Author: CelticDCH Athletic Club

Well done to everyone who represented the club today in Santry and thank you to all the parents who supported our young athletes. We had George and Hugh in the under 9 boys race and both are only 7 but they ran really well with Hugh passing lots of runners in the finishing straight. In the under 11 girls Aoife, Niamh O Connor, Lily and Niamh Bergin(in her first race and up an age group) all ran very well. Finn Mc Auley ran well and just missed out on a medal in the under 13 boys race with Oisin just behind him. In the under 13 girls race our under 12 champion Caolan Collins led the the team in 6th place with Clare O Connor having her best race ever finishing 10th, Antoinette 11th and Antonia 12th, followed by Kacey, Alex, Keelin and Julianne. The under 13 team finished 2nd behind a strong DSD team. Great result girls . Well done.
What a run from Joe Fogarty in his first outing for the club! He finished 4th in the under 13 boys race and has only been training with us for the past 3 to 4 weeks. Great running Joe! Keep it up. Joe will be on the Dublin team for the Nationals in Dundalk in December.
Our under 15 girls team was missing a few athletes but Sara Byrne fought hard to get a medal in 12th place and a spot on the Dublin team for the Nationals. Clare, Celine and Sara Jane all did their best over a tough 3500m course.
Sean Donoghue continued his fine cross country season with an impressive win in the under 15 boys race and secured his spot on the Dublin team .
Ben Casey had a solid run in the under 17 boys race, Alison Armstrong ran possibly her best race over the country coming a close 4th in the junior womens race, Daire Finn was am impressive 6th in a very competitive junior mens race with Evan finishing in the twenties. The full results are not available yet but as soon as we get them we will put on the club website or check the Dublin athletics website in the next day or two.

Anyone who has photos from today please send to celticdch
Thank You

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Sat 5th Nov Hole in the Wall everyone not racing in Santry on Sunday

Sun 6th Nov Dublin Championships in Santry, see earlier post. No training for anyone today except Brians sprints group at Hole in the Wall 11am. Any athletes over 14 who wish to train today are welcome to join in with the sprints group if not involved in Santry.

Training for the week will be updated on the website on Sunday night when we know whether secondary schools are open or not this week.

Best of luck to all our juvenile athletes on Sunday and also to Alison Armstrong in the junior women and our senior team of Niamh, Edel, Siobhan, Aislinn, Sinead, Olwyn, Aoife, Cliona and Clare.

Be there at 10am
Under 9 – Hugh and George
Under 11 – Clodagh, Jana, Niamh, Shona, Lily, Aoife Oisin, Finn, Ronan
Under 13 – Alex, Kacey, Antonia, Aontoniette, Lia, Caolan, Keelin, Clare, Julianne
Joseph Fogarty

Be there at 11.00
Under 15 – Laura May, Sara, Celine, Clare M, Kate, Sara Jane,Sean
Under 17 – Ben Casey
Under 19 – Daire, Evan

Listen to weather forecast and dress accordingly. Bring warm clothes for after the race. We have 3 teams entered this week so remember your team needs you.

Best of luck to everyone. Go Celtic!

PLEASE NOTE: There will be no training for younger athletes on Sunday as we will be in Santry.

Please note correct date for All Ireland schools cross country 2017 is Saturday 11th March😀

Great news from Tyrellspass this afternoon from our novice women’s team! Susie finished 12th, Olwyn 22nd, Edel 34th and Siobhan 56th and the team finished 3rd behind Sportsworld and Tullamore. Susie, Olwyn and Siobhan are returning to competition after a long break and its great to see them getting stuck in. Interestingly the winner and 4th place runner competed against Siobhan and Olwyn in under 12 and 13 Nationals many years ago. 😊 well done!