Eamonn Coghlan: ‘My decision to join Donore Harriers was a selfish no-brainer. The Waterhouse-Byrne-Baird Shield was, and still is, the oldest and longest consecutively run club cross-country race in the world. Coghlan also well understood the importance of cross-country running during the winter months, which ultimately served as a stepping stone to success on the track for many Donore runners. Much of its history may be wrapped up in cross-country, but Donore runners always viewed that as the essential foundation to running fast times on the track. The Story of Donore Harriers is available at donoreharriers.com
