Letterkenny Athletic Club Notes
Caitriona Jennings had a superlative run at the weekend when she won the National 50K Championship in Donadea in a time of 3.24.29. The setting was Donadea Forest Park in Co Kildare. The incessant rain throughout the week had left parts of the 5K trail looking like a muddy cross…
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Danny Mooney showed his class with a superb 1500m victory at the Irish Life Health AAI Indoor Games at The National Indoor Arena in Abbotstown. A scintillating finish saw Danny leave all his rivals trailing in his wake. His time was 3.51.71 and his nearest 2 challengers were both from…
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Fionnuala Diver had an excellent run in Saturday’s Northern Ireland and Ulster cross country championship in Belfast. She stormed to a 2nd place finish in a very high quality race. She was first in the F35 category. The only runner ahead of Fionnuala was another Diver- Catherine of Beechmount Harriers. Fionnuala’s time…
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A large number of Letterkenny Athletic Club runners descended upon Dublin on Sunday morning for the 38th Dublin Marathon. Traditionally, the Dublin Marathon had been held on the October Bank Holiday Monday. However, the move a few years ago to the Sunday has proved to be inspirational. The event is now the 5th largest in…
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the first big National cross country race of the new season was held on Sunday. The Autumn Open Cross Country Festival took place at the National Sports Complex, Abbotstown, Dublin. The Masters’ Trial Race for the November ‘5 Nations Cross Country International race’ is subsumed within the event. Karol Duggan…
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Letterkenny Athletic Club enjoyed both indivudual and team success in Sunday morning’s Brian McCormick Sports & Leisure Donegal 5K, which took place in a wet and windy Ballybofey. The race winner was Eoghan McGinley who clocked 16.00. Danny Mooney was 4th in 16.18, followed by Ciaran McGonagle who was 2nd in the…
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The old Churchill 5K, renowned in its day as Donegal’s toughest 5K, was resurrected last Tuesday. Padraig Friel was crowned ‘King of Churchill’; he crossed the line in 19.51 and was the only runner to breach the 20 minute mark. Martin Gormley was next and was first in the M50…