The Woodies DIY AAI Juvenile Uneven Cross Country Championships were finally held last Sunday16th January in Tullamore. The event had to be cancelled in December due to poor weather. This time however, the day was perfect and the event ran smoothly without any of the controversy that marred the event last year in Coleraine. Aisling Everard finished in 17th place over 3.5k at U15 level. She won team gold medals as part of the Munster and Cork teams. Conor Calnan won a Munster gold medal at U11 level. He finished in 25th place out of a total of 141 runners and also took home a silver medal as part of the Cork team. Also running well in the same race were Christian Buttimer, Aaron Draper, Michal Laffan and Cian Kingston. Moira Barrett competing in her first All Ireland Championships won a gold medal as part of the Cork team in the U11 race. She finished in 20th place followed by Laura Nicholson in 25th position. Also running were Ciara McKeon, Niamh Calnan and Ella Stack. Competing over 2.5k at U13 level were Fiona Everard, Mari Dineen, Ingrid Burns and Ava Stack. Well done to these athletes on their achievement particularly as it was the first taste of All Ireland competition for all of the athletes excepting Aisling Everard and Conor Calnan.<\/p>\n
Joan Healy had an impressive win in the 60m sprint in a time of 7.71at the All Ireland Junior Indoor Championships in Nenagh on 15th January. The McSweeney family went home with two silver medals and one bronze. Laura came second in the Shot Putt with a throw of 10.96m. Patrick took silver in the Weight for Distance throwing 7.61m and came third in the Shot Putt. Also competing on the day but with finishes outside the medal positions were Phil Healy (200m) and Tracy and Lynn Bradfield (Shot Putt).<\/p>\n
Membership registration for 2011 is taking place during January and all those wishing to train and\/or compete with the club are required to register for the year. Membership remains the same at \u20ac40 for adults, \u20ac30 for juveniles and \u20ac100 for a family. Application forms are available on training nights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Woodies DIY AAI Juvenile Uneven Cross Country Championships were finally held last Sunday16th January in Tullamore. The event had to be cancelled in December due to poor weather. This time however, the day was perfect and the event ran smoothly without any of the controversy that marred the event last year in Coleraine. Aisling …<\/p>\n