HIGHLIGHTS: Eric Keogh 5^th in the NCAA XC S-E REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS for Queens Charlotte in South Carolina. Robert Murphy 6^th in the LEINSTER SENIOR MEN’S XC CHAMPIONSHIPS. Alasdair Brown (2.56.02) PB in the BARCELONA MARATHON. Rachel Smyth, Louise Kelly and Suzie Henleywillis ran debut half-marathons in the FASTLANE CLONDALKIN HALF. Three club athletes (Barbara Cleary, Sorcha Loughnane & Gavin Keogh) selected to compete in the ROI vs NI INTERNATIONAL MASTERS XC RACE next weekend.

REPORT: Eric Keogh came 5^th in the NCAA XC SOUTH-EAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS at Spartanburg, South Carolina on Saturday. Prior to the race his Queens North Carolina team webpage described Keogh’s impact to the team: ‘Eric Keogh has had a remarkable freshman campaign finishing fourth at the Queens City Invite, 11^th at the USC Upstate Invitational, and 7^th at the SAC Championships. Keogh was rewarded for his efforts with First Team All-Conference and SAC All-Freshman team accolades’.

Keogh (31.00) was the 2^nd scorer on the Queens team that placed 2^nd behind Wingate University (NC) after 10,000m. His excellent run was described as: ‘another great race’ on his team webpage. Eric described his effort: “It was a good solid run and an improvement again on conference. Each week I am getting back to my best, but still some way to go”.

Robert Murphy was the club’s sole competitor in the LEINSTER SENIOR CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS at Avondale Forest Park on Sunday. Murphy (33.42), who is aiming to run a sub 2-20 marathon in the spring, showed excellent form when placing 6^th in the senior men’s race contested over 10 kilometres. The front of the race was dominated by Raheny Shamrock AC athletes, with an in-form Daniel Stone (32.36) being the winner.

Alasdair Brown improved his marathon time to 2.56.02 when placing 426^th out of more than 9,000 competitors in the BARCELONA MARATHON on Sunday morning.

Rachel Smyth (1.48.25), Louise Kelly (1.49.40) and Suzie Henleywillis (1.49.59) came 201^st, 210^th and 214^th overall in the FASTLANE CLONDALKIN HALF-MARATHON on Sunday. All were making their debut for the half-marathon distance. They placed 25^th, 28^th and 30^th in the women’s category. In the simultaneous FASTLANE CLONDALKIN 10km ROAD RACE Tony Kynes (42.37) placed 52^nd, with Angela Eustace (48.52) in 125^th position (34^th woman) and Lee Chambers (50.30) placing 141^st and 39^th woman from a field of 368 finishers. The half-marathon race was won by John Weldon (1.14.05) of Newbridge AC and Kate Purcell (1.18.23) of Raheny Shamrocks AC. The 10km winners were Dylan Wright (32.53) of Lucan Harriers and Debbie McConnell (39.40) of Lisburn Running Club.

Julia Hackett (14.20) competed in the 130^th edition of the CLONLIFFE 2-MILE. The race is the oldest continuous road race in Ireland dating back to 1891. This year the race started and finished on the Santry track.

Sian O’Connor, now based in Hong Kong, ran the HONG KONG HALF-MARATHON on the 24^th of October. She placed 258^th and 19^th woman in a time of 1.36.10.

Next Saturday (13.11.2021) three Donore Harriers athletes will be competing in the REPUBLIC OF IRELAND vs NORTHERN IRELAND INTERNATIONAL MASTERS XC RACE in Belfast. Barbara Cleary and Sorcha Loughnane will contest the W45 age category, whilst Gavin Keogh will line up in the M35 class. Congratulations on being selected and the best of luck to all 3!

Fergal Whitty (Hartstown), Sinead Lambe (Castleblaney), Sinead O’Reilly (Kilcock), Laura Nunan and Oliver Hopkins (both National Sports Campus) were all first finishers in PARKRUNs, with Dylan McKenna 2^nd at Waterstown.

Results for the IMRA Powerscourt Ridge race with Rory Burke and Aideen Burke competing are not available. They will be included in next week’s report.

<<with thanks to Florence Curley, Donal Iremonger and Iain Morrison for helping collate this report>>

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NCAA DIV. II CROSS-COUNTRY SOUTH-EAST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS at Spartanburg, South Carolina (06.11.2021)

MEN’S 10KM XC: 5^th Eric Keogh (31.00)

161 finishers

LEINSTER SENIOR CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS at Avondale Forest Park, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow (07.11.2021)

MEN’s 10KM: 6^th Robert Murphy (33.42)

84 finishers

BARCELONA MARATHON (07.11.2021)

426^th & 82^nd M35 Alasdair Brown (2.56.02 PB)

9,126 finishers

FASTLANE CLONDALKIN HALF-MARATHON (07.11.2021)

201^st & 25^th woman Rachel Smyth (1.48.25)

210^th & 28^th woman Louise Kelly (1.49.40)

214^th & 30^th woman Suzie Henleywillis (1.49.59)

373 finishers

FASTLANE CLONDALKIN 10km ROAD RACE (07.11.2021)

52^nd Tony Kynes (42.37)

125^th & 34^th woman Angela Eustace (48.52)

141^st & 39^th woman Lee Chambers (50.30)

368 finishers

CLONLIFFE 2-MILE ROAD RACE at Santry (07.11.2021)

Julia Hackett (14.20)

Earlier results

HONG KONG HALF MARATHON (24.10.2021)

258^th & 19^th woman Sian O’Connor (1.36.10)

Missing result from last report

DUBLIN UNEVEN AGE JUVENILE XC CHAMPIONSHIPS at Trinity Sports Ground, Santry (31.10.2021)

U/9 GIRLS 800m: 37^th Anna Garry

64 finishers

PARKRUNS 5km (06.11.21)

ARDGILLAN: 41^st Joe Murphy M40 (26.55)

BUSHY: 119^th Thomas Halton M65 (32.23)

CASTLEBLANEY: 1^st & 1^st woman Sinead Lambe W35 (19.35)

CORKAGH: 15^th Eoin Mooney M11-14 (21.58), 25^th Frank McNally M55 (23.57), 30^th Liam Morris M11-14 (25.13)

HARTSTOWN: 1^st Fergal Whitty M45 (17.47)

MARLAY: 11^th Patrick Moriarty M45 (19.04), 343^rd Anna McMahon W35 (35.21)

POPPINTREE: 112nd Eilish Joyce W40 (33.20)

ROYAL CANAL KILCOCK: 10^th & 1^st woman Sinead O’Reilly (20.43)

SPORTS CAMPUS ABBOTSTOWN: 1^st Oliver Hopkins M15-17 (17.39), 4^th Owen Robinson M35 (20.38), 8^th & 1^st woman Laura Nunan W11-14 (21.50), 10^th Daniel Hughes M11-14 (22.11), 12^th & 2^nd woman Eleanor Hopkins W11-14 (23.37),

WATERSTOWN: 2^nd Dylan McKenna M15-17 (19.05)