Limerick Athletics - Weekly News Update
CROSS-COUNTRY
CONDITIONS were good as the Cork Athletics Grounds in Riverstick, near Cork City was the host venue for the penultimate event in the provincial cross-country calendar, the Munster Intermediate and Juvenile B Cross Country Championships.
There was many good performances and quite a few medals making their way back to Shannonside.
At U11 Girls Elisa Fahy was 4th for West Limerick with Dooneen’s Blanka Daviet just behind in 5th. With 96 finishers these represent great runs. In the U11 Boys Darragh Lynn was 13th from a field of 105 for Dooneen.
Dooneen’s Ella Grace Osborne took home the Silver Medal after a second place in the Girls U15 race (11:02), just two seconds behind the winner.
Clubmates Sophia Meaney and Catherine McCutcheon were 7th and 9th. In the Boys U15 Fionn Cunningham was 3rd for Limerick AC (11:08) with Dooneen’s Ruadhan Crowley 4th in 11:11.
Jack Crowley became the second Limerick athlete to win Silver as he was second in the Boys U17. Clubmate Rhianon Heng was 7th from 18 athletes in the U17 Girls.
The day concluded with another Silver Medal for Limerick as Declan Guina, of West Limerick AC, was second across the finish line in the Intermediate Mens. Dooneen’s Davide Secchi, a Masters Psychology student at UL was fifth with Willie O’Donoghue 15th for Moreabbey Milers.
In the Intermediate Women Caroline Goddard of Dooneen AC, a recent transfer from Clonmel, was 4th with clubmate Sinead McDermott 8th andMary Louise Ryan of Moreabbey Milers 18th. Grace O’Donnell West Limerick, was 12th Intermediate Woman.
Liz Leonard, a former Limerick county footballer, ran the Clonakilty Waterfront Half-Marathon
PARKRUN
MARIA Maher broke 21 minutes for the first time on the way to finishing as first Woman at UL in 20:54.
Tip of the week
“December can be a challenging month to train. If you are struggling for motivation then try to maintain your fitness until the New Year by undertaking a novel challenge or by picking out one of two events which you may not normally do.”
FIXTURES
NEXT weekend see’s the fifth staging of the Border Half Marathon in Corbally and Clonlara.
The Athletics Limerick St. Stephens Day 10K returns on St. Stephens day at 11am from Caherdavin Community Centre. It incorporates the ‘Traditional Country Club route’ and all proceeds go towards Limerick Country Board’s promotion of athletics in the County of Limerick. Entries are €15 through Eventmaster or on the day.
The Tom Walsh Memorial 10K Run and 5 Mile walk 2024 takes place on Sunday 14th January at 12.30pm. First 250 entries receive a ¼ zip top. Enter through Myrunresults.com.
The Michal Rejmer 10 Mile 2024, hosted by Dooneen AC on Sunday 14th April is now open for entries through Eventmaster.