On Tue 30th June, Jim Dwyer ran in the Defence Forces-sponsored all terrain 7km race in the Phoenix Park. Jim had a good run, clocking a time of 45:56. Well done Jim.
On Sun 28th June, Conor McCrossan was second in the National Junior 110m hurdles, and David Keogh was fifth in the U/23 National 800m Championship in Tullamore.
Conor McCrossan once again medalled at a National Championship, placing a fine second in the Junior Men's 110m hurdles in a time of 15.82 seconds. I think that the hurdles used in the Schools competitions are a different height to those used in club Junior competitions so it takes a lot of preparation just to get that part of this very technical event sorted out. Therefore, comparing times between schools and club competitions is pointless. Conor has a big future in this event if he continues to display the levels of dedication he is currently exhibiting. Conor does not train for the hurdles year round. He is also very involved in rugby, so we have not yet seen all he has to offer the hurdles event. Congratulations Conor! Meanwhile, National Senior Indoor finallist, David Keogh put in a brave effort in the U/23 Men's 800m, placing fifth in a tactical race with a time of 1:57.2. Expect to see David running personal bests over the next few weeks as he prepares for the National Senior Championships in 5 weeks' time. Congratulations guys on great running.
On Sun 28th June, eight Lucan athletes ran in the Irish Multimarathon Half Marathon in Clontarf. It was a very warm day and with a race start at 11am, this didn't make things any easier. Even so, our athletes fared very well. Derry McVeigh once more showed his great potential with an outstanding run of 1 hour 28mins 35seconds in his debut over the distance. Derry's first half of the race was only 20seconds faster than his second half so he ran a very even paced race. Damien McDonald who has been racing quite frequently lately ran yet another fine half marathon in 1:38:29. Garry Mortimer put in great run of 1:42:50. Claire Joyce put in a very good run to finish in 1 hr 51:47. Next home for the ladies was Brid Fogarty in 2:04:23, then Ann Murtagh in 2:12:10. Ann actually ran the second half of her race 10 seconds faster than the first half so she finished very strong. Barbara Whelan was next in 2:18:42 with Ann McGee in 2:26:35. Well done to all on fine performances.
On Sat 27th June, Joe Lynch placed first in the 30-34 age-category at the National Triathlon Championships in Kilkee.
The National Championships were held within the very appropriately named "National Hell of the West Triathlon". Joe continued his Triathlon heroics by once again getting first place in the 30-34 category in the National Championship. In the open competition, Joe was an astounding 12th overall out of 585 competitors and completed the course in 2.17.22. Joe somehow managed to complete the 10k run in 37.32 after the swim and cycle stages! Result breakdown: Swim 27.37, Cycle 71.02, Run 37.32. Congratulations Joe on this tremendous result.
On Sat 27th June, Max Carey and Lee Browne competed in the National Boys U/10 Team Competition in Tipperary. The two were competing in the 60m sprints and ball throw. They finished 12th overall in the sprints and 10th in the ball throw. Well done to both lads on fine performances at their first National Championships.
On Sat 27th June, we had four athletes running in the 10km road race in Dunshaughlin. First home for Lucan was Joe Corcoran in an excellent time of 41:16. Next home was Vinny Murtagh in a swift time 42.50. Hot on Vinny's heels was Stephen Rynne in 43.16. The guys are really getting into their rhythm this summer. Bernie Stapleton was the sole ladies runner and it was great to see her run a very impressive season's best of 45:52. Well done to all.
On Thur 25th June, five of our senior men were in action in the BHAA annual Trinity track meet. This well organised event always produces some great performances on the grass track in Trinity College and this year was no exception. Gerry Byrne Snr put in some great performances and ran a fine 800m (2:30.1) to come home in 3rd position and followed up 30 mins later with a 5th place in the 3000m (11:41). Colm O'Connor also had two good runs in the Mile (5:17.8 for 5th place) and the 3000m, where he produced a flying last lap to pick up 6 spots (final time of 11:06 for 6th place). Breffni Worrall had a very busy night running the 800m (2:59.3), Mile (6:07) and 3000m (12:15) and helped his team to second in Grade B! Jim Dwyer posted a 3:34 for the 800m and he too cam back later in the evening with a run in the 3000m (14:24). Last but not least, Gerry Byrne produced a swift 2:24 in the 800m for 6th place in his race. Well done to all.
On Tue 23rd June, Bernie Stapleton and Joe Corcoran won the Lucan Harriers' Club Road Championships. Bernie Stapleton and Claire Joyce were involved in a very close battle over the 3 mile race until Bernie pulled away in the late stages to win the club title in 21:14 from Claire (21:22), with defending Champion, Freda Comiskey, completing the podium (21:55) with another good run. On the men's side, Derry McVeigh took the race by the scruff and he was rewarded for his determined front running with a fine win in a time of 17:25 for the 3 miles. Joe Corcoran put in a strng run for second place (17:49), with Breffni Worrall (19:43) impressing to edge ahead of Vinny Murtagh (19:55) for the third spot. Full Results
On the weekend of Sat 20th/Sun 21st June, Lucan's young athletes competed in the Dublin T&F Championships in Irishtown Stadium, Ringsend. The club will now have 10 athletes competing in the the Nationals in Tullamore on the 11th/12th July after the great results achieved over the two weekends. The star of this weekend was Adam Doran who won all five of his events in the Boys Under 13 group. Adam is now Dublin Champion in the 80m sprints, Long Jump, Shot Putt, Javelin and High Jump! These medals join Adam's silver medal in the hurdles two weeks ago. In the U/12 Boys, Sean Townsend was 1st in the 600m, 2nd in the 80m but just outside the medals in the Long Jump with some great jumps. Also in the U/12 boys, Niall Flanagan was 2nd in the Long Jump and 3rd in the 80m sprints. Niall also made the final of the 600m. In the U/13 Girls, Sarah Reihill ran a great race from start to finish and was pipped on the line to take 3rd place in the 600m. Sarah also came through heats and semi finals to make it to the final in the 80m sprints where she came 6th in a very close field. Also U/13, Tara Andrews placed 1st in the High Jump, 1st in the Javelin, 4th in the Shot Putt and 5th in the Long Jump. Tara also came through heats and semi finals to make it to the final in the 80m sprints where she came 5th. Tara also won the hurdles two weeks ago. In the U/13 Boys, Harry Larkin was 1st in the 600m and Christian Collins was 2nd in the High Jump and 3rd in the Long Jump. In the U/14 Girls, Shannon Browne was 1st in the Walk, 5th in the 80m sprints, jumped a PB in the Long Jump and competed well in the her first High Jump competition but was just outside the medals. Also U/14, Rachel Briggs was 2nd in the Walk, 6th in the 80m sprints, made the top 8 in the Long Jump, was 4th in the Shot Putt and 4th in the Javelin. In the U/14 Boys, Jack Carey made it through his 80m heat but unfortunately had to pull of out of the sprint and the Long Jump due to an injury. In the U/15 Boys, Mohammed Adnan placed 4th in the 100m in a very strong field and 3rd in the triple jump. In the U/18 Boys, Conor Martin ran a great 100m in a very strong field. Well done to all on doing so well.
On Sat 20th June, Joe Lynch had yet another exceptional outing, this time in the Waterford Triathlon. Joe finished in an outstanding 6th place overall and 1st in his age category in a time 1.17.42. This time is broken down into his 750m swim in 16:59, the 20km cycle in 32:49 and the 6km run to finish in 26:43. Well done again Joe on another great result.
On Wed 17th June, three Lucan athletes competed in Graded Meet No. 5 held at Morton Stadium in Santry. In the Grade A 1500m, David Keogh ran a superb 4:03.59. This run gave David a 9th place finish against top class elite athletes and was all the more impressive considering his 5th place run on the Tom Byrne 5k the previous on Sunday. In the Grade C 1500m, Gareth Fereday ran an excellent 4:35.92. Gareth sat in the pack for much of the race but over the last 400 metres, lengthened his stride and passed 3 athletes over the last 100 for a 6th place finish in a competitive race. In the Grade D 1500m, Colm O'Connor had a fine run of 4.45.66 . The race started with a brisk opening lap of 71 secs. Colm then settled into a good rhythm before making a decisive break over the last 300m and managed to closed the gap on long time leader to a few metres. The strong finish gave O Connor a third place finish on the night. Well done to all.
On Tue 16th June, Lucan athletes ran in the Government Services-sponsored BHAA 5 mile road race in Dunboyne. Five of our senior men ran on the night. First home for Lucan was Gerry Byrne Snr with an excellent run of 32.46. Gerry well and truly looks back to his best once more. Damien McDonald put an another fine run after his half marathon heroics in Stranraer to finish in 33.36. Third home was Stephen Rynne who had a fine outing and return to form with a brisk 34.03. Jeremiah Moloney followed in 37:32 with Jim Dwyer finishing in 39:48. We also had four female athletes competing. First home for the women was Bernie Stapelton with yet another fine performance in her busy summer season running a time of 36.57. Next home for the ladies was Michelle Sheeran in 37.51. Deirdre Counihan was hot on Michelle's heels in 38.12. Eileen O'Brien was again first in her category with a great run of 41.46. Well done to all.
On Sun June 14th, Dundrum's Peter Matthews and Raheny's Patrycja Wlodarczyk won in fast times as Lucan Harriers hosted the Tom Byrne 5km road race. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make our annual Tom Byrne 5k a great success. The race went off without a hitch and we even got some fine sunny weather for the 172 runners who took part. Lucan's David Keogh had a great run and was the first local athlete home in fifth position overall and won the Tom Byrne memorial trophy. The overall race was won by Peter Matthews in 15.11 which was close to our course record and was the quickest winning time in 5 years. Peter Matthews is one of the top home-based athletes that Ireland has produced in recent years. Among Peter's long list of accomplishments are the individual Senior men's titles at National Interclub and Intercounty cross country Championships. Matthews has also placed 20th in the World Cross Country Championships as well as placing 9th in the European Cross Country Championships, leading the Irish men's team to the bronze medal in the process. So the caliber up front in the men's race was top class. The ladies race was won by Patrycja Wlodarczyk (I hope I spelled that right!) in a very brisk time of 18:05. Mullingar Harriers took the mens team prize and Raheny Shamrocks won the womens team prize.
Well done to the Lucan Harriers Senior men's team that represented the club well Tom Byrne race and all raced well in the hot conditions. Most of the team posted season's bests on the day. David Keogh (16.20) was 5th overall, Tommy Buggle 17.40, Joe Corcoran 18.07, Alan Cassells 18.48, Terry Meyler 20.51.
Results Summary
Place Name Club Time
1 Peter Matthews Dundrum 15.11,
2 Teddy Quinn unatt 15.24,
3 Gearoid O'Connor Rathfarnham 15.38,
4 Paul Buckley Ferbane AC 15.42,
5 David Keogh Lucan Harriers 16.20,
6 Paul Gibbons SBR Ferns 16.32,
7 Paddy Mangan Dunshaughlin M50 16.33,
8 Vincent Connolly Mullingar Harriers 16.43,
9 Martin Lyons Mullingar Harriers 16.45,
10 Ben White Mullingar HarriersM35 16.47,
11 Maurice Looby Mullingar Harriers 16.48,
12 Terry Mc Laughlin Clonliffe 16.51,
13 Gavin Keogh Donore Harriers 16.59,
14 Owen Mc Laughlin Rathfarnham M40 17.11,
15 Fergal Swaine Donore Harriers M35 17.21,
16 Paul Gleeson South O'Hanlon M40 17.25,
17 Liam Mc Glynn Mullingar Harriers M40 17.30,
18 Justin Murtagh Mullingar Harriers 17.37,
19 Greg Kenny City West RC 17.42,
20 Thomas Buggle Lucan Harriers M40 17.45
Women
1 Patrycja Wlodarczyk Raheny 18.05,
2 Jean Wilson Sportsworld 18.52,
3 Fiona Reid Dunboyne 18.54,
4 Catriona Hooper Raheny 19.01,
5 Mary Finn Sportsworld 19.19,
Total Finishers 172( 20 under 18 mins, 58 under 20 mins)
Complete Results
On the weekend of Sat/Sun June 13th and 14th, we had some more great performances from Lucan's juvenile athletes at the Dublin T&F Championships in Santry. Max Carey and Lee Browne represented Lucan Harriers in the boys U/10 Dublin Championship Team Competition. Max and Lee won the ball throw competition and came second in the 60m sprints. They have now qualified for the Nationals on the 28th June. Well done also to our Lucan boys U/13 relay team (Harry Larkin, Adam Doran, Christian Collins and Niall Flanagan) who finished a close second in the Dublin Championship Relay Competition. These guys have have also qualified for the Nationals in July. Congratulations to all on doing so well.
On Sat June 13th, Conor McGee placed 4th in the New York Road Runners 10km Dash in Central Park, New York. Conor had another good run in very muggy conditions posting a time of 33:51 for the distance. Well done Conor.
On Tue June 9th, Lucan athletes participated in the ESB-sponsored BHAA 5km race on Sandymount Beach. We had fine runs from Joe Corcoran (18:56). This result gave Joe fourth place in his category. Breffni Worrall (20:49), Gerry Byrne Snr (21:08), Vinny Murtagh (22:09), and Jeremiah Moloney also put in a fine performance finishing in 23.37. Well done to all. Results
On Sun June 7th, Henry Langton ran in the Little South 4 mile Run hosted by St Senan's Athletic Club in Kilamcow, Co. Kilkenny. Henry put in a fine performance running a time of 25:48. Great running Henry. Results
On Sun 7th June, Gareth Fereday had a very hectic day on the track in Leamington, Wales. Gareth showed some great versatility, some serious endurance and a handy turn of speed with a 400 m hurdles time of 63.6 secs, 10:53.6 for the 3000m steeplechase and then the 3000m flat in 10:18. Great running Gareth. Results
On Sat June 6th, Lucan harriers hosted our Juvenile Open Sports Day. More. A big thank you to all those who helped and volunteered in the Lucan Open Sports day in what can only be described as horrendous conditions. We were only short of seeing Noahs Ark on the track! Well done to all the juveniles who participated and competed on a very wet day. Results
On Sat 6th June, Damien Mc Donald had a superb run at the Stranraer Half Marathon. Damien completed the half marathon course in 1hr 33min 41 sec. He ran this time after driving to Belfast and getting a ferry across on the same morning! Damien finished in 38th overall and 7th in his age category. Well done to Damien on an outstanding run which was 8 mins quicker than his last half marathon in early April. Results
On Fri 5th June, 5 Lucan juveniles brought home 2 golds and a silver from the Dublin Championships for Hurdles in Santry Stadium. Tara Andrews took 1st place in the U/13 Girls 60m hurdles. Tara is the reigning National U13 Indoor High Jump Champion and she clearly has the ability in this other very technical event, the hurdles. Albera Adnan finished just outside the medals this time in the same event. In the U/13 Boys 60m hurdles, Adam Doran took home the silver medal. In the U/14 Girls 75m hurdles, Rachel Briggs had a great run in a very competitive field but was just outside the medals. In the U/16 Boys hurdles, Mohammed Adnan took home the gold medal for his first Dublin title. Well done to all our athletes on excellent performances. Tara, Adam and Mohammed now go forward to compete in the Nationals in early July.
On Wed June 3rd, four Lucan athletes put in good performances in Meet #4 of the Dublin Graded Meet Series in Irishtown Stadium. David Keogh had everyone talking after he absolutely obliterated a quality field in the 'B' 800m. David's time was a sensational 1:56.77. This is his first outdoor race of the season and is just 2 hundredths of a second outside his lifetime best. Keogh ran an intelligent and well paced race before making a decisive move with 250m to go. Keogh looks well positioned for the season ahead and no doubt the 800M club record of 1:52 currently held by Damien Joyce is under threat this year. In the Grade 'D' 800m, Lucan had two participants. In the first 'D' race, Gerry Byrne made his first track appearance of the season with a solid time of 2:18.10, placing fifth in the process. In the other section 'D' race, Colm O' Connor also made his season's debut with a brisk 2:18.61. No doubt both athletes will build on these times as the season progresses. Gareth Fereday made his first ever Lucan track appearance in the section 'C' 3000m race. Gareth put in a gutsy run to finish in a commendable fifth place in a time of 10:00.51. With a bit of experience, Gareth will be running sub 9:30 by end of the summer. Well done to all on a good night's running.
On Mon June 1st, Lucan were represented by six women in the Women's Mini Marathon 10km road race in Dublin City. This race was held in hot conditions but our athletes still put in some very good performances. Sinead Keogh led the ladies home in 55:44 and was closely followed by Nina Healy in 56:44. Camille O' Connor was third home for Lucan in a time of ran 60 minutes, Emma Hanratty recorded a time of 1hr 15min and Julie Dowd 2hrs 15min. Well done to all.