Tullamore Harriers athlete runs at World Relay Championships
Congratulations to Aaron Keane, who made his Irish senior athletics debut as part of the Irish Mixed 4x400m relay team at the World Relays Championships in Guangzhou, China, on Sunday, May 11th. It was a proud moment for Aaron and indeed Tullamore Harriers AC, having been selected to travel as part of the Athletics Ireland squad.
The Irish team had already secured qualification for the World Athletics Championships Mixed 4x400m relay in Tokyo this September by finishing second in their heat the previous day. That strong performance was delivered by Conor Kelly, Rhasidat Adeleke, Cillin Greene, and Sharlene Mawdsley.
For the final, team management made changes to the line-up, bringing in Keane to run the third leg.
Following the USA in their heat, Ireland claimed one of the two automatic qualifying spots for the prestigious World Championships.
Aaron delivered an impressive split of 46.97 seconds in his leg of the relay, as Ireland finished eighth in the final.
Well done on your great achievement Aaron.
Ava O’Connor Runs 15:49.65 for 5000m
Tullamore Harriers Ava O’Connor travelled to Azusa in California this week to compete in her first 5000m. Twenty-one-year-old Ava who is attending Adams State University in Colorado has had a fantastic start to her 2025 outdoor track season with PBs in 1500m and 3000m steeplechase.
At 04:00 Irish time Ava took starters orders at the Cougar Athletic Stadium. She was fast off from the start and was with the lead pack. As the laps passed, she along with two athletes from Northern Arizona University kept up a quick pace despite the 25-degree heat. The trio passed 3000m in 9:31 and the pace did not relent. Ava dug deep to hold on for third and in this her first 5000m to run 15:49.65. Her determination was evident over the last two laps which she ran in 75 and 72 seconds respectively. This means Ava has now achieved European Under 23 qualifying standards in three events- 1500m, 3000m steeplechase and 5000m. The run is also a Tullamore Harriers club record bettering Laura Mooney's 15:59 from 2024.
Team victory for Tullamore Harriers
Congratulations to all our athletes who took part in the 4th running of the Ashling Murphy 4 Mile Road Race on Sunday the 11th of May. The event saw a fantastic turnout, with over 700 finishers, and marked Round 1 of the Offaly Endurance Series, Race 3 of the Peugeot Series, and served as the Offaly 4 Mile Road Championships.
We had outstanding performances across the board, with Kevin Minnock finishing 3rd overall, and Sarah Flanagan taking 2nd place in the women’s race. Several of our athletes also secured age category prizes, rounding off a great day of racing.
The highlight of the day was our win in the Peugeot Series team competition, taking home the €1,000 top prize for the first-place club team. This award was based on the combined results of three men and three women - an excellent team effort from: Kevin Minnock, Paul Mitchell, Barry Minnock, Sarah Flanagan, Evelyn Herlihy, Karen Nolan
Well done to everyone involved -a fantastic start to the endurance season for the club!
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Age group winners:
1st O40 Jonathan Dunne and Niamh McNihill
1st O45 Evelyn Herlihy
1st O50 Barry Minnock
1st O70 Eileen Kenny
Full results for Tullamore Harriers.
Kevin Minnock 0:20:21
Paul Mitchell 0:20:35
Barry Minnock 0:21:59
Barry Mooney 0:22:00
Jonathan Dunne 0:22:16
Cian Law 0:22:08
Shane Mc Guinness 0:23:52
Gary Whittle 0:23:52
Padraig Berry 0:24:15
Darren Butler 0:24:22
Daniel Molloy 0:24:35
Sarah Flanagan 0:24:51
Nick Mc Gowan 0:25:17
Jodie O'Reilly 0:25:16
Alan Heffernan 0:25:33
Glen Finlay 0:25:37
Gearoid Mc Hugh 0:25:55
Brendan Abbott 0:25:58
Evelyn Herlihy 0:26:15
Dave Dunican 0:26:29
Justin Murtagh 0:26:33
Karen Nolan 0:27:22
Gerry Dunican 0:27:22
Alan Mitchell 0:27:43
Liam Dunne 0:27:44
Rita Daly Ravenhill 0:27:52
Sarah Wrafter 0:27:59
Niamh McNihill 0:27:58
Charlotte Abbott 0:28:08
Francis Mollen 0:28:33
Forrest McCormack 0:28:41
Eanna Gowran 0:28:21
Eileen Kenny 0:29:12
Una Mullen 0.29.17
Tara McKinney 0:29:19
Philani Moyo 0:29:44
Bryce Fraser 0:29:49
Finian McDermott 0:29:50
Elysia Mc Cormack 0:30:11
John Carroll 0:30:11
Mary Galvin 0:31:29
Mark Egan 0:31:30
Emer Rigney 0:32:12
Darren Ghee 0:31:54
John O'Connell 0:31:55
Matt Corcoran 0:32:15
Tracey Kinnarney 0:32:20
Emer Guilfoyle 0:32:20
Hilary Duncan 0:32:05
Naomi Galvin 0:32:33
Paul Hensey 0:32:44
Sorcha Galvin 0:33:16
Helene Rouget 0:33:30
Pat Kennedy 0:33:50
Martina Conlon 0:34:41
Michael Kinsella 0:36:07
Olive Mannion 0:36:24
Sandra Busteed 0:37:26
Cathy Ford 0:38:54
Sara McLaughlin 0:40:10
Bernard Doheny 0:48:58
David Hollywood 0:49:57
Melissa Hogan 1:05:06
South Leinster School Championships, Day 2
Seven of our track and field juveniles travelled to SETU college in Carlow for day 2 of the school championships on May 6th. On a glorious day all athletes performed exceptionally well considering some of the high-quality competition across the two age groups of intermediate and senior.
Middle Distance Group
Niamh Garvey Gold medal Senior Girls 1500m
Aoibhe Moore Silver medal Senior Girls 3000m
Rachel Keaney Silver Medal Intermediate Girls 1500m
Ronan Keaney Silver medal Intermediate Boys 1500m
Mia Gallagher Bronze medal Intermediate Girls 3000m
Sprint Group Athletes
Alisha Maher (Tullamore College) - Gold in the 100m and silver in the 200m
Katie Deverell (Tullamore College) - Gold in the long jump with a PB of 5.59m
Eimear Cotter (Killina Presentation School) - Silver in the long jump with 5.34m PB
Teagan Delaney (Sacred Heart School) - 4th in the 200m final
Lenard Kgoboko - 4th in the heats of the 100m and 200m
Lucy Deverell - 3rd in the heat of the 100m
Martha Keohane- 2nd in the heat of the 100m
The very best of luck to the girls who now compete in the Leinster finals on Monday, May 12th in our own stadium at Tullamore Harriers.
Belfast Irish Milers
Well done to our club athletes who were in action on Saturday 10th of May, at the Belfast Irish Milers at the Mary Peters Stadium.
Michael Murphy competed in the Men's International 3000m to clock 8:18.52 for a 14th place finish. Cian Law was 10th in the Men's A 3000m in 8:41.12
St Abban’s Ac Fit4Life Summer League
Richie Faulkiner who competed in Race 1 of the St Abban’s Summer League on Wednesday 7th of May in Luggacurren, Co Laois. Richie was 11th place in the 4K race in 15.22. Well done, Richie.
Fixtures
Sunday 18th May – Ferbane 5k
Thursday 22nd May – Offaly Senior and Master Track & Field
Championships
Friday 30th May – Ballyskenach 5K
Senior Training
Training Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6.40pm to 8.30pm.
For any enquiries contact club captains Glen 0868275228 or Rita
0868386687