Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
Even some of the most extreme August weather ever witnessed in Donegal couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of almost 200 runners last Tuesday in the Aurivo Charity 5K in Killygordon. Young Letterkenny AC runner David Smith made light of the conditions. He had an excellent run and finished second in 17.33.…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
355 runners completed the Donegal Half Maraton on Sunday morning in conditions that were much better than those ‘enjoyed’ in most parts of Ireland. Letterkenny Athletic Club runners dominated the race in a manner similar to that displayed all summer in the shorter races. Ciaran McGonagle won the race in…
LISTEN BACK: Sligo sprinter Christopher O’Donnell
North Sligo AC sprinter Christopher O’Donnell spoke to Darragh Cox on The Final Whistle about breaking the Irish junior 200m record at the European U20 Championships in Italy during the summer.
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
Ciaran Doherty enhanced his reputation as one of Europe’s top Masters’ Athletics’ Steeplchasers. Last Monday, Ciaran emerged victorious in the M40 3000m Steeplechase at the European Masters’ Track and Field Championship in the Danish city of Aahrus. Ciaran’s time of 9.34.60 saw him clinch the gold medal with just 0.49…
Two Donegal athletes on the Irish team for World Championships
The World Athletics Championships get underway in London tonight, with a small Irish team of eleven travelling, among them Donegal’s Brendan Boyce and Mark English. From the London Stadium, normally the weekly home of West Ham United, Will Downing reports…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
The 2 Letterkenny Athletic Club runners in Tuesday evening’s Burtonport 5K, Eoin Hughes and Fionnuala Diver, did the club proud when they both put on winning performances in the west Donegal fishing village. Young Eoin had his first win in a senior race when he crossed the line in 16.08.…
North Sligo AC to welcome Olympian Thomas Barr to celebration event
North Sligo Athletic Club have announced that Olympian Thomas Barr will be the special guest at the club’s 40th anniversary celebration dinner dance in October. The Waterford native was Ireland’s standout athlete at last year’s Rio Olympics, breaking the Irish 400 metres hurdles record time in the heats and again…