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Friday 2nd December Indoor training in National Indoor Arena for those born in 2012 & older. Start time is little earlier than normal 18:30 to 19:30 while those looking to practice high jump should arrive at 18:00. Sunday 4th December Keane competes on the Dublin team at the All-Ireland Cross Country in Cork Club RunContinue reading “Important Dates In December”

Week Beginning: 28/11/22 News Updates: Member Renewals have been sent by our Registrar Trish. This is for membership up to 31st December 2023. Any questions or queries, don’t hesitate to contact Trish. Great night of relays last week in NIA when we had 8 teams competing in the Track and Field Live Meet. For manyContinue reading “Week 14: Weekly Update”

Week Beginning: 21/11/22 News Updates: Read here on a gutsy run from Ella in the All-Ireland Cross-Country in Donegal, just missing out by 10 seconds on an All-Ireland Team Gold. Also, some footage from the exciting Spraoi match in NIA yesterday There will be more pictures and updates to share on what was a greatContinue reading “Week 13: Weekly Update”

It was a gutsy run from Ella in the Girls u12 All-Ireland Cross Country in Donegal on Sunday. Part of the very strong 12 girl Dublin team, with only the Top 6 Dublin finishers getting a medal if the team managed to win, Ella pushed hard in the early stages of the race to putContinue reading “Gutsy Run From Ella At All-Irelands”

Week Beginning: 14/11/22 News Updates: Read here on a great performance from Marianne in finishing 6th in the All-Ireland Schools Pentathlon. Well done also to Aaron, Zac, Sarah, Liliya, Aoife, Sophie, Ella and Keane who attended the Leinster Athetics Academy in the NIA and Dunboyne on Saturday. Training Wednesday: Donaghmede Park 2013 – 2016: 18:30Continue reading “Week 12: Weekly Update”

Marianne continued her great season with a 6th place in the Minor Girls All-Ireland Schools Pentathlon in Athlone on Saturday. Competing for her school, Belmayne Education Together Secondary School, started the day with the 60m Hurdles event. With a time just outside her personal best, Marianne was in 12th position on the overall points table.Continue reading “Marianne Gets 6th In All-Ireland Schools”

Week Beginning: 7/11/22 News Updates: Details on Spraoi Competition for athletes born in 2013 & 2014 on November 20th here. Note this is a quickfire team competition, all done in 90 mins. Athletes entered to date who don’t need to submit again are: 2013: Daniel W, Orlaith O, Henry D, Luke W, Niamh O, ViolaContinue reading “Week 11: Weekly Update”

Week Beginning: 31/10/22 News Updates: Details on Spraoi Competition for athletes born in 2013 & 2014 on November 20th here. Details on Athletics Live Relay Competition for athletes born in 2009, 2010, 2011 & 2012 on November 24th here. Training Wednesday: Donaghmede Park Training for 2012 & older only. No Training for 2013 & younger.Continue reading “Week 10: Weekly Update”

Spraoi is a new competition format being rolled out nationally by Athletics Ireland. Clongriffin Athletics are participating in the pilot with the first match on bastketball courts of the National Indoor Arena on Sunday 20th November at 13:30 – 15:00. The concept is a fast moving, team based competition where all athletes experience a running,Continue reading “Spraoi Athletics Match”

November 2nd (Wed): Training in Donaghmede Park for 2012 & older at 19:30-20:15. No training for 2013 or younger. November 4th (Fri): No Group training. November 6th (Sun): Dublin Uneven Ages Cross-Country Championships in Citywest. Details on this event will be sent directly to athletes who have been entered. No Club Run on this day.Continue reading “Important Dates In November”