Fixture List 08/09 here

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

Furey Insurances 5K Series 2007

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27th Sept 08JASON TO CONSIDER BLADE CHALLENGE

Jason Smyth’s victories in Beijing have catapulted the modest Eglinton man onto the World stage with offers coming in from all parts of the globe.

Without a major Paralympic event next year Smyth will be free to develop his career in open athletics with the European U23 Championships in Kaunas, Latvia featuring at the top of his 2009 agenda.

“You can’t believe the response there’s been to Jason’s performances,” said Coach Stephen Maguire.

“Even in Beijing we have been absolutely inundated with offers for the indoor season and the summer of 2009.”

JASON SMYTH WITH HIS COACH STEPHEN MAGUIRE AT DUBLIN AIRPORT ON THEIR RETURN FROM THE BEIJING PARALYMPICS

One of the more interesting invitations is to come in is an offer to go to South Africa and race-off against Oscar Pistorius although the details of the challenge are far from clear at the moment.

Better known as Blade Runner on account of the special prosthetics he uses, Pistorius took three gold medals in the amputee category (T44) at the Paralympics.

The 22-year-old South African has also been described as “the World’s fastest man on no legs” after being born with a congenital absence of fibulas in both legs which necessitated having both legs amputated halfway between the knee and ankle when he was just 11 months.

He fought a long protracted battle with Athletics governing body, the IAAF, before being declared eligible to compete in the mainstream Olympics. However, he failed to gain the required qualifying time for the individual 400 metres and was not selected either for the 4 x 400 metres relay in Beijing by South Africa as the country had four faster runners for the distance.

“We’re going to South Africa anyway in February for a month’s training and we’re going to give the offer some thought. Certainly the agent of Pistorius is pushing it very hard with World television rights and global exposure,” revealed Maguire.

Meanwhile Smyth is receiving treatment for the hamstring injury that affected his warm-up for the 200 metres in Beijing and will miss the special 100 metres race on Saturday week (October 4) organised as part of the Great North Run weekend.

Malcolm

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 Latest Club News

26th Sept Next club meeting on Monday 13th Oct at 7.30 in Templemore.

25th Sept General invite to all club members to the evening reception of Jackie McMonagle and Mark's wedding in the White Strand(Inishowen Gateway to all the young folk!), Buncrana on Sat 11th Oct.

25th Sept Well done to Declan McCarthy on finishing 2nd in the Pegasus Forest 10K on Sat.

16th Sept Congratulations to Jason Smyth and Stephen on Jasons double Gold and WR in the 100m(10.61) and 200m(21.43). Excellent!

16th Sept Coaching course info here

9th Sept - Movile 10k photos here from Dermot.

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 - 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.

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

Eoghan 00353 87 9474883

eoghanfurey@gmail.com

GERRY LYNCH 07736213153

Noel McMonagle 02871353276

Training

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

Main training times: -

Templemore

Tuesday -Seniors 6:00pm

(Juveniles - 7:00pm)

Thursday - (Juveniles Templemore- 7:00pm)

Seniors 6.00 in St Coulmbs Park or Gransha

Saturday morning

Seniors Gransha 11am

Juveniles St Columbs Park

Contact us:  spartans@tiscali.co.uk