Once again it was an action-packed weekend for 24/7 members taking part in a number of races around the country including RAS na Nog, Omagh Half Marathon, Omagh Duathlon, Rathmullan Duathlon and Autism Awareness 5k.
 Omagh Duathlon
Eight club members took part in Sundays Omagh Duathlon. Shane McNulty was the first 24/7 member home finishing in 14th in 55.59 minutes taking a 3rd place prize in the M40-44 category. Colin Dean and Paul Dillon also raced well.
Junior Jonathon Martin put in an excellent performance, finishing 2nd in his age category, agonizingly just 1 second away from a first place prize. As always the 24/7 ladies brought home the silver ware Siobhan Gallagher was first female overall in a super time of 58:22.
Both Natasha Kelly and Niamh McDaid continued their excellent duathlon seasons, Natasha finishing 5th woman overall and both girls winning their respective age categories. Junior Kate Black also performed well finishing in 2nd place in the F16-17 category.
Omagh Half Marathon
Twenty- eight club members made the trip to Omagh on Saturday for the 28th Spar Omagh Half Marathon. It may have been a wet day but that didn’t dampen the mood for competitors or the great number of supporters who came to cheer on their club mates on what was a highly successful day for the club.
Aidan Callaghan was first 24/7 male over the finish line in a PB time of 01:15:26- Aidan’s last race before his wedding to Catherine this Saturday. Catherine McKinley was first 24/7 female also finishing with a PB of 01:39:39.
Times were extremely impressive from everyone who took part, the long Winter miles and training paying off with a record number of PB’s from competitors.
Congratulations to all members who raced- especially everyone taking part in a half marathon for the first time.
The support from fellow competitors and the 24/7 supporters club who made the trip to Omagh was superb and in true 24/7 style the celebrations were as impressive as the results!
Full results below.
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Rathmullan Duathlon
24/7 was also represented in the Rathmullan Charity Duathlon on Saturday with Sam Bogan, Alastair Hetherington, Martin Robinson and Fionnuala Larkin all performing well.
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Ras Na Nog, Drogheda
U14 Ciaran McGettigan raced Ras na Nog hosted by Drogheda Wheelers at the weekend. He had a 10th place finish in Crit, 14th in the Stage 2 Road Race and a very impressive 3rd place in Sundays final race in a big sprint finish. Ciaran finished in an excellent 7th overall.
Autism Awareness 5k
Club member Shaun McDevitt was 4th place in Sundays 5k in a time of 20:13.
Club Training
Club training continues as follows:
Tuesday: Track session- 7.45pm
Wednesday: Swim session- Advanced 7-8pm, Intermediate/ Beginners 8-9pm
Thursday: Long Run session leaves from Aura at 6.30pm
Saturday: Club cycle leaves from Aura at 8am
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Omagh Duathlon
Shane McNulty          55:59  3rd M40-44
Colin Dean                 57:01
Paul Dillon                  58:14
Siobhan Gallagher     58:22  1st Female
Jonathon Martin         58:26  2nd M18-19
Natasha Kelly                      1:03:40 1st F20-24
Niamh McDaid 1:10:53 1st F25-29
Kate Black                  1:15:52 2nd F16-17
Omagh Half Marathon
Aidan Callaghan         01:15:26 PB
Gavin Crawford         01:16:52 PB
Paul Doherty              01:20:56 PB
Clint Doherty              01:23:01
Paul Cullen                 01:26:54
Nicolas Fowell            01:29:05 PB
David Harvey            01:27:56
Anthony Sweeney    01:29:28 PB
Patrick McNulty          01:30:12 PB
John Connaghan       01:32:05
Damian McGoohan    01:33:12
Adrian Callaghan        01:33:48
Liam Tinney               01:39:05 PB
Catherine McKinley    01:39:39 PB
Fin Begley                  01:44:24
Barry McLaughlin       01:46:29
Desiree Casburn       01;47:00 PB
Anne Robinson          01:49:11 PB
Niamh Gibbons          01:50:39 PB
Amanda McNulty        01:52:21 PB
Fiona McDaid             01:55:35 PB
Labhaoise Maguire    01:56:50 PB
Paul O’Gara               01:59:41
Fiona Temple             02:02:17 PB
Ailbhe Dunne             02:15:37 PB
Elaine Gallagher         02:32:04 PB
Bridie Devenney        02:32:04 PB
Omagh 5k
Sinead Diver              28:54
Rathmullan Duathlon
Sam Bogan                48:58
Alastair Hetherington  51:54
Martin Robinson         53:36
Fionnuala Larkin         54:18
Autism Awareness 5K
Shaun McDevitt         20:13 4th
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