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Competition and Training for Weekend 24/25th March

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National Indoors,  Nenagh
This weekend the first round of the National Indoors take place in Nenagh. On Saturday we have Alison Burke and Aislinn Moore in the 60m, Emily Corcoran, Hazel English and Alison Armstrong in the high jump. Pierre, Cliona Carthy ,Olwyn Kennedy and Alison Armstrong in the 1500m races
and Grainne in the shot Putt.
Training
On Saturday morning, usual training in Santry starting at 10.30 sharp. There is a discus workshop starting at 11.30 and finishing at 1pm.  €2 fee. Anyone over 12 who is free and would like to try out the discus in a safe area with proper coaching should go along. Check in with Dermot or Brian out there and they will tell you where to go.
Sunday training at 11am at the Hole in the Wall as usual.

Training Information for St. Patrick’s Weekend

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Training Times
No training at the Hole in the Wall Saturday (17th March) , all out to Santry for 10.30. On Sunday, meet at 11  as usual at the Hole in the Wall. On Monday if any of the middle distance gang fancy a run, meet at 12 noon at the Hole in the Wall. Tuesday and Thursday meet at 7pm at the usual places. Next weekend and the weekend after the All Ireland Indoors are on in Nenagh. Qualifers please check previous note on Website for times and dates. Any queries give Mary a ring or a text.
 Great Ireland Run
Get entries in asap, for the Junior run. Anyone who is away on holidays over Easter and won’t be back to help out on the day lets us know. Sunday 15th April is THE DAY  that we need EVERYBODY. 

Results from Weekend Cross Country Competitions

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All Ireland Schools Cross Country, Galway

Our girls put in some very good performances at the All Ireland schools in Galway on Saturday.   Ellen Byrne finished 18th in the Junior race and Aoife Corr finished a fine 33rd despite  a heavy fall at the start.  In the senior girls race Heather Lougheed  led her St Dominic’s college team to silver medals behind the powerful Colaiste Iosagain. Heather was 11th , followed by Cliona Murphy and Eva Redmond who along with three other girls from the school made up the team. Olwyn Kennedy ran well finishing just behind Cliona with Olwyn leading her Mt. Sackville team to 4th place.
Inter-varsities, Galway
At the inter-varsity championships in Waterford Susie Mc Manus finished 14th and Sinead Cronin finished 35th on a very tough course. Well done to all. Susan was on the scoring team for DCU which came second.
High Jumpers Note
There will be no high jump in the School Assembly Hall this week as it is booked out for a play.

 

All Ireland Schools C.C., Galway

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Club Athletes Compete for their Schools

Best of luck to all the girls taking part in the All Ireland schools this weekend in Galway. In the junior girls race we have Alison Armstrong, Aoife Corr and Ellen Byrne in action. In the senior girls race Heather Lougheed, Eva Redmond, Cliona Murphy, Olwyn Kennedy and Catherine Conroy are running. This will be the last schools cross country race for Olywn and Heather. Enjoy it girls!

Also, best of luck to Sinead, Susan, Grace and Ashling who will be competing in the Inter-varsities Cross Country on Saturday for their respective Colleges.

There will be no training at the Hole in the Wall on Saturday. For the Santry Group training will be as usual, with warm up at 10.30 sharp.
Eric, Alison, Ciara, Finn are to go to Santry on Saturday. Danny, Eoin, Liam, Clare, Cliona Carthy, Pierre  all go to Santry. Dermot will have details of what you have to do.

General training for everyone 11am at the Hole in the Wall on Sunday. We may have training for a small group on Monday night in santry at 7. Individual texts will be sent on Saturday evening if this is on.

National Indoor Championships, Nenagh, Weekends 24/25th March; 31st/1st April

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Club Athletes who have qualified for National Indoor Championships

Well done to all club athletes who have qualified for the National Indoor Championships in Nenagh on the 24th/25th March and the 31st/1st April. The following are the qualifying athletes. Please note when your competition is scheduled.

Under 19

Catherine Conroy  800m, Sat. 31st Mar, check in closes at 11am

Olwyn Kennedy 1500m, Sat. 24th March, check in closes at 1.30pm

Relay team 4 x 200m, Sun. 1st April check in at 9.30

Under 18

Danny Byrne Crowley  800m, Sat 31st March, check in closes at 11am

Under 17

Aisling Moore 60m, Sat 24th Mar., check in closes at 9.30am; 200m, Sat. 31st March check in closes 9.30am

Sarah Curran, high jump,  Sat 31st March, starts at 10.30

Alex Ceteras high jump, Sat 31st March, starts at 10.30am

Cliona Murphy 1500m, Sat 24th March, check in closes at 1.30pm

Cliona Carthy 800m, Sat 31st March, check in closes at 11am;  1500m  Sat 24th March, check in closes at 1.30pm.

Under 16

Alison Armstrong high jump, Sat 24th March, be there 12 noon; 1500m Sat 24th March, check in closes 1.30pm

Pierre Murchan 1500m, Sat 24th March, check in closes 1.30pm.

Hazel English high jump,  Sat 24th March 1pm.

 Under 14

Grainne Fitzgerald shot, Sun 25th Mar, 10.30am

Under 13

Alison Burke 60m, Sat 24th March, check in closes 9.30am

Under 12

Emily Corcoran High jump, be there 12 noon.

There is no specific time given for the high jumps except the under 17 girls and boys. The under 12 and 16  events will start when the hurdles and sprints are finished, so its best to be there at  12 noon to keep an eye on how the time is going. There will be further updates if necessary closer to the dates.  Best of luck to all

Spar Great Ireland Run, Sunday, 15th April

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All Hands on Deck

The Club will be helping in the organisation of the Spar Great Ireland Run. It is on Sunday, the 15th of April 2012. For now, keep that date free, as the Club will require as many people as possible to give a helping hand. For those junior athletes from 9-15 years of age who wish to run on the day, a junior Spar Great Ireland Run entry form can be printed  from here. The course will be approximately 2.5km long