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Month: July 2012

Good times at Galway Track & Field Day 2

Good times at Galway Track & Field Day 2

Day 2 of the Galway Track & Field was held last Tuesday. The results are here. Some video I took from my phone is below for those that missed it. The performance of the night was probably from Ferghal Geraghty of GCH who won the 1500m with style. Our own Peadar Harvey was hot on his heels for much of it but ran out of steam on the last couple of laps, however he still won the Junior medal easily…..

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Timetable for U12-19 National Finals

Timetable for U12-19 National Finals

 Best of luck to everyone from the club competing in the National finals this weekend and in 2 weekends time. The time-table for each day is on the AAI web site as follows: Saturday 14 July Sunday 15 July Saturday 28 July Sunday 29 July      All 4 days are in Tullamore.

Maeve Claims First National Senior Title!

Maeve Claims First National Senior Title!

A huge well done to Maeve Curley who claimed her first National Senior title today in Santry when winning the 5k race walk at the 2012 Senior Track & Field Championships. This is the 6th National track & field title to come to the club and is the 3rd time an athlete from the club has won this particular title, with Ann Loughnane having won it in 2006 and 2007. Ann also has an indoor title to her name in…

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Craughwell AC Shakes It Up with Big City Clubs at Top of Membership Tables

Craughwell AC Shakes It Up with Big City Clubs at Top of Membership Tables

In figures just released on AAI's website, Craughwell AC is really punching above its weight in membership numbers, proudly sitting in the top four alongside clubs from the big cities of Galway, Kilkenny and Dublin. Centered in a rural area with most of its members from within 5 or 6 miles of the village, its a remarkable achievement and reflects the huge efforts being made within the club at both juvenile and senior level to encourage participation from the locality.  …

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