It has been a very busy fortnight and for 24/7 members with lots of members taking parts in events all over the county and beyond.
Coole Cranford Duathlon
Easter Saturday is always a busy weekend for events and this year it was no different! Locally in Cranford the Coole Cranford Duathlon was a great success. Club member and Milford native Peter O’Donnell had a superb race, and it was a nip and tuck all day between himself and 1st place John McFadden and 3rd place Christopher Birney.
Peter finished in 2nd position in a brilliant time of 54:45. Shaun McDevitt had made a brilliant return to racing in 2019, having recovered from a knee operation. Shaun had a brilliant race also and crossed the finish line in 58:10. Matthew McKinley performed brilliantly also, and he had a fine race clocking a time of 1:01:38.
Ciaran Callaghan had a good performance in 1:05:48, while Cranford native Shaun Logue enjoyed the familiar surroundings and crossed the line in 1:09:44. New members Colin and Gavin McMenamin are fond of the duathlons and were back in racing action- good performances from both with Colin finishing in 1:11:43 and Gavin in 1:18:48.
Sliabh Liag Gaeltacht Adventure Race
Meanwhile, in the surroundings of beautiful Sliabh Liag, Cathal Roarty and Fin Begley were in action in the Excel Sports Sliabh Liag Gaeltacht Adventure Race. Both took on the expert 80k courses and had very impressive times on what was a tough course.
Cathal Roarty had a superb performance and crossed the finish line in a time of 4:25:00 on the course which involved hills going to the top of Glen Head and an amazing loop around the beautiful Sliabh Liag.
Fin Begley, just a few weeks after her brilliant achievement of completing the Race was back in racing action and finished a very impressive 2nd Female overall in a time of 4:40:45.
Ballyliffin 10 Mile Challenge
Ballyliffin is always a favourite for those looking for a challenging run and lots of 24/7 members made their way here to take on the 7 and 10-mile challenge runs on Easter Saturday.
Shane McNulty was the first club member to finish in a superb 1:04:13. Terence Diver was also back in action after his Race accomplishments and ran very well clocking 1:07:32.
Brian Gormley had a brilliant run crossing the finish line in 1:10:05, just ahead of Eamonn Patton in 1:10:54. Margaret Kelly continued her fine form of 2019 and finished in 1:12:40.
Coach Ciaran O’Donnell ran well (despite cutting it fine for the start line!) and clocked a time of 1:15:42. Paul O’Donnell ran well finishing in 1:16:17, with Philip Browne not too far behind crossing the line in a time of 1:17:37.
Tom Murray ran well in 1:21:01. New member Rory Grant also had a fine run, crossing the line in 1:23:14. Barry Foley ran a brilliant 1:29:53- another Race competitor that was back in action!
Ballyliffin 7 Mile Challenge
Conor McGlinchey, Tommy Hill and Elaine Gallagher took on the 7mile challenge. All had superb runs. Conor ran a superb 57:17, Tommy finished in 1:02:00 and Elaine in 1:17:00.
High 5 for Conall 5k
On Easter Sunday 24/7 had lots of members taking part in the annual Letterkenny AC 3/5k, in aid of High 5 for Conall. Full results are listed below but special mention to Karol Harvey on another PB and Junior Danny McKinley on his brilliant 3k time.
Keep’er Cam Half Marathon
On Saturday 13th April four of our club members took part in the Cam forest trail half marathon. Not for the faint-hearted but this quartet are fond of this terrain and a challenge!
Colin Dean had a fantastic race finishing 3rd overall in a very impressive time of 1:29:16. Nicholas Fowell also ran very well, crossing the finish line in a brilliant 1:35:30. Damian McGoohan clocked a brilliant time of 1:38:18. Siobhan Brennan was the female winner on the day crossing the finish line in a brilliant 1:41:46.
5k Roundup
Well done to Ben Carr, Ciaran O’Donnell and Enda Carr who took part in the Milford Community Games 5k and to Ben Carr and Rory Kennedy on taking part in the Transplant Games 5k. Full results are listed below but special mention to Ben Carr on his new PB of 16:02.
Letterkenny Try a Tri/Super Sprint- this Sunday!!!
It’s the biggest Try a Tri event in Ireland and our biggest so far. Best of luck to all members taking part and we encourage all members to come along and help cheer on their clubmates on the day. If anyone is interested in marshalling on the day, please contact race director Karol Harvey.
Spring/Summer Training Update
The longer evenings will soon be here and so with it will be the change to Club Training. Brick/TT Sessions commenced last Thursday 18th April. The proposed date for the first open water session (weather dependent) is Monday 13th May. More information will follow in the coming weeks.
Club Notes
All members are encouraged to contact club PRO Fiona McDaid if they are competing in events and want to be included in club notes. It is great to see so many members take part in events each week so please submit your results. Results can be sent to 0879044287.
Club Training
Club training continues as follows:
Monday: Coached track session at Aura
Message from Coach Ciaran O’Donnell: Leaving reception at Aura at 6.30pm SHARP to complete 2km warm up, out past Ballymacool Park. Latecomers will know where to head to meet them if anyone running late. On track and warmed up for 6.50pm, with session getting under way as soon as!
Wednesday: Swim session- Novice 7-8pm, Intermediate/Advanced 8-9pm
Thursday: Brick/TT Session- First bike off at 7pm sharp from Foxhall
Marshals: Stephen Sweeney, Shaun Logue, Kathyrn McDevitt
Saturday: Club cycle from Aura at 9am- All members must have front and rear lights to take part in the club session.
Saturday: Club swim session Saturday at 6pm Additional lane added for 14-16yr old club members- MUST be accompanied by a parent (please note prepayment does not cover Saturday swim).
Full Results
Coole Cranford Duathlon
Peter O’Donnell 54:45 (2nd)
Shaun McDevitt 58:10
Matthew McKinley 1:01:38
Ciaran Callaghan 1:05:48
Shaun Logue 1:09:44
Colin McMenamin 1:11:43
Gavin McMenamin 1:18:48
Sliabh Liag Gaeltacht Adventure Race
Expert 80k Course
Cathal Roarty 4:25:00
Fin Begley 4:40:45 (2nd Female)
Ballyliffin 10 Mile Challenge
Shane McNulty 1:04:13
Terence Diver 1:07:32
Brian Gormley 1:10:05
Eamonn Patton 1:10:54
Margaret Kelly 1:12:40
Ciaran O’Donnell 1:15:42
Paul O’Donnell 1:16:17
Philip Browne 1:17:37
Tom Murray 1:21:01
Rory Grant 1:23:14
Barry Foley 1:29:53
Ballyliffin 7 Mile Challenge
Conor McGlinchey 57:17
Tommy Hill 1:02:00
Elaine Gallagher 1:17:00
High 5 for Conall 5k
Ben Carr 16:38
Paul Cullen 17:16
Liam Tinney 18:40
Gavin Crawford 19:37
Aidan McFadden 21:45
Anne Robinson 21:55
Karol Harvey 23:50 PB
Rachael Stilvern 24:05
Niamh McDaid (+ Douglas) 25:07
Martina McDaid 26:06
High 5 for Conall 3k
Danny McKinley 14:08
Marnie Duffy 26:02
Keep’er Cam Half Marathon
Colin Dean 1:29:16 (3rd)
Nicholas Fowell 1:35:30
Damian McGoohan 1:38:18
Siobhan Brennan 1:41:46
Milford Community Games 5k
Ben Carr 16:23
Ciaran O’Donnell 20:11
Enda Carr 21:17
Transplant Games 5k
Ben Carr 16:02 PB
Rory Kennedy 22:55
