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

Final Round – Tymon Park

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

An Explainer

Dublin Indoors

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.

Ages & Events

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)

Participation

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:

• No
• Not Sure
• Yes

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.

Preparation

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 15^th and 29^th January, 14:00-16:00 both days.

Relays

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.

All-Irelands

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.

** Important News Here Regarding Government Guidelines On Underage Sport**

Week Beginning 08/11/21

Wednesday

General Training – Donaghmede Park

18:15 – 19:00 Born 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

19:10 – 19:55 Born 2011 & older

Friday

Indoor Competition Training – Morton Stadium

17:30 – 18:30 Born 2011 & older

Sunday

Cross-Country Training – Fr Collins Park

10:00 – 10:45 Born 2013 & older

Event	Dublin Even Ages Cross Country
Ages	U9 (2013), U11 (2011), U13 (2009)
Venue	Trinity College Sports Grounds, Santry Pin
Team Manager	Jeremy
Designated Official	Sinead

Age Group	Athletes & Coaches	Distance	Arrival Time	Start Time
Girls U9	Monika Lucy May Zara Orlaith Niamh Coach: Dan & Cliodhna	800m	10:15	11:00
Boys U9	Daniel Ruben Charlie Coach: Morgan & Kieron	800m	10:20	11:08
Girls U11	Sophie Ava Ella Sarah Coach: Marie	1500m	10:30	11:16
Boys U11	Akim Arthur Ozie Coach: Jeremy	1500	10:40	11:26
Girls U13	Marianne Coach: Cliodhna	2500	11:00	11:50
Boys U13	Joe Coach: Jeremy	2500	11:05	11:50

Course Details