August Fixtures

Fri 8th Aug: Clonmany 5k- 7.30 - Clonmany, Donegal - Inis Eoghain AC Results

Sat 9th Aug -Letterkenny Summer 15K - Letterkenny AC 11am Results

Tue 12 Aug: Creggan 3k- 7.30 - Bishops Field, Creggan here

Tue 19th Aug: Buncrana Mile 7.30 - Spartans Results here

Tue 26th Aug: Dessie's Run 5m, Gransha - Spartans Results here

Sat 30th Aug: Dungiven 10k entry form and map available here

Donegal Series here

Track and Field Fixtures here

July Fixtures

Sat 5: Strabane 10K & Leisure Walk-11.30 Entry Form & Poster

Wed 23: Furey Insurances 5K Series- Jog in the Bog - 7.30 results

Donegal Series here

Track and Field Fixtures here

Wed 2nd Aug: Furey Insurances 5K Series- Muff Festival 5k - 2pm poster Results

June Fixtures

Wed 4th May-Team Trophy Antrim T&F

Friday 6th June - 7.30 - Donegal Town 5k - poster RESULTS

Wed 11th June-Furey Insurances 5K Race 4 Balliniska 7.30pm poster Results

SAT 14TH JUNE - Buncrana 10k at 6.30 Phone E McLaughlin 0749362320

June 21st - Enniskillen 10k - Entry form

June 28th - June-Furey Insurances 5K Race 5 Culmore 2pm here

May Fixtures

Sunday 4th May-NW 10k Letterkenny, 3pm Results

Monday 5th May-Belfast Marathon 9am

Friday 9th May-Culdaff 5k 7.30 poster results photos

Tue 13th May Donegal Senior Track and Field Championships Rd1 2008 Photos Results

Wed 14th May-Furey Insurances 5K Race 2 Lisnagalvin 7.30pm poster results

Sunday 18th May- AAI National League Rd1 Timetable Results

Tue 20th May-Interfirms 5k Letterkenny 7.30pm poster Results

Thursday 22nd May-Wilkies 5m 7.30pm

Wed 28th May-Furey Insurances 5K Race 3 Buncrana 7.30pm poster results

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27th Aug 08SMYTH READY FOR CHINA TEST

Jason Smyth has declared himself fit and ready in advance of the Paralympics which start in Beijing tomorrow. The City of Derry sprinter is joined in Beijing by Belfast’s Michael McKillop with the pair expected to lift three gold medals in the course of the next ten days.

“It’s been a long summer and it’s been a long build-up but I think I’m ready now. We settled in really quickly here and I’ve been able to get in some good sharpening sessions. With this following just after the Olympics it has motivated me get out on the track and see what I can do,” said Smyth who is favoured to win both the 100 and 200 metres in the T13 (partially sighted) category.

Despite having his season interrupted by the weather, injury and the unfortunate death of the father of his coach, Stephen Maguire, the 21-year-old Eglinton man believes he has prepared well for his date with destiny.

“We didn’t get it 100% the way we had planned but we still got the most of it done. Things did crop up; I had a slight injury at the start of June which made me have to pull out of a good race. Then the weather at home did not help and there wasn’t that much competition around with the Olympics being on.

“Overall it has gone well although we would liked to have got another race or two in but what can you do. Nevertheless, we are still happy where we are.”
Coach Maguire has planned meticulously the final phase for his protégé in advance of his first day of competition. Both he and Smyth made the long journey to China twelve months ago to familiarize themselves with the weather at this time of year as well as checking out a suitable hotel to use as a base for the crucial final sharpening sessions on the track.

“We stayed for a week at our hotel which has a track just five minutes away before moving into the Paralympics village. Jason is happy he will be able to take part in the opening ceremony because he does not get into action until the 13th (September) which is at the back end of the schedule,” said Maguire.
“He has the heats and final of the 100 metres on the 13th and then he’s competing again on the 15th and 16th with the heats and final of the 200 metres,” he added.

Meanwhile Smyth dismissed any notion of succumbing to the pressure of being hot favourite to take the gold medal in both sprints.
“I’d shrug that off, I don’t think about it or look much into it. I just concentrate on what I have to do and not get worried because anything else is just a distraction and you gotta keep focused.”

Michael McKillop has also reportedly travelled well and quickly settled into his new environment. He opens up on Tuesday (9th) when he competes in the 800 metres in the T37 category in which he is defending World champion and record holder.

Malcolm

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 Latest Club News

22nd August - Well done to Spartan Emmett McGinty who was 3rd in the Brockagh 4 mile Road Race.

18th August - Well done to Spartan Declan Reid on winning the Scott & Gault 10 Mile Road Race in 56.17.

17th August - Congratulations to Keiron and Orla from all the Spartans photos here.

13th August - Level City of Derry Mens Team finished 2nd in tonights 3000m team race in Belfast. Collie 9.05, Pajo 9.40, Decky 9.47. Well done lads.

26th June - Level 1 coaching course will now take place in September 08.

Reminder to all club members to wear their club vests in local competition.

Anyone interested in doing a level 1(Basic) athletics coaching course in Derry let me know(must be over 16). - Grants available from the Sports Council.

Eoghan 00353 87 9474883

eoghanfurey@gmail.com

Training

City of Derry  training is held throughout the week at a variety of venues.

Main training times: -

Templemore

Tuesday - 6:00pm (Juveniles - 7:00pm)

Thursday - 6:00 pm

(Juveniles - 7:00 pm)

Contact us:  spartans@tiscali.co.uk