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Month: November 2022

Beautiful Donegal delivers a Rollercoaster

Beautiful Donegal delivers a Rollercoaster

This year’s National Senior and Even Ages Cross Country Championship unusually took place in the remote and beautiful Downings peninsula, Donegal.  A large contingent of Craughwell AC athletes made the lengthy trek and delivered amazing performances.  The weather was cold but mostly dry and the course was an excellent, undulating cross country course with plenty of technical hills and turns – very little mud but still enough to take shoes from top contenders in all races. For those unable to…

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National Pentathlon Titles for Evan and Jade!

National Pentathlon Titles for Evan and Jade!

Evan Hallinan and Jade Moorhead were the stars of the show on Saturday at the National Finals of the Irish Schools Multi-Events which were held in Athlone Indoor Arena. Both athletes were representing their school Presentation Athenry and both had a superb series of performances to take the National titles in the Senior Boys and Senior Girls events – the first time athletes from the club have achieved such a prestigious double. In fact it is the first time ever…

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42 at 42 – The Dublin City Marathon 30/10/22

42 at 42 – The Dublin City Marathon 30/10/22

By Aoife Mullane Three years in the making this marathon has been a tough one. As it was for many, this marathon had been postponed for 2 years- that, compiled with an injury prone knee the year before meant that it has been a very long build up to this day – Sunday the 30th of October 2022. At 42 years old 42km would be my longest run to date, and possibly the most memorable one too. The sun was…

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Jamie King of the Hill in Connacht Mudfest

Jamie King of the Hill in Connacht Mudfest

The Connacht Even-ages and Senior Cross Country Championship took place in Drumshanbo, Co.Leitrim. Set in a spectacular setting, the course was perhaps the most challenging in recent memory. It consisted of a short 1 km loop dominated by a long steep hill which reduced many contestants to a crawl and some to walking.  Fuelled by the rain of recent weeks, the entirety of the loop was soon covered in thick mud – if you came in search of a challenge…

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