Something a little different for club member Tadhg Henderson at the weekend of the 11th, as he competed what was to be a triathlon but due to strong winds the decision was taken to replace the swim with a run so it was the Hook or by Crook Duathlon.
Well done to you Tadhg.
Mary Cronin was in Cork City over the weekend taking part in the Cork Half Marathon. Well done Mary
A busy day for John & Sharron Dier on Sunday the 5th as they both competed in different counties. John was first into his gear as he swam, cycled & ran his way around Athy Co. Kildare in 1:17.52
Next up Sharron was amongst the 20,000 or so ladies who completed the 10k Women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin City. Well done to Sharron who ran 1:02 as she beat her PB for 10k.
Each athletics club was recently asked by Athletics Ireland to nominate a Juvenile member to act as an Ambassador and to participate in a parade celebrating the 150th edition of the National Track & Field Championships at the end of June. A very prestigious opportunity for any young athlete and a huge honour to be part of these celebrations representing our club. After the parade they will take part in a 150m run on the track in front of all Athletics fans.
Our chosen Ambassador is someone who at aged 7 joined our Fundamental Athletics group training in the Presentation. She has consistently attended training with a smile as she progressed on to the Secondary School training group. She has attended many club events, Winter Leagues and County Championships over the years and always gives her all with a smile on her face.
Best wishes from everyone at Menapians AC to Orla Dolan pictured at training with her training crew and coaches. We hope you and your family have a great day.
Anyone interested in attending the National Championships can bring U16's free of charge to the National Track & Field event, full details on Athletics Ireland website.
The Leinster Championships was the place to be over the weekend as athletes basked in the beautiful weather awaiting their event call then seeking out some shade to cool off at the fantastic grounds of Carlow IT.
On Saturday Michael Deady was in his own words 'not at the races' today as he competed over 100m finishing 7th in his heat with 11.98, better to come in the races ahead from Michael.
Clodagh Dunbar was hitting her first outdoor 400m of the season and was delighted with a very creditable 4th place in a tough competitive race, claiming a 400m PB in the process of 1:01.30
Liam Berry was busy in long jump and 400m. He ran a really well in 56.43 which gave him a 7th place overall and also jumped 5.56m for 6th in the long jump which we believe is a new PB for him. An athlete who is consistently improving.
Ailbhe White stood up and raced the 400m and posted a great time of 1:03.56 showing steady improvement every time she races. Another athlete whose consistency shows every times she races.
On Sunday there was more club vests on show.
Eimear Halpin raced the energy sapping 400 hurdles grabbing a brilliant bronze in 1:08.13 another great run over hurdles.
Clodagh returned for day 2 racing the 200m in 27.07 another outdoor best for her capping a good 2 days for her.
Congratulations to all our athletes and thanks to all club coaches for their time and efforts getting athletes to these events.
Tara Bishop Memorial 5k.
A warm sunny Sunday welcomed everyone to Ballymurn for the return of the Tara Bishop Memorial 5k today. As usual a good crew of club members turned out.
Dermot Foley 20.09, Gavin Hayes 20.46, Fran Power 22.09, Rob Casey 22.59, John Dier 23.09, Michael Kinsella 23.25, Oliver Stack 28.31 & Sharron Dier 32.58 all completed the 5k route.
Well done to everyone .
At the National League 3 members were entered as guests at the weekend in Templemore. Not a great day weatherwise for athletics but nothing we can do about that. Damp and breezy all day.
Conor Wilson was in great form running 11.39 into the wind over 100m winning his heat then stepping up to run the 200m in 23.30.
Clodagh ran the 200m but there was an issue with the timing equipment so no time but she finished 4th.
She ran the 100m into a strong headwind finishing 4th place.
Michael Deady ran 12.03 for the 100m finishing 5th in his heat.
Great stuff from our 3 athletes, still more to come from you all.
Our next crew of coaches competed the AAI coaching hosted by Colin Byrne on Sunday the 22nd of May in Rosslare Strand.
Well done to our Ollie, Fran, Chris, Paul Tracey, Tadhg & Liam and looking forward to the sessions in the future.
On Saturday he 21st of May, the venue was Santry for the Leinster Schools and Ailbhe White & Eimear Halpin headed up the now familiar N11 to compete.
Eimear was competing at Senior discus and Senior 400 hurdles claiming a well earned 4th over the hurdles in a competitive field.
Ailbhe was competing over 400m and finished strong also in a very competitive field coming home in 6th place.
Great work from both girls who still have another year in this event next year.
Well done to you both.
Mr. Oil Juvenile County Championships Day 3
Sunday the 15th of May saw the third day of the 2022 Mr. Oil Juvenile County Championships. With a large crowd gathering from 10am to participate and support the athletes, it was certain to be a great day for clubs across the county. As always, Menapian’s AC was represented in great numbers with 17 athletes turning out across the various age groups.
Cuan Monaghan, Oisín Moran and Chloe Carroll performed very well in the under 9s age group with Cuan qualifying for the semi final in his 60m sprint. Oisín and Chloe also did very well in this event and all three participated in the turbo javelin and middle distance which was 300
metres for under 9s. A great effort by our three youngest competing athletes, well done Cuan, Oisín and Chloe.
Our sole athlete in Under 10s this week was Callum Redmond who qualified for the final in his 60m sprint. Well done Callum.
We had four athletes competing in under 11s. Training pals Nico Losak, Elijah Donegan and Max Gilhooley took part in the 60m sprint, high jump and turbo javelin with Max making the sprint semi final. Kelly Cousins also competed in the sprint. Great performances by all, well done.
Rory Henderson and Lily Siggins represented the club in Under 13s. Lily did very well to make the finals in the 60m hurdles and just missed out on a medal coming 4th in high jump. Lily also
competed in the sprint and javelin events. Meanwhile Rory took a silver medal in the 60m hurdles and bronze in high jump as well as making the final in the 80m sprint.
Menapians five under 14s athletes competed in an incredible 16 events between them. Josh Nolan qualified for the final in the 75m hurdles, Josh also took part in long jump and the sprint.
Orla Dolan took Silver in the 75m hurdles while club mate Meabh McCormack took Bronze in the same event. Orla and Meabh also did long jump, 80m sprint and 200m sprint together.
Lorcan Carroll participated in the 80m sprint and 75m hurdles. And Elijah Page-Redmond took good medals in Hurdles, Long Jump and the 200m sprint.
Abigail Quinn competed admirably in the hurdles despite an injury she incurred during the race which brought a premature end to her participation for the day. We wish Abigail a speedy recovery.
In under 16s, Lucas Page-Redmond took a gold medal in the 200m sprint and silver for high jump.
Well done to all our athletes for competing again today. Thanks also to our officials Padraig, Helen, Siobhan and Catherine, and also to the club's coaches and helpers in attendance on the day: Ellen, Liam, Sinead, Tracey, Louise & Tadhg. Well done to the County Board for running another great event.
The Mr. Oil Senior Road Race took place in Enniscorthy on Friday evening the 13th. A warm but a nice evening for racing. Our ladies were first up at 6.30pm as Sinead Cleary, Elaine McMahon, Mary Gaynor, Ilze Bedrite, Sharron Dier & Louise Henderson all put in terrific performances in the 5k loop, all finishing strong and very happy with their efforts.
The Men's race took place a little after 7pm after the ladies race was complete and they faced 2 loops of the race route to complete their 10 distance. Great efforts from our 2 men Gavin Hayes & John Dier who dug deep to find their inner strength.
Congratulations to our 6 ladies & 2 men who took to the start line and represented the club so well. Thanks to the County Board , the marshals, our supporters on the night and host club Slaney Olympic for another well run county race.
