Event notice...Ballyfin GAA 7k run/walk - Sun 1st Dec 2013

Laois...Sunday, 1 December 2013
Time11:15
Ballyfin GAA 7k Run/Walk Takes place on Sunday 1st December at The Community Centre Ballyfin.
Start Time: Children 11.15am & Adults 12.00pm.
Refreshments served in the Community Centre afterwards.
Admission: Adult €10; Student(13 to 18 yr old) €5; Children(Under 13) €3. Family ticket(eg 2 Adults + 1 Child) €20.
Register on the day
Prizes: Male 1st: €50 2nd: €30 3rd: €20
Female 1st: €50 2nd: €30 3rd: €20
AAI APPROVED-Permit Granted!!!

Kilkenny...Stook 10 mile - Sun 17th Nov 2013

The Stook 10-mile Run takes place in Dungarvan, County Kilkenny, on Sunday November 17th.

This is the 2nd year of the event which features a 10-mile road race and a 5k dash. Organised by Gowran AC it attracted over 500 runners in 2012.

Stook is a unique end of year blow out that combines a competitive club standard race with a fun challenge for runners of all abilities.

So what makes it different? How about the dedicated Tour de France style cheering zone, the Stook Flying Mile - a chip timed downhill mile that offers every runner a chance of an “official” mile PB. And everyone walks away with a Stook 2013 cowbell. There will be a bag drop and changing and toilet facilities at the start and finish.

According to race director, Simon O’Dwyer, “our aim with Stook is to grow slow and grow strong. We don’t want to be the biggest race in Ireland; we want to be the best. This year we are building on the great feedback we got last year– we know what we got right – friendly and welcoming atmosphere,unique cowbells, accurate course, fast results and an delicious spread in the parish hall last year and thanks to sponsors such as Amphibian King and Optimum Nutrition we were able to have some fun with spot prizes and giveaways. "

There are prizes for the first 3 men and women home, as well as cash category prizes for winners from 35 – 65. There is also a Liam Kealy Perpetual Club team prize for the first two men and women home on aggregate scores.

Online Entry for the 10 mile is €20 and the 5k is €10. There is a strict limit on the number of entries available.

Register here
https://www.activeglobal.com/running/kilkenny-ireland/stook-10-2013

www.stook10.ie for more details"

Dublin...Run in the Dark - Wed 13th Nov 2013

Following the success of last years Run in the Dark charity events, they will be repeated again this year in the cities of Dublin, Cork, Belfast, London and Manchester.

You can enter this race on the event website... http://www.runinthedark.org/

Irish athletes look for funding for the Rio Olympics in 2016

As anyone who follows Irish athletics will know, funding for individual athletes is always an issue. Every year, the Irish Sports Council give out grants but only the very top international athletes like Rob Heffernan can hope to get the maximum amount. For younger up and coming athletes, their grants, if any, are a lot smaller and money is always an issue. They have the dilemma of trying to do the training required to reach an international standard and still be able to support themselves.

An interesting development on the Internet in the last year or two has been the use of sites like Kickstarter whereby people are asked to fund various business ideas and projects. The concept is called 'crowd sourcing'.

With those two facts in mind, some of Ireland's up and coming stars are now looking for funding for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Brother and sister Thomas and Jessie Barr from Waterford are top Irish hurdlers. Thomas put in some great performances in 2013 and came within five one-hundredths of a second of equaling the Irish 400m hurdles record. Jessie is the second fastest woman on the Irish all time list for the 400m hurdles.

This is their fundraising video...

This is the Barr's fundraising page.

Sarah Lavin from Limerick is just 19 years old and is already the 3rd fastest woman in the 100m hurdles on the Irish all time list.

This is her fundraising video...

This is Sarah's fundraising page.

Membership Type

Individual €0.20 EUR Family €0.30 EUR

Rathfarmham 5k results...Sun 29th Sept 2013

Rathfarnham 5km had its largest race to date. Over 1300 runners ran.........results now available: HERE

Photos by Peter and Rory Mooney here

Run the Line for Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team Dublin Mountains, November 30th, 2013

Run the Line for Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team...Dublin Mountains, November 30th, 2013...www.runtheline.ie

Run the Line is a fundraising event for Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team.
Our mountains can be used for so much for the hardy among us – walking, climbing, camping, mountain-biking, kayaking and hillrunning.

Our event “Run the Line” aims to cater for both the seasoned hill-runner and also those runners who want to give the hills a try – a choice of two routes, each with plenty of climbs and varied surfaces. See our “route” section for details on the options.

The participant will get to enjoy the views of Dublin City and the invigorating feeling of running through beautiful pine forests, all the while knowing that our mountain rescue team is at hand to cater for any eventuality. And the fact that you are raising funds for a vital service on top of that!

The Dublin Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team was set up to help people in need of assistance in the hills and mountains, and we cater for a broad range of recreational users of the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains.

For the past few years we have successfully run a night and day time hikes over the mountains, to fund-raise for our life-saving activities ('Walk the Line').

There is always a cadre of lean, hardy hill-runners who choose to do this event much faster than the majority, by running across the route. We decided that it might be worthwhile to run an event specifically for runners and so the idea for “Run the Line” was born.

About the Team

The Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team is an entirely voluntarily operated 112 / 999 service available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. While our team’s main area of operation is in the Dublin and Wicklow mountains, we also cover as far as the Cooley Mountains in Co. Louth.

Jessie Owens would have been 100 last Thursday

Jesse Owens (September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was one of the most famous athetes of the 20th century having won four Gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin...one each in the 100 metres, the 200 metres, the long jump, and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team. This was of course at a time when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party were on the rise in Germany.

Last Thursday would have been Jesse Owens 100th birthday. This video clip shows an iinterview with four time Gold medalist Harrison Dillard on his memories of Jessie Owen.

The short video starts after the commercial.

Athletics Ireland Autumn 2013 Courses & Workshops in Wicklow & South East

Autumn schedule for Coaching Courses and Workshops in the South East are listed below.

Sep 25th – High Jump Workshop for Coaches ONLY – Rosbercon, Co. Kilkenny 6.30pm
Venue: Rosbercon Parish Sports Grounds, Rosbercon, Co. Kilkenny (Near New Ross).
Cost: €5 per Coach

September 26th – Hurdles Workshop – Greystones 6.30pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12 years.
Venue: Shoreline Sports Complex, Greystones. . Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

September 26th – Triple Jump Workshop – Kilkenny City 6.30pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12 years.
Venue: Scanlon Park/ The Watershed Sports Complex, Kilkenny City. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

Sep 30th – Relay Workshop for Coaches ONLY – Rosbercon, Co. Kilkenny 6.30pm
Venue: Rosbercon Parish Sports Grounds, Rosbercon, Co. Kilkenny (Near New Ross).
Cost: €5 per Coach

October 3rd – Walks Workshop – Kilkenny City 7.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12 years.
Venue: Scanlon Park/ The Watershed Sports Complex, Kilkenny City. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

October 3rd – Hurdles Workshop – Kilkenny City 7.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12 years.
Venue: Scanlon Park/ The Watershed Sports Complex, Kilkenny City. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

October 5th – Cross Country Running Forum – Kilmacow 6.30pm
Open to Coaches and Senior athletes Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach
Venue: Kilmacow Community Centre, Kilmacow, Co. Kilkenny

October 7th – Javelin/Turbo Jav + Long Jump Workshop 6.30pm
Open to Coaches and athletes over 10 year. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach
Venue: Craanford GAA Field, Craanford, Co. Wexford

October 5th - Athletics Leader Course, Waterford City
Saturday October 5th. 10am.
Price is €60.00
Register Online: https://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/listings?view=OTHER
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – The Kingfisher Club, Tramore Road, Waterford.

October 12th - Athletics Leader, Coolgreany, Co. Wexford
Saturday October 12th. 10am.
Price is €60.00
Register Online: https://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/listings?view=OTHER
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – Coolgreany National School, Coolgreany, Co. Wexford.

October 19th - Assistant Coach Course, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
Saturday October 19th. 10am.
Price is €60.00
Register Online: https://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/listings?view=OTHER
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – Shoreline Sports Complex (Track), Greystones, Co. Wicklow.

October 26th - Assistant Coach Course, Craanford, Co. Wexford
Saturday October 26th. 10Am. Price is €60.00
Register Online: https://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/listings?view=OTHER
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – Craanford GAA Field, Craanford, Co. Wexford.

November 9th - Athletics Leader Course, Greystones, Co. Wicklow
Saturday November 9th. 10am.
Price is €60.00
Register Online: https://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/listings?view=OTHER
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – Shoreline Sports Complex (Track), Greystones, Co. Wicklow.

November 1st,2nd,22nd, 23rd - Level 1 Coaching Course, Waterford City.
Friday 1st + Sat 2nd November and Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd November.
(6pm – 10pm Fridays and 9.30am – 5.00pm Saturdays)
Price is €100.00
Register Online: https://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/listings?view=OTHER
Applicants must have previously completed an Athletics Leader or Assistant Coach course.
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – The Regional Sports Centre Track, Cork Rd, Waterford

Athletics Ireland Courses in S Leinster in April and May 2013

Below are the April/May Workshops & Courses being held in Wicklow and the South East.

April 18th – Javelin/Turbo Javelin + Long Jump Workshop – Craanford, Co. Wexford 6.00 – 8.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 9 years.
Venue: Craanford GAA Field, Craanford, Co. Wexford. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

April 19th – High Jump Workshop – Kilkenny 7.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12 years.
Venue: Scanlon Park/ The Watershed, Kilkenny City. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

April 24th – Javelin/Turbo Javelin + High Jump Workshop – Wexford 6.00 – 8.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 9 years.
Venue: The Presentation School, Wexford Town. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

April 25th – Long Jump + Triple Jump Workshop – Greystones, Wicklow 7.00 – 9.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12 years.
Venue: Shoreline Sports Complex, Greystones. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

April 29th – Long Jump + Turbo Javelin Workshop – Adamstown, Co. Wexford 6.30pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 9.
Venue: Adamstown Community Centre, Adamstown, Co. Wexford. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

May 2nd – Javelin + Turbo Javelin Workshop – Greystones, Wicklow 7.00 – 9.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 9.
Venue: Shoreline Sports Complex, Greystones. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

May 3rd – Sprints + Hurdles Workshop – Kilkenny 7.00 – 9.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12.
Venue: Scanlon Park/ The Watershed, Kilkenny City. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

May 8th – Sprints + Hurdles Workshop – Adamstown, Co. Wexford 6.30pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12.
Venue: Adamstown Community Centre, Adamstown, Co. Wexford. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

May 9th – Shot + Discus Workshop – Greystones, Wicklow 7.00 – 9.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12.
Venue: Shoreline Sports Complex, Greystones. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

May 10th – Javelin + Turbo Javelin Workshop – Kilkenny 7.00 – 9.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 9.
Venue: Scanlon Park/The Watershed, Kilkenny City. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

May 16th – Hurdles + High Jump Workshop – Greystones, Wicklow 7.00 – 9.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12.
Venue: Shoreline Sports Complex, Greystones. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

May 17th – Shot + Discus Workshop – Kilkenny 7.00 – 9.00pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 12.
Venue: Scanlon Park/The Watershed, Kilkenny City. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

April 15th – Sprints Workshop – Greystones, Wicklow 7.30pm
Open to all Coaches and athletes over 18 years.
Venue: Shoreline Sports Complex, Greystones. Cost: €5 per Athlete/Coach

Assistant Coach Course, Roundwood, Co. Wicklow
Saturday May 25th. 10am. Register Online
Price is €60.00

Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – Roundwood GAA Centre, Roundwood, Co. Wicklow.

For Further information please send email to: colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie

Dublin...Results of the Great Ireland Run 10k - Sun 14th Apr 2013

The big event last weekend in Dublin of course was the 10k Great Ireland Run in the Phoenix Park.

Pos    Gender    BIB    Name    Club    Finish Time    Gun/Chip
1    M    1    KENENISA BEKELE         00:28:51   
2    M    3    SERGIY LEBID         00:29:08   
3    M    2    IBRAHIM JEILAN         00:29:18   
4    M    2481    HAMID EL MOUAZIZ         00:29:26   
5    M    5    COLLIS BIRMINGHAM         00:29:30   
6    M    8    URIGE BUTA         00:29:40   
7    M    6    STEPHEN SCULLION    North Belfast Harriers    00:30:15   
8    M    1806    MATS LUNDERS         00:30:28   
9    M    9    ROY HOORNWEG         00:30:39   
10    M    27    MANUEL PENAS         00:30:45   

Pos    Gender    BIB    Name    Club    Finish Time    Gun/Chip
1    F    107    LAUREN HOWARTH    Leigh Harriers & AC    00:33:36   
2    F    103    GEMMA STEEL    Charnwood AC    00:33:49   
3    F    102    JULIA BLEASDALE    Thames Hare & Hounds    00:33:53   
4    F    105    DIANA MARTIN         00:34:03   
5    F    109    ELENA ROMAGNOLO         00:34:19   
6    F    104    LINDA BYRNE    DSD AC    00:34:24   
7    F    108    ELLE BAKER         00:34:38   
8    F    112    EMMA CLAYTON         00:35:07   
9    F    118    EMMA QUAGLIA         00:35:09   
10    F    116    ELISH KELLY    Raheny Shamrocks Athletic Club    00:35:37

The full results can be found HERE

Photos...
1) Peter Mooney has a large gallery of photos HERE
2) 'Pad-Cam' has 400 photos HERE 
3) Eoin Fegan has 1000+ photos HERE

Video...
1) Short video clip showing the front runners near the end of the race...

2)Another short clip showing some of the female club runners passing...

Wexford...Results of the Vinegar Hill 5 mile race - Sun 14th Apr 2013

First Name Surname Position Time
Tommy McElwain  27:47
John Fenlon  28:10
Martin Monaghan  28:44
Catherine Murphy  32:40
Anne Gilshinan  33:03
Martina O' Sullivan  37:04 

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) A gallery of 176 photos from Liz Wilde HERE

Race notice...Kildare...Leixlip 5k - Sat 4th May 2013

Race notice...Butlerstown 10k near Waterford City - Fri 19th Apr 2013

This might be of interest to anyone in the S Kilkenny, SW Wexford or Carlow....

 More details including a full course preview here..... http://munsterrunning.blogspot.ie/2013/04/race-noticebutlerstown-10k-road-race.html

Dublin...Ability 10k Charity Run/Walk...4th May 2013

Results of the Rosslare 10k...Mon 1st Apr 2013

There were 259 finishers in this race...

#    Name    Surname      Cat    Race Time    Chip Time
1    Tom    Hogan    Male    Sen    0:32:18    0:32:18
2    Niall    Sheil    Male    Sen    0:32:54    0:32:54
3    Gary    Hynes    Male    Sen    0:32:59    0:32:59
10    Jackie    Carthy    Female    O40    0:37:53    0:37:53
19    Ann    Sullivan    Female    O50    0:39:12    0:39:12
25    Anne    Gilshinan    Female    O40    0:40:08    0:40:08

The full results can be seen HERE

Dublin...Results of the The Windmill Run Garristown 10k - Sun 3rd March 2013

Pos    Firstname    Lastname    Finish
1    Loughlin    Campion    00:34:32
2    guy    o callaghan    00:36:56
3    ian    phelan    00:37:12
4    Dermot    Gorman    00:37:29
5    MICHAEL    KELLY    00:39:20
6    Alvin    Sweeney    00:40:28
7    Derek    McDonald    00:42:05
8    Robert    Connerty    00:42:10
9    Mick     Country    00:42:35
10    Gareth    Donnelly    00:42:39
11    Andrew    Purcell    00:43:33
12    Niall    Durham    00:43:38
13    Glenn    Tormey    00:43:45
14    Rossa    O'Donnell    00:44:28
15    Daryl    Geraghty    00:44:30
16    Andrew    Tuite    00:44:30
17    connor    donnelly    00:44:41
18    Stephen    Rooney    00:44:55
19    Eamon    O'Loughlin    00:45:20
20    Roy    Cooney    00:45:58
21    Martin    Ennis    00:46:04
22    John    Tindley    00:46:29
23    Mick     Bailey    00:46:50
24    Alan    Tobin    00:46:57
25    Fintan    Scully    00:47:04
26    Colm    Durham    00:47:11
27    Darren     Roche    00:47:18
28    David    O'Neill    00:47:39
29    Andy    Rogers    00:47:39
30    Vincent    Mc Carthy    00:47:43
31    Brian    Dunne    00:47:55
32    Seona    Keogh    00:48:10
33    Emma    Farrelly    00:48:14
34    Eoin    Dempsey    00:48:23
35    John    Lally    00:48:26
36    Jennifer    Foran    00:48:34
37    Sean     Robertson    00:48:43
38    Nicholas    Somers    00:48:56
39    Kevin     Brennan    00:49:08
40    Thomas    Mullarkey    00:49:14
41    James    O'Byrne    00:49:18
42    Robin    Grace    00:49:22
43    Brian    Lanigan    00:49:30
44    Paul    Wagner    00:49:30
45    Alan     Small    00:49:36
46    Ingrid    Brangan    00:49:40
47    Elaine    Mullarkey    00:49:40
48    Michael    Gorman    00:49:46
49    Gerard     Boylan    00:49:51
50    Hugh    Synnott    00:49:52
51    Lyns    Dreaper    00:49:52
52    Domhnail    Connor    00:49:55
53    Mark    Broe    00:50:10
54    Paul    Dunphy    00:50:25
55    Phelim    McDaid    00:50:28
56    Frank    Mc Crory    00:50:35
57    Michael    Cullen    00:51:05
58    Sabrina    Keogh    00:51:08
59    Mark    Kane    00:51:08
60    Ciara    Stringer    00:51:19
61    Declan    Gowran    00:51:28
62    Karen    Menton    00:51:34
63    Alan    Newman    00:51:37
64    Ray     Sutton    00:51:57
65    Mary    Keily    00:52:01
66    Patrick    Cummins    00:52:13
67    David    Keogh    00:52:20
68    Warren    Gaffney    00:52:29
69    Caroline    Martin    00:52:45
70    David    de la Vega    00:52:46
71    Mark    Ennis    00:53:05
72    Enda    Farrell    00:53:15
73    Denis    O'Regan    00:53:53
74    Isobel    Donnelly    00:54:09
75    Rose    O'Connor    00:54:14
76    Mark    Thomas    00:54:22
77    grant    scott    00:54:29
78    Fiona    Smith    00:55:01
79    Kevin    Keleghan    00:55:02
80    Susan    Mc Clafferty    00:55:11
81    Paddy    Richards    00:55:26
82    Anne    Tormey    00:55:29
83    Margaret    White    00:55:29
84    Jennifer    O'Buachalla    00:56:28
85    Mark    Moore    00:56:29
86    Isabel    Shier    00:56:37
87    Aonghus    Ryan    00:56:38
88    Patricia    Power    00:56:55
89    Catherine    Keane    00:56:56
90    Jim    Bailey    00:57:02
91    Andrew    Heavey    00:57:03
92    Paul     Burke    00:57:06
93    Alan    Obrien    00:57:10
94    Michelle    Wogan    00:57:10
95    Tracey    Connell    00:57:13
96    Brian    Finlay    00:57:42
97    Simon    Griffiths    00:57:44
98    Maebh    Baxter    00:57:45
99    Jill    Donnelly    00:57:49
100    Ciara    Jordan    00:58:13
101    Gillian    Dowd    00:58:25
102    Ailís    Garvey    00:58:36
103    Naoise    Harnett    00:58:36
104    suzanne    king    00:58:47
105    Hilda    O' Brien    00:58:49
106    Gillian    miller    00:59:03
107    Ciaran    Tanley    00:59:13
108    Naomi     Power    00:59:30
109    Leonne    Mc Grath    00:59:31
110    Deirdre    Kennedy     00:59:33
111    Catherine    Synnott    01:00:04
112    Niamh    Counihan    01:00:19
113    David    Mcentee    01:00:20
114    Colin    Fanthorpe    01:00:28
115    Laura    Dunne    01:00:46
116    Aisling     Murray    01:00:54
117    Niall    Doyle    01:00:59
118    Helen    McGlew    01:01:13
119    Marion    Wilkinson    01:01:30
120    Sinead    Carroll    01:01:42
121    Lynsey    Dreaper    01:02:13
122    Lisa    Shier    01:02:22
123    Sarah    Carberry    01:02:50
124    Ania    Mikula-Donnelly    01:03:42
125    Nicole    Thomas    01:04:05
126    Sarah    Maxwell    01:04:06
127    Edele    Robertson    01:05:07
128    Irene    O'Brien    01:05:07
129    Asia    Bialkowska    01:05:51
130    Eileen    Dixon    01:06:16
131    Emma    Carberry    01:07:10
132    Lorraine    Bresnan    01:07:56
133    Aoife    Kirwan    01:07:59
134    Eleanor    Bresnan    01:07:59
135    Patricia    Davis    01:08:05
136    John     Roddy    01:08:27
137    Linda    Roddy    01:08:30
138    Michael    Butler    01:08:40
139    Liane    Donnelly    01:08:54
140    Claire    Conaty    01:09:09
141    Áine    Dowling    01:10:13
142    Caitríona    Murphy    01:10:13
143    Avril    Bailey-Flood    01:10:30
144    Jamie    Ennis    01:12:20
145    Fiona    Lanigan    01:13:11
146    ann    scott    01:16:22
147    Caroline    Ennis    01:16:22
148    MARION    O'SULLIVAN    01:17:53
149    Annette    Menton    01:17:53
150    SHARON    O TOOLE    01:26:52
151    Bernie    Mason    01:26:52

Athletics Ireland courses in South Leinster...March & April 2013

The following coaching courses will be held in the South East over the coming months.

Assistant Coach Course, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny
Saturday September 9th March. 10am-5pm.
Price is €60.00
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – St. Mary’s Hall, Johnstown, Co. Kilkenny.

Level 1 Coaching Course, Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
Friday 15th & Saturday 16th March and Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd March.
(6pm - 10pm Fridays and 10am - 5pm Saturdays)
Price is €100.00
Applicants must have previously completed an Athletics Leader or Assistant Coach course.
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – Shoreline Sports Complex (Track), Greystones, Co. Wicklow.

Athletics Leader Course, New Ross, Co.Wexford.
Saturday 6th April 2013. 10am - 5pm.
Price is €60.00
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – New Ross Vocational School, New Ross, Co. Wexford.

Athletics Leader Course, Greystones, Co. Wicklow.
Saturday 13th April 2013. 10am-5pm.
Price is €60.00
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – Shoreline Sports Complex (Gym), Greystones, Co. Wicklow.

Assistant Coach Course, Ferns, Co. Wexford
Saturday 13th April 2013. 10am-5pm.
Price is €60.00
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – Ferns GAA Park, Ferns, Co. Wexford.

Level 1 Coaching Course,Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny.
Friday 19th & Saturday 20th April and Friday 26th & Saturday 27th April.
(6pm - 10pm Fridays and 9am - 5pm Saturdays)
Price is €100.00
Applicants must have previously completed an Athletics Leader or Assistant Coach course.
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.
Location – The Watershed (Scanlon Park), Kilkenny City.               

Register HERE

2013 Samsung Run Dublin@Night 10K...Sun 28th Apr 2013

10,000 IN THE RUNNING FOR NIGHT OUT!
Dublin City Council announces the 2013 Samsung Run Dublin@Night 10K

Samsung IT & Mobile Ireland and Dublin City Council today announced the return of Samsung Run Dublin@Night 10k. Following on from the successful inaugural 10K Night Run last year, the 2013 event will be bigger and better with expanded capacity as 10,000 runners are expected to take to the streets. The run starts at 9.00pm on Sunday 28th April and runners can register for the event at www.samsungnightrun.com.

The expected route for the race will start at College Green, Dame Street and will conclude in the Docklands area.  It will include some of Dublin’s most iconic and historic landmarks taking in the GPO, the Custom’s House, the Convention Centre and Samuel Beckett Bridge.

Lord Mayor of Dublin Naoise Ó Muirí said, “One of my priorities as Lord Mayor of Dublin has been to encourage Dubliners to get active and particularly to take up running in some of Dublin’s great road races.  The Samsung Run Dublin @ Night 10k is a great opportunity to race through the historic streets of Dublin.  I have heard great reports of last year’s run and I can’t wait to join the 10,000 runners tackling this race with a difference on 28th April.  I commend Dublin City Council, Samsung Ireland and the other statutory agencies for this initiative and look forward to seeing you all on the start line.”

Gary Twohig, General Manager, Samsung IT & Mobile Ireland, said “The Samsung Run Dublin @ Night 10K is back with a bang this year; it will be bigger and brighter than our inaugural event last year. 10,000 runners are expected to take to the streets to get involved in what is becoming a must-do running event. The majority of this course is flat so we’re expecting great times from the elite athletes who joined us last year. It’s a great opportunity to experience Dublin in a very special way and I would encourage runners to register early to ensure their place on the night. We are very appreciative of the high level of support from Dublin City Council and the other statutory agencies in the city to ensure that we have a safe and enjoyable event on the night “.

For further information and to register for the Samsung Run Dublin@ Night visit www.samsungnightrun.com. The official website and Samsung Night Run App will also host an interactive training blog as well as nutritional tips to prepare for the Run.