In miserable conditions we had a hardy group of athletes running in the CBS cross country races in ALSAA on Friday representing St Declans Cabra. There were a few club lads missing on the day which is a pity as its very important to represent your school. First off were the minor boys and Sean Donoghue was an impressive 2nd over a short 1200m course. Conor Murphy ran really well finishng in the top 20. In the under 16 race Ben Casey had his best run ever and finished in a very good 13th place, Ben is working really hard and is much improved from last year. Aklilu also ran well in his first serious race and finished a fine 5th in the inter boys event. Well done to all the lads.
Author: CelticDCH Athletic Club
We are an athletic club located in the Navan Rd area. We cater for ages between 10 an 80 years of age.
Training/racing details week beginning Fri 27th Nov
Fri 27th Nov CBS cross country ALSAA 12 Noon. Best of luck to the lads from St Declans.
Sat 28th Nov Hole in the Wall 10.30 everyone not racing on Sunday in Tymon Park
Sun 29th Nov Hole in the Wall 11am Brians group and older Middle distance
All younger athletes are to compete in Tymon Park. See earlier post for directions and distances. All lifts are to be sorted on Saturday night. Everyone to be there for 10.15 as we need time to walk the course. Bring 3 euro for sticker.
Tue 1st Dec Bogies at 4pm for anyone whos free
Tue 1st Dec Hole in the Wall 7pm-everyone
Wed 2nd Dec High jump in the Hall 6pm
Thur 3rd Dec St John Bosco hall 7pm -everyone
Gym group 7pm
Results league 1 and 2 plus information for league 3
Nationals in Santry update.
Sean Donoghue was our star performer in Santry this weekend when he finished a very close 2nd in the under 14 boys race . Sean was very well positioned all the way around and despite losing a shoe halfway didnt loose his concentration and led the race into the home straight where he was chased hard by a runner from Kinsale who just pipped him on the line. A great result and a big improvement on his 8th place last year.
In the junior mens race Pierre got an unusually poor start and had a lot to do to get in touch with the leading group. He managed to stay in touch enough to hang on for dear life to 6th place overall which secured him a place on the Irish team for the European cross country championships in France in December. He is the first athlete from the Club to make an Irish team for the European cross country championships. Well done Pierre!
Alison Armstrong finished 10th and Cliona Murphy was 17th in the junior womens race. Daire Finn was 38th in the under 18 boys race which was up an age group for him. Our under 12 girls team battled it out and finished 12th team overall.
Our senior team were attempting 8k crosscountry for the first time and they all found it tough going, First in was Niamh Donnelly in 30th place, Clare Brennan was 46th, Sinead Cronin was 52nd, Aoife was 62nd and Aislinn finished 64th.
Could all the athletes and supporters who were there on Sunday check their bags as somebody put a watch in the wrong bag before their race and couldnt find it after. Let Mary or Dermot know if you find it.
Training/Competition Details week beginning Sat 21st Nov
Sat 21st Nov Hole in the Wall 10.30am -everyone
Sun 22nd Nov Nationals in Santry. Best of luck to Alex, Antonia, Antoinette, Clare, Kacey and Keelin in the under 12, Sean in the under 14, Pierre, Alison, Evan, Cliona and Daire in the combined under 18/junior race. Also to our senior womens team. All younger gang be out in Santry at 10.15. MEET at usual spot. It will be extremely busy there so allow plenty of time. Wrap up well and bring extra gear, its going to be cold. Wellies might be handy. Event timetable and details below
Sun 22nd Nov Traning as usual 11am at Hole in the Wall
Tue 24th Nov Hole in the Wall 7pm
Bogies at 4 for anyone whos free
Wed 25th Nov High jump in the Hall at 6pm
Thur 26th Nov St John Bocsco Hall 7pm -everyone
Gym group at 7
News Update
On Wednesday some of our girls represented St Dominincs College in a schools cross country race in Lucan. Clare Murphy came a fine 3rd in the minor girls race with Anna Petit 4th despite recovering from a nasty cold, Sara Byrne close behind in 6th Place. Cliona Donaghy, Gillian Murphy and Laura Maleady also ran well with Laura running her first ever race. In the junior race Dora Medgyesy was a runaway winner with Libby Peppard in 2nd. Sara Jane Darcy was just outside the top six.
Last weekend some of our older crew were running for their collages in the Intervarsity road relays in Maynooth. Pierre Murchan was on the winning DCU team and he ran the fastest 2 mile leg of the day. Niamh Donnelly was on the University of Limerick team which finished 2nd in the womens race and Claire Brennan was on the DCU B team but ran the 3rd fastest one mile leg of the day. Well done to all.
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