Ardee & District A.C.
Congratulations to our NATIONAL CHAMPION ABBIE SHERIDAN who won the 3000m Steeplechase at the National Junior Track & Field Championships today in Dublin. It was a fantastic race for Abbie holding 3rd place until the final 1000m when she upped her pace to take the Gold in a super fast 11:01.44 minutes. Well...
On June 6th these inspirational Gentlemen took to the mountains and what a way to start the bank holiday weekend… David, Frank, Sean and Danny ran 19km to an elevation of 2200feet, up and down Slieve Gullion this morning and all back safely and in time for breakfast at 9. Again on June...
On June 7th some of our members joined Louth Sanctuary Runners to complete a relay for the Cork City Virtual Marathon. We had fun meeting these newcomers to our community. Sanctuary Runners enable Irish residents to run alongside and in solidarity with, asylum seekers and refugees in Direct Provision.
Day 1 & 2 of the Louth Juvenile Track & Field Championships got underway this weekend and a huge Thank You to Athletics Louth for a super organised event. Competing for the last time as a Juvenile and for the last time along side her sisters was Aoibheann Carolan. Aoibheann hit the podium...
To our Members & Community don’t let the Lockdown get you down, steal time to exercise and get fresh air… ️ WALK, RUN OR JOG 2K A DAY FOR MIND & BODY Lets get moving… Click into the Athletics Ireland link below which gives a list of Useful Links from ️HOME ACTIVITIES for...
On December 19th Joan McQuillan ran her first ever 15k. Joan began with us in 2019 as a Couch 2 5k runner for our Seamie Weldon Memorial run. A massive achievement for Joan we are truly delighted for her. Following a visit from Santa and full of the Christmas spirit Annemarie Dillon and...
Athletics Ireland would like to wish all of our Clubs, County Boards & Members a Safe and Merry Christmas. We are looking forward to seeing everyone in the new year! Highlights from 2020… Roll on 2021…
On the morning of November 21st in the warm autumn sun our Juveniles took up the AAI Cross Country Club Challenge. They’ve been working hard these past three weeks improving their times in preparation for today’s final challenge. To add an incentive for these young athletes we pinned race numbers, awarded club medals...
Remembering a fantastic achievement of one of Ardee’s greatest sportsmen, STAN WOODS. 35 years ago running for the Irish Team he came 17th overall obtaining an impressive personal best of 2:22:10 at The Glasgow Marathon in Scotland. ‘Stan’s the Man’, never too far away, he still keep’s an eye on us at Ardee...
