Tallaght AC athletes featured
prominently in the Saint Patricks Day Metro St Brigids /KBC 4 Mile Road
Race in the Phoenix Park.
The race attracted almost 800 entries and the tough course was made even
tougher by the windy conditions.
Tomas Fitzpatrick produced a top drawer performance to finish in 10th
place overall in 20.40.Niall Coppinger and Desie Shorten won 1st place
in the O/40 and O/45 Categories respectively. Peter Fitzsimons continued
his rich vein of a form with 27th place overall and 3rd place in the
Junior Male category. Roisin O Hanlon made light work of the course to
take her first ever Junior Lady award in 1st place. Deirdre Pitts time
of 28.21 ranked her 4th in the O/40 category while Janice Mahon who is
in her first season with the club produced a superb performance to take
3rd place in the O/45 category. Liz Conroy is an ever- present category
winner and she secured 2nd place in the O/55 category. Marisa Carton ran
a very pleasing debut over the distance while Aileen Connolly, Michelle
Fitzpatrick and Susan Adams also ran well in mid pack.
The Club were also represented in the Woodies DIY National Junior Indoor
Track and Field Championships in Nenagh on Sunday.
Sean Bolger is competing over 400M this year and he can be quite pleased
with his heat win in which he produced a Personal Best time of 53.28.
This time ranked him in 7th place overall in the event and augurs well
for Sean as he can compete at this level again next year.
Robert Fitzsimons made a welcome return to the track after 6 months
struggling with injuries. He lined up in the 800M final and sat
patiently in mid pack until 350 metres to go. He moved through to the
front of the field and ran out a comfortable winner in a personal best
time of 2.02.81. David Somerville also acquitted himself well finishing
in 6th place.
The club will be back in Nenagh
next weekend to compete in the National Juvenile Indoor Championships on
Saturday and Sunday.