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Month: October 2014

Lookahead to Day 1 of Connacht XC

Lookahead to Day 1 of Connacht XC

Just a quick lookahead to next Sunday in Loughrea where the Connacht even ages and senior cross country takes place. The day commences at 1pm with the U12 girls. The races will take place in the following order:- U12 Girls 2000m U12 Boys 2000m U14 Girls 3000m U14 Boys 3000m U16 Girls 4000m U16 Boys 4000m U18/Junior Girls 4000m U18/Junior Boys 6000m Senior Women (all grades) 4000m Senior Men (all grades) 8000m Please arrive at least one hour before your…

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Huge Performances at Connacht Schools XC

Huge Performances at Connacht Schools XC

The medal winning Craughwell NS Senior Girls Team(missing from photo: Aoife Kelly) Athletes from the club put in some huge performances at the weekend in the Connacht Primary Schools Cross Country Championships which were held on a narrow course in Summerhill College Sligo. On a windy day with a sprinkling of rain, the narrow course around the boundary of a football field proved to be a very tough course due to the tightness of the running route and the fields…

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Craughwell AC Facility Update!

Craughwell AC Facility Update!

The club’s junior section are holding a fund-raising Night at the Dogs to help raise funds for the development of the club’s new 8-acre athletics park beside Craughwell NS. We’re hoping that all club members young and old will support. In the past, the night has proven to be a fantastic social occasion for the whole family. All proceeds from ticket sales will go towards the development of the club’s new sports park adjacent to the school. We are making…

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Fantastic Performances in Tuam XC

Fantastic Performances in Tuam XC

Galway U17 Cross Country Champions 2014Grainne McDaid, Dearbhaile Walsh, Ciara O’Boyle, Caron Ryan There some marvellous performances in Tuam at the uneven age groups cross country championships, most notably Sean Connaughton who took the Galway title in the U13 2500m in his debut in club cross country and Caron Ryan who is going from strength to strength and added the U17 4000m title to the U16 one that she won last weekend. It was a super day also for Oisin…

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Directions to Palace Grounds Tuam

Directions to Palace Grounds Tuam

To get to the Palace Grounds, the red line below shows the way in from the Athenry Road to the main street in Tuam while the blue line shows the way coming from Claregalway. Both these routes bring you onto a small roundabout in the centre of town – travel up the main street and you come to the Cathedral on the right:- Turn left here directly opposite the Cathedral and comtinue down this road- The road leads you into…

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Some feedback on our Fit 4 Life training sessions.

Some feedback on our Fit 4 Life training sessions.

As part of our Session feedback at the club and an attempt to harness members ideas and input on improvements /ideas we are asking members who take part in events however varied to drop us a few lines detailing their experience.   Thanks to Edwina for her feedback.   “I started running June 28th I remember this date because I had not ran since a child and was both dreading it and looking forward to it. I signed up for 8 weeks…

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Great Battles in Bushfield

Great Battles in Bushfield

Craughwell AC Senior Women’s Cross Country TeamSilver Medallists at the County Championships in BushfieldJane Reeves, Rena Deely, Deirdre Devane, Niamh Flavin, Grainne McDaid, Ciara Greene Well done to all of our athletes in action today in Bushfield. We had some fantastic results with team titles for U10 boys U12 boys U16 boys U16 girls And team silver for both the senior women and senior men, and team silver for the U14 boys, not to mention team bronze for the U10…

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Logistics for Galway Cross Country in Bushfield

Logistics for Galway Cross Country in Bushfield

The Galway club cross country kicks off tomorrow with the even ages and senior cross country championships in Bushfield, Loughrea. The races commence at 1pm sharp with the 10 girls, followed swiftly by the remaining races in the following order – U10 girls (1pm) – U10 boys – U12 girls – U12 boys – U14 girls and boys – U16 girls and boys – U18/senior women (2.45pm) – U18/senior men (3.10pm) To get to Bushfield, you take the Bullaun road…

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