Ardee & District A.C.
Lots of running for our Adults this month and it began with the Louth Novice Cross Country Championships held in the GAA Centre of Excellence in Darver… OCTOBER 3rd – The Ladies were up first in the Novice 3000m and they certainly set the bar for the rest of our club competing that...
Day 2 and our Athletes were back again at the Louth Championships, this time competing in the beautiful setting of Bellurgan Park for the Intermediate and Uneven Aged Juvenile events. The morning had a misty start to it but it soon cleared to reveal a warm, sunny day adding to the friendly and...
Boy was it good to be back at competition. Thank you hosts, Saint Peters Athletic club and Athletics Louth for a super organised Championships thisyear held in the GAA Centre of Excellence in Darver on September 3rd. Bringing a smile to all in Darver were the novel non-competitive U8 races sponsored by Saint...
Finally, a competition that isn’t virtual… On October 4th in Newtownstalaban 10 of our members enjoyed what is reportedly one of the fastest Louth, Novice Men and Women’s Cross Country Championships ever! Competing for our club were Annemarie Dillon, Kate Moonan, Michelle Lynch and Belinda Rogers for the Women’s Team and Tony Finegan,...
As the night drew in the feet got colder but what a wonderful atmosphere at the rescheduled 2019 Louth Cross Country Relay Championships in Drogheda & District’s fantastic training grounds in Newtownstalaban on January 24th. Two teams represented our Club and both proudly took home the Silver. Well done to Alex Callan, Daniel...
The 1st Juvenile event of 2020. It might have been cold but it was dry and sunny as our juveniles competed at Blackrock Athletic Club’s Cross Country Meeting today in Haggardstown. Always a friendly and well organised event especially enjoyed by our club. For the U9 500m Boys’ race we had Alfie O’Sullivan...
January 12th – 2020 got off to an amazing start for our Seniors with the fantastic Bernie Balfe coming first for the ladies at the World Half Marathon Festival in Donadea Forest Park in Co. Kildare. Well done Bernie.
Our Seniors kept themselves busy following Seamie’s 5K with lots of running, challenges and fun, here’s a summary of what they got up to! August 30th – Father and son, Conor & Oran Lynch headed to Tara AC’s 5K & Family 3K in Co. Meath. Both Lynch’s coming home in impressive time, Connor...
September 22nd – STAR OF THE SEA AC’S ANNUAL CROSS COUNTRY MEETING – A massive well done to our u10 Team of Oran Lynch, Alex Callan, Daniel Cirdei and Max O’Sullivan who won 1st place at the Star of the Sea AC’s Annual Cross Country Meeting today and to Oran and Alex who...
March 2nd – The cold, wet and windy weather didn’t stop some of our athletes from competing today. Great running at the Carlingford Half Marathon & 10k from Róisín Whyte (52:58) and Ben Corcoran (48:44). “It was a tough course, uphill for the first 5k but very enjoyable with only one lesson to be...