Author: CelticDCH Athletic Club

This is a busy week so be sure to read the timetable for the week carefully.

Sat 6th Feb League final for senior women in Athlone plus guest race for Cliona, Evan and Finn.
Training for everyone else in Santry at 12noon
Training at 10.30 at Hole in the Wall for those who cant make Santry at 12noon.

Sun 7th Feb Hole in the Wall 11am -everyone

Tue 9th Feb Hole in the Wall 7pm -everyone

Wed 10th Feb Leinster schools cross country Santry 12noon. Best of luck to Clare, Sara, Anna, Cliodhna, Ashley, Gillian, Dora, Sara Jane, Conor, Sean, Ben, Ellen, Alison Armstrong, Aoife C, Aoife D, Daire.

Wed 10th Feb High jump in the Hall 6pm

Thur 11th Feb Gym group 7pm
St John Bosco school Hall 7pm -everyone else

Fri 12th Feb Day 1 Of Dublin Winter track championships( indoors☺Dublin style) Entries as follows
Emily Corcoran high jump
Alison Burke long jump
Dora, Ella Mae, Evan, Ben Casey, Ellen Byrne, Daire Finn,Aoife Corr, all 1500m. Everyone is to be out in Santry for 6.15 on Friday night. Anyone doing 1500m races please wrap up well as Santry is very cold at night.

Anyone who competes in the Leinster Schools on Wednesday rests on Thursday night.

On Sunday we had four athletes at the National indoor under 23/Junior championships in Athlone last weekend. Pierre Murchan was our medal winner coming 3rd in the junior 1500 running a very good race despite a slow first 800m. Cliona, Alison and Clare were all running their first indoors of the season should be encouraged by their races on Saturday. Well done to all.

This weekend we head to Athlone for the indoor womens league final and guest races. Athletes in action will be Catherine, Niamh, Aoife Ni bhroin, Aoife Corr, Alison Burke, Caoimhe Lynam, Muireann Mc Ginley, Clare Brennan, Finn Burke Power, Evan McMillan, Cliona Murphy. Best of luck to everyone.

Our DCH womens team were picking up points left right and centre while having another stormer of a weekend placing joint first with defending Champions Leevale AC in round 2 of the National League in Athlone today. Two leagues won in a row! Yeeeoowww!

First up was Catherine in the 200m who learned the hard way how not to run a 200m and was left sick with her face in the bin afterwards for about 45mins – but she won none the less so all was well!

We then had the two Aoifes in action in the jumps – Aoife Ni Bhroin in the triple jump and Aoife Corr in the high jump. Both scored valuable points for the team helping us sneak ahead of the competition.

Next in action was Niamh in the 1500m who had a great run in a very competitive race to secure 2nd place and 11 more points for the team.

Caoimhe was the final league team member on the track picking up points in the 400m and running a stormer of a final 80m snapping up valuable places in the last few meters – a great demonstration as to why you should not give up and always “run right through the line!”

We also had plenty of DCHers competing in the individual races with Alison & Aoife Ni Bhroin in the 200m, the Aoife Corr & Catherine in the 400m, Evan in the 1500m and Finn & Jamie in the 400m. Great gutsy running by all, well done!

Results here!

Bring on the league final!!

Sat 30th Jan Hole in the Wall 10.30 -everyone

Sat 30th Jan Round 2 indoor senior league in Athlone

Sun 31st Jan Hole in the Wall 11am -Everyone
Sun 31st Jan Pierre, Alison, Cliona, Clare National junior/under 23 in Athlone

Tue 2nd Feb Bogies at 4 for anyone whos free
Hole in the Wall 7pm -everyone else

Wed 3rd Feb High jump in the Hall 6pm

Thur 4th Feb Gym group 7pm
Everyone else St John Bosco school Hall 7pm

Success is catching! Great running today from the lads in St Declans. Sean Donoghue continued his impressive form with yet another win in the minor boys race and and in a major surprise St Declans finished 2nd team helped with Seans win and a real stormer from Conor Murphy in 16th place. In the Inter boys race Daire Finn ran very smartly and and recorded another win for St Declans. Well done the lads! Chloe Corcoran was on the Junior winning team from Mount Sackville and Niamh and Annie from Colaiste Mhuire had their first taste of cross country and ran very well. Well done everyone. Onwards to the Leinsters!

Thanks to Ken Donoghue for the photos!

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