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Race Report for Weekend 28th December 2014

December 31, 2014Club News, Events, ResultsMedbh Peavoy

Former club president Willie Smith described Ian Redican’s victory in the 118^th Waterhouse Byrne Baird Shield race at the Phoenix Park on St. Stephen’s Day as being: “poignant and significant”. The words echoed the fact that 50 years to the day the prestigious race had been won by Tommy Redican, Ian’s father. And similar to the race of 1964 the winner only took over the lead in the last of 5 by 2 mile laps.

First run in 1986 the unique Donore Harriers club 10 mile race is recognised as being the longest running organised cross country race in Europe and this year’s event marked the 80^th consecutive time that the race was held in the Phoenix Park.

On a cold and overcast morning the ‘yacht’ or pursuit handicap race was started by Joseph Maguire and Tony Jenkins, who were both given a 30 minutes advantage on the scratch athlete John Dunne. Significantly 70 years-old Jenkins was also rolling back the years as he had briefly led the opening stages of the 1964 race having first competing in the event two years previous. However, it was Joseph Maguire – recently capped by Ireland in the British & Irish Masters cross country championship at Nottingham in the M75 category – who maintained the lead through the opening 3 laps.

On the fourth lap the evergreen Jim McNamara M75 swept past Maguire and made his bid for glory. Jim, who came 7^th in the 1964 race, has won countless races at Irish and European level. With one lap (2 miles) to go Jim held a 45 seconds lead over Ian Redican with the fastest man in the field John Dunne 4 minutes back – and gaining! The handicappers (Iain Morrison, Florence Curley & Fred Kiernan) had done a great job, because the enthusiastic spectators at the finish line were still speculating as to the outcome of the race.

As the athletes heading back into view with a half-mile to go it was Ian Redican at the front, who was cheered on by several of his family members – but sadly not his father who passed away a couple of years ago. Jim McNamara was next with John Dunne in hot pursuit. Redican ran to his full potential on the day in what was arguably his best race. After crossing the line victorious he went on his knees to savour the same turf where his late father had achieved success 50 years to the day. A remarkable outcome to what was a memorable race.

John Dunne got past Jim McNamara in the closing stages to claim the runner-up position, whilst Sian O’Connor had a very fine race to finish as the first woman in 8^th position.

Result in brief:

1^st Ian Redican M40 (1.25.14) h/cap 15 mins; 2^nd John Dunne M35 (1.26.09) scratch; 3^rd Jim McNamara M75 (1.26.24) h/cap 25 mins; 4^thHenry English M35 (1.26.44) h/cap 5 mins; 5^th Barry Potts M65 (1.26.59) h/cap 13m.30s; 6^th Joe Murphy (1.27.08) h/cap 15 mins; 7^th Garvan Smith M40 (1.27.10) h/cap 4 mins; 8^th Sian O’Connor (1.27.11) h/cap 25m.30s; 9^th Alan Farrell M35 (1.27.19) h/cap 10 mins; 10^th Niall Lynch M40 (1.27.37) h/cap 1 min; 11^th Kenneth Cronin M50 (1.27.39) h/cap 22 mins; 12^th Colin Morrissey M35 (1.27.57) h/cap 12 mins; 13^th Emmet O’Briain M35 (1.28.36) h/cap 8m.30s; 14^th Peter Nugent M50 (1.28.48) h/cap 15 mins; 15^th George Brady M35 (1.29.22) h/cap 5 mins; 16^th Joseph Maguire M75 (1.29.39) h/cap 30 mins; 17^th Graham Hopkins M40 (1.29.43) h/cap 2m.30s; 18^thSean Fox M35 (1.29.58) h/cap 5 mins; 19^th Arthur Connick M50 (1.30.06) h/cap 25 mins; 20^th Anne Curley F40 (1.30.14) h/cap 8m.30s; 21^st Noel Conway M50 (1.30.20) h/cap 9 mins; 22^nd Charlie O’Neill M60 (1.31.28) h/cap 22 mins; 23^rd Tony Jenkins M70 (1.38.32) h/cap 30 mins

First woman: Sian O’Connor

Fastest man: John Dunne (56.09)

Fastest woman: Anne Curley (1.08.44)

Other results:

Waterstown 5km Parkrun (25/12/14): 4^th Colin Morrissey M35 (21.34); 47^th Andrew Maguire M45 (28.36)

Farranfore Maine Valley 5km (26/12/14): 17^th Patrick Moriarty M35 (20.01); 22^nd Des Tremble M40 (20.14)

Streets of Wicklow 5km (26/12/14): 63^rd / 7^th woman Rhona Duane (20.16)

Kilbeggan 6km (26/12/14): 3^rd Chris Muldoon M35 (20.32)

Griffeen 5km Parkrun (27/12/14): 26^th / 4^th woman Nicola Dowdall F40 (24.33)

Tymon 5km Parkrun (27/12/14): 5^th / 1^st woman Samantha Conroy F35 (21.31)

Togher ‘Right Price Tiles’ 5km (28/12/14): 20^th / 1^st M45 Ian O’Leary (17.19)

Currohill 5km Co. Laois (28/12/14): 4^th woman Breda Mahony

Suttonians Fat Turkey 10k (28 /12 / 14): 59th Des Gill (45:12)

Race Report for Weekend 21 December 2014

December 22, 2014Club News, Juvenile, Results, SeniorMedbh Peavoy

Kolade Abiodun has been named as the Leinster Juvenile athlete of the year for 2014 by the Athletics Association of Ireland. The affable 14 years-old Donore Harriers athlete won 8 Dublin titles this year before going on to win the 60m Hurdles All-Ireland indoors championship and the 250m Hurdles All-Ireland outdoors crown. In the latter he set a new national record time of 33.81s where his run was described as “superb” by the Irish Hurdlers website.

Kolade was encouraged to take up athletics a few years ago by his former teacher Tom Clyne of the De La Salle National School. Coached by Ray O’Keeffe and Liam Brennan he has been improving year on year and his sporting ambition is: “… to become a well known Irish athlete”. Kolade is ‘sports mad’ and also represents his St. John’s Secondary School in Ballyfermot in basketball and football. He lists retired American sprinter and Olympic and World champion Maurice Greene as his favourite all-time athlete.

Kolade Abiodun has a very exciting future in athletics. Heartiest congratulations on his achievements thus far from his many friends and colleagues at Donore Harriers!

Donore Harriers held their traditional pre-Christmas Captain’s Race in the Phoenix Park on Saturday (20/12/14).On a crisp, dry morning more than 20 athletes – including 4 members of the Fit4Youth squad – competing over a 5 kilometres, 3 laps grass course near the Army grounds.

A keenly contested race was won by Garvan Smith (19.55) with Des Tremble (20.10) as runner-up and George Brady (20.24) in third. The first woman home was Anne Curley, who was fourth overall, in a time of 21.31.

After the race club members and siblings Aoife and Michael Rickard raised €350 in a charity collection for the Ebola crisis.

Elsewhere , 18 years-old Hannah Barr was the first female finisher at the Waterstown Parkrun 5 kilometres at Palmerstown in a new PB time of 24.04.

Results in brief:

Captain’s Run in Phoenix Park (20/12/14) : 1^st Garvan Smith M40 (19.55); 2^nd Des Tremble M40 (20.10); 3^rdGeorge Brady M35 (20.24); 4^th Anne Curley F40 (21.31); 5^th Joe Murphy (22.11); 6^th Barry Potts M60 (22.41); 7^thRhona Duane (22.59); 8^th Des Gill M45 (24.03); 9^th Ruth Cavanagh (24.26); 10^th Sian O’Connor F35 (25.05); 11^thCharlie O’Neill M60 (25.28); 12^th Joseph Maguire M75 (27.47); 13^th Angela Eustace F40 (27.58); 14^th Mary Kingston F50 (28.01); 15^th Catherine McKeon (28.18); 16^th Eilish Joyce (29.02); 17^th Jennifer O’Keeffe F45 (29.21); 18^th Tony Jenkins M70 (29.35); 19^th Deirdre Brennan (31.52); 20^th Matthew Lynch JUV (35.20); 21^stKate Lynch JUV (37.41); 22^nd Justin Maher JUV (37.41); 23^rd Ben Halpin JUV (NTG)

Other results:

Marlay Parkrun 5km (20/12/14): 6^th Paul Cummins (17.58)

Tymon Parkrun 5km (20/12/14); 13^th / 4^th woman Samantha Conroy F35 (20.59)

Waterstown Parkrun 5km (20/12/14): 6^th Paul O’Neill u/17s (21.04); 16^th / 1^st woman Hannah Barr u/19s (24.04 – PB); 27^th James McDonagh u/14s (26.01); 38^th Shona Smyth u/14s (29.11)

Donore Harriers race report for weekend 14 December 2014

December 17, 2014Club News, Results, SeniorMedbh Peavoy

Eric Keogh (16.43) was the runaway winner of the Business Houses Athletics Association 5 kilometres cross country race at Marlay Park on Sunday (14/12/14). Eric, who is getting back to form following an injury, was always in command and had over a half-a-minute to spare over his nearest rival at the finish line.

Here is a list of weekend results: –

Aware 10km at Phoenix Park (13/12/14): 41^st Colin Morrissey (40.32); 132^nd Elaine Verdon F35 (46.16); 169^th Joseph Maguire M75 (47.47); 241^st Karen Behan (49.34); 256^th Karen Crowley (48.21); 280^th Catherine McKeon (51.07)

Business Houses AA 5km Cross Country at Marlay Park (14/12/14): 1^st Eric Keogh (16.43); 29^th Tom Fagan M45 (20.08); 35^th Peter Nugent M45 (20.20); 44^th Ian Redican M40 (20.43); 58^thBreda Mahony F35 (21.18); 139^th Joseph Maguire M75 (26.24)

National Novice and Weekend Round-Up

December 10, 2014Results, SeniorMedbh Peavoy

With John Travers (14.05) setting a course record when winning the Jingle Bells 5 kilometres road race in the Phoenix Park on Saturday and the senior men’s team coming within a whisker of making athletics history in the national novice cross country championship at Santry Demesne on Sunday it was certainly a memorable weekend for Donore Harriers.

The 24^th edition of the annual Jingle Bells race, hosted by Donore Harriers, had quality competition in both the men’s and women’s fields. This well organised festive opener has something for everybody and is never short on hospitality and good racing. A group of five men took the pace through the opening stages on what was a cool and calm morning with the sun shining down on the morning’s fare. Travers from the host club was nestled among Conor Bradley (14.20) from the City of Derry club, current national cross country Mick Clohisey (14.25) of Raheny Shamrocks, Brandon Hargreaves (14.37) of Clonliffe Harriers and John Coghlan (14.50) of MSB AC. Near the half-way mark Travers moved to the front and maintained a relentless pace to gain a notable victory in front of a big home support.

Former cross country champion athlete Mary Cullen (15.37) of North Sligo AC also set a course record when winning the women’s race. This was Mary’s first race in 10 months due to injury and it proved to be a fine return to form. She placed 14^thoverall and was pushed hard all the way by national 1500m champion Ciara Mageean (15.47) of UCD, with Irish marathon champion Maria McCambridge (16.33) of DSD AC claiming the 3^rd position.

The rules that govern the national novice competition are designed so that it is extremely difficult for a club to record consecutive wins in the team category. As defending champions Donore Harriers had to bring an entirely new team of runners to this year’s competition. On the day the main challengers were going to be Cork based Leevale AC and St. Abban’s from County Laois. With four to score every place was vital! Ben Thistlewood (20.21) of Leevale broke clear from a group of six athletes on the 4^th and penultimate lap to win the 6km race ahead of Thomas Moran (20.27) of Dunshaughlin AC. Donore were packing 5 runners between places 20 and 30 during the early stages with Leevale and St. Abbans having men placed in the top 20. Donore’s cause was helped by a determined run from Michael McMahon (21.20) who gained several places over the latter two laps to record 12^thposition. Strong running from County Monaghan native Caoimhin Kelly (21.38) got him home in 22^nd, with Colm O’Connell (21.40) just one place further back. A fast finishing Daragh Fitzgibbon (21.46) gained to 27^th to take the important fourth team scorer spot, with Leinster novice champion Niall Lynch (21.48) just missing out in 29^th.

St. Abban’s (3^rd on 118 points) challenge for team gold had diminished when one of their key men had to pull out of the race due to illness. That left Leevale! Having the winner and their second and third scoring men in 13^thand 28^threspectively meant that the outcome hung on their fourth man. Thus when Anthony Mannix (41^st position) put in a sprint finish to gain a couple of places in the closing stages he edged Leevale (83) to a one point win over a very gallant Donore Harriers (84) challenge.

Consecutive team wins has never been achieved in the national novice cross country event, but this was as close as it gets! Indeed it took the race officials almost two hours to check video recordings before verifying the result. Who says we don’t have a TMO in cross country!

Colm O’Connell and Daragh Fitzgibbon were members of the Dublin team that won silver medals in the incorporated county championship.

With 23 competitors in a field of almost 250 starters the Chapelizod based club again impressed as a force in Irish distance running.

A huge field of 133 runners contested the ladies 4k novice race on a bitterly cold day on Santry demesne. Ruth Cavanagh was unfortunately forced to pull out of the race early on after a fall in a rough and tumble start. After the race settled into 3 big laps of the park, Kim Hickey was first of the Donore ladies and ran a strong race throughout to feature in the top quarter of the race finishing in 36th. 30 seconds back, Breda Mahony was 60th in her first race since the Berlin marathon. Karla Doran had an excellent run in 81st and Rhona Duane picked off a lot of finishers in the latter stages to come 86th. Emer RATTIGAN was 92nd followed by Sinead Graham in 102nd and making her cross country debut was Martina Nolan in 114th. The team finished 11th out of 16, this was a baptism of fire for a developing cross country team at this level but valuable race experience.The day before, Anne Curley had a great result at the Waterford half marathon finishing 4th in 83.14, Mary Murphy had a super race achieving a PB of 1.44.31. There was a home win for the Donore ladies team at the Jingle bells 5k with Ide Nic Dhomhnaill in 18.06, Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill in 18.14 and Maura Kearns in 19.20, Jona Kalemi ran 21.42, Catherine McKeon 23.55, and Pauline Fagan 26.30, Roisin Mahony 27.52 whilst Samantha Conroy (20.47) and George Brady (17.36) recorded 5km parkrun wins at Tymon Park and Griffeen Park.

Results in brief: –

National Novice Cross Country Championships at Santry Demesne

Women 4km: 36^thKim Hickey (16.49); 60^th Breda Mahony (17.22); 81^st Karla Doran (17.49); 86^th Rhona Duane (17.50); 92^nd Emer Rattigan (17.53); 102^nd Sinead Graham (18.08); 114^thMartina Nolan (18.35)

Team: 1^st Dundrum South Dublin (76 points); 11^th Donore Harriers (263)

Men 6km: 12^thMichael McMahon (21.20); 22^nd Caoimhin Kelly (21.38); 23^rdColm O’Connell (21.40); 27^th Daragh Fitzgibbon (21.46); 29^thNiall Lynch M40 (21.48); 50^th Aogan MacDomhnaill (22.13); 52^ndGraham Hopkins M35 (22.15); 57^th Darren Hand (22.19); 62^ndCiaran McCarthy M40 (22.22); 74^th Emmet O’Briain M35 (22.32); 89^thHenry English M35 (22.52); 100^th Chris Muldoon M35 (23.03); 122^ndWill Morris M35 (23.36); 131^st Paul O’Callaghan (23.44); 134^thDes Tremble M40 (23.52); 145^th Luke Boland (24.08); 166^thAndrew Cusack (25.05); 168^th Niall J. O’Reilly (25.16); 174^thTom Fagan M45 (25.27); `176^th Noel Conway (25.38); 185^th Joe Murphy (26.08); 186^th Peter Nugent M45 (26.09); 188^th Stephen Dawson (26.42)

Team: 1^st Leevale AC (83); 2^ndDonore Harriers <McMahon; Kelly; O’Connell; Fitzgibbon> (84); 3^rdSt. Abban’s AC (118); 19^th Donore Harriers B (456); 21^stDonore Harriers C (607)

Note: O’Connell and Fitzgibbon on Dublin team that won team silver behind Cork

Other results:

Jingle Bells 5km at Phoenix Park (6/12/14): 1^stJohn Travers (14.05) course record; 15^th John Dunne M35 (15.39) PB second in category; 20^th Dave Heffernan M35 (16.06); 105^th/ 14^th women Ide NicDhomhnaill (18.06); 112^th / 16^thwoman Sorcha NicDhomhnaill (18.14); 139^th Bernard Byrne (18.36); 166^thMaura Kearns (19.20); 262^nd Johnny Brady M45 (21.15); 277^thJona Kalemi (21.42); 283^rd Aoife O’Sullivan (22.05); 37^thCatherine McKeon F35 (23.55); 488^th Pauline Fagan F45 (26.30); 592^ndRoisin Mahony F40 (27.52); 597^th Robyn O’Keeffe FJ (28.18); 851^stCarmel Lawlor F45 (37.41)

Waterford Half-Marathon (6/12/14): 62^nd/ 4^th woman Anne Curley F35 (1.23.14); 136^th Colin Morrissey (1.27.35) PB; 240^th Niall P. O’Reilly (1.31.34); 605^thMary Murphy F40 (1.44.31)

Tymon Parkrun 5km (6/12/14): 5^th/ 1^st woman Samantha Conroy F35 (20.47)

Griffeen Parkrun 5km (6/12/14): 1^stGeorge Brady M35 (17.36)

JUVENILE REPORT:

Two weeks after winning the national under 14s cross country championship Fathi Aden stepped up an age group to compete in the under 15s category in the National Juvenile Uneven Age championships at Santry Demesne on Sunday (7/12/14). It proved to be a tough assignment! His cause was not helped by a cautious start that found him well adrift of the leaders at they headed out along the first of 3 laps on an undulating and mud-laden 3.5km course. Picking his way through the field of 130 starters he got up to a high of 15^th position by the end of lap two. However he paid the price for his mid-race efforts and faded to 21^stplace at the finish line.

Sekeriye Ahmed competed with distinction in the same race. After a steady start he ran with great determination to pick his way past a host of runners to place 27^thoverall. Both Fathi and Sekeriye were scoring members of the Dublin team (137 points) that placed second behind winners Cork (131) in the inter-county competition. Clare (250) came third.

Michael Gibbs, a late call-up to the Dublin team, placed 94^thin the Boys under 17s race over 5.000 metres. This was Michael’s debut at a national competition and the experience should auger well for his future in the sport.

A number of Donore Harriers juvenile members competed in the Jingle Bells 5 kilometres road race at the Phoenix Park on Saturday (6/12/14). Daniel Brady, Claire O’Connor, Roisin Brady, Elena Gaina, Taylor Robertson, Robert Lynch, Sophie O’Farrell, Sadbh Parker, Suzie O’Farrell, Alannah McCauley and Robyn O’Keeffe were joined by Ben Halpin, Shannon Verdon-Byrne, Teigan Doran and Justin Maher from the Fit4Youth group in completing the course.

Results in brief: –

National Juvenile Uneven Age Cross Country Championships at Santry Demesne (7/12/14)

u/15s Boys (3.500m): 21^st Fathi Aden (stepping up); 27^thSekeriye Ahmed (both boys won silver medals as part of Dublin team in the county championships)

u/17s Boys (5.000m): 94^th Michael Gibbs

Jingle Bells 2014

December 7, 2014Club News, ResultsMedbh Peavoy

It was another perfect day for this years Jingle Bells race. Over 900 runners and walkers took to the road for this years race with strong and competitive male and female fields.

A big pack took the lead from the off which included John Travers, Conor Bradley (City of Derry AC) and John Coghlan (MSB). Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrocks) took the early lead, setting the pace for the lead group. With 2K to go, John Travers made his move to lead the group home, crossing the line in 14.06 for a new course record.

John	Travers	MS	Donore Harriers	14:06
Conor	Bradley	MS	City of Derry Ac	14:20
Mick	Clohisey	MS	Raheny Shamrocks	14:26
Brandon	Hargreaves	MS		14:39
John	Coghlan	MS	MSB	14:51
Sean	Hehir	MS	Rathfarnham	14:59
Danny	Mooney	MS	Letterkenny AC	15:11
Brian	Maher	M35	KCH	15:21
Alan	McCormack	MS		15:30
William	Hughes	MS	Thurles Crokes AC	15:32

There was an equally strong field in the ladies race where Mary Cullen made her return following a long injury layoff, Ciara Mageen (UCD), Maria McCambridge (DSD) who has recovered well from her fantastic run in the Dublin marathon and Catherina McKiernan.

Mary Cullen led from the outset, setting a fast early pace tracked by Ciara Mageen, upping the pace from the second kilometre, Mary held strong to come home in first place with Ciara 10 seconds behind.

Mary	Cullen	FS	North Sligo AC	15:38
Ciara	Mageean	FO	UCD	15:48
Maria	McCambridge	F35	DSD	16:19
Ciara	Durkan	FS	Skerries AC	16:34
Kerry	O’Flaherty	FS	Newcastle AC	16:36
Catriona	Mc Kiernan	F45		16:58
Michelle	McGee	FS	DSD	17:04
Maria	O’Sullivan	FS	Raheny Shamrocks	17:07
Paula	Grant	F40	Portlaoise AC	17:42
Sharon	Grant	FS	Portlaoise AC	17:42

You can download a full set of results HERE

Dublin Juvenile Cross Country League

December 2, 2014Club News, Juvenile, ResultsMedbh Peavoy

Suzanne Masterson of Donore Harriers finished as individual winner of the Girls under 16s category in the Dublin Juvenile cross-country league (Fixture 4) at Tymon Park on Sunday. Having placed 4^th, 3^rd and 2^nd respectively in the first three matches Suzanne ran out an impressive winner of the final race (2km) in the series. The Loreto Stephen’s Green student has had a fine first season over the country and now plans to prepare for the steeplechase ahead of next year’s track and field season.

Eliza NiThighearnaigh placed 3^rd in the same race, a result that earned her the league silver medal. Lucy McCann, who led the points table after the opening 3 races, was unable to compete on Sunday due to a recent appendix operation.

There were also individual silver medals for Grace Raftery in the Girls under 10s and Michael Gibbs in the Boys under 17s. Grace made a conservative start to her 700m race, but a strong finish got her up to 3^rd at the finish line. A race series of 5^th, 6^th and two 3^rd places was good enough for Grace to secure 2^nd overall in the 4 race series. Michael Gibbs, another first season athlete, came 5^th in a competitive Boys under 17s race over 4km. Excellent earlier results (2^nd; 3^rd and 3^rd) ensured that Michael gain the league’s runner-up position behind Mustafa Nasir of Tallaght AC.

In the Boy’s under 14s race over 1500m Fathi Aden, the recently crowned national cross-country champion in the age group, held off the close attention of gallant Pearse Christie of Brothers Pearse AC for his third win in the series. Having missed the first fixture Fathi was unable to contend for a top 3 overall placing.

Jack Raftery placed 3^rd in the same race. This was Jack’s best result to date and indicates his fine potential as an athlete. An ever-improving Jack Connolly placed 11^th despite some cramp pains and his steady progress in races bodes well for the future.

Sekeriye Ahmed came a tremendous 2^nd in the Boys under 15s category over 2km. Sekeriye is proving to be a very fine athlete and another to look out for in the future.

The other Donore Harriers juveniles who competed on Sunday were: – Robert Lynch (18^th), making a very promising debut, in the Boys under 10s (700m); Sean Kinsella (8^th), coming back to form after a recent injury, in the Boys under 11s (1km); Ellie Raftery (20^th), giving a wholehearted effort, in the Girls under 13s (1.5km); Roisin Brady (11^th), with her best result to date, in the Girls under 14s (1.5km); and Daniel Brady (7^th), who faded slightly after an excellent start, in the Boys under 16s (2km).

Next Sunday sees Fathi Aden (stepping-up) and Sekeriye Ahmed in the u/15s and Michael Gibbs represent Dublin in the national uneven age groups cross country championships at Santry Demesne.

Results in brief: –

Dublin Juvenile XC League Fixture 4 at Tymon Park (30/11/14)

u/10s Girls (700m): 3^rd Grace Raftery (second overall in league)

u/10s Boys (700m): 18^th Robert Lynch (debut)

u/11s Boys (1km); 8^th Sean Kinsella

u/13s Girls (1.5km): 20^th Ellie Raftery

u/14s Girls (1.5km): 11st Roisin Brady

u/14s Boys (1.5km): 1^st Fathi Aden; 3^rd Jack Raftery; 11^th Jack Connolly

u/15s Boys (2km): 2^nd Sekeriye Ahmed

u/16s Girls (2km): 1^st Suzanne Masterson (first overall in league); 3^rd Eliza NiThighearnaigh (second overall in league)

u/16s Boys (2km): 7^th Daniel Brady

u/17s Boys (4km): 5^th Michael Gibbs (second overall in league)

Dublin Intermediate Cross Country Championship

December 2, 2014Club News, Results, SeniorMedbh Peavoy

John Dunne (27.42) had an excellent runaway win in the Dublin Intermediate cross country championship (8km) at Tymon Park on Sunday (30/11/14). Dunne was always in command and led the race from gun to tape. In the process he spearheaded the Donore Harriers team to silver medals in the team race.

Second home for the team was Andy Kinane (28.46) in 7^th place. Kinane made a steady start and put in a big effort in the latter 2 of 4 laps to gain ten places. In the process he caught team-mate Ciaran McCarthy (8^th in 28.47) close to the finish line. Garvan Smith (29.34) closed the scoring four in 18^th spot. Despite being caught for two places on the run-in to the line this was an impressive performance from Smith, who is still relatively new to the sport.

The non-scoring members of the team were Paul O’Callaghan (30.42) in 29^th and Sean Fox, making his cross country debut, in 30^th.

With four runners in the top ten Raheny Shamrocks AC won the team event on 24 points, ten clear of Donore Harriers, with local rivals Liffey Valley AC (42) in third.

Triathlon competitor Kim Hickey (20.39) led the Donore Harriers women’s team in the 5km race. Hickey challenged for a top three placing in the early stages of the race, but faded slightly in the latter half of the race to place 8^th at the finish line. Next home was Rhona Duane (21.46) in 21^st, just one place and two seconds ahead of Emer Rattigan. Caren Crowley (23.34) closed the team in 45^th spot.

A very strong Dublin City Harriers team (17) were decisive winners of the women’s team category with Donore Harriers (96) back in sixth place.

Donore Harriers had a notable one-two at the St. Anne’s Parkrun 5km race on Saturday. Michael McMahon and Aogon MacDomhnaill both recorded 16 minutes and 21 seconds, getting in a good workout run before next Sunday’s national novice cross country championships at Santry Demesne.

Results in brief: –

Dublin Intermediate Cross Country Championships at Tymon Park

Women 5km: 8^th Kim Hickey (20.39); 21^st Rhone Duane (21.46); 22^nd Emer Rattigan (21.48); 45^th Caren Crowley (23.34)

Team: 1^st Dublin City Harriers 17 points; 6^th Donore Harriers 96

Men 8km: 1^st John Dunne (27.42); 7^th Andy Kinane (28.46); 8^th Ciaran McCarthy (28.47); 18^th Garvan Smith (29.34); 28^th Paul O’Callaghan (30.42); 29^th Sean Fox (30.43)

Team: 1^st Raheny Shamrocks AC (24); 2^nd Donore Harriers <Dunne, Kinane, McCarthy, Smith> (34); 3^rd Liffey Valley AC (42)

Tymon Parkrun 5km: 22^nd / 2^nd woman Samantha Conroy W35 (20.32); 34^th Frank McNally M50 (21.37)

St. Anne’s Parkrun 5km: 1^st Michael McMahon (16.21); 2^nd Aogan MacDomhnaill (16.21)

Griffeen Parkrun 5km: 2^nd George Brady M35 (17.50); 30^th Charlie O’Neill M60 (22.22)

Even Age Cross Country Championships and Weekend Round Up

November 27, 2014Club News, Juvenile, Results, SeniorMedbh Peavoy

Donore Harriers has a new national champion in the shape of 13 years old sensation Fathi Aden. Born in Somalia and a student at Synge Street School young Fathi ran a tactically brilliant race at the National Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships at Dundalk IT on Sunday (23/11/14). Tracking a lead group of about 12 athletes through the opening kilometre lap in the Boys under 14s race ensured that he was always in contention. As the race continued through the second longer 2 kilometres lap the lead group reduced in numbers. There were 5 in contention as the race hit the short steep incline with 600 metres to go. Cormac O’Rourke of Lagan Valley AC was having a great run. Jake Bagge, the Munster champion and one of the pre-race favourites was also in contention – as was Tony McCambridge of North Belfast Harriers. The Donore star was 5^th, but only a couple of metres back. As the race reached a short incline at the top of the bend for the last time young Fathi made the winning move and raced away from his pursuers over the final 250 metres. At the finish banner he had 20 metres to spare over O’Rourke with Bagge a couple of metres further back.

This was only Fathi Aden’s fifth competitive race and he is already Dublin and National champion. Gerry Naughton, his coach, gave the opinion that: “Fathi Aden is probably the most naturally gifted young distance runner in Ireland today. He also listens and executes race tactics to perfection. A mark of a great champion in the making…”

Fathi’s win was crucial to the Dublin team (144) in the county championship as they had just 6 points to spare over second-placed Cork (150). Mayo (204) came third.

There was also a county team medal for Suzanne Masterson in the Girls under 16s race over 4km. Suzanne, also in her first season, was a scoring member of the Dublin team (107) that won gold medals ahead of Wicklow (131) and Cork (215). She was lying in 28^th place at the end of the first of the 2 kilometres circuit, but faded in the latter stages to cross the line in 36^th position. Eliza NiThighearnaigh placed a disappointing 71^st in the same race, obviously not comfortable with the soft, muddy ground conditions.

Sekeriye Ahmed stepped-up an age group to compete in the Boys under 16s race over 4km. He ran the race to gain experience and placed a creditable 80^th.

Results in brief:

National Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships at Dundalk IT (23/11/14)

Boys u/14s 3000m: 1^st Fathi Aden (gold medal on winning Dublin county team)

Girls u/16s 4000m: 36^th Suzanne Masterson (gold medal on winning Dublin county team); 71^st Eliza NiThighearnaigh

Boys u/16s 4000m: 80^th Sekeriye Ahmed

In the senior races, Barbara Cleary was 15th in the women’s race and Caoimhin Kelly who was 12th in the U23 race and Darren Hand in men’s race. Great runs in Nottingham at the British and Irish masters, Jim McNamara was 2nd M75 and many team medals- well done Ann Woodlock 6th W70 , Anne Curley 14th W40 , John Dunne 7th M35 , Niall Lynch 8th M40, Joe Maguire 7th M75, Terry Mee 10th M70 and Barry Potts 8th M65.

Martina 1st lady in Waterston Parkrun and Sam 1st lady in Tymon Parkrun, well done Rhona (41:20) for 3rd in Off the Laois 10k and George Brady was 4th in the Half marathon with 1:20:28.

Nine Donore Athletes to Compete at British & Irish Masters Cross Country Championships and Weekend Round Up

November 17, 2014Club News, Results, SeniorMedbh Peavoy

Donore Harriers star runner John Travers helped Athlone IT to second place in the Universities Road Relay championships at Maynooth on Saturday. John ran the middle leg in a 1, 2, 3, 2, 1 miles race that attracts some of the best athletes in the country. His time of 13.50.00 was second fastest of the day and ensured his team consolidated second position behind team winners DCU. Heywood Richardson (5.09 & 11.09) helped the host team NUI Maynooth to 16^th fastest team from a field of 25 by running in the 1^st and 4^th legs.

In the Meet & Train Cross Country League fixture at Cow Park in Dunboyne on Sunday the Donore Harriers women’s team were well represented. Kim Hickey led a team of 13 in 2^nd place. The other finishers in a demanding mud laden course were: – 21^st Mary Melvin; 34^th Karen Crowley; 35^th Sian O’Connor; 47^th Lee Chambers; 49^th Mary Murphy; 55^th Meadbh Campbell; 60^th Mary Kingston; 75^th Teresa Brophy; 76^th Angela O’Dea; 84^th Eilish Joyce; 107^th Michelle Dawson; 113^th Sue Lynch. There were 120 finishers.

Other results: –

Microgaming Manx League, Peel, Isle of Man 6 miles

2^nd Mark Dooley (32.36)

Morun 10km at Phoenix Park

1^st Gavin Keogh (33.54); 16^th Andrew Cusack (39.57); 26^th Ruairi Short (41.42)

Marley Parkrun 5km: 1^st Barbara Cleary W40 (16.54); 2^nd Will Morris M35 (17.11)

Malahide Parkrun 5km: 18^th David Wogan M50 (21.34)

Tymon Parkrun 5km: 11^th / 1^st woman Samantha Conroy W35 (21.06); 12^th Frank McNally M50 (21.27)

Griffeen Parkrun 5km: 2^nd George Brady M35 (17.44)

Next Saturday sees 9 Donore Harriers athletes represent Ireland in the British & Irish Masters Cross Country Championships at Nottingham. Aislinn Nic Dhomhnaill competes in the Womens W35 category whilst Anne Curley and Ann Woodlock compete in the W40 and W70 races respectively. John Dunne M35; Niall Lynch M40; Barry Potts M65; Terry Mee M70; Jim McNamara and Joseph Maguire in the M75 class make this a proud and special event for the club.

On Sunday a number of Donore athletes will compete in the National Inter-Counties Cross Country Championships at Dundalk IT. Those to watch out for include John Travers representing Dublin in the Senior Men, Barbara Clearly in the colours of Clare in the Women’s race and Caoimhin Kelly running for Monaghan in the u/23s category. This championship acts as a trial in the selection process for the forthcoming European Cross Country championships which takes place in Bulgaria on the 14^th of December.

Good luck to all!

All Ireland Schools Combined Events Championships

November 17, 2014Club News, Juvenile, ResultsMedbh Peavoy

Donore athlete Rolus Olosu won a magnificent silver medal in the All Ireland Schools Combined Events championships at the Athlone Indoor Arena on Saturday. Representing Kings Hospital School Rolus recorded the following figures: – Hurdles 8.77s; Shot Putt10.93m; Long Jump 5.71m; 200m 23.40s and 800m in 2.16.97. His final points tally of 3085 saw him well clear of the 3^rd placed athlete but more than 150 points behind winner Matthew Behan of C.U.S.

Two other Donore Harriers athletes also competed in this event with distinction. Roisin Rynn-Cahill, representing St. Joseph’s School in Lucan, recorded the following marks: – Hurdles 10.01s; Shot Pull 7.25m; Long Jump 4.53m; High Jump 1.45m and 800m 2.38.98s. Her tally of 2648 points was good enough for 7^th place in the Intermediate Girls. Alex Clarkin represented Castleknock Community College in the Junior Boys. He placed 6^th on a tally of 2745 points. His figures were: – Hurdles 8.89m; Shot Putt 11.45m; Long Jump 5.26m; 200m 24.90s and 800m 2.25.75s. Alex and Roisin recorded 4 personal best marks each.

A number of Donore Harriers juvenile athletes competed in the Parkrun 5 kilometre series on Saturday morning. 13 years old Jack Raftery <photo> ran his best race to date when placing 5^th in the Griffeen Park event in a splendid personal best time of 18.57. Lucy McCann (20.09) narrowly beat her previous best time to place 12^th overall and was the first female finisher. Meanwhile in the Waterstown Parkrun all 4 athletes from the Fit4Youth development squad achieved personal best times with Kate Lynch (32.53) impressing in 45^th position.

This coming weekend sees four Donore Harriers selected to represent Dublin in the National Juvenile Even Age Cross Country Championships at Dundalk IT. Fathi Aden competes in the Boys u/14s race over 3000m, whilst Lucy McCann, Suzanne Masterson and Eliza NiThighearnaigh will line out in the Girls u/16s race over 4.000m.

Juvenile results in brief: –

All Ireland Schools Combined Events Championships at Athlone IT (15/11/14):

Senior Boys – Rolus Olosu

Hurdles	Shot Putt	Long J	200m	800m	Total	Position
8.77s	10.93m	5.71m	23.40s	2.16.97	3085 points	2^nd

Intermediate Girls – Roisin Rynn-Cahill

Hurdles	Shot Putt	Long J	High J	800m	Total	Position
10.01s	7.25m	4.53m	1.45m	2.38.98	2648 points	7^th

Junior Boys – Alex Clarkin

Hurdles	Shot Putt	Long J	200m	800m	Total	Position
8.89s	11.45m	5.26m	24.90s	2.25.75	2745 points	6^th

Griffeen Parkrun 5km: 5^th Jack Raftery u/14 (18.57) PB; 12^th / 1^st female Lucy McCann u/16 (20.09) PB; 88^th Shona Smith u/15 (28.16); 74^th Grace Raftery u/11 (26.40); 100^th Ellie Raftery u/13 (28.16)

Waterstown Parkrun 5km: 45^th Kate Lynch u/16 (32.53) PB; 53^rd Ben Halpin u/16 (34.42) PB; 54^thShannon Verden-Byrne u/14 (34.53) PB; 56^th Robyn Strickland u/11 (35.08) PB