Ardee & District A.C.
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...
By 7.30am on Sunday, September 27th 10 Early Birds were running the 13k & 21k trail loops in Ravensdale. It was simply too nice to stay in bed… No competition except for the ‘Picnic Bake Off’ at the end! – Delicious… we not only run, we bake too Well done Everyone, an inspiration...
LouthNow.ie The future of athletics in Ardee is in jeopardy with Ardee & District Athletic Club facing the prospect of having to leave the Boys School Field in the town, their home of almost 70 years. An issue relating to how the club mark the lanes and distances on the field has opened...
National success for Club Chairman…Congratulations to Peter Carolan who came away with the bronze medal in the Long Jump at the National Masters Track & Field Championship last weekend. Competing too on the same day at the Junior Track & Field Championships were Abbie Sheridan 9th in the 1500m, Aoibhean Carolan 5th and...
Finally! A competition for some of our Juveniles…Congratulations to these fantastic athletes who all came home with medals from the Louth Track & Field U14-U19 Championships today. It’s been tough as they only got back to club training on July 28th but have worked hard these past couple of weeks to feel confident...
250 Miles and 5 years later… A fantastic achievement for Tracey McCarron who completed her 5th Moylagh JFK 50 Mile Challenge on August 8th. Well done Tracey.
▪️ It is with great regret that Ardee & District AC has taken the decision to cancel our 2020 Seamie Weldon Memorial 5K Road Race.▪️ The safety of our members, volunteers, friends, athletes and the entire community involved are our overriding concern.▪️ Restrictions may be easing and we sincerely hope they continue to do so but...
THANK YOU to our members and to you our community for supporting our club’s initiative to raise much needed funds for Pieta House. In conjunction with Pieta House and Electric Ireland’s Darkness into Light Sunrise Appeal some 50 members from our club along with the support of our juvenile families ran in virtual...
On April 15th we launched The Seamie Weldon Memorial 5K 2020. All’s in place, the date, time, route and location. We even have a fab new medal for 2020 depicting Ardee Castle and if you got last year’s medal then you gotta come back for this one as it interlocks to form part...