Track & Field season began last weekend with the first leg of the West Cork championships which were held at the C.I.T. Athletics Track. The day started with our senior athletes taking part in the 3000m team event, in which each member had to run 3000m . Durrus A.C. entered a womens and mens team. The mens team comprised Maurice Lawton, Giles Deacy & Michael Harrington and the womens' team comprised Mary Lawton, Annie O'Donovan, Majella Collins & Mary Hegarty. Both teams had a great outing, a first for most on the track and all were thrilled to win the silver team medals, with Michael Harrington also winning individual gold in the 3000m.
The juvenile events followed being the uneven age category.
Jamie McCarthy, Finnian Lawton, Sean Wiseman, Fionn Wiseman, Padraig O'Sullivan, Davin Ross, Damien Williams, Lee Moynihan, Aidan Collins & Luke McCarthy, Amelia Davis, Anna Townes, Lily Collins, Chloe Hegarty, Rebecca Harrington, Caoimhe Cotter, Aoibheann Lawton, Ellen Collins, Fionn Harrington, Sean Lawton and Colm Hegarty all competed in various distances from 100m to 1500m.
Medallists on the day were Fionn Harrington who took bronze in the u. 15, 200m, bronze in the u.15 100m and gold, winning the boys u. 15, 1500m . Sean Lawton finished in 2nd place and took the silver medal in the u.15, 1500m.
In the girls u.17 100m sprint, Ellen Collins had a fantastic run and finished in 2nd in the final winning a silver medal. In the 1500m, Aoibheann Lawton had a very strong run and finished in 2nd position.
In the relay events, the girls u. 17 team of Ellen Collins, Caoimhe Cotter, Aoibheann Lawton & Rebecca Harrington had a great result in the 4 x 100m winning the gold medals.
Anna Townes on her first day out on the track had a very strong performance running up an age in the 1500m Amelia Davis also had a good performance on her first outing at the track, qualifying for the 80m final, as did Fionn Wiseman, who also qualified for the finals of the 60m. .
West Cork Athletics Report and Results here
West Cork Athletics photo gallery here
Durrus A.C. photo gallery here
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On Saturday the 13th of April the second leg of the West Cork Track & Field Championships were held (being the even age category). Weather was very cold and blustery but at least the rain held off during the events.
Taking part were Amelia Davis, Davin Ross, Luke McCarthy, Jamie McCarthy, Finnian Lawton, Alice McCarthy, Sean Lawton, Fionn Harrington, Lily Collins, Ellen Collins, Aoibheann Lawton & Caoimhe Cotter. Another good day with out with medals being won by Aoibheann Lawton, who took gold running up an age, in the u.20 1500m, Fionn Harrington who claimed silver and Sean Lawton bronze running up an age in the u.16 1500m. Davin Ross had a good run in the semi-final and qualified for the final of the 60m race. Noteable strong performances in the middle distance races by Finnian Lawton, Lily Collins, Jamie McCarthy & Davin Ross.
Durrus A.C. photo gallery here
Official Results here
Congratulations to Jimmy Tobin who bravely completed the Slievenamuck Marathon today in very bad weather conditions, covering a distance of 42 km on a figure of eight route mostly on forestry tracks held in the Glen of Aherlow, Tipperary, finishing in a time of 6:20.
The next Track & Field event on the calendar is the Cork Athletics County Track & Field, which will be held at C.I.T. on Sunday, May 6th and Sunday, May 12th. Provisional Program for Day 1 here & Day 2 here (subject to change and program may be brought forward).
The Club are looking forward to taking part in the annual Sheeps Head Easter Run next Saturday which is always a great day out for all the family.
