Congratulations to Seán Hehir who battled windy conditions to win the inaugural Tallaght AC 5 mile race this morning in a time of 24.53. Paul Fleming was 3rd in 25.51. In the O/45 category, Edwin Keville was 1st O/45 in 28.51 and Terry McConnon 3rd in 30.37. Tommy Bishop was 1st O/50 in 29.59, and Helen Ingram 1st O/55 in 34.38. David Scanlon lead a large contingent of club juniors to win the under 19 race in a time of 29.27, and was followed home by Ian Rankin (2nd in 30.08), Stephen Gaffney (3rd in 32.33) and Sean Hayes (4th in 33.05), Mark Young (5th in 33.11), James Vickery (6th in 34.03) and Paddy O'Donohoe (7th in 34.28). Full results are on the Tallaght AC site. Ronan Kearns won the Simon Community 5k Fun Run yesterday in a time of 16.01, on a new hilly course in the Phoenix Park. Results will be available on the Dublin Simon Community website. Results are also printed in the Irish Independent Sports section on 10th Oct. Scanned copy is attached which includes a picture of Ronan. Well done to all.
Photos: Ronan Kearns
The Under 19 team with coach Philip Halpin.
Photo: Wally Young