Category Archives: Senior

National Junior and U23 Championships and Weekend Round Up

Club News, Juvenile, Results, Senior

Donore Harriers has a new national champion in Darragh Fitzgibbon who clinched the Junior 5000m title in 15.59 at the National Junior and U23 championships in Tullamore. Conditions were wet and blustery so it was tough going for our athletes but it didn’t stop Lynda Ngakam getting a new 100m PB of 12.6 seconds where she finished 5th and then won bronze in the U23 triple jump. Eamonn Fahey won the 100m U23 bronze in 10.91 and followed up with a time of 22.41 seconds in the 200m. David Campbell ran a 52.42 seconds 400m.

Two of our youngest members Sean Kinsella and Luke Walker Browning did great in the U10 500M track team competition at the National Children’s Games at Finn Valley Track in Ballybofey Donegal finishing 4th.

Back on the roads, Anne Gormley won the 3000m Masters walk at the International Grand Prix of Racewalking in St Anne’s Park Raheny.

A big Donore contingent took to the line for the Airtricity Dublin 5 mile in the Phoenix Park and were helped along by the many Donore supporters along the way. John Dunne made the top 20 and 3rd M35 spot in an excellent 27.05. Ken Norgrove is making a good return to racing and finished in 27.27 with new member Niall Lynch running 27.42. First of the ladies was Alma Hanevy in a PB of 33.43 and Angela Eustace will be delighted with her 36.12 PB and Lisa Carley not far behind in 36.23. Full results included Tony Barry 30.32, Giovanni Borza 32.23, Gerard Morris 33.27, Tom Fagan 34.07, John Gleeson 34.08, Emmanuele Ragnoli 36.59, Sarah Ni Ruairc 38.20, Emer Fogarty 38.26, Eimear Kearney 41.51, Emily Malcolm 42.07, Laura Murray 44.04 and John Powell 44.54.

Down in Waterford the irrepressible George Brady completed his 50th marathon in 2.58 and Breda Mahony ran the half marathon in 96.39

Finally Deborah Duffy ran 26.21 and Deborah Willis 31.39 at the Keith Duffy 5k fundraising run in the Phoenix Park.

Graded Meet and Midweek Roundup

Club News, Juvenile, Results, Senior

There were lots of good performances at the 5th graded meeting in Tallaght stadium particularly from some of our young up and coming athletes. Eric Keogh came 2nd in the 1500m in 3.56.98 At the same distance Sam Allen did 4.13.15, Niall Cummins 4.26.16, Luke Boland 4.29.62 and Stephen Gavin 4.32.13. Sean O’Broinn ran the 200m in 25.45 and Oran O’Brien did the shot putt and discus double placing 2nd in both with best throws of 10.75 and 37.25 respectively.

A day earlier the BHAA PRISON service 5k trail race took place in the Phoenix Park, with Kevin English finishing an excellent 2nd in 16.13 and next was Ian Redican 20.22, Frank McNally 21.24, Mary McDermott 21.46, Terry Mee 22.16, Ann Woodlock 27.19 1st W70.

Belated well done in the very hilly Run the Rock 11k in scenic Aughrim Wicklow to 3rd placed Graham Hopkins, Fred Kiernan, Tony, Cliodhna Carthy and back from injury Jill Dempsey. At Kippure mountain Sarah Ni ruairc ran the latest race of the IMRA Leinster league.

There were some terrific runs and PBs at the Friday night St Coca’s 5k race in Kilcock. 4 Donore men went under 16 minutes on this fast course with only a second separating a back on form Dave Heffernan 15.31 and Lee Van Haeften 15.32 who also both made the top 10. Then there was the duo of Fergal Whitty 15.51 and Darren Hand 15.55 who worked together the whole way. Gavin Keogh finished in 16.30 and Fred Kiernan 16.38. Tom McSweeney is back in session training and will be well pleased with his 18.37. Our sole Donore lady Karen Behan just missed a sub 21 race but in a solid time of 21.03.

Well done all!

Dunshauglin 10K and Weekend Round Up

Club News, Events, Results, Senior

Competitors faced very changeable weather for the Michael Manning 10k in Dunshaughlin with rain, wind, sun and everything in between on the night. Long a popular race with Donore runners and always a great opportunity for very fast times, this year was no different with the ladies course record broken by Leevale’s Lizzie Lee and some stellar Donore performances.

First home was new member Sean Fox in an excellent 35.34. Sinead Lambe finished 6th lady overall in another astonishing PB of 38.06 knocking more than a minute off her mini marathon time from three weeks ago and enough to nab a ‘house PB’. Florence Curley broke 39 minutes for the first time finishing 9th lady in 38.52. Des Gill was next in 40.17 with Sam Conroy not far behind in 40.41. Breda Mahony was delighted with her 41.03 PB time and Rhona Duane in 43.06 PB and Alma Hanevy 43.56 continued their good form of late. Their coach Jim McNamara finished in 45.03 and Terry Mee in 45.31. Janette Strickland also got a PB in an excellent 45.53 and well done Eva Campion 46.04, Olivia Strickland 49.56 and Stephanie Murphy 60.15. The ladies then won the 1st team prize so a great night’s work.

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Earlier in the week were the Docklands 5k and 10k evening races. In the 5K John Dunne finished an excellent 6th in 16.35 and Hilary O’Connor ran 26.24. In the 10k race Sinead Graham did a PB of 43.51. Back in his native Limerick John Downes ran the Kilfinane 5 mile in 27.59

Congratulations to our ladies and mens novice teams after it was confirmed that both teams won team gold in the Dublin Novice Road Championships last week.

Raheny Mid-Summer 5K and Weekend Round Up

Club News, Results, Senior

The Raheny Mid-Summer 5K which also incorporated the Dublin Novice road championship saw a great turnout from Donore athletes this weekend with both the men and women fielding strong teams. Conditions were perfect for the two lapped course through St. Annes Park and it was a great showcase for some of our newer members and a chance to test our new novice teams and plenty of PBs achieved on this pleasant course.

First home from Donore was the versatile Graham Hopkins in 13th place 16:16 with Niall Lynch making his Donore debut 4 seconds behind in 16:20, Fergal Swaine 16:42, Luke Boland 17:44, Bob Blake 17:47, Gerry McDonnell 17:53, Tony Barry 17:58, Stephen Dawson 18:57, Ryan Van Haeften 19:36 and Gerard Morris in 19:53.

First home for the ladies was Alma Hanevy in 20:07 who had a great run and a nice PB just pipping Medbh Peavoy with 20:09, Rhona Duane and Grainne Nolan finished side by side in 20:33, Marianne Denlevy 20:37, Sinead Graham 20:55, Aisling Swaine ran well to take the junior ladies prize in 21:18, Eva Campion 21:42, Janette Strickland 22:25 and Linda Curtain 23:22

Results for the novice race are pending but we are hopeful for medals for both the mens and womens teams.

Meanwhile Anne Curley finished second woman in 38.42 on the tough, undulating course at the Heart of Laois 10k in Abbeyleix. It is great to see Ken Nugent back competing after a long injury layoff, he was 3rd in the Tulfarris Tough 10 mile (which is true to its title) in 58.49.

In the Dublin Graded Meet in Santry on Wednesday the 12th some brave souls braved the wet conditions. John Travers took 1st place in the 3,000m 8.23.57 and Daragh Fitzgibbon ran 8.58.06 in the same race. In the mens 100m Eamonn Fahey ran 11.17, Sean O’Broin 12.61, Eric Keogh dropped down to the 800m and ran a very good 1.55.18 and Emmett O’Briain 2.11.20 and we had Eoin Molloy in the hammer. The ladies were represented by Lynda Nsankam who ran in the 100m 12.87.

On the same night, the popular Trinity track races took place on the grass track of college park. Full results weren’t available but It’s great to see Susan Walsh back in action in the mile, good runs too from Frank McNally, Des Gill, Fred Kiernan, Jono Daly, Ann Woodlock and Feargal Swaine.

Bohermeen 5K and Weekend Round Up

Club News, Juvenile, Senior

There were some terrific runs at the Bohermeen 5k on a balmy June night. This pleasant course which finishes on the Bohermeen track saw many fast times. Lee Van Haeften missed a sub-16 by a whisker coming 11th in 16.01 with Fergal Whitty in hot pursuit in 16.07. John Dunne was next in 16.33, Gavin Keogh 16.43 and Fergal Swaine in 16.51. Fred Kiernan was next in 17.04. This fine team effort paid off for the Donore men who won the team event on the night.

Storming home to be 3rd placed lady was Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill who smashed her PB in a time of 18.16 and in 4th place in another brilliant run and PB was Sinead Lambe in 18.22. Medbh Peavoy ran 20.29 and Marianne Dunleavy ran 21.13. Unfortunately, an error on the night saw the ladies down for 4th team but they in fact won the title! Well done also to Padraig McGreal 19.09, Dave Wogan 20.35, Frank McNally 21.13, Jim McNamara 21.50, Terry Mee 21.54, Anne Woodlock 26.42 and Deborah Willis.

In his native Cavan Darren Hand was 5th in the Castle Lake 10k in 34.45 and Emmanuele Ragnoli ran 47.42.

Moving to track, the AAI Games took place in Santry and we had three athletes in action. Eamonn Fahey ran 11.20 in the 100m and 22.34 in the 200m, Simon Taggart won the 110 hurdles in 15.04 and Eric Keogh continued his recent run of good form running 4.00.55 in the 1500m.

It was a big weekend of racing for our young athletes who were busy with the Dublin Juvenile Track and Field Championships bringing home a very impressive 17 gold, 17 silver and 13 bronze for 47 medals in total. Well done to all who competed.

U23 Championships and Womens Mini Marathon

Club News, Results, Senior

On the June bank holiday in the blazing sunshine,  40,000 women took to the streets of Dublin for the Flora Women’s Mini Marathon with a number of Donore runners in action including some of our new members. Storming home in 16th place with a superb new PB of 39.13 was Sinead Lambe who is improving by the week.  Breda Mahony ran 43.26, Sinead Graham 44.33 PB, despite suffering a cold Rhona Duane did 45.18, Grainne Nolan 45.28, Karen Behan 46.00, Joan McTernan 46.47, Angela Eustace in a new PB of 47.21, Lorraine O’Shea 56.30 and Laura Murray 58.28.

As they came through the finish line, an army of Donore volunteers were hard at work directing finishers and handing out medals.  Then there was the customary celebration in Sinnotts afterwards. Well done  to all!

At the Leinster U23 Championships, Lynda Ngankam won both the Triple Jump and 100m where she notched up a new pb of 12.77, David Campbell won the 400m, Jona Kalemi won silver in the U23 800m and 1500m and Anne Gormley won gold in the Masters walk.

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Graded Meets and Midweek Roundup

Club News, Results, Senior

It’s been a busy week for Donore athletes with the BHAA Dunboyne 5 Mile and Graded Meets in Tallaght.

In Dunboyne on Tuesday evening, congratulations to Darren Hand and Fergal Whitty who ran big PB’s of 26:30 and 26:37, also in Dunboyne we had Fergal Swaine 27:32,  Ian Redican 32:19, Frank McNally 34:10, Terry Mee 36:05 and Tom Halton 40:46

At the IMRA 10k race at Carrick Mountain in Glenealy with a very steep climb, Sarah Ni Ruairc ran 66.06

At the Graded League in Tallaght on Wednesday, 16 year old Adam Halpin made his 400m debut running a fantastic 56.21 finishing third in grade. Stephen Gaving ran a PB of 4.53.87 in the mile. In the 3K Eric Keogh finished second in 8.44.07 taking some good scalps along the way while Lee van Haeften returned to the track for 9.05.27, a PB for Oisin Fitzgibbon over the same distance with 9.34.95, finally, Des Gill took 12 seconds off his PB with 11.27.95.

In the womens race Sinead Lambe ran a PB of 10.53.37 taking a fantastic 25 second of her previous best. Conditions were very blustery on the night so it looks like there will be even more improvements to come. Well done to all.

At the weekend, well done also to Ciara Grange in the high jump, Emily Geoghegan 100m hurdles and the 200m, Linda Ngamkam  competed will in the triple jump and Grace Sheridan in the discus and javelin.

Best of luck to all who are competing over the long weekend.

Picutre: Peter Mooney

National Track and Field League Round 1 and Results Roundup

Club News, Meet & Train, Results, Senior

For the first time in several years years the club was represented by both the men and ladies teams. What a tremendous day it turned out to be with the ladies 3rd in their group with some brilliant performances and a total of 88 points. Our men showed their determination to win Division I this summer and gain promotion to the Premier Division. At the end of the day, they  were in first position with an impressive total of 123 points with Sligo County on 113 points and Co Wexford 102 points.

Wins for Darragh Fitzgibbon 800m, Rolus Osala 400h and triple jump, Simon Taggart in 110h and high jump, Jaco Oosthuysen javelin,  Jim Mc Namara in the walk and David Campbell in 400m were so influential. While 2nd placed Lee Van Haeften 1500m, Eric Keogh 5,000m, Eamon Fahey in the long jump and 100m, Kevin English steeplechase, Eric Brady 56 Lb and both relay teams, Simon in Discus and Sean Lawler  3rd place in  the 200m all contributed to a very impressive total  to proceed into the 2nd leg in July.

For the ladies, Anne Gormley did the 1500m walk and the hammer, Sinead McCauley, making her track debut, competed in the 400m in 68 secs while Sorcha NicDhomhnaill won her 800m race in 2:28.  Sinead Mc Cauley also ran the 1500m and finished in a very impressive 3rd place and Jona Kalemi ran as a guest in the same race. Florrie ran the 3000m, running well to finish 7th. In the 4x400m Jona, Florrie, Sinead and Sorcha all performed brilliantly and picked up valuable points for the team and our female sprinters Jenny, Megan, Emily and Linda had a superb race to win the 4 x 100m and Linda also won her individual 100m race.

Overall a brilliant day for the club with fantastic commitment shown by all our athletes and wonderful team spirit and support. Well done to all our athletes, team managers and coaches and club officials who acted as officials for specific events and to all those members who came out to support the teams. It was a memorable day.

The Meet and Train Summer League came to a conclusion last Wednesday with the 4 mile race hosted by Donore in the Phoenix Park. We had a very strong showing from once again with an impressive 31 ladies turning out in the white and black on the night.

Bernadette Kiernan Of Clonliffe was the overall winner of the Meet and Train Road League 2013,  while Donore’s Rhona Duane and Karen Behan were 2nd and 3rd respectively. Congratulations to all the girls who competed in the league, the strong numbers that turned out for these races saw all four Donore teams place well. Donore A (Rhona, Cliodhna, Karen, Sharon, Alma and Janette) won the gold category. Donore B (Joan, Lee, Christina, Aisling, Sinead and Rachel) were second in the silver section. Donore C (Lorraine, Suzanne, Emer, Jennifer, Orla and Caren) won the bronze category and Donore D (Laura, Sue, Ann, Eilish, Angela and Michelle) finished 4th in the bronze category. A big thanks to everyone who contributed to making this a great race.

Well done also to Tony Dunne who ran 1:53 in the Strawberry half marathon at the weekend.

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Dublin Graded Meeting and Weekend Roundup

Club News, Juvenile, Results, Senior

At the Dublin Graded Meeting 2 Santry:  200m Great performances from David Campbell, Sean Lawlor, Stephen Hand, Conor O’Ceallaigh, Adam Halpin, Sean O’Broin and Aidan Doherty, in the 1500m great runs from Eric Keogh and Daragh Fitzgibbon, Stephen Gavin, Ryan Kiernan and Jona Kalemi, in the Hammer Throw well done to Eoin Molloy.

There was more success for our juvenile athletes at the Leinster Schools T & F, well done to Jack Rudden triple gold, Sean Lawlor gold, Rolus Olusa silver, Rebecca Power double gold, Alex Clarkin bronze and Aoife Lynch bronze, well done to all our other juveniles who competed.

In the Terenure 5 Mile on Sunday 19th we had a good field turning out for the club and some great times posted with Ken Nugent leading the charge.

Ken Nugent – 28:15
Des Trimble – 29:37
Stephen Dawson – 31:12
Samantha Conroy – 32:17
Gerard Morris – 34:02
Frank McNally – 34:57
Tony Dunne – 37:07
Colm Nugent – 37:59
Stephanie Murphy – 46:12

In the Bob Heffernen 5k on Tuesday night we had a great turn out from the Donore faithful and the excellent times speak for themselves below.

David Heffernan – 15:48
Darren Hand – 15:53
Fergal Whitty – 16:04
John Downes – 16:07
Gavin Keogh – 16:17
Sean Fox – 17:03
Fred Kiernan – 17:04
Tony Barry – 18:05
Stephen Dawson –  18:30
Joe Murphy – 18:39
Desmond Gill – 19:03
Breda Mahon – 19:45
Michelle O Hagan – 20:44

Finally, Joan McTernan and Lavinia Kirwan ran very well in the Maynooth 10k and well done to Barbara Murray who was 6th woman in the Blackwater 10k.

Lucan Harriers 5K, Kildare Marathon, Half Marathon and 10k

Club News, Results, Senior

Serial marathon runner George Brady ran a super 2.56.29 in the tough windy conditions of the exposed Curragh racecourse a week after a 3.06 in Belfast. Well done George! Tony Dunne ran 1.48.46 in the Half marathon and Ian Redican ran 41.52 in the 10k followed by Arthur Connick in 47.11, Adrienne Seery in 57.52 and Julie MacNamara in 1.04.24. Well done all.

In the Tom Byrne Memorial 5k in Lucan we had 13 runners who supported our neighbouring club in this long established road race. Our first runner in was Bob Blake in 18.08 followed by Dave Wogan in 18.45, Luke Boland in 18.47, Desmond Gill in 19.29, Niall O’Reilly 19.39, Gerard Morris 19.43, Florence Curley 19.51, Medbh Peavoy 20.29, Sinead Graham 21.04, Dave Hudson 22.33, Gary O’Connor 23.01, Sheila Casey 25.25, Sue Lynch 27.45. Again the wind didn’t make it easy going so well done to all who achieved pb’s today!

Belated congrats to Linda Curtin who ran the Limerick Half Marathon in 1.58.25.

Well done to Deborah Duffy who ran 56.34 and Aine Grogan who ran 59.16 at the Fit City Series 10k in the Phoenix Park: