A golden day for Mayo AC at National Masters Outdoors

August 12, 2023

Some of our happy Tullamore competitors today l-r Keith Conroy, Martin Peyton, Gerry Kirrane, Pauline Moran, John Walkin, John Brennan, Mike Griffin

Saturday August 12 – National Masters Outdoors Track and Field Championships

There was the usual full programme with a packed schedule of competitions from 10am to 7pm.

The new surface on the Tullamore Harriers track provided excellent opportunities for competitors to achieve their goals.

Weather conditions were tough – quite blustery wind with occasional heavy showers causing delays between events.

It made for a tough test on the track – especially on the back straight.

Ten Mayo AC competitors competed – nine men and Pauline Moran! Eight competed in sprint and distance track races in their categories, plus we had two relay teams, and two members in four of the field events.

These are their results:

100m

Keith Conroy M40 4th, 12.34

200m

John Walkin M40 4th, 26.00

Christian Macrae M60 7th 30.52

400m

Christian Macrae M60 4th 1:12.17

Mattie Donnellan M65 3rd 1:37.10

800m

Mike Griffin M45 5th 2:15.46

Pauline Moran W65 1st 2:56.58

1500m

Ronnie Naylor M65 5th 5:50.34

Pauline Moran W65 1st 5:58.85

3,000m

Pauline Moran W65 1st 12:15.96

Shot putt

Brendan Staunton M40 (7.26kg) 1st 11.98

Martin Peyton M70 (4kg) 2nd 9:45

Discus

Brendan Staunton M40 (2kg) 2nd 36.94

Hammer

Brendan Staunton M40 (7.26kg) 4th 32.28

Martin Peyton M70 (4kg) 1st 26.18

Weight For Distance (WFD)

Martin Peyton (28lbs) M70 2nd 8.12

Relay 4 x 100m team: Mike Griffin Keith Conroy John Walkin John Brennan.

Three teams – DSD M35 Tullamore M40 and Mayo M40 contested. And it was a brilliant win for Mayo AC with Mike leading off, Keith and John B on legs 2,3 and John Walkin sprinting past the other two final leg finishers to win on the line in great style in 49:60, DSD 49.88, Tullamore 51:26.

In the final event of the day just before 7pm it was another

Relay gold for Mayo AC in the 4 x 400m:

Mike Griffin Keith Conroy John Walkin John Brennan: repeated their 4x100m win with another excellent performance to win 4x400m gold in 3:54.27 from Newbridge AC 4:01.34 and Dooneen AC 4:05.57.

They were well supported by first sub Gerry Kirrane and by our other other medallists all the way round the 4 laps to the great delight also of senior sprinter Declan Owens.

Congratulations to our National Masters medal winners: Pauline 3 gold, Brendan gold and silver, Martin gold and two silver, Mattie bronze, two relay golds – 4x100m and 4x400m – and well done to all who competed and represented the club so successfully today.

Results:

http://live.athleticsireland.ie/menu.html

You can watch the action from today’s competition:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WulCg8Bpm34