Dunne and Murray dominate in Belfast
ATHLETICS Meath one-two in 400m hurdle
There was Meath one-two in the 400m hurdle at the Northern Ireland & Ulster Championships in Belfast on Saturday as Karen Dunne and Deirdre Murray dominated the event.
Bohermeen athlete Dunne, who holds no fewer than 10 senior club records, was in top form at the Northern Ireland & Ulster championships at the Mary Peters track last Saturday.
The famous venue has seen huge investment for athletics over the years, with the original six-lane track replaced by a new eight-lane fast track and a viewing grandstand.
The Bohermeen athlete lined up in the senior 400m hurdles final on Saturday against fellow Meath athlete Deirdre Murray from Na Fianna.
The field had to contend with the cross winds at two points, but the field was led home by the two athletes from the Royal County with Murray taking the title in 59.33 and Dunne in second place in a time of 61.37 a new personal best and a Bohermeen club record.
Third place went to Laura Frey of Lagan Valley in 64.03.
This season Dunne has set the club 200m and 400m records and ran her fastest 100m in six years.
In June she was in action at the AAI games at Morton Stadium where she produced a strong performance running 25.85 to secure third place in her heat in the 200m behind Kate O'Connell (Lucan Harriers) and Rhianna McCarthy (Crusaders).
The following day she clocked 64.88 to secure fourth place in the 400m hurdles.
She will return to the Mary Peters track this weekend to contest the multi-events with one eye on the medals on one on setting new personal bests and club records.
Last week Dunne was in action at the Summer Games in Carlow IT where she impressed when winning the 400 metres.
On that occasion Dunne set a new personal best and Bohermeen AC club record time on 57.28 seconds to finish clear of DSD's Molly Hourihan with Donore Harriers' Caoimhe Mackey back in third.
BOHERMEEN AC
Bohermeen AC will promote the annual Patrick Bell & Nicky Phillips memorial race on Sunday 29th August.
This year’s race will be run over a longer distance of five miles. It is expected that the men’s race will go at 10am with the ladies race to follow at 10.10am.
The accompanying 5k family walk will start at 10am at a different start and will be on the Greetiagh circuit.
This year’s promotion will support the work of the Jack & Jill Foundation and have two main sponsors - John Hogan of Hogan Kitchens who will sponsor the men’s race and Leahy’s Mace Newgate who will sponsor the ladies race. Online entry for the event opened last week - visit www.myrunresults.com