End of Term Time Trial Results are in the table below! Well done to all who took part. Well done to all who completed the 10 weeks. Fit For Life will recommence in mid January. Keep an eye on the website and Craughwell AC Facebook page for updates. A special thank you to all of the Fit for Life Leaders; Katie Gorman, Steven Carty, John Ward, Gerry Tracey, Niamh Flavin, James Diviney, and Edel Kavanagh. Your time and effort is…
Timetable for tomorrow’s National cross country is at the link below. Best of luck to all of our athletes. The races kick off at 11.30am with the U12 girls. Please try to arrive 75 minutes before your race as the large crowds make it difficult to find people and organise teams. http://www.athleticsireland.ie/downloads/events-timetable/National_XC_Nov_2016_Timetable….pdf The venue is Abbotstown which is near the Blanchardardstown Shopping Centre in Dublin and is the new National Sports Campus. It will be the first time there for…
Fit4life end of term 5k time trial will take place this Saturday 26th of November. Registration at 9.30 from the hall race at 10.00. It’s been a great term well done everyone. Tea/coffee and treats in the hall after the race. All club members welcome to join us.
Race Report: Lisbon Rock N’ Roll Half Marathon 2/10/2016 On Saturday Oct 1st I was part of a team of work colleagues from Eir who headed to Lisbon to join 24,000 runners to compete in the Rock N’ Roll Marathon weekend and more importantly raise funds for the National Maternity Hospital Foundation. We had the option of a Full/Half/Mini. This was my fifth Half Marathon this year. I had two good runs in “Rock and Road” in Kinvara and…
Well done to Jamie Fallon who produced a strong performance in the international Cross de Atapuerca at the weekend in Spain where he placed a commendable 34th in an elite field in the Junior Men’s race. Results are at the link below. http://www.crossatapuerca.com/nw/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/12Junior-Masculina.pdf
Chloe Casey (St Raphael’s Loughrea), pictured across put in an outstanding performance at yesterday’s Irish Schools Combined Events to take 4th place in the Junior Girls category with a points total of 2977 and in the process claim her first international vest with the international due to take place in Athlone on December 11th. Chloe’s elite event of shot putt put her right up in contention after 4 events with a heave of 13.31m earning her 748 points. Qualification went…
Craughwell U15 Boys – Connacht Cross Country Bronze Medallists 2016 Westport House provided its familar tough cross country challege to athletes from the club in day 2 of the Connacht Chanpionships today. Mixed weather conditions made it a tough day for the athletes but nonetheless they battled to some brilliant performances. Leading positions on the day went to Jack Miskella who placed 5th in the U19 Boys 6000m and sister Ailbhe who put in a splendid performance to place 6th…
Best of lluck to all of our athletes taking part tomorrow! Information and course map below. CONNACHT CHAMPIONSHIPS – UNEVEN AGES, NOVICE AND MASTERSSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2016 INFORMATION ON THE VENUERegistration will be open from 11 am.The first race will start at 12 noon. Please access Westport House via the Westport Quay gates (less than a mile from town centre). GPS Co-ordinates are N53.80581 W9.539. http://www.westporthouse.ie/find-us/ On arrival at Westport House, please use Car Parks P4, P3 and P1 for…
Craughwell Athletic Club is hosting a talk on mental health on Tuesday 29th November by Dr Fergus Heffernan. Fergus (a Kilkenny man although we won’t hold that against him!) is a highly regarded psychologist who has visited many secondary schools throughout the country and delivered a very relevant and captivating talk on the challenges facing young people today and how to cope with them – for both the youth and for their parents. The talk is targeted at young adults,…
The club’s completed high jump facility basked in glorious sunshine today! Dear Parents and Members We are nearing completion of phase 2 of our ambitious athletics facility plans which includes car-parking, tartan sprint and jump areas and grass running routes. In total in the last 3 years, the club has invested over €460K in the facility when taking account of site purchase and the 2 development phases. This has been funded through a combination of fund-raising, grants, members’ donations,…
