Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
Danny Mooney produced another outstanding display of track running at the weekend at the highly presigious International Flanders Athletics Meeting in Oordegem, Belgium. He ran 3.42.74 in the 1500m. Earlier in the week, Danny ran a superb time of 1.56.07 to win the 800m at the Lifford Strabane AC Open…
Donegal athletes excel at Ulster schools finals
The Ulster Schools Athletics finals held in ideal conditions at the Antrim Forum on Friday and Saturday last lived up to its billing as the top underage meet of the season in the province. Numerous championship best performances, and a host of exciting and closely fought events both on the track and in…
Letterkenny Athletics Club Notes
The 2017 Donegal Grand Prix is now in full swing, with a plethora of events having already taken place in the first few weeks. There were several events in the past week and, as has been the situation in many races in recent years, Letterkenny AC runners were at the…
Letterkenny Athletics Club Notes
Letterkenny Athletic Club were well represented at the highly prestigous Irish Life Health National Road Relay Championships in Raheny, Dublin on Sunday afternoon. The journey was well worthwhile with LAC’s runners cementing the club’s status and reputation as one of the country’s elite athletic clubs. The Masters’ women’s team, comprising…
Donegal athletes named on Irish teams
Donegal’s Brendan Boyce has been named on a strong Irish walk squad for the European Walks Cup in Podebrady in the Czech Republic at the end of next month. The Irish group also includes world champion Rob Heffernan and Alex Wright, with all three selected for the 20K event, and…
Northwest charity 10K this Sunday
Runners and walkers can still register on-line at www.northwest10k.com ahead of Sunday’s big charity event in Letterkenny. A registration office will also be opening at Letterkenny Community Centre on this Thursday and Friday evenings from 5-7 p.m. The office will also be open on Saturday afternoon from 3-6 p.m. Those…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
Annmarie McGlynn put on a tremendous display in Tuesday night’s Bay Road 5K in Derry. Annmarie surpassed last year’s excellent time and came home in 16.12. This represented a road PB for Annmarie, although she has run faster (16.07) on the track. Annmarie took the women’s prize by more than…