Dessie's Run 10K

Diarmuid Grant Wins In A Canter

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Diarmuid Grant turned the Dessie’s Run 10k at Templemore into a procession after a faultless display of front-running from the 23-year-old student.

Grant who is on vacation from the University of Ulster made the trip home from his Belfast base to coast home in an impressive 31 minutes 28 seconds for the 6.2 mile distance.

Gregory Roberts who spent some time in Australia earlier this year was the first to the front from the gun and led through the first mile marker in 4:54.

Diarmuid Grant (Photo: Cathy McDermott)

Soon after Grant moved effortlessly to the front and remorselessly left the rest of the 129-strong field trailing in his wake for the rest of the distance.

He entered the final straight in the grounds of Templemore Sports Complex looking as fresh as he had on the starting line before breaking the tape for his second victory in seven days.
Last week the former St. Columb’s College pupil had shown a clean pair of heels to a classy field in the Crawfordsburn 5K Trail Run.

Gregory Roberts battled well to hold on to second place 17 back of his City of Derry club mate and showed signs that he will be a force again over the cross-country courses this winter.

Fifteen-year-old Noel Collins from the Omagh Harriers club surprised some experienced seniors to take third in 34:06.

The women’s race went to form with Shelagh Bodkin continuing her local domination with a smooth victory in 38:59.

Olivia McCullagh took second in 41:34 with Jackie McMonagle another 24 seconds in arrears.

Shelagh Murray (Photo: Cathy McDermott)

Place	No.	Forename	Surname	Category	Club	Time
1	85	Diarmuid	Grant	MO	City of Derry	31	28
2	35	Gregory	Roberts	MO	City of Derry	31	45
3	57	Noel	Collins	MO	Omagh Harriers	34	6
4	886	Kevin	Ferry	MO	Letterkenny AC	34	14
5	3	Eoghan	Furey	MO	City of Derry	34	17
6	96	Martin	Sheehan	M40	Foyle Valley	34	49
7	80	Billy	Orr	M45	Foyle Valley	34	57
8	33	Gavin	Stevenson	MO	City of Derry	35	1
9	61	Sean	Mc Fadden	MO	Letterkenny AC	35	2
10	49	Declan	Reed	MO	Foyle Valley	35	6
11	8	Stephen	Joyce	MO	Springwell	35	18
12	51	Dermot	Connolly	M45	City of Derry	35	22
13	44	Paul	Toner	MO	Letterkenny AC	35	25
14	63	Sammy	Mc Ananey	M50	Foyle Valley	35	29
15	45	Martin	Gormley	M40	Letterkenny AC	35	33
16	60	Gavin	Crawford	MO	Letterkenny AC	35	44
17	68	Martin	Mc Laughlin	M40	Omagh Harriers	35	51
18	48	Paddy	Moore	M35	Foyle Valley	35	56
19	64	Stephen	Harkens	M35	Larne AC	36	7
20	862	Finbarr	Gallagher	M40	0	36	22
21	73	Dara	Feeney	MO	City of Derry	36	29
22	868	Michael	Connolly	M40	City of Derry	36	36
23	32	James	Crampsey	M35	Foyle Valley	36	45
24	880	Bernard	MC Dyre	M40	Letterkenny AC	36	49
25	86	Dessie	McShane	M40	0	37	3
26	69	Ciaran	Collins	MO	Omagh Harriers	37	5
27	70	Conor	Moore	MO	Omagh Harriers	37	13
28	38	Oran	Mc Bride	M35	City of Derry	37	14
29	72	Andy	Breslin	M35	City of Derry	37	23
30	31	Gary	O'Donnell	MO	Foyle Valley	37	42
31	36	Brendan	Montague	M50	Omagh Harriers	37	49
32	869	Kevin	Carlin	MO	0	38	0
33	203	Martin	Ferry	M40	0	38	41
34	202	Peter	While	M35	Inishowen	38	45
35	99	Paul	Kelly	M40	0	38	46
36	867	Martin	Dunleavy	M40	Foyle Valley	38	49
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