Local athlete Abas Edris of Castlegar continued his top form, winning both the 800m and the mile on the third day of the Castlegar AC organised grass track and field competition at Doughiska on Friday.
The event, which continues to attracted good numbers, also produced wins for Holly O'Boyle of Craughwell on the women's mile, while Siobhan Geaney of South Galway took the honours in the 800m, and Aisling Finn, also of South Galway AC, won over 60m.
Sprinter Richard Kamson of GCH won the 60m and 100m men's races, while Brendan Staunton of GCH took the honours in the shot put.
The fourth and final day takes place tomorrow at the same venue and starts at 6pm. Entries are available on Eventmaster.ie Connemara 100 mile: The first road race in Galway in some time took place on a beautiful day around Clifden and surrounding areas on Saturday, with the annual running of the arduous Connemara 100 mile race.
The first runner home was Alastair Higgins in a superb time of 14 hours 56 minutes, with Rolande Espina in second and Fozzy Forestall in third. The first woman was Anne Jennings in a time of 17 hours 48 minutes.
Belfast and Le Cheile track meetings: Several Galway athletes competed in Belfast last week in a high quality event at the Mary Peters track. Finley Daly of NUIG and Jack Miskella of Craughwell both clocked 3.57 for 1500m, with Keith Fallon GCH also going sub four minutes. At the Le Cheile track meeting Friday, sprinters Andrew Egan, Darren Costello, Nicole Quirke and Aisling Healy, all of GCH, continued their strong start to the season with solid performances, as did Sarah Lanigan with a 2.15 800m.
Connacht Track and Field events: The Connacht Athletics Board is hosting two events for athletes under 14 and upwards, including seniors and Masters this weekend. On Saturday Craughwell will host a long jump and shot put competition, while Sunday will see a track meet in Athlone IT outdoor track, with events over 100m, 800m and 3k.
