Posted Date: 06-Mar-2008 Thurs

Three athletes from Inishowen A.C. traveled to the Liverpool half marathon on Sunday last. Carndonagh athlete John Collins posted a very creditable 1 hour 27 minutes and 30 seconds for the 13.1 mile event in dry but windy conditions. Finbarr Gallagher was also under the 90 minute barrier with a solid 1.29.13 performance. Both athletes will now be finalizing their preparations in the coming weeks for the London marathon on 13th April. Eilish Bell completed the Inishowen representation in Liverpool with a season’s best of 1.42.29. The Culdaff based athlete is targeting the Belfast marathon in early May, and can be well pleased with her efforts in Liverpool as she prepares for another block of training over the next two months.
Elsewhere, four Inishowen A.C. juveniles competed for Donegal in the Ulster sportshall finals in Glengormely, Co. Antrim on Tuesday last. Nuala Bradley and Kayla Farren both qualified as part of the U 13 and U 15 teams respectively for the UK finals in Birmingham on 12th April. This is a major achievement by both girls and is just rewards for their efforts over the last number of months. Kieran Devlin and Stephen Friel were members of the County U 15 team that finished second to Fermanagh. Although the U 15 team did not qualify for the finals in Birmingham, all of the team performed extremely well.

Up-Coming Events
Nine athletes from the Club will compete in the Ulster & Northern Ireland age group championships in Magherfelt on Saturday 15th March. Juvenile training for all age groups in Buncrana continues at the Leisure Centre every Wednesday from 7-8 pm. Juvenile training for 8-12 year olds on Thursday from 5-6 pm in Carndonagh Community School Gym. Training for juveniles aged from 12-18 takes place every Tuesday from 4-5.15 pm and on Thursdays from 3.20-4.45 in Carndonagh Community School also. Finally, training for senior athletes takes place every Tuesday at 6.15 pm from the Buncrana Leisure Centre. New members are welcome to come along.