Galway Juvenile Cross Country Dates
I have updated the athletics fixture list at:-
with details of the forthcoming Galway and Connacht cross country dates. Summary below:
| Tues | 28-Sep | Noon | Galway Primary Schools Cross-Country, Renmore |
| Sat | 02-Oct | 9.30-5.30pm | Assistant Coach (Full day course) Loughrea VS |
| Sun | 03-Oct | 1pm | Galway U10/12/14/16/18 Cross Country, Tuam |
| Wed | 13-Oct | 6-10pm | Assistant Coach Part I, Athlone IT |
| Sun | 17-Oct | 1pm | Galway U11/13/15/17/19, Loughrea |
| Wed | 20-Oct | 6-10pm | Assistant Coach Part 2 Athlone IT |
| Sat | 23-Oct | 1pm | Connacht Primary Schools Cross-Country, Hazelwood Sligo |
| Sun | 31-Oct | 1pm | Connacht U12/14/16/18 Cross Country + Inter, Masters, Ballina |
| Sat | 13-Nov | 1pm | Connacht U11/13/15/17/19 + Novice Cross Country (Roscommon) |
| Sun | 28-Nov | Noon | National U12/14/16/18 Cross Country, Derry |
| Sun | 19-Dec | National Novice & U11/13/15/17/19 Cross Country, Tullamore |
Note also if you are helping with coaching or would like to get involved – please note the dates above for assistant coach courses:
– 2 Oct in Loughrea
-or 13 and 20 October in Athlone IT
The distances for Galway, Connacht and National are as follows:
| Girls | Boys | |||||
| Age | Galway | Connacht | National | Galway | Connacht | National |
| U10 | 600 | none | none | 600 | none | none |
| U11 | 1000 | 1500 | 1500 | 1000 | 1500 | 1500 |
| U12 | 1500 | 2000 | 2000 | 1500 | 2000 | 2000 |
| U13 | 1500 | 2500 | 2500 | 2000 | 2500 | 2500 |
| U14 | 2000 | 3000 | 3000 | 2500 | 3000 | 3000 |
| U15 | 2500 | 3500 | 3500 | 3000 | 3500 | 3500 |
| U16 | 3000 | 4000 | 4000 | 4000 | 4000 | 4000 |
| U17 | 3000 | 4500 | 4500 | 5000 | 5000 | 5000 |
| U18 | 3500 | 5000 | 5000 | 6000 | 6000 | 6000 |
| U19 | 4000 | 5000 | 5000 | 7000 | 7000 | 7000 |