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AC athlete Finbarr Gallagher raced to a solid 3 hours and 16 minutes
and 42 seconds in his first running of the London marathon on
Sunday last. The Glenties native, who has a personal best for
the distance of 3 hours and 03 minutes from Boston 2006, was part
of a field of over 35,000 athletes who raced around the streets
of London, in what has now become the biggest marathon in the
world. Other local athletes to perform well included Susan Mc
Laughlin who finished in a very impressive 5 hours and 32 minutes
and 21 seconds for her first attempt at the distance. In fact,
Susan along with Denise Gillespie who finished in 5.54.47 in London
only took up running last October and ran the event to raise money
for the Foyle Hospice. Denise’s brother Neil finished the
26.2 mile event in 5.30.58.
Elsewhere,
Galway based Moville athlete Maurice Clarke ran a season’s
best of 1 hour 23 minutes and 59 seconds in the Connamara ½
marathon on Sunday week last.
Fit
for Life
On Tuesday 8th April, the Club launched the ‘Fit for Life’
initiative at the Buncrana Leisure Centre. This is initiative
aimed at people over 18 years of age who wish to start recreational
walking/jogging on a regular basis. As the name of the initiative
suggests, its main aim is to help participants enjoy the health
benefits of regular aerobic exercise. People of all abilities
and fitness levels are very welcome to come along and wear appropriate
footwear and clothing for walking/jogging. There will be on-going
help and advice on training, nutrition and other aspects of regular
exercise. The cost for registration for this initiative is €
35. This initiative continues every Tuesday evening at 6.15 pm
from the Buncrana Leisure. New members are very welcome to come
along.
The Furey Insurance 5k series begins this Wednesday the 16th April
with the Bay Road 5k in Derry at 7.30 pm. Registration is from
6.30 pm at the Magee Sports Grounds in the Duncreggan Road. The
Brian Mc Cormick Sports and Leisure and Mizuno Donegal Grand Prix
begins on Sunday 4th May with the North West 10 km in Letterkenny
at 3 pm. This is followed by the Culdaff 5k run/walk and juvenile
1 mile for children aged from 11-16 years of age on Friday 9th
May at 7.30 pm. 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.
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