Sunday was a big day on the Athletics Calendar with the All Ireland Even Ages and Senior Cross Country in Kilkenny and the Schools Multi-Events All-Ireland in Athlone. The Course Stole the Shoe as Declan shines! It was all eyes on Gowran, Co.Kilkenny on Sunday for the National Even Ages and Senior Cross Country. After the heavy rain of recent weeks, the signs weren’t good for the footing and it was confirmed when we got there. Luckily the rain stayed…
The picturesque grounds of the historic Maynooth University were once again host to the Irish University Association’s road relay championships. This is a competition in which the best of the domestic talent around the country do battle running laps of a circuit which is a little over 1 mile. The weather was bright and the colours couldn’t have looked more autumnal. For full results, check out here or the fairly ancient looking but absolutely amazing iuaa.org! The men’s race featured…
The day was bright, sunny and cold in Ballymote, Co.Sligo for the final day of the Connacht Championships. Though the weather was mostly dry, the course was damp and cut up fairly well as the day went on for the uneven aged finals. Anthony Boyle was Craughwell’s sole competitor in the Senior race and he performed strongly, coming 11th in the field after a great battle with legendary Mayoman Conor McGloughlin. The race saw a Galway man crowned Connacht Champion…
Westport House in Mayo was the venue for the Connacht Even Ages Cross Country. Though the sun blazed down, the course was muddy in spots and incredibly hilly and tough. It consisted of 1 km laps, each containing very steep hills and sharp descents. There were some brilliant performances from the travelling Craughwell AC Athletes as usual. Probably the best result of the day came from our u14 boys team who won Gold in the 3km in impressive fashion…
On Sunday a crew of Craughwell AC Athletes made the trek to Abbotstown in Dublin to compete in the Autumn Open Cross Country Championships. The first event of the day was the inaugural senior Mixed 4x1500m relay which involved two men and two women running an any order the team desired. The first two teams qualified for the European Club Competion in Portugal so the competition was fierce. Since we could run in any order we wanted there wa sa…
On Thursday the Schools Action continued, this time with the Secondary Schools Combined Events finals in Athlone. Siofra Davis and Leonore Church of Presentation College Athenry came 2nd and 3rd in the Senior Girls competition with Siofra winning Long-Jump and Shot Put and Leonore winning the 800m. Claudia Coyle delivered a super performance in the Minor Girls to come 5th with a dominant win in the 800m with Aisling Lavan in 10th. Oisin O’Donovan of St. Brigids Looughrea won a…
(thanks to Laura Murray for sending in this report!) The Connacht Primary Schools Cross Country finals took place in a fairly wet and mucky Tuam Demense last Tuesday and there were some outstanding performances from Craughwell AC Athletes. First up was the 5th/6th Class Boys which was a fast and tough race. Conor Mannion ran superbly for Craughwell NS finishing in 15th position! The next race was 5th/6th class girls which was equally as gruelling and we saw great runs…
Help!! On 28th October 2023 Craughwell AC are attempting to break the record for the most number of people in a relay in 12 hours. We need YOUR help! Sign up for free to run 100m using the page below, and full details!. Ireland’s fastest man Paul Hession signing up the last time Craughwell AC had a record breaking relay attempt – what a great day!! We are delighted also to have Pat Reidy and his company Xyea on board…
Cross Country Season kicked off in traditional style this weekend with the Galway Even Ages and Senior Championships. The Championships was hosted in Ballybrit jointly by Tuam AC and Castlegar. (All the pictures in this article are credit of John O’Connor – check out his flickr for more brilliant shots.) William Fitzgerald cemented his reign as king of Galway Cross Country with a dominant win in the Men’s senior race, his third title in a row. William’s plan was to “sit…
Most clubs use road races as their annual fundraiser. It’s easy to see why – they are easy to organise and potentially get big support. Castlegar are a little unique in that they have made it their mission to make the discipline of Cross Country accessible to all, bringing some glamour and fun to the event with a great family day out. The Castlegar festival of Cross Country is proving a big draw and many happy families had a great…
