Dunboyne Reports

Thanks to Dunboyne AC for this comprehensive report of their recent activities. All clubs are welcome to send similar reports for inclusion on this blog. Contact meathathletics at hotmail.com 13th May - Meath Country Track and Field Championships - Navan Junior Men James McCabe 1st Hammer Senior Men Morgan McDonagh 1st 400m, 3rd 1500m Masters Men Michael Cornyn 1st 400m, 1st 1500m 6th May - Summerhill 10K Rory Kavanagh came 3rd in the Summerhill 10K last Sunday with a very impressive 34.46 - well done Rory! Gerry O'Reilly was in next for DAC, placing 20th with 42.12 - a great time from this relatively new runner. Ray Mitchell ran an excellent 46.40 followed by Roisin Bell in 49.02. Dunboyne AC had 3 runners in this years Wexford Half Marathon. First home for the club was Alan McKernan (21st place) in an excellent 1:26:20. Next was Scott Willoughby (76th place) in a new PB of 1:34:37, well done Scott. Michael Baile finished 154th also picking up a new PB in the process. Michael ran 1:42:52, great running Michael May 6th - Boyne 10K Paul Gorey 41.13, Deirdre Fitzsimons 44.54 and Warren McIntyre 41.03 (PB) ran in the Boyne 10K on May 6th. Paul and Warren pushed each other hard at the end with Paul pipping Warren to the finish line. Diedre won her category and was 6th overall in the womens event. Coming soon : * Dunboyne AC Torch Run Festival, a 24Hours Torch Relay Run all around the village starting Friday 22nd June 5pm and finishing on Saturday 23rd June (after Mass). Dunboyne AC are inviting club members & their families to run a leg(s) of this relay to raise funds for our Social Services. Show you care about your neighbours, who are down on their luck and donate on the day also if you can. If you're training for a marathon, why not treat this as your long run ? Prize of 200Eur for the athlete who does the longest, consecutive run/lap repeats ! For further information, contact Mark Blackwell on 087 2580686 or Seamus Dunne on 086 3131046 . * Dunboyne AC will raise funds for the club on Saturday 23rd June, 9pm. A live local band will be playing upstairs in Slevins (Dunboyne) directly after the Torch Run. Entry : 10Eur (finger food included). For further information, contact Mark Blackwell on 087 2580686 or Seamus Dunne on 086 3131046 .