Letterkenny AC kicks off its big weekend with a five mile road race tonight.
The out-and-back course starts at the roundabout at O’Donnell Park and finishes at the back of the Aura Leisure Centre.
The race, which is part of the Donegal grand prix series, has a 7.30 pm start, with registrations being taken from 6.30 pm.
The official opening of the Danny McDaid Athletics Track takes place tomorrow evening, with the club’s 40th anniversary dinner taking place in the Station House Hotel at 9 pm. MC for the evening will be Charlie Collins of Highland Radio. A number of tickets are still available for the function.
Here’s the timetable for this festival of athletics this weekend:
LETTERKENNY sub 4 mile Challenge Event sat 18th May at aura.
History in the making
4.15PM 1 Hour Run M/W
5.30pm Opening Ceremony Speeches
6.00pm 100m M 6.00pm L.J. W
6.10pm 3,000M Mixed 6.05pm H.J. M
6.25pm 800M W 6.10pm Shot M
6.35pm 400m M 6.40pm Javelin M
6.45pm 1 Mile M 7.05pm Shot W
7.00pm 200m W
7.10pm 800M M
7.20pm 3,000M M
7.35pm 4 X 400M Relay M