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Cathriona Farrell selected for Irish team

Created: Tuesday, 18 July 2006 Written by Mike Tobin

There was super news for Cathriona Farrell and the club at the weekend when we heard of her selection by the AAI for the Irish International U16 team to contest the Celtic International track and field in Waterford on 12th August.

The Celtic Internaional is an annual event which involves top athletes from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales competing for their countries in the U16 and U18 age groups.

This competition is widely regarded as an important step in the development from promising juvenile standard to international senior standard.

Check out the following link for details of the team selection.

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=354#more-354

Well done Cathriona!

Ann Loughnane selected for ESB Athletes Support Program

Created: Thursday, 13 July 2006 Written by Mike Tobin

Congratulations to Ann Loughnane who has been selected for the ESB Athletes Support Program on which details was announced today by Athletics Ireland and the ESB.

Check out the announcement at the Athletics Ireland Web site - http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=338#more-338.

Well done also to Paul Hession from Athenry AC who was selected for the same program. Its a great achievement for 2 Galway athletes to be selected as part of this elite group of 12 athletes from all over Ireland.

Cathriona Farrell Sets New National Record

Created: Tuesday, 11 July 2006 Written by Mike Tobin

Many of the recent reports posted on the club’s juvenile news lead with “the club enjoyed its best ever day at …”. This line was never more appropriate than last weekend at the National Juvenile Track & Field Championships for U14-U19 age groups in Tullamore where 5 athletes made the winners podium, claiming 8 medals between them - with the highlight being Cathriona Farrell's new record in the high jump.

Surf's High in Achill

Created: Monday, 03 July 2006 Written by Michael Tobin

Good surfing conditions do not make for good running conditions as I discovered at the weekend in that academy of surfing that has its home at Keel in Achill. Not that I know anything about surfing!

When the Achill half-marathon was announced earlier in the year, I immediately jumped at the thought of doing it. We had holidayed in Achill for the last 4 summers and I had ran about half the course before on training runs, the easier half as it turned out. Not having had a weekend away on our own for a while, myself and Rosemarie decided we’d make a weekend of it and booked into the house that we had holidayed in.

Athenry Twilight Track & Field Preview

Created: Friday, 30 June 2006 Written by Mark Davis

In yet another fantastic display of innovation and initiative from our Athenry AC neighbors, we will be treated to a night of true quality running on Saturday week.

They have arranged for some open races (5k, 1 mile for men, 3k, mile for women) that will allow ordinary runners to experience what track running is like. I hope that some Craughwell athletes will make an effort to participate. As you may know, I am out of action with achilles injury, but may just chance bringing the spikes to take some part in the festivities. After we have huffed and puffed our way around, they have arranged for some superb quality races to entertain the masses.

It's these high-quality races that will be the really interesting bit...

More success at day 2 of Connacht Track & Field in Dangan

Created: Wednesday, 28 June 2006 Written by Mike Tobin

Day 2 of the Connacht Outdoor Track & Field Championships got underway in Dangan on a fine morning on 17 June. Each year as the age profile of the club’s juvenile athletes increases, so too does our interest in day 2 when the older juveniles from u13 to u19 take part together with the seniors. It’s only a few short years since you could count on one hand the Craughwell athletes to be involved in these age groups. Today we had 33 taking part – 14 U13s, 4 U14s, 10 U15s, 3 U16s, 1 U19 and 2 seniors.

Craughwell NS impressive at Galway City Sports

Created: Tuesday, 13 June 2006 Written by Mike Tobin

A large contingent of over 30 athletes travelling from Craughwell NS to take part in the Galway City Sports on Tues 13th June.

Good day for the Club at Day 1 of Connachts in Sligo

Created: Tuesday, 13 June 2006 Written by Mike Tobin

Craughwell AC's younger juvenile age groups had a very successful day in Sligo last Saturday (10 June), with the club featuring strongly in both relays and individual events.

With predictions of the demise of the glorious sunshine for the weekend, it was hard to know whether to bring the sun-hats or wooly hats.

The Sunday Run

Created: Friday, 09 June 2006 Written by Mark Davis

A few months back, we had started a regular Sunday morning run in Craughwell which went very well for 6 or 7 weeks, with 10 or more people taking part. Then, bowled over by enthusiam, we decided to switch the run to Renvyle Park in Oranmore as it was a more pleasant environment, off the road etc.. This worked for a couple of weeks but unfortunately the numbers dropped after a few weeks and eventually it fizzelled out.

Now that the recent 10K series has concluded successfully, we have restarted the Sunday morning run. A longer steady Sunday run is a vital part of every training program as it encourages weight loss and endurance, and will really help your times improve if you aren't doing it already. This long run is made much easier if you have company to chat with when you are doing it.

We will plan to meet between 8:50 and 9:00 at the hall in Craughwell, leaving the hall at 9:00am sharp.

We will usually run it in shorter loops of one of the many scenic routes around Craughwell, so you can run for as short or as long as you like - the actual route can be decided on the morning.

Runners from other clubs or unaffiliated runners are also more than welcome to join in. See you there!

Connacht Track & Field Finals U9s, U10s, U11s, U12s

Created: Thursday, 08 June 2006 Written by Mike Tobin

The events start at 11am with the relays. Please aim to arrive at Sligo IT Track by 10am. It’s critical to be there 1 hour before the event to give us time to adequately prepare the athletes – allocate their numbers, warm-up etc.

Big Medal Haul at Galway Community Games

Created: Wednesday, 07 June 2006 Written by Mike Tobin

There were some fantastic performances from club athletes at the Galway Community Games finals on Sat/Sun 3/4 June. Beneath glorious sunshine at the GAA pitches in Ballinderrin, all that was missing was sea and sand as families brought blankets, picnics and sun-cream to stretch out on the grassy banks overlooking the field where the main athletics events took place.

While I don't have detailed records from the Community Games archives, it is safe to say that it was the most successful ever for the club - with athletes claiming 9 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze medals.

Congratulations to all the children who took part - there was many a fine performance which didn't result in a medal but deserves equal recognition and respect.

Strong Club Performances at Schools Track and Field Finals

Created: Wednesday, 07 June 2006 Written by Mike Tobin

Several Craughwell AC athletes travelled to Tullamore at the weekend (Sat June 3rd) for the Irish Schools Track and Field Championships. This event is widely regarded as the highest standard in juvenile athletics in the country as it covers all schools north and south and draws its competitors from all sports.

The club had its highest participation level ever in this event with Sarah Finnegan (hurdles and triple jump), Cathriona Farrell (hurdles, high jump and long jump), Leah Creaven (long jump and triple jump) and Maeve Curley (1200m walk) all qualifying in individual events and Kelly O'Donoghue, Rachel Kenny and Leah Creaven qualifying as part of the Pres Athenry relay team.

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