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