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21st July 2010Johnston and Crossan win Furey Series The final race in the 2010 Furey Insurances Series took place tonight on a wet Ballineska circuit but the weather didn't deter some 140 hardy souls. Richard Johnston led the way to win by some 9 seconds over his rival Scott Rankin with Emmet McGinty in 3rd. This win gave Johnston the overall series title for 2010. Helena Crossan likewise won the women's race and in doing so won the series ahead of Gemma Turley. The final race was kindly sponsored by Donnelly and Taggart Motors. . Photos taken by Bernie here. Thanks to all the race sponsors, to all who helped out in any way and to all the runners who made this the most successful series to date. Eoghan. ps: Any errors in the results please email me at eoghanfurey@gmail.com 22nd July 2010Updated Results here Report and AGE GRADED CORRECTION HERE 17th July 2010Furey Series last race this Wednesday Wednesday 21ts July is the final race of
the 2010 Furey Insurances 5k series and takes place on the
Ballineska course beside Templemore Sports Complex. Overall
series prizes will be decided on the night. With the growth
shown in previous races we are expecting alarge turnout for
the final race.. It would be most appreciated, if you intend
to run that you pre enter. NOTE : No penalty for non attendance.
There will be a separate desk for those pre entered for Race
No up untill 7.10pm this will speed up your entry and allow
for a more relaxed pre race atmosphere . The email address
for pre entry is fudgelarge@gmail.com Just send me your : The overall series is too tight to call at this moment with some key people still on 3 races. The vets prizes overall will be done on an age graded basis with the best 4 times age graded. The overall 1st and 2nd will be worked out slightly differently this year. The best 4 performances will win. We have previously used time and position but in order to make it as fair as possible this year we are adopting the pergentage system. This way the number of people in the race is reflected. The attached spreadsheet should show what I mean. The best 4 percentages are averaged out. There may be the odd mistake in my calculations and if you spot anything then please email me at eoghanfurey@gmail.com. Looking forward to seeing you all there and the series t-shirts for those who complete 4 races will also be available on the night. Registration from 6 pm as usual at Templemore Sports Complex Derry. Overall spreadsheet so far here. Remember that the vets prize is calculated differently! Thanks Eoghan Furey
12th July 2010Athletics Northern Ireland & Ulster Rising Stars Squad Details and applications for the Athletics NI and Ulster Rising Stars squad are now available. For programme info click here. Coach information and application form here and here. Athlete medical consent form here. 12th July 2010Carey just Misses out on Gold at Santry A top quality National Senior Track/Field championships at Dublin,s Santry Stadium over the weekend,yielded eight medals for North West athletes,among them City of Derry,s Tom Carey who battled to 400m Hurdles silver as just one second separated the top three finishers in a tense final. more 12th July 2010Juveniles Stars Impress A total of thirteen National Juvenile championship medals were brought home last weekend by the talented young athletes from City of Derry Spartans,highlighted by Hurdlers,Mark McGarvey and Ryan McParland who both struck gold in Tullamore. more 7th July 2010Spartans dominate Young Athletes League Again! Congratulations and Well Done to the Juvenile Spartans for their emphatic table topping of the McCains Young Athletes League for yet another year! They had almost 500 points to spare over nearest rivals Regent House and will travel to Antrim at the end of July,very hot favourites to retain the Team Title and qualify once again to represent NI at the UK Finals in September. Well done to everybody concerned!!!! Come on you Spartans!!! Total points here 7th July 2010All Ireland Juvenile Athletic Championships 13 Medals won by City of Derry Spartans Athletes at the first weekend of the All Ireland Juvenile Athletic Championships in Tullamore at the weekend. more 7th July 2010Masters Championships and Tailteann Games Medal Haul Local athletes showcased their talent across the age bands over the weekend with big performances at the NI Masters championships at the Mary Peters track and at the Juvenile Inter Provincial Tailteann Games in Tullamore. more 7th July 2010Round the Bridges Emmet McGinty ran a good 54m 28secs for the runners up spot behind Neil Douglas of Ballymena Runners at last Thursdays annual Limavady Round the Bridges 10 miler as local runners filed six of the top ten places. more 30th June 2010Johnston and Davidson Lead Home Record Field at Carndonagh 5K Richard Johnston won the latest installment of his season long battle with tenacious Foyle Valley rival Scott Rankin, at a wet and windy Carndonagh 5K on Wednesday night last and American visitor Hannah Davidson was much too good for the local opposition in the Womens race,as a record 179 finishers contested the penultimate race in the hugely popular Furey Insurances 5K Series. Results here. Photos taken by Cathy here. Full Report here 21st June 2010Furey Insurances Series moves to Carndonagh Wednesday the 30th of June sees round 5 of the Furey Insurances 5k series move to the north Inishowen town of Carndonagh which is approx 30 mins from Derry City. This continues the cross border aspect of the series which branches out from the city into it's natural hinterland of the Inis Eoghain pininsula. The race is sponsored by local firm Atlanfish for whom Declan McCarthy is the accountant. Furey Insurances also have a branch there. This race is jointly organised with Inishowen AC and the race head quarters is Carndonagh Community School. Another great turnout is expected as the running boom continues. Overall the series battle looks to be between Foyle Valley's Scott Rankin and City of Derry's new recruit Richard Johnston but with only 4 races run nothing is decided. The open womens and vets isn't clear yet but plenty of scores will be settled in "Carn"! Poster here 21st June 2010Road Racing Pauric McKinney won last Friday nights Lifford 5K,his 15m 30secs seeing him home ahead of Aaron Doherty's 15m 55secs with Ivan Toner third on 16m3s..more including Lifford results and carndonagh 5k poster here 21st June 2010NI/Ulster Juvenile Championships winners There were many excellent performances from young local athletes at the weekends Provincial Championships in Antrim with the stand outs, a triple golden treble from Mark McGarvey,Andrew Bolster and Anna Barr plus double gold from Ciara Armstrong and Jack McCloskey as a host of championship medals and All Ireland qualifications were achieved. Mark McGarvey at U17 level won his 100m,100m Hurdles and Long Jump,Anna Barr in the same age band won the 200m,300m and Triple Jump and at U16 Andrew Bolster was successful in the 200m,100Hurdles and 250Hurdles. Ciara Armstrong and Jack McCloskey at U15 level each won their respective 100m/200m golds. photos here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here 21st June 2010Claire and Ryan in Romania Staying with track/field and two young City of Derry stars are currently at a European Youth Olympics training camp in Romania with a select 24 strong group of 15/16 year olds from clubs all over Ireland. The Spartans,Triple/Long Jumper Claire Docherty and Hurdler/Sprinter Ryan McParland joined three Donegal athletes, selected to travel as part of the Olympic Council of Irelands preparations for participation in next years European Youth Olympics Festival in Turkey.Congratulations to all of them and no doubt the experience will add to their further development in the sport. 21st June 2010Sprinter Smyth--Brilliant in Budapest Sundays update on the AAI Website captured perfectly the ongoing success story which is local sprint sensation Jason Smyth as the Eglinton Flyer stormed to another new 100m PB of 10.27secs in Budapest the previous day. more 14th June 2010Smyth's Stunning Sprint Record in Superb Athletics Weekend If speedster Jason Smyth,s stunning new NI 100m record of 10.32s at Antrim on Saturday quite rightly grabbed the headlines for the Eglinton Flyer, lets also flag up Tom Carey,s and Aaron Crawford,s 400m Hurdles and Javelin Ni/Ulster Championship Golds ,the brilliant National League Premier Division first round runners up performance by the City of Derry Spartans mens squad and an impressive Division 1 third place effort from their female counterparts,as Antrim hosted a real quality weekend double header. more 14th June 2010National League Round 1 in Antrim Sunday saw the second half of the weekends double header featuring Round 1 of the National League with City of Derry flying the local flag in both the Mens and Womens competitions. Both performed very well,the mens Premier Division runners up spot,an eye catching one and the female red vests in Division 1,kept their qualifying hopes high ,scoring an impressive 101 points for a third place finish. more 14th June 2010Buncrana 10K The consistent Innishowen AC man Joe McKinney was a comfortable winner of Saturday nights Buncrana 10K which attracted an entry of around 150. McKinney ran 34n13s for the win,ahead of City of Derry,s Brendan Murphy on 35m03s and his M45 clubmate,Gerry Duddy with 35m24s. More here including full results and photos. 14th June 2010YAL Rd 3 Results Click here for the complete set of results for Round 3 at both Magherafelt and Bangor along with the results for the senior events at both venues. Thanks for the support during the last season. Regards Chris Power. 10th June 2010Johnston wins latest head to head at Culmore 5K Richard Johmston and Scott Rankin resumed their seasons ongoing battle for supremacy at Culmore on Wednesday night, in Race 4 of the hugely popular Furey Insurances 5K Series,with the Randalstown based City of Derry Spartans newcomer carving out a ten second victory margin over his Foyle Valley rival in a wind affected 16m 6secs,as the Womens race went to Innishowen,s impressive Helena Crossan in 18m 45secs. more. Results here. Photos here, 10th June 2010Smyth to Star in Antrim Track/Field Weekend Double Header! Antrim will be the venue this weekend for
a top class double header of athletics action with tomorrows
NI/Ulster Senor and U18/U20 Track and Field championships
followed on Sunday by Round 1 of the prestigious National
League. more 8th June 2010Irish Schools Golds for Claire and Ryan in Tullamore Claire Dougherty,s excellent High Jump/Triple Jump double and Ryan McParland,s impressive 100m Hurdless victory, were the golden treble from the local seven medal haul,won at last Saturday,s All Ireland Secondary Schools Track/Field Championships in sunny Tullamore. more 5th June 2010Culmore 5K Pre entry With the growth shown in previous races we
are expecting alarge turnout for the Furey Series 5K at Culmore.
It would be most appreciated, if you intend to run that you
pre enter. NOTE : No penalty for non attendance. There will
be a separate desk for those pre entered for chip and Race
No up untill 7.10pm this will speed up your entry and allow
for a more relaxed 3rd June 2010Culmore 5K Culmores Cooney Rd circuit hosts race four in the Furey Insurances 5K Series next Wednesday night at 7 30pm on the familiar Coney Rd circuit with sponsorship from Physio,Shaw Barron and the Joe Jackson franchise. A big entry is expected for this one,entries will be taken from 6pm at race HQ,the Victoria Hall on the Arden Rd/Coney Rd junction. This is adjacent to the race start and finish and spectators are reminded that the Culmore circuit is very good for catching the action close up and personal. 3rd June 2010Schools Stars Chase All Ireland Honours in Tullamore Tomorrow Tullamore and Donegal Town are the featured venues for local athletes this weekend,as the Midlands Stadium hosts the ultra competitive All Ireland Track/Field Championships tomorrow,while tonight at 7 30pm,the Donegal Town 5K is the seventh in the County wide Grand Prix Race Series. more 31st May 2010Buncrana 5K Records Galore Results amended! Click here. Report now included from Gerry L -3rd june 24th May 2010Super Ulster Schools Medal Haul Local Schools athletes were in superb form at last Friday/Saturday,s Ulster Schools Track/Field Championships staged in sizzling conditions at Antrim and came away with an impressive haul of 21 individual medals plus the Thornhill College Minor Girls sprint relay squads team bronze more 24th May 2010Donegal town 5k Details here of the Donegal Town 5k 24thReport added 21st May 2010Paddy Mor 2nd in Wilkies 5m Paddy Mor Doherty of City of Derry continued his best season in recent years with a comfortable runner up spot in Wilkies 5 mile road race held last night in humid conditions out "the line". A fair number of Spartans turned out for the annual Foyle valley event which attracted a large field of 130 runners. The race was won by Scott Rankin of Foyle valley with Cathy McCourt of NBH winning the womens race. Full results here. Report here from Gerry 24th May 18th May 2010Arnie 3rd in the Interfirms 5k Aaron Doherty of City of Derry made a welcome return to competition tonight finishing 3rd in the Interfirms 5k in Letterkenny. The race was won in excellent times by Letterkenny duo of Patrick Brennan (14.56) and Maria McCambridge (16.31). 220 finishers! Full results here. Inter-firm race here 18th May 2010SPARTANS DOMINATE ROUND 2 OF YAL The second round of the Northern Ireland YAL took place last weekend at a sunny Templemore Sports Complex with City of Derry Spartans dominating the meeting. After leading Round 1 of the N.I. League by 200 points from Regent House, Belfast, the Spartans were feeling very confident. more 18th May 2010Jason Smyth--Flying in Florida! Another busy week of competitive action gets underway tonight in Letterkenny with the annul Inter Firms 5K road race,starting at 7.30pm,closely followed by Wednesday nights Spar Bann 10K,the second in the new Series,in Bambridge at 7pm and then its back home on Thursday evening for the popular annual Foyle Valley promotion,Wilkies 5m Classic which should attract good numbers for the "out the Line" course on the Letterkenny Rd. more 18th May 2010SPARTAN ATHLETES AT DISTRICT SCHOOLS Last Wednesday saw the first round of the District “C” Schools’ Athletic Championships at Antrim Forum. The top 3 Athletes qualifying for Ulster Schools Finals which will be held on Saturday 22nd May at Antrim Forum. more 12th May 2010Rankin Outruns Opposition at Lisnagelvin 5k Foyle Valleys emerging talent Scott Rankin
led home the record 120 strong field at Wednesdays Lisnagelvin
5K, race 2 in the Furey Insurances 5k series, but only after
an absorbing tussle with the promoting club City of Derry
Spartans new recruit Richard Johnston,the 2 second margin
on the line an indication of the intense battle for supremency
between the pair. Results here. Photos from me here(Eoghan -use as you like).. Well done to all and thanks to all who helped out. 12th May 2010Spartans top McCains Young Athletes League Table After last Saturdays second round match at
the Sports Complex,defending champions City of Derry Spartans
have a commanding lead at the top of the NI McCains Young
Athletes League and look poised for a fourth successive overall
victory. They lead closest challangers Regent House by almost
400 points,Lagan Valley are a further 300 points adrift and
the other Derry club Olympian,are chasing hard in fourth spot. 9th May 2010Lisnagelvin Hosts Round 2 of Furey Insurances 5K Road Race Series The second round of the Furey Insurances 5K Series will be hosted at Lisnagelvin Leisure Centre tomorrow night, Wednesday 12 May with Robert Bigger of Limavady-based race sponsors, WB Thompson Co Solicitors, confident of another bumper turnout for the popular local 5K series. Race start time is 7.30pm with entries taken at the Centre from 6pm. The usual 3-lap, flat course will be used once again with the runners benefiting from the spectators’ ability to easily access the course at strategic points to cheer on their favourites and watch the action unfold. The usual age category prizes are on offer. There is a £300 plus prize fund available and, of course, post-race refreshments and the opportunity to discuss and compare performances all add to the occasion. As ever in the Furey Series the top local club athletes will be joined on the line by a large turnout of participants of all abilities, all anxious to see just how they measure up to the 5K challenge; so chasing 30 minute finish times will, for some, be just as important as the 15 minute clockings of the front runners. The top three from the first round race at Bay Rd three weeks ago, Greg Roberts, Richard Johnston and Scott Rankin could well be in the mix again with Aaron Doherty and Emmet McGinty possibly looking to crash the upfront party. North Belfast’s Cathy McCourt, a clear Bay Rd winner could be the women to beat once again while local interest is likely to focus on what could be an interesting tussle between Jacqueline McGinley and Marina Campbell. All in all a terrific nights road racing is in store with the spectators set to be royally entertained on an excellent, spectator-friendly course. Race 3 in the Series follows in Buncrana on Wednesday 26 May and this one, with its proven fast course and massive numbers, should be well worth going along to sample. WILKIES 5Mile Classic Immediately prior to the Buncrana Race, Foyle Valley AC will stage their annual Wilkies 5m Classic from the Long Tower Community Centre on Thursday 20 May. Using the familiar Letterkenny Road course - out the Line - this popular race will attract big numbers once again. More information later. Gerry Lynch 9th May 2010YAL Round 2 Below complete rd2 and senior results from today’s YAL competition. We have again got another YAL record. In Round 1 it was Clare Dougherty from City of Derry Spartans who achieved a Under 15 Juniors High Jump record with 1.60m and now this weekend we have a new Under 17 Youth Javelin record by Matthew Martin with 54.55m.Thanks Chris. Rd2 Match 1 here, Rd2 Match 2 here, Rd2 Senior results here. 9th May 2010YAL Round 1 A very good start to the first round, by
all the Spartan Athletes. Two buses travelled to Antrim Forum
with strong teams and even with a few cry offs the Spartans
showed why they are Northern Ireland Champions for the last
three years. More news from the London Mini Marathon where Aoife Laverty was representing Northern Ireland and finished first girl home on the team over the 3miles. Well done Aoife. Danea
21st April 2010GGreg and Cathy win Race 1 of the Furey Insurances 5k Series 2010 City of Derry's Greg Roberts and Cathy McCourt of North Belfast Harriers won tonights opening race of the 2010 Furey Insurances 5k Series at the bay road. This race was kindly sponsored by the University of Ulster at Magee. A huge field of 171 runners turned out to make this the biggest race in the series 10 year history outside of the Buncrana fixture. The race also doubled as the NI Athletics 5k road race championships and hosts, City of Derry AC won both the mens and womens team titles from Foyle Valley and Inishowen AC in the mens and from Inishowen and Finn valley in the womens race. Many excellent times were posted all through the field with pbs being the order of the day. All will be glad to hear that there can be no disputing the distance as the course was measured by Mr John Glover who is also the NI Athletics President and presented the prizes on the night along with Mr Paul McElhinney of the University of Ulster. Thanks to all who took part and helped with the organisation. Full results here. Photos from the race here. Note if anyone thinks there may be an error in their time then please email us as mistakes do happen :). Thanks, Eoghan There is now a Furey Insurance 5k series group on facebook. Report from Gerry below Big,Brash and Brilliant
Bay Rd 5K 14th April 2010Furey Insurances 5k Series 2010 Launched It's just under a week until the first race in the 2010 Furey Insurance 5k Road Race Series organised by City of Derry Spartans AC. This is the 10th year that the series has been run and the 4th year being sponsored by Sean Furey Insurances of Buncrana and Carndonagh (Formerly Bob Mullan Series). The cross border dimension continues with 4 races in Derry City and 2 in Inis Eoghain. Last years series was the most successful to date with on average 100 runners for each of the 6 races. This year we are also trying out Championchip electronic timing on 2 of our biggest races at the Bay Road (race 1) and in Buncrana (race 3). Again this year our opening race on the Bay Road is run with sponsorship from the University of Ulster Magee and we have again been granted the honour of NI Athletics 5k Road Race Championship status which means medals and team prizes. Race 1 is on the 21st April so time to get yourself ready again. Race 2 crosses the Foyle to the ever popular Lisnagelvin 5k (remember the rain last year!) which is again kindly sponsored by Spartan masters middle distance specialist and Limavady solicitor Mr. Robert Bigger of WB Thompson and Co Solicitors. Race date is 12th May 2010. Race 3 is our first trip over the border on the 26th May to the home of our series sponsor Sean Furey Insurances. The Buncrana race has consistently seen the biggest entry due possibly to the fast course and big feed after. Course record prizes are also available for this one with all prizes sponsored by Sean Furey Insurances. No Champions League clashes this year so hopefully we can break the 200 mark! Race 4 on the 9th June is in Culmore with the individual sponsor to be confirmed. This is an excellent course for spectators and is completely flat. It is also the home race for Mr. Athletics himself, Gerry Lynch. Race 5 moves to Inis Eoghain again and this one is a joint venture between Inishowen AC and City of Derry Spartans. The Carndonagh 5k was first run last year and is kindly sponsored by Atlanfish through another top Spartan vet Declan McCarthy. Race headquarters is Carndonagh Community School, base of Inishowen AC Chairman Niall Magee. Sean Furey Insurance also has offices in the town. Race date 30th June. The final race returns to the home base of City of Derry AC at Templemore Sports Complex with the race being run on the Balliniska Circuit. Donnelly and Taggart motors are the sponsor here and the race date is the 21st July. Always a very interesting event as the overall series placing usually come down to this one and it is your last chance to catch him or her that you have been trailing for the previous races. All of the races are run on a Wednesday evening and have a 7.30pm start. Prizes are available for all races to the first 3 across the line in both male and female and to all the other categories(1st only). Refreshments are provided after each race. For those who complete 4 out of 6 races a high quality Series t-shirt is guaranteed. Overall Series cash prize(Best 4 performances count) 1st, 2nd Senior; 1st/2nd Vets (Age Graded); 1st/2nd Junior U20 Men/Women For further Series information contact Gerry Lynch on 07702006667 gerry.lynch@hotmail.com or Eoghan Furey on 00 353 879474883 or eoghanfurey@gmail.com The Furey Insurances 5k Series is aimed at everyone from Olympic hopefuls to those just moving up from walking pace. All levels of runner and joggers are welcome. Don't be put off by people telling you that 5k's are too fast, they are as fast or as slow as you want them to be. There will always be faster and slower runners than you! Looking forward to seeing you all there. Eoghan F Series Poster here. Note changed dates for Culmore and Ballineska 5Ks moved to the 9th June and 21st July respectively 14th April 2010Coleraine 5K The previously unknown,Richard Johnston,rumoured
to be an apprentice jockey won wednesdayy nights University
Challange5K at Coleraine in a respectible 15m 51s,coming home
ahead of Foyle Valleys Scott Rankin on 16m 12s and in third
spot,Samuel Miller who posted 16m 15s.Springwell,s talented
Eimear Mullan ran a sparkling 17 m 24s for a clear win in
the Womens race,well ahead of Jessica Craig on 19m 6s and
Jemma Turley on 19m 11s. 14th April 2010Local Athletics News More Championship Road Race action this weekend
for local athletes with the National 10K set to attract a
massive entry on Sunday in Dublins Phoenix Park, while the
boys and girls of Summer, aka the Track/Field specialists,will
be looking forward to next week and the first NI Open Meet
of the new season on Wednesday evening.Wednesday evening also
opens the 2010 Furey Insurances 5K road race Series,incorporating
the Athletics NI Championships at the Bay Rd Circuit with
a rare mix of top club runners and joggers set to burn up
the local roads on what should be a marvellous night bof road
racing. 14th April 2010Declan Reed Wins Easter 5k in Gransha Declan Reed had an easy win in the annual Easter 5k in aid of the Foyle Hospice. Behind him many of the feild got PB's in a great days racing. Thanks to Paula Mc Gilloway and her team for organising the event. Full results here. 14th April 2010Greg in flying form in Ballycotton Spartan Greg Roberts continued his fantastic season with a win in the Ballycotton 10 mile race in Cork. His time of 50.16 was enough to win by 30 secs from some of the countries top runners. He is reportedly the first Ulster man to win the prestigous race. This win is the highlight of his running career to date and encaps a wonderful cross country season. Congratulations from all at City of Derry AC. Results here. 23rd Feb 2010U17+U20 Scottish Indoor Championships Last weekend 7 athletes from City of Derry
Spartans travelled to the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow to compete
in the U17/U20 Scottish Indoor Championships. This group returned
home with 4 Championship medals and several personal bests.
The results were Mark Mc Garvey Silver medallists in the 60m
Hurdles and Bronze in the Long Jump U17. Jamie Herron silver
in the Triple Jump U20 and Ryan Mc Parland Bronze in the Triple
Jump U17 Boys. Photos here 1,2,3,4
Results here 22nd Feb 2010 City of Derry win All Ireland Intermediate XC All Ireland Intermediate and Vets Cross
Country Championships in Lough Key Forest Park in Roscommon.
Photos here 31st Jan 2010City of Derry defeated in the "Senior" Despite a valiant effort by the Derry men, St Malachys AC won the NI/Ulster Senior Cross Country Championship in Stormont on Sat. The Spartans had 6 in the top 15 but still had to settle for silver as Malachys had 4 in the top 10 to the Spartans 2. Gary Murray was the deciding factor as he took control from the start and won the race by 30 sec in the end. Greg Roberts has the leading Derry man in 5th with Declan Reed having an excellent run in 8th place. Diarmuid Grant then led in a CoD train in 12th place with positions 13,14 and 15 being filled by Collie Roberts, Emmett McGinty and Aaron Doherty. However the final score was 55 St Mals to 67 CoD. The scoring 6 were backed up by strong runs from Brendan Murphy, Ciaran Hurley, Gerry Duddy and Dara Furey. Well done to all who competed. We'll be back next year! Photos here. Results here. 31st Jan 2010Declan Reed wins bronze in the "Junior" City of Derry's Declan Reed continued his fantastic season yesterday winning an individual bronze medal in the NI/Ulster Junior/Intermediate Cross Country Championship in Ballybofey. While there was a smaller than usual entry in the race in terms of numbers, there was no lack in quality. The race was won by St Malachy's Michael McKillop who is really benefiting from being a full time athlete, with another Malachys athlete Aiden McGowan in 2nd. This led the way for an easy team win for St Malachys who obviously expected it as they didn't bring the cup with them!! North Down took silver with the Spartans having to settle for bronze. In a very strong Masters men’s race Colin Roberts was the leading CoD runner in 5th. No category winners available at the moment. The ladies race also contained a strong field and the Derry club picked up Silver and Bronze team medals in the Intermediate and Masters respectively. Well done to all. Full results here and photos here. 10th Jan 2010Training details for Tue 12th Jan 2010 Training for U15, U17 and Senior Track and Field Group will be in Gransha next Tue 12th Jan. No training for U13 group till the weather improves. Danea. 10th Jan 2010NI & Ulster Age Group Championships, Odyssey Note to all athletes competing in the NI & Ulster Age Group Championships, Odyssey. Attached are Entry forms and timetable with Information about New False Start Rules. here and here. Form must be printed out and returned to the club with entry fee before 14th Jan. Danea. 11th Dec 09 NW Cross Country Championships Annadale Striders' Eddie McGinley won the main event at yesterdays North West Cross Country Championships in Gransha. Top female Spartan Aileen Morrison was an impressive winner of the womens race which was run along with the men. Results of Senior Open 6km Race here. Photos thanks to Dara here, and from Malcolm here. Junior races results here. 11th Dec 09 NW Cross Country Championships Details Poster for NW XC Races on the 19th Dec here. Note registration from 10.30. Main race starts at 12.15 6th Dec 09 City of Derry runners win team and county double at All Ireland Novice XC The Spartan men's team made history today when they won the All Ireland novice cross country championships for the first time in a very mucky Coleraine. The team won not only the club championships but also the county with Derry prevailing over a strong Cork squad. The club championships was won with an excellent 34 points to Clonliffe's 51. That man again, Greg Roberts led the club in a fantastic 3rd place(to win his 4th medal in 2 days!), some recovery from 30.37 for 10k the day before. He was backed up Diarmuid Grant, getting back to himself in 5th place. In 12th place was Aaron 'Arnie' Doherty, recently returned from Spain with Declan Reed having another fantastic run in 14th. These 4 did the job for the club championships and with the addition of Emmett McGinty 26th and Kevin Carlin 52nd (both getting back to good form) the county championships was won. Backing the top 6 up were gutsy runs from Eoghan Furey 62nd, Pajo Hamilton 65th, Brendan Murphy 90th and masters athlete Declan McCarthy in 91st. The most unlucky man of the day must be Gary Slevin who lost his spike in the crowd after only 300m, no doubt he will be back! Marina Campbell was the sole Spartan female on duty having a solid run to finish 26th. Photos here and here, thanks to Dermott Conolly and Malcolm McCausland for these. Club 6th Dec 09 Greg runs new PB in the Seeley Greg Roberts continued his great running with a fantastic 3rd place in the Joe Seeley 10k in Belfast yesterday running 30 mins 37 sec. A small number of City of Derry runners competed as the main club target of the weekend was the all ireland novice xc in Coleraine the following day. Good runs were also had by James Crampsie and Philip Donaghy who both ran pbs. Foyle valley also had a good showing at the race. Full results on NI Athletics website. 6th Dec 09 City of Derry surrender Malcolm Cup Despite a decent effort by a hastily assembled Spartan squad, North Down lifted the Malcolm Cup in Ballyclare. Emmett McGinty led the spartans home in 7th. Results here. Photos on the Annadale site here. 22nd Nov 09 Spartans dominate Pegasus XC City of Derry men’s squad won the team race easily at yesterdays Pegasus XC race held in the grounds of Coleraine Academical Institution. The Spartans filled 7 of the top 10 places. Greg Roberts had a comfortable win and Aaron Doherty won the battle for 2nd with Owen Carlton spoiling the Derry clean sweep by edging out Declan Reed for 3rd. This race may as well have been a Derry County Championships, as the majority of the field was made up of Derry clubs with Foyle Valley and Springwell also turning out in large numbers. Karen Alexander won the women race where Anne Paul got bronze. Results here. Photos here. 19th Nov 09 City of Derry AC are the top club in NI It's official! City of Derry Spartans is the top athletics club in Northern Ireland for 2009. The award was presented in Belfast on Wed 18th November at the annual athletics awards ceremony. The overall club of the year award was given in recognition of the fantastic year that the club had in 2009. The junior club of the year award also went to the Spartans. Individually Danea Herron won the development coach of the year award and Mr Sparta himself, Gerry Lynch was recognised with an award for his volunteering work. Some of the reasons we won the award are listed below. Well done to everyone, apologies if I left anything out. Eoghan. Come on the Spartans!!!!!!!!!!!!
13 members selected on NI/Irish Teams for British/Irish Masters XC International Birmingham 14/11/09. 2 club members on Irish senior squad for the European Cup. Successfully Organised NI 5k Road Champs, NI Half Marathon
Championships, Furey Insurances 5k Series (6 races) and other
events. Link to NI athletics website with details and photos from the awards night here 19th Nov 09 Bogle hits new heights Spartan Allan Bogle had a fantastic performance in the World Mountain Marathon Series final in Argentina. Allan qualified for the final by winning the Grand Canaria race of the series a number of months ago. The Limavady man finished in 18th position in a time of 3 hours 40 mins with the race being won in 3 hours 7 mins. Well done to our man in the Canaries. Hopefully he'll make it back for the NI Senior XC in Feb. 19th Nov 09 Happy hunting for the Spartans in England A busy weekend of cross country action for the club. Greg Roberts was the leading NI finisher in the international XC race in Gateshead. Christy McMonagle got an individual silver medal (V65) in the home countries masters XC in Birmingham. Collie Roberts and Oran McBride picked up team silver (Rep of Ireland) and bronze (Northern Ireland) medals respectively in the M40 category. Well done to all our club members on international duty. 19th Nov 09 Marina wins Ulster Novice Marina Campbell had a great run winning the Ulster Novice XC in Killybegs. This was last won by a Spartan in 2007 when Aileen Morrison won the title. While both mens and womens squads picked up silver medals and all competing gave their best, the club will see this as two team titles lost. If all entered had competed the story would have been different!! Next year! There was similar disappointment in Ballyclare when a vastly under strength men’s squad surrendered the McConnell Shield. Apart from Marina's success, a weekend to forget for the club. 1st Nov 09 Donegal Senior XC Championships The Donegal senior XC championships took place today in horrendous conditions in Ballybofey on a new course which can best be described as a real cross country course. Puddles up to 1 foot deep ensured that none of the competitors had time to relax. The individual titles were won by Pauric McKinney and Theresa McGloin, while hosts Finn Valley won both team contests. As this is an open championships, a City of Derry Squad entered and won bronze medals in the mens race. A day to remember for all! Results here. 1st Nov 09 PATAGONIA BECKONS FOR EGLINTON RUNNER Eglinton man Allan Bogle is rapidly carving out a name for himself in international running circles. Now based in the Canaries where he teaches, Bogle recently won the Gran Canaria K42 multi-terrain race across the island. It was the first time a fixture of the International K42 Circuit had been held in Europe and qualified the City of Derry athlete for the grand final in Argentina on November 1. In the meantime races are scheduled in Brazil and Africa where the course was in the Sahara Desert. “I led from the gun, which was my plan, as I like to control the pace, and wanted test myself in preparation for Argentina,” said Bogle. “I was two minutes slower than last year but it was much hotter and the tide was quite far in meaning I had to run on soft sand.” The winning man and woman from each qualifying race will dispute the final Salomon K42 in Argentina’s Villa la Angostura. Awaiting them there will 1500 runners, each with his own personal target. “I was pleased with how I ran, but I have a lot of work to do this month because I will be facing World class opposition in Argentina,” revealed the former Limavady Grammar School pupil. “I plan to step-up my training this month.” It will be the toughest race that the City of Derry Spartan will ever run with the course following paths through the foothills of the Andes to a height in excess of 1400 metres. He will face, among others, Gustavo Reyes who won last year’s race and one of his idols, Spanish marathon legend and former World Champion Martin Fiz. In the meantime, it’s twice a day training for Bogle who tries to average between 10 and 14 hours of running each week. “I don't enjoy getting up so early to train before work, but it is a necessary part of my preparation,” he confessed. Prior to his departure for sunnier climes, Bogle had been a key member of the City of Derry Spartans helping the club to its first ever Northern Ireland Senior Cross Country team title in 2007. Photo here. 1st Nov 09 Juvenile Athletes of the the year Ciara Armstong and Ryan McParland have been selected as County Derry juvenile athletes of the year by the Ulster Sports Council. Ciara and Ryan have been invited to a banquet in Killybegs to receive their awards. Ciara and Ryan both train at City of Derry athletics club. This is a fantastic achievement for the two youngsters and just goes to show to other runners that commitment and loyalty in the club really does work. 1st Nov 09 CoD win the Comber Cup A large group of 'senior' aka masters spartans competed in the recent Comber Cup. The mens team won the Comber cup for the first time. The race also doubled as a trial for the masters international and a the club was very succesful. Possibly 11 members of the club have gained selection for the international event on either the Northern or Republic of Ireland teams. Well done to all. Some photos here from Bridgeen and Martin.
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