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Letterkenny Athletic Club’s Caitriona Jennings became a National Champion on Sunday. She won gold in the National Half Marathon Championship in Dublin; the race was subsumed within the Rock n Roll Half Marathon. Caitriona crossed the line in an excellent time of 1.22.25. This left her 29 seconds clear of her…

For the second consecutive Tuesday, Ciaran Doherty was an impressive winner of a 5K in his native Rosses. He won the Dungloe 5K in 15.27, leaving him 86 seconds clear of the second finisher. M50 runner, Danny Sharkey, clocked 25.10. Paul McFadden was a convincing winner of Thursday’s Dunlewey 5K. Paul crossed…

There were several excellent performances from Letterkenny AC runners at the weekend’s AAI Irish Life Health Senior Track and Field Championships at Morton Stadium, Santry.  In Saturday’s 1500m heats, Darren McBrearty gained a place in the final in style when he won his heat in 3.58.04. Darren then turned in a superlative…

Ivan Toner continued on the winning trail during the week. On Tuesday evening, Ivan took first place in the Abbey Village 5K  in a time of 16.39.  Just 48 hours later, Ivan won the St Paul’s, Ramelton, 5K when he ran more than half a minute faster than he had done in Kilmacrenan.…

A large number of Letterkenny AC runners competed in Friday evening’s Rathmullen Festival 5K. Ann Marie McGlynn had a superb run and her time of 16.16 gave her first place in the women’s race and 5th place overall. Just 1 second behind Ann Marie was the highly consistent Ivan Toner, who was…

In very hot conditions in Raphoe on Tuesday evening, Ivan Toner got back to winning ways. Ivan was the winner of the Raphoe 5K to occupy the position that has been his customary domain on many occasions  in Donegal Grand Prix races throughout this decade. Ivan’s time of 17.06 gave him a…

Despite the searing heat on Tuesday evening, there was  still a large number of impressive performances from Letterkenny AC runners in the Termon 5K. LAC’s first runner home was multiple Grand Prix winner, Ivan Toner. Ivan made light of the high temperatures and finished 2nd in an impressive time of 16.20. This…