Sorry about the delay in getting these results up – I was away from the old computer for the last few days. {rsg2_display: 26, superclean} In total 37 athletes turned up on another miraculously fine evening. Reacting well to the pressure of the final night, the running form was sensational on the night with an incredible 21setting PB's (considering for 5 people this was the first race that means 2 out of every 3 runners set a pb – amazing). …
To parents…. Sorry about the title, it was just to attract your attention. The athletic club is going from strength to strength every year with more and more children and teenagers joining and sticking at the sport. The most important ingredient in keeping this going is you (the parents) getting involved in helping at coaching sessions.
We all enjoy running, racing, competing and the social outlet that the sport provides but at the back of our minds there's a nagging doubt. Is this going to leave me in a state when I'm old? How many couch potatoes have told you that you will be in a wheelchair by the time you're 50 if you keep going the way you are? That your knees will be wrecked? Perhaps feeding that doubt is the fact that we often…
Maria McNamara and Rachel Finnegan were the club's sole representatives in the National Combined Events Championships at the weekend in Tullamore. Both athletes performed exceptionally well, with each claiming three PBs. Maria recorded a PB of 15.1 in the 80m hurdles, which was her weakest of the 5 events and followed this up with a good long jump of 4.42m to place 5th in that event. In the shot putt, she threw a new PB of 7.48m which is also a…
A week late with this article due to Finland! Craughwell AC's U13 boys 4x100m team raced to a new club record (for U13s) and National title a week ago in Tullamore when winning the U13 boys relay in a time of 54.64 to add to their indoor title from earlier this year. Their time of 54.64 overtook the U13 boys team of 2007 as the club record for this age group – that year the team of Peter Treacy, PJ…
Just had to post a quick note on the european youth olympics. I never really took notice of the event before but the young stars representing Ireland in this event are really doing the country proud all over the place. Who can forget watching Sonia O Sullivan make her brave charge for the line in Sydney 2000 until she was passed by the incredible Romanian Gabriela Zsabo on the home straight? Well a couple of weeks ago young Ciara Magaeen…
Getting back to reality after the heroics in Finand the final race in the handicap series will be held on Friday next at the usual time. With one race to go the 2009 series is still very much in the balance. As a recap on the rules there are prizes for first 3 overall and one each for fastest woman and fastest man. You have to have run at least 3 races in the series to qualify. At the moment…
There are 40 days left until the Longford half marathon, this is one of the favourite half marathon races for many who are training for the Dublin City Marathon in October and it attracts many of our own club members.Last year we had 7 entrants not least Mark Davis who last year on his way to the national silver medal in Dublin 0/35, ran Longford in a very impressive time 1: 14: 46 and 6th place. Well this year…
Text just in that Cathriona score a new PB of 1.79 – super stuff.! If you are going to jump a PB a major finals is the place to do it! She finished in 4th place overall – going out at 1.82. An unbelievable performance – congratulations!
In wet conditions Cathriona pulled out a big jump of 1.70 to make the finals. Though this is short of her PB it was a massive jump in such pressurised circumstances. Fantastic news and an awesome achievement for her. The final is on tomorrow at 8:30AM and regardless of what happens there, it has been a fantastic competition for her so no pressure!! The results of todays competition are available here. Well done Cathriona!
