Billed as the oldest event of it’s type in the World, Davey Byrne was
the first of the 130 contestants to cross the finish line in the 115th
outing of the Clonliffe Harriers 2 mile road race, which started at
Finglas and finished at the Grave Diggers pub in Glasnevin, clocking a
good time of 9.23, with Niall Coppinger securing the top position in the
vet’s category with his 6th place finish in a time of 9.53. Combined
with club Captain Desie Shorten they took second award in the team
category, making it a great outing for the club.
Elsewhere, Aisling Johnston secured the U16 title at the concluding meet
of the Dublin Athletic Board Juvenile Track & Field league at Santry
last Friday. After topping the table in the first 2 meets with wins in
the 200m, 600m, 1200m and shot putt contests along with a second and 3rd
placing in the 100m and discus respectively, she conceded some points to
her nearest rivals when missing the 3rd meet. However, wins in the 1200m
and Javelin along with a 3rd placing in the 150m sprint contest left her
with a clear points advantage over her rivals to take the title.
In the other age categories some more of our juveniles including Jade
Johnston (U11), Craig Henry (U11), Jonathan Fleet & Dylan Murphy both
U12, Annmarie Mc Clean (U14), Roisin O’ Hanlon (U15) and Eoghan Hennessy
competed in both track and field contests at a number of the 4 meets.
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Ronan Kearns (149)
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At Irishtown Stadium on Saturday last Ronan
Kearns ran another good race when he contested the Ballygowan sponsored
Irish Milers Club 800m B contest. Leading from the start he held the
lead until the final bend where he was overhauled by three of the other
contestants to finish 4th, matching his previous best time of 2mins
flat, which he would have bettered in the absence of the strong blustery
conditions on the night.
There was again some more good news for our Dublin Novice road race
winning team, Nilton Demorez, Colm Barcoe, Bill Murphy and James
Crowley. After the results of the Tom Byrne Memorial 5k were finally
tallied, they were installed as the team winners, making it a double
success in the combined event, which was held in Lucan a few weeks ago.