KERRY SPORTSHALL GAMES

Kerry Sportshall Games

Venue:  Listowel Community Centre
Time:   11am
Date:    Saturday 23rd March 2013
Cost:    €4 per individual
            €10 per family of three
            €12 per family of four

Events include u9-u10 boys & girls:  Sprint, Speed Bounce, Relay.
                        u11-u14 boys & girls: Sprint, Standing Long Jump, Shot, Relay

Athletes competing must wear a St. Brendan's singlet when competing.  You may purchase these at training or by contacting me at the number below.

Any athlete that won an individual medal at the 2012 county championships may not compete at the sportshall games. ( This does not include relay medal)

Parking at the community centre may be very busy so there is a car park further up towards the town on the left hand side.

Any queries please contact me at the number below.

Orla
087-7985557

AAI INDOOR COMPETITIONS ATHLONE

AAI Indoor Competitions 23rd & 24th March 2013

The very best of luck to our four competing athletes over the coming weekend.  For some of them it is their first time competing at the AAI indoor & for others they are seasoned pro's at this stage.  So good luck to Kate O' Shea in the shot putt, Darragh Courtney in the 60m hurdles & shot putt, Ali Gardezi in the high jump & Darragh Lowth in the 800m.
Best of luck to them!!

Tralee Marathon 2013 - results

A total of 1300 runners and walkers took part in the inaugural Kerry's Eye Tralee International Half and Full Marathon 2013 on what was a  perfect day for running. 

Marathon overall winners Men:
1.Peter Mooney       2:37:57
2.Julio Cesar Castro 2:41:14 (winner of Banna 10K Road Race in 2012)
3.Kevin Wilmot       2:41:20

Marathon overall winners Women:
1.Ann Marie Holland 2:59:19 (winner of Banna 10K Road Race in 2012)
2.Joan Ennis           3:17:26
3.Nora Barry           3:18:24

Half Marathon overall winners Men:
1.Donal O'Callaghan 1:14:19 (2nd placed in Banna 10K Road Race in 2012)
2.Donal White         1:16:43
3.Dermot Kearns      1:16:59

Half Marathon overall winners Women:
1.Maria McCarthy        1:23:53 (2nd placed in Banna 10K Road Race in 2012)
2.Annameria Costelloe 1:27:29
3.Annie Horgan            1:28:39

A great turn out by St. Brendan's AC members and great results achieved, with three new club records:
Provisional results: St.Brendan's AC results - Marathon Men:
pos          name                  time       cat
26   Kieran O'Mahony(531)  3:13:54    senior (new St.Brendan's AC record)
30   Derek Griffin(240)      3:15:27    senior
302 Tom Scanlon(625)       4:12:16    45-49
303 Kieran Behan(19)        4:12:22    40-44
333 Pat Sheehy(635)         4:20:26    55-59
362 Artur Nowak(484)       4:23:54    40-44

St.Brendan's AC results - Marathon Women:
pos          name                  time       cat
110  Sharon Cahill(62)        3:32:53     45-49 (new St.Brendan's AC record)

St.Brendan's AC results - Half Marathon Men:
pos          name                   time       cat
 47  David Moore(1457)       1:35:24    senior
 71  William Griffin(1245)    1:39:40    55-59
 77  Sean O'Sullivan(1611)    1:40:32    40-44
179 Gerard Pierce(1648)      1:49:52    45-49
270 Dermot Dillane(1791)     1:55:47    45-49
302 Thomas Breen(1024)      1:56:54    45-49
337 Paudie Dineen(1159)      1:59:52    55-59
475 Michael Ashe(1005)        2:13:25    50-54


St.Brendan's AC results - Half Marathon Women:
pos          name                   time       cat
 66  Nuala Moore(1459)       1:39:08    senior (new St.Brendan's AC record)
248 Ann McGlynn(1432)       1:54:25    50-54
605 Kirstie Nowak(1519)     2:27:19    40-44

Results of Full Marathon HERE and Half Marathon HERE or search by number or name HERE
Gallery of pictures from Kerry's Eye HERE. More pictures will be added to our Facebook page. Watch race HERE.

Support for the Athletes running through Ardfert was fantastic.Both the club and spectators in the village made a great effort to cheer the runners on and feedback has been extremely positive. Well done to St.Brendan's AC members and volunteers and thank you to all those who turned out to show support in the village including Ardfert Brownies and Ladybirds, Ardfert Development Committee and many more. 

We would like to know from all the runners and spectators what they thought about the Marathon, route, support....
(You can start by completing this sentence: "The best place to run was through Ardfert because ......).

Tralee Marathon 2013 - The Final Countdown

All systems GO! for first Kerry's Eye Tralee International Marathon and first Kerry Half and Full Marathon Championships.

Watch out and give BIG cheer for all runners and walkers and especially for members of our club as St.Brendan's AC have runners in both Half and Full Marathon distances.

First runners are expected in Ardfert from approx. 9:30-9:45am unless Mo Farah decide to show up!

Thursday and Friday - Marathon Expo and numbers pick up in Brandon Hotel

Saturday 16 March- Full Marathon 9:00am, Half Marathon 9:20am

You can track you friends progress using this app from odikyo on iOS or Android.

Saturday 16 March - after the marathon FREE PINT (and pasta) in Cearnog Bar in Tralee Square for finishers.

Workshops and courses in March

Details of upcoming workshops and courses in March are below:

 

- Wednesday 13th March Throws Workshop at Castleisland Track 7-9pm. It will be run by Munster Performance Squad Coach John Sheehan (Javelin) and Jerry Horgan (Shot). It takes place from 7-9pm and is open to all athletes and coaches aged 10+. Cost is €5 payable on the night.

 

- Wednesday 20th March Turbo Javelin Workshop in Borrisokane Co Tipperary from 7-9pm. This will be run by Louis Wildenboer. Open to all athletes and coaches aged 7+. Cost is €5 payable on the night.

 

- Thursday 28th March Fit4Life Workshop in Ballincollig Co Cork from 6.45-9pm. This workshop is free. Please contact Claire on 021 4665083 or email churley@corksports.ie for more information and to book places.

 

Please pass on these details to all athletes and coaches in your clubs. For further workshops to be run in the future, there needs be be good support for these workshops.

 

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

2013 COMPETITIONS

EVENTS CALENDAR 2013

DATE	EVENT	LOCATION
9th February	Munster Indoors u9-u13	Nenagh
10th February	Munster Indoors u9-u13	Nenagh
23rd February	Munster Indoors u14-u19	Nenagh
24th February	Munster Indoors u14-19	Nenagh
9th March	Munster Indoor Relays u9-u19 & Combined Events	Nenagh
23rd March	AAI Indoors u12-u19	AIT arena, Athlone
24th March	AAI Indoors u12-u19	AIT arena, Athlone
23rd March	Kerry Sportshall Games	Listowel,
5th May	Senior Co. Championships	An Ríocht, Castleisland
6th April	AAI Indoor Relays u9-u19	AIT arena, Athlone
11th  May	Co. Championhips u9-u19 & Juniors	An Ríocht, Castleisland
12th May	Co. Championships u9-u19 & Juniors + Masters	An Ríocht, Castleisland
25th  May	Primary Sch Sports	An Ríocht, Castleisland
3rd June	St. Brendan’s Open Sports	TBC
8th June	Munster T&F u9-u11 Teams & u12 & u13	TBC
9th June	Munster T&F u9-u11 teams & u12 & u13	TBC
15th June	Munster T&F u14-19	TBC
16th June	Munster T&F u14-u19	TBC
22nd June	Kerry Community Games	An Ríocht, Castleisland
23rd June	Kerry Community Games	An Ríocht, Castleisland
6th July	AAI T&F	Tullamore
7th July	AAI T&F	Tullamore
14th July	Munster B’s	An Ríocht, Castleisland
20th July	AAI T&F	Tullamore
21st July	AAI T&F	Tullamore
5th August	Banna Run 10km	Banna, Ardfert

Some open sports also come up during the year but we find this out a week in advance & will keep you posted.  For Munster & AAI competitions please keep an eye on their websites: www.munsterathletics.com

www.athleticsireland.ie

Orla

086-8727498