Eddie Cooke 10th in 10-Miler

Eddie Cooke had a solid run over 10 miles, timing 58.44 and capturing tenth place at the Scott & Gault Ten-Miler in Ballyclare on Saturday 14 August 2010. The race was won by Willowfield’s Alan McCullough in 54.42. Lisa Treacy of North Belfast was the top woman in 67.05.

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Paul & Owen Take Top Two in Crawfordsburn

Paul Pollock and Owen Carleton made it an Abbey sweep of the first and second positions at the Crawfordsburn 5k Trail Race on Wednesday Aug. 11, 2010. Paul, a former winner of the event, strode away in 16.22 while Owen clocked 17.11.

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Gaby Second at Celtic Games

Hammer thrower Gaby McNally continued on her comeback trail with a second place performance in the Celtic Games in Athlone on Saturday August 7, 2010, recording a toss of 50.18. (Photo from Athletics Northern Ireland webpage).

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Gaby Back in Action

Abbey hammer thrower Gaby McNally will represent Northern Ireland this coming weekend, Sat. Aug. 7, at the Celtic Games in Athlone. Gaby returned to action with a win in an open meet at the Mary Peters Track on July 24, tossing the hammer 48 with her sister, Rhiannon, second in 43.75. The Open Meet was [...]

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Irish Runner 5 Miler

Gladys Ganiel O’Neill recorded a time of 28.02 in the Irish Runner 5 Miler in the Phoenix Park, Dublin on Saturday 17 July 2010, finishing 6th in a race won by Letterkenny’s Maria McCambridge in 27.00. The men’s winner was John Coghlan of Metro AC in 23.49. Gladys is pictured here with North Belfast runners [...]

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Mary Devlin Earns Silver at Irish Nationals

Mary Devlin earned a silver medal in the Athletics Association of Ireland national championships at Morton Stadium in Santry, Dublin, 10-11 July 2010. Mary recorded a mark of 11.43, just behind Mary McLoone of Tir Chonaill, who leapt 11.82. Mary Devlin also finished just outside the medals in the long jump, nabbing the fourth position [...]

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Athletics Northern Ireland Now Accepting Applications for Rising Stars Programme

Athletics Northern Ireland is now accepting applications for its Rising Stars Programme. Abbey AC would like to especially encourage its junior athletes to apply. According to the Athletics Northern Ireland website, the Rising Stars squad ‘replaces the existing Regional Development Squad programme [and] will have a fresh coaching structure, broader age range (12-14) and the [...]

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Elain runs 56.88 in Belgium

Elaine McCaffrey was in action again this past weekend, running 56.88 in Heat 2 of the 400 metres at the Memorial Leon Buyle meeting in Belgium. Elaine continues to show steady form despite coming off an injury-plagued year.

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Elaine Runs Season’s Best 56.75

Elaine McCaffrey continues to show steady progress, as she blasted a season’s best 56.75 over 400 metres on Wednesday 29 June in Namur.

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Alan at the European Cup

Alan Kennedy represented Ireland in the triple jump at the European Cup meeting in Budapest, June 19-20, 2010. Alan achieved a mark of 15.05 for 11th place.

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