National glory as Tullamore U19 girls take silver and smash club record
National glory as U19 girls take silver and smash club record
The final day of the All-Ireland Juvenile Indoor Championships took place on Saturday, April 5th, at TUS Athlone.
Our U19 girls relay team; Alisha Maher, Katie Deverell, Lucy Champ, Eimear Cotter, and Teagan Delaney (substitute), lined up in lane 4 for the 4x200m final, following a strong second-place finish behind Ratoath in the provincial championships.
Alisha got the team off to a great start, handing over with a slight lead to Katie, who maintained the advantage heading into Lucy on the third leg. Ratoath, however, pushed hard to take a narrow lead going into the final leg. Sticking to the race plan Eimear fought to close the gap, gaining some ground, but not enough to catch Ratoath who finished just half a second ahead. The girls crossed the line in 1:43.26, securing a well-deserved silver medal.
Not only did the team improve their time by 2.32 seconds from the provincial championships, but they also broke their own club record of 1:44.64 from 2024, a superb achievement.
Congratulations to the girls and their coaches on a very successful Indoor Season.
Banagher 5K
What a stunning morning it was for the annual Banagher 5K, hosted by Banagher AC on Sunday the 6th Of April. With blue skies overhead and the sun shining brightly, a record turnout of 474 athletes toed the line, no doubt encouraged by both the perfect weather and the promise of a fast course, which this race has a reputation of.
This year’s course featured a slight adjustment from previous editions, a change that was well received by competitors.
Peter Sambo of Ratoath AC claimed top honours with a winning time of 15:03. Not far behind, our very own Kevin Minnock put in a stellar performance to finish 2nd in15:13, followed closely by clubmate Paul Mitchell, who took 3rd in15:16.
In the women’s race, Fiona Gethings of Longford AC led the field, finishing strongly in 16:37. Denise Egan of Ferbane claimed 2nd place in17:53, while Sarah Flanagan represented Tullamore Harriers on the podium with a fine 3rd place finish in18:07.
Congratulations to all who took part, and special thanks to Banagher AC for hosting another great event.
The club had 2 age group winners – Mary Galvin 1st O60 and Eileen Kenny 1st O70.
Tullamore Harriers took1st place in the men’s team placing, with Kevin Minnock, Paul Mitchell, Jonathan Dunne and Barry Mooney on the team.
The ladies were placed 4th team with Sarah Flanagan, Charlotte Abbott, Una Mullen and Eileen Kenny scoring. Well done to the 41 athletes from the club who competed:
Kevin Minnock 0:15:13
Paul Mitchell 0:15:16
Jonathan Dunne 0:16:12
Barry Mooney 0:16:21
Barry Minnock 0:16:31
Nigel Cunningham 0:17:02
Jamie Malone 0:17:05
Shane Mc Guinness 0:17:30
Darragh Carroll 0:17:34
Darren Butler 0:17:57
Sarah Flanagan 0:18:07
Alan Heffernan 0:18:26
Leslie Buckley 0:18:37
Glen Finlay 0:18:40
Brendan Kelly 0:18:50
Nick Mc Gowan 0:18:55
Brendan Abbott 0:18:55
David Hollywood 0:19:23
Justin Murtagh 0:20:14
Charlotte Abbott 0:20:37
Liam Dunne 0:21:16
Forrest Mc Cormack 0:21:16
Una Mullen 0:21:27
Bryce Fraser 0:21:37
Eileen Kenny. 0:22:07
Anne Marie Mc Namara 0:22:22
Helena Buckley 0:22:19
Brendan Carroll 0:22:22
Mark Egan 0:22:20
Finian McDermott 0:22:34
Mary Galvin 0:22:47
Sorcha Galvin 0:23:06
Emer Rigney 0:23:18
Anne O Malley 0:24:20
Sara Mc Laughlin 0:25:15
Sharon Daly 0:25:37
Olive Mannion 0:26:52
Elma Ravenhill. 0:28:19
Pat Kennedy 0:31:32
Berlin Half Marathon
A group of nine club athletes travelled to the German capital to take part in the Berlin Half Marathon on Sunday, April 6th. Joining nearly 40,000 runners in this iconic event, renowned as the site of the last seven world half marathon records, they witnessed history once again as Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfay shattered the women’s course record with an incredible time of 1:03:35.
Huge congratulations to our own runners, who represented the club with pride in the blue and white. Fantastic performances all around.
Results:
Alan Mitchell 1:35:10
Rachel Henry 1:35:11
Diarmuid Herlihy 1:35:45
Evelyn Herlihy 1:36:39
Maire Triona Keane 1:38:59
Rita Daly 1:39:30
Michelle Mullaney 1:39:39
Sean Spollen – 1:42:58
Enda Golden – 1:54:28
Well done to all.
Westport 10K
Well done to Trish Shaw, Paul Shaw, Dorothy Heffernan, and Martina Lydon who took on the Westport10K on Sunday the 6th of April.
The route offered a stunning mix of scenic countryside, spectacular coastal views along the Wild Atlantic Way, and the charming streets of Westport, making it as beautiful as it was challenging.
Paul Shaw 45:52
Martina Lydon 55:02
Trish Shaw 1:02:28
Dorothy Heffernan 1:09:31
Great running, everyone.
Fixtures
Saturday 12th of April, Offaly Juvenile Track & Field, Tullamore Harriers.
Sunday 13th April, Clara AC 5K 10am.
Tuesday 15th April, Club League 3K
Monday 21st of April, Leinster 10 Mile Championships, St Anne’s Park, Raheny
Senior Training
Training Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.40pm to 8.30pm.
For any enquiries contact club captains Glen 0868275228 or Rita 0868386687