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Month: July 2010

Impressive Medal Haul at National Track & Field Finals!

Impressive Medal Haul at National Track & Field Finals!

Craughwell AC athletes were in top form at the National juvenile finals in the last few weekends with 8 individual medals and 2 sets of relay medals. Other articles detail the successes of the U19 girls and the relay team performances. The remainder of many fine performances are detailed below. Tomas Keehan added yet another high jump medal to his collection with a 1.80m clearance to claim the silver medal in the U18 boys’ high jump. Niall Rooney claimed 6th…

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Relay Delight for U14 Boys and Girls and Club Record for U16 Girls

Relay Delight for U14 Boys and Girls and Club Record for U16 Girls

  The National finals of the 4x100m outdoor relays took place last Sunday in Tullamore and served up their usual share of excitement, with both the U14 boys and girls medalling and the U16 girls narrowly missing out on a podium place. There was heartbreak for the U16 girls when they finished fourth in their final with their squad of Orla McDaid, Claire Ryder, Jessica Heneghan, Mairead McCan, Maria McNamara and Sinead Gaffney.  This is the 2nd time that some…

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Craughwell U19s Round Off Juvenile Athletics Careers in Style

Craughwell U19s Round Off Juvenile Athletics Careers in Style

The progress that the club is making in bringing athletes through into their late teens and young adulthood was very evident at the two weekends of the National Outdoor Track & Field this year. Up to this year, the distinction of competing for the club at U19 level was held by just 3 athletes – Ann Loughnane (2004) and the Finnegan siblings William (2004) and Sarah (2006). This year, this number doubled with three athletes exiting their juvenile careers at…

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Need Inspiration? Look to Ciara Mageean

Need Inspiration? Look to Ciara Mageean

  It was a tough day yesterday for watching sport, with the painful Tipp result (quiet Diarmuid!) but there was one good piece of news the weekend.  Ciara Mageean qualified for the finals of the World Junior 1500m and ran the final last weekend.  No irish athlete had ever medalled at this championship before.  Based on her PB she should have come second from last in the race but the Lisburn girl is as tough as they come and you…

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Boston Scientific Maree 5k Race Postponed

Boston Scientific Maree 5k Race Postponed

Due to a local funeral in the Maree area this evening, the Boston Scientific 5k race has been postponed. A new date will be announced shortly and all entries remain valid. A full refund will be available on request. The race organisers appreciate your understanding and hope to see you on the rescheduled date. Updates will be provided on www.athenryac.com and www.runireland.com

32 marathon challenge info

32 marathon challenge info

Hi all, Please find some information on the 32 Marathon fundraising event taking place all over Ireland. This fundraiser is in aid of Irish Autism Action and the money raised locally stays locally. The Galway leg of this event is taking place on 17th July. Participants can do a ½ or a full marathon and the Connacht rugby team will be running the Galway route. I would be grateful if you could post some or all of the details on the attached document…

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