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The following athletes have been entered in the Dublin Cross country championships this Sunday. Anyone not on the list should go training on Saturday 10.30 at the Hole in the Wall. There will be no training for Hilary or Marys groups on Sunday.

Under 18 Girls: Alison Armstrong

Under 18 Boys: Pierre, Ben, Christopher, Evan, Annraoi, Evan

Under 16 Boys: Oscar, Daire

Under 14 Girls: Dora, Emily, EllaMae, Chloe, Caoimhe, Sara, Celine, Anna, Eimer, Jody, Gaby, Libby

Under 14 Boys: Sean

Under 12 Girls: Aoibh, Katie, Clare, Antonia, Antoniette, Alex, Kacey, Keelin Gogarty

Under 12 Boys: Conor, Jack, Blaine, Scott

Under 10 Girls: Lia, Caolan

Under 10/12/14 should be at the Popes Cross carpark at 10.15 to get registered. Watch the weather forecast and come prepared for whatever is coming. Under 16 and 18 come over directly to the Hills at 11am.These races are the qualifers for the Nationals which will be in Dundalk and we need everyone to be there. Best of luck to everyone.

Sat 11th Oct Hole in the Wall 10.30 everyone Sun 12th Oct Hole in the Wall 11am -everyone

This weekend its important for everyone under 15 and younger to be there Saturday or Sunday as we will be preparing for the Dublin Championships which are in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 19th October. All older athletes be there both days.

Tue 14th Oct Hole in the Wall 7pm -everyone

Wed 15th Oct run for older group Hole in the Wall 4pm, Check with coach

Thur 16th Oct Navan rd school Hall 7pm -everyone
Brian and Dermots group Gym 7pm sharp

Sat 18th Oct Hole in the Wall 10.30-those not racing tomorrow

Sun 19th Oct Dublin Even age group champs Phoenix Park-details later

Please note Nationals for Even age groups are in Dundalk on the 23rd November and the uneven age groups are in Santry on Sunday 7th Dec.

On the colder night please wear a hat and a long sleeved t shirt under a short sleeve for extra heat.

Club athletes were representing several schools at a very rainy Santry today for the Clonliffe schools cross country races. In the Primary schools girls race we had a gang representing MHOC with Anna Petit leading her team of Alex, Antonio, Sara Byrne and Keelan to team gold. Kacey Tully ran well in the girls race for St Catherines.In the boys race Sean Donoghue ran a cracking race to win the overall event and led his team from St John Bosco which included Scott Couch to second place.

In the minor girls race Ella Mae Cromie, running for Mount Temple ran a very smart race to win the overall event. Chloe Corcoran was 2nd in the minor race and led her team from Mt Sackville to first place.  The St Dominics team were 2nd overall with Caoimhe Bresnan and Eimer Murphy from the club on their team. In the junior race Katie Hanna, Emily Corcoran and Emily Murphy all ran well but the team were outside the medals on this occasion.

In the inter boys race Daire Finn ran for St Declans and finished 5th and Ben Quinn was 14th for Belvedere. The senior girls race was dominated by Cliona Murphy (St Dominics) and Alison Armstrong from Coolmine CC with Alison just pipping Cliona in the home straight. Cliona led her team to gold medals with great running from Aoife Corr and Ellen Byrne.

The final race of the day was the senior boys and Pierre Murchan won this in fine style running for St Declans. Christopher Clarke also from Declans was 29th. Well done to all on what was a tough day for spectators. Thanks to all the parents who supported the athletes.

We had 43 athletes in action today at the 3rd race of the cross country series. Great to see the consistant training paying off with very good results in lots of age groups.Most impressive performers today were Felix, Lia, Alex, Ada, Aobh, Katie Harrold,Antonia and Antoniette (despite heavy falls at the start), Clare O Connor and Clare Murphy, Anna, Chloe, Ella Mae and Dora in the under 14 races, Sean Donoghue, Oscar,Evan and Katie Hanna. Well done to everyone who represented the club, you were all great and the coaches are really proud of you. Thanks to Jane, Edel and Pauline for helping with the finish and the numbers. Next weekend will be a training weekend and the following Sunday we will have the Dublin Even age championships on the same course as today.

The Novice Race

When all the younger athletes had gone home our older girls ran in the Dublin Novice race. Niamh Donnelly ran a terrific race to finish 2nd and she led her team of Sinead Cronin, Aislinn Moorehouse, Aoife Ni Bhroin and Heather Lougheed to first place in the team event. This was a fantastic achievement for the girls and a proud day for Mary, Ian and Dermot to see a team we have nurtured for over 10 years (in some cases) win a Dublin Novice championship. Lots of happy parents and supporters in the Park today. We will have photos up on site later. Happy Days!

Sat 4th Oct Hole in the Wall 10.30 -everyone not racing on Sunday

Sun 5th Oct League 3 in Phoenix Park-see separate post

Sun 5th Oct Dublin Novice -Phoenix Park-Dermots group only

Sun 5th Oct Hole in the Wall 11am Brians group

Tue 7th Oct Hole in the Wall 7pm -everyone not running in Santry on Wednesday

Wed 8th Oct Schools cross country in Santry-supporters welcome

Thur 9th Oct Navan Rd school Hall 7pm -everyone

Results of league 1 and 2 are now available on link below. If there are any obvious errors please let Hilary or Mary know.  The link for the course information and distances for league 3 this Sunday in the Phoenix Park is also below. We expect all athletes to turn out this Sunday. Under 9,10,11,12 and 13 should be at Popes cross carpark at 10.15.  Older athletes come over to magazine Hills at 11am. Dress for the weather,  rain and wind is a little less miserable if you have a raincoat on! Bring 3 euro for your sticker. We will have new club singlets for sale if anyone wants one. Best of luck to everyone.

Event Schedule, Course Map League 3 & Novice Phoenix Park 5th Oct 2014

Combined Result of League 1 & 2