Dunleer AC hosting four-mile road race
DUNLEER Athletic Club will host its prestigious 4-mile road race on Sunday week in the village of Dunleer, as the mid-Louth club remembers Ollie Brennan and Seán Carrie, two Committee members who passed away in recent years.
This year’s race will be bigger and better than ever kicking off at 3pm on Sunday July 16th on Dunleer’s Main Street. Beautiful medals and custom made T-shirts (first 400 entrants only) have been commissioned.
Enter online at www.athleticsireland. ie. The event is kindly supported by local businesses, including: Pat’s Gift Shop, Centra Dunleer, SureFit, Celtic Testing, Duprint, Mc Gooey Pharmacy, Paul’s Gents Hairdresser, Shearman’s, Glen Dimplex Group, O Neill’s Bakery, Racel Removals. As always there are €100 bonus prizes for mens and ladies course records
Dunleer AC’s Tomás Cotter has the men’s record with 19.31 (2015) while Fiona Roche holds the ladies record with 22.17 from 2013. In 2016 Peter Somba was the winner of the Men’s race in 19.40 and was presented with the Seán Carrie Cup, while Catherina Mc Kiernan made a very welcome return to Dunleer finishing first lady in 22.47 and receiving the Ollie Brennan memorial cup.
For the first time as part of this year’s race the club is running a Local Business Challenge. The three highest finishers from each team will win a special prize sponsored by The Rebuild Clinic. This is open to all businesses in Dunleer and the surrounding area and there will also be spot prizes. Training for the event is provided at the club’s Couch to 4-mile training sessions on Thursdays at 7.30pm at the track in Dunleer.
At the National Junior and Masters Championships in Tullamore last weekend Santis Kaugars was a double bronze medalist with 3rd in the javelin and the 56lb for distance.
Jack Boylan was 4th in the junior men’s 1500m in 4.04. Nicola Welsh was 4th in the ladies masters 1500m in 4.55, while Karen Costello also finished 4th in the masters ladies 3000m in 10.35. Grace Foley was 5th in the 400m masters ladies 045 event in 74.58. Next week will see the juvenile athletes in action at the same venue in Tullamore for their National Championships.
Dunleer AC will be hosting a summer athletics camp for Athletics Ireland, for 6-13 year olds at the Lourdes Stadium in Drogheda from July 10th - 14th, from 10am til 2pm each day.
The athletes will be taught how to do long jump, high jump, javelin, shot putt, relays and hurdles as well as sprinting technique and middle distance running. There will be lots of fun running and jumping games as well as some science and athletics quizzes and art activities. The Irish Road Safety Authority will be sending a representative to do some activities on road safety for children on Thursday.
Children should be registered in advance on the Athletics Ireland website www.athleticsireland.ie. The cost is €50 per child with €10 reduction for children from the same family. The fee includes a free tshirt, water bottle, spike bag, medal and a certificate, an AAI membership if child is not already a member. This camp is open to all children regardless of their membership to a particular Club.
For more information call Jacqueline Matthews at 0876482373.