Newsletter week ended 02.12.2018

There were brilliant performances all around yesterday by the Durrus AC athletes who were running in muddy conditions in the Munster Juvenile B cross country championships in Riverstick.    Great running by Liam Horstmanoff,  Damien Williams, Finnian Lawton, Bebhinn Horstmanhoff, Anna Townes, Ellen Collins, Caoimhe Horstmanhoff & Caoimhe Cotter.   Medals were awarded to the first 12 finishers, as well as team and County medals.  A special mention to two of our athletes who were both running up an age; Bebhinn Horstmanhoff who finished in 11th place in the girls u. 13 race winning both an individual medal and also a Cork County team gold medal and to Caoimhe Cotter who finished in 5th place in the girls u. 17 race also securing an individual medal and a gold Cork County team medals.  

Results here

Photo gallery here

Indoor strength & conditioning training starts this Friday in Durrus Community Hall from 5:45 p.m. - 7 p.m.    Annual registration will also be on at the same time (upstairs room).  There will be a further registration night on Monday next at the same time.    New members are welcome.  

The Club is holding a competition for juvenile members only to create / draw a crest for Durrus Athletic Club.   There will be a prize for the overall winner. More information at the Registration nights.  

Jimmy Tobin is as active as ever running, taking part recently in both the Bere Island Park Run and the challenging Castlehaven Park Run.   Well done Jimmy.   

National Cross Country Championships 2018 & weekly Report

Conditions were cold and dry but favourable for last Sundays Athletics Ireland Juvenile (even ages) & Junior/Senior Cross Country Championships which were held on the purpose built cross country course at Abbotstown in Dublin.   Despite a week of heavy rain and advance warning to bring wellies and come prepared for mud, the course was in excellent condition, a far cry from the cross country courses that our athletes are used to running on in Cork & Munster  and of course such a good course lead to very fast running.   

In the underage ages, Fionn Harrington and Sean Lawton were first up to represent the Club in the boys under 14 3,000m race on a course which was relatively flat with a few minor hills.  They took to the start line wearing the blue Munster singlet with 152 other athletes. Both had great races with Sean finishing in 19th position overall and Fionn, despite a poor start, worked his way methodically through the field and finished in 38th.  Sean was the second scorer for the Cork team and helped them win the County team bronze medals and he was also the 5th placed scorer for Munster also winning the provincial bronze team medals.     Fionn was the 4th scorer for Cork also winning a County team bronze medal.   Aoibheann Lawton was next up on the start line in the girls u. 16 3,5000m race.  128 girls took to the start line on what was a very fast competitive race.  Aoibheann had a fantastic race finishing in 41st position and helping Cork win the County team gold medals, being the 5th place scorer.    Congratulations to all three on their National Provincial and County medals.   

Michael Harrington also had a very strong run in the last race of the day lining out with the cream of the crop of Irish athletes in the Senior mens' race covering a distance of 10km.  He finished strongly in a great time in cross country running of 35.05.

Results of u.14 boys race here

Results of u. 16 girls race here 

Photos here

Next weekend sees our athletes compete in the Munster Intermediate and Juvenile B Cross Country Championships which will be held in Riverstick at 11:30.  Best of luck to all taking part.   

The Club held their A.G.M.  last week and great numbers were in attendance and an enthusiastic committee is now in place and it is all systems go for 2019 with upcoming Registration Nights being held in Durrus Hall. More info here

The Club intends to hold a Couch to 5k running program in the New Year.  This is for beginner runners or lapsed runners.   This will start in the second week of January meeting every Monday and Friday at Durrus Hall at 5:45 p.m.  You do not need any running experience to join this group, however it would be helpful if you were capable of going for a brisk walk for at least half an hour.    More info to follow. 

Juvenile training will move indoors next Friday week when we will commence our Strength and Conditioning training.   More info on this later. 

DURRUS A.C. REGISTRATION NIGHTS FOR 2019

Durrus Athletics Club are holding their annual registration for 2019 on 

Friday the 7th December at 5.45 - 7 pm & and Monday the 10th December 

at 5.45 - 7pm at Durrus Community Hall.  

The club caters for mini athletics; 4 - 7 years old; Juveniles; 8 - 18 years old and

adults (all levels beginners to advanced).   

Get your New Year off to a good start and join our new 

** COUCH 2 5K PROGRAM STARTING JANUARY 2019 ** 

(This is a walk/run program suitable for complete beginners every

Monday and Friday at 6:45 pm) 

New members welcome.  Come along and have a chat on the registration

evenings if you are interested.

Any queries contact Mike at 086 8567179 or Annie on 087 9309807 

Golden Girls at Clarecastle

Clarecastle in County Clare was the venue for this years Munster relay and Munster Masters cross country championships.   As the song goes "It's a long long way from Clare to here ...." and it certainly was a long trip from West Cork to County Clare but it was a worthwhile journey for the athletes especially the girls under 16 team of Aoibhinn Lawton, Caoimhe Cotter, Ellen Collins and Rebecca Harrington who were crowned Munster champions, having also recently won the gold medals at the Cork championships.  Beibhinn Horstmanhoff, Lily Collins, Chloe Hegarty & Eva Leahy also competed strongly in the relays in the girls u. 12 category having recently won bronze at the county level, but they were outside of the medal placings on this occasion.   Michael Harrington competed in the masters men combined races over a distance of 7km on what was a typical challenging xc course. He finished in a super 5th position overall and was the overall winner of his age category o.45 and also secured a gold medal with the  Cork team being the second Cork athlete over the line.    

Results here

Away from the green fields and running in the mud were club members Carmel Nash and Jim Tobin who took part in the Skibbereen Athletic Club road races.  This year Skibbereen Athletic Club changed  the event from the annual 10k and replaced it with both 5 and 10 mile races which proved very successful. Carmel participated in the 5 mile run and Jim in the 10 mile.   

Results of the 10 mile here and the 5 mile here and Report here

An exciting weekend of cross country running lays ahead with the Athletics Ireland National Cross Country Championships (Juvenile Even Age & Senior) being held in Abbotstown, Co. Dublin.  Best of luck to our four members who have the distinction of taking part ; Aoibhinn Lawton, Sean Lawton, Fionn Harrington  & Michael Harrington. 

More Info here 

*** Reminder that our A.G.M.  will be held this Thursday night at 8 p.m. at Durrus Community Hall and all members are encouraged to attend ***  

Munster Uneven Ages XC, Co Tipperary

Two Mile Borris in County Tipperary was the venue for this year's Munster juvenile uneven age cross country championships.   Well done to Sean Lawton, Fionn Harrington and Aoibheann Lawton who took part, all running out of age, in what were tough weather conditions, being wet, windy and cold.    Despite this, all three athletes put in excellent performances.  

First to run were Fionn and Sean in the boys under 15 3,500m race.    Sean had another impressive run and finished in a fantastic 5th position overall, securing an individual medal and also being the first Cork athlete over the line helping the Cork team win the silver county team medals.   Fionn also had another good solid run and finished in 22nd place overall and he too was a silver medallist on the Cork team.   Both Fionn and Sean have qualified for the All Ireland uneven age cross country championships.    Aoibheann took part in the very competitive girls under 17 4,000m race and had an excellent run finishing in 14th position overall and securing qualification for the All Ireland championships representing Cork.     

Next XC event is the Munster Relay XC Championships which will be held next weekend in Clarecastle.  Best of luck to our three teams participating.  

Results here 

Photos here

Jimmy Tobin was running on the roads again this weekend, taking part in the Eyeries 5 mile road race in Beara.   Well done to Jimmy.  Results here

Medals galore at County Cross Country Relay Championships

It's not every day that all the teams representing the Club taking  part in a County Cross Country relay championship come home with medals, but such was the case today.     Three teams took part in the Cork County Juvenile Relay championships held today in Castlelyons.   The course was a flat course in great condition making for very fast running.    It was a great achievement for all the athletes today to win at these championships

There was something very special about today's relay races as it brought out the best in every athlete and  they all dug as deep as they possibly could from start to finish.   Every athlete had a distance of 500m to cover, being one lap of the course.    

First to run were Eva Leahy, Lily Collins, Chloe Hegarty and Beibhinn Horstmanhoff in the girls u. 12, followed by the boys under 14 team of Darragh O'Brien, Sean Lawton, Colm Hegarty & Fionn Harrington and finally our girls u. 16 team comprising Caoimhe Cotter, Ellen Collins, Aoibheann Lawton and Rebecca Harrington.     The girls u. 12 team all ran to their best and were justly rewarded winning the County bronze medals.  The boys u. 14 team all ran so well and were clear winners of the gold medals.  The girls u. 16 team were also in superb running form today and they too won the County gold medals.    

If you were to pick out a star athlete running today for the Club, you could not pick one as every athlete gave 100% and more!!!    Well done to all who took part and who have all now qualified for the Munster Relay XC championships.   

Michael Harrington competed in the Masters Men race which was held after the juvenile races, covering a distance of 7km and he had a very strong run out with the front runners, finishing in 3rd position overall and winning his age category.    

Away from the cross country scene, Jimmy Tobin, a regular on the road racing circuit, was in action again recently, taking part in the Dromtrasna West Limerick 10k.   Well done Jimmy.  

Results from the Cross Country here 

Photos here 

Cork County Intermediate & Juvenile B XC, 2018

The Cork County Juvenile B & Intermediate cross country championships were held on Bank holiday Monday 29th October at Conna.   It was a great day out for all of the 19 Durrus AC athletes who competed.    Medals were awarded to the first six over the line and there were also team medals up for grabs.

Taking part were;  Max Leahy, Liam Horstmanhoff, Sam Towns and Aidan Collins - boys u. 9, Zoe Towns - girls U. 11 1,000m, Damian Williams, Sean Wiseman and Padraig O'Sullivan boys u. 11, Beibhinn Horstmanhoff, Lily Collins, Eva Leahy, Anna Towns & Chloe Hegarty - girls u. 13, Finnian Lawton, boys u.13, Caoimhe Horstmanhoff & Ellen Collins girls u. 15, Colm Hegarty - boys u. 15, Caoimhe Cotter - girls u. 17 & Michael Harrington - Intermediate men.    

Michael Harrington was first to run in the Intermediate mens 8km race in what turned out to be a two horse race for the gold and silver medals.  Michael had a great battle from start to finish with Nathaniel Hayward of Leevale A.C., with the Leevale athlete edging ahead in the last 200m with a sprint finish taking the gold medal, Michael finishing in 2nd place. 

In the juvenile races, the girls u. 13 team put in a fantastic effort in their race and were victorious with 53 points winning the gold team medals.  Beibhinn lead the team home in 8th position, followed by Lily in 10th, Eva in 15th, Anna in 20th and Chloe in 30th.     

Caoimhe Horstmanhoff had a super run in the girls u. 15 2,500m race and finished in 6th place overall winning a medal, followed by Ellen in 15th .

Colm Hegarty was also in great running form, finishing in 6th position in the boys u. 15 race.  

Caoimhe Cotter was the last athlete from the club to run and finished in an excellent 3rd place winning a bronze medal.   

Results here

Photos on our Facebook page here 

Some video footage from the races (via Cork Athletics Facebook page) here

Munster Novice & Even Ages XC 2018

Beaufort in County Kerry was the venue for the 2018 Munster Novice and even ages cross country championships which were held yesterday.   It was a day of mixed weather with persistent rain in the morning clearing to sunshine as the day went on.    Underfoot conditions were very good on what could be described as a relatively flat and fast course.   

There were great performances from all of the Durrus A.C. athletes many of whom were running up an age.  Well done to all who competed, Max Leahy, Padraig O'Sullivan, Liam Horstmanhoff & Aidan Collins in the boys u.10 1,000m; Beibhinn Horstmanhoff, Eva Leahy, Chloe Hegarty & Lily Collins in the girls u. 12 2000m; Finnian Lawton & Damien Williams in the boys u.12 2000m; Caoimhe Horstmanhoff in the girls u. 14, 3000m; Sean Lawton, Colm Hegarty & Fionn Harrington in the boys u. 14, 3,000m; Aoibheann Lawton, Caoimhe Cotter & Ellen Collins in the girls u. 16, 4,000m & Michael Harrington in the Mens Novice 6,000m. 

Individual medallists on the day were Sean Lawton and Fionn Harrington who finished in 4th and 11th place respectively, both having superb runs in a very competitive and fast paced race.   As they were both in the top 12, they have automatically qualified for the All Ireland boys under 14 xc championships which will be held in Abbotstown, Dublin in November.     They both helped  Cork win team silver, with Sean being the 1st scorer and Fionn being the 4th place scorer for Cork.  Aoibheann Lawton also had a great run finishing in 15th position overall, and helped Cork win team gold by being the 6th scorer, earning herself a Cork team gold medal.   Aoibheann has also qualified for the All Ireland XC championships representing Cork. 

Michael Harrington had a very strong run in the Mens Novice race, being to the front of the lead group from the outset and finished in 2nd place overall and also was the 2nd scorer on the Cork team who took the team gold medals yesterday with an overall scoring of 28 points.    

Results on the Munster Athletics website here

Photos on the Durrus Athletic Facebook page  here

The next fixture on the cross country calendar is the County Bs which will be held next Monday in Conna.   Further information on the Cork Athletics website here

Cork County (even age) cross country championships

The first event on the juvenile Cork athletics cross country calendar, being the even age championships, was held on Sunday the 7th of October on lands outside of Macroom.   A change of venue was announced on Saturday and it turned out to be a great challenging course which was well laid out with very good underfoot conditions.    Huge numbers were in attendance making for very competitive races on what was a cold and windy day.   

Representing the club were Aidan Collins u. 10, Finnian Lawton u.12, Damien Williams u.12, Eva Leahy, Beibhinn Horstmanhoff, Lily Collins all u. 12, Caoimhe Horstmanhoff u.14, Sean Lawton, Colm Hegarty, Fionn Harrington all u. 14, Aoibheann Lawton & Caoimhe Cotter both u. 16.  Medals were awarded to the top 6 finishers in each race.  Sean Lawton was a convincing and worthy winner of the boys u. 14 race.  Aoibheann Lawton was just outside of the medals finishing in 7th position as was Fionn Harrington who finished in 8th place.  Well done to all who participated and put in a great effort. 

Cork Athletics Results, photos and video coverage here

Durrus A.C. photos here

The next fixture on the xc calendar is the County Senior & juvenile  uneven ages which will be held next Sunday.   Details here

West Cork Cross Country championships report.

The West Cork Cross Country championships were held by Bandon Athletic Club on farmlands outside of  Bandon on Sunday last the 28th of September.    Ground conditions were excellent.  Representing Durrus A.C. were Padraig O'Sullivan, Sean Wiseman, Liam Horstmanhoff, Max Leahy, Aidan Collins, Finnian Lawton, Chloe Hegarty, Eva Leahy, Beibhinn Horstmanhoff, Fionn Harrington, Sean Lawton, Colm Hegarty, Caoimhe Horstmanhoff, Aoibheann Lawton, Caoimhe Cotter and Michael Harrington.

Everyone competed very strongly.    Medal winners on the day were Sean Lawton who ran away with the boys u. 14 2000m taking the gold medal, with Fionn Harrington finishing in 3rd position winning bronze.   Aoibheann Lawton, who was recently selected for the Munster u.20 Endurance Performance Squad, had a strong run and finished second in the girls under 16, 3km race.     Team medals on the day went to the boys under 14 team of Colm Hegarty, Fionn Harrington and  Sean Lawton who finished in 3rd team position.   Michael Harrington was to the fore of the mens' Senior/Novice/Masters 6km race and was overall winner taking the mens Senior gold medal.

Full results below (as taken from Bandon A.C. Facebook page)

Photos on Durrus A.C. Facebook page here

The next outing on the calendar is the even age County Cross  Country championships which will be held this Sunday in Carrigadrohid.   Details in this link

Results from the Cross Country 

Girls U9
1st Aisling Guinane Bandon
2nd Leyla Cummins Bandon
3rd Anne O’Leary Bandon

Boys U9
1st Sean Murphy Bandon
2nd Sammy O’Mahony Dohenys
3rd Conor O’Brien Skibbereen

Girls U10
1st Holly O’Flynn Skibbereen
2nd Lucy Harrington Bantry
3rd Maeve Dollard Bandon

Boys U10
1st Ben Flynn Bandon
2nd Darragh Murphy West Muskery
3rd Cathal Murphy Bandon

Girls U12
1st Ciara Delaney Skibbereen
2nd Kate O’Neill West Muskery
3rd Caoimhe Flannery Skibbereen

Boys U12
1st Alex Coughlan Dohenys
2nd Fionan Symth Courceys
3rd Daniel Dollard Bandon

Girls U14
1st Amy McCarthy Bandon
2nd Ella Collins Bandon
3rd Aoibhinn Mckeogh Bandon

Boys U14
1st Sean Lawton Durrus
2nd Jamie Hourihan West Muskery
3rd Fionn Harrington Durrus

Girls U16
1st Maeve O’Neill Dohenys
2nd Aoibhinn Lawton Durrus
3rd Shannon Cotter West Muskery

Boys U16
1st Chris Keneally Bandon
2nd Ruairi Falvey Bandon
3rd Ciaran O’Sullivan Bantry

Junior Women
1st Jennifer Cotter West Muskery
2nd Caoimhe O’Leary West Muskery
3rd Caitlin Hurley West Muskery

Junior Men
1st Naoise O’Flaitheartaigh Bandon
2nd Sean O’Sullivan West Muskery
3rd Tadgh Manning West Muskery

Master Women
1st Anna O’Neill Dohenys

Master Men
1st Henry Brown West Muskery
2nd Patrick Lynch West Muskery
3rd Michael McSweeney West Muskery

Senior Women
1st Pauline Calnan Bandon

Senior Men
1st Micheal Harrington Durrus
2nd Kevin Wilmot Bandon
3rd John Cronin West Muskery

Novice Women
1st Shiela Turnwit Bandon

Novice Men
1st Stephen O’Sullivan
2nd Richard Lucey West Muskery
3rd Mattia Leoni Clonakilty Road Runners

Teams
Girls U9
1st Bandon
2nd Bandon
3rd Bandon

Boys U9
1st Skibbereen
2nd Bandon
3rd West Muskery

Girls U10
1st Bandon
2nd Skibbereen
3rd West Muskery

Boys U10
1st Bandon
2nd Dohenys
3rd West Muskery

Girls U12
1st West Muskery
2nd Bandon
3rd Skibbereen

Boys U12
1st Bandon
2nd Skibbereen
3rd Bantry

Girls U14
1st Bandon
2nd West Muskery
3rd Bandon

Boys U14
1st Skibbereen
2nd Bandon
3rd Durrus

Girls U16
1st West Muskery

Boys U16
1st Bandon

Junior Women
1st West Muskery

Men’s team
1st West Muskery

Newsletter

Well done to Jimmy Tobin who was back running in Kerry last weekend in the Inch Beach 10k run.
Event page 

Also participating in the Glengarriff Park Run recently was Elmarie Lynch.  Glengarriff Park Run is held weekly in the Nature Reserve just outside of Glengarriff village on the Kenmare road.  It is a free weekly 5km  run /  walk held (off road) at 9:30 a.m. every Saturday morning, organised by volunteers.  Anyone can take part, you just need to register online first with Park Run Ireland.  More information on the Glengarriff Park Run can be found here

Jimmy at the Inch 10k run

Elmarie in action at the Glengarriff Park Run

Following on from his recent victory in the 0.45 category 1500m at the National Track & Field Championships, Michael Harrington went on to compete in the World Masters Track & Field championships which were held in Malaga last weekend. 

Michael took part in the 0.45 1500m distance.    He qualified comfortably out of the first heat on Saturday for the final, achieving a new personal best time of  4.18.31.   The final took place on Sunday morning, where he finished in  a superb 10th position overall. 

Results of Irish Masters Track & Field Championships 

Michael at the National Track & Field  Championships

Results of the World Masters Track & Field Championships

Michael in action at the World Masters Track & Field Championships

Cross Country competition commences this weekend with the West Cork Track & Field championships which will be held on Sunday morning near Bandon.  First race of the day is at 11:30 a.m.   Best of luck to all of our juvenile athletes taking part.   Provisional fixtures calendar for County cross country championships here.    UPDATE - (21ST OF SEPTEMBER) - WEST CORK CROSS COUNTRY POSTPONED DUE TO BAD WEATHER FORECAST UNTIL SUNDAY 30TH OF SEPTEMBER AT 11:30 a.m.

West Cork Cross Country Championships 2018 Information

West Cork XC – Sun 23rd Sept

West Cork Cross Country in Bandon on Sunday 23rd.
Same venue as last year

Non pre entry required, all athletes and spectators pay at the gate.
€3 each with €10 per family.

First race will be girls u9 at 11:30am followed by boys u9, then girls u10 etc.
Adult races will be held after the Juvenile races are over so they will start at approx 12:30pm.

Medals for top 3 in each race, prizes for top 3 teams in each race with 4 scorers per team. If there isn’t teams of 4 then we will look at teams for 3.
Presentation of team medals will start as soon as possible once all the Juvenile races are over.

Directions to course.
Pass the Bandon Mart, out the Ballinadee road with the Old Still pub on your left. After about 2k you pass Baldwins Bridge then take right at sign for Christy Coal and 2k from here is XC course.
Plenty space for parking in field directly across from course.

Distances.

U9 700m
U10 1000m
U12 1500m
U14 2000m
U16 3000m
U20 girls 3000m
U20 boys 4000m

Ladies 3000m
Men 6000m.Individual medals for each of senior/novice and masters categories for men/ women but all categories combined for team prize

There won’t be separate races for novice/senior/master, so all the women for example will run together, and declare their category before the start.
Medals awarded to the top 3 in each category at the finish.

Overall team prize also, 4 athletes to score, so team could for example be 2 senior, 1 novice and 1 masters, or 4 novices.
and it would be possible to win more than 1 team prize if enough athletes from one club team took part.

Best Overall Club.

This year will see a perpetual trophy being awards for the Best Overall Club at the Cross Country Championships, so hoping for a bit of competition with bragging rights as to what club names gets on the trophy first. 

Aoibheann brings home National Medal.

Sean Lawton and Aoibehann Lawton were both competing at the National Juvenile Track & Field Championships this weekend in Tullamore.    Sean ran a great 800m race, bringing in a new personal best time of 2:20.65.   Aoibheann showed her continuous good running form in the under 16 3,000m race.   This race was combined with the girls under 17 3,000m, with 21 starting the race.    Aoibheann had a fantastic run and finished in 3rd place and claimed the national under 16 3,000m bronze medal (11:33.64).  Huge congratulations to Aoibheann on what has been a great season for her this year on the track.  

Athletics Ireland Results here. 

Athletics Ireland report & Videos here   

The final leg of the West Cork Summer Leagues will be held this Wednesday  in Clonakilty at 7 p.m. in the rugby field.  This is being hosted by Clonakilty Road Runners Athletic Club.  More info on their facebook page here

Well done to Jimmy Tobin who was running as a Guide Runner in the Kilkee 10k in Co. Clare this weekend. Results here

Week End Report; 8th July 2018

We held our 5k Family Fun Run & Walk on Friday evening the 6th of July 2018 in conjunction with the Durrus "Enjoy" Festival.     Top 3 men across the finish line were Damien Malone, Schull Tri Club in 1st position, Eoin Collins, Kealkil, 2nd  & Sean McCarthy of Durrus A.C. in 3rd place.  The top 3 female finishers were Helen Anderson of Clonakilty 1st, Beibhinn Horstmanhoff, Durrus .A.C. 2nd & Lily Collins, Durrus A.C., 3rd. Full results here   Well done to everyone who took part on what was a very enjoyable and fun evening.  Adding to the atmosphere was the delicious BBQ served up afterwards by Ross's Bar.  

Thanks is extended especially to our own Fundraising committee and other Club members for doing such great work in hosting this event, to Durrus Mens Shed who helped out with the stewarding, Durrus & District Community Council for the use of their premises, Sean Tobin on course set up and clean up, Sophie Harrington on photography,  Sarah Bignell on First Aid with Dr. Denis Cotter on standby.  

Thank you to all of our sponsors who generously donated money and spot prizes.   

1. O'Keeffe's Supervalu, Bantry. O Keeffe's Supervalu Bantry

2. Biggs Oil Bantry (Paddy O'Keeffe)

3. Ross's Bar, Durrus Ross's Bar Durrus

4. Handyman Express, Durrus.

5. Laide & O'Brien Ltd., Drimoleague.

6. Bantry Bay Medical Centre. Bantry Bay Medical Centre

7. Westlodge Hotel Leisure Centre, Bantry. The Lodge Leisure Centre

8. Maritime Hotel Leisure Centre, Bantry. Club Maritime

9. Back On Track, Physical Therapy Clinic, Durrus Back on Track: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Clinic

10. Cinemax, Bantry. Cinemax3

11. The Gateway Restaurant, Durrus. The Gateway & Ryan's

12. Andrews Centra, Bantry Centra Bantry

13. West Coast Foods, Bantry (James O'Donoghue) Westcoastfoods Bantry

14. The Longboat Bar, Durrus. LongBoat Bar Durrus.

Photos of the event can be viewed on our Facebook page here

On Saturday the 6th of July, four of our juvenile club members travelled to Tullamore to compete in the All Ireland Juvenile Track & Field "B" championships.  Fionn Harrington and Colm Hegarty competed in the u. 14 800m Finals in very hot conditions, both running really well, with Fionn finishing in 4th place followed by Colm in 6th.    Ellen Collins competed in the girls un. 15 800m having a great run, as places were determined on times from heats, official result is not yet available.  Caoimhe Cotter got off to a great start in the girls u. 16, 800m and ran a strong race finishing in 5th position.     Next week is the last week of training for the juveniles after which we will take a summer break before resuming for cross country running.  

Well done to Jimmy Tobin who took part in the Castletownbere Wild Atlantic 5 mile Run in Castletownbere last weekend. Race Event Facebook page here

Durrus A.C. 5K Family Fun Run

Durrus Athletic Club are hosting a 5km Family Fun Run & Walk on Friday the 6th of July 2018.  Registration will be in Philips' Green Community Centre from 6 p.m.   and will be signposted upon entering  Durrus village.  Stewards will also be present in the village to direct participants to parking, the registration area & the start / finish line.    

Entry fee is €10 per adult, €5 per child/student & a maximum of €20 per family.     There will be prizes for the first 3 male and first 3 female finishers over the line together with lots of spot prizes.  

The run starts near St. James' National School.  The route is in the attached Garmin link 

There will be light refreshments after together with a BBQ in the village green.     This event is open to everyone, whatever your level of fitness.   Results will be posted online as soon as possible after.  This is a fundraising event and any monies raised will go towards Durrus Athletic Club.

To ensure the safety of all taking part, headphones are not permitted.  

Location of Durrus on Google maps

Enquiries 086 856 7179 

Week End Report 17.06.2018

Well done to Aoibheann Lawton, Caoimhe Cotter, Ellen Collins, Colm Hegarty, Sean Lawton & Fionn Harrington who all competed in both the 800m and 1500m distance at the Munster Athletics Track & Field Championships this weekend in Waterford.  It was the Clubs' first year on the track at the Munster "A" championships and they proved that they were capable of competing at that level.  A great effort was put in by all athletes.  Top four finishers qualified for the All Ireland championships.   Congratulations to Sean who won bronze in both events.  Fionn was unlucky to miss out on qualifying by one place in both distances as was Aoibheann in the 1500m.   

Results now available ;

Saturday results here
Sunday results here

Photos here 

Our annual Bake Sale fundraiser was held today and was once again a great success.   Thank you to everyone who contributed baking produce and helped out.

Durrus A.C. are holding a 5k Fun Run in conjunction with Durrus "Enjoy" Festival on Friday the 6th of July next at 7:30 p.m.   There will be prizes for the first 3 male and first 3 female finishers.  Further details will be available later in the week.   

Newsletter week ended 10th June 2018

Last week was a busy week for Durrus AC which commenced with our juvenile athletes taking part in the first leg of the West Cork summer leagues, which was held in Dunmanway Rugby grounds, hosted by Doheny AC.  It was a beautiful summers evening which was enjoyed by all the athletes who took part.   Well done to all who won medals and also to those who won medals in the mixed team relays with various West Cork athletic clubs;   Although many medals were won, emphasis on the Summer Leagues is taking part in a fun relaxed environment.  Well done to all. Details of upcoming Summer Leagues are here and specific details of next summer league here

On Saturday, Aoibheann Lawton took to the track in the 3000m at the Munster Track & Field Championships.    Aoibheann had a super race in which she made an early move to take the lead.  It was a very close battle between 1st and 2nd right up until the finish line but Aoibheann dug deep and fought hard to claim the gold medal, gaining a new p.b. of 11.28 (t.b.c. awaiting official results). Well done Aoibheann on a great win and being the first athlete from Durrus A.C. (since its reformation) to win a juvenile individual gold medal in the Munster Track & Field Championships !  She has now qualified for the All Ireland Track & Field Championships later in the summer.   

At the Masters end of things, Michael Harrington took part in the Munster Master Track & Field Championships in Castleisland in both the 1500m and 3000m event.     Michael was a winner of both races and not only did he win both races outright (competing against athletes from o.35 +) but he also broke the Munster championship records in both events, bringing in a time of 9.20.39 in the 3000m (breaking a record which stood  since 2005) and bringing in a time of 4.24.45 in the 1500m (breaking a record which stood since 2009).  Congratulations to Michael who now goes on to compete in the All Ireland Masters Track & Field Championships later in the Summer. 

Results here Results of Munster Masters Track & Field Championships 2018

Best of luck to our juvenile athletes who are competing in the Munster Juvenile Track & Field Championships this weekend in Waterford.

The Club are hosting their annual Bake Sale this Sunday morning (Father's Day) at 10 a.m. in Durrus village.   Please come along and support. What Dad doesn't like cake!! 

County A Relays and County B Track & Field news

Pictured above are some of our athletes who competed recently in the County "A" Relay and County "B" Track & Field Championships.  3 relay teams competed; Lily Collins, Chloe Hegarty, Beibhinn Horstmanhoff and Eva Leahy in the girls under 12 4 x 100m, Fionn Harrington, Sean Lawtown, Conor Bignell and Colm Hegarty in the boys under 14 4 x 100m and Aisling Stock, Rebecca Harrington, Caoimhe Cotter, Ellen Collins  Aoibehann Lawton in the girls under 16 4 x 100m. 

Aidan Collins, Max Leahy, Davin Ross, Damien Williams, Lee Moynihan and Finnian Lawton took part in the County "B" events, as well as Chloe Hegarty, Lily Collins and Eva Leahy.     Well done to all and congratulations to the girls under 16 relay team on finishing in 3rd place winning the bronze medals. 

Full results here

Photos here