Masters Smash Records in Carlow!

DSD had 7 Masters athletes competing in the Leinster Masters in SETU Carlow on Sat & Sun 28th and 29Th May. They returned with 13 medals – 10 Golds and 3 Silvers and 3 new Irish Masters Records. Huge credit to Sprint Coaches Avril Dillon and David Connolly for excellent coaching, programmes and guidance. Also to Lucy Moore for excellent Jumps coaching. Full list of results below: Caroline Bracken – W35 100m – 1st - 14.70 200m – 2nd - 31.13 - 400m – 2nd - 1.12.85 Ruaudhri Kedney – M35 100m – 1st – 12.05 200m – 2nd – 24.96 (into -2.8m/s wind) Dee Walsh – W55 100m – Dee started the race really strongly but was very unlucky to pull her calf muscle about 40m into the race.... next time! Kevin Byrne – M50 – Double Gold 100m Hurdles – 17.79 (new Irish Record) Pole Vault – 3.00m Ronan Gately - M50 – Triple Gold 100m – 13.01 (+2.0 m/s wind) 200m – 27.23 (-1.8 m/s wind) 400m – 1.00.60 Fintan Hourihan – M55 200m – 4th – 28.59 (-0.8 m/s wind) 400m – 2nd - 1.05.77 George Wyatt – M55 – Double Gold and 2 new Irish Records!! Long-Jump – 5.27m Triple-Jump – 10.60m Shane Sheridan - M60 – Double Gold 100m – 13.18 (into a -2.6m/s wind) 200m – 27.93 (into a -0.8m/s wind) Thanks to Ronan for report and pics.