Big congratulations to Martha,Alice, Goda and Aimee our under 15 relay team on making the final in the National indoors in Athlone today. The girls ran a fantastic heat and were the only Dublin team to make the final. With two of our girls being under 14 the final was always going to be a tough one. They ran a second faster but finished 6th. Great experience gained and they all should be very proud of themselves. Huge thanks to all the parents for looking after the girls today.
Great Ireland Run T-Shirts on display by Club members
The club will be looking for support from all members next Saturday, the 9th of April to assist in the running of the race. If Mary has not been in touch please give her a call to see where\when you can lend a hand.
This is our main fundraiser for the year so if you know of anyone who would be interested in running, get them to register online at:- https://eventmaster.ie/event/w3A5HPySRQ
Training this week
Sat 2nd April sprints group and older middle distance group meet for warm up at 9.30 at Dunboyne track. Best of luck to girls under 15 relay teamIn Athlone today.
Sun 3rd April Hole in the wall 11am everyone
Tue 5th April National indoor arena meet at 7.15 . Bring 3 euro. Competition for younger athletes start next Saturday in Tallaght. We will practice for jumps, throws and hurdles on Tuesday night.
Thur 7 th April 5pm group meet at HITW. Everyone else HITW at 7pm
Upcoming Competitions for our younger athletes
The following are the dates for the first two competitions of the outdoor Track and Field season. These are low key events and are a nice introduction to competition for our younger athletes. Competitors pay 3 Euro for their stickernumber and can compete in as many events in their own age group as they like. One of the coaches will collect the money and the stickers on the day of competition.
League 1 Tallaght Saturday 9th April 2022.doc
Juvenile T&F League 2 Santry Saturday 23rd April 2022 (1).doc
Great Ireland run 9th April
Preparations are ongoing for the Great Ireland run on 9th April. We are contacting individuals for specific stewarding duties on the day. We need those not contacted directly ( parents and older athletes ) to come over toThe baggage / information area on the furze road to be allocated jobs as the need arises. 8am till 11 am is the time slot.
Thank you in advance for your support.
Leinster Indoors
Whenever us old stagers enter the Athlone Indoor Purpose Built Track Facility it takes the breath away. The mind casts back to the days of the wooden indoor track in the Curragh Camp which consisted of two adjacent hangers but with no line of sight from one to the other. The facility developed in Nenagh, which is still operational stood us in good stead for a few decades. It was often said that because of its structure it was colder inside the Nenagh track than outside on a snowy day. The national championships were held for a number of years at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast where a cantilever track could be laid over the ice rink and , which could be colder even than Nenagh.
Today we flocked to the new Mecca for indoor running in the midlands at the newly named Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest following the amalgamation of Limerick and Athlone institutes of technology, for the Leinster Championships where we had runners in junior, senior and masters events.
Claire ran competitively in the junior 800M finishing 2nd in 2.30.42 a short while before her mother won her masters age group in 2.33.49. Sarah worked hard throughout her 800M to take 5th in 2.27.71. Niamh made her Athlone debut and picked up the bronze in the junior 400M in 69.78.
We had four seniors in the w omens 3000M where Lauren running to a predetermined time schedule tried to make all the running but was overhauled on the last lap by Celine who recorded a PB of 9.47.18 to win this prestigious title. Lauren stayed on for 2nd in 9.53.92, while Slije took 4th in 10.24.85 and Alison in her first indoor race in many years finished 5th in 10.31.53. Conor possibly left too much in the tank when finishing 5th in the junior mens 3000M in 10.27.16 but nonetheless gained valuable experience.
This brings down the curtain on indoor and cross country and we now head for the road and outdoor track and field seasons with much work ahead.
Congratulations and thanks to all those represented our club so well in the period September to March
Celtic DCH 