Posted Date: 21-Feb-2008 Thurs

The playing fields of Antrim Forum were the venue for the Ulster and Northern Ireland senior cross-country championships on Saturday last. Helena Crossan confirmed that her preparations for the defense of her Connamara ultra marathon title in April are well on track with a fine tenth place finish in the women’s 8km. Meanwhile, Nuala Bradley Patrick Mc Ginley, Stephen Friel, Kieran Devlin and Kayla Farren all performed well on the Donegal teams that qualified for the Ulster Sportshall finals on Friday 8 February. A day later, Stephen Friel raced to a personal best of 8.1 seconds over 60m at the Scottish Indoor championships. The Dunaff teenager also posted a season’s best in the 200m. At the same championships, Kayla Farren competed well in the U 15 800m. Farren, along with Caroline Kelly qualified for the Ulster Schools cross-country finals by finishing ninth and sixth respectively at the District championships held at the University of Ulster at Coleraine on Tuesday 5 February. Other notable performances were recorded by Conor Hession, Enda Mc Daid, Conor Mc Cormick, Declan Farren, and Sean Wallace in the junior boys 3000m, while Rodger Griffin finished strongly in the intermediate boys 5000m. 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.