Author: CelticDCH Athletic Club

Wishing a safe and happy Christmas to all our members, coaches and volunteers! Stay safe and enjoy a well deserved rest 🎄

Sat 19th Dec middle distance group born 2008 and older plus sprints group meet at 12noon in Santry park.

Sun 20th Dec HITW 11 am everyone. This will be the last formal training session for athletes born 2009 and younger until Sunday 3rd January. On St stephens day anyone who’s free will meet for a jog walk over to the Furry glen to feed the ducks. Bring the dog and food for the ducks. Meet at Hole in the wall at 10.30.

Tue 22nd Dec athletes born 2008 and older meet at HITW at 3pm.

Thur 24th Dec Athletes born 2008 and older meet at HITW at 10.30.
Sprints group will decide on Sunday on plans for the week.

Sat 12th Dec Santry park 9.30 sprints group and middle distance born 2008 and older. Dermots group check..

Sun 13th Dec HITW 11am everyone

Tue 15th Dec Bogies at 4 for anyone who’s free. Everyone else Grangegorman at 7.

Thur 17th Dec Grangegorman at 7 everyone.

Just letting you know that we have track booking in Santry on Sat morning. Sprints group and middle distance group born 2008 and older . Will assemble in Santry park at 9.30. If you need to change spikes you have two evenings to do it!!

No spectators allowed in Santry during training and social distancing must be adhered to.
Rest of week training will be updated tomorrow.

Together with the Juvenile and Competition Committees Athletics Ireland are pleased to announce the following dates for the 2020/2021 Cross Country season. Competitions will be subject to strict protocol and limited numbers will be competing as per Government Guidelines. Age groups will be based on 2020 ages and all athletes must be registered members with AAI for 2021.

As per government guidelines there will be a limit on the numbers permitted to participant. As a result, the following will apply.

National Senior Cross-Country Championships:

• Qualifications:   First 3 Clubs from Regional Championships (Leinster (rest of Leinster clubs), Dublin (Dublin clubs), Connacht, Munster, Ulster/ANI (6 athletes per team, 4 to score)

Plus First 6 individuals from Regional Championships (excluding those already qualified on club teams)

Plus 2019 club and individual winners

Plus up to 23 places available to elite/HP/U23 athletes based on European Cross Championship participation over the last 3 years

If there are remaining places available, they will be allocated on the discretion of the National Endurance Coordinator.

National U19/U20 Championships

• Qualification: Open entry but limited to athletes of that age group only i.e born 2001 or 2002

National Juvenile Individual and Inter-Provincial Championships

• Qualification: First 15 individuals from each Province
• Medals: First 12 individual finishers.

 First 8 Provincial finishers to score, 15 medals for Provincial team

• No direct entry, all entries must come through the Provincial Secretary
• Athletes may move up one age group

National Juvenile Inter-Club Championships

• Age groups: U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19
• Qualification: First 3 Club teams (from 2020 Provincial competition, substitutions may be made), Teams of 5. This may be increased to 4 teams if government restrictions allow.
• Team Medals: 4 to score, 5 team medals, no individual medals
• No direct entry, all entries must come through the Provincial Secretary
• Athletes may move up one age group

All competition dates and conditions are subject to change in line with Government guidelines. Venues to be confirmed. The committees and AAI are also looking at hosting further competitions and will release dates in due course