Dublin Juvenile Track & Field Championships

Club News, Juvenile, Results

Last weekend saw great results for our juvenile athletes as the Dublin Juvenile Track and Field Championships came to a close with very impressive 52 medals.

Some fantastic performances for our girls who won 10 gold medals; Laura O’Byrne u/14 High Jump, Rebecca Power u/14 Hammer, Discus and Javelin, Lauren O’Keeffe u/15 Hammer, Clodagh Reid u/17 Hammer, Discus and Shot Putt, Karen Hughes u/17 Javelin and Niamh Dowling u/19 800m. While the boys notched up another 10 gold medals from Kolade Abiodun in u/14 80m, 200m & 75m Hurdles, Max Carey in u/14 Javelin, Jack Rudden-Kelly in u/15 High Jump; Long Jump & Shot Putt, Alex Clerkin in u/15 80m Hurdles & Javelin and Sam Allen in u/19 3,000m.

Seven silver for the girls with Susie O’Farrell winning two medals in u/14 80m & 200m, Lara O’Byrne in u/14 75m Hurdles, Aoife Lynch in u/15 100m & 200m, Cara Brennan in u/15 Discus and Karen Hughes in u/17 Shot Putt. With 13 silver medals for the boys we had, Luke Walker-Browning in u/10 500m, Louis McDonagh in u/13 Javelin, Ryan O’Keeffe in u/13 Shot Putt, Max Carey in u/14 80m; 200m; 75m Hurdles & Long Jump, Jack Rudden-Kelly in u/15 100m & 80m Hurdles, Gabhan O’Thighearnaigh in u/15 High Jump, Alex Clerkin in u/15 Discus, Oisin Fitzgibbon in u/17 3,000m and Rolus Olusa in u/18 400m Hurdles.

To round off the impressive haul of medals the girls won 5 bronze medals between them Eve Reilly in u/15 80m Hurdles, Lauren O’Keeffe in u/15 Javelin, Claire O’Connor in u/16 800m and Karen Hughes in u/17 Hammer & Discus while the boys won 7 bronze, Jack Raftery u/13 600m, Kolade Abiodun in u/14 Long Jump, Iain Durrock in u/15 Discus, Alex Clerkin in u/15 Long Jump & Shot Putt, Stephen Gavin in u/17 1,500m and Eoin Molloy in u/18 Hammer.

Congratulations to everyone who competed and a big thank you to their parents and coaches for their work and support throughout the championships.

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

Members Notice: Security Barrier

Club News

As you are aware the security barrier has now been fully installed inside the club gates and swipes have been on sale in the club on training nights this week. Unfortunately, the uptake for swipes has been poor thus far, this has now caused a delay with the implementation of the barrier.

From next Thursday, June 6th, the barrier WILL be in operation. Swipes will be on sale in the club again next Tuesday, June 4th. This will be your final opportunity to buy a swipe without prior arrangement. After this, no swipe, no entry, no exceptions. If you wish to continue using the car park you MUST purchase a swipe, without a security card you will not be permitted to enter the car park under any circumstances.

If you have not got your security card before June 6th, please do not attempt to enter the car park as this will cause delays on the main road and for other members.

If you have any queries about this please contact a member of the committee.

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.

High Jump Coaching Session with Deirdre Ryan

Club News, Events, Juvenile

Deirdre Ryan, National, International and Irish High jump representative at London Olympics 2012, will do a high jump coaching session with our athletes on Tuesday 4th of June down at our track starting at 6.30 pm. All are welcome.

A question and answer session will be held in the lounge after the session. All our members young and old are invited to attend.

This is a great opportunity to get top class coaching and advice from an Olympian and thanks to Jim Fanning for facilitating this.

Jim McNamara Tribute Night

Club News, Events

Saturday May 18th saw a collection of current and past Donore and Irish athletes join together with the McNamara family to celebrate the life and achievements of current Senior Ladies coach and long serving Donore Harriers member Jim McNamara.

The night saw touching dedications and tributes from those who have been lucky enough to train, compete against or be coached by McNamara. It was clear to see how Jim’s affection and enthusiasm has rubbed off on the lives he has touched during his long athletic career.

McNamara who was recently presented with an AAI award for his contribution to athletics, was presented with gifts from the club on the night as a small token of the appreciation the club would like to show for what he has contributed to Donore Harriers since he joined the club over 50 years ago.

Donore Athlete, Frank McNally has written an article for The Irish Times which was published today. The article is available online here

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If anybody has more photos from the event, please send on to Conor.

 

Fit4Life May Update

Fit 4 Life

Welcome back runners, bright nights are back in so it makes training all that more enjoyable and race season has begun!! Just to update you all about some of the races so far this year and the Fit4Life crew who have taken part in them. Well done to you all, some of you doing your first ever race 10k races while others are looking to improve on times, especially Elaine Verdon who took 9 mins off her 10k time for the Great Ireland Run, excellent job! Dave Wogan (Coach) who’s race diary is nearly getting impossible to keep up with these days went into the year 2013 head on; with 11 races under his belt so far and becoming the overall 3rd place winner of the Lord Mayor’s 5 alive challenge. Great running on Dave’s behalf; how will us mere mortal of runners ever keep up with him!! Well done again, I’m sure there’s more to come from you and the rest of the Fit4life crew so I will keep my pen and book at hand! Also a big thank you to coach Barry Potts for putting us all through our paces!!!