Caitriona Jennings shattered the world record at the Tunnel Hill 100 Mile event in Illinois.
The Letterkenny AC athlete excelled in the gruelling 100 mile challenge crossing the line in a time of 12:37.04 to carve over five minutes off the previous record.
Later in the month, Jennings was named Ultra Runner of the Year at the National Athletic Awards.
Caolan McFadden (Cranford) came second in the Under 20 National Cross Country Championships in Derry, while Amy Greene (Finn Valley) was second in the U23 women’s race. That meant both were selected for the Ireland team bound for the European Championships in Portugal.
The Finn Valley AC senior women grabbed silver in the National Senior Cross Country Championships, while the club’s Under 16 girls team won gold, and the Under 12 girls group took bronze.
It was confirmed that LAC runners had raised €4000 for the Donegal Hospice from their involvement in the Dublin City Marathon.
In soccer, Seamus Coleman had a fantastic few days for the Republic of Ireland team.
Seamus Coleman, right, celebrates with Troy Parrott.
Their hopes of reaching the World Cup did not look strong but a super home win over Portugal ignited hope.
Ireland then reached the play-offs thanks to a 3-2 win over Hungary.
Troy Parrot was the hero of the hour after scoring a hat-trick in Budapest, but 37-year-old Coleman received rave reviews for his display.
There was disappointment later in the month for Coleman as he picked up a hamstring injury early on in a rare start for Everton against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
It was a great month for Finn Harps trio Gavin McAteer, Corey Cummins-Sheridan, and Josh Cullen, who were involved at the Under 17 World Cup in Doha.
Ireland topped their group and then had a super penalty shoot-out victory over Canada in the last 32 before Switzerland put an end to their tournament.
Donegal trio Charlie McGarvey, Jamie O’Donnell, and Michael McColgan were involved with the Republic of Ireland Under 16 team that played two friendlies with Greece in Bray.
Milford United’s Megan McGinley represented the Republic of Ireland Under 15 team in Spain.
The Donegal Oscar Traynor League team got the better of their Inishowen counterparts in the first leg of their tie winning 3-2 at Diamond Park.
In the Donegal League Premier Division, Bonagee were still leading the way at the end of November, but Letterkenny Rovers laid down a marker with an impressive win at home to Fanad United.
The Finn Harps Futsal team delivered once again as they won the Cairdeas Cup after a string of superb performances at the Airtricity League Down Syndrome tournament.
After much speculation, it was confirmed that Carndonagh’s Sam Todd had signed for Bohemians from Derry City.
Lettermacaward man Carl McHugh signed a two-year contract with Sligo Rovers.
Adam McDaid and Darragh Coyle signed multi-year deal with Finn Harps.
In Gaelic Games, there was delight for Brendan McCole, Finnbarr Roarty, Michael Langan, and Michael Murphy who collected PwC All-Stars.
Roarty was also named as Young Footballer of the Year,
It was a great month for the Burt senior hurlers.
They won the Ulster Club Junior hurling title when they defeated Lavey in Celtic Park.
It wasn’t looking good when Ronan McDermott was sent off in the first half but they refused to wilt and came back to win by 0-20 to 1-16.
Burt then had a two-week break to prepare for a trip to London for the Twinning Final.
Once again, it was a close battle but the Hibernian Park men came through to win by 1-15 to 0-17 with Aidan McKinney scoring the winner.
The Setanta senior hurling team got their first taste of the Ulster Club Senior Hurling Championship but were well beaten by St John’s from Antrim at Owenbeg.
St Eunan’s were beaten by Tyrone champions Eire Og in the Ulster Intermediate Championship.
St Eunan’s won the Under 21 ‘A’ Hurling title as they outmuscled a youthful Sean MacCumhaills team.
It was a tough campaign for the Donegal men’s football club champions against Monaghan sides in Ulster.
Naomh Conaill came out second best against Scotstown in Clones in the Ulster SFC.
Naomh Columba were well beaten by Carrickmacross in the Intermediate competition, while Carndonagh lost narrowly to Emyvale in the Junior.
Four Masters retained the Under 21 ‘A’ Football Championship title when they got the better of Naomh Conaill in the final at Fr Tierney Park.
The Donegal Town side were convincing winners on a scoreline of 1-22 to 1-8. Glenfin and Ardara progressed through to the Under 21 ‘B’ Final after defeating Cloughaneely and Naomh Pádraig, Uisce Chaoin respectively in their semi-finals.
Red Hughs sealed their spot in the ‘C’ decider after an extra-time epic with Downings and Kilcar also reached the final after they saw off Killybegs.
Gaeil Fhánada and Realt na Mara advanced to the ‘D’ final after Naomh Colmcille and Moville were put to the sword in their respective semi-finals.
Abbey Vocational School secured top spot in their MacRory Cup group.
They edged out Southwest Donegal in a cracker in Ardara and then defeated Our Lady’s, Castleblayney in Convoy.
In the prestigious Rannafast Cup, St Eunan’s College battled hard but lost to St Patrick’s, Maghera in the quarter-final at Celtic Park.
The ATU Donegal senior football team won the Higher Education Division Two League Final when they beat SETU Carlow by 0-20 to 2-12 in Armagh.
Maxi Curran was in charge of that team and he also led St Ergnat’s, Moneyglass to the Ulster Senior Ladies title and a spot in the All-Ireland Club Final.
Niamh Carr helped Kilmacud Crokes to the Leinster title before losing out to Curran’s Moneyglass in the semi-final.
Naomh Conaill’s U23 LGFA team enjoyed success when they got the better of Burt/Naomh Pádraig, Uisce Chaoin in the Platinum final.
St Eunan’s ladies team won the U23 Gold Final when they proved too strong for Naomh Columba.
Donegal were paired with Down in the quarter-finals of the Ulster Senior Football Championship.
It was confirmed that Luke Barrett was joining up with the Derry senior management team.
In Australian Rules, Castlefin’s Tanya Kennedy re-committed to the Sydney Swans for another season.
In horse-racing, Dylan Browne McMonagle teamed up with Willie Mullins and claimed the prestigious Breeders’ Cup in Del Mar as 25/1 shot Ethical Diamond claimed victory.
In motorsport, there was a good news for Donegal crew Donagh Kelly and Rory Kennedy as they won the Killarney Historic Rally, with John O’Donnell and Paddy Robinson finishing in second.
Eamon Kelly and co-driver Conor Mahon claimed first place in the Donegal Forestry Rally.
James McShea clinched the J1000 Challenge title after the Donegal Forestry Rally.
A Donegal boxing select defeated Derry to win the Peter O’Donnell Memorial Cup 9-6 in an inter-county boxing tournament.
Teenage golfer James McCabe claimed a rare albatross on the seventh hole at Letterkenny Golf Club.
In American Football, Cillian Bonner helped North Greenville to the Conference Carolinas Championship on Saturday with a 34-20 win over UNC Pembroke.
