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Month: February 2013

Craughwell 10 mile. Sign up today to get your medal and technical t-shirt.

Craughwell 10 mile. Sign up today to get your medal and technical t-shirt.

Have you seen the fabulous medal and t-shirt you will receive when you enter the Craughwell 10. All you need to do, to sign up is click on the attached link http://www.activeglobal.com/running/craughwell-ireland/craughwell-10-mile-galway-2013  and it will take you directly to the entry form. So what are you waiting for, sign up today. Looking forward to seeing you on March 24th.   Dont forget you can follow our event us on facebook also at http://www.facebook.com/events/266119470187986/    

Donations Sought for a Pink Jumper

Donations Sought for a Pink Jumper

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Pink Jumper spotted at Athlone IT at the weekend! Maireád McCan is looking for your money!! Maireád is taking part in Today FM’s Shave or Dye annual charity drive for the Irish Cancer Society. Anyone interested in donating can bring their cash up to athletics training on Thursday nights or give the donation to Michael Tobin to pass onto Maireád. It won’t be hard to spot Maireád against the green background of the astroturf :-). Or if you are going to…

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Patrick’s Kilconieron Race Report

Patrick’s Kilconieron Race Report

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After running the Kilconieron 5 mile road race in 2012 I said I would never run it again. I found it difficult that day with heavy legs and no bounce in my step. It was one of those days, for whatever reason, running felt hard. I went home despondent with my time of 38.35 with many of my club-mates passing me out along the route.  One year on and the pain and self-pity of the 25th February 2012 are but a distant…

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Paul Keane brings it home in Kilconieron

Paul Keane brings it home in Kilconieron

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  Paul Keane brings it home in style In glorious sunshine, over two hundred people lined up for the 5th annual Kilconieron road race.  I’ve been to most of the Kilconieron races, and to my memory they have all been dry.  Today really had to be the best of the lot – glorious sunshine and a refreshing breeze made it a joy to run – it’s still a tricky route though, with more than it’s fair share of hills.  As…

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Neil Greaney Blasts to Victory

Neil Greaney Blasts to Victory

Conor Gillen congratulating Neil after Neil’s 800m victory In his second race victory since taking up the sport 18 months ago, Neil Greaney ran a perfectly executed 800m race to blast to victory in the Men’s 800m C race at the AAI Graded Track & Field meet in Athlone on Saturday. Mark has already covered a lot of the highlights in his excellent article and pictures on the website (including the above picture that I’m unashamedly stealing!). So I’m just…

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Dearbhaile Walshe Helps Galway to Team Silver

Dearbhaile Walshe Helps Galway to Team Silver

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Galway U14 Cross Country TeamSilver Medalists in National Cross Country Relays in Tullamore   Having had to skip almost all of last year’s cross country season due to injury, the 2011 double Connacht Cross Country Champion Dearbhaile Walshe made a major impact on the Galway team contesting the National Cross Country Relay Championships in Tullamore where she anchored the team to silver medals.   Loughrea’s Arlene Earls put the team in second place with a strong performance in the first…

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Maximum Effort as PBs tumble in AIT Graded Meet

Maximum Effort as PBs tumble in AIT Graded Meet

Today after the Connacht Squad training Session, Dermot McDermott and crew organised a top quality graded track meet, designed to give people a chance to reach European standards.  This is a very brief report on some of the action.. Mike will probably add some more details later on. The first event of Craughwell Interest was the 200m where Conor Duggan blasted to a new pb, dominating his race to win in a superb 24.14 (the digital clock was actually a…

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Oisin Doyle and Grainne McDaid rediscover top form

Oisin Doyle and Grainne McDaid rediscover top form

Oisin Doyle and Grainne McDaid both made a fantastic return to top form this week in the Connacht Schools Cross Country finals which were held in Sligo on Wednesday. Grainne placed 3rd in the Junior Girls 2500m to help the Pres Athenry to retain their Connacht team title. This was Grainne’s best race in possibly 3 years and fantastic to see her getting back to where she belongs – at the top! Likewise Oisin Doyle had a fantastic race after…

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Calling all Counties in Ireland..

Calling all Counties in Ireland..

Is your county represented on the starting line???? So far we have athlete’s from Counties Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, Roscommon, Dublin, Meath, Kildare, Carlow, Waterford, Kilkenny, Waterford, Cork, Limerick, Clare, Tipperary, Westmeath and Galway on the starting line for the Craughwell Ac 10 mile. Come on remaining counties of Ireland and further afield. Sign up today on http://www.activeglobal.com/running/craughwell-ireland/craughwell-10-mile-galway-2013 to get your county represented on the starting line.  We are looking forward to welcoming you all to Craughwell on Sunday 24th March.

AIT Graded & Final Euro Qualifier Night

AIT Graded & Final Euro Qualifier Night

Dermot McDermott has organised a graded track & field meet at Athlone IT this Saturday. Check it out at : http://www.facebook.com/events/313916765378406/ Its a senior event but older juveniles can take part. Its costs €10 to enter. The Connacht Squad session is earlier from noon to 3pm, so it might suit anyone wanting to do part of the squad and stay around to take part in a top quality event later on. We will organise a bus if enough going. Read…

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