Ardee & District A.C.
On January 23rd Twenty one of our Juveniles thoroughly enjoyed the friendly and relaxed atmosphere of Blackrock AC’s Cross Country event. Super organised as always and loving the new starting positions and finish. Up first for the Club was Gerard Thornton in the U9s 500m. Gerard was our youngest competitor on the day...
On January 15th three of our finest headed early to the Donadea World Half Marathon in the beautiful Donadea Forest Park in Co. Kildare. Wonderful running from Bernie Balfe, Danny Cirdei and David Thyuis with Bernie crossing the finish line as the 3rd lady home – Super running. Well done Bernie, Danny and...
DECEMBER 19TH Getting into the Christmas Spirit, members’ David Tyhuis, Brian Duff, Pauline Breslin, Danny Cirdei, Michael Pentony and Amanda McElroy thoroughly enjoyed the scenic ‘Race Around the Lake’ 7 miler in Camlough this morning. Impressive running from these Gals and Guys, well done to you all.
Fantastic running from Molly Keenan, a wonderful experience for her first national event and quite a challenge too running up an age. Well done Molly
NOVEMBER 13TH – Congratulations to Aisling O’Malley, Amanda McElroy, Danny Cirdei, David Tyhuis, Roy Crawley, Sarah Duff, Aidan Mooney, Peter Carolan and Pauline Breslin on completing the Mullingar Marathon. Super running from everyone and a fantastic achievement especially for Aisling, Amanda, Sarah, Aidan and Pauline as this was their first marathon and Roy...
On November 4th and 11th respectively 6 of our Juveniles competed on TRTE’s Squad Goals. Up first were ‘THE ARDEE BOYS’, TomJoe McCormack, Alex Callan & Oran Lynch followed a week later by ‘THE ARDEE FLYERS’, Shane Noone, Daniel Cirdei & Max O’Sullivan. Both teams had a fantastic time filming in RTE and...
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...
A fun night for our Juveniles full of laughter, competition and treats… As we switch our cross country training to Ardee St. Mary’s GFC we sadly say Goodbye to our 5, 6 and 7 year olds, we held onto them as long as we could and will miss their fun and energy –...