Sunday, February 23, 2020

Club Notes Week Ending 23rd Feb. 2020

Munster Juvenile Indoors,
The Munster Juvenile U12-U19 Indoor Championships were held in the Nenagh Indoor stadium over two days. Isaac Vickers, Kevin O'Shea, Rhian & Eabha McCarthy made the trip to compete for our club over various events.  Participation from all Munster clubs was very high so plenty of competitive events.
Isaac Vickers (U12) tried his hand on all events. He got a pb of 9.17 in the 60m and was 4th in the 600m with a pb time of 1:52. Rhian McCarthy (U13) competed in the 600m where she finished in a time of 2:00
Eabha McCarthy (U15) competed in the 800m where she finished in a time of 2:46

County 5K Roads Championship
The County Road 5K Championship was held on Sunday 23rd Feb. in Beaufort. Hosted by Star Of The Laune AC. Weather conditions were ideal for the 56 runners. We had a good turnout from our club. In the Men's, George McCarthy was 7th (16:59) overall and 2nd in his O45 age category. Dermot Dineen was 10th (17:24) and 3rd O40. Brendan Lynch was 17th (18:42) and 3rd O45. Mike O'Connor won his O70 category in a time of 23:50. They were 4th Senior Team and 2nd O35 Master Team.
 In the Women's 5K, Maria McCarthy was back competing again after a long spell out due to injury. Maria ran well to finish 2nd senior (19:49). Helen English equally ran well to take 3rd Senior (21:28). Marie O'Shea won her O35 category (23:45), Mags Moriarty was second in her O60 category (25:35) and Pierette Scroope was third in her O45 category (24:44). Also well done to Samuel & Sally Scroope who guested the race and ran very well.

Leinster Master Indoors
Jerome Foley competed in the Leinster Master Indoor Championships held on Sat. 22nd Feb. Jerome who is training hard in preparation for the European Masters in March had a great day out. Winning the 200m (27.25) & 800m (2:22.29) and 2nd in the 400m (1:01.26). He also improved on his times from last week in the Munster Indoors. Next up for Jerome now in the National Masters on March 8th. Best of luck.

Other News
Well done to Arthur Fitzgerald who competed in the Barcelona Half Marathon on Sunday 16th Feb. Arthur was part of the Joe O'Connor Nicsus Fitness group to travel to this annual event. Arthur ran very well to finish in a personal best time of 1hr. 17mins. Well done.

Club Training
Maria's Strength, Endurance & Flexibility Exercise Classes on Tuesday from 7pm at the Sports Hall in Farranfore. Class is designed for all abilities from secondary school upwards. €5 per class.
Juvenile Indoor Training will commence on Tuesday from 6pm  at the Sports Hall in Farranfore. Please bring €2, water and suitable footwear for indoors. New members welcome.
Thursday Nights from 7pm for Seniors and juveniles U12 upwards. Grass Session on GAA Field Farranfore. €2

Athletic's Fixtures
Sat 29th Feb.: National Senior Indoors, Abbotstown Dublin
Sun 1st Mar:  National Senior Indoors, Abbotstown Dublin
Sun 1st Mar.: Munster 4Mile Roads, Brikey GAA Club, Boherard, Dungarvan
Tue 3rd Mar.: Munster Schools Indoors, Nenagh
Sat 7th Mar.: All Ireland Schools XC, Santry
Sat 7th Mar.: National 20Km Walk Race, Raheny
Sun 8th Mar.: National Masters Indoors, AIT