CONGRATULATIONS

Well done to all of our athletes who competed in the County Championships this year. Most of the results are now posted on our website and I will post the rest as soon as I receive them. Well done also to all who competed in the Leinster Relays & Juniors Championships.

 Some great running here and good results. In the relays we took Gold in the U16 Boys & the U14 Boys, with our 2^nd team taking 4^thplace. We took silver in the U13 Boys and had 4^th place finishes in the U11 & U15 Boys. In the Junior competition Congratulations go to Rachel Casey, who took Gold in the 3K walk, her first race at this distance, to become Leinster Junior Champion, Richael browne who took silver in the 800m, Troy Scully who took silver in the 3K, Noah Daly who took bronze in the Long Jump and the girls 4x100m team, Alana Ryan, Richael Browne, Niamh Conroy, Alannah O'Carroll, who took bronze in the relay. Great results also from the Combined Events where Aoife Conroy took Silver in the Senior with Isobel O'grady taking the bronze. Great performances in their first Combined Events from Ellen McNally 6th, Emma Quirk 8th, Enya Conroy 11th, Erin Howard 14th, in the Girls U14's. Lots more to come from these girls!. In the Leinster Schools, congrats go to Ben Jones 1^st & Sarah O'Connor 2^nd in the 1500m events, Josh Pyper 2^nd in the 100m & Alex Campbell 2^nd in TJ at Junior level & James Vance 1^st in the LJ at Intermediate level. We wish them well in the National Finals on Sat. Very well done to Richael Brown on her bronze medal in the 800m at the AAI Games!

Best of Luck to all those who are competing in the Schools on Sat. 4^th, Leinster Sen/Mast on Sun. 5^th & the Team Competition on Mon. 6^th June.

TRAINING

Training during club training times, is carried out by coaches on a voluntary basis. Occasionally the club will organise specialist training sessions. Otherwise private training sessions outside of these times are not carried out under the remit of the club.

While the club encourages involvement in other sports and activities, athletes, parents and coaches are reminded to take a holistic view of all activities while planning training sessions, with the aim of injury prevention. Please communicate with the coaches to best coordinate appropriate levels of training to avoid injury or stress on the athletes.

UPCOMING EVENTS

1. Leinster U23's, Senior & Masters in Tullamore on Sunday 5^th June. Entries close Mon. 30th.

2. Leinster Team Competition in Tullamore on Monday 6^th June for U9/10/11/12/13/15. Closed.

3. Round 1 National League on Sun 12^th June. U17 up. Contact Theresa if interested in selection.

4. Leinster U9,10,11 Pairs & U12 & U13 Championships in Tullamore on Sat 11th June. Entries close on Tues. 31st May.
   

5. Leinster U14-19 Championships in Tullamore on Sat/Sun 18/19^th June. Entries close June 6th.
   

6. Bray Invitational on Tues 21^st June in Greystones. Limited numbers allowed. Priority given to those who compete regularly, then first come first served.

FURTHER REMINDER RE WEBTEXT

Once again a reminder that the webtext is mainly used to send out notifications/ reminders of events. If you have a question that requires a quick response, you should text or e-mail one of the coaches or use the Contact Us on the website. Replying to the webtext number leads to long delays, as we only have access to it from our laptops, so generally cannot answer when we are at work. It is fine to use it if message is not urgent.

CLUB SHOP

The club shop will be open on Tues. June 7th from 4.45-5pm & 6.30-7.30pm only, for singlets, shorts, T-shirts, hoodies, rainjackets etc. We also have some 2^nd hand spikes available & club pens. Please note that all athletes competing at Leinster & National events must wear a club singlet or T-shirt