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WELCOME TO ARDEE & DISTRICT ATHLETIC CLUB

All ages and all abilities are very welcome

From 7 years of age all year round (or 6 turning 7 before December 31st this year)

5 & 6 years of age join us from March/April to August (or on their 5th birthday during this time)

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Our Adults and Juveniles train for an hour twice a week all year round, so get in contact if you would like to join them…

Email ardeedistrictac@gmail.com or contact one of the Committee Members listed in Contact Us.

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JUVENILE TRAINING :-

• Juvenile training is twice a week all year round taking a break for Christmas and before our annual Seamie Weldon Memorial 5K & 10K (held on the first Saturday every September).  We introduce, train, prepare and enter our juveniles into Louth, Leinster & National Championships and other competitions held throughout the year in both Cross Country and Track & Field (indoors & outdoors).  The rage of disciplines are endurance running for the Cross Country season and sprinting, middle distance, long jump, turbo javelin, shotput, hurdles, javelin and high jump for the track & field season.

• All those aged 7 and older (or 6 years of age turning 7 before December 31st this year) train at the following locations… 

  • from October to March/April (mostly Cross Country training) @ Ardee St. Mary’s GFC, Pairc Mhuire, Drogheda Road, Blakestown, Ardee, A92 K226, (opposite & above Lidl).

  • from March/April to October (mostly Track & Field training) @ the parish field known as ‘The School Field’, Drogheda Road, Ardee (opposite The Church of the Nativity of Our Lady, A92 APV4).

  • from March/April to August (5 & 6 years of age) @ the parish field field known as ‘The School Field’, Drogheda Road, Ardee.

• Once your child is a member your name and number will be added to our club’s JUVENILE/Parent WhatsApp group where you will receive notifications about other juvenile training sessions, changes to training/cancellations, upcoming competitions and general club news. 

ADULT TRAINING (18 years +) :-

• Our Adults meet at the same time and place as our juveniles heading off in many directions around Ardee to complete 5Ks, 7Ks 10Ks, sprint sessions and longer distance training sessions in preparation for Cross Country, Road Races (5K, 5Mile, 10K 10Mile) and Full or Half Marathons.

• Once a member you will be added to our club’s Adult WhatsApp group where other training sessions including long distance runs, speed sessions, parkruns and Saturday or Sunday fun runs are organised for other times throughout the week and weekends. 

• All abilities welcome, from beginners looking to simply enjoy a run, or if you are coming from a ‘Couch 2 5K’, to those wishing to improve their speed and distance in Cross Country, 5Ks, 10Ks, a 10Miler or take on the challenge of a Half or Full marathon for the first time.  You can also be introduced to Track & Field disciplines; Sprints, Long Jump, Shot Put, Javelin, Hurdles, etc. 

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