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Moohan set a new personal best for the marathon on Sunday last
when she ran an excellant 3 hours and 33 minutes in Edinburgh.
The Moville Community College teacher, who hails from Frosses
had to content with strong head winds for almost half the distance.
Nevertheless, the route around the Scottish capital proved conducive
to fast times which Moohan used to her advantage to improve her
previous best by over 10 minutes.
Twenty eight juveniles from Inishowen A.C. competed in the Donegal
Children’s Games in the Finn Valley Centre on Thursday last.
The children participated in a range of track and field events
including sprint and middle distance races, ball throw, shot putt,
high jump. Several of the team won medals in their events and
will have no doubt gained much from the experience. The team included
Nathan Harkin, Feargal Doherty, Darren Donaghey, Declan Donaghey,
William O’ Callaghan, Aine Bradley, Tony Morrison, Matthew
Cavanagh, Caoimhe Mc Laughlin, Padraig Mc Laughlin, Darragh Kelly,
Derek Lee Doherty Doherty, Oisin Hession, Connie-Ann Hession,
Grainne Hession, Paula McLaughlin. Ethan O’ Kane, Conal
Doogan, Emma Doherty, Moya Doogan, Fergus Cox, Deirdre Doherty,
Margaret Mc Grath, Aishling Mc Laughlin, Lucy Murry, Niamh O’
Raw and Joey Fullerton. A special word of thanks to all the parents
who attended the event and helped out with organizing the team.
Meanwhile, on Thursday evening also, Finbarr Gallagher returned
to competitive action following the London marathon in April and
ran a creditable 30 minutes and 50 seconds in the Wilkie 5 mile
road race in Derry. Seamus Mc Daid followed his good run in the
Lisnagalvin 5km eight days earlier with a useful 34.38 clocking
for the Foyle Valley A.C. organized event.
Up Coming Events
A team of over 30 juveniles will participate in the Ulster Children’s
Games in the Finn Valley Centre this Sunday 1st June. The Ulster/Northern
Ireland U 14-U 18 juvenile track and field championships will
take place in Antrim Forum on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th June.
The second round of the County juvenile track & field championships
for U 14-U 18 athletes takes place at the Aura Leisure Centre
in Letterkenny on Thursday 5th June at 7.00 pm. Meanwhile, on
the road, the ever popular Buncrana 5km takes place this Wednesday
at 7.30 pm. The action remains in Buncrana with the annual 10km
road race set for Saturday 14th June at 6.30pm.
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