Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

Irish Schools Cross Country

Aisling Quinn Ursuline Convent had the best local result at the All
Ireland Schools Cross Country Championships in Jordanstown Co Armagh
last Saturday when she finished 6 th in the Intermediate race ,other
good performances came from Aoife Hamilton Mean Scoil San Nioclas 9 th
in the junior race and Miceal Power St Augustine's 10 th at junior
level also. No results available from Irish University Cross Country
Championships held at the same meeting on their Website as of Monday
morning



Road Races coming up.

Sunday 24 th March 1pm in Moyglass, Co. Tipperary Munster Masters Road
Championships Sunday March 31 st 5 Miles in Waterford City 11 am in
aid of Cancer Society, registration at Kingfisher Club Tramore
Road.The 3rd annual Wit AC/Waterford AC 5 K run/jog at WIT Sports
Campus on Friday April 5 th at 7pm. Friday April 12 Marine Climb race
1 Ger Wyley Sports Series,. Friday 19 th April Butlerstown 10 km Race
2 in Series. Full series dates on West Waterford AC Website.

All Ireland Juvenile Indoors

Above are fixed for Athlone on Saturday and Sunday week March 23 rd
and 24 th and World Cross Country are  in Poland on Sunday March 24
th.

Kilmacow Open Sports

An early reminder of Above coming up on Easter Monday April 1 st at
1pm with lots of events from under 8 up po senior, see St Senan's AC
website

European youth Olympics

The OCI has given  Athletics Ireland an allocation of 14 track and
field athletes that will be taken to European Youth Olympic festival
2013.The policy and guideline standards are clearly set out. .Please
note that achieving the guideline standard does NOT guarantee
selection – as only 14 athletes can be selected. Only one athlete is
allowed per country in each event and athletes may only compete in one
event (excluding relays) Any athlete born in 1997 or 1998 that
believes they will achieve (or who has already achieved) the Guideline
standards as set forth in the EYOF Policy is asked to please fill in
their personal details on the on-line Advance Data Capture Form before
15 th March ( this Friday)   See Athletic Ireland website for all
details. Please note all areas must be filled in on the form. .