We all thought it was hot in Santry on Saturday, but by 10.00am in the Italian mountains, temperatures had soared to 34°C! Even sitting in temperatures this hot; is exhausting, one can only imagine the affects on the body when you have to run a 5k distance and run a significant part of it, uphill. According to Ben (Ryan), it was an incredibly fast start to this race, with the first 200m covered in 30 secs; which you can liken…
The highly popular Inflatable Colour Run which is currently running at venues throughout Ireland have selected Craughwell AC as their only Galway venue … on Saturday 16th September. The organisers of this nationwide event will donate 20% of the entrance fee to the club’s facility funds for every ticket booked through the club’s website/link. A discount of 10% will be given for bookings that use the promotional code CRAUGHWELL10. Note its important to use this website link rather than the main eventbrite…
Some of Craughwell AC’s athletes representing County Galway in the National League on SundayLorraine Delaney, Jerry Keary, Jack Miskella, Ben Garrard, Gavin Cooney, Aoife Walsh It was another bumper week of athletics with competition ranging from the local Christy Kennedy Sports held in Craughwell NS on Wednesday to the Sligo County Sports in Sligo IT the same evening to the National U9-11 Track & Field finals in Tullamore on Saturday to the inter-provincial Taillteann Games in Santry on Sunday and…
What a great show of talent amongst our U9/U11 athletes yesterday in the All Irelands Championships. We go along to enjoy the day and hope for PB’s, which in all cases when pitched against the “best” in Ireland our kids certainly gave it their all.. One of my poor U10’s were plagued today (sick tummy from a school bug), which forced our “super” athlete Kathlyn…
Ben Ryan receiving a gift from Craughwell AC for his first International vest (presented by Marion (Chairperson), Craughwell AC) Ben Ryan (U17) has had a fantastic season so far and is going from strength to strength. Below is a little background history over the past 6 months resulting in this amazing achievement of making an International Team. Ben started his Cross-Country season with a superb run in the Connacht X Country championships held in Sligo in November where…
U18 Girls – Connacht 4x100m Relay Gold and Silver Medalists 2017Left to right: Shauna Tobin, Laura Cunningham Aoife Walsh, Lorraine Delaney, Ciana Reidy, Siona Lawless, Arlene Earls, Caoilin Milton 45 athletes from the club made the trip back to Sligo IT yesterday for day 2 of the Connacht Track & Field Championships with some fantastic success for the club on a warm humid day in Sligo. The day kicked off with the U18 Girls 4x100m relay where the club had 2 teams…
Congratulations to all of our athletes on wonderful performances at day 1 of the Connacht Track & Field yesterday in Sligo IT where our U9s to U13s age groups took part. On a windy and sometimes wet day, there were some marvellous performances, plenty of PBs and hopefully everyone enjoyed taking part regardless of where they finished. The standard of athletics at regional level is very high so all of our athletes should be proud of their achievement in getting…
The club would like to offer its heartfelt condolences to one if its juvenile members Emily Staunton and her brother Eoin who is a former member of the club and to their mum Jenny and extended family on the death of their dad Brian at the weekend. Funeral arrangements Monday/Tuesday are at rip.i.e. Emily trains in our U13 training group and as a mark of respect tomorrow nights Monday U13 training session is cancelled.
Order of events as follows: Day 1 Saturday 10th June U9-13 Day 2 Saturday 17th June U14-Senior PLEASE NOTE THAT TRIPLE JUMP HAS BEEN MOVED FORWARD TO 10AM ON DAY 2
clarinKyle Moorhead and Finbarr McFaddenSilver and gold medalists in the U16 Boys 1500m at the Galway Community Games Finals The customary June bank holiday trip to Ballinderrin arrived again yesterday with the 2017 Galway Community Games finals. In its 2nd year of the 1-day format, it’s a far more suitable format as I think participation suffered in previous years if people had to give up their full holiday weekend. Athletes from the club and from the parish had another wonderful…
