It was another good year for the Dublin Graded Meeting series of eight meetings with up to 2000 athletes competed from 30 Counties over the eight meetings making it arguably the most comprehensive track and field competition in the country. With four categories to select from athletes can choose to compete in an event suitable to their standard.

Rathfarnham's Stephen Gaffney was the fastest over 100 metres clocking 10.87 into a -2.1 headwind . He did run 10.67 with a plus 2.1. On the women's side Catherine McManus ran 12.13 into a headwind.

Sophie Becker won a 400metres in 54.79 in windy conditions with a 1/100th of a second separating Catherine McManus 56.84 to Nicole Walsh's 56.85. Over the one lap Cillin Greene made a return to competition clocking 49.08.

John Travers 1.51.06 was the fastest 800 metres clocking. On the women's 800 side Clare Mooney ran 2.05.64 to win the women's 800 in a breezy Tallaght.

Sean Hehir ran 31.40.43 to win the Dublin Championships10000 the only 10000mtrs. run in the country apart from the National Senior title race. A pity distance runners are reluctant to take on the 10000m on the track which will provide them with a good test of both their mental and physical durability.

Interesting observations by both Danny McDaid and John Treacy at a lunch to celebrate the 40th anniversary of John's win the World Cross in Limerick in 1979 .Danny who finished 10th.in the race leading the Irish team to second telling the audience that at 13m53s he was the slowest of the 9 man Irish Team. With John expressing the view that if you want results  over the "country* you need to run fast over 5000 and 10000 on the track.

In field events Clare Fitzgerald made a return to competition with 47.92 throw in the Discus and Michaela Walsh was the leading Hammer Thrower 58.43 her mark. Michael Bowler lead the Pole Vault rankings with.4.60mtrs.

A track innovation was the "Elimination Mile" where the last athlete after each of the first three laps is eliminated Rahenys Andrew Hyland lead the filed home with Crusaders Fiona Shine the best of the women in action.

Competition Secretary Owen McLoughlin and his team are to be congratulated on their hard work and the small cohort of reliable officials who come along to make the competition possible are to be thanked for their unfailing support throughout the series.

                                                      Nick Davis

Results of the final meeting 8 of the 2019 season now available, just click on the results tab and select.

Results of all other 7 meetings similarily available. It has been a truly great Track and Field series run by Dublin Athletic

Board. A big thank you to all who participated and volunteers who laboured diligently to achieve this.

The conditions may have been more like cross country weather than the sun and warmth of summertime but we had some fine performances across a wide range of events. We had athletes from Donegal to Wexford and all places in between.

Catherine McManus got proceedings underway clocking 12.13 into a gusting head wind. Stephen Gaffney had a following wind of +2.1 as he clocked 10.67 ahead of Leo Morgan's 10.89. in one of the 100m races where Gerard O'Donnell forsook the hurdles to run 10.93 in another.

Sophie Becker won the 400m in 54.79 ahead of Catherine McManus who was back on track after her 100m victory clocking 56.84 in a battle with Nicole Walsh one hundredth behind her.

Running on the outside Cillin Greene of GCH clocked 49.08 in his seasonal debut at the distance.

In the women's 1500 Barbara Cleary tried to run away from everyone in the "A" race but the more measured approach of DSD's Meghan Ryan saw her win in 4.40.14.

Cian Kelly of St.Abban's won the first of the men 1500 races in 4.00.54 with Patrick Macganhann of DSD the fastest in the second "A" race in 4,03,63 ahead of Sean Donohoe of DCH clocking 4.05.93. 

Michaela Walsh had a best of 58.43 to win the Women's Hammer, with Sean Mockler the best of the male throwers with a 67.30.

Thanks to all who competed in Graded Meeting 4 in not the best of conditions.

Full results now available. Click on results tab and select meeting and race.

Please find attached details of the six days of competition for Dublin Juvenile Track and Field Championships 2019

Attachments:

Day 1 Wednesday 5th June Tallaght 7pm.pdf

Day 2 Dublin Championships 500 600 800 and Field Events 2019.pdf

Day 3 Even Age Relay Championships, 1500m and Friday 14th June 2019.pdf

Day 4 Santry Saturday 15th June 2019.pdf

Day 5 Santry Sunday 16th June.pdf

Day 6 Friday 21st June Uneven age Relays and a number of field events Dublin Cha

Click below for results of Dublin Athletic Board Novice Road Championships 2019

Attachments:

Dublin Novice Road Race Results 2019.pdf