The 2023 season got off to a bang yesterday with Marianne competing in the Girls u15 All-Ireland Indoor Pentathlon in Athlone.
It was a day of drama with Marianne always in the hunt for a coveted All-Ireland medal. Her day started brilliantly in the High Jump with a super new PB and Club Record of 1.48m, the highest of any athlete in the competition.
Good performances in the 60m hurdles, Long Jump and Shot Putt meant that Marianne was in 4th place on the leaderboard with just the 800m to go. But a collision of athletes 200m into the race resulted in one athlete falling and Marianne’s losing one of her spikes. It meant she had to run the last 600m with just one shoe. Despite that, she dug in and recovered to claim a final finishing position of 5th.
Marianne will next be competing in the Dublin Indoor championships with her clubmates in NIA through the month of February.
Age Group coaches will be in touch regarding the Upcoming Dublin Indoor Championships. You will receive forms to confirm whether your child wishes to compete or not and also which events. There are options to compete in individual events and also relays. We would encourage athletes in particular to compete in relays. Forms are linked here also.
Club Relay Trials take place in NIA at 7:30 and finish at 8:30 for 2008 to 2012 athletes. Trial distance is 200m, one lap of the indoor track.
Saturday:
Competition preparation day takes place in NIA for 2013 to 2015 athletes. This is a fun day to orientate and prepare for the Dublin Indoors in February. Start at 15:30 and ending at 16:30.
Sunday:
Training for 2013 & older. Meet at the Trinity Sports & Leisure Centre at 10:00. Finishes at 11:00.
The Dublin Indoor Competition Season kicks off now in January and runs until end of February.
U9 is born in 2015, U10 is born in 2014, u11 is born in 2013.
Dates for these events are as follows:
12th Feb: 60m
25th Feb: 300m (u9), 400m (u10), 500 (u11).
26th Feb: Relays (u10 & u11)
Training In January
Training will be one day a week in January in preparation.
There is an additional session on Sunday mornings for u11 looking to prepare for their 60m or 500m. This is in Trinity Sportshall (beside Brewbox Coffee) from 10:00 to 11:30 as well as Fr Collins Park for middle distance athletes.
There is a special training day in the National Indoor Arena (NIA) on 21st January. More details to follow on this but this is a great opportunity for our Academy athletes to experience the Arena and track in a relaxed environment.
Wednesdays will be General Conditioning and Training in Donaghmede Park.
Relay Trials
A philosophy of the Club is that every athlete will have a relay team if they wish to run on one. Each relay is made up of 4 athletes and some age groups will have more than one team. In order to assist coaches in selecting teams there will be relay trials at the NIA session on 21st January.
25th Feb: 600m (u12 & u13), 800m (u14), High Jump (Boys), Long Jump.
26th Feb: Relays
Training In January
Training will be three days a week in January in preparation. Those looking to compete are encouraged to attend these sessions.
Sundays will be in Trinity Sportshall (beside Brewbox Coffee) from 10:00 to 11:30 as well as Fr Collins Park for middle distance athletes. Shot Putt, Hurdles, Sprints, Middle Distance as well as elements of High Jump and Long Jump will be covered.
Fridays will be in NIA on the 13th and 20th of January, 19:30-21:00. Focus at these sessions will be High Jump, Long Jump, Hurdles with time also for Sprints, Middle Distance and Shot Putt.
Wednesdays will be General Conditioning and Training in Donaghmede Park.
Relay Trials
A philosophy of the Club is that every athlete will have a relay team if they wish to run on one. Each relay is made up of 4 athletes and some age groups will have more than one team. In order to assist coaches in selecting teams there will be relay trials at the NIA session on 20th January and again on 3rd February.
Training will be three days a week in January in preparation. Those looking to compete are encouraged to attend these sessions.
Sundays will be in Trinity Sportshall (beside Brewbox Coffee) from 10:00 to 11:30 as well as Fr Collins Park for middle distance athletes. Shot Putt, Hurdles, Sprints, Middle Distance as well as elements of High Jump and Long Jump will be covered.
Fridays will be in NIA on the 13th and 20th of January, 19:30-21:00. Focus at these sessions will be High Jump, Long Jump, Hurdles with time also for Sprints, Middle Distance and Shot Putt.
Wednesdays will be General Conditioning and Training in Donaghmede Park.
Relay Trials
A philosophy of the Club is that every athlete will have a relay team if they wish to run on one. Each relay is made up of 4 athletes and some age groups will have more than one team. In order to assist coaches in selecting teams there will be relay trials at the NIA session on 20th January.
A reminder that Membership for 2023 is now due. This includes membership of both Clongriffin Athletic Club and Athletics Ireland. Athletics Ireland membership is required for athletes to be able to enter and compete in events.
If membership could be renewed by 11th January 2023 please.
If any members wish to renew but may have some challenges renewing by the 11th January, please email our Registrar at trish_ferguson@hotmail.com who will be able to assist on a private and confidential basis.
Training resumes for 2013 & older. Meet at Trinity Sports & Leisure Club. 10:00
11th January:
Training resumes for all Ages, Donaghmede Park.
13th January:
Training Indoors at National Indoor Arena for 2012 & older. 19:30 – 21:00. Athletes looking to compete at Dublin Indoor championships in February will need to attend this session to prepare.
15th January:
Training for 2013 & older. Meet at Trinity Sports & Leisure Club. 10:00
18th January:
Training for all Ages, Donaghmede Park.
Track & Field Live Relays in NIA for following Teams:
Girls u11 (2013)
Girls u12 (2012)
Boys u12 (2012)
Girls u13 (2011)
Girls u14 (2010)
Boys u14 (2010)
Girls u16 (2008/2009)
20th January:
Training Indoors at National Indoor Arena for 2012 & older. 19:30 – 21:00. Athletes looking to compete at Dublin Indoor championships in February will need to attend this session to prepare.
21st January:
Indoor Training Day at National Indoor Arena for 2013 – 2015. 15:00 – 16:30
22nd January:
Training for 2013 & older. Meet at Trinity Sports & Leisure Club. 10:00
24th January:
Entry Cut-Off for Individual Events for u15 (2009) & older for Dublin Championships.
25th January:
Training for all Ages, Donaghmede Park.
27th January:
No Training in NIA
29th January:
Spraoi Match for 2015 & 2016. Trinity Sports & Leisure Club, 10:30-11:30
Training for 2013 & older. Meet at Trinity Sports & Leisure Club. 10:00
31st January:
Entry Cut-Off for Individual Events for u9-u14 (2010-2015) for Dublin Championships.
It was a frosty and cold day at the final round of the Dublin XC League in Tymon Park. Great efforts all-round in testing conditions. Full results will be provided once made available.
Training
Wednesday:
Donaghmede Park
2013 – 2016: 18:30 – 19:15
2012 & Older: 19:30 – 20:15
We are on weather watch for the week so will update if we have extreme weather on Wednesday.
Track and Field Live Meet in NIA. There is a small number of older athletes competing, coaches will be in touch regarding this.
Friday:
No Training
Sunday:
Chocolate Santa Dash and Annual Club Awards
Fr Collins Park (FCP) at 10:00 for the 1 mile dash followed by Annual Awards and Club Raffle in Trinity Sports Hall.
What a run from Keane in Cork on the All-Ireland’s on Sunday. In a classic old school cross country course, Keane was 10th Dublin boy home in a super competitive field of over 180 starters. Dublin won the All-Ireland team title with the Top 6 Dublin finishers getting the coveted All-Ireland medal. Super effort from Keane who balances his athletics, his football at Shelbourne FC and his studies very well.
Dublin Indoors 2023
The Dublin Indoor Championships will take place from late January into February in the NIA. In order to assist the coaching team in preparing athletes as best we can, we would like to get an idea of what event they would like to do.
For parents of athletes 2006 to 2012, please check your email as we have sent out requests over the past few days to get a sense of what athletes will be competing and what events they may like to do. If you are not sure, there is an option for confirming that. If you haven’t received an email, contact clongriffinathletics@gmail.com.
Training
Wednesday:
Donaghmede Park
2013 – 2016: 18:30 – 19:15
2012 & Older: 19:30 – 20:15
Friday:
Training is on in NIA this Friday again. For ages 2012 and older.
Normal time of 19:30 – 21:00.
Note, M50 traffic has been crazy of late. There is a back route to the NIA via Clonshough Road and St Margarets if it looks like the M50 is having one of its moments. If using Google Maps, simply select ‘Avoid Motorway’ and it will bring you this way. It is typically 25mins travel time from Clarehall.
This is the last Friday session before Christmas.
Sunday:
Final round of the Dublin Cross Country League is on this Sunday in Tymon Park. If you haven’t already confirmed your athlete is competing, you can do via this link here. Note, much shorter distances.
It will be confirmed later in the week if there is training in Fr Collins Park on Sunday.
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