Club Weekly Notes Week end 28th Oct. 2018

A welcome break from the Cross Country Season. All is quiet this week.
Juveniles training - don't forget we have no training over the midterm. Our Tuesday juvenile training will also end due to reduced attendance. Back Thursday 8th at 6pm.

Next XC fixture is Munster Juvenile Uneven Age & Senior Cross Country Championships, Sunday 11th November in the Turnpike, Two Mile Borris, Co. Tipperary. Those interested in competing must contact club secretary for registration before Sunday 4th Nov. Details on Munster Athletics Website.


Club Training:
Juvenile Training: Thursdays @ 6pm in Farranfore GAA grounds. Open to all registered juveniles aged 8yrs (Born 2010) and upwards. This will be in preparation for the Cross Country Championships €2 per session.

Secondary School / Senior training on every Thursday at 6:30pm in GAA grounds Farranfore. This is endurance training for cross country preparation. €2 club member, €4 non club member

Maria's Strength, Endurance & Flexibility Exercise Classes commences on Tuesday's @ 7pm at the Sports Hall in Farranfore. €5 per class
New Members also welcome.


Athletic's Fixtures
Sun 11th Nov.: Munster Juvenile Uneven Age & Senior XC, Turnpike, Co.Tipperary
Sat 17th Nov.: British & Irish Masters XC, Swansea
Sun 18th Nov.: Munster Masters & Juv. Inter-Club XC, Clarecastle, Co.Clare
Sun 25th Nov: National Senior, Junior & Juv. Evens XC, Abbotstown, Dublin
Sun 2nd Dec: Munster Juvenile "B" & Intermediate & U/20 XC, Riverstick Cork.
Sat 8th Dec: AAI Walks Championship, St. Anne's Park, Raheny, Dublin
Sat 15th Dec: National Juvenile Uneven Age & Novice XC, Navan Racecourse

Please contact club secretary, Mary, 085-1909509 to register for competitions in advance
See Kerry & Munster Athletics website for full fixture lists & timetable for events.

Club Notes Week Ending 21st Oct. 2018

Munster Novice & Juvenile Even ages Cross Country Championships.  

Beaufort was the setting for the Munster Novice & Juvenile Even ages Cross Country Championships. Held on Sunday 21st Oct which started with a wet morning and cleared to glorious sunshine as the races commenced. There was a great turnout for all Munster athletic clubs and some very exciting races to keep the spectators well entertained. 

The first race was the U10 Girls 1000m. Jessie Lynch ran very well from the gun and finished in third place overall and was part of the County Team bronze medal winners. 

Isaac Vickers equally ran very well to be placed seventh to win individual medal and was part of the County Team bronze medal winners. His brother Ryan, out of age, had a great run.

In the U12 Girls 2000m Mairead Walsh & Rhian McCarthy were competing and part of county team. They both did exceptionally with Rhian finishing in 48th place & Mairead in 50th place. 

Tyrnan Lynch did yet again another strong run to finish in 27th place. 

Eabha McCarthy was in the U14 3000m where she was seventh overall. 

Shauna McCarthy & Natasha Myers represented our club in the U16 4000m. Shauna who is no stranger to the Munster XC with many championship medals under her belt had a great race. Running out of age she was part of the lead group from the start. At the half way point she was placed in sixth overall and comfortable. In the final lap she pushed up to 4th place and had to put in a sprint finish to hold onto her position. A great performance and she now represents Munster at the Nationals next month. Natasha, who is coming back after a long spell out of running did well to complete a long distance at munster level. Shauna was also part of the county team to bronze. 

Cian Spillane competed in the U16 boys. This was a very competitive and fast race from the start. Cian also running out of age found the pace tough and finished in good 27th place. 

The Novice Women's 4000m was the highlight of the day. Marie McKenna & Mary Daly were competing. Mary Daly was with the lead group from the start. After the first 1000m lap Mary took the lead and over the next two laps she opened up a gap of over forty meters from the second placed runner. Mary was never going to be caught and finished in a well deserved first place taking the Munster Novice title. Marie Mckenna also did very well finishing in 15th place where both were part of the county team to win bronze. 

George McCarthy was our only Novice Men's 6000m club representative which was the final race of the day. There was a good representative from Kerry clubs, eleven in total. The start was very fast with the top athletes fighting to keep with the lead group. George paced himself very well and over the course of the race he continued to fight his way through the field. George finished in fourteenth place overall and was fourth home for the county picking up county silver medal. Well done to Eddie O'Connor of Listowel AC who was third overall. Again, a HUGE thank-you to the very dedicated volunteer coaches spending their fourth Sunday in a row at XC championships.

See Provisional results here.

Next XC fixture is Munster Juvenile Uneven Age & Senior Cross Country Championships, Sunday 11th November in the Turnpike, Two Mile Borris, Co. Tipperary. Those interested in competing must contact club secretary for registration before Sunday 4th Nov. Details on Munster Athletics Website.

Autumn Open Cross Country  
Caitriona Barry was in Dublin competing in the Autumn Open Cross Country fixture, which incorporates the qualification for the British & Irish Masters championship. Caitriona finished in fifth place for her age category. Just one spot off qualification. Still, a great performance at a high standard of competition.

Club Training:

Juvenile Training: Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 6pm in Farranfore GAA grounds. Open to all registered juveniles aged 8yrs (Born 2010) and upwards. This will be in preparation for the Cross Country Championships  €2 per session.

Secondary School /  Senior training on every Thursday at 6:30pm in GAA grounds Farranfore. This is endurance training for cross country preparation. €2 club member, €4 non club member  

Maria's Strength, Endurance & Flexibility Exercise Classes commences on Tuesday's @ 7pm at the Sports Hall in Farranfore. €5 per class

New Members also welcome.

Athletic's Fixtures

Sun 28th Oct: National Marathon, Dublin

Sun 11th Nov.: Munster Juvenile Uneven Age & Senior XC, Turnpike, Co.Tipperary
Sat 17th Nov.: British & Irish Masters XC, Swansea
Sun 18th Nov.: Munster Masters & Juv. Inter-Club XC, Clarecastle, Co.Clare
Sun 25th Nov:  National Senior, Junior  & Juv. Evens XC, Abbotstown, Dublin
Sun 2nd Dec: Munster Juvenile "B" & Intermediate & U/20 XC, Riverstick Cork.
Sat 8th Dec: AAI Walks Championship, St. Anne's Park, Raheny, Dublin
Sat 15th Dec: National Juvenile Uneven Age & Novice XC, Navan Racecourse

Please contact club secretary, Mary, 085-1909509 to register for competitions in advance
See Kerry & Munster Athletics website for full fixture lists & timetable for events.

Club Notes Week Ending 14th Oct. 2018

County Senior, Junior & Juvenile Relays Cross Country

The final race in the County Cross Country fixtures was hosted by our own club on Sunday 14th October. Held on the farm land of McMahon's and organised by the Walsh's in Firies. It was like a summers day with glorious sunshine & no wind. The field was soft underfoot with some soft patches following Saturday's torrential rain. We would like to express our gratitude to the McMahon & Walsh families for the use of their land and facilities. Special thanks to all our volunteers in parking assistance and stewarding. Thanks to all who provided food & refreshments for competitors and spectators. It went down a treat and made just under €300 for the club funds.

The first race up was the women's Senior & Junior race. It was great to see Deirdre Nagle wearing the club singlet on her first race of the season. Deirdre did well to finish in fourth place overall. Pierrette Scroope, which is her very first season competing in cross country also did extremely well to complete the 5K distance and finish in tenth place. Not enough for a team but their personal achievements is more valuable. 

In the senior men's 10Km, which was made up of eight laps, we had four athletes competing. Their was a very big field of competitors compared to other years which was great to see. The overall winner was Conor O'Mahony (An Riocht AC).

 Arthur Fitzgerald ran well to be first club member to cross the line in ninth place. Not far behind was George McCarthy in 12th place. The team took bronze by the combined efforts of Brendan Lynch & Aidan McCarthy. Well done.
The juveniles were competing in the relays. Each team member had to run 500m. Again a great turnout from all clubs with on average 8 teams per age category. 

Our U10 Girls were 5th, 

U10 Boys 3rd, 

U12 Girls 2nd, 

U12 Boys 6th, 

U14 Girls 3rd, 

U16 Girls 3rd & U16 Boys 1st. 

The best overall juvenile club went to Kenmare AC with Farranfore in second place. This was a great achievement for our small club. All our juveniles should be very proud. A special thanks to their lead coach, Maria McCarthy who puts alot of time into developing their running technique and preparing them for the cross country season.

Sun. 21st Oct: Munster Juvenile Even Age, Novice & U/23 XC, Beaufort,
With the County XC season finished it now moves to the Munster competitions. Next XC Munster Race is on Sunday 21st October in Beaufort. First race at 11:30am will be the Juveniles U10, U12, ..U18. This will then be followed by Novice Women & Men. We ask all juveniles competing to be there for 10:30am to register and warm-up.

Club Training:
Juvenile Training: Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 6pm in Farranfore GAA grounds. Open to all registered juveniles aged 8yrs (Born 2010) and upwards. This will be in preparation for the Cross Country Championships €2 per session.
Secondary School / Senior training on every Thursday at 6:30pm in GAA grounds Farranfore. This is endurance training for cross country preparation. €2 club member, €4 non club member

Maria's Strength, Endurance & Flexibility Exercise Classes commences on Tuesday's @ 7pm at the Sports Hall in Farranfore. €5 per class
New Members also welcome.


Athletic's Fixtures
Sun. 21st Oct: Munster Juvenile Even Age, Novice & U/23 XC, Beaufort, Kerry
Sun. 21st Oct: Autumn Open XC, Abbottstown, Dublin
Sun 28th Oct: National Marathon, Dublin
Sun 11th Nov.: Munster Juvenile Uneven Age & Senior XC, Turnpike, Co.Tipperary
Sat 17th Nov.: British & Irish Masters XC, Swansea
Sun 18th Nov.: Munster Masters & Juv. Inter-Club XC, Clarecastle, Co.Clare

Please contact club secretary, Mary, 085-1909509 to register for competitions in advance
See Kerry & Munster Athletics website for full fixture lists & timetable for events.

County Senior & Juvenile Relay XC Venue, Firies

The County Senior & Juvenile Relay Cross Country Championships on Sunday 14th October 2018 will be held in  Firies. We would like to thank the Walsh and McMahon families for providing us with the cross country venue. All clubs must conduct themselves properly and respect the Walsh's premises while enjoying the Championships. We are all responsible in returning the premises to the way we found it.

Directions…

GPS Co-ordinates: 52.182730, -9.583931
Eircode: V93Y266

For those travelling from Tralee, Castleisland & Killarney...... the easiest way is to take the L7001 road signposted for Firies at Shanahan's Garden Center just outside Farranfore Village on the Tralee side of the main Tralee to Killarney N22 road. The entrance to competition is approx.. 1.5 KM along the L7001 on the right.

Shanahan's Garden Center at N22

For those travelling from Killorglin & Dingle areas ....  the easiest is when you come into Firies Village on the R561 continue on straight at Pat Sheahans Pub rather than going right for Farranfore Village. The entrance to competition is approx.. 2.0KM on the Left.

At Firies Village

Please drive with care as this is a narrow road and frequently used by walkers.

Parking…
Parking is prohibited along the L7001 road unless weather conditions dictate. Parking is available on PJ Walsh farm. Please follow the signs and stewards as you approach the venue.

Club Weekly Notes Week end 7th Oct. 2018

County Intermediate, Masters & Juvenile Uneven Age XC

Another very successful County Cross Country Championship,Hosted by Iveragh A.C., held in Caherciveen on a dry but blustery Sunday.
First Race was Womens Intermediate, Masters & U19's 4000m. Athletes had over 4 laps of a challenging course with sharp up hill and downhill to contend with. Maria McKenna had a battle on her hands competing for the Intermediate title. It was tit for tat right against An Riocht athlete for podium, unfortunately Maria had to settle for silver, it was an exciting race to watch. Maria also took silver Intermediate team medal with teammates Grace Crowley & Julie Deane.
Mary Daly, who took the intermediate title last year, equally had an exciting Masters race where she finished second overall and won her age category. Maria McKenna took silver in masters O40, where Caitriona Barry ran extremely well to take gold in her age category and third overall. Their combined efforts earned them gold in the Masters +35 team.
In the Mens Masters 7000m race we had two athletes competing. George McCarthy ran a very solid race where he comfortably won the O45 category and finishing 4th overall. Aidan McCarthy continues to improve with every race where he was placed 8th overall and 5th in his age category.

Our juveniles did very well today, those chocolate brownies baked by the McCarthy sisters are doing the trick!!. 

In the U9 750m Leah McCarthy was 4th in Girls and Ryan Vickers was third in Boys race. 

It was one-two in the U11 1500m Girls race. Jessie Lynch took gold and Rhian McCarthy won silver. 

Our U11 Boys did very well, Tiarnan Lynch 2nd, Isaac Vickers 5th, John Sexton 7th. With the combined efforts of team mates, Kevin O'Shea, Rory O'Connor, Jack Teahan & Conor Foley they won gold in the team event. 

We had six girls competing in the U13 2500m race. They did very well over a tough course, Eabha McCarthy was our only individual medal winner in this race finishing in 6th place, not far behind was Doireann O'Shea, Tessa McGuigan who was competing in her first year of xc, Sadhbh Teahan, Niamh O'Shea & Clodagh O'Connor. They finished fourth team overall just missing out by two points. Diarmuid Kirwan was our only U13 Boy who finished very strong. 

Shauna McCarthy had a comfortable win in the U15 3500m Girls race. Cian Spillane first and Malachy Kirwan second, who ran a great race to finish strong. A credit to you all as you can see that your hard training is paying dividends.

Next XC Race is on Sunday 14th October in Firies. Hosted by our club. First race will be Women's Senior & Junior, followed by Men's Senior & Junior. This will be followed by Juvenile Relays (U10, U12, U14 & U16). We ask all juveniles to be there for 10:45am to register and warm-up. 

Refreshments will be provided on the day to help raise funds for the club. Thanks to those who are providing some lovely food for the stall. We would like if anyone is available to give some time helping out on the day, it would be greatly appreciated.

The Munster Novice & Juvenile Evenages XC entry is now due. This event will be held in Beaufort on Sunday 21st October. If interested in competing please contact club Secretary, Mary, by end of  week, Oct 14th to ensure you are entered on time. Full details on Munster Athletics website.

Club Training:
Juvenile Training: Tuesdays & Thursdays @ 6pm in Farranfore GAA grounds. Open to all registered juveniles aged 8yrs (Born 2010) and upwards. This will be in preparation for the Cross Country Championships €2 per session.

Secondary School / Senior training on every Thursday at 6:30pm in GAA grounds Farranfore. This is endurance training for cross country preparation. €2 club member, €4 non club member.

Maria's Strength, Endurance & Flexibility Exercise Classes commences on Tuesday's @ 7pm at the Sports Hall in Farranfore. €5 per class
New Members also welcome.


Athletic's Fixtures
Sun 14th Oct: County Senior & Juv. Firies @ 11am
Sun. 21st Oct: Munster Juvenile Even Age, Novice & U/23 XC, Beaufort, Kerry
Sun. 21st Oct: Autumn Open XC, Abbottstown, Dublin
Sun 28th Oct: National Marathon, Dublin
Sun 11th Nov.: Munster Juvenile Uneven Age & Senior XC, Waterford
Sat 17th Nov.: British & Irish Masters XC, Swansea
Sun 18th Nov.: Munster Masters & Juv. Inter-Club XC, Clarecastle, Co.Clare

Please contact club secretary, Mary, 085-1909509 to register for competitions in advance
See Kerry & Munster Athletics website for full fixture lists & timetable for events.