Week Beginning 10/01/22
General Training – Donaghmede Park
18:15 – 19:00 Born 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Coach Leads: Erika, Conor & Sinead
19:10 – 19:55 Born 2011 & older
Coach Leads: Jeremy
Indoor Training – National Indoor Arena (NIA), Abbotstown.
14:00 – 16:00 Born 2014 & older
More details will be provided later in the week.
These are once off sessions to get the athletes orientated with the NIA before the indoor season.
Big welcome back to all our returning members, athletes, officials and coaches and especially to our new members as we look ahead to an exciting 2022 season.
Also big welcome to our three newest coaches, Allie, Sharon and Ed, who will be joining the team for 2022.
General Wednesday training will resume in Donaghmede Park next week and details on that will be provided by Erika as normal next week.
Saturday Training In National Indoor Arena
We have a great experience planned for Saturday 15th January with a full training session in the National Indoor Arena in Abbotstown. This is for all athletes born in 2014 and older. Note, we have a second day planned in Abbotsown on Saturday 29th January and athletes of all ages (so 2015 and 2016) will be able to attend that session.
The 15th January session takes place from 14:00 – 16:00 and will allow athletes to try all events and disciplines, including sprints, middle distance, hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot putt, javelin and relays. More details on this will be provided next week including the specfic Covid related requirements.
While our coaching team is already amazing, as a bonus, we will be having two special coaches for the day to help the athletes with their relay practice. Cillin Greene and Sophie Becker will be on hand to pass on their relay expereince. Cillin and Sophie were part of Team Ireland who competed in the 4 x 400m mixed relay in the Olympics in Tokyo, qualifying for the final and finishing an amazing 8th place. It will be a great opportunity for the athletes to learn from some of the best in business.
The 2021 Athlete Awards were announced and presented at the Santa Dash in Fr Collins Park on Sunday.
The awards were based on a points system from performances at Dublin and All-Ireland championships and leagues in 2021.
The Club Spirit Award was voted on by the Coaching Team for the athlete who they felt best epitomised the spirit of Clongriffin Athletic Club.
Week Beginning 6/12/21
** This is the last Wednesday session of 2021**
NB: There is a weather warning in place from Tuesday (details) so we will evaluate this and confirm whether there will be any impact on training.
General Training – Donaghmede Park
18:15 – 19:00 Born 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Coach Leads: Conor & Sinead
19:10 – 19:55 Born 2011 & older
Coach Leads: Jeremy
** This is the last Friday session of 2021**
Indoor Competition Training – Morton Stadium
17:30 – 18:30 Born 2011 & older
Coach Leads: Jeremy
No Training as Cross-Country season is over.
Exciting news with the 1st Clongriffin Athletic Club Awards taking place in conjunction with the Santa Dash on Sunday 19th December in Fr Collins.
This will be an opportunity to reflect back on what has been a great year for the athletes in the Club.
There will be 8 categories of Award presented on the day.
The Club Spirit Award will be awarded to the athlete who the coaches feel best epitomises the spirit and values of Clongriffin Athletic Club.
The other awards will be based on a scoring system from performances at the Dublin and All-Ireland Outdoor Track & Field and Cross-Country Championships.
Medals To Be Presented At Santa Dash
Our first Dublin Cross Country League season concluded on Sunday in Tymon Park.
Dublin Athletics League Results
Dublin Athletics confirmed the final league results this morning and there is some very positive and exciting news.
Orlaith O’Grady was the overall winner of the Girls U9 league with an overall score of 90 pts, 3 points ahead of the athlete in 2nd place.
Ella O’Dwyer was 2nd overall in the Girls U11 league, just 2 points off 1st place. Sarah O’Farrell was equal 7th. Both Ella and Sarah close out their cross-country season as part of the Dublin team at the All-Irelands in Gowran on Sunday.
Marianne O’Farrell was equal 3rd in the Girls U13 league. Marianne also competes for Dublin in Sunday’s All-Ireland.
Aaron Rao was a superb equal 7th in the Boys U14 league. This was largely down to his very brave run last Sunday when he went with the leaders and was rewarded with a big points finish.
Top 6 finishers will receive an award from Dublin Athletics over the coming weeks but a Top 10 finish in the Dublin Leagues is a huge achievement for all these athletes.
Committment Medals
All Congriffin athletes who competed in at least three of the Dublin League or Championship races will receive a special cross-country Gold medal. Any athlete who competed in 2 of the races will receive a special Silver medal. The medals will be presented at the Santa Dash in December.
Well done to all the athlete who showed great commitment to training and racing over the past couple of months.
Gold Committment
Ruben
Oran
Jacques
Ava
Lucy
Arthur
Oscar
Monika
Akim
Kevin
Ben
Max
Dylan
Ella
Niamh
Orlaith
Sarah
Rian
Marianne
Aaron
Wiktor
Ozie
Daniel
Sophie
Keane
Silver Committment
Evan
Joe
Kate
Anabel
Week Beginning 29/11/21
General Training – Donaghmede Park
18:15 – 19:00 Born 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Coach Leads: Conor & Sinead
19:10 – 19:55 Born 2011 & older
Coach Leads: Jeremy
Indoor Competition Training – Morton Stadium
17:30 – 18:30 Born 2011 & older
Coach Leads: Jeremy
No Training as Cross-Country season is over.
Three of our athletes, Sarah (u11), Ella (u11) and Marianne (u13) compete in the All-Ireland Uneven Ages Cross-Country in Gowran Park, County Kilkenny.
The final round of the Dublin Cross-Country League takes place in Tymon Park tomorrow.
If athletes have their spikes, they should bring them. If they don’t have spikes and in case its slippy if they have football boots, bring just in case.
Please note which area of the park the races are at. Dublin County Board have advised to not park at the Basketball Arena as there is an event on there. You should park in the official South Dublin Council car parks. There is one each side of the M50 with footpaths to the race start. See more details below:
Any questions contact Jeremy.
Timetable
| Event | Distance | Arrive Time | Race Time |
| U9 Girls b.2013 | 600m | 10:15 | 11:00 |
| U9 Boys b.2013 | 600m | 10:20 | 11:06 |
| U10 Girls b.2012 | 800m | 10:30 | 11:12 |
| U10 Boys b.2012 | 800m | 10:35 | 11:20 |
| U11 Girls b.2011 | 1000m | 10:45 | 11:28 |
| U11 Boys b.2011 | 1000m | 10:50 | 11:36 |
| U12 Girls b.2010 | 1000m | 11:00 | 11:44 |
| U12 Boys b.2010 | 1000m | 11:05 | 11:52 |
| U13 Girls b.2009 | 1500m | 11:15 | 12:00 |
| U13 Boys b.2009 | 1500m | 11:25 | 12:10 |
| U14 Girls b.2008 | 1500m | 11:30 | 12:20 |
| U14 Boys b.2008 | 1500m | 11:45 | 12:30 |
Week Beginning 22/11/21
Closing date for entries to last round of Dublin Cross Country League
Story link here
Entry link here
General Training – Donaghmede Park
18:15 – 19:00 Born 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Coach Leads: Conor & Sinead
19:10 – 19:55 Born 2011 & older
Coach Leads: Jeremy
Indoor Competition Training – Morton Stadium
17:30 – 18:30 Born 2011 & older
Coach Leads: Jeremy
Dublin Cross Country League – Final Round
Tymon Park
An Explainer
The Dublin Indoor Championships take place every February in the National Indoor Arena in Abbotstown. It is a state of the art arena with a banked 200m track and indoor long jump, high jump and shot putt facilities.
The Championships are open to any athlete born in 2014 or older. In the younger ages, there are less events and the focus is very much introducing competition.
U9 (Born 2014: 60m, 300m
U10 (Born 2013: 60m, 400m, 4 x 200m Relay)
U11 (Born 2012: 60m, 500m, 4 x 200m Relay)
U12 (Born 2011: 60m, 600m, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Putt, 4 x 200m Relay)
U13 (Born 2010: 60m, 60m Hurdles 600m, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Putt, 4 x 200m Relay)
U14 (Born 2009: 60m, 60m Hurdles, 800m, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Putt, 4 x 200m Relay)
U15 (Born 2008: 60m, 60m Hurdles, 800m, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Putt, 4 x 200m Relay)
U16 (Born 2007: 60m, 60m Hurdles, 200m, 800m, 1500m, Long Jump, High Jump, Shot Putt, 4 x 200m Relay)
We encourage athletes to compete and experience competitive athletics but there is no obligation. To help the coaches plan training for coming months, if you could confirm, via the form below, if your athlete wishes to compete, so either:
Form to confirm interest or otherwise is here.
If you are Not Sure and need more information, we can answer any questions.
If you select yes, could you also select which events they would be interested in (you can select more than one). Middle Distance is 300m-800m.
This is just an initial confirmation that athletes are interested and not a formal entry form. Athletes can change their mind as we get closer to the cut-off dates in early February.
For athletes wishing to compete, we will prepare them for competition in the months leading up to the championship at the General Training session on Wednesday. Athletes who are doing events that are more technical such as Hurdles, Long Jump, High Jump or Shot Putt will have an additional preparation session each Friday in Morton Stadium.
In addition, we have two special days in the National Indoor Arena for our own Clongriffin Winter Olympics in January. This will give athletes the opportunity to train and try events in the Arena before the Dublin Championships. Dates for these are 15th and 29th January, 14:00-16:00 both days.
We will look to field relay teams in as many ages as possible as it is great to be able to race with your club mates and can be a less intimidating prospect. A relay involves four per team, each running 200m. In outdoor competition, this is 100m per team member.
In ages 2011 and older, the Top 4 finishers in each event will qualify for the All-Ireland Championships, with the exception for middle distance events, which is Top 3 finishers.
Clongriffin AC