Wild West Run 2012

Over 200 runners took part in second edition of "Wild West Run" Trail Half Marathon from Kenmare to Muckross in Killarney.

13.1 mile course was a mix of road, trail, mud, stones and in some cases water obstacles. In good running (in many places hiking conditions) with great support and marshaling (Kenmare AC, An Riocht & Spa Mucross, GG) this event was really enjoined by participants.

Winner of 2012 edition - James Doran of Riocht AC, complete course in 1h34m!

Artur Nowak of St.Brendan's AC finished in 2h24m (placed 131).

Full results here and few photos here.
Profile of the course here.

Jumps workshop 7th of March

A Jumps workshop will take place on Wednesday 7th March from 7-9pm at Cork IT Track. It is open to all athletes/coaches aged 12+ with registration taking place at 6.45pm sharp and workshop starting at 7pm. You simply come along on the night and pay €5.

The events covered on the night will be High Jump, Long Jump and Pole Vault. Munster Performance Squad Coaches Chris Regan High Jump, Eamon Flanagan Pole Vault and Stephen Fleming Long Jump will be taking the session.

More informations from Eamonn Flanagan or
Steven Macklin
Regional Development Officer (Cork/Kerry/Limerick/

Tipperary)
Athletics Ireland

E-mail: stevenmacklin@athleticsireland.ie

Kerry Road Championship 2012

The Kerry Road Championship (5K) has now been changed from Sunday 18th March to Saturday 17th March at 11.00am with check in at 10.30am.

The venue is the Demesne Killarney and check in will be in the Monastery.
Regina Prendiville reginaprendiville@gmail.com

RESULTS MUNSTER INDOORS U9-U13

RESULTS MUNSTER INDOORS U9-U13

25th & 26th February 2012

We had a lot of athletes compete this weekend at the indoor competitions held in Nenagh. Well done to everyone who competed. A lot of the athletes achieved pb's at the competition with Kate O' Shea throwing 6.29m in her first shot putt event & a pb in her high jump! Gavin Raggett got through to the final of his 60m sprint & just lost out on a medal in the long jump with a jump of 3.71 in what was his first indoor competition. In the u12 boys high jump Darragh Courtney came 3rd with a pb of 1.25. In the boys u13 competition Darragh Lowth had a very successful weekend placing 1st in the long jump with a jump of 4.54. He then came 2nd in the 600m. Darragh then had the high jump competition, where he broke the Munster record with a jump of 1.42 placing 2nd! This is a pb for him. It was a very exciting competition to watch, well done Darragh.
Thank you to all the parents & coaches who drove up & helped out over the weekend! Results HERE.

Coming up!

Munster Juvenile U9-U13 Indoor Championship in Nenagh.
Saturday 25 February 2012 at 11:00
Sunday 26 February 2012 at 11:00

Munster Juvenile U14-U19 Indoor Championship in Nenagh.
Saturday 3 March 2012 at 11:00
Sunday 4 March 2012 at 11:00

Juvenile Indoor Championship 2012 in Nenagh
24 & 25 March at 9:00
31 March & 1 April at 9:00

WILD WEST RUN - 21km Trail Half Marathon
Kenmare to Killarney
25 February 2012
Start in Kenmare at 10:30

Photo gallery from Awards Night part 2

Munster Indoor Championships 2012 U9-U13

Time schedule for Saturday & Sunday in Nenagh.

Foto gallery from Awards Night part 1

ST.BRENDAN'S AC AWARDS RECIPIENTS
Year 2011

Best Female: Una Marley
Best Male: Eoghan Courtney
Best Senior Female: Amy Phelan
Best Senior Male: PJ Galvin
Most Improved Female: Ciara McCarthy
Most Improved Male: Peter O'Brien
Club Spirit Award: Danny O'Shea
Best Newcomers:
Gavin Raggett, Earnan Ferris, Cian MacGarry, Lauren O'Grady

Photos from St.Brendan's AC Awards night

More pictures comming soon!

ST.BRENDAN'S AC AWARDS NIGHT

ST.BRENDAN'S AWARDS NIGHT

Venue: Ballyroe Hotel
Time: 7pm
Date: Saturday 18th Feb 2012
Price: Adults €20 Children €10

Looking forward to a meal & watch the children receive their well deserved awards after another year with huge success for the club.

Tickets may be purchased from club secretary Orla Fitzgerald at each training session this week. Or ring Orla 086-8727498 to book your ticket so you don't miss out!!

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Munster Indoor Multi Events 2012

Nenagh Indoor Track was the venue for Munster Indoor Multi Events on 11th February.
Multi Events consist of 5 events:
1. 60m Hurdles
2. Long Jump
3. High Jump
4. Shot Putt
5. 800m
St.Brendan's AC have Eoghan McElligott in U14 age category and Cian McGarry in U16.
Eoghan finished on total 3078 points in second place in his age group having outstanding 1.47m in high jump.
Cian got one better and won U16 age group with total of 3844 points, winning 60m hurdles and long jump with excellent result of 5.54m.
Full results here.

Photos from Munster Star Awards 2011 Gala

Woodie's DIY Indoor Championship of Ireland 2012

Great news from Odyssey Arena in Belfast - Amy Phelan took bronze medal in Senior Pole Vault with clearance of 2.60m.

Other Kerry athletes performed well:
Claire Fitzgerald (Tralee Harriers) won Shot Putt (13.91m) and Niall Prendiville (FFMV AC) in 5km Walk finished 8th.

On day 2 in 400m Ailbhe Courtney was 5th with season best 59.70. See Ailbhe in action here.

More medals for Kerry athletes on day 2:
Laura Crowe(An Riocht) in 800m - second (2:07.62) & Daniel Clifford (FFMV) - 3rd in Shot Putt (13.78m).

Munster Squad Day - Sunday 5th February Nenagh

Second meeting of Munster Development Squad and Performance Squad in Nenagh.
We have Cian, Iarla, Colin and Matt taking part and gaining experience in hurdles, sprints and long jump and Katie (Performance Squad) in Pole Vault.













More photos on AAI website

Workshops in February

Workshops taking place in February.

- Wed 8th Feb Hurdles Workshop at Moyne AC 7-9pm with Munster Performance Squad Coach Chris Regan. Open to all athletes & coaches aged 12+.

- Wed 15th Feb Hurdles Workshop at Moyne AC 7-9pm with Munster Performance Squad Coach Shane McCormack. Open to all athletes & coaches aged 12+.

- Wed 29th Feb Strength & Conditioning Workshop at Dundrum AC 7-9pm with Cork based expert Mark McManus. Mark is a former international sprinter, currently works with the Cork Senior Hurlers and has worked with the Munster Rugby team also. Open to all athletes & coaches aged 14+.

For all workshops you simply come along on the night and pay €5 at registration between 6.30-6.55pm. All workshops start at 7pm sharp so please can anyone attending try to be on time.

Kind Regards,
Steven Macklin
Regional Development Officer (Cork/Kerry/Limerick/Tipperary)
Athletics Ireland

E-mail: stevenmacklin@athleticsireland.ie
Tel: 0876335565

Code of Ethics & Good Practice for Children in Sport

Athletics Ireland is fully committed to ensuring that young people are safeguarded in their participation in athletics in Ireland. Early experiences of young athletes in our sport need to be positive and enjoyable, irrespective of their ability, gender, social or ethnic background.

St.Brendan's AC is the first athletics club in Kerry to avail of the "Code of Ethics & Good Practice for Children in Sport" course which, since January 2012, has been available for delivery to clubs nationwide free of charge. 10 coaches and committee members participated in course.
The "Code of Ethics & Good Practice for Children in Sport" course is three hours in duration and is a requirement for anyone attending an Athletics Ireland Coaching Course.
Big thank you to Moira Aston for making this course very interesting and informative and Orla for organising/making this happen.
St.Brendan's AC on AAI website.

Tralee International Marathon 2013

It has been announced recently that there is going to be a new Marathon in the town of Tralee in 2013. The planned date is the 16th of March and it looks as if it will incorporate a Half-Marathon as well. The event is going to be called the Tralee International Marathon. No planned route yet.

So there is a plenty of time to start training for this event, starting with Banna 10K Road Race in August and build up distance for Half or Full Marathon in March 2013.