Club notes - 19 November 2023

 

Adult training times:

Monday 7pm, 5k run from back of O'Donnells, Mounthawk. 

Tuesday: strength and conditioning, 7pm Ardfert Community Centre (€5)

Thursday: steady paced run, 7pm from O'Donnells, Mounthawk.

Juvenile Training: Wed, 6-7pm, ARC for U8-U12 and 7-8pm for U13 and up. €3 per athlete.

Sun 12 noon cross country in Walnut Grove. 

Well done to Ger Carroll for a good performance in the Gap of Dunloe 10 miles  and Artur Nowak in Full Marathon on Sunday, 19 November 2023. Full results HERE.

Club notes - 5 November 2023

Fit 4Life Fitness Classes

Adult Fitness Classes (U17+) will be held in Ardfert Community Centre (V92 HOFE) from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday evenings for 6 weeks, starting this Tuesday, 7th November. Cost €5 per evening, and is open to all (members and non members). Our thanks to Athletics Ireland for their ongoing support.

Tom Kelly 8K 2024 (TK8K)

Entry for the Tom Kelly 8K, which takes place on the 14th January 2024 is now open. See the St Brendan's AC Facebook page for entry details. Sponsors for this event will be greatly appreciated.
https://eventmaster.ie/event/DodVimAcJr

Cross Country

Cross country continues on this coming Sunday when the second day of the Munster juvenile championships (unevens) will be staged in Two Mile Borris, Co Tipperary. Please see details in your messages.


Training

Training in the ARC continues for juveniles on Wednesdays from 6-8pm and for adults on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. A Sunday morning run is also being held this week. Please check club WhatsApp group.
For further info, contact club secretary, John on 087 7985557.

Tralee Half Marathon

Well done to John Lane, new St Brendan's AC secretary, who completed the Tralee Half Marathon in a time of 1:59 on Sunday, 29 October. It was only his second half ever. John did the Half on the Head earlier this year in 2:15 so Sunday's run was a new personal best.

Good times ahead in distance running for John!

Dublin Marathon - Athletics Ireland National Championships

Well done to the five St Brendan's AC athletes today in the Irish Life Dublin Marathon:

Ger Carroll (3:48:24), Margaret Carlin (4:04:19), David Butler (4:07:41), James O' Dowd (4:13:27, PB) and David Kissane (6:06:20).

All back safe and sore and ready for next year!

Well done also to Moira Horgan and Marian McElligott who worked a volunteers at the event.

Fenit Greenway parkrun

Well done to Aaron Horgan on finishing first in inaugural Fenit Greenway parkrun on 4 November and setting up new PB.

Full results HERE.