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School Kid's clean up....
Sligo AC had a lot of representatives at the Co Sligo Track and Field Championships 2012, and some excellent performances by these youngsters shows the the future for Sligo AC and athletics looks bright. Well done to all who competed and to all the coaches. RESULTS U12 Girls 60m Hurdles U12 Boys 60m Hurdles 1st Ellen Kilcoyne Sth Sligo 1st Declan Foy Sligo AC 2nd Nadine Deering Sligo AC 2nd Noel Burke Sligo AC 3rd Nancy Mae Leech Sth Sligo AC 3rd Ronan Walsh Sth Sligo AC U13 Girls 60m Hurdles U13 Boys 60m Hurdles 1st Lauren Cadden Sligo AC 1st Leo Doherty Sligo AC 2nd Ciara Mooney Tireragh AC 2nd Liam Kerrigan Sth Sligo 3rd Josh Fairbrother Tireragh U14 Boys 75m Hurdles 1st Joseph McMunn Tireragh U15 Girls 80m Hurdles U15 Boys 80m Hurdles 1st Tara Leech Tireragh AC 1st Thomas Keaveney Tireragh 2nd Leah McCarthy Sligo AC U16 Girls 80m Hurdles 1st Naoimi Higgins Tireragh AC U12 Girls 60m U12 Boys 60m 1st Tara Walsh Sth Sligo 9.04 1st Noel Burke Sligo AC 9.00 2nd Ellen Kilcoyne Sth Sligo 2nd Declan Foy Sligo AC 3rd Eva Delahunt Sligo AC 3rd Jason McMunn Tireragh U13 Girls 60m U13 Boys 60m 1st Lauren Cadden Sligo AC 8.76 1st Eoin Hallinan Tireragh AC 2nd Aoife Morris Sligo AC 2nd Liam Kerrigan Sligo AC 3rd Ciara Mooney Tireragh AC 3rd Leo Doherty Sligo AC U14 Girls 80m U14 Boys 80m 1st Mairead Surlis Sth Sligo AC 1st Kieran McGlone Sligo AC 11.00 2nd Adam Lynch Sligo AC 3rd Joseph McMunn Tireragh AC U15 Girls 100m U15 Boys 100m 1st Tara Leech Tireragh 14.00 1st Graham Kerr Sligo AC 12.79 2nd Keeley Greene Nth Sligo AC 2nd David Rutledge Sligo AC 3rd Isobel McPhilips 3rd Aaron Keaveney Tireragh AC U16 Girls 100m U16 Boys 100m 1st Stacey Kerr Sligo AC 12.94 1st Aaron Cadden Sligo AC 2nd Naomi Higgins Tireragh AC U17 Boys 100m 1st Ben Roberts Nth Sligo AC 2nd Oisin Harney Sligo AC U19 Boys 100m 1st Colm Burke Sligo AC U12 Girls 600m U12 Boys 600m 1st Tara Walsh Sth Sligo 1st Noel Bourke Sligo AC 2nd Nadine Deering Sligo AC 2nd Michael Kerins Nth Sligo AC 3rd Emma Walsh Sth Sligo 3rd Jason McMunn Tireragh AC U13 Girls 600m U13 Boys 600m 1st Aoife Morris Sligo AC 1.59 1st Leo Doherty Sligo AC 2nd Lauren Cadden Sligo AC 2nd James McDonagh Nth Sligo AC 3rd Lillian Casey Sligo AC 3rd Brian West U14 Boys 800m 1st Luke Brown U15 Girls 800m U15 Boys 800m 1st Caoileann McGonigle Sligo AC 2.27 1st Aaron Keaveney Tireragh AC 2.50 2nd Laura Joyce Sligo AC 2nd Thomas Keaveney Tireragh AC 3rd Kate Carty Sligo AC 3rd Keenan Deering Sligo AC U17 Girls 1500m U17 Boys 1500m 1st Aisling Molloy Sligo AC 5.40 1st Oisin Harney Sligo AC 4.44 2nd Thomas Delahunt Sligo AC 3rd Ben Roberts Nth Sligo AC U18 Girls 1500m U18 Boys 1500m 1st Elan McCarthy Nth Sligo AC 6.58 1st John Bourke Sligo AC 4.40 ` U12 Girls Long Jump U12 Boys Long Jump 1st Ellen Kilcoyne Sth Sligo AC 3.23 1st Noel Bourke Sligo AC 3.44 2nd Tara Walsh Sth Sligo AC 2nd Michael Kerins Nth Sligo AC 3rd Nancy Mae Leech Tireragh AC 3rd Declan Foy Sligo AC U13 Girls Long Jump U13 Boys Long Jump 1st Ciara Mooney Tireragh AC 3.29 1st Eoin Hallinan Tireragh AC 3.80 2nd Lillian Casey Sligo AC 2nd Leo Doherty Sligo AC 3rd Lauren Cdden Sligo AC 3rd Josh Fairbrother Tireragh AC U14 Girls Long Jump U14 Boys Long Jump 1st Adam Lynch Sth Sligo AC 3.93 2nd Joseph McMunn Tireragh U15 Girls Long Jump U15 Boys Long Jump 1st Tara Leech Tireragh AC 4.59 1st Tomas Keavney Tireragh 3.45 2nd Isobel McPhilips Tireragh 2nd Aaron Keaveney Tireragh 3rd Keeley Greene Nth Sligo AC 3rd Keenan Deering Sligo AC U18 Girls Long Jump U17 Boys Long Jump 1st Elan McCarthy Nth Sligo AC 3.0 1st Ben Roberts Nth Sligo AC 5.00 2nd Oisin Harney Sligo AC U19 Boys Long Jump 1st Colm Bourke Sligo AC 6.06 U12 Girls Shot Putt U12 Boys Shot Putt 1st Tara Walsh Sth Sligo AC 5.05 1st Ronan Walsh Sth Sligo AC 5.71 2nd Rachel Keller Sth Sligo 2nd Declan Foy Sligo AC 3rd Chloe Connie Sth Sligo U13 Girls Shot Putt 1st Lillian Casey Sligo AC 5.66 2nd Tara Carty Sligo AC 3rd Lauren Cadden Sligo AC U14 Girls Shot Putt U14 Boys Shot Putt 1st Rachel Walsh Sth Sligo AC 5.36 Adam Lynch Sligo AC 6.44 U15 Girls Shot Putt 1st Kate Carty Sligo AC 4.95
8K Basking in Sunshine.
Sligo AC's annual 8K Road Race was held in the fantastic surroundings of Rosses Point on Saturday afternoon last, A record entry of 263 runners lined up at the start line of this now infamous race which is attracting bigger numbers year after year. The Race was held under perfect weather conditions and the organisation of the event was second to none. The outright winner of the Race was Sligo AC's very own Emmet Dunleavy who cruised across the line in a fine time of 25:15 followed by Sligo AC's up coming young star Killian O'Conner (26:43), T.J. McHugh (26:51) of Mayo AC was third. In the women's race Catherine Conway of Mayo AC was first home in a time of 31:05 followed by North Sligo AC's Aisling Van Rensburg in 31:08 and in third spot was North Sligo AC's Una McCool in 32:12. This race is one of the flattest races in the North West and is race number 3 of 9 in the Sligo Credit union, Amcor Flexibles and Filans Centra Road Racing league where the attention now switches to the next race which is the Maugherow 10K at the beginning of June. A superb after race function was held in The Yacht Club where there was plenty of Tea, Coffee and some exceptional goodies which was all donated by Club Members, Family and Friends, and Sligo AC would like to thank every one for their support, help and advice in staging this very successfully run, we hope everyone enjoyed the event as much as we in Sligo AC enjoyed having you with us and look forward to welcoming you all back in 2013. It was great to see so many happy faces crossing the line as the most important thing is to enjoy yourself so be very proud of what you have achieved and Happy Running. Regards Enda Dineen Sligo AC PRO Below is a link where a number of photographs can be found. http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3541571372747&set=a.3541570652729.2139720.1076310900&type=1&theater
Anna The Flyer..
A massive well done to Sligo AC's Anna Reddin finishing 7th in the Sun Belt Championships in Louisianna over 10,000 in 37min 48 in her first ever 10,000m, she is getting stronger and stronger every day and lots more to come for this talented youngster. Congratulations from all your friends in Sligo AC.
Balina Half Marathon PB's all round...
On Saturday Morning a group of Sligo AC Athletes made the Short Journey to Ballina to compete in the River Moy Half Marathon, This excellently organised event is held along the banks of the River Moy incorporating the beautiful surroundings of Beleek Woods and had a field of 380 runners on the morning of the event. It was a great outing for the Sligo contingent as Eamon Dunbar and Enda Dineen crossed the line together in a time of 1:30 both inside the top 25 across the finish line, both these lad's just after completing Marathons in the last few Day's and weeks, Next was Joe Davey who ran a personal best of 1:43 followed by Linda Higgins in a PB of 1:55, Mairead McMorrow in a PB of 1:56, Sarah McCaffrey PB of 1:58, Corina Kiernan was next in her first outing at the Half Marathon distance in a time of 1:59 closely followed by Sharon Dineen in a PB of 2:00. This sets all these endurance runners up nicely for the coming year which will no doubt lead to the start line of The Dublin City Marathon.
8K 2012..Massive success.
Hi To all who participated in today's Sligo AC 8K road race. Please find the link to the complete results attached and well done to one and all, you all should be proud of what you achieved today and thank you for you support. I hope you all enjoyed the event as much as we in Sligo AC enjoyed having you with us in the beautiful surroundings of Sunny Rosses point. Happy Running. :) http://www.precisiontiming.net/result/racetimer?v=%252Fen%252Frace%252Fshow%252F848%253Flayout%253Dprecision_timing
Balla 8K.
The Balla 8k will take place on Saturday May 19th at 12 noon (Note new start time).You can race, jog or walk. It is the second race in Mayo AC 2012 C&C Cellular Road League. It replaces the Carramore 10k which is not being held this year. Entries online at www.runireland.com or at Community Centre Balla from 10.30 on race day, - value for money at €10.00. Prizes (all cash) Men first 3, first 2 over 40, 50, 60. First Junior u19. Women first 3, first 2 over 35, 45, 50. First Junior u19 A contribution from the race will go towards Balla 'No Name Club' - a national organisation catering for the needs of local youth. Dressing facilities at Community Centre. Post race refreshments/prize-giving in Durkans at the Square. 8k course is AAI measured. It is the same course as 10k, except the 8k start is at 2k mark at top of village beyond church. Contacts: Brendan Conwell 087 2941227 or Michael McGrath 086 8534729 (after 7pm).
A Big congratulations to Sligo AC
A Big congratulations to Sligo AC members Eamon Dunbar, Damien Kennedy and Declan Marshall who ran the Belfast City Marathon on Bank Holiday Monday,Conditions were difficult as the Rain poured down but that did not stop these three tough characters who had trained meticulously for the endurance event. Eamon was first home in a super time of 2:57 and is now a member of a very elite sub 3 group, Next was Damien in a time of 3:07 and again it goes to show the commitment and effort that was put in as Damien pushed hard to achieve this excellent time, completing the trio was Declan in a time of 3:18 which was a fantastic outing by Declan and all times the 3 lads should be extremely proud of. It has been a long winter for the 3 seasoned Marathoners so it is now time to relax the tired muscles, "Rehydrate" and then start thinking of Dublin 2012 when it all starts over again. Well done lads from all your club colleagues. thinking of Dublin 2012 when it all starts over again. Well done lads from all your club colleagues.
"Run Cycle Run"
A massive well done to all Sligo AC members who participated in today’s third Boyle Charity Duathlon. Following on from the success of last years event the 2012 Duathlon proved to be a bigger and better Challenge. Lough Key Forest Park is an ideal location for multi-sport events with its beautiful scenery and full compliment of amenities which is no wonder the crowds just keep getting bigger and bigger each year. The weather really did shine for all and both competitors and supporters made the best of the Bank Holiday Break. Also a big thank you to the organisers of the event as a lot of work went in to the staging of the Duathlon and they deserve all the credit and thanks from all who took part. The Duathlon also raised a lot of money for their chosen charity which this year was "The Ciara Grehan Foundation" in association with Ability West, so again well done to all concerned. The event consisted of a 5K run followed by a 20K Cycle and finishing with a punishing 2.5K run but the weather, scenery and fantastic support made it all the easier. The organisers left nothing to chance and organised a family day out as bouncy castles, children’s obstacle course, face painting and other activities were all planed in conjunction with the duathlon. I have no doubt this event will grow in popularity every single year as it was plain to be seen this afternoon from the competitors faces that this now will be a regular calendar event for all. Also Congratulations to all Sligo AC Members who participated in this weekends Tour Of Sligo events. Again the weather really was on the cyclist’s side and everyone should be proud to have participated in such a challenging event. The Family day proved to be an enjoyable and leisurely cycle on the Saturday before the endurance riders hit the roads in the 60K, 100K and enormous 160K. A well deserved break from the saddle now as the decisions are made to see what is the next challenge that awaits to be tackled. REMINDER.SLIGO AC 8K - SAT. NEXT MAY 12TH AT 5:30PM, ROSSES POINT - SEE YOU THERE - www.runireland.com
Belfast Bound
All at Sligo AC want to send our wishes to 3 of our club athletes who are competing in this years Belfast City Marathon. The 3 "Hard Men" are Declan "Olly" Marshall, Damien "ebay" Kennedy and Eamon "Red Mist" Dunbar. These 3 lads have covered some serious miles over the past number of months and have even been known to camp out in Union Wood as they have trained so much in the wood since Christmas. All this training will stand them good stead as the line up at the start line outside City Hall on Monday morning. As one legend of the Sligo Long Distance Road running scene once said "Go out hard, and hang on", Best of luck Lad's as you tackle the Marathon distance and remember "The marathon is a charismatic event. It has everything. It has drama. It has competition. It has camaraderie. It has heroism. Every runner can't dream of being an Olympic champion, but he can dream of finishing a marathon." Pictured above is the 3 Belfast Bound Lad's with Marathon Guru and Sligo AC Coach Alan Kearins after one of Alan's Marathon training sessions which seem's to have taken it's toll on Olly by the look in his eye's. "Happy Running"
Finn Valley T&F
Last evening a small group of Sligo AC juvenile athletes travelled to Finn Valley in Stranorlar to test them against Donegal’s finest in track and field. Starting from our youngest competitor Aoife Morrison who competed in the 80 meters and the 600metres. Aoife finished 2nd in her heat and qualified for the final where she finished 5th in a highly competitive field. Later in the 600metres Aoife went better still claiming the silver medal with a well paced run working her way through the field and sprinting home over the final 200m metres top claim he just rewards. Aoife completed the 600metres in 2 minutes flat, which is a fantastic time as a strong wind was in the runners face for most of the race. Stacy Kerr showed he class yet again winning her U16 100metres heat in a personal best of 12.36 and the final in 12.56 easing up in the final stages saving herself for her first time over 300 metres in preparation for the Connaught schools next Wednesday. Stacy ran in the over 16s 300metres and finished second to Sligo AC’s other competitor in the race Emily Burns. Emily ran 40seconds with Stacy running a 44seconds 300. So well done to both girls, who again had to run head on into a strong wind for 150 metres. The boys Graham Kerr and Graham Bourke both ran the U16 100metres, with Graham Kerr (running 2 years above his age group) recording a personal best time of 12.66 and Graham Bourke close behind in 13.40. Graham Bourke is a recent addition to Sligo AC and the experience he is picking up form the national indoors and these outdoor events have helped him improve as an athlete and we will see more from him in the coming seasons. The tow Grahams jumped into the over 16’s 300 meters for “the crack” and both ran well again first time over the distance. This race however was a head to head form the gun between Sligo AC’s Zak Irwin and North Sligo’s Kieran Elliott. Zak took an early lead but Kieran experience of the longer distance told in the final 50meters as he clawed back the lead to finish narrowly ahead of Zak in a time of 36 seconds. Caolaoin McGonagall took silver in the U16 800 metres running a fine race, mixed in with the over 16 boys. In the walks Orla Delahunt and Robbie Kelly both had good walks over 1500 taking top prizes. Finally James Mc Geough ran the 3,000 finishing 4th in a super time of 9minutes 56seconds.The 7 lap race was again run into a strong headwind for 200metres of every lap so this was fantastic running for James who has put in great winters training and I am sure he will reap the rewards over the coming months. So well done to all our athletes and North Sligo’s too who represented their clubs last evening Well done to all in Finn Valley who ran a well organised event.
McAndrew Excels in Irish Dualathlon 2012
Congratulations to Sligo Triathlon and Sligo Ac club member Eamonn "Mouse Mc Andrew" who finished a brilliant third overall in the national duathlon championship last weekend in Donegal. From an athletics perspective Eamon has, had what can only be described as a meteoric rise in the last 2 years, smashing 10km PB's and competing against the best runners around. On Sunday he ran 31min 11secs for the 10km (no doubt after a rigorous warm up on the turbo trainer)to put this in perspective the Irish national road race champion (Olympic qualifier) Mark Kennelly ran the Bupa 10km in 29.23 and next Irish man was T Fitzpatrick 30:03.So from a running low weekly mileage this is a phenomenal time over 10km. Eamonn has dedicated himself to this event over the winter and puts in serious hours training under the watchful eye of Colm Casey in the Triathlon Club So from all In Sligo AC well done Mouse..... Taken from http://www.triathlonireland.com/index.php?id=107&nid=732 The National Duathlon Championships 2012, hosted by the Northwest Triathlon club, was yet again a huge success. Substantial prize money for the standard race attracted the crowds, with athletes travelling up the country to Burnfoot, Donegal and a number returning from England in an attempt to claim a National Duathlon Championship medal. 96 competitors lined up to take on the 10km run, 40km bike, 5km run course. The line up saw top quality athletes and defending champions battling it out in an extremely exciting and competitive race. The men’s race was full of surprises. Impressive times were seen in the first run with Paul Carroll and Eamon McAndrew in transition after 31mins 11secs, Alex Donald, Mark Moran and Stephen Black were also in the leading pack. Black had a disappointing end to his race, in third position on the bike leg he punctured and was out of contention. The battle was now between Moran and Carroll for pole position; Moran, lying fourth after the run, made up good time on the bike entering transition first after 58mins of cycling. Paul Carroll completed the bike section in 59mins 13secs starting the final 5km run 53seconds behind Moran. A sizable gap had appeared between the two competitors but there was no better man to take on the challenge; Carroll closed the gap with every stride to cross the line ahead of Moran. Carroll finished the course in a time of 1hr 48mins 48secs, 53secs ahead of Moran in a time of 1hr 49mins 29secs. Third to cross the line for a very strong performance was Eamon McAndrew in 1hr 51mins 10secs.
Enda Dineen - London 2012
While most of us were probably having a nice Sunday sleep in... Sligo AC’s Enda Dineen (53008) was toeing the line with 37,680 other runners getting ready to complete the 26.2 miles around the Streets of London. Not only did Enda plan his marathon training meticulously and carry it out to perfection he also dedicated a lot of time and effort to help raise funds for “Bone Cancer Research Trust” by completing the marathon. Enda ran London in the memory of a very special girl “Blaithnaid Foley” who he knew and his daughters were friends with growing up. From the moment Enda received and entry for London to run on the charities behalf he dedicated himself to a very tough training regime completing many a long mile on his own, made numerous personal sacrifices, which need to be made if you dedicate yourself to the marathon and got his just rewards shortly after 12pm Sunday morning. Although the marathon is done and dusted and the physical challenge is complete Sunday’s marathon will have a longer lasting legacy, as Endas efforts will not only have raised much needed funds to assist with Bone Marrow research but also raised awareness of the charity which can hopefully help others. From all in Sligo AC and from all Sligo runners we say a huge well done to Enda Dineen on adding another 26.2 miles to his running journey and I am sure after a well deserved rest Enda will be back on the roads planning for Dublin......
Helen Lavin - 100KM European Championships
A lesser known Sligo Athlete was also running Sunday in foreign lands. Helen Lavin from Castlebaldwin Co.Sligo is an ultra runner running in the US and has numerous victories in the grueling 100 milers and other ultra distances. On Sunday Helen was representing Ireland womens in the 100km (5 20km loops) in the IAU 100K World and European Championships in Milan.We will get more info on Helen soon and post on blog, but her are some comemnts Helen had on the race itself "Folks - thanks for all the support and kind words!!! It really did help me out there today when the going got tough. And it did get tough! Unlike in a hilly trail race when I could find endless reasons to just walk, I couldn't allow myself to walk during a flat road race with people expecting me at the aid stations every 5k... but man I wanted to! I probably started out too fast on the first 2 loops after falling in behind two of the German ladies... and hit the wall at around 50k. Readjusted my goal from 8:30 to sub-9, got my stomach sorted with coke (of course!) and salt crackers, and came back to life on lap 4. Picked it up the final 3k and had a blast crossing the finish line with the Irish flag. A huge thank you to my mother Eileen, sister Marie (aka Facebook updater), friend Dee and better half Chris (aka Women's Team Manager) for being there throughout the day. And to everyone who supported me from afar. Also, congrats to the Irish lads who raced hard and had some amazing finish times! And to the US men & women who kicked ass and their crew who cheered for me all day!" Well done Helen
Tommy Casey - 1500 PB
A big shout out to Sligo AC's Tommy casey who achieved a personal best by 2 seconds when finishing 4th in a highly competitive field in the John McDonnell Invitational in FAYETTEVILLE, Arkover in the U.S at the weekend. Tommy ran a time of 3mins 50secs which is the fastest 1500 in the "casey household" so i am sure he will be targetting Michaels 5km & 10km in the future So well done Tommy from all in Sligo AC
Seamie & Rory - Manor 10km
On a slightly shorter of Sunday road races Sligo AC’s athletes Seamus Somers and Rory Connor were representing the club in Manorhamilton 10km. Seamies fantastic form continued in 10kms finishing a close second to Neil Faulkner. Seamie has run 2 personal best’s times in his last two 10Km races, both under the magical 35 minutes mark and is getting stronger with every race. Next after Seamie was the ever popular Rory Connor who is reaping his rewards for tough cross country running in the winter and no doubt the biking isn’t doing any harm either. This could be the beginning of a good spring summer for Rory whose dedication to training deserves rewards like this Well done lads.
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