OK all - Finally succumbed to this. Hope I don't bore you too much. The profile this time is Terry McConnon 1. How did you get into athletics ? My older brother and sister were in the local athletics club ( WSAF AC - Walkinstown) and when I was old enough to join at aged 9 , I did so and as they say the rest is history. That said I also played soccer for the local club … [Read more...]
Leadmines Trail Race
This morning we held the inaugural TTracers Trail Race and by all accounts everyone in attendance felt that the event went extremely well. A big thank you to Conor Patton and Alan Hughes on officiating the race. Also a great job from Andrea , Deirdre and Mark on providing the post race refreshments. Congrats to Ronan Dunphy and Deirdre Byrne on being quickest male and female … [Read more...]
Athlete Profile Episode 28 – Robbie Costelloe
Here's is another one and below are before and after pictures of Rob. I have to say I didn't recoginise him in the first one. when he said "Fat Rob " I thought he meant Robbie Keane. 1. How did you get into athletics ? I had my first taste of athletics when I was in first year in school. My secondary school was putting on trials for the cross country championships. I ran … [Read more...]
Athlete Profile Episode 28 – Pearse Coyle
This weeks profile is of one of the originals who joined the group when we more a middle distance running group ( 800m -1500m ) at the time. He has managed to keep in good shape and still picks up age category prizes .This time its Pearse Coyle 1. How did you get into athletics ? I had rowed through school and college, in Athlone and Dublin, and from the … [Read more...]
Athlete Profile Episode 27 – Caoimhin MacMaolain
1. How did you get into athletics? I got into athletics twice in my life. The first time was when I started secondary school and fell in love with cross-country running. That affair lasted for six years and was ended by my taking up smoking on the same day that I won the school 1500m championships. I got back into running when I gave up playing football in my mid-thirties and … [Read more...]