2013 in Meath

3 March, Meath Spring Half Marathon & 5k Fun Run, Bohermeen Community
Centre, 12pm.
24 March, Dunboyne 4 Mile Road Race, Dunboyne AC, Dunboyne 3pm.
31 March, Fr Murphy AC 5 mile Road Race, Fr. Murphy AC, Kildalkey, Co. Meath
2pm.
7 April, Meath hill running championships, Mullaghmeen Forest Park,
Oldcastle, Co. Meath, 12noon.
21 April, Meath Local Sports Partnership, Royal Run, Kells, 11am.
21 April. Cushinstown AC track and field sports, Cushinstown track. (north
of Ashbourne off N2).
10 May, Simon Cumber & Paddy Hyland 6k Road Race, Claremont Stadium, Navan
7.30pm.
21 May Bob Heffernan 5k Road Race Na Fianna AC Hamlet Court Hotel, Johnstown
Bridge, 8.00pm
8 June, Patrick Bell Memorial 5k Road Race, Bohermeen AC, Bohermeen
Community Centre 7.30pm.
14 June, The Braveheart 5k Run, Trim AC, Trim, Co. Meath.
22 June, Michael Manning 10k Road Race, Dunshaughlin AC, Dunshaughlin,
7.30pm.
23 June, Navan AC track and field sports. Claremont Stadium, Navan.
3 July, South O'Hanlon 5k Road Race, South O'Hanlon, Senchelestown GAA
Centre, 8pm.
17 July, St. Brigid's AC 5k Road Race, St. Brigid's AC Oldcastle, 8pm.
24 July, Cushinstown AC 6k Road Race, Cushinstown AC Pudden Hill,  7.30pm
18 August, Duleek 10k Road Race, Duleek AC, Duleek, Co. Meath.
30 August, Tara AC 5K Road Race, Tara AC, Skyrne Community Hall, 7.30pm.
8 September, Rennicks Cup & Fr Delany 5 Mile Road Race, Bohermeen Community
Centre 12noon
15 September, Ratoath AC 5k Road Race, Ratoath AC, Ratoath GAA Club 11.00am
22 September, Star of the Sea AC 25th Annual Cross Country Meeting, Star of
the Sea AC, Greenanstown, Stamullen, Co. Meath 11.00am.

Run with us

Meet and train Tues / Thurs 7.30pm at Castle St. Track
session 6.30pm Wed Claremont Stadium. Juveniles Boyne CS 6pm Monday. Other
sessions arranged during the week among club members including long runs
Sunday and Friday. REGISTRATION FOR 2013 will get underway in early January
with a dedicated registration night.at a venue to be decided.

Sunday is big Run Day for 2 young Trim runners

Two Trim athletes will be running on county teams at the AAI Woodies Cross
Country championships. David O Neill will be on the boys  under 14 squad and
Hannah Gilligan will represent Meath on the girls under 14 squad. Both
runners were members of Meath teams that successfully contested the Leinster
championshipships at Rathdrum and Dunboyne. If you want to witness exciting
cross country action make your way to the AAI Inter Counties Cross Country
Championships in Tattersalls, Ratoath next Sunday 25th November
starting at 11.30am.

Awards fro Trim athletes

The Meath Athletics Board held its 2012 awards presentation and dinner at
the Old Darnley Hotel in Athboy last Sunday evening. Over 250 attended the
ceremony which acclaimed athletic performances by young and old in T & F,
road, cross country during the year. gthe new president of Athletics
Ireland. The President of Athletics Ireland, Professor Ciaran O Cathain and
the President of Meath Athletics Paddy Reilly made the presentations across
the various categories.

In the juvenile section our young runners, jumpers and throwers won the B
Division of the inter club league with just 2 points to spare over Navan AC
after 4 night of competition. EWe look forward to furhter good results next
spring and summer when they will operate in the A League.

The Meath Athletics Board Individual awards for Nathan Grant and Shane Aston
in recognition of their medal winning performances at the national
championships. Shane has been one of the best young javelin throwers in
ireland in recent years and 2012 season was no exception. He also joined the
national combined events development squad whre he will hone his skills in
the various disciplines that make up the decathlon. Nathan is a very
exciting sprinting talent who has notched up a string of championship
winning performances in club and schools athletics over the 100m and 200m.

Moira Peppard won the masters track award winner again this year for medal
winning performances at the Leinster, Irish and British masters track and
field championships in both the 100m and 200m.

Ann Tobin won the masters cross country award for county and provincial cross country
performances last winter and the county half marathon in March. it was her first time to
win the overall masters award. David Hawcroft shared the mens masters cross country award
with Tommy Maher, Dunshaughlin AC which was earned through his runs at the
international masters cross country and various high profile ultra running
events including the Connemara Ultra and the Kielder Forest Run.

Presentations were also made to the most consistant performers during the
year at the many local races that make up the Meathrunning league. In the
M40 grade Don Mahon  emerged as the overall winner. There was a very
encouraging result for Mark Melia who finished 2nd in the male senior
category in his debut season in the Meath Running League.

Scoil Mhuire won the best girls school award for their performances in the
county 2nd level schools cross country and t & f championships under the
guidance of Moira Peppard. There was a Trim connection in the boys category
when St Patricks Classical School took the best boys school. The athletics
activity at the Navan school is under the direction of Trim man and Trim AC
member Ronan Moore. Congratulations to both Moira and Ronan.

Young athletes top B division

Good night for the club at the Meath Awards presentation and dinner in the Old Darnley, Athboy. There was great excitement among the younger crew when they heard of their win in the B division of the summer league by ....2 points.

County awards for Trim athletes

Individual awards for Nathan Grant and Shane Aston in recognition of their medal winning performances at the national championships. Moira Peppard masters track winner again in 2012. Ann Tobin masters cross count

ry awards 2012 .....First timer. David Hawcroft masters cross country 2012. Don Mahon 1st M40 in Meath Running League and Mark Melia finished 2nd in his debut season in the Meath Running League. CONGRATULATIONS

Mullingar win for Claire Smith

Claire Smith followed on from her recent success in Kildalkey with another
win in Mullingar last Sunday. Claire who clocked 3.44 in her marathon debut
won the St Lomans race with a concerted effort seeing off her nearest rival
over the last kilometre.

Trim runners at Dunboyne

Trim AC had a great turnout at the second day of the Leinster CC at
Dunboyne. Taking part were Conor McKeown, Ciara Mcgee BU11,Esha
Hughes,GU11,Hannah Gilligan, Andrea Hiney, Caoimhe Rowe,Olivia Gonsalves,
Lilian Brady, Niamh Fahy, Emma Rennick. GU13, David O Neill, Glen Herdman,
Gearoid McGee, BU13,Conor Daniel BU17 Ann Marie Diver, Alanna Gonsalves,
Aoife McDonnell,GU15. Dorenda McGee, intermediate women.

Remembrance Run

Athletics Ireland in association with mycharity.ie put a new event on the
athletics calendar last weekend with the Remembrance Run in the Phoenix Park.
Well over one thousand runners took part in this event. Race director Frank
Greally described it as having a special remembrance theme of family or
friends who have passed on, or who are currently struggling with illness or
other life challenges.
"The month of November is a time of remembrance for everyone at year's end -
an ideal time to remember family or friends passed and present, and to
celebrate our own gift of days,"
Taking part from Trim AC were Brian Cully who completed the course in 21.47
and Laura Cotter 23.22
.On Saturday morning Ann Tobin finished fifth woman
in the MCD 8Mile trail run around the Phoenix Park.

Trim on the trails

Taking part in the Fighting Blindness Glendalough 15km trail race were Conor Daniel, Brian Cully, Stuart Daniel, Ciaran Tobin. Crisp clear and chilly conditions. Steep wooded inclines and stunning views on the return journey made this a memorable event for a deserving cause.

http://www.glendaloughtrail.com/userfiles/2012_GlendaloughTrail_Provisional_Results.pdf 

Tri an Mhi November Duathlon

Trim AC were out in numbers for the Tri and Mhi club duathlon in Summerhill. Round of applause for Pearse Fahy , Michelle White and colleagues for organising another quality event. Denise Molloy put in a great effrot to finish 2nd female. Great cycling effort from Quinton Bourke so soon after his marathon efforts. In action were David Hawcroft, Danny Byrne, Enda Markey, Mark McGee,Gearoid Rogers,Ann Tobin, Ciaran Tobin, Paul Smith,Conor Daniel.

Second Level schools cross country

The Meath 2^nd level CC will be staged on the grounds of Franciscan College Gormanstown on Thursday 15 Nov. This event is organised by the Meath Co Athletics Board. There has been a worrying trend in recent years where this event actually attracts better support from schools in Louth, Cavan and Westmeath than it does from schools within the county. There is a worrying apathy from Meath schools. TRIM AC and the County Athletics Board request that parents bring this matter to the attention of the schools and encourage the schools to take part.

Code of Ethics

 Meath Athletics Board is hosting a Code of Ethics for Children in Athletics course: Date: 6th November Time: 7.00pm – 10pm Venue: Claremont Stadium, Navan This course is essential for all volunteers working with juvenile athletes or vulnerable adults. The course is free to Meath members and there is currently 10 places available on a first come first served basis. Email moiraaston@athleticsireland.ie

Trim at the marathon

Trim AC was very well represented at the 2012 Dublin city Marathon on Monday morning. Over 14,000 took part in this years event ,this is a record figure which underlines the popularity of running events at the moment. The weather conditions were good for this time of year and a number of our experienced runners set new PBs on the day. The club also had a number of debutants who were extremely pleased with their marathon experiences.

The club provided a number of volunteer officials for the start zones at the Dublin City Marathon. They experienced at first hand what it is like to work behind the scenes at a mass participation sporting event. It also whetted a few appetites which may see a few new marathon runners around the town in 2013 !! 

 The club results to hand are as follows: Sean Murphy, 2.51, Quinton Bourke, 3.05,Joe McNamara,3.08,Don Mahon,3.19,Andrew Linsley,3.20 ,Maureen Lowther,3.30, Mark Melia,3.37, Claire Smith,3.43 Brendan Conway,3.47,Brian Grant,3.59,Thomas Gallagher,3.51,Stephen Byrne, 3.54,Kevin Horan,4.00,Anita Rogers,4.47,Majella Thompson,4.47,Paula Hegarty,4.47,Heather Carty,4.51. Well done to each and every one of our members and you should all be proud of your performance and the way you all prepared. 

Great day at Leinsters

The grounds of Charles Stewart Parnells home at Avondale, Rathdrum was the venue for the Athletics Leinster 2012 even ages, novice and masters cross country on Sunday. The persistent rain made the going difficult for the runners. 

Trim AC had a number of juvenile runners on county teams which medalled in the inter counties competitions. The county team won the boys under 14 title and Trim had David O’Neill on the squad. In the girls under 14 inter county our club was represented by Hannah Gilligan Aoife McDonnell and Niamh Fahey. This team also took the top honours.  Andrea Hiney, Caoimhe Rowe, Lilian Brady were on the girls u12 which performed very well . 

In the masters categories Brian Cully and Ciaran Tobin were members of the Meath squad which finished just four points ahead of Dublin in the M50 inter counties. In the master womans county battle Dublin edged out the Meath woman by three points. Ann Tobin finished third in the W50 grade.

 The next provincial action will take place at Dunboyne on Sunday 11 November. Starting at 12 noon. Down for decision will be u/11/13/15/17 and intermediate championships. Later in the month Tattersalls cross country course at Fairyhouse will be the venue for the Athletics Ireland national even ages and county championships.

FUN RUN for Guide Dogs

Trim Athletic club organised a 3km fun run around the town centre last Friday evening. It is the latest fun run organised by the club which give runners a low key introducito to races while helping make a contribution to good charitable causes. We are extremely grateful to the runners and walkers from Trim and its surrounding area who turned out in great numbers to support the event which will benefit the Irish Guide dogs for the Blind. There were some great outfits on display as a large number of participants embraced the whole fun theme by running in disguise. Spot prizes and team prizes were awarded. 

Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind offers a comprehensive range of services which enable both blind and vision impaired persons and families of children with Autism to achieve increased independence and an improved quality of life. Since 1976 Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind has provided a guide dog programme for people who have a vision impairment or total sight loss. A guide dog is specially trained to accompany and enable a vision impaired person to move about safely, independently and with confidence. The working relationship between a guide dog and its owner is unique and it offers both social and emotional benefits.

Launched in 2005 the IGDB Assistance Dog Programme was the first of its kind in Europe. An Assistance Dog is the same breed, age and temperament as a Guide Dog and is trained especially to work with a child with autism and his or her family.  Assistance Dogs help to control and improve the behaviour of the child by promoting calmness and acting as a safety aid to the parent. Outings to public places become less stressful and families enjoy greater freedom and mobilityMore than 80% of Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind income comes from fundraising and donations. They  rely on the support and generosity of people in order to deliver their services to clients free of charge. It costs €38,000 to breed, care and support a single working-dog partnership. There's currently a 1 YEAR WAITING LIST for Guide Dogs;

Trim AC thank the following for their help in staging this event. Alan Grehan @ Sally Rogers for allowing us use his bar for registrations, DJ Johhny Pluse, Richie Walsh @ Judge & Jury, David Tobin for various PA equipment in the start and finish areas. Christian Harris for security barriers, Sgt Tom Mahon, Trim Garda Siochana, Meath Civil Defence, Stephen Leonard Hardware , Focus On Trim, Bootcamp Ireland for the warm up and all the members of the club who marshalled the route, helped with registration and results. 

David Hawcrofts BLOOMFIELD report

Did a very interesting 10k today at Broomfield (turn right at Geraghty's
concrete between Slane and Collon) and would heartily recommend members put
it on their calendar for next year. Turns out Broomfield is an extremely
small village which has an annual 10k event tor raise money for a charity
(but this year to re-paint their community centre), and it was really heart
warming to see this tiny community in action. In the end there were only 13
runners, with about 40 walkers of all standards. (This included the whole
range from toddlers on bikes with stabilisers to some really old locals just
going up to the first turn and back - and I for one applaud them all).
It was certainly a low key event ("well its about 2 o'clock so you had
better get off then" was the start; and the entry fee was " a
donation -whatever you like"). But I would recommend the event not just
because of the atmosphere but because the course was quite tough. It rolled
for the whole 10k, with a very long shallow one and two really stiff climbs
(just think of the area around Collon when you've been driving and you will
get a feel for it), so despite it being a low key local event you can give
yourself a serious run if you want, and there was certainly three or four
good runners there for a challenge if that's your thing. No medals, times or
goody bag but who wants yet more, you do get some first-rate homemade cake
and pleasant chat afterwards.

Dublin Marathon 2012

Dublin Marathon 2012
Trim AC will have its biggest ever representation in the Dublin next Monday
morning when a large group of club members line up on Fitzwilliam Square to
take on the 26 miles plus around our capital city. All the crew have put in
months of diligent preparation. All their colleagues wish Sean Murphy, Don
Mahon, Andrew Linsley, Quinton Bourke, Joe McNamara, Mark Melia, Claire
Smith, Paula Hegarty, Anita Rogers, Heather Carty, Majella Thompson, Brendan
Conway, Tom Gallagher, Maureen Lowther,Brian Grant Stephen Byrne.
Trim AC will have its biggest ever representation in the Dublin next Monday
morning when a large group of club members line up on Fitzwilliam Square to
take on the 26 miles plus around our capital city. All the crew have put in
months of diligent preparation. All their colleagues wish Sean Murphy, Don
Mahon, Andrew Linsley, Quinton Bourke, Joe McNamara, Mark Melia, Claire
Smith, Paula Hegarty, Anita Rogers, Heather Carty, Majella Thompson, Brendan
Conway, Tom Gallagher, Maureen Lowther,Brian Grant Stephen Byrne.

J Rowe report from Ballinacree

Well done to all 23 Juvenile athletes who competed in Day 1 Meath Cross Country Championships in Ballinacre, Oldcastle last Sunday. The  club was represented by boys and girls in the U10, U12 , U14 and U18 categories.  It was great to see so many turned out in club colours.  Thanks to all the parents for bringing them along.

Our  athletes who finished  inside the top 12 were Andrea Hiney 8th and Caoimhe Rowe 9th in the Girls U12, Hannah Gilligan 9th in the Girls U14, David O'Neill 11th in the Boys U14 and Conor Daniel 6th in the U18 category.

Congratulations to the U12 girls who finished 3rd best team overall, winning bronze medals and the U14 girls who finished 2nd best team winning silver medals. Looking forward to another great turnout for Day 2 of the Meath Championships in Dunboyne next Sunday. 

Training with Trim AC

MEET AND TRAIN FOR ADULTS Tuesday/ Thursday 7.30pm Castle St opp Garda Station. HI VIZ

JUVENILE TRAINING Boyne CS Mon 6pm Weds Claremont 6pm