The start of September was a quieter with the Track and
Field season finishing in August. Training for the cross country season had
begun in the Mass Rock in Killaclohane wood. Large numbers turned out for
training in this lovely and unique setting. The training was put to the test at
the 1st day of the country cross-country championships in very wet Killarney
on the 26th
The club had fantastic representation across all age groups,
from the U-10 to Senior races.
The day kicked off with Amelia O’Sullivan and Roísín Hogan
giving a very good account of themselves in the U-10 race. This was followed
quickly by the Boys U-10 race, and conditions began to change for the worse,
Ethan O’Sullivan and Daithí Fleming got in amongst the action for the 1000
meters and finished very well.
Our next team was the U-12 girls with Mollie O’Connor,
Lauren Fleming and Kate O’Donoghue giving their all over the 2k, as the rain
began to take its toll on the course.
The U-12 Boys were up next. We had Jake Scannell, Thomas
Ryan, Fionn Hogan, Tadhg Mannix, Timothy Madden, Gavin Coleman and Jack Lynch
on the start line and ready for action. The race brought our first Medals of
the day with Fionn Hogan winning the race and the team taking silver in the
team prize.
In the U-14 Boys race , Ryan Vickers was our sole
representative and took home yet another Gold medal to add to his ever growing
collection.
We were now in real cross country conditions, as the rain
beat down on everyone, as Conor McCarthy ran in the U-16 race and took the win.
Our final competitor of the day was Brendan Lynch who took part in the senior
race, giving a fantastic performance on a hilly course.
As usual we were well represented in the local parkruns with
our athletes running in Tralee and Killarney events in both the junior and
Senior version of the events
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