Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
The Donegal road racing season moved into top gear on Sunday afternoon in searing heat in Letterkenny. The annual North West 10K attracted a huge number of runners and walkers. Eoghan McGinley had a tremendous run and his time of 32.39 was good enough for 2nd place. Eoghan was just…
Registration now open for North West 10K in Letterkenny
The North 10k registration office opened on Thursday evening at the Letterkenny Community Centre. It will be open again this Friday evening from 5-7 pm and on Saturday from 3-6 p.m. Entry fee is 15 euros for Runners and Walkers. The walkers will have chip timing for the first time.…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
A very strong Letterkenny AC Male Masters M35-49 team, comprising Raymond Birch, Karol Duggan and Ciaran Doherty, returned from the National Road Relays in Raheny, Dublin with silver medals on Sunday. They were deprived of gold by only a fraction of a second. Club Captain, Raymond Birch, got the team off…
North West 10k build-up continues
The big build-up to the 22nd North West 10k is continuing with just under a fortnight to go now to the charity run and walk in aid of Diabetes Ireland and Breastcare North West. On-line registrations have been busy over the past couple of weeks and 10k Chairperson Neil Martin…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
Following on from Ann-marie McGlynn and Nakita Burke’s exploits of the previous weekend, Maria Ni Mhaollagain was the latest of Letterkenny AC’s hugely talented group of women runners to show outstanding form. In the space of slightly more than 36 hours, Maria notched up 2 victories and, in the process,…
Medallions for top 1500 finishers at North West 10K
For the first time the North West 10k will be presenting medallions to the first 1,500 entrants who cross the finish line on Sunday, May 6, at Letterkenny Community Centre. The introduction of the medallion is already creating added interest in the charity run and walk, which has raised over…
Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
The all conquering women of Letterkenny Athletic Club took Omagh by storm on Saturday. They achieved outstanding individual and team results in the Omagh Half Marathon. Annmarie McGlynn was an impressive winner of the women’s race in 1.14.28. In the process, she eclipsed the course record which had stood for 18…