Charlie O’Donnell back to top form

It was another busy and successful week for Rosses AC athletes, with club members featuring strongly at the Ardara Race Series finale, Glenveagh 5K, New Mills 10, Ballyare 10k and recently we had juveniles competing at the Tailteann Games in Carlow. In the Ballyare 10k a strong showing from Rosses runners produced some excellent results. Charlie O Donnell continues his strong season to take the win in a brilliant time of 34:20, Ryan Wilson second in a great time of 36:34, Patrick Trimble made it an all Rosses podium with a time of 37:45. Next and first M40 was Paul McKelvey in 38:05 with Shane Trearty 45:28, Brendan McBride 46:08 for first M60 and Justin McCreevy 56:53. Teresa Gallagher made it a double for Rosses AC recording a PB in an excellent time of 42:57. At the final race of the Ardara Race Series, Ryan Wilson led the Rosses challenge with an excellent second-place finish in 17:45. Manus McHugh continued his return to form with 18:10, closely followed by Patrick Trimble (18:13) and Paul McKelvey (18:29). Declan Gallagher impressed with a 19:44 effort while Paddy Solan posted a solid 23:09. In the ladies’ race, Cathy Breslin capped off the three-race series with third place on the night in 22:43 while Angela Trimble once again broke the 30-minute barrier with 29:39. The scenic Glenveagh 5K saw Declan Ferry take a superb overall victory in 16:09. Patrick Trimble continued his strong week by finishing third in 18:15, while Declan Gallagher won the M40 category in 19:41. Norman McClean claimed third M50 in 20:29 while Shane Trearty recorded another consistent run in 21:33. At the New Mills 10K Declan Ferry finished second overall in a rapid 33:32. Fergal McGee (37:53) and Fergal Rafferty (38:09) both ran strongly, while Shane Trearty (45:41), Hugh Bonner (47:13) and Denis Bonner (48:50) also performed well on the challenging course. The club was also recently proudly represented at the Secondary Schools Tailteann Games in Carlow through Rosses Community School where Evan Ward produced an excellent high jump performance, clearing 1.80m to finish fourth after narrowly missing 1.85m. Eli Duffy showed tremendous determination in the javelin, competing through injury to secure a top-five finish. Both athletes remain eligible for the age group next year and gained valuable national-level experience.