Author: CelticDCH Athletic Club

Great news from Belgium late last night that Pierre ran the European under 23 championships qualifying time for the 5000m. Time was 14.15 and Pierre was well inside with 14.07. This is his best time in three years and comes just two weeks after his final college exams in DCU. The race was run at 11.30 pm when most of us were in bed!! Cliona Murphy ran a very good seasons best in the 1500m and Luke McCann also had a great 1500m running close to his PB.
Catherine Mc Manus had two good runs in a very wet and cold Finland on Saturday where she was competing as a guest in the European clubs for St Abbans AC.

Sat 25th May Santry 10.30 sharp. Sprints group plus middle distance 2005 and older. Sun 26th May Hole in the wall 11am Everyone

Tue 28th May Hole in the wall 10.30 anyone who’s free.
Everyone else Hole in the wall at 7pm. We will do trials for under 8/10/12 for the Dublin community games on Tuesday night.

More updates later. Best of luck to Pierre, Cliona, Alison, Caoimhe and Catherine who are racing in Belfast, Belgium and Finland this weekend.

This weekend Alison Burke and Caoimhe Lynam are off to Belfast to compete for the Irish Universities team in a competition against the Scottish Universities. Catherine Mc Manus is off to Tampere in Finland to compete as a guest for St Abbans ac in the European clubs championships. Pierre and Cliona Murphy are competing in Ordegan in Belgium on Saturday. Best of luck to all.

The Dublin community games track and field events will take place in Santry 8th and 9th of June. We need 4 under 8 girls for sprints, 4 under 8 boys sprints, we have spots for under 10 boys and girls sprints, under 12 boys sprints and middle distance.
We are also looking for 2 under 12 boys and 2 under 14 girls for long puck. Anyone who has connections in the local GAA club might know someone. Girls will be on Sat and boys on Sunday.

Everyone who has trophies from last year please get them engraved and leave into community games office on Brunswick street.

Yesterday at the IMC meeting in Irishtown Edel Monaghan ran well in her 1500m race. Today we had Jodie McCann racing over 3000m in the Loughborough international where she achieved the European junior qualifying time. Well done Jodie!In Belfast Catherine McManus ran her first 400m of the season coming 2nd, Daire Finn won his 3000m steeplechase and Sean Donoghue had a very good run in the 1500m finishing 3rd (9 secs faster than he ran yesterday in the leinster schools).
Well done everyone.

Tue 21st May Hole in the wall 7pm everyone. Bogies at 4 for anyone who’s free.

Wed 22nd May high jump in the hall 6pm

Thur 23rd May Hole in the wall 7pm everyone.