The big race of the weekend was the Frank Duffy 10 mile race in the Phoenix Park (which also doubles as the Dublin 10 mile championship) and 37 Donore runners took part including a good representation from the Fit4Life section.  First home was Fergal Whitty who had another stormer finishing 22nd in overall in 54.49 and he also got the top spot in M35.  Next in was John Dunne in 55.31 and Niall Lynch in 56.10.  The first Donore lady home was Grace Kennedy in 63.27; Grace is back training and racing after a long break from the sport and it’s great to have her back in flying form.  There were lots of fine runs and PBs in this race which saw 3000+ runners pouring through the park and there was the usual great support along the way from Donore members – full results below.

Fergal Whitty 54.49

John Dunne 55.31

Niall Lynch 56.10

Fred Kiernan 57.46

Graham Hopkins 58.32

Sean Fox 59.05

Shane McCauley 62.07

Tony Barry 62.49

Grace Kennedy 63.27

Gerry McDonald 63.28

Stephen Dawson 64.03

Tom Fagan 68.08

Gerard Morris 68.10

Breda Mahony 69.24

Giovanni Borza 69.47

Ian Redican 70.27

Frank McNally 72.13

Sinead Graham 73,27

John Gleeson 73.51

Medbh Peavoy 74.32

Terry Mee 74:57

Nicola Dowdall 76.03

Kim Strickland 79.50

Chris Minihan 79.31

Barry Jennings 82.38

Eimear Kearney 86.00

Emily Malcolm 87.59

Peter Daly 84.41

Andrew Maguire 86.50

Dana Mackey 89.52

John Powell 91.54

Laura Murray 92.51

Adrienne Seery 1.46.22

Amandine Devine 1.43.51

Thanks everyone who came to the club afterwards for the Family Day and BBQ.

Elsewhere,  George Brady did his latest marathon in the Longford Marathon where he finished in 3.01.43.

Rhona Duane was 2nd lady at the APFS 5k in Huntstown 20.54, Joan McTernan was 1st W50 in 22.52 and Dave Hudson did an identical time.

Eva Campion finished in 29.13 at the Tinryland 4 mile race in her native Carlow.

New member Liagh Miller finished the Kinsale 10 mile race in 86.25.