Just a quick lookahead to next Sunday in Loughrea where the Connacht even ages and senior cross country takes place. The day commences at 1pm with the U12 girls. The races will take place in the following order:-

• U12 Girls 2000m
• U12 Boys 2000m
• U14 Girls 3000m
• U14 Boys 3000m
• U16 Girls 4000m
• U16 Boys 4000m
• U18/Junior Girls 4000m
• U18/Junior Boys 6000m
• Senior Women (all grades) 4000m
• Senior Men (all grades) 8000m

Please arrive at least one hour before your race. Allow approx

• 20 minutes for the two U12 races
• 30 minutes for the two U14 races
• 40 minutes for the two U16 races
• 40 minutes for the two U18 races

Above is my guesswork at times. If races are combined, the schedule will move quicker than above, so allow for that possibility.

And a quick recap on our history in the juvenile events. I have a list of our performances in these championships since 2002 on our statistics page:- 

• https://www.craughwellac.com/site/images/statistics/CraughwellPerformancesInConnachtCrossCountry.pdf

Last year was a bumper year with 95 participants over the 2 days of the Connachts and 13 sets of team medals including 9 Connacht titles. Our previous bests were 10 sets of team medals achieved in 2005, 2010 and 2012. The most impressive statistic from last year was that we had almost double the number of participants compared to previous years.

It will be hard to surpass last year’s achievements but our athletes love a challege so best of luck to everyone on Sunday, both juvenile and senior.