Dooneen A.C. Senior Notes 13/01/2020
Munster Junior & U23 Indoor Championships
These championships took place in Nenagh on January 5th.
Junior Men:
Jack O’Connor finished 5th in his 60m heat in 7.63.
Junior Women:
Maria Campbell won her 400m heat in 1:03.14. In the 800m, Sarah Butler finished 3rd in 2:26.06, followed by Maria in 2:27.26.
U23 Women:
Grace Culhane won the 1500m.
Well done to everybody who took part.
Ballyhoura Moonlight Marathon Challenge
This event took place on Friday night. Congratulations to Thomas Klimas, who won the marathon in 4:14:01. Well done to Michael O’Donoghue, who ran 5:14:14. Well done to Eileen Reeves and Katherine Reddan, who ran the half-marathon.
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St. Stephen’s Day 10K
148 athletes took part in this very popular festive race in Caherdavin on St. Stephen’s Day. First home for Dooneen was Dermot Power in 5th overall and won the O40 category in 36:21 followed closely by Dermot Kearns who was 2nd in the O40 category in 36:28. Shóna Keane won the women’s race in a great time of 38:33, Niall Harris in 39:50, Shona O’Flynn was 2nd in the women’s race in 41:35, Andrew McMahon Jr. in 41:42, Andrew McMahon Sr. who was 3rd in the O50 category in 42:49, Martin Mutsters in 44:13, Karen Raine, who won the O40 category in 44:55, Mike Griffin in 45:40, Marie Keane, who was 3rd in the O40 category in 49:40, John Shier in 50:10, Ger Meehan in 54:24, Conor Lovett in 57:55.
MCI Portumna
Well done to Elaine Lyons, Eileen Reeves, and David Rohan, who ran the MCI Portumna marathon on Friday in 4:36:45, 4:36:45, and 4:36:51 respectively.
Dooneen A.C. Senior Notes 16/12/2019
Irish Life Health National Novice & Juvenile Uneven Age Cross-Country Championships
These championships were held in Dunboyne on Sunday.
In the U17 girls’ race, Dooneen were represented by the quartet of Sarah Butler, Maria Campbell, Sarah Dillon, and Sarah Hosey – it was great to have 4 athletes who have come up through the juvenile ranks together competing in the U17 All-Ireland race. First home from the club was Maria Campbell, who was part of the bronze medal-winning Munster team, followed by Sarah Hosey, Sarah Dillon, and Sarah Butler.
Kevin O’Grady produced a great performance in the U19 boys’ race, finishing 11th and helping the Munster team to a bronze medal.
Congratulations and well done to everybody!
Newmarket 5K
This race took place in Cork yesterday, with a very large field of over 300 participants. Well done to Joe O’Brien, who ran a PB of 16:54, and to Henry Downes, who ran 19:29.
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parkrun
Shane O’Sullivan, Brian Halpin, James Connolly, Shona O’Flynn, Alison Flynn, Claire Knight (who achieved a PB), Seamus O’Flynn, and Aly Hogan O’Curry all ran Limerick parkrun, while John Sheehan, Ger Meehan, Catherine Sheehan, Eileen Reeves (who achieved a PB), Marion O’Halloran, and Meena Verma ran Mungret parkrun.
Dooneen Christmas Night Out
This year’s Christmas night out will take place on Saturday December 14th in O’Dwyer’s Bar, Wolfe Tone Street at 9pm. Finger food will be served compliments of O’Dwyer’s. All welcome!
Dooneen A.C. Senior Notes 02/12/2019
Border Half-Marathon 2019
There were over 400 athletes taking part in the second year of this event. Weather conditions were perfect for running – cool, but sunny and very calm. The men’s race was won by Darren Dunne of Nenagh Triathlon Club in a great time of 1:13:47 and the women’s race was won by Fiona Mangan of Galway Triathlon Club in 1:29:27. Dermot Kearns was first home for Dooneen and third overall in 1:17:39, followed by Thomas Klimas in 1:19:40, Niall Harris in 1:23:47, Rob McCarthy in a PB of 1:32:54, Karen Raine in a PB of 1:36:36, Alison Flynn in 1:37:23, John Shier in a PB of 1:49:12, Agnes Klimas in 1:55:08 and Eileen Reeves in 1:57:55. Well done to everybody.
Limerick Sports Partnership Blanket 5K
This annual event took place yesterday in U.L. Among those participating were Conor Lovett, Colin O’Flynn, Colin O’Flynn Jr., and Shona O’Flynn. Well done to all.
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Irish Life Health National Juvenile Even Age, Junior & Senior Cross-Country Championships
These championships took place in Abbotstown on Sunday. Congratulations and well done to Maria Campbell and Kevin O’Grady, who ran great races in the U16 Girls’ and Junior Men’s categories.
Great Glenville Run
Almost 500 athletes took part in this very popular road race hosted by Watergrasshill A.C. on Sunday. Cormac Downes ran 23:33 and Henry Downes ran 24:54, finishing 3rd in the O50 category. Well done to both athletes.
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