARATHON at TULLAMORE (31.08.2019)

Incorporating the Leinster Half-Marathon Championships

21^st & 6^th M40: Chris Muldoon (1.18.00)

55^th & 23^rd M40: Derek McArdle (1.23.08)

86^th & 37^th M40: Craig Scott (1.26.11)

92^nd & 40^th MS: Stephen Dawson (1.26.57)

186^th & 1^st M60: Barry Potts (1.33.52)

193^rd & 66^th MS: Patrick Farrell (1.34.25)

276^th & 89^th MS: David McGrath (1.39.46)

629^th & 106^th W40: Deirdre Healy (2.02.12)

642^nd & 82^nd WS: Michelle Dawson (2.03.31)

665^th & 115^th W40: Jo Hughes (2.06.24)

813 competitors

WATERSIDE DERRY HALF-MARATHON (01.09.2019)

43^rd & 2^nd Woman: Sinead Lambe (1.22.48)

1,449 finishers

DUBLIN 10-MILE ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS incorporated into Frank Duffy 10 (24.08.2019)

2^nd Senior Men: Eric Keogh (51.41 PB)

2^nd W35: Ariana Ball (1.14.02)

1^st M40: Fergal Whitty (55.58)

1^st M50: Peter Gaffney (1.00.23)

3^rd M60: Tony Kynes (1.12.31)

1^st M70: Barry Potts (1.12.09)

TEAM: Senior Men: 1^st Donore Harriers (4^th Eric Keogh; 11^th Lee Van Haeften; 16^th Fergal Whitty; 47^th Andy Kinane) 78pts: 2^nd Raheny Shamrocks AC 84 pts: 3^rd Crusaders AC 98 pts.

TEAM: Over 50 Men: 1^st Raheny Shamrocks AC 659 pts: 2^nd Donore Harriers (53^rd Peter Gaffney; 331^st Barry Potts; 345^th Tony Kynes 729 pts: 3^rd Brothers Pearse AC 789 pts.

PARKRUNS (17.08.2019)

Corkagh: 1^st Aidan Kelly U.19 (19.28); 26^th & 3^rd woman: Rachel Haskins (24.11)

Hartstown: 7^th Tom Fagan M50 (21.26)

Royal Canal, Kilcock: 12^th & 2^nd woman: Sinead O’Reilly W35 (21.12)

St. Anne’s: 68^th Frank McNally M55 (21.55)

Waterstown: 6^th & 1^st woman: Katie Delaney U.14 (24.04)