With no competition being able to report on for now or for the foreseeable future , I have decided to run a weekly profile of a selected athlete within the group. What I have done is asked them to complete a small questionnaire to how they started out in athletics and what they have done so far . I thought to start it off  that there would be no better person  to begin with was … [Read more...]

Half marathon's definitely to the fore this week .Two of our guys competed in the Hague Half Marathon with excellent results from both achieved. Paul Stephenson ran 68.54 (PB) and Ciaran Aylward running 75.34 (PB) . Back home we had a much larger contingent in attendance at the ever popular Bohermeen Half in Meath. Fergal Whitty was our first finisher with a 72.30 run for … [Read more...]

Storm Jorgay might have restricted most of the group from competing over the weekend but our hardy hill runners produced some remarkable results in the two respective races with everyone single one of the small select group winning something from their races. Yesterday was the rescheduled Ticknock Winter and Brian Kitson was our first finisher in 20th place but winner of the … [Read more...]

It was great to see such a big contingent from the group at the Central Bank Bhaa Cross Country in Wesley College yesterday. I know the guys from CB who train with us really appreciated it. Our first home was Brian Geraghty in 4th place ( 1st / O45) with Des Kennedy next in 5th (1st/O50).Paddy Lyons followed Des in 7th with Neilus Healy continuing his upward trajectory in … [Read more...]

Weather continues to cause havoc with training and on the racing front over the weekend. However we still managed a few excellent results all the same . On Saturday  we had a smaller than usual number competing at the ALSA Cross Country  with Paraic Shortall having his best run in sometime with a 15th place finish. Paraic was followed closely home by Ed Hayes in 18th with David … [Read more...]