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Month: January 2016

Fantastic Weekend At Scottish Indoors!

Fantastic Weekend At Scottish Indoors!

Our group of athletes after arriving at the hotelOisin Lyons, Laura Cuningham, Lorraine Delaney, Jerry Keary, Daniel Callanan-FordeAoife Walsh, Caoilin Milton, Ciana Reidy, Shauna Tobin, Martha Haskett It was back to Glasgow on Friday for another fantastic trip for the club’s athletes who were competing in the Scottish Indoor Track & Field. This year the format of the competition has split the event into 2 separate weekends in January and March so we have to go twice! U17s and seniors…

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Craughwell AC Calendar and Directory 2016!

Craughwell AC Calendar and Directory 2016!

Don’t feel left out! No home in Craughwell is complete without a Craughwell AC Calendar on the wall!  The calendar isn’t just a handy way to find the date without reaching for your smartphone, it’s also the best way to find local businesses that go out of their way to support local athletics.   When your washing machine breaks.. or pipes leak.. or you need a tyre.. take a glance at the Craughwell Calendar and you can get the good…

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AIT Grand Prix Time!!!

AIT Grand Prix Time!!!

After an absolutely riveting 3 hours of athletics this time last year, the AIT Grand Prix is back!!! Last year was an event not to be missed with the amazing Mutaz brothers in action and threatening to break the high jump world record. You can recap on the excitement of the evening on youtube and fast forward to 38:51 to see the dignatories in attendance over Mutaz’s right shoulder :-). And rewind back to 27:00 to soak up the brillance of…

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Magnificent results at Galway Indoors (update 1)

Magnificent results at Galway Indoors (update 1)

   Craughwell AC U13 4x100m Relay Teams on the Winners Podium! A large contingent of Craughwell AC athletes descended on Athlone IT International Arena for the 2016 Galway Indoor Track & Field Championships last Sunday. There were many magnificent performances from the club throughout a great day and huge credit it due to all of our coaches for the effort they make in preparing each individual for these comepetitions. With almost one-third of the participants from the club, this was also…

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Coldwood 4 Mile 31/01/2016

Coldwood 4 Mile 31/01/2016

The annual 4 mile Coldwood run takes place on Sunday the 31st of January at 12pm. This will be the 4th year of the run, and as always, Red Tag Timing will be doing the timing on the day. There will be a children’s run at 11am preceding the main race with spot prizes and goodie bags , same format as last year which was a huge success. Registration for the 4 mile race can be done on the day…

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Provisional Timetable/Entries for Galway Indoors (Updated 20/1)

Provisional Timetable/Entries for Galway Indoors (Updated 20/1)

UPDATED VERSION OF TIMETABLE BELOW. MINOR CHANGES TO TIMES OF EVENTS. MINOR CHANGE TO ORDER:- move 200m sprints from 9am slot to later in program add sprint finals for senior age group slight reordering of some field events to help manage clashes The provisional timetable for the Galway Indoors on 24 January is as follows:- GalwayIndoorTrackAndFieldProgram2016v2.1.pdf Note that we are still missing lots of help and clubs need to provide more officials. The only clubs to provide their quota so…

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National Indoor League – Round 1

National Indoor League – Round 1

The first round of the indoor national track and field league was held in Athlone IT on Saturday 16th January. After the success of the team last year, the Craughwell senior club entered a ladies team in the competition again this year. The team performed very well to achieve a score of 46 points and this leaves the team in second place overall heading into the second round on 30 January. Competing on the day for the team was Sarah…

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Juvenile AGM and Registration Nights

Juvenile AGM and Registration Nights

The AGM of Craughwell AC Juvenile Section will be held in St Michael’s Hall on Wednesday 13th January at 8pm. Athletes, parents and coaches are all welcome. Additionally registration nights for juveniles for 2016 will take place on Thursday 7th January in St Michael’s Hall from 6-8pm and again on Tuesday 12th January at the astroturf from 6-7.30pm. It is important from an insurance perspective and from a facility development perspective that all members register as soon as possible. The…

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Look ahead to the Galway Indoors

Look ahead to the Galway Indoors

Excitement is mounting amongst the club’s athletes as the Galway Indoors approaches on Sunday 24th January. Always a brilliant day of action with the fabulous Athlone indoor arena electrified by the energy of hundreds of athletes young and old. Its always a big day for Craugwell AC who will have 200 or more athletes in action. So get your entries in now to your age group coordinators who are at the moment getting the information together for their age groups….

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