3rd May 2010- Results and Fixtures

Medal Winners in Leinster Masters Road Championships

The leinster Novice and Masters Road Championships were held in Gowran, Kilkenny on Bank Holiday Monday with a good number of our athletes taking part despite been on the day after the Dochas run.

First into action were the Master Ladies who had to run a distance of 3000 metres. Tullamore’s Liz Cuskelly who was the defending champion was always to the fore in the race but in the end had to settle for second place behind her old rival Mullingar’s Mary Scully. Liz’s time was 10.45 which was actually quicker than her winning time twelve months ago.

Mary Daly claimed a bronze medal in the W3 category in a time of 12.01 while Martina Conlon placed sixth in the same category and clocked 12.46.
Una Mullen finished in fourth place in W2 in a time of 13.34.

In the Mens Masters race over 6000 metres Catch Grennan was our best placed finisher in third place in a fast time of 19.48. Declan Madden got third over 40 in 20.46 while Ciaran McGovern and Jim Langan won silver medals in their respective O 60 and O 65 categories with Ciaran clocking 25.27 and Jim 27.52. Tony McCormack placed seventh and Pat Conlon tenth in the over 50 category with times of 22.02 and 22.21 respectively. The Tullamore team finished in second place in the M3 category with Offaly claiming third place in the same event.

Our only representative in the Novice race over 6000 metres was Eddie Garry who had a fine run to finish 13th in a good time of 20.40.

Big Turnout for Dochas 4 Mile Run/Walk
A huge crowd of over four hundred and fifty runners and walkers took part in the annual four mile run/walk in aid of Offaly Dochas Cancer support group.The showers cleared up just in time for the 11.30 start and Taoiseach Brian Cowen was on hand to fire the starting pistol to get the run underway.

The first man home was Ferbane man Paul Buckley who ran a great race to finally get the better of Tullamore Harriers runner Noel Kelly. Buckley completed the course in a fast 20.23 with Kelly clocking 20.32. Mick Murphy had a great run to take third just ahead of John Donegan in fourth. Pauline Curley was the winner in the ladies category with Maire Triona O’Connor second and Michelle Mullaney third. Category winners were John Donegan, Deirdre Lambe, Catherine Galvin, Johnny Feery, Mary Walsh, Paddy McIntyre and Edward Leonard.

Results :
1 Paul Buckley 20.23 ; 2 Noel Kelly 20.32 ; 3 Mick Murphy ; 4 John Donegan 22.00 ; 5 Johnny Feery 22.15 ; 6 Jody O’Reilly 22.27 ; 7 Richie Galvin 22.48 ; 8 Pauline Curley 22.57 ; 9 Colm Colohan 23.41 ; 10 David Gorry 24. 36 ; 11 Maire Triona O’Connor 24.51 ; 12 Eoghan McTigue 24.52 ; 13 Vinny Conlon 25.11 ; 14 Eddie Garry 25.12 ; 15 Liam Byrne 25.27 ; 16 Fra Mollen 25.36 ; 17 Brendan Abbot 25.41 ; 18 Noel Buckley 25.42 ; 19 Barry Mooney 25.47 ; 20 Glen Finlay 25.50. 21 Conor Mooney 26.01 ; 22 Maurice Fitzgerald 26.15 ; 23 Christy Donegan 26.54 ; 24 Deirdre Lambe 27.03 ; 25 Jimmy Breen 27.16 ; 26 Tony McCormack 27.24 ; 27 Ian O’Kelly 27.28 ; 28 Gavin Kavanagh 27.32 ; 29 Ray Martin 27.45 ; 30 Nigel Kearney 27.50.

INTER VARSITIES ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS 
Tullamore Harriers had two athletes taking part in the University Athletic Championships last weekend.  Eoin Hannon, representing Dublin City University, competed in the long jump.  He continued the good form he showed in the Indoor Championships by winning the gold medal with a brilliant best jump of 7.40m.  Eoin also jumped 7.01, 7.21 in the course of the competition and as he was jumping off a shortened run up it augers well for when the senior season gets into full swing.

Alan Whelan, representing University of Limerick, competed in the 4 x 100m and 4 x 400m relay.  The team qualified easily for the final of the 4 x 100m and in that final Alan ran a brilliant first leg to give UL a commanding lead and they went on to win gold, equalling the championship record in the process.  He then went on to run the third leg of the 4 x 400m relay and again ran a brilliant leg to bring his team from 4th to 2nd at the change over and they went on to again win giving Alan his 2nd gold medal of the weekend

News Roundup :
Three of our members competed in the Dublin Graded track and field meetings recently. Richie Faulkner had a great run in the 3000 metres where he finished in sixth place in a new personal best time of 10.19.Eoin Hannon was second in his 100 metre heat in 11.25 while Paul Kilmartin placed sixth in his 100 metre heat in 12.66. Paul also competed in the St Abbans Open Sports on Monday last where he won the 400 metres in a time of 51.69 (h).

Pauline Lambe competed in the Butlerstown 10k road race in Waterford on April 23rd and ran a super race to be first woman home in a fast time of 36.22.

John Todd competed last Saturday week in the Dublin Business Houses 10K road run held in the K Club, Straffen. Starting and finishing at the golf course clubhouse, John had a great run to finish in 38th place out of a field of 351 runners and he was the winner in the over 55 category. John clocked a time of 38.20. Last Saturday John competed in the RTE 5 mile road race and was unfortunate to pull a calf muscle during the race and he had to settle for 95th overall and third in the over 55 category in a time of 31.32.

The results of the team competitions from the National 10K run recently were announced and it was learned that the Tullamore were the winners of the Masters Womens team competition ahead of Mayo AC. in second with Tallaght AC third. The mens over 35 team narrowly missed out on national medals when finishing in fourth place. The mens over 50 team took the silver medals, just fourteen seconds behind the winners Rathfarnham AC. Also in the same race Jim Langan won a bronze medal in the over 65 category in a time of 61.00.

Wednesday Night Training :
Training for beginners continues this Wednesday evening at 7 pm. It’s a fun way of getting some exercise and meeting people and everybody is welcome.

Fixtures.
May 5th : First leg of Midland Road League in Belvedere House, Mullingar at 8pm.
May 8th Croghan Hill 10K.
May 28th: Jack Cox road race, Kilcormac at 8pm.

Training: Tuesday and Thursday at 6.30pm, Sunday morning at 8.30am Except on a race day. New members always welcome.

Membership is now overdue. Forms available in clubhouse.