HIGHLIGHT: Ann Woodlock adds gold to silver at the European Masters track & field championships in Italy. Ann Woodlock added a 5,000m gold medal to the 1,500m silver secured a week earlier at the EUROPEAN MASTERS TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS at Venice, Italy. Woodlock won the over 80s category in a time of 32.14.53 on Saturday (14.09.2019). Her two medals helped Ireland (total of 26 medals) to place a highly respectable 15^th on the medals table after 10 days of competition. Anne Gormley competed in the W55 walking events, placing 6^th over 20km (13.09.2019) in a time of 2.54.17 and gained a season’s best time of 1.11.24 when finishing 12^th in a very competitive 10km race (11.09.2019).

At the CHARLEVILLE INTERNATIONAL HALF-MARATHON on Sunday (15.09.2019) Aislinn Nic Dhomhnaill (1.22.18) placed 94^th overall from a field of 1,290 athletes. In the process she was the 4^th woman home and won the W40 age grade. Colm O’Connell (1.29.48) came 224^th.

Alasdair Brown (17.43) came 2^nd in the ST. BRIGID’S CASTLEKNOCK 5KM ROAD RACE, also on Sunday. Juvenile athlete Isabella Jackson (30.24) came 161^st. Elsewhere, Andy Kinane (34.58) won the DUNDERRY 10KM ROAD RACE in Co. Meath.

WESTPORT ATHLETICS CLUB marked their 40^th ANNIVERSARY with a FESTIVAL of ROAD RACES on Saturday (14.09.2019). Donore Harriers had three athletes compete in the 5km race – Audrey Gahan (20.57) placed an excellent 9^th overall and was the 3^rd woman home; Julia Hackett (23.52) was 17^th and 7^th woman; and Jennifer O’Keeffe (29.53) placed 31^st and 16^th. There were age category wins for Gahan (W40) and Hackett (W45), whilst O’Keeffe was second in the W50 grade.

The 2019/20 cross-country season kicked off with the first round (of 3) of the DUBLIN JUVENILE CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE at picturesque Newbridge Demesne in Donabate on Sunday (15.09.2019). The event was well organized by local clubs Lambay Sports & Athletic and Lusk Athletics Club, with plenty of exciting races making it an excellent morning of athletics. Newcomer Emily Bolton jostled her way through the melee of athletes in the early stages of the one kilometre Under 12 girls’ race, before running out a convincing winner. Leah Nunan came 29^th in the same race. Three Donore Harriers athletes finished in runner-up positions – Eva Crowe had to settle for 2^nd best behind Saoirse Fitzgerald of Lucan Harriers in the Under 13 Girls’ race over one kilometre; Thomas Bolton challenged for top spot in the Under 14 Boys 1.2km race, before a Clonliffe Harriers athlete went clear over the final 400m; and Oliver Hopkins placed an excellent 2^nd behind a strong DSD AC athlete in the Under 15 Boys race over 1.5km. Top ten spots went to Honor Lynch, who placed 7^th in the Under 14 Girls’ 1.2km race, Ruby Blake 10^th in the Under 10 Girls over 600m and James Dunne, 10^th in the Under 13 Boys one- kilometre race. The other competing Donore Harriers athletes were: – Mark Nunan 21^st in the Under 9 Boys race over 400 metres; the trio of Conor Garvey, Phillipe Gaudan and Harry McGilloway who placed 21^st, 50^th and 57^th respectively in the Under 10 Boys race over 600 metres; and Eoin Mooney 35^th in the Under 11 Boys (800m) category. The 2^nd round of the league will be hosted by Donore Harriers in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 6^th October 2019, prior to the Dublin Novice XC Championships.

In the Saturday morning (14.09.2019) 5km PARKRUN SERIES, Nicola Dowdall (23.04) was first woman home at Corkagh Park when placing 16^th overall, whilst Sinead O’Reilly (20.45) was 3^rd overall and first woman at Kilcock. Two juvenile athletes competed in the Waterstown Parkrun. Katie Delaney (24.00) placed 16^th overall and was the 2^nd female finisher, whilst Joe Kinsella (29.14) came 34^th.

RESULTS IN BRIEF:

EUROPEAN MASTERS ATHLETICS T & F CHAMPIONSHIPS at VENICE (05-15.09.2019)

11.09.2019 W55 10km Race Walk: 12^th Anne Gormley (1.11.24)

13.09.2019 W55 20km Race Walk: 6^th Anne Gormley (2.54.17)

14.09.2019 W80 5,000m: 1^st Ann Woodlock (32.14.53) hold medal

WESTPORT AC 40^th ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL 5KM ROAD RACE (14.09.2019)

9^th overall, 3^rd woman & 1^st W40: Audrey Gahan (20.57)

17^th, 7^th woman & 1^st W45: Julia Hackett (23.52)

31^st, 16^th woman & 2^nd W50: Jennifer O’Keeffe (29.53)

65 finishers

CHARLEVILLE INTERNATIONAL HALF-MARATHON (15.09.2019)

94^th overall, 4^th woman & 1^st W40: Aislinn Nic Dhomnaill (1.22.18)

224^th Colm O’Connell (1.29.48)

1,290 finishers

ST. BRIGID’s 5KM ROAD RACE at CASTLEKNOCK (15.09.2019)

2^nd Alasdair Brown (17.43)

161^st Isabella Jackson U.13 (30.24)

277 competitors

DUNDERRY 10KM ROAD RACE, Co. MEATH (15.09.2019)

1^st Andy Kinane (34.58)

31 finishers

DUBLIN JUVENILE CROSS-COUNTRY LEAGUE No. 1 at NEWBRIDGE HOUSE, DONABATE (15.09.2019)

U.9 Boys 400m: 21^st Mark Nunan

U.10 Girls 600m: 10^th Ruby Blake

U.10 Boys 600m: 21^st Conor Garvey, 50^th Phillipe Gaudin, 57^th Harry McGilloway

U.11 Boys 800m: 35^th Eoin Mooney

U.12 Girls 1km: 1^st Emily Bolton; 29^th Leah Nunan

U.13 Girls 1km: 2^nd Eva Crowe

U.13 Boys 1km: 10^th James Dunne

U.14 Girls 1.2km: 7^th Honor Lynch

U.14 Boys 1.2km: 2^nd Thomas Bolton

U.15 Boys 1.5km: 2^nd Oliver Hopkins

PARKRUNS (14.09.2019)

Fairview: 20^th Frank McNally M55 (23.28)

Griffeen: 100^th & 15^th woman: Anna McMahon W35 (28.24)

Corkagh: 17^th & 1^st woman: Nicola Dowdall W45 (23.04)

Royal Canal, Kilcock: 3^rd & 1^st woman: Sinead O’Reilly W35 (20.45); 4^th Niall O’Reilly M35 (20.50)

Waterstown: 16^th & 2^nd woman: Katie Delaney U.14 (24.00); 34^th Joe Kinsella U.14 (29.14)