Kerry Athletics Fixtures

Over the last few weeks we have been receiving a number of county fixtures which have been organised by the county board. Because the Kerry athletics web page is not been updated at this time, we have created our own calender of events in order to keep track of these.

You can find this on the upper right side of our blog. If their is anything which is related to county athletics & clubs please let us know and I will include.

On Saturday the 2nd of March their is is Turbo Javelin Coaching Course at An Riocht track. Turbo javelin is replacing the ball throw event for juveniles. The course is on between 11am and 1pm. A number of coaches /  representative from each club should attend this. Following this their will be Javelin coaching for the older kids (2pm - 4pm)

Join SPAR and RAY for 5K - March 25th, Killarney

We posted some weeks ago news about how the Today FM Ray D'Arcy show in conjunction with SPAR and Athletics Ireland will be hosting the “Join SPAR and Ray for 5K” fun run/walk on Monday 25th March at 1pm. 

This is a series of lunch time runs in 5 Cities/Towns in 5 days and is for all levels of fitness.
We're encouraging anyone who wants a relatively easy way to improve their health to take to their feet and go from couch to 5k in a matter of months.

Weekends Athletics Results (Munster Indoors & AAI cross country)

In Nenagh over the week-end we had the Munster U/14 to U/19 Indoor Championships
Provisional Results for DAY 1 and DAY 2 

From our club we had Luke Mangan who competed in the U16 High Jump. Luke took silver meday with an impressive jump of 1.60m

The Woodie's DIY AAI Inter Club & Juvenile Inter-County Cross Country Championships were held on Sunday 24th February 2013 in Tullamore.

In the Relays Kerry county took silver in the U12 girls. This team was made up of:

Doyle	Fiona	Star of the Laune A.C.
O'Connor	Maeve	Gneeveguilla A.C.
Lynch	Abigail	Lios Tuathail A.C.
Courtney	Ruth	Spa Muckross A.C.
Moriarty	Kaitlin	Kenmare District A.C.

In the U12 Boys Kerry also had a team. Unfortunately they did not make it to the medals.

O'Sullivan	Ciaran	Kenmare District A.C.
O'Sullivan	Peter	Spa Muckross A.C.
Keane	Darragh	Lios Tuathail A.C.
O'Brien	Conor	Kenmare District A.C.
Carey	Niall	Star of the Laune A.C.
Shine	Cathal	Riocht A.C.

The Junior Mens Race: 6000m

Place	No	Name	Club	Time
1	86	Tobin, Sean	Clonmel A.C.	19.31
2	351	Armstrong, Hugh	Ballina A.C. (IND)	19.39
3	80	Guiden, Ian	Clonliffe Harriers A.C.	19.53

Junior Womens race: 4000m

Place	No	Name	Club	Time
1	25	Fitzpatrick, Sarah	Dundrum South Dublin A.C.	15.18
2	28	Odlum, Isabelle	Dundrum South Dublin A.C.	15.20
3	37	Murray, Orna	Ferrybank A.C. (IND)	15.31

Senior Women 4000m

Place	No	Name	Club	Time
1	187	Cullen, Mary	Sligo A.C. (IND)	27.40
2	150	Byrne, Linda	Dundrum South Dublin A.C.	28.16
3	137	Connolly, Breege	North Belfast Harriers	29.21

Senior Men 12000m 

Place	No	Name	Club	Time
1	298	Cibanu, Sergio	Clonliffe Harriers A.C.	38.26
2	251	McAlister, Joe	St. Malachy's A.C. (IND)	38.39
3	216	Flynn, Eoin	Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C.	38.56

Full Results can be found in AAI website: http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=30620

Results of the Gneeveguilla AC 5k (4 of 4) - Sat 23rd Feb

This was the final race of the Series held in Killarney on Saturday 23rd Feb. Their was another good turnout with around 120 runners taking parts in what was a cold dry morning.
A special thanks must go out to the Gneeveguilla AC race organisers. The whole series was very well organised with race results and photos posted on facebook the day after.

WEEKEND RACE RESULTS

We had a number of club athletes competing in a variety of events throughout the country over the week-end.

Clonakilty Back2Back Marathons
The highlight was when Jason Kerins competed in the Back2Back marathon run held in Clonakilty, Co. Cork. This was Jason's first attempt at a marathon distance. But to make it even more challenging he had to repeat all over again the following day.
Jason ran his first marathon on Saturday in a time of 4hrs 12mins. After a well deserved rest he took on the same course Sunday where he completed it in a time of 4hrs 30mins. Congratulations Jason you are an inspiration to us all.

Juvenile Training

Training at Community Hall in Farranfore GPS: 52.172649,-9.546777  for all Juveniles aged between 7 to 14yrs. starting on Thursday 28th Februrary from 6pm to 7pm.

All new comers are welcome. We will be training indoors for a number of weeks until the daylight hours and weather conditions improve.


The cost is €2 per session - payable on the day. This covers the cost for rental of facilities.
Any enquiries please contact Jerome 086 8174303 or by e-mail: farranforemv@gmail.com

Join SPAR and RAY for 5K - Killarney 25th March

For the third year running The Today FM Ray D'Arcy Show are teaming up with SPAR and AAI to ask you to Join SPAR and Ray for 5K. 

Farranfore Maine Valley A.C with the assistance of Kerry County Board AAI are hosting the “Join SPAR and Ray for 5K” fun run/walk on Monday 25th March at 1pm. This is a series of lunch time runs in 5 Cities/Towns in 5 days and is for all levels of fitness.

We're encouraging anyone who wants a relatively easy way to improve their health to take to their feet and go from couch to 5k in a matter of months. 

To register for the Killarney event: Click Here. It is just €5. Entries will also be taken on the day.

If you fancy getting yourself up and running you can get your 'Couch to 5k' training schedule HERE

All around Kerry every week athletic clubs and associations have training plans organised: Here are just some of these.

Farranfore Maine Valley AC- Farranfore - Fit4Life - Tuesday nights 7-8pm

An Riocht AC- Castleisland - Couch to 5K - Monday, Tuesday & Thursday - 7-9pm

Star of The Laune AC - Beaufort - Fit4Life - Saturday 9:30am

St. Brendan's AC - Ardfert - Fit4Life - Monday to Friday - Na Gael, Tralee 8pm

Kerry Crusaders - Listowel - Saturday 9am

........

and many more.

The Fun Run for all the family and will take place around the streets of Killarney. Following the race all participants will receive the Ray D'Arcy goody bag which includes a commemorative tee-shirt. We are working on the route maps at the moment and they will be posted below as soon as they are confirmed. 

The Ray D’Arcy show on today FM will be broadcasting live from Killarney on the run day from 9am to 12 noon. Ray D'Arcy will also be taking part in the run.

Tune into the Ray D'Arcy show on Today FM 9am - 12, Monday - Friday

Munster Coaching Workshops in February

Coaching Workshops in Munster

Please find details below re up coming workshops in February in the South West. For all workshops you simply come along on the day and pay €5 at registration. All workshops are open to athletes and coaches aged 11+.

TIPPERARY - Moyne A.C
- Wednesday 13th February Hurdles Workshop at Moyne AC Clubhouse, Moyne Co Tipperary from 7-9pm. It will be run by RDO Colin Byrne.

- Wednesday 27th February Sprints Workshop at Moyne AC Clubhouse, Moyne Co Tipperary. It will be run by Munster Performance Squad Coach Shane McCormack.

CORK IT
- Thursday 14th February Road Running/Endurance Workshop at Cork IT 7-9pm. It takes place upstairs in the red brick building next to the track stand. This will be run by Steven Macklin and will be an open forum to discuss all things related to endurance running. It will cover both track, cross-country and road running and will be a chance to interact with other coaches in the room and discover new ideas etc.

- Wednesday 20th February Strength & Conditioning Workshop at Cork IT 7-9pm. It takes place upstairs in the red brick building next to the track stand. It will be run by Gordon Brett a S&C expert from Munster Rugby. It will focus on Functional Screening for Athletic Performance and Injury Prevention.

- Saturday 23rd February Athletics Leader Course at Cork IT Track 9am-5pm. Anyone interested must register/pay online at this link https://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/listings?view=OTHER.

For further information please contact RDO Steven Macklin at 0876335565 or e-mail steven@athleticsireland.ie.

County Roads C'Ship - April 7th Caherciveen

 

Following the County Board AGM, the venue for this years county roads championship has been fixed for Sunday 7th April in Caherciveen at 12noon. The race will be hosted by Iveragh A.C.

See last years results from previous post: HERE

Kenmare Bridge 10k Road Race - Sat 9th Feb 2013

There was a turnout of 105 adults and 80 kids for this 10km road race in South Kerry on  Saturday, the 9th of Feb 2013.

Top Finishers
1    SIMCOX    SHANE    Male 34:49.6
2    FITZGERALD    ARTHUR    Male 35:14.9
3    REIDY    WILLIE    Male 36:37.3
9    REGAN    MAURA    Female 40:10.8
18    O'LEARY    DEIRDRE    Female 43:21.5
20    DALY    SIOBHAN    Female 43:48

Full Results can be seen: http://kenmareathleticclub.com/results-2013/

Munster U9 to U13 Indoor Championships - 2013

The Munster U/9 to U/13 Indoor Championships were held in Nenagh on  Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th February.  Their was a reasonable turnout for the Kerry Athletics clubs and all did very well.

Provisional Results: http://www.munsterathletics.com/results/2013/munster%20u9-u13%20indoor%202013%20-%20Provisional.pdf

Well done to Natasha Myers who finished third in the U11 600m with a time of 02:06:09

National Masters Indoor C'Ships - 2013

Big numbers were the order of the day at the Woodie’s DIY National Masters Indoor championships held at the superb Athlone IT Arena today. There were races a-plenty, especially in the longer distances, as athletes set about achieving new PBs on the ultra-fast track and pleasant surroundings.

See AAI webpage for highlights: http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=30153

Full Results HERE: mastersindoors 2013_men   mastersindoors 2013 women

I have noticed that the mens high jump and womens 3000m are not in the results at date of printing this.

We had four athletes competing in the national events:

THE GOOD FRIDAY RUN - Killarney 29th March

The 2013 Good Friday Run 5 Miler takes place on Friday the 29th of March. This will be the fourth running of the event so head for Killarney town for what is a great event for walkers, joggers and runners of all levels. This is a 2 lap route through the town. The race sold out in advance in 2012 so get in early to make sure of your place.

The Good Friday Run team look forward to welcoming walkers, joggers and runners of all fitness levels to the start line!
Register NOW: http://www.activeglobal.com/running/killarney-ireland/the-good-friday-run-2013

Entries can also be completed by calling into Feet First, Killarney
Remember places are limited to 1500 this year. Current online entry price is €20

Munster Roads Championships - March 10th

NORTH CORK AC will host the Munster 4 Mile road race championship  on Sunday March 10th in Newtownshandrum

Since the course is at the center of Munster  (close to Charleville) it is expected that a large number from all clubs in Munster will be in attendance. 

Cork North Athletics board clubs are set to help out with Marshalling on the day as the new board hopes to make use of the close proximity of the course within their area to field full teams in each category. 

Link to route: here

Munster Juvenile U9-U13 Indoor T&F - 2013

The Munster U/9 to U/13 Indoor Championships will be held on Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th February. See programme of events below.
For more information visit Munster Athletics web: http://www.munsterathletics.com/

The Matehy 4 Mile Run - Feb. 24th

Those who may be interested in a 4mile road race. Blarney/Inniscarra A.C. are supporting the Vicarstown National School MATEHY 4 MILE RUN on 24th Feb. @ 11am See details in flyer below

AAI Master and Intermediate Cross Country Championships

The Woodie’s DIY AAI Master, Intermediate & Juvenile Development Cross Country Championships took place in Gransha, Derry on Sunday, 3rd of February. The rain withheld for the majority of the event however underfoot conditions became very heavy as the afternoons action unfolded.

Video Flicks of races : http://ireland.flotrack.org/coverage/250430/album/448335

Full results can be found in AAI webpage results:
master-men-individual
master-men-team-result
master-women-individual
master-women-team
intermediate-men-individual
intermediate-men-team
inter-women-individual
intermediate-women-team

Gneeveguilla AC 5K... Race 2 Results

Race 2 of 4 of the Gneeveguilla AC 5K Road Race Series took place last Saturday, 2nd Feb. in Killarney. It was ideal conditions for the race, a perfect spring day.
With 155 runners, it was well up from last week.

Well done to all the Farranfore club athletes who took part:
Arthur Fitzgerald 4th 16:33, George McCarthy 7th 17:07, Verners Tess 16th 18:12, Mike O'Connor 20:40 and Timothy Horgan 20:58
Maria McCarthy 1st 18:16, Caitriona Barry 4th 19:20

3rd race in the series is on Saturday 16th Feb at 11am.  :