A marathon effort by Letterkenny Athletic Club members raised an amazing €8,447 for the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) in memory of their dearly missed clubmate Aidan McGlynn.
Twelve LAC athletes carried Aidan’s spirit through the Dublin Marathon in October, raising fantastic funds for a charity close to their hearts.
Aidan, a passionate runner, sadly passed from motor neurone disease on September 5th, aged 50.
His clubmates presented a cheque to Aidan’s parents, Peter and Bernadette, and wife, Kathy, who accepted it on behalf of IMNDA at a handover event in Sister Sara’s in Letterkenny.
Peter McGlynn with the cheque for €8,447 from Letterkenny AC which he accepted on behalf of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Mark Nee, Gary Kearns, Barry Mackey and Enda McLaughlin.
Letterkenny AC members have now raised a total of €20,796 for IMNDA through their participation in the Dublin Marathon. In 2022, they raised €3,245, while last year €9,104 was collected through the GoFundMe process.
The Letterkenny AC runners who ran the 2024 Dublin Marathon were Ann-Marie McGlynn, Caitriona Jennings, Diane Bustard, Mary Gallagher, Michael Harkin, Robert Kavanagh, Clive Monohan, Barry Mackey, Conor McDaid, Mark O’Donnell, Mark Nee, Chris McMenamin, Eamonn McEldowney, Enda McLaughlin, Gary Kearns, Craig Ross and Derek Campbell.
Letterkenny Athletic Club members at the Dublin Marathon, wearing t-shirts in memory of much missed club mate Aidan McGlynn.
Letterkenny AC thanks all who contributed to the fundraiser. The GoFundMe page will remain open for donations until Sunday, November 24th. To donate follow the link below:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/
Bernadette McGlynn with her grandchildren Molly, Lauren and Leah.
John Cannon, Peter McGlynn and Barry Mackey.
Robert Kavanagh, Clive Monahan, Michael Harkin, Derek Campbell and John Cannon.
Raymod Birch, Paul Toner, Mark Nee, Darren Price and Peter Gallagher.
Andrea Killoran and Aoife Nee.
Mark Nee and Peter McGlynn.
Ben McGlynn, Gareth McGlynn, Shauna McGlynn, Palmela McGlynn and Kathy McGlynn.
Gary Kearns, Enda McLaughlin and Adrian Callaghan.
LAC Notes 18th November 2024:
Congratulations to L.A.C.’s Ann-Marie McGlynn, National Cross Country Champion 2024. Ann-Marie becomes the first athlete to win the National Senior Cross Country title and marathon title in the same year.
Ann Marie McGlynn was in imperious form to take the National Cross Country Championship Senior title held at the picturesque Castle Irvine Estate, Co. Fermanagh winning the race by a considerable distance.
Our women’s team consisting of Shauna McGeehan, Claire McGuigan, Ann Marie McGlynn, Nakita Burke and Noeleen Scanlon under the stewardship of Teresa McDaid took silver in the Senior team event while Ann Marie, Nakita and Noeleen participated in the County team event which took home bronze.
L.A.C. athlete Claire McGuigan, with a superb performance took silver at the Master’s International Cross Country.
Dale Corbett and Mark McShane also put in strong performances in a challenging field.
Congratulations from the club to all our athletes on their tremendous efforts and outstanding results.
L.A.C.’s annual 5k Turkey Trot will take place on Sunday 8th December 2024 at 10:30a.m. from Diver’s Hyundai Garage.
For online event registration please visit https://eventmaster.ie/event/yQPwUP0SVy
LAC host running sessions from the Aura Leisure Centre on a Tuesday at 5.15pm and 6.30pm for interval running sessions, a Thursday evening hill run at 6pm, Saturday mornings at 9.30am for a tempo run and Sunday mornings at 8am for a long run.
Fit 4 Life which is run by LAC in conjunction with the Donegal Sports Partnership takes place every Monday at 6pm on the track at the Aura Leisure Centre Letterkenny.
Notes prepared by Letterkenny Athletic Club P.R.O.
