Team Medals and All-Ireland Qualifiers at Dublin Championships

Girls U9 Dublin Cross Country Bronze Medal Team

Team Bronze

The Girls U9 were the first in action at the Dublin Uneven Ages Cross Country in Santry last Sunday. Orlaith led the team home with a super silver medal run followed closely by Niamh in 4th. Their teammates Lucy, Mya and Zara all ran great to mean the girls came home with the club’s first ever team cross-country medal with bronze.

Boys U9 were next up and Ruben had a superb race improving on all his league races to come a brilliant 16th. He is followed home by Charlie, in his first cross-country race, and Daniel.

All-Ireland Qualifiers

The Girls U11 had two qualifiers for the All-Irelands with Sarah (8th) and Ella (9th) and with great back up Ava and Sophie they team finished 8th in a very competitive age group.

Ozie and Arthur had very brave runs in the Boys U11 following up on their consistent runs in the League while Joe ran a strong effort in the Boys U13.

Final All-Ireland qualifier was Marianne in the Girls U13 who ran a very patient race to come through very strongly and finish 11th.

The uneven ages All-Ireland takes place in Gowran on 5th December. Best of luck to Sarah, Ella and Marianne in that.

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Dublin Even Ages Cross Country

EventDublin Even Ages Cross Country
AgesU9 (2013), U11 (2011), U13 (2009)
VenueTrinity College Sports Grounds, Santry
Pin
Team ManagerJeremy
Designated OfficialSinead
Age GroupAthletes & CoachesDistanceArrival TimeStart Time
Girls U9Monika
Lucy
May
Zara
Orlaith
Niamh
Coach: Dan & Cliodhna		800m10:1511:00
Boys U9Daniel
Ruben
Charlie
Coach: Morgan & Kieron		800m10:2011:08
Girls U11Sophie
Ava
Ella
Sarah
Coach: Marie		1500m10:3011:16
Boys U11Akim
Arthur
Ozie
Coach: Jeremy		150010:4011:26
Girls U13Marianne
Coach: Cliodhna		250011:0011:50
Boys U13Joe
Coach: Jeremy		250011:0511:50

Course Details

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Clongriffin Boys Keane For Cross-Country

Boys U12 Cross-Country Team 2021 (Ben, Oscar, Keane, Dylan)

The Clongriffin Boys U10, U12 and U14 teams got to sample championship cross-country racing for the first time last Sunday in Abbotstown. The course the boys ran is the same course being used in the European Championships in December.

Boys U10

The boys U10 team of Max, Evan, Oran, Wiktor and Lenny were first out and battled very well over the 1000m course. They finished in 8th place in the Team Competition.

1.Metro St Brigids (38pts)

2.Blackrock (57pts)

3.Templeogue (65pts)

7.Cabinteely (128pts)

8.Clongriffin (161pts)

9.Donore Harriers (178pts)

Boys U12 – Keane Makes Dublin Team For All-Irelands

The Boys U12 also had a scoring four and placed 7th in the Team race. They were led home bravely by Keane who was in the lead pack for much of the race and battled to the line to finish in 9th place. His reward was selection for the Dublin Team for the All-Irelands which take place in Santry next month. He was well backed up by Oscar, Ben and Dylan.

1.Templeogue (21pts)

2.Mid Sutton (38pts)

3.Lucan Harriers (64pts)

6.Bros Pearse (112pts)

7.Clongriffin (153pts)

8.Blackrock (174pts)

Boys U14

Our ever dependable trio of boys in the U14 age had a much longer trip over 3000m. They had two big laps of the exact course to be used in the Senior races in the Europeans in December.

Aaron led the boys home followed closely by Kevin and Rian.

This team have been some of our longest serving athletes in our short history and are a great example to all the younger athletes in the Club.

Full Results are available below

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Dublin Cross Championship Uneven Ages

The second and final day of the Dublin Cross-Country Championships for Ages U9/U11/U13 takes place on 31st October. The venue Santry in the Trinity playing pitches.

Reminder that these age are:

  • U9 Born 2013 Distance 800m
  • U11 Born 2011 Distance 1500m
  • U13 Born 2009 Distance 2500m

The link to confirm entry with us is here. Strict closing date is 19th October. The entry fee is €4 per athlete but this covered by the Club via you paying your membership fee.

All Set For The Dublin Even Ages Cross

Club Debut

The club will make it’s cross country championship debut this Sunday at the Dublin Even Ages Cross in Abbotstown. It sees athletes who are born in 2008, 2010 & 2012 competing.

We will have 11 athletes competing across three age groups.

Boys u12 Team

Boys U10

Evan

Max

Oran

Wiktor

Boys U12

Ben

Dylan

Keane

Oscar

Boys U14

Aaron

Kevin

Rian

Timetable

GroupDistanceArriveRace Start
Boys U101000m10:2511:10
Boys U122000m10:5011:35
Boys U143000m11:2512:10

We will have our new flag so be easier to find. Instructions on accessing the venue, parking etc are linked below. This event is a trial run for the European Championships to be held on the course in December, so there will be lots of stewards etc so give yourself plenty of time to arrive. When you arrive you will be given directions as to where to park and then come to meet the Team Manager at the Team’s Area where we will give you the numbers and pins for the race. The teams will then do their warmups 15 minutes before the race with their team coach.

Event Details

All events details are below.

Any questions in the run up to the event, contact the number below.

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Dublin Cross League Results

Round 1 Results

The results from Round 1 of the Dublin Cross League from Lusk have been confirmed. In all 26 of our Clongriffin athletes competed and earned points in the League. There are two more rounds of the Dublin League and Dublin award prizes to athletes who are in the Top 6 in their age group after the three rounds.

Round 2 Results

Round 2 results have now been updated with Clongriffin Dublin League Positions also updated in the table below.

Clongriffin will also award prizes to any athlete who competes 2 of the 3 rounds of the League with special recognition for anyone completing all 3 rounds.

AthleteAge GroupCompleted
2/3 = Award		Dublin League
Position
Ruben92/2
Lucy92/218th
Monika92/215th
Niamh92/26th
Orlaith92/21st
Amelia91/2
Daniel91/2
Oran102/2
Jacques102/2
Max102/220th
Wiktor102/2
Ava112/221st
Arthur112/2
Akim112/2
Ella112/23rd
Sarah112/29th
Ryan Cor111/2
Maeve111/2
Ozie112/2
Sophie112/2
Oscar122/2
Ben122/2
Dylan122/2
Keane122/29th
Anabel121/2
Joe131/2
Ryan Cos131/2
Meabh131/1
Marianne132/23rd
Kate132/2
Kevin142/218th
Aaron142/212th
Rian141/2

Dublin Cross Country Championships

The first day of the Dublin Cross-Country Championships for Ages U10/U12/U14 takes place on 17th October in Abbotstown. Reminder that these age are:

  • U10 Born 2012
  • U12 Born 2010
  • U14 Born 2008

The link to confirm entry with us is here. Strict closing date is 6th October. The entry fee is €4 per athlete but this covered by the Club via you paying your membership fee.

The Dublin championship for Uneven Ages (Born 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007) is on Sunday 31st October and entries will be worked on closer to that date.

This is both an individual and team competition. All athletes race the distance and their finishing positions are recorded. The finishing positions of the top 4 athletes from each club are then added for the team score. The team with the lowest score wins and so on. Example below, assume 4 teams were entered:

  1. Team D
  2. Team C
  3. Team D
  4. Team A
  5. Team A
  6. Team B
  7. Team B
  8. Team B
  9. Team D
  10. Team B
  11. Team C
  12. Team A
  13. Team A
  14. Team B
  15. Team D
  16. Team B
  17. Team D
  18. Team A
  19. Team C
  20. Team C
Team#1#2#3#4PtsRank
A451213343rd
B67810322nd
C2111920524th
D13915281st

Team D would win this team competition with Team B in 2nd and Team A in 3rd.

Any athete who wishes to run will be entered and be part of the Clongriffin team for their age group.

The top 12 individual finishers in the Dublin Championships go on to represent the Dublin team at the All-Ireland Championships. The Top 3 clubs team also go on to represent Dublin in the All-Ireland Championships.

There is no All-Ireland’s for U9 and U10, just Dublins.

Dublin League Round 1

Dublin Cross Country League

Round 3 – Tymon Park

The final round of the Dublin Cross Country League is next Sunday, 28th November, in Tymon Park and starting at 11am.

As its the last round, the distances are much shorter than the recent Championships, see below.

If you want to be enterted, please complete this form before end of day Tuesday to allow our competition team prepare the entries. Note, any athlete who has done 2 of the 3 events will receive a medal while the Top 6 in each age group League will receive an award from Dublin Athletics. We currently have 4 athletes in Top 6 positions.

Entry Form

Distances

U9 600m

U10 800m

U11 1000m

U12 1000m

U13 1500m

U14 1500m

U15 2000m

Round 2 – Tymon Park

The second round of the Dublin Cross-Country League takes place in Tymon on Sunday 10th October.

If athletes have their spikes, they should bring them. Runners should be fine tomorrow if they don’t have spikes but in case its slippy if they have football boots, bring just in case.

The location to meet in Tymon Park is here. Please not which side 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.

Any question contact on the below.

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Timetable

EventDistanceArrive TimeRace Time
U9 Girls b.2013500m10:1511:00
U9 Boys b.2013500m10:2011:05
U10 Girls b.2012700m10:2511:10
U10 Boys b.2012700m10:3011:16
U11 Girls b.2011900m10:4011:22
U11 Boys b.2011900m10:4511:30
U12 Girls b.20101200m10:5011:38
U12 Boys b.20101200m11:0011:47
U13 Girls b.20091300m11:1011:56
U13 Boys b.20091300m11:2012:05
U14 Girls b.20081500m11:3012:14
U14 Boys b.20081500m11:4012:24
Dublin Cross Country League Round 2

This is a friendly, non-championship event that aims to provide athletes a chance to try cross-country. The distances are shorter than championship event and build up to longer distances each round of the League.

Every athlete who competes in a round receives 10 pts and then there are bonus points for top 20 finishers with the winner receiving 20 points all the way down to 20th place receiving 1 extra bonus point.

Running Spikes

You may have noticed some athletes wearing running spikes which are lighter shoes with screw in spikes in the bottom. While these are not essential, they do help in competitions especially in cross-country when the ground may get slippy and muddy.

The spikes are adjustable and can be changed for the terrain. So for example if on a running track doing running or hurdling or jumping events you could have 5mm spikes while for softer surfaces like cross-country grass they could be 9mm.

They are available in sport shops such as Run Hub or Elverys and also available online. Some online examples are below and you should be able to get a pair for €25-€40.

Sports Direct

Decathlon

Elverys

Dublin Cross-Country League

Round 1 – Ballough, Lusk

The first round of the Dublin Cross-Country League takes place in Ballough on Sunday 26th September with an 11:00 start (full timetable below, note the staggered starts). Location is here.

This is a friendly, non-championship event that aims to provide athletes a chance to try cross-country. The distances are shorter than championship event and build up to longer distances each round of the League.

If you wish to participate in the first round of the league, confirm via the form which will be sent via the usual WhatsApp message. Once you have confirmed we will send out a more detailed fact sheet ahead of the event.

Note that due to challenges ongoing with Dublin Parks and using their venues for events like this, a local farmers lands is being utilised. To assist in the staging of the event there will be a €2 charge per car when you arrive to park on the farmer’s land. There is a €3 entry fee per athlete but this is covered for and looked after by the club thanks to your membership fee.

There are four rounds in the League and it is open to all athletes born in 2013 or older.

Every athlete who competes in a round receives 10 pts and then there are bonus points for top 20 finishers with the winner receiving 20 points all the way down to 20th place receiving 1 extra bonus point.

Timetable

EventDistanceStart Time
U9 Girls b.2013400m11:00
U9 Boys b.2013400m11:05
U10 Girls b.2012600m11:10
U10 Boys b.2012600m11:15
U11 Girls b.2011800m11:20
U11 Boys b.2011800m11:25
U12 Girls b.20101000m11:30
U12 Boys b.20101000m11:38
U13 Girls b.20091000m11:46
U13 Boys b.20091000m11:54
U14 Girls b.20081200m12:02
U14 Boys b.20081200m12:12
U15 Girls b.20071500m12:32
2021 Dublin Cross Country League Round 1

Details on locations, distances etc on other rounds will be confirmed once made available.