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HIGHLIGHTS: Eric Keogh records a time of 2.18.24 on his marathon debut in Frankfurt. Sub 2.30 runs by Ray Hynes and Fergal Whitty in Dublin and Lee Van Haeften in Frankfurt. In the 40^th Dublin marathon Aislinn Nic Dhomhnaill 2.48.31 claims 3^rd spot in W40 category, with Barry Potts 3.46.18 securing M70 silver. Juvenile athletes Gavin Curtin, Honor Lynch, Katie Delaney and Matei Ursachi are all first home at various parkruns.

REPORT: After months of hard miles and tough sessions a total of 50 Donore Harriers athletes faced their marathon challenge on Sunday (27.10.2019) at home in Dublin and away in Frankfurt.

Eric Keogh (2.18.24) arrived on the top stage of Irish marathon running with his debut effort in the FRANKFURT MARATHON. Running even splits of 1.09.18 and 1.09.06 Keogh averaged 3.17 per kilometre to finish in 28^th place – and was the 12^th European in what is one of the most competitive big-city marathons.   Lee Van Haeften, also running his debut marathon, placed 81^st of more than 8,000 male runners. Van Haeften was hoping to beat 2.25 and his half-way time of 1.12.47 had him ‘on target’. However, he struggled in the final kilometres and a second-half timing of 1.15.37 resulted in a time of 2.28.23 and 81^st place. A truly very fine effort! Shane Ryan (2.55.01) finally broke the 3-hours mark and placed 618^th overall.

A crisp, cold morning turned into warm sunshine as the 40^th edition of the KBC DUBLIN MARATHON hit the streets. There was plenty of interest for the Chapelizod based club with 47 runners on the starting waves. First home was Ray Hynes (2.25.33) who placed 23^rd overall and an excellent 5^th in the M35 age category. Hynes recorded a personal best time, after holding good form in the latter stages having passed the hallway point in 1.12.20.

Next Donore man was Fergal Whitty (2.29.09), repeating his sub-2.30 run of last year, to finish 39^th overall and 6^th in the M40 class. The teak-tough Whitty passed the halfway mark in 1.14.35 and is a master of consistency. Peter Gaffney (2.45.01) came 164^th overall and a brilliant 4^th in the M50 age-group. He was followed home by Aislinn Nic Dhomhnaill (2.48.31) in 210^th position. Nic Dhomhnaill, a mother of 3 young children and competing in her first marathon in 10 years, was the 7^th Irish woman to finish and came an impressive 3^rd in the W40 age category.

Regular Dublin marathon runner Andy Kinane recorded a time of 2.48.49 to place 217^th and 57^th in the M35 class. Popular club coach and endurance athlete Niall Lynch (2.48.59) was 222^nd and 25^th M45. Chris Muldoon (2.49.09) hit ‘the wall’ just before 20 miles but recovered to place 226^th and 53^rd M40.

UK based Ken Nugent (2.51.00) came 264^th and 72^nd M35. Sean Fox (2.51.44) 287^th and 69^th M40 and Alan Farrell (2.54.15) 347^th were next, placing 69^th M40 and 39^th M45 respectively.

There were personal bests for Danny O’Sullivan (2.54.15) 370^th and 104^th M35 and Alan Keogh (2.55.04) 380^th and 98^th M40.

Tony Barry (2.55.49) came 419^th and 118^th M35. Behind him Eoghan Doolan was having a fine run, knocking 6 minutes of his PB to set a new time of 2.58.54 to place 649^th and 143^rd senior male.

Shane McAuley (3.04.16) came 827^th and 114^th M45, whilst Grace Kennedy-Clarke (3.05.00) running her 4^th marathon of 2019 finished 858^th overall and 28^th senior woman. Craig Scott (3.08.33) placed 1,054^th and 289^th M40.

Anne Curley (3.09.20), who like the aforementioned Fox and McAuley had competed in the Berlin Marathon last month, put in a courageous run to place 1,113^th and 11^th woman in the over-45s category.

Stephen Dawson M35 ran 3.09.55 as Oliver O’Hara knocked 14 minutes of his previous best marathon time to get home in 3.14.24 for 1,428^th place and 388^th M40.

Ariana Ball (3.19.35) came 1,875^th and 38^th W35, ahead of Colm O’Connell (3.21.40) 2,017^th and 433^rd M35 and Guillaume Nolain (3.22.54) 2,127^th and 342^nd senior man.

Next for Donore Harriers were Brian Gaffney (3.26.00) in 2,396^th and 619^th M40, Breda Mahony 2,281^st and 85^th W40 and Patrick Farrell (3.29.02) 2,828^th and 585^th M35. Farrell knocked more than 20 minutes of his previous best marathon time.

The remainder of Donore Harriers’ finishers are listed in the results section below. Special mention to the remarkable Barry Potts (3.46.18), running in his first marathon in 16 years. Potts placed 4,872^nd overall from 17,680 finishers and came 2^nd in the M70 age group.

Not far behind the Donore Harriers veteran, Pamela White (3.50.18) showed true grit and determination in the final few kilometres to finish 5,578^th and 182^nd senior woman. White was struggling at the 20 miles point but put in a huge effort to get home in a respectable time.

Another returning the marathon after a break Charlie O’Neill. O’Neill, who is beginning his 2^nd term as Club President, recorded a time of 4.28.37 to place 11,408^th and 38^th in the M65 category. It was O’Neill’s first marathon in 5 years.

Laura Rice (4.41.11) had to overcome stomach problems but reached the finish line in 4.41.11 to finish in 12,847^th place. There was a super effort also from Helaine Kelly (4.38.31), a mother of 5 children who all represent the club’s juvenile teams.

PARKRUN SERIES (26.10.2019): In the Parkrun series (26.10.2019) juvenile athletes Gavin Curtin (18.31 at Corkagh), Matei Ursachi (19.07 at Father Collins), Honor Lynch (20.18 at St. Anne’s) and Katie Delaney (24.33 at Waterstown) were all first place finishers.

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

Mainova FRANKFURT MARATHON (27.10.2019)

28^th & 14^th MS Eric Keogh (2.18.24 debut)

81^st & 37^th MS Lee Van Haeften (2.28.23 debut)

618^th & 143^rd MS Ciaran Ryan (2.55.01 PB)

8,190 male finishers

DUBLIN MARATHON (27.09.2019)

23^rd & 5^th M35 Ray Hynes (2.25.33 PB)

39^th & 6^th M40 Fergal Whitty (2.29.09)

164^th & 4^th M50 Peter Gaffney (2.45.01)

210^th & 3^rd W40 Aislinn Nic Dhomhnaill (2.48.31)

217^th & 57^th M35 Andy Kinane (2.48.49)

222^nd & 25^th M45 Niall Lynch (2.48.59)

226^th & 53^rd M40 Chris Muldoon (2.49.09)

264^th & 72^nd M35 Kenneth Nugent (2.51.00)

287^th & 69^th M40 Sean Fox (2.51.44)

347^th & 39^th M45 Alan Farrell (2.54.15)

370^th & 104^th M35 Danny O’Sullivan (2.54.48 PB)

380^th & 98^th M40 Alan Keogh (2.55.04 PB)

396^th & 109^th M35 Declan Lynch (2.55.19)

419^th & 118^th M35 Tony Barry (2.55.49)

649^th & 143^rd MS Eoghan Doolan (2.58.54 PB)

827^th & 114^th M45 Shane McAuley (3.04.16)

858^th & 28^th WS Grace Kennedy-Clarke (3.05.00)

1,054^th & 289^th M40 Craig Scott (3.08.33)

1,113^th & 11^th W45 Anne Curley (3.09.20)

No placing available – Stephen Dawson M35 (3.09.55)

1,428^th & 388^th M40 Oliver O’Hara (3.14.24 PB)

1,875^th & 38^th W35 Ariana Ball (3.19.35)

2,017^th & 433^rd M35 Colm O’Connell (3.21.40)

2,127^th & 342^nd MS Guillaume Nolain (3.22.54)

2,396^th & 619^th M40 Brian Gaffney (3.26.00)

2,781^st & 85^th W40 Breda Mahony (3.28.43)

2,828^th & 585^th M35 Patrick Farrell (3.29.02 PB)

3,292^nd & 89^th M55 Paul Graham (3.33.17)

3,447^th & 91^st WS Claire Devaney (3.34.50)

3,478^th & 32^nd M60 Tony Griffin (3.35.04)

4,483^rd & 646^th MS David McGrath (3.43.29)

4,872^nd & 2^nd M70 Barry Potts (3.46.18)

5,578^th & 182^nd WS Pamela White (3.50.18)

6,207^th & 349^th W40 Elaine Verdon (3.54.17)

6,209^th & 1,356^th M40 Neil Lanigan (3.54.17)

7,770^th & 343^rd W45 Jo Hughes (4.02.23)

10,971^st & 565^th W45 Michelle Dawson (4.25.37)

11,146^th & 573^rd W35 Ann Maria Nolan (4.26.44)

11,154^th & 351^st M55 Arthur Connick (4.26.49)

11,408^th & 38^th M65 Charlie O’Neill (4.28.37)

12,524^th & 849^th W45 Helaine Kelly (4.38.31)

12,789^th & 695^th W35 Fran Brennan (4.40.34)

12,847^th & 634^th WS Laura Rice (4.41.11)

13,017^th & 907^th W45 Ann Ryan (4.42.49)

14,407^th & 1,359^th W40 Deirdre Brennan (4.57.01)

16,035^th & 972^nd W35 Anna McMahon (5.27.10)

17,336^th & 1,745^th W40 Tracey Clarke (6.30.22)

17,680 finishers. 1,809 MS runners, 2,082 M35, 2,689 M40, 2,195 M45, 1,307 M50, 567 M55, 248 M60, 96 M65 & 56 M70 – and 976 WS, 1,075 W35, 1,788 W40, & 1,478 W45

PARKRUNS (26.10.2019)

Brickfields: 11^th Daniel Nemeth M35 (24.11)

Bushy: 63^rd Tommy Halton M60 (27.08

Castletown, Celbridge: 24^th Tom Fagan M50 (23.16)

Corkagh: 1^st Gavin Curtin U18 (18.31). 4^th Aidan Kelly U19 (20.01), 29^th & 3^rd woman: Nicola Dowdall W45 (24.04)

Father Collins: 1^st Matei Ursachi U13 (19.07), 12^th Sebastian Ursachi U10 (23.07)

Naas: 26^th & 6^th woman: Mary McDermott W50 (24.21)

Poppintree: 3^rd Jonathan Daly M35 (18.22). 8^th Fred Kiernan M45 (19.10), 15^th & 2^nd woman Kate Cleary W45 (21.57). 24^th & 3^rd woman Cristina Gonzalez (23.52)

St. Annes: 21^st & 1^st woman Honor Lynch U14 (20.18), 23^rd Niall Lynch M45 (20.29)

Waterstown: 3^rd Dylan McKenna U14 (21.31), 9^th & 1st woman: Katie Delaney U14 (24.33)

HIGHLIGHTS: Rossa Hurley 3^rd in M35 class in the Autumn Open Cross gaining automatic selection for the Ireland ‘B&I Masters’ championship team. Emily, Thomas and James Bolton and Abdel Laadjel win individual medals in the Dublin Juvenile Even Ages championships – as Donore Harriers teams win gold (U14 Girls), silver (U14 Boys) and bronze (U16 Boys). Amy Moriarty runs 3.24 in Amsterdam.

At the SPAR AUTUMN OPEN CROSS event at Abbotstown on Sunday (20.10.2019) Rossa Hurley withheld the late challenge of Thomas Lupton of Portlaoise AC to take the 3^rd place step on the podium. In the process he also secured his selection to the Irish M35 team to compete in the British & Irish Cross-Country championships to be held at Aintree Racecourse on the 16^th of November. The selection policy gives automatic selection to the first 4 finishers in the trial races, with the remaining 2 places at the discretion of the Irish Masters Athletics Association.

Both Hurley and Lupton had made conservative starts and gained places in the middle part of the race, with Hurley holding a 4-seconds advantage as they entered the last of five 1,500-metre laps. The Donore Harriers star dug deep to get M35 category bronze with a time of 24.49, with Lupton just one-second behind. The master’s race and M35 category was won by Colm Rooney (23.31) of Clonliffe Harriers, who was awarded the Jim McNamara golden shoe, in honour of the late and great Donore Harriers athlete and coach. In the same race Gavin Keogh (27.39) came 42^nd and 15^th in the M35 age category, with Des Tremble placing 50^th and 14^th in the M45 class.

In the Women’s master race over 6km, the Jim McNamara ‘golden shoe’ trophy was won by Teresa Doherty (21.48) of Finn Valley AC. The Golden Shoes were presented to the winners by Jim’s son Shane McNamara, who was accompanied by his 3 children (Jim’s grandchildren). This was the 4^th year of the awards in memory of the former Olympic Games marathon runner. Donore’s Maura Kearns (23.53) came 15^th overall and a fine 7^th in the W35 age group – and Audrey Gahan (25.57) came 36^th and 15^th in the W40 age group. Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill (22.08) came 11^th in the senior women’s race, also over 6km.

In the SPAR cross-country xperience race over 4km Sarah Ni Ruairc (21.42) came 37^th overall and was the 10^th woman home.

Earlier in the day the Abbotstown venue hosted the DUBLIN JUVENILE EVEN AGES CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS. Top of the bill for the Donore Harriers team was Emily Bolton, who romped to victory in the Under 12 Girls race over 2km. In the same race Abigail Tolan came 25^th, with Ava Hoare 58^th, Tara Hoare 62^nd and Melody Omozee, stepping-up an age-group, in 70^th. The unfortunate Amber Lynch, who was also stepping-up, fell heavily on the 2^nd lap and retired from the race.

16 years-old Abdel Laadjel, stepped-up to compete in the Under 18 Boys race over 6km. Laadjel contested for the lead in first of 4 laps over an undulating 1.5km route, before race-favourite John Fanning of Skerries AC made his big move on Lap 2. Despite a big effort on the last lap Laadjel was unable to rein in Eanna Moynihan-O’Braidaigh of Templeogue AC and had to settle for a highly creditable 3^rd place. Not far behind Laadjel an ever-improving Gavin Curtin was putting in a gutsy performance to finish an impressive 6^th.

James Bolton, wearing the black and white of Donore Harriers for the first time, finished an excellent 2^nd place in the Under 16 Boys race over 4km. The talented Oliver Hopkins, stepping-up an age, came a fine 10^th, with the team completed by Sean Kinsella in 34^th and Alan Farrell in 45^th place. The team came 3^rd on 91 points, just 5 ahead of Cabinteely AC (96). DSD AC came 1^st on 37 with Clonliffe Harriers 2^nd on 59.

James’s younger brother Thomas (Bolton) also won individual silver in the 3 kilometres Under 14 Boys race. Thomas was one of 5 athletes who ran in close order in the first half of the race, before eventually settling for the runner-up spot as the race became stretched. Matei Ursachi, another athlete running in an older category, gave chase to the leading five and his gutsy performance saw him secure 6^th place. Newcomer Dylan McKenna, showing good potential, came 17^th. The team was closed out by James Dunne and Joe Kinsella, who placed 33^rd and 36^th respectively. The Donore Harriers team scored 58 points to place 2^nd behind winners Clonliffe Harriers (33) and well ahead of bronze team Crusaders AC (80).

The best team performance came in the Under 14 Girls race (3km). Two step-up athletes made it to the top 10 as Lorraine O’Connor gained to 5^th and Eva Crowe was in a close-range 8^th. A determined Laura Nunan, overcoming a recent back injury, made up several places in the final kilometre to finish 16^th. Honor Lynch closed the scoring 4 in 21^st spot. Katie Delaney came 48^th and Sarah Tolan 51^st. In the team competition Donore Harriers came first on 50 points, 10 points clear of Lucan Harriers (60) with Rathfarnham AC (63) in 3^rd.

Annabella Omozee fell back several places in the closing stages of the Under 10 Girls 1km race crossing the line in 16^th place. Emily Farrell came 20^th, with Ruby Blair 25^th and Beth O’Connor in 27^th.

In the Under 10 Boys race over 1km Sebastian Ursachi (22^nd) was very disappointed after a fall put paid to his chances of a top 6 finish. Mark Nunan (step-up) came 37^th and Phillipe Gaudin 59^th.

Liam Blair (28^th), Mario Omozee (57^th) and newcomer Ross Cassidy (62^nd) were the Donore Harriers trio in the Under 12 Boys 2km race.

Two Donore Harriers athletes were among more than 13,000 runners in the AMSTERDAM MARATHON on Sunday (20.10.2019). Amy Moriarty (3.24.07) ran a consistent race to finish 2,367^th overall and 86^th in the senior women’s category. Eddie Bolton (4.30.37) suffered from cramp in the final stages of the race but dug-deep to make it to the finish line.

PARKRUN SERIES (19.10.2019): In the Parkrun series (19.10.2019) Niall Lynch was first home at St. Anne’s Park in a brisk 16.47, whilst Sinead O’Reilly was the first woman home at Royal Canal Kilcock in 20.39. Nicola Dowdall (24.00) was the 2^nd female finisher in Corkagh Park, with Mary McDermott (25.04) 3^rd female at Naas. At Waterstown Park two juvenile athletes had fine runs. Dylan McKenna (21.46) came 4^th overall with Katie Delaney (23.49) placing 14^th and 3^rd female finisher.

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

AUTUMN OPEN-CROSS at ABBOTSTOWN (20.09.2019)

Senior Women 6km: 11^th Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill (22.08). 35 finishers

Master Women 6km: 15^th & 7^th W35 Maura Kearns (23.53), 36^th & 15^th W40Audrey Gahan (25.57). 54 finishers

Master Men 7.5km: 4^th & 3^rd M35 Rossa Hurley (24.49), 42^nd & 15^th M35 Gavin Keogh (27.39), 50^th & 14^th M45 Des Tremble (28.08). 96 finishers.

Spar XC Xperience 4km: 37^th & 10^th woman Sarah Ni Ruairc (21.42)

DUBLIN JUVENILE EVEN-AGES CHAMPIONSHIPS at ABBOTSTOWN (20.09.2019)

U10 Girls 1km: 16^th Annabella Omozee (step-up), 20^th Emily Farrell, 25^th Ruby Blake, 27^th Beth O’Connor

U10 Boys 1km: 22^nd Sebastian Ursachi, 37^th Mark Nunan (step-up), 59^th Philippe Gaudin

U12 Girls 2km: 1^st Emily Bolton, 25^th Abigail Tolan, 58^th Ava Hoare, 62^nd Tara Hoare, 70^th Melody Omozee (step-up), DNF Amber Lynch (fell)

U12 Boys 2km: 28^th Liam Blair, 57^th Mario Omozee, 62^nd Ross Cassidy

U14 Girls 3km: 5^th Lorraine O’Connor (step-up), 8^th Eva Crowe (step-up), 16^th Laura Nunan, 21^st Honor Lynch, 48^th Katie Delaney, 51^st Sarah Tolan

TEAM: 1^st Donore Harriers (50), 2^nd Lucan Harriers (60), 3^rd Rathfarnham AC (63)

U14 Boys 3km: 2^nd Thomas Bolton, 6^th Matei Ursachi (step-up), 17^th Dylan McKenna, 33^rd James Dunne, 36^th Joe Kinsella

TEAM: 1^st Clonliffe Harriers (33), 2^nd Donore Harriers (58), 3^rd Crusaders AC (80)

U16 Girls 4km: no entry

U16 Boys 4km: 2^nd James Bolton, 10^th Oliver Hopkins (step-up), 34^th Sean Kinsella, 45^th Alan Farrell

TEAM: 1^st DSD AC (37), 2^nd Clonliffe Harriers (59), 3^rd Donore Harriers (91)

U18 Girls 4km: no entry

U18 Boys 6km: 3^rd Abdel Laadjel (step-up), 6^th Gavin Curtin

AMSTERDAM MARATHON (20.10.2019)

2,367^th & 154^th woman Amy Moriarty (3.24.07) 1.42.23 at half-way

9,731^st & 7,908^th male Eddie Bolton (4.30.37) 1.49.04 at half-way

13,475 finishers

PARKRUNS (19.10.2019)

Bushy: 87^th Tommy Halton M60 (27.04)

Corkagh: 23^rd & 2^nd woman: Nicola Dowdall W50 (24.00)

Naas: 25^th & 3^rd woman: Mary McDermott W50 (25.04)

Porterstown: 13^th Tom Fagan M50 (21.02)

Royal Canal Kilcock: 4^th and 1^st woman: Sinead O’Reilly W35 (20.39)

St. Annes: 1^st Niall Lynch M45 (16.47)

Waterstown: 4^th Dylan McKenna U.14 (21.46), 14^th & 3^rd woman: Katie Delaney U.14 (23.49); 19^th Michael Barry M35 (24.40)

HIGHLIGHTS: Josh O’Sullivan 3^rd in the Armed Forces 10km, then made it 50 out of 50 in the Parkrun series. Oliver Hopkins won the junior category in the ‘Brothers’ schools XC event. Chris Muldoon 3^rd in the Rosemount Half-Marathon. Des Gill runs 3.48 in the Melbourne Marathon.

The 40^th version of the ARMED FORCES AN COSANTOIR 10km race at the Phoenix Park on Wednesday (09.10.2019) saw Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (31.47) finish in 3^rd place behind winner Kenneth Rodgers (31.17).

On the same day at the BROTHERS BY YOUR SIDE SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY RACES at Santry Demesne Oliver Hopkins, representing St. Declan’s School, convincingly won the Junior Boys category. Honor Lynch and Eleanor Hopkins came 8^th and 19^th respectively in the Minor Girls race.

Chris Muldoon continued his busy racing schedule with 3^rd place in the 2^nd annual ROSEMOUNT HALF-MARATHON in Co. Meath on Saturday (12.10.2019). Muldoon completed the picturesque rural course in 1.19.45. The race was won by Donal Mulligan (1.13.27) of Longford AC.

Des Gill competed in the MELBOURNE MARATHON on Sunday (13.10.2019). Here is his account of the race as posted on Facebook : What a fantastic experience. Perfect running conditions, 14-18 degrees and the odd gentle Zephyr to keep us cool. Starting a few rows from the front at 7:00am by the Rod Laver Arena. We ran at an easy pace towards the skyscrapers. In perfect running conditions the Km’s peeled off and I found myself comfortably running with the 3:20 pacer though the city suburbs for the first 12 k to the coast road at St Kilda. What a long road! Passed through the half marathon marker at 1:39 and all was good. Loving my first Marathon . At 28k still on the St Kilda coast road it was like someone flicked a switch and my legs suddenly ceased to function. It was kinda like seeing someone leaving a late-night bar back in the day after a few too many beers meandering from left to right with a pair of rubber legs. I decided the best thing to do was to walk for a while and true enough after a Km I managed to slowly pick up the pace. It was now a question of just getting to the finish line. And what a challenge the following 14 k were. Full on . Great lift when I saw my daughter Rebecca cheering me on at 35 and 40k. About 39 k a voice running beside me exclaimed “Come on Donore” he introduced himself as Nigel Travers a past member who used to throw discus for the club. Great boost. The finish into the stadium with a lap to the line is something I’ll never forget. I crossed it in 3:48.35. A first Marathon experience indelibly imprinted forever in my mind and whatever is left of my legs.  Loved every moment of it.

PARKRUN SERIES (12.10.2019): Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (16.35) chalked up his 50^th parkrun with his 50^th first place finish at Waterstown last Saturday. His 16.04 best parkrun time set in June 2019 puts him 2^nd overall on time for the Waterstown venue. Dylan McKenna U.14 (21.15) set a personal best time when placing 5^th at the same venue, whilst Katie Delaney U.14 (24.27) was 11^th overall and 1^st woman. Paul Cummins (20.02) was 3^rd finisher at the Brickfields parkun.

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

40^th ARMED FORCES AN COSANTOIR 10KM at PHOENIX PARK (09.10.2019)

3^rd Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (31.47)

340 finishers

BROTHERS BY YOUR SIDE SCHOOLS CROSS COUNTRY at SANTRY DEMESNE (09.10.2019)

Minor Girls: 8^th Honor Lynch; 19^th Eleanor Hopkins

Junior Boys: 1^st Oliver Hopkins

ROSEMOUNT HALF-MARATHON at CO. WESTMEATH (12.10.2019)

3^rd & 2^nd M40: Chris Muldoon (1.19.45)

212 entries

MELBOURNE MARATHON (13.10.2019)

2219^th & 164^th M50: Desmond Gill (3.48.35)

7011 finishers / 459 M50 finishers

PARKRUNS (12.10.2019)

Brickfields: 3^rd Paul Cummins (20.02)

Bushy: 107^th Tommy Halton M60 (28.51)

Castletown: 77^th & 17^th woman: Joan McTernan W60 (27.45)

Griffeen: 92^nd Terry Mee M75 (28.24)

Porterstown: 3^rd Shane McAuley M45 (18.17)

Waterstown: 1^st Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (16.35), 5^th Dylan McKenna U.14 (21.15), 11^th & 1^st woman: Katie Delaney U.14 (24.27)

HIGHLIGHTS: Donore Harriers men’s team 2^nd in Dublin Novice cross-country, with Mathieu Proffitt the 3^rd individual. Women’s team are 4^th. Eric Keogh 3^rd home in the Irish Three-Quarter marathon. Emily Bolton is the star athlete in the 2^nd Dublin Juvenile XC League.

3^rd place finisher Mathieu Proffitt (20.16) led the Donore Harriers team to 2^nd place in the DUBLIN NOVICE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS (hosted by Donore Harriers) at the Phoenix Park on Sunday (06.10.2019). The scoring team was completed by Luke Boland (21.01) in 10^th, Ian Martin (21.03) in 11^th and Emmet O’Briain (21.59) in 29^th. The team score of 53 was ten points short of winners Raheny Shamrocks, with Clonliffe Harriers in 3^rd on 66 points. The other host club athletes were –   Paul Cummins (22.30) in 43^rd, Phil Hennessy (23.00) 59^th, Aidan O’Rourke (24.12) 76^th and Daniel English (24.27) 80^th. There were 112 finishers.

The Donore women’s (71) team came 4^th, just 6 points behind 3^rd placed Crusaders AC as Dublin City Harriers (31) comfortably won the championship. Niamh O’Neill (15.49) on her comeback race after injury placed a creditable 12^th, with Aoife Ni Thuthail (16.09) and Audrey Gahan (16.10) in 16^th and 17^th. Claire Mulligan (16.30) closed out the scoring team in 26^th place. The other Donore athletes among the 71 finishers were – Louise Murray (16.45) in 32^nd, Caroline McCarthy (17.01) 38^th, Aisling Kirby (17.13) 41^st and Roise McSorley (18.03) 57^th.

The 2^nd round of the DUBLIN JUVENILE CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE that preceded the Novice Championships saw some great performances from the younger Donore athletes. The most outstanding performance of the morning came from Emily Bolton, who won the Under 12 Girls race over 1.200m by 23 seconds. The host club’s other winner was Matei Ursachi in the Under 13 Boys 1,300m race.

The surprise performance came from the talented Lorraine O’Connor, who came 2^nd in the Under 13 Girls race over 1,300m, with teammate Eva Crowe in 3^rd. Oliver Hopkins challenged for the lead in the Boys Under 15 race over 2,000m, but eventually had to settle for 3^rd place. In the Under 17 Girls 2,500m race Chloe Andrews came an excellent 3^rd, whilst Luuk Jackson and Cillian McCooey finished 3^rd and 4^th respectively in the Under 11 Boys race over 900m.

The other club results were: – Annabella Omozee 4^th and Siun Costello 52^nd in the Under 9 Girls race (500m); Mark Nunan 24^th in the Under 9 Boys (500m); Ruby Blake 15^th, Beth O’Connor 40^th and Lauren Tolan 50^th in the Under 10 Girls (700m); Conor Garvey 20^th, Dylan O’Connor 32^nd, Tom Nolan 37^th and Harry McGilloway 59^th in the Under 10 Boys (700m); Amber Lynch 8^th and Melody Omozee 48^th in the Under 11 Girls (900m); Eoin Mooney 33^rd in the Under 11 Boys (900m); Abigail Tolan 19^th and Leah Nunan 40^th in the Under 12 Girls (1200m); Liam Blair 21^st, Mario Omozee 31^st, Liam O’Donoghue 36^th and Rory Gaudin 47^th in the Under 12 Boys (1200m); Eleanor Hopkins 23^rd in the Under 13 Girls (1,300m); James Dunne 24^th, Quinn Leigh-O’Keeffe 26^th, Alex Leonard 36^th and Louis Wright 41^st in the Under 13 Boys (1,300m); Honor Lynch 11^th, Katie Delaney 17^th and Sarah Tolan 21^st in the Under 14 Girls (1,500m); Dylan McKenna 17^th and Romeo Omozee 19^th in the Under 14 Boys (1,500m); Sky Synnott 22^nd and Rebecca Horan 23^rd in the Under 15 Girls (2000m); Ruairi Kirby 19^th in the Under 15 Boys (2,000m) and Alan Farrell 18^th in the Under 16 Boys (2,500m).

In the IRISH THREE-QUARTER MARATHON at Longwood, Co. Meath on Sunday (06.10.2019) Eric Keogh (1.43.24) finished in 3^rd place behind winner Mark Kenneally (1.42.32) of Clonliffe Harriers. Lee Van Haeften (1.49.03) was the 6^th athlete home. The other Donore athletes to complete the 31.6km race, that followed a rural Co. Meath route crossing the Boyne and Blackwater Rivers and the Royal Canal, were Chris Muldoon M40 (2.07.41) in 22^nd place, Brian Gaffney (2.27.20) 124^th, Arianna Ball (2.31.09) 156^th and 12^th woman, Patrick Farrell (2.33.23) 176^th, Oliver O’Hara M40 (2.41.05) 249^th, Tony Griffin M60 (2.41.17) 253^rd,  Ann Ryan W40 (3.20.01) 985^th and Ray Holmes M60 (3.44.43) 1,268^th.

PARKRUN SERIES (05.10.2019):  Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (16.29) was first finisher at Waterstown, with Dylan McKenna U.14 (22.09 3^rd home and Katie Delaney U.14 (23.26) 12^th and 2^nd woman. Nicola Dowdall W45 (23.36) was 23^rd and 2^nd woman home at Corkagh Park.

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

DUBLIN NOVICE CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS at PHOENIX PARK (06.10.2019)

Women’s 3km: 12^th Niamh O’Neill (15.49), 16^th Aoife Ni Thuathail (16.09), 17^th Audrey Gahan (16.10), 26^th Claire Mulligan (16.30), 32^nd Louise Murray (16.45), 38^th Caroline McCarthy (17.01), 41^st Aisling Kirby (17.13), 57^th Roise McSorley (18.03). 71 finishers

TEAM: 1^st Dublin City Harriers (31); 2^nd Raheny Shamrocks AC (56); 3^rd Crusaders AC (65); 4^th Donore Harriers (65). 9 teams

Men’s 6km: 3^rd Mathieu Proffitt; 10^th Luke Boland (21.01), 11^th Ian Martin (21.03), 29^th Emmet O’Briain (21.59), 43^rd Paul Cummins (22.30), 59^th Phil Hennessy (23.00), 76^th Aidan O’Rourke (24.12), 80^th Daniel English (24.27). 112 finishers

TEAM: 1^st Raheny Shamrocks (43): 2^nd Donore Harriers (53): 3^rd Clonliffe Harriers (66). 12 teams.

DUBLIN JUVENILE CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE NO. 2 at PHOENIX PARK (06.10.2019)

U.9 Girls 500m: 4^th Annabella Omozee; 52^nd Siun Costello

U.9 Boys 500m: 24^th Mark Nunan

U.10 Girls 700m: 15^th Ruby Blake; 40^th Beth O’Connor; 50^th Lauren Tolan

U.10 Boys 700m: 3^rd Sebastian Ursachi; 20^th Conor Garvey; 32^nd Dylan O’Connor; 37^th Tom Nolan; 59^th Harry McGilloway

U.11 Girls 900m: 8^th Amber Lynch; 48^th Melody Omozee

U.11 Boys 900m: 3^rd Luuk Jackson; 4^th Cillian McCooey; 33^rd Eoin Mooney

U.12 Girls 1200m: 1^st Emily Bolton; 19^th Abigail Tolan; 40^th Leah Nunan

U.12 Boys 1200m: 21^st Liam Blair; 31^st Mario Omozee; 36^th Liam O’Donoghue; 47^th Rory Gaudin

U.13 Girls 1300m: 2^nd Lorraine O’Connor; 3^rd Eva Crowe; 23^rd Eleanor Hopkins

U.13 Boys 1300m: 1^st Matei Ursachi; 24^th James Dunne; 26^th Quinn Leigh-O’Keeffe; 36^th Alex Leonard; 41^st Louis Wright

U.14 Girls 1500m: 11^th Honor Lynch; 17^th Katie Delaney; 21^st Sarah Tolan

U.14 Boys 1500m: 2^nd Thomas Bolton; 17^th Dylan McKenna; 19^th Romeo Omozee

U.15 Girls 2000m: 22^nd Sky Synnott; 23^rd Rebecca Horan

U.15 Boys 2000m: 3^rd Oliver Hopkins; 19^th Ruairi Kirby

U.16 Boys 2500m: 18^th Alan Farrell

U.17 Girls 2500m: 3^rd Chloe Andrews

IRISH THREE-QUARTER MARATHON (31.6km) at LONGWOOD, CO. MEATH (06.10.2019)

3^rd Eric Keogh (1.43.24)

6^th Lee Van Haeften (1.49.03)

22^nd Chris Muldoon M40 (2.07.41)

124^th Brian Gaffney (2.27.20)

156^th & 12^th woman Arianna Ball (2.31.09)

176^th Patrick Farrell (2.33.23)

249^th Oliver O’Hara M40 (2.41.05)

253^rd Tony Griffin M60 (2.41.17)

985^th Ann Ryan W40 (3.20.01)

1268^th Ray Holmes M60 (3.44.43)

1424 finishers

PARKRUNS (28.09.2019)

Bushy: 97^th Tommy Halton M60 (27.49)

Corkagh: 23^rd & 2^nd woman Nicola Dowdall W45 (23.36)

Griffeen: 88^th Terry Mee M75 (28.40), 99^th Maureen O’Flaherty W50 (29.59)

Hartstown: 8^th Tony Kynes M60 (20.10)

Waterstown: 1^st Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (16.29), 3^rd Dylan McKenna U.14 (22.09), 12^th & 2^nd woman: Katie Delaney U.14 (23.26)

On Sunday 22 September, a group of 19 young athletes from the Donore Harriers Juvenile Distance Running Squad braved the elements and ran up and over two of the highest peaks in the Dublin Mountains – Tibradden and Two Rock.  Despite dire weather warnings, the rain mostly held off as the group set off from Tibradden Wood to begin the climb.  An hour and a half later, they were back where they had started, lungs and legs burning, having spent a fantastic morning in the mists above Dublin while the city below was still waking up.  The morning finished up with a fantastic visit to Zip it where the more adventurous members of the group shimmied up trees and zip lined from great heights.  Thanks are due to the parents who accompanied us on this trip and in particular to our ever reliable sponsors 123.ie who’s ongoing support of the juvenile section of the club makes events such as this possible.

HIGHLIGHTS: Anne Curley completes her 22^nd marathon at Berlin, Grace Kennedy-Clarke first woman home in the Fastlane Half-Marathon, Barbara Murray 2^nd placed woman in the Balbriggan 4 mile, Tony Kynes 3^rd M60 at Rathfarnman 5km, and Katie Delaney achieves the 50 Parkrun milestone.

Anne Curley described her excellent 3.09.40 run at the BERLIN MARATHON (29.09.2019) as a “sweet victory” after a recurring foot injury hampered her preparation. Curley afterwards paid tribute to her coach Willie Smith, whose training sessions allowed her to “get very fit in a short time”. The Donore athlete, who passed the halfway mark in 1 hour and 36 minutes, was the 271^st woman athlete to compete the 26.2-mile course, placing 34^th in the W45 age category. Sean Fox (2.44.44) was the 727^th male finisher and placed 118^th in the M40 grade and Shane McAuley (2.57.27) was 1839^th and 252^nd in the M45 category. There were over 40k finishers.

In the RATHFARNHAM 5km ROAD RACE on Sunday morning (29.09.2019) a contingent of 10 Donore Harriers athletes were led home by Luke Boland (16.19), who placed 39^th of more than 800 athletes and was the 26^th senior man. Next Donore athlete was Gavin Keogh (16.44) in 52^nd and 34^th senior. Donal Iremonger (17.38) came 97^th position and 8^th in the M45 age group, with Patrick Byrne (54^th senior) was just 2 seconds and 2 places further back. Aoife Ni Thuathail (19.51), showed good form ahead of next weekend’s Dublin Novice cross-country championship, when placing 192^nd overall and 23^rd senior woman. The remaining club athletes were – Tony Kynes (19.56) in 196^th place and 3^rd M60, Sinead Graham (20.06) 207^th and 28^th senior woman, Paul Cummins (21.40) 207^th and 116^th senior man, Tommy Halton (26.17) 403^rd and 17^th M60, and Ann Woodlock (31.21) 708^th and 10^th W60. The latter having recently won gold and silver medals in the W80 category at the European Masters track & field championships in Italy.

Grace Kennedy-Clarke (1.27 17) was the outright winner of the women’s category in the FASTLANE HALF-MARATHON at Clondalkin (29.09.2019) on Sunday. The Donore athlete placed 16^th overall out of 338 finishers. The inaugural race was held over a narrow course that included canal towpaths, country roads and cycle lanes in the Clondalkin and City West area. Elsewhere,

Barbara Murray (26.27) came 8^th overall and 2^nd woman at the BALBRIGGAN & DISTRICT AC 4 MILE ROAD RACE (29.09.2019).

Jack Raftery ran the medley relay 4^th leg in the colours of SPN Vernon Athletisme in the qualifying round of the COUPE DE FRANCE at Vernon on Saturday (28.09.2019). With the first 3 athletes building a lead over the 100m, 200m and 300m legs Raftery ran a “comfortable” 400m leg in 51 seconds to secure the win.

PARKRUN SERIES (28.09.2019) Thirteen years-old Katie Delaney (23.38) chalked-up her 50^th parkrun at Waterstown Park in Palmerstown on Saturday morning. Katie was 7^th home and 1^st woman finisher. The young Donore athlete did her first Parkrun in August 2016 when she was well outside the 40 minutes mark. She’s been a regular park-runner since January 2018 and has improved her time to 22.51. Other Juvenile athletes included – Dylan McKenna (22.17) in 4^th place, Oliver Hopkins (23.39) in 8^th and Eleanor Hopkins (24.53) in 13^th and 2^nd woman.

Senior club member Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan was first finisher in 16.34. Faith Hopkins W45 (34.31) was 39^th overall. There were 80 finishers.

Nicola Dowdall (23.52) was first woman finisher at Corkagh Park when placing 8^th overall. Mary Murphy (27.23) came 47^th overall at the same venue. M75 athlete Terry Mee (28.53) came 76^th at Griffeen Park, whilst Tommy Halton M60, a day before competing in the Rathfarnham 5km road race, came 51^st at Bushy Park in 27.38.

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

BERLIN MARATHON (29.09.2019)

271^st woman & 34^th W45: Ann Curley (3.09.40)

727^th & 118^th M40: Sean Fox (2.44.44)

1839^th & 252^nd M45: Shane McAuley (2.57.27)

30755 M finishers, 13290 W finishers

RATHFARNHAM 5KM ROAD RACE (29.09.2019)

39^th & 26^th MS: Luke Boland (16.19)

52^nd & 34^th MS: Gavin Keogh (16.44)

97^th & 8^th M45: Donal Iremonger (17.38)

99^th & 54^th MS: Patrick Byrne (17.40)

192^nd & 23^rd WS: Aoife Ni Thuathail (19.51)

196^th & 3^rd M60: Tony Kynes (19.56)

207^th & 28^th WS: Sinead Graham (20.06)

277^th & 116^th MS: Paul Cummins (21.40)

403^rd & 17^th M60: Tommy Halton (26.17)

708^th & 10^th W60: Ann Woodlock (31.21)

837 finishers

FASTLANE HALF-MARATHON at CLONDALKIN (29.09.2019)

16^th & 1^st woman: Grace Kennedy-Clarke (1.27.17)

338 finishers

BALBRIGGAN & DISTRICT AC 4 MILE ROAD RACE (29.09.2019)

8^th & 2^nd woman: Barbara Murray (26.27)

88 finishers

COULE DE FRANCE QUALIFYING ROUND at VERNON in Normandy (28.09.2019)

Men’s Medley Relay 100m, 200m, 300, 400m: 1^st SPN Vernon Athletisme (Jack Raftery ran 400m leg in 51.00)

ECOTRAIL WICKLOW (28.09.2019)

=99^th Medbh Peavoy – Little Sugarloaf (1.12.48), Great Sugarloaf (1.05.47), incomplete

115 competitors

PARKRUNS (28.09.2019)

Bushy: 51^st Tommy Halton M60 (27.38)

Corkagh: 19^th & 1^st woman Nicola Dowdall W45 (23.52); 47^th & 8^th woman Mary Murphy W45 (27.23)

Griffeen: 76^th Terry Mee M75 (28.53)

Waterstown: 1^st Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (16.34), 4^th Dylan McKenna U.14 (22.17), 7^th & 1^st woman: Katie Delaney U.14 (23.38)), 8^th Oliver Hopkins U.15 <pacer> (23.39), 13^th & 2^nd woman Eleanor Hopkins U.13 (24.53), 39^th & 14^th woman Faith Hopkins (34.31)

It was a busy morning and afternoon in Donore Harriers on September 21st.  The club has a long tradition of an ‘opening run’ which marks the traditional start of the cross country season.
Photos of previous opening runs can be seen in the club lounge and in club archival material.  We continued this time-honoured tradition last weekend.
But first there was the running of the club novice races for men and women up at the Phoenix park Magazine area.  It was a beautiful morning and while the half marathon in the park meant numbers were a little depleted, well done to the winners Abdel Lajel and Jill Dempsey and the participants and guests.  Willie Smith set the course and he and Iain Morrison club President acted as timekeepers.
Back to the club where everyone middle distance, sprinters, throwers, coaches and members old and young gathered for a photo on the newly marked track and set off for the opening run, a leisurely one lap of 300m!

Then we gathered in the lounge where a minute’s silence was observed for the late Mick Connolly the legendary Donore runner who passed away on Friday 20th after a short illness RIP

Presentations were made to the athletes who won international master, junior and U23 selection this year.  They were Rossa Hurley and Niall Lynch who were picked on the M35 and M45 teams at the British and Irish masters CC in Swansea and both won team silver.  Aoife Lynch has had a terrific year including international representation on the 4×100 u23 Irish team in Sweden and was honoured, thanking her coach John Geoghegan and all who supported during the year.  Jack Raftery too competed in the European U20 4x400m in Sweden this year and was honoured (Absent was middle distance junior international Louis O’Loughlin)
A special tribute was given to Ann Woodlock for her W80 world and European gold and silver indoor and outdoor in 2019 and overall international achievement which has been particularly fruitful in the past few years.

Willie Smith then spoke of the late Basil Clifford of Donore Harriers, Ireland’s second ever sub 4 minute miler, 1964 Olympian and how from 2019 the winner of the men’s national senior 1500m will be presented with the Basil Clifford trophy, this year’s winner was our own John Travers.

The oldest living member of Donore Harriers Dr Cyril white aged 90 and a member for the past 75 years spoke and paid tribute to Basil and his achievements and many others who influenced him in a lifetime in athletics as a runner and race official including the legendary US sprinter Jesse Owens

Cyril Smyth, well known to many as a race starter and official has been extensively researching Basil’s running career at home and abroad and gave us a sense of the achievements of the Inchicore man who died tragically in a factory accident in Birmingham in 1973 aged only 35.

It was great to see members old and young, new and long-standing here , and thanks Stephen for the Barbecue after the presentations .  Here’s to a good Season of racing for all our members.

HIGHLIGHTS: Eric Keogh 3^rd in the KBC Dublin Half-Marathon in a new personal best time of 1.06.07. Age category wins by Fergal Whitty and Barry Potts. Jill Dempsey and Abdel Laadjel claim the Eddie Hogan Cup and Slater Cup respectively.

On a balmy morning and with an undulating 13.2 miles course the Phoenix Park was populated with almost seven thousand runners for the KBC DUBLIN HALF-MARATHON on Saturday (21.09.2019). At the business end of the race 4 athletes went clear at the front including Eric Keogh of Donore Harriers. As the race progressed Ethiopian born Yared Derese of Carrick Aces stormed to victory in an excellent time of 1.03.45, with David Flynn (1.05.57) of Clonliffe Harriers securing 2^nd spot. Keogh came 3^rd (2^nd senior) in a time of 1.06.07, knocking more than a minute of his previous best mark achieved in Waterford almost 2 years ago.

His new best time augurs well as he continues his preparation for the Frankfurt marathon next month. Mark Kenneally of Clonliffe Harriers, who competed in the London Olympic Marathon, finished in 4^th place just 7 seconds behind Keogh.

The evergreen Fergal Whitty (1.14.11) finished in 10^th place and won the M40 age category. Barry Potts (1.36.30) placed 581^st and won the M70 grade. Peter Gaffney (1.18.33) was the 33^rd athlete home and came 2^nd in the M50 class.

The other competing Donore male athletes included: – Andy Kinane 23^rd and 7^th M35 in (1.17.05), Chris Muldoon 39^th and 9^th M40 (1.19.13), Danny O’Sullivan 76^th and 23^rd M35 (1.21.59), Alan Keogh 77^th and 24^th M40 (1.22.02), Declan Lynch 87^th and 27^th M35 (1.22.37), Ciaran Ryan 101^st and 30^th M35 (1.23.21), Eoghan Doolan 105^th and 31^st senior (1.23.35), Tony Barry 129^th and 39^th M35 (1.24.23), Brian Gaffney 305^th and 83^rd M35 (1.29.30), Henry English 438^th and 116^th M40 (1.32.59), Tom Fagan 696^th and 34^th M50 (1.38.26), Patrick Farrell 783^rd and 205^th M35 (1.39.06), Tony Griffin 875^th and 8^th M60 (1.39.45), Charlie O’Neill 2384^th and 15^th M65 (1.56.14), Ian Redican 2850^th and 425^th M45 (2.10.02), Ray Holmes 3906^th and 63^rd M60 (2.35.10) and Daniel Nemeth 3991^st and 846^th (2.54.06). There were 4055 male finishers

The Donore Harriers women’s team was led home by the impressive Grace Kennedy-Clarke, who placed 11^th and 6^th senior in a time of 1.28.23. Others among the 2883 women finishers were: – Ariana Ball 33^rd and 10^th W35 (1.34.17), Pamela White 168^th and 53^rd senior (1.44.27), Elaine Verdon 198^th and 56^th W40, Rachel Haskins 307^th and 111^th senior (1.50.26), Jennifer Hogan 1009^th and 201^st W35 (2.02.59), Deirdre Brennan 1011^th and 252^nd W40 (2.04.18), Dana Mackey 2850^th and 425^th M45 (2.10.02), Niamh Gaudin 1346^th and 334^th W40 (2.10.58) and 1405^th and 277^th W35 Fran Brennan (2.05.23).

The club hosted its ANNUAL NOVICE CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS on Saturday (21.09.2019), with athletes competing for the SLATER CUP (men) and EDDIE HOGAN CUP (women). The races were part of the club’s traditional Opening Run ceremony, which marks the beginning of the new cross-country season. The races were held on the Dublin novice XC course close to the Magazine Fort.

The men’s race over 6.3km was dominated by the younger athletes with 16 years-old Abdel Laadjel being first home in a time of 21.54. With a handicap allowance of 15 seconds his race time was adjusted to 21.39 and he comfortably won the Slater Cup. Junior grade athlete Sekeriye Ahmed (23.13) was 2^nd over the line, but 3^rd in the handicap event with his time adjusted to 22.28. Gavin Curtin (23.24) was 3^rd home, but with an allowance of 60 seconds, he was runner-up for the Slater trophy with an amended time of 22.24.

The scratch athlete was Cathal McCarron (23.42), who placed 8^th in the handicap race. There were impressive performances by brothers James (24.06) and Thomas Bolton (24.14) who ran as guests and were 6^th and 8^th fastest respectively. Under the race rules they were not allowed contest the handicap championship due to their age. James is still only 14 years old and Thomas is 12.

The women’s novice race over 4.1km was won by scratch athlete Jill Dempsey (19.46). Caron Crowley (20.36) and Bridget Kiely (21.28) were the 2^nd and 3^rd athletes to finish and with time allowances of 45 seconds and 90 seconds respectively they finished in the same order in the sealed handicap club championship.

In the post-race gathering at the clubhouse Club President Dr. Iain Morrison presented the respective winners Abdel Laadjel and Jill Dempsey with the Slater Cup and the Eddie Hogan Cup. Full results are listed below.

From the club website: In the late 70′s coach Eddie Hogan also produced superb junior athletes and teams, many of whom represented Ireland. These included some of the most talented middle-distance athletes produced in this country. Several of their records still stand particularly at school’s level. They included Ronnie Carroll, Ciaran O’Flaherty, Brian O’Keefe, David Lynch, Vivian Devine, Noel Byrne, Tony O’Reilly and Ray Gaffney. This group won many national championships at cross-country and track.

The Marino Athletics Club resurrected the GRIFFITH AVENUE MILE on Sunday (22.09.2019). The former ‘Dublin Straight Mile’ run along the wide tree-lined avenue in Dublin 9 was last held back in 1983 when Sydney Maree of the USA held of the challenge of Irish duo Eamonn Coghlan and Ray Flynn to win in a stunning time of 3.49.3.

The inaugurated 2019 edition had 3 athletes from Donore Harriers on the start line in what was a much more moderate field. Luke Boland (4.40) placed 7^th, with Donal Iremonger (4.51) 16^th overall and 2^nd in the M45 grade. Maura Kearns (5.10) was 24^th and won the W35 age group. The ‘slightly downhill’ race was won by Thomas Moran (4.12) and Ciara Wilson (4.45).

At the 31^st edition of the STAR OF THE SEA ATHLETIC CLUB CROSS-COUNTRY RACES at Stamullen on Sunday (22.09.2019) Audrey Gahan (12.44) came 11^th in the 3km women’s race and was 2^nd in the W40 age category. Claire Mulligan (13.10) came 16^th of the 32 finishers over ‘soft ground’ following heavy early-morning rain.

In PARKRUN SERIES (21.09.2019) Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan was first home at Waterstown in a time of 16.29. At the same venue juvenile members Dylan McKenna came 8^th in 22.10 and Katie Delaney 14^th and 1^st woman in 24.30. Mary McDermott (26.05) came 9^th and 3^rd woman at Russborough.

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

KBC DUBLIN HALF-MARATHON at PHOENIX PARK (21.09.2019)

3rd & 2^nd senior: Eric Keogh (1.07.07)

10^th & 1^st M40: Fergal Whitty (1.14.11)

23^rd & 7^th M35: Andrew Kinane (1.17.05)

33^rd & 2^nd M50: Peter Gaffney (1.18.33)

39^th & 9^th M40: Christopher Muldoon (1.19.13)

76^th & 23^rd M35: Danny O’Sullivan (1.21.59)

77^th & 24^th M40: Alan Keogh (1.22.02)

87^th & 27^th M35: Declan Lynch (1.22.37)

101^st & 30^th M35: Ciaran Ryan (1.23.21)

105^th & 31^st MS: Eoghan Doolan (1.23.35)

129^th & 39^th M35: Tony Barry (1.24.23)

11^th woman & 6^th WS: Grace Kennedy-Clarke (1.28.23)

305^th & 83^rd M35: Brian Gaffney (1.29.30)

438^th & 116^th M40: Henry English (1.32.59)

33^rd woman & 10^th W35: Ariana Ball (1.34.17)

581^st & 1^st M70: Barry Potts (1.36.30)

696^th & 34^th M50: Tom Fagan (1.38.26)

783^rd & 205^th M35: Patrick Farrell (1.39.06)

875^th & 8^th M60: Tony Griffin (1.39.45)

168^th woman & 53^rd WS: Pamela White (1.44.27)

198^th & 56^th W40: Elaine Verdon (1.46.55)

307^th woman & 111^th WS: Rachel Haskins (1.50.26)

2384^th & 15^th M65: Charlie O’Neill (1.56.14)

1009^th woman & 201^st W35: Jennifer Hogan (2.02.59)

1011^th woman & 252^nd W40: Deirdre Brennan (2.04.18)

2850^th & 425^th M45: Ian Redican (2.10.02)

1303^rd woman & 208^th W40: Dana Mackey (2.08.52)

1346^th woman & 334^th W40: Niamh Gaudin (2.10.58)

1405^th woman & 277^th W35: Fran Brennan (2.05.23)

3906^th & 63^rd M60: Ray Holmes (2.35.10)

3991^st & 846^th M35: Daniel Nemeth (2.54.06)

4055 M finishers, 2883 W finishers.

CLUB NOTICE CROSS-COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHPIS at PHOENIX PARK (21.09.2019)

2019 Slater Cup (sealed handicap 6.3km)
1^st Abdel Laadjel U.17 (21.54, allowed 15 seconds = 21.39)

2^nd Gavin Curtin U.18 (23.24, allowed 60 seconds = 22.24)

3^rd Sekeriye Ahmed JNR (23.13, allowed 45 seconds = 22.28)

4^th Michael Ryan (23.33, allowed 25 seconds = 23.08)

4^th Jack Byrne (24.32, allowed 1 min & 15 secs = 23.08)

6^th Phil Hennessy (24.53, allowed 1 min & 40 secs = 23.13)

7^th Paul Cummins (24.08, allowed 45 seconds = 23.23)

8^th Cathal McCarron (23.42, scratch athlete = 23.42)

9^th Craig Scott (26.02, allowed 2 mins & 15 secs = 23.47)

10^th Tony Kyne (28.38, allowed 4 minutes = 24.38)

11^th Oliver O’Hara (29.33, allowed 4 minutes = 25.33)

Guest – James Bolton U.15 (24.06 = 6^th fastest)

Guest – Thomas Bolton U.13 (24.14 = 8^th fastest)

2019 Eddie Hogan Cup (sealed handicap 4.1km)

1^st Jill Dempsey (19.46, scratch athlete = 19.46)

2^nd Caron Crowley (20.36, allowed 45 seconds = 19.51)

3^rd Bridget Kiely (21.28, allowed 1 min & 30 secs = 19.58)

4^th Jennifer O’Keeffe (23.32, allowed 3 mins & 30 secs = 20.02)

5^th Sarah Ni Ruairc (23.13, allowed 3 minutes = 20.13)

6^th Angela Eustace (22.22, allowed 2 minutes = 20.22)

Guest – Florence Curley (18.24 = 1^st fastest)

Guest – Anne Curley (18.24 = 1^st fastest)

GRIFFITH AVENUE MILE (22.09.2019)

7^th overall & 5^th MS: Luke Boland (4.40)

16^th & 2^nd M45: Donal Iremonger (4.51)

24^th & 1^st W35: Maura Kearns (5.10)

215 finishers

STAR OF THE SEA AC CROSS-COUNTRY RACES (22.09.2019)

Women’s 3km Race

11^th & 2^nd W40: Audrey Gahan (12.44)

16^th Claire Mulligan (13.10)

32 finishers

PARKRUNS (14.09.2019)

Bushy: 1140^th Tommy Halton M60 (30.56)

Corkagh: 56^th Mary Murphy W45 (27.31)

Russborough: 9^th & 3^rd woman: Mary McDermott (26.05)

Waterstown: 1^st Josh O’Sullivan-Hourihan (16.29), 8^th Dylan McKenna U.14 (22.10), 14^th & 1^st woman: Katie Delaney U.14 (24.30))

HIGHLIGHT: Ann Woodlock adds gold to silver at the European Masters track & field championships in Italy. Ann Woodlock added a 5,000m gold medal to the 1,500m silver secured a week earlier at the EUROPEAN MASTERS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS at Venice, Italy. Woodlock won the over 80s category in a time of 32.14.53 on Saturday (14.09.2019). Her two medals helped Ireland (total of 26 medals) to place a highly respectable 15^th on the medals table after 10 days of competition. Anne Gormley competed in the W55 walking events, placing 6^th over 20km (13.09.2019) in a time of 2.54.17 and gained a season’s best time of 1.11.24 when finishing 12^th in a very competitive 10km race (11.09.2019).

At the CHARLEVILLE INTERNATIONAL HALF-MARATHON on Sunday (15.09.2019) Aislinn Nic Dhomhnaill (1.22.18) placed 94^th overall from a field of 1,290 athletes. In the process she was the 4^th woman home and won the W40 age grade. Colm O’Connell (1.29.48) came 224^th.

Alasdair Brown (17.43) came 2^nd in the ST. BRIGID’S CASTLEKNOCK 5KM ROAD RACE, also on Sunday. Juvenile athlete Isabella Jackson (30.24) came 161^st. Elsewhere, Andy Kinane (34.58) won the DUNDERRY 10KM ROAD RACE in Co. Meath.

WESTPORT ATHLETICS CLUB marked their 40^th ANNIVERSARY with a FESTIVAL of ROAD RACES on Saturday (14.09.2019). Donore Harriers had three athletes compete in the 5km race – Audrey Gahan (20.57) placed an excellent 9^th overall and was the 3^rd woman home; Julia Hackett (23.52) was 17^th and 7^th woman; and Jennifer O’Keeffe (29.53) placed 31^st and 16^th. There were age category wins for Gahan (W40) and Hackett (W45), whilst O’Keeffe was second in the W50 grade.

The 2019/20 cross-country season kicked off with the first round (of 3) of the DUBLIN JUVENILE CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE at picturesque Newbridge Demesne in Donabate on Sunday (15.09.2019). The event was well organized by local clubs Lambay Sports & Athletic and Lusk Athletics Club, with plenty of exciting races making it an excellent morning of athletics. Newcomer Emily Bolton jostled her way through the melee of athletes in the early stages of the one kilometre Under 12 girls’ race, before running out a convincing winner. Leah Nunan came 29^th in the same race. Three Donore Harriers athletes finished in runner-up positions – Eva Crowe had to settle for 2^nd best behind Saoirse Fitzgerald of Lucan Harriers in the Under 13 Girls’ race over one kilometre; Thomas Bolton challenged for top spot in the Under 14 Boys 1.2km race, before a Clonliffe Harriers athlete went clear over the final 400m; and Oliver Hopkins placed an excellent 2^nd behind a strong DSD AC athlete in the Under 15 Boys race over 1.5km. Top ten spots went to Honor Lynch, who placed 7^th in the Under 14 Girls’ 1.2km race, Ruby Blake 10^th in the Under 10 Girls over 600m and James Dunne, 10^th in the Under 13 Boys one- kilometre race. The other competing Donore Harriers athletes were: – Mark Nunan 21^st in the Under 9 Boys race over 400 metres; the trio of Conor Garvey, Phillipe Gaudan and Harry McGilloway who placed 21^st, 50^th and 57^th respectively in the Under 10 Boys race over 600 metres; and Eoin Mooney 35^th in the Under 11 Boys (800m) category. The 2^nd round of the league will be hosted by Donore Harriers in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 6^th October 2019, prior to the Dublin Novice XC Championships.

In the Saturday morning (14.09.2019) 5km PARKRUN SERIES, Nicola Dowdall (23.04) was first woman home at Corkagh Park when placing 16^th overall, whilst Sinead O’Reilly (20.45) was 3^rd overall and first woman at Kilcock. Two juvenile athletes competed in the Waterstown Parkrun. Katie Delaney (24.00) placed 16^th overall and was the 2^nd female finisher, whilst Joe Kinsella (29.14) came 34^th.

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

EUROPEAN MASTERS ATHLETICS T & F CHAMPIONSHIPS at VENICE (05-15.09.2019)

11.09.2019 W55 10km Race Walk: 12^th Anne Gormley (1.11.24)

13.09.2019 W55 20km Race Walk: 6^th Anne Gormley (2.54.17)

14.09.2019 W80 5,000m: 1^st Ann Woodlock (32.14.53) hold medal

WESTPORT AC 40^th ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL 5KM ROAD RACE (14.09.2019)

9^th overall, 3^rd woman & 1^st W40: Audrey Gahan (20.57)

17^th, 7^th woman & 1^st W45: Julia Hackett (23.52)

31^st, 16^th woman & 2^nd W50: Jennifer O’Keeffe (29.53)

65 finishers

CHARLEVILLE INTERNATIONAL HALF-MARATHON (15.09.2019)

94^th overall, 4^th woman & 1^st W40: Aislinn Nic Dhomnaill (1.22.18)

224^th Colm O’Connell (1.29.48)

1,290 finishers

ST. BRIGID’s 5KM ROAD RACE at CASTLEKNOCK (15.09.2019)

2^nd Alasdair Brown (17.43)

161^st Isabella Jackson U.13 (30.24)

277 competitors

DUNDERRY 10KM ROAD RACE, Co. MEATH (15.09.2019)

1^st Andy Kinane (34.58)

31 finishers

DUBLIN JUVENILE CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE No. 1 at NEWBRIDGE HOUSE, DONABATE (15.09.2019)

U.9 Boys 400m: 21^st Mark Nunan

U.10 Girls 600m: 10^th Ruby Blake

U.10 Boys 600m: 21^st Conor Garvey, 50^th Phillipe Gaudin, 57^th Harry McGilloway

U.11 Boys 800m: 35^th Eoin Mooney

U.12 Girls 1km: 1^st Emily Bolton; 29^th Leah Nunan

U.13 Girls 1km: 2^nd Eva Crowe

U.13 Boys 1km: 10^th James Dunne

U.14 Girls 1.2km: 7^th Honor Lynch

U.14 Boys 1.2km: 2^nd Thomas Bolton

U.15 Boys 1.5km: 2^nd Oliver Hopkins

PARKRUNS (14.09.2019)

Fairview: 20^th Frank McNally M55 (23.28)

Griffeen: 100^th & 15^th woman: Anna McMahon W35 (28.24)

Corkagh: 17^th & 1^st woman: Nicola Dowdall W45 (23.04)

Royal Canal, Kilcock: 3^rd & 1^st woman: Sinead O’Reilly W35 (20.45); 4^th Niall O’Reilly M35 (20.50)

Waterstown: 16^th & 2^nd woman: Katie Delaney U.14 (24.00); 34^th Joe Kinsella U.14 (29.14)