GERARD Gallagher of Finn Valley AC was the overall winner at today’s Donegal 5k Road Race Championships.
The event was held in Letterkenny and Gallagher won in 15 minutes and 26 seconds to take the Shane Bonner Memorial Cup.
The Cup is in memory of the popular young Finn Valley AC athlete who tragically died in February 2011.
Eoin Hughes of Letterkenny AC was second in 15:29 with City of Derry Sparta’s John Paul Williamson third (15:31).
The top five was completed by Rosses AC duo Declan Ferry (15:48) and Charlie O’Donnell (15:49).
Ferry and O’Donnell led the way as Rosses AC took the team gold, joined on the scorers by Shane O’Donnell (16:26) and Mark Ward (16:30).
Maria McCambridge, of Dundrum South Dublin, was the first female home, crossing the line in 17:02 for 16th overall – just six seconds in front of Finn Valley AC’s Jennifer Elvin.
Finn Valley AC took the women’s team gold with Elvin, Teresa Doherty, Natasha Kelly and Catriona Devine scoring.
| Donegal 5k 2021 | ||||||
| Place | Bib | Name | M/F | AG | Club | GunTime |
| 1. | 6 | Gallagher, Gerard | M | MO | Finn Valley A C MO | 15:26 |
| 2. | 3 | Hughes, Eoin | M | MO | Letterkenny AC MO | 15:29 |
| 3. | 5 | Williamson, John paul | M | MO | City of Derry Sparta AC | 15:31 |
| 4. | 4 | Ferry, Declan | M | MO | Rosses AC MO | 15:48 |
| 5. | 8 | O’ Donnell, Charlie | M | M40 | Rosses AC MO | 15:49 |
| 6. | 9 | Mc elchar, Dermot | M | M40 | Finn Valley A C MO | 16:18 |
| 7. | 7 | O’ Donnell, Shane | M | MO | Rosses AC MO | 16:26 |
| 8. | 21 | Ward, Mark | M | M35 | Rosses AC MO | 16:30 |
| 9. | 11 | Mc kinney, Pauric | M | M50 | Inishowen A C M50 | 16:31 |
| 10. | 16 | Porter, David | M | M40 | Inishowen A C M35 | 16:35 |
| 11. | 15 | Trimble, Patrick | M | M40 | Rosses AC M35 | 16:38 |
| 12. | 10 | Crawford, Gavin | M | M40 | Letterkenny / 247 tri club | 16:40 |
| 13. | 20 | Diver, Noel | M | M35 | Rosses AC M35 | 16:53 |
| 14. | 200 | Birch, Raymond | M | M40 | Letterkenny AC M35 | 16:55 |
| 15. | 24 | Mc fadden, James | M | MO | Finn Valley A C MO | 17:00 |
| 16. | 13 | Mc Cambridge, Maria | F | FO | DSD | 17:02 |
| 17. | 12 | Elvin, Jennifier | F | FO | Finn Valley A C FO | 17:08 |
| 18. | 22 | Gallagher, Barry | M | M40 | Finn Valley A C MO | 17:13 |
| 19. | 17 | Carlin, Cormac | M | MO | Lifford athletic club | 17:15 |
| 20. | 25 | Doherty, Teresa | F | FO | Finn Valley A C FO | 17:18 |
| 21. | 35 | Doherty, Enda | M | MO | Finn Valley A C MO | 17:29 |
| 22. | 26 | Price, Darren | M | M40 | Letterkenny AC M35 | 17:30 |
| 23. | 29 | Mc gee, Fergal | M | M35 | Rosses AC M35 | 17:37 |
| 24. | 36 | Gallagher, Declan | M | M40 | Rosses AC M35 | 17:37 |
| 25. | 38 | Robinson, Stephen | M | M35 | 17:40 | |
| 26. | 33 | Kelly, Natasha | F | FO | Finn Valley A C FO | 17:42 |
| 27. | 28 | Mc lucas, Martin | M | M50 | Inishowen A C M50 | 17:50 |
| 28. | 37 | Mc menamin, Peter | M | M40 | Finn Valley A C M35 | 17:59 |
| 29. | 27 | Carlin, Shea | M | MO | Finn Valley A C MO | 18:08 |
| 30. | 30 | Bradley, Liam | M | M50 | Inishowen A C M50 | 18:15 |
| 31. | 47 | Harkin, Michael | M | M40 | Letterkenny AC M35 | 18:27 |
| 32. | 31 | Gallagher, Shane | M | MO | Finn Valley A C MO | 18:38 |
| 33. | 42 | Mac dhónaill, Eoghan | M | MJ | Inishowen A C MO | 18:40 |
| 34. | 85 | Loughman, Pat | M | MO | 18:49 | |
| 35. | 198 | Walker, Garvan | M | M35 | 18:51 | |
| 36. | 52 | Gormley, Eimear | F | FO | Letterkenny AC FO | 18:51 |
| 37. | 46 | Devine, Catriona | F | F40 | Finn Valley A C FO | 18:54 |
| 38. | 48 | Mc laughlin, Conor | M | MO | Finn Valley A C MO | 19:00 |
| 39. | 49 | Moore, Adrian | M | M40 | Finn Valley A C M35 | 19:04 |
| 40. | 43 | Mc fadden, Gary | M | M40 | Foyle valley | 19:07 |
| 41. | 50 | Nee, Mark | M | M40 | 19:09 | |
| 42. | 40 | Shiels, Dessie | M | M40 | Letterkenny AC M35 | 19:09 |
| 43. | 54 | Mc granaghan, Monica | F | F40 | Letterkenny AC FO | 19:14 |
| 44. | 59 | Shiels, Keith | M | M40 | Letterkenny AC M35 | 19:28 |
| 45. | 57 | Mc gee, Niall | M | M40 | Inishowen A C M35 | 19:32 |
| 46. | 60 | Mackey, Barry | M | M50 | Letterkenny AC M50 | 19:35 |
| 47. | 51 | Mc Kenna, Aidan | M | M50 | Letterkenny AC M50 | 19:38 |
| 48. | 58 | Quigley, Mark | M | M35 | Derry track club | 19:43 |
| 49. | 62 | Gallagher, Finbarr | M | M50 | Inishowen A C M35 | 19:45 |
| 50. | 45 | O’ brien, Emer | F | FJ | Finn Valley A C FO | 19:52 |
| 51. | 55 | Doherty, Dylan | M | MO | Derry track club | 19:56 |
| 52. | 53 | Gallagher, Michaelj | M | M40 | Finn Valley A C M35 | 20:07 |
| 53. | 65 | Shiels, Stephen | M | M50 | Letterkenny AC M50 | 20:15 |
| 54. | 64 | Murphy, Damien | M | MO | Finn Valley A C MO | 20:27 |
| 55. | 112 | Byrne, Kay | F | F50 | Finn Valley A C F50 | 20:33 |
| 56. | 94 | Mc fadden, John paul | M | M35 | 20:34 | |
| 57. | 84 | Gallagher, Ian | M | MO | 20:36 | |
| 58. | 68 | Mc clay, Brian | M | MO | Inishowen A C MO | 20:39 |
| 59. | 75 | Devlin, Aileen | F | F40 | Inishowen A C FO | 20:43 |
| 60. | 74 | Collins, Michael | M | M50 | Inishowen A C M35 | 20:46 |
| 61. | 70 | Galvin, Michael | M | M50 | Letterkenny AC M50 | 20:48 |
| 62. | 66 | Fealty, John | M | M60 | Milford AC | 20:52 |
| 63. | 67 | Mc Nabb, Joanne | F | F40 | Finn Valley A C FO | 21:01 |
| 64. | 78 | Penrose, Michael | M | M50 | Finn Valley A C M35 | 21:02 |
| 65. | 69 | Cannon, John | M | M60 | Tír Chonaill AC M50 | 21:03 |
| 66. | 72 | Gildea, Lee | M | M40 | Letterkenny AC M35 | 21:10 |
| 67. | 77 | Mullen, John | M | M50 | Letterkenny AC M50 | 21:19 |
| 68. | 82 | Lee, Paul | M | M50 | Letterkenny AC M50 | 21:23 |
| 69. | 87 | Gautam, Nitin | M | M40 | Inishowen A C M35 | 21:26 |
| 70. | 79 | Quinn, Martina | F | FO | Finn Valley A C FO | 21:36 |
| 71. | 86 | Mc donnell, Brendan | M | M60 | Tír Chonaill AC M50 | 21:50 |
| 72. | 89 | Price, Gary j | M | M35 | Letterkenny AC M35 | 21:58 |
| 73. | 88 | Haughey, Donal | M | M60 | Tír Chonaill AC M50 | 21:59 |
| 74. | 92 | Gallagher, Philomena | F | F50 | Tír Chonaill AC F50 | 22:00 |
| 75. | 98 | Keating, Aine | F | FO | 247 | 22:25 |
| 76. | 97 | Bonner, Adrian | M | M40 | Rosses AC M35 | 22:26 |
| 77. | 81 | Mc colgan, Aoibheann | F | FO | Inishowen A C FO | 22:29 |
| 78. | 95 | Downey, Damian | M | M50 | Inishowen A C M50 | 22:32 |
| 79. | 83 | Bonner, Noreen | F | F60 | Finn Valley A C F50 | 23:05 |
| 80. | 90 | Sweeney, Margaret | F | F60 | Tír Chonaill AC F50 | 23:44 |
| 81. | 99 | Mc gowan, Sharon | F | F50 | Tír Chonaill AC F50 | 24:04 |
| 82. | 91 | Ward, Leah | F | FJ | Rosses AC FO | 24:04 |
| 83. | 100 | Ward, Linda | F | F50 | Tír Chonaill AC F50 | 24:12 |
| 84. | 101 | Haughey, Vera | F | F50 | Tír Chonaill AC F50 | 24:40 |
| 85. | 102 | Clarke, Tiarnan | M | MO | 24:44 | |
| 86. | 107 | Roulstone, Gary | M | MO | Raphoe road runners | 25:00 |
| 87. | 104 | Quinn, Terence | M | M50 | Raphoe road runners | 25:19 |
| 88. | 110 | Bonner, Nicola | F | FO | 25:40 | |
| 89. | 119 | Doherty, Pearly | F | F60 | Ballybegley ac | 25:42 |
| 90. | 103 | Collins, Breege | F | F50 | Inishowen A C FO | 25:50 |
| 91. | 61 | Dalton, Conor | M | MO | 25:56 | |
| 92. | 109 | Mc fetridge, Nicole | F | FO | 26:29 | |
| 93. | 108 | Doherty, Teaghan | F | FJ | Newtown athletics | 26:59 |
| 94. | 106 | Donaghey, Gloria | F | F60 | Finn Valley A C F50 | 27:15 |
| 95. | 199 | Bonner, Kay | F | F60 | Convoy ac | 28:12 |
| 96. | 195 | Mc Laughlin, Sarah | F | F40 | Convoy ac | 28:42 |
| 97. | 111 | Hall, Tanya | F | F40 | Convoy ac | 29:00 |
| 98. | 196 | Parkinson, Rosemary | F | F50 | Convoy ac | 29:20 |
| 99. | 118 | Browne, Geraldine | F | F50 | Finn Valley A C F50 | 29:39 |
| 100. | 113 | Bonner, Marie | F | F60 | 31:59 | |
| 101. | 115 | Breen, Michael | M | MJ | 32:26 | |
| 102. | 116 | Breen, Susan | F | F35 | Convoy ac | 32:27 |
| 103. | 197 | Strain, Ann | F | F50 | Convoy ac | 33:07 |
| Donegal 5k 2021 | |||
| Team Results | |||
| Bib | Name | Time | AG |
| Female Open | |||
| 1 | Finn Valley AC | 1:11:04 | |
| 12 | Elvin, Jennifier | 17:08 | FO |
| 25 | Doherty, Teresa | 17:18 | FO |
| 33 | Kelly, Natasha | 17:42 | FO |
| 46 | Devine, Catriona | 18:54 | F40 |
| 2 | Convoy AC | 1:55:15 | |
| 199 | Bonner, Kay | 28:12 | F60 |
| 195 | Mc Laughlin, Sarah | 28:42 | F40 |
| 111 | Hall, Tanya | 29:00 | F40 |
| 196 | Parkinson, Rosemary | 29:20 | F50 |
| Male Open | |||
| 1 | Rosses AC | 1:04:34 | |
| 4 | Ferry, Declan | 15:48 | MO |
| 8 | O’ donnell, Charlie | 15:49 | M40 |
| 7 | O’ donnell, Shane | 16:26 | MO |
| 21 | Ward, Mark | 16:30 | M35 |
| 2 | Finn Valley AC | 1:05:59 | |
| 6 | Gallagher, Gerard | 15:26 | MO |
| 9 | Mc elchar, Dermot | 16:18 | M40 |
| 24 | Mc fadden, James | 17:00 | MO |
| 22 | Gallagher, Barry | 17:13 | M40 |
| Master Men 35 | |||
| 1 | Rosses AC M35 | 1:08:48 | |
| 15 | Trimble, Patrick | 16:38 | M40 |
| 20 | Diver, Noel | 16:53 | M35 |
| 29 | Mc gee, Fergal | 17:37 | M35 |
| 36 | Gallagher, Declan | 17:37 | M40 |
| 2 | Letterkenny AC M35 | 1:12:02 | |
| 200 | Birch, Raymond | 16:55 | M40 |
| 26 | Price, Darren | 17:30 | M40 |
| 47 | Harkin, Michael | 18:27 | M40 |
| 40 | Shiels, Dessie | 19:09 | M40 |
| 3 | Inishowen A C M35 | 1:16:39 | |
| 16 | Porter, David | 16:35 | M40 |
| 57 | Mc gee, Niall | 19:32 | M40 |
| 62 | Gallagher, Finbarr | 19:45 | M50 |
| 74 | Collins, Michael | 20:46 | M50 |
| 4 | Finn Valley A C M35 | 1:18:13 | |
| 37 | Mc menamin, Peter | 17:59 | M40 |
| 49 | Moore, Adrian | 19:04 | M40 |
| 53 | Gallagher, Michaelj | 20:07 | M40 |
| 78 | Penrose, Michael | 21:02 | M50 |
