The heart of Athletics in Tullamore Training for Seniors Tuesday & Thursday 6.30pm and Track &Field for Juveniles and Wednesday & Friday 7.00pm(Middle Distance)
We would like to wish all athletes representing Ireland at the World Cross Country Championships this weekend the very best of luck ๐
The competition takes place in Belgrade, Serbia, this Saturday the 30th of March.
The action will be shown on Virgin Media Two from 9:50 am โ 1:20 pm this Saturday.
There are seven different athletic clubs represented in the Ireland team.
@eastdownac, Moy Valley Athletic Club, @WATERFORDAC, @CityofDerryAC, @TullamoreAC, @ClubBandon and @BallinaAC.
Coaching these TMH U18 girls with Ray the last 3 years. All paying off with the Leinster 4x100 title & CBP in 23, onto the nationals but a tiny error in the final took us out of contention. All learned,took it on the chin & bounced back to take the All
Ire Indoor 4x200title today
๐ฅStar Award for Alisha!๐ฅ
Congratulations to Sprinter Alisha Maher who will be presented with her Athletics Ireland Juvenile Star Award on the 16th of March. Alisha was selected for this award for her fantastic achievements in 2023.
Well deserved Alisha.
Michael Murphy being congratulated by Mr John Cronin President of Athletics Ireland following his performance at the National Intermediate Cross Country Championships.
In Boston, James Dunne achieved a remarkable feat by breaking the 4-minute Mile barrier with a time of 3.57.26, but also surpassed a longstanding Tullamore Harriers club record set by Martin Flynn in 1987 (4.00.08). He also set new record for Adams state University.
The Raheny 5 Mile road race on January 28th saw over 4000 finishers. Michael Murphy placed 10th with a time of 25:10, Killian Nolan finished in time of 26.55, followed by Pauric Ennis in 27.26 and John Lowry in 32.54. Well done all.
Aaron Keane achieved a new personal best of 21.64 seconds in the 200m at the AAI Games in Abbotstown, nearing Gordon Kennedy's long-standing club record of 21.35 seconds. Emmanuel Ilori ran the 60m in 7.25 seconds, marking a solid start to the year for him. Great job, lads!
James Dunne set a new PB in mile of 4:01.60 in Albuquerque at 5020 feet altitude. Laura Mooney ran 16:19.98 in 5000m in Boston. Chinnie Izuchukwu achieved a new PB of 4:04.19 in the 1500m at the AAI Games in Abbotstown. Great performances all around!
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PB for Murphy at Armagh 5k
Michael Murphy was in action at the iconic Brooks Armagh 5k last evening where he clocked a superb time of 14.38 taking 6 seconds off his PB for the distance.
DEAN BACK ON THE TRACK.
Dean Power competed at the Athletes Live meet on Wednesday at the NIA Abbotstown where he had a decent run, coming 3rd in his heat with a time of 7.12 seconds.
CORRIGAN IN GLASGOW.
Billy Corrigan traveled to the Emirates Arena, Glasgow on Saturday to race at the Scottish National Open.
60m = 7.21 seconds
200m = 22.80 seconds
Ballyroan 10 mile
Well done to the trio - Eimhin Kenny, Garry Whittle and Liam Bryne who supported the Ballyroan 10 mile road race today. Hosted by Ballyroan, Abbeyleix & District A.C. this race is a popular longstanding event in the heart of Co Laois.
Ratoath Half Marathon
Well done Rita Daly on a great run in the Ratoath Half Marathon. Rita posted 1.36.49 . The race was part of the Athletics Ireland National Half Marathon championships, starting and finishing at the Fairyhouse Racecourse.
WATERFORD GREENWAY HALF MARATHON
Well done Melissa Hogan who represented the club in the Waterford Greenway Half Marathon which was hosted by West Waterford AC. Great going Melissa.
Cian had time of 27.43 and was second back of the Irish U20 team to cross the line in 24th.
Polly was competing in her first international and competed well considering she was out of her age and against experienced mountain runners and finished 61st.
Mountain Running International
Cian Law and Polly Duffy travelled with the Irish squad to theJunior Mountain Running Championships at the weekend. The Irish juniors were competing in the mountain running international against teams from England, Scotland and Wales in Ambleside.