Good Results by Club Athletes in first T&F event of the Outdoor Season

Juvenile Leagues 1st Round Tallaght
The Dublin Juvenile leagues got off to a very chilly start in Tallaght today. We had a very busy gang of athletes in action with many competing on the track for the first time. Impressive winners on the day were Alison Burke, Grainne Fitzgerald, Sophie English, Hazel English and Pierre Murchan.  Other fine performers were Aoife Corr, Alison Armstrong, Eric Duffy, James Scanlon, Emily Corcoran, Emily Murphy, Michael Hanley, Clare, Gillian and Conor Murphy, Killian Corcoran, Abbey and Alex Corr, Sarah Byrne.  Lots of cold happy faces and lots of experience gained.
Leevale Sports
Meanwhile down at Leevale sports in Cork Catherine Mc Manus was burning up the track in her first 100m sprint of 2012, winning in a fab new personal best of 11.74 knocking a huge chunk of her previous best of 11.99! This time ranks her 13th in the All Time Irish List of female 100m sprinters. 

All Hands on Deck the Spar Great Ireland Run is Here

Sunday 15th April Great Ireland Run

 Mini and junior runners are to meet at Marys car which will be at the tented area close to the Start/Finish area off the Main road of the park at 10am. Come prepared for a cold day.

For those running in the Junior Run on Sunday – if you entered late, the numbers can be collect in the Park on Sunday. If you entered on time and didn’t get your pack in the post we can sort it out on the day. There will be over a thousand runners in the junior race this year, of all standards so go out and enjoy it!

After the race the water station gang should go to their spot at the bottom of the Hills. It would be better to park at the Hole in the Wall or bring the bike as the exits  from the Park get very packed and it can take forever to get out. alternatively you could park at the Popes Cross carpark while the junior race is on and then bring the car down to the  water station and go out Islandbridge gate when the Park opens.  

We will be needing lots of bodies at the Baggage area, Goody bags and Water Stations and for the cleanup afterwards. If you are not involved in the Junior Run, report to Mary at 11 o’clock at the Tented area on the Main Road of the Park. This is the only race that we help promote and have full responsibility for, and which is our only fundraiser for the year. We don’t sell tickets, pack bags or do collections. This is our main fund-raiser day so please get as many of your friends out as you can. We hope to have the majority of people gone by 2.30 to 3pm.  Thank you all very much.

On Monday night we have a booking for the track in Santry at 7pm. If you come out on Monday we will be concentrating on field events, block work  and keeping warm so if you are wrecked after Sunday we will be taking it easy! Bring your spikes if you have them and wrap up well.  

Busy few days ahead for all of us!

Track & Field Juvenile Leagues

League  1st Round this weekend in Tallaght -14 of April

 We got late notice of a change to 14th April for league 1. Anyone who was at training this week has received details all of which are now on this website. If you are around on Saturday and wish to compete come up to Tallaght for 11.30, if you are on early. To get to the track take the M50 southbound and come off at Tallaght exit heading for Tallaght. Continue on the dual carraigway until you come to the Greenhills Rd. exit (on the right hand side of the road). Take the Greenhills Rd. exit and follow the road about 600m and the Tallaght track is on the right hand side of the road. Text Mary when you get there or call her if you get lost.

Phoenix Park 350th Birthday Celebrations

Mad Hatters Tea Party

Next weekend the OPW are launching their new road closures for the Summer to celebrate the  350th birthday of the Phoenix Park. To highlight the occasion they are holding a Mad-Hatters tea party with lots interesting goings on including a farmers Market on the Main road of the Park between 12 and 4pm on the Day. Follow this link  here for further information.

Results of Weekend 2 of National Indoor Finals

Nenagh 31st/1st April

Days 3 and 4 of the National Indoors were in Nenagh this weekend. Our sole medal winner was Catherine Conroy in the under 19 girls 800m. Sarah Curran and Aisling Moore both finished 4th in their events the high jump and the 200m under 17. Alex equalled his personal best of 1m. 70 in the under 17 boys high jump, finishing 5th. The girls relay team of Olwyn, Catherine, Heather and Siobhan also finished 5th. Well done to all.

Training Times & Locations for end of March to end of April

Check out Training Times and different meeting locations.

Tue 27th March Hole in the Wall 7pm – everyone

Wed 28th March High jump in the Hall 6pm

Thur 29th March Hole in the Wall 7pm – everyone

Sat 31st Mar Hole in the Wall gang go to Santry 10.30am

Sun 1st Apr Hole in the Wall 11am – everyone  ( 2nd weekend of Indoors in Nenagh)

Mon 2nd April Santry 7pm for all the little people up to those born in 1999, Even if it looks grand wear track suit bottoms over shorts and bring hoodies and spikes if you have them.

Tue 3rd April  Hole in the Wall 11am. NO EVENING TRAINING

Wed 4th April High jump in the Hall 6pm

Thur 5th April Hole in the Wall 11am – everyone NO EVENING TRAINING

Fri 6th April Ray Darcy run in the Park at1pm. We have been asked for a small group of people to do registration and give out water at the finish. will have more details later on in the week.

Sat 7th April Hole in the Wall gang go to Santry 10.30am

Sun 8th April Hole in the Wall 11am – everyone

Tue 10th April Hole in the Wall 11am – everyone  –NO EVENING TRAINING

No high jump in Hall this week

Thur 12th April Hole in the Wall 11am – everyone – NO EVENING TRAINING 

Sat 14th April Hole in the Wall gang go to Santry 10.30am

Sun 15th April OUR BIG DAY IN THE PARK. THE SPAR GREAT IRELAND RUN. ALL THE JUNIOR GREAT RUNNERS WILL BE SHOWN THIS WEEK WHERE THEY ARE TO MEET Deirdre, Hilary and Mary on the day. Parents who are need for general jobs and the water station also come over to the tented area on the main road of the park. If you are bringing a car into the Park don’t expect to leave until after the senior race is over and the roads opened. Ideally leave cars at the Hole in the Wall or roads around there or cycle. Adults on junctions will be contacted separately.

We wont have any formal training today.

Mon 16th April 7pm Santry for all the smallies.Details as Monday 2nd April.

Note to Parents

A lot of the younger  children are only doing 1 night a week, some doing 1 or 2, not enough doing Sunday at 11. They really need to to 3 to 4 training sessions a week at any sport or mixture of sports where they are out of breath and working up a good sweat to get them fit. The Park is so nice on a Sunday MORNING.(:)