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Dublin Juvenile XC Championship (Uneven Ages)

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Santry Demesne Sunday 6th November 2016

Good luck to all our athletes competing on Sunday. It is important to be at the race at least 90mins before your start time to allow time to familiarise yourself with the course and warm up. Bring plenty of warm dry gear.

DUBLIN COUNTY ATHLETIC BOARD

Event Schedule

U9 Girls 800m 11.00am

U9 Boys 800m 11.08am

U11 Girls 1500m 11.16am

U11 Boys 1500m 11.26am

U13 Girls 2500m 11.35am

U13 Boys 2500m 11.50am

U15 Girls 3500m 12.03am

U15 Boys 3500m 12.22pm

U17 Girls 4000m 12.39pm

U17 Boys 5000m 1.00pm

U19/Junior Ladies 4000m 1.25pm

U19/Junior Men 6000m 1.45pm

Senior Ladies 6000m 2.15pm

Senior Men 10000m 2.45pm

 
IMPORTANT NOTICE FROM DUBLIN ATHLETIC BOARD

CAR PARKING:

There will be limited car parking available in the Morton Stadium – competitors and spectators please use gate number 1 (the gate closest to Santry).

Stewards and officials please use gate number 3 – the Clonliffe gate. Competitors are asked please not to use this particular side of the car park.

Fingal County Council who own Santry Demesne Park and are kind enough to allow us use of the park have specifically requested that competitors and spectators refrain from using the public car-park in the park itself. If this car-park is used it will become congested very quickly and will lead to problems with future events being held in the park. We appeal, therefore, to please respect the wishes of Fingal County Council and do not use this particular car-park.

There will also be car parking available in Gulliver’s Retail Park which is situated up at Homebase in Northwood which is approximately a ten minute walk to the cross country venue.

Competitors and spectators are reminded that there is no parking permitted along the Swords Road itself, along the Northwood Road, there is strictly no parking on any of the grass verges along Northwood. Please also note when parking in the Morton Stadium that the avenue cannot under any circumstances be used for parking. Competitors and spectators are also reminded that An Garda Siochana regularly enforce no parking along the Swords Road.

Competitors and clubs are requested to ensure that all litter is removed from the park post event. Your help and co-operation in doing this would be gratefully appreciated. Please bear in mind that if you do not bring home your rubbish it falls upon the people who are kind enough to give freely and willingly of their time to build the course and will be on site from 8 a.m. in the morning to tidy up your rubbish. Please, therefore, do the right thing!

Dublin Marathon 2016

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Good luck to all our coaches doing the Dublin Marathon this morning. It takes months of long and lonely training to make it to the start line. You are an inspiration. Good luck we’re proud of you.

Dublin XC Championships (Even Ages) Results

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Sunday was a historic day for all our athletes as they competed in the very first event ever to be held at the new National Cross Country Course in Abbottstown. It was a blustery day, although fortunately the rain held off.

First Medal of the day was won by Shauna Prior, a brilliant third in the U10 girls. We had two team wins. Firstly U14 Boys took Bronze. They were led by Josh (super run came 6th), followed by James, Lorcan, Hugh and Ben. Then the U16 girls took Silver. They were led by a very strong Lottie who took it out from the start and came 5th, followed by Anna, Lily and Kerrie.

Strong individual performances by Daphne, Oscar and Ella who didn’t have the support of a team, but didn’t let that stop them.

Great runs by Eibhlin and Mairead in the U18 girls, and Conor and Stephen in the U18 boys.

Orla Bollard ran her first senior womens race in the Autumn Open. It was  strong field led by Fionnuala McCormack. Orla came an impressive 31st with a time of 24.46

Full credit to all, with many stepping up an age to compete. As ever thanks to the parents who supported, and gave lifts.

U10 Girls

3rd Shauna Prior

U12 Girls

11th Daphne Ndjatang

U12 Boys

34th Oscar McIvor Lynch

U14 Girls

31st Ella Kingsnorth

U14 Boys (3rd Team)

6th Joshua Ericson

13th James Kenny

24th Lorcan Devine

30th Hugh Lawlor

33rd Ben Cohen

U16 Girls (2nd Team)

5th Lottie Simons

12th Anna Prior

20th Lily Heaney

22nd Kerrie Costello

U18 Girls

10th Eibhlin McCarthy

12th Mairead Nichleirigh

U18 Boys

15th Conor Tuck

16th Stephen O’Connor

Senior Women

31st Orla Bollard (24.46)

 

16 October 2016; A general view of the start of the women’s senior race during the Autumn Open Cross Country Festival at the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown, Dublin. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Breathing Exercises – Astro Group

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Attached please find the breathing exercise we would like the children to perform on a daily basis, with your encouragement and assistance. It is a very simple exercise which aims to help the children improve their breathing techniques and quicken their muscle recovery during effort. This will benefit the children in all their sporting activities not just athletics.

As you can appreciate, one hour a week is a very short time to try and incorporate all the techniques and exercises which will benefit your child’s athletic experience, so over time we will be handing out more home activites and would appreciate your assistance in encouraging the children to perform them. It might even be a time when all the family take time out to do the exercises together. We would also appreciate your feedback on the exercises and how your child manages with them.
Although aimed at the Astro group, these exercises would benefit all our young athletes (and families).

breathing exercises

 

Dublin Juvenile XC Championships (Even Ages)

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Abbotstown Sunday 16th October 2016

Good luck to all our athletes competing on Sunday. It is important to be at the race at least 90mins before your start time to allow time to familiarise yourself with the course and warm up. Bring plenty of warm dry gear.

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Timetable

Under 10 Girls – Start 11:00 | Distance 1000.0 km (1x 1K lap)

Under 10 Boys – Start 11:10 | Distance 1000.0 (1x 1K lap)

Under 12 Girls – Start 11.20 | Distance 2000.0 km (1x 2K lap)

Under 12 Boys – Start 11.35 | Distance 2000.0 km (1x 2K lap)

Under 14 Girls – Start 11.50 | Distance 3000.0 km (1 X 1K lap plus 1X 2K lap)

Under 14 Boys – Start 12.10 | Distance 3000.0 km (1 X 1K lap plus 1X 2K lap)

Under 16 Girls – Start 12.25 | Distance 4000.0 km (2 X 2K laps)

Under 16 Boys – Start 12.45 | Distance 4000.0 km (2 X 2K laps)

Under 18 Girls – Start 13.05 | Distance 4000.0 km (2 X 2K laps)

Under 18 Boys – Start 13.25 | Distance 6000.0 km (3 X 2K laps)


Directions to the Centre

The following are directions to the National Sports Campus/Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown. Maps etc, can be found on the website www.nationalsportscampus.ie

By Bus from the City Centre.

Please take the 38 or 38A from O’Connell Street in the City Centre to Snugborough Road in Blanchardstown.

By Car from the City Centre.

Take the Navan Road towards Blanchardstown, take the exit to the left for Blanchardstown S.C and stay in the right hand lane. Take a right at the top of the slip road and cross over the bridge. Take the first exit off the small roundabout at the other side of the bridge. Continue up Snugborough Road and take a right at the second set of traffic lights into the National Aquatic Centre.

By car from the M50.

Take the exit at junction 6 on the M50 for Blanchardstown. Keep going straight on the Navan Road towards Blanchardstown, take the exit to the left for Blanchardstown S.C and stay in the right hand lane. Take a right at the top of the slip road and cross over the bridge. Take the first exit off the small roundabout at the other side of the bridge. Continue up Snugborough Road and take a right at the second set of traffic lights into the National Aquatic Centre.

By Car from the Blanchardstown Centre.

Exit the Blanchardstown Centre complex via the Westpoint Health Club exit. Continue to the set of traffic lights and take a left over the bridge. Take the first exit off the small roundabout at the other side of the bridge. Continue up Snugborough Road and take a right at the second set of traffic lights into the National Aquatic Centre.

Dublin Juvenile XC League 1 -Ardgillan

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A great start to the cross country season, with a record number of Skerries Athletes competing, 69 in total. All our athletes did the club proud especially those competing for the first time. As our home fixture, a lot of work goes into the layout of the course, and marshalling on the day. Thanks to all the parents and coaches for their support. Feedback very positive from visiting clubs. Results to follow.

 

Welcome Back

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We are looking forward to welcoming all our athletes back to training this Friday. Sadly the days are beginning to get shorter and weather a little gloomier, however the good news is it’s the start of the cross country season. Time to dig out the long leggings, gloves and hats. The events page has been updated with  Upcoming Fixtures. Also attached is a document giving details of the distances for the different ages and events. XC Distances 2016

 

London Calling

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Even though we are now on our Summer break, it’s great to see our athletes out and about enjoying athletic events. Here are some photos from Orla and Olive’s trip to the Anniversary Games in the Olympic Stadium London.