Munster U/9 – U/11 Indoor Track & Field Championships

These Championships took place in Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Saturday February 15^th. There were 20 athletes representing the club on the day where the competition in Munster was very strong. Despite this, Maria Doyle managed to win a bronze medal in the U11 Shot Put and Aaron McLaughlin won silver in the U16 1.5k Walk. Also, Niamh Gleeson qualified for the U11 60m Girls semi-final but unfortunately didn’t make the final.  The following athletes put in great performances and although they didn’t make the podium, they did themselves proud – Abbie Manton, Faye Murphy, Cathleen Cussen, Saoirse Dunne, Conor Leahy, Gerard Delaney, Ellen Harrington, Isabelle Murphy, Kate Concagh, Molly Jones, Ailis Concagh, Ciara Joyce, Heidi Maher, Olive Spillane Leane, Daithí Cussen, Jack Guilfoyle and Noah Murphy. For many of these athletes, it was their first time to compete in the Munster indoors and it probably will be the start of many for some!

Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships

Sunday February 16^th was turn of our senior and master athletes to don the Moyne AC singlet and compete with the best in Munster in Nenagh. There were 12 athletes representing the club and they managed to bring home 3 gold, 6 silver, 4 bronze medals and 2 sets of relay medals. Pride of place must go to our senior ladies’ relay team of Aisling Dwyer, Rachel Butler, Katie Bergin and Leona Maher who ran their socks off to claim gold in the 4x200m in a time of 1.53.30 which is a new club record!  Also, Naomi Morrissey was 1^st in the W40 Shot Put with a pb of 7.03m and she was 1^st in Weight for Distance with 5.33m. Ned Dwyer also came home with a gold medal in the Mens M55 Weight for Distance with a throw of 6.53m. He was 2^nd in the Shot Put with 8.36m.

In the senior women category, Sharon Cantwell was in action in the 3,000m which was held on the previous day where she finished 3rd in 12.09.72. She ran in the 1,500m, the next day, where she finished 2^nd in 5.22.81. Katie Bergin was joint 3^rd in the 200m in 27.36 and 4^th in the 60m in 8.39. Aisling Dwyer ran a pb in the 200m of 28.09 and she was 7^th in the 60m in 8.56. Leona Maher was 10^th in the 200m in 29.03. Aisling Maher was in action in the 400m where she finished 3^rd in 1.13.81. In the Masters’ category, Ber Spillane was 2^nd in the W35 400m in 1.09.76, 2^nd in the 60m in 9.28 and 3^rd in the 200m in 31.04. Brigid Gleeson ran in the W45 800m where she was 4^th in 2.54.23. Sinéad Tynan was 2^nd in the W45 400m in 1.15.77 and in the High Jump (1.30m). Ber, Brigid, Sinéad and Edel Delaney ran in the 4x200m relay where they finished 2^nd in 2.14.51.  Well done to all the athletes involved and many thanks to those who travelled to support and cheer on the athletes.

Munster U/12 to U/19 Indoor Track & Field Championships

Competition is coming thick and fast with the U/12 to U/19 Munster Indoor Championships taking place this coming weekend 22/23 February.  The following athletes have been entered – Ruth Phelan (U/12 600mts, LJ), Reiltin Morrissey (U/12 600mts, SP), Eleanor Doyle (U/12 60mts), Luke Molloy (U/12 60mts, 600mts), Sarah McGinley (U/13 SP), Alana Spillane, (U/13 60mts, 600mts),  Dearbhla Gleeson (U/13 60mts, 600mts, HJ, LJ), Niamh Cleere (U/13 60mts, LJ), Bill Cussen (U/13 60mts, 600mts), Shane Moloney (U/13 60mts, 600ts, HJ),  Paddy Cussen (U/14 60mts), Adam Spillane Leane (U/14 60mts hurdles, 800mts, HJ, LJ, SP),  Frank Doyle (U/14 SP), Ciaran Murphy (U/14 SP), Jack Flanagan (U/14 800mts, HJ, LJ), Adam Phelan ( U/14 800mts, LJ), Mary Cussen (U/16 1,500mts, LJ), Aaron Moore (U/16 1,500mts),  Louise Hickey (U/16 200mts), Leona Maher (U/17 60mts, 200mts), Paul Moloney (U/17 60mts, 200mts), Emma Gleeson (U/18 800mts), Katie Bergin (U/18 60mts, 200mts), Aisling Dwyer (U/18 60mts, 200mts) and Rachel Butler (U/18 800mts).  We wish all the athletes the very best over the weekend.

Registration for 2020

All athletes and committee members who have yet to register with the club for 2020 are kindly asked to do so within the next couple of weeks.  Registration form and fee should be given to club registrar Sharon Cantwell at any of the club training sessions. 

Couch to 5k

This event is going from strength to strength with all those taking part enjoying the benefits of running and walking.  Feel free to come to the track on Monday and Wednesday nights at 7.30pm to take part in this progressive programme.  This is a non-competitive and will suit everyone.

Moyne AC Club Shop

The Club is delighted to announce that our new Club Shop is now available on the O’Neill’s website. This will now let members purchase club gear when they want to.  For each purchase the club receives a percentage of the sale back at the end of the year. The link to the on line shop is – https://www.oneills.com/shop-by-team/athletics/moyne-ac.html… Our thanks to Mark for organising this for the Club.

Training Courses

The club is always looking for parents or indeed senior athletes to get involved in coaching. The following courses are now on offer from Athletics Ireland and will be run in Clonmel – 21^st March – Assistant Coach and 28^th March – Athletics Leader.  These are one day courses and are a great way to get an introduction to the basic skills of athletics.  Entry is on-line at Athletics Ireland.  Please consider doing one of these courses and help in the club. 

Fixtures:

22^nd February – Munster U/12-19 Indoor Track & Field Championships – Nenagh

23^rd February – Munster U/12-19 Indoor Track & Field Championships – Nenagh

29^th February – National Indoor Track & Field Championships – Abbotstown, Dublin

01^st March – National Indoor Track & Field Championships – Abbotstown, Dublin

01^st March – Munster 4 Mile Road Championships – Dungarvan, Co. Waterford

07^th March – Templemore AC Paul Ryan Memorial Games, Templemore

08^th March – National Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships – Athlone

15^th March – County U/9 to Junior Indoor Track & Field Championships – Nenagh

22^nd March – County Junior & Senior Road Championships – Fethard

29^th March – County Intermediate Road Championships – Ballyneale

Irish Life Health National Juvenile B Cross Country Championships

Avondale Forest Park in Rathdrum was the venue on Saturday, February 8, for the National Juvenile B cross country championships with the club being represented by three athletes.  The star of the show was Alana Spillane who finished 8^th in the Girls U/13 event to win a national individual bronze medal.  Alana was up with the leaders throughout the two-lap race, ran very solidly and powered up the finishing straight to clinch that coveted national medal.  Well done Alana.  Adam Phelan ran in the Boys U/13 race and again kept very much with the pace throughout to finish 30^th overall while his sister Ruth ran in the Girls U/11 event and despite suffering a very heavy fall, she got back up to finish the race in 126^th place.  Well done both Adam and Ruth on your efforts.  Thanks to both families and the club supporters that travelled on the day. 

AAI National Indoor Games

This event took place on Sunday, February 9, in the National Indoor Athletics Campus in Abbotstown with Jack Hickey competing in the Senior 200mts and 400mts against many of the top athletics talent throughout the country.  Jack ran in Heat 3 of the 400mts and gave a masterful display to win the heat in a new personal best of 53.28.  Overall, he finished in the top 10 of the competition.  Later in the day he came back to run in Heat 8 of the 200mts where again he performed brilliantly to finish second in 24.08 again finishing in the top half of the competition overall.  Well done Jack on your performances. 

County Tipperary Star Awards

A great night was had in the Horse & Jockey Hotel on Friday night last with the hosting of the County Tipperary Star Awards and thanks to all the organisers for the excellent event.  Certificates of achievement were presented to Ber Spillane on her Munster record in the W35 400mts (1.09.65) at the Indoor Championships and the Girls U/18 Relay team of Rachel Butler, Katie Bergin, Aisling Dwyer and Jessie Newman on their National Silver Medals in the 4 x 100 relay.  The club were also honoured as “Best Juvenile B Cross Country Club and Best Juvenile B Track & Field Club in Tipperary.  Congratulations to all our juvenile athletes on these two awards. 

Munster U/9 – U/11 Indoor Track & Field Championships

These championships will be held in the Nenagh Indoor Complex on this coming Saturday, February 15.  The following athletes will be competing.  Girls U/9 – Abbie Manton (60mts, LJ), Cathleen Cussen (60mts, LJ), Faye Murphy (60mts), Saoirse Dunne (60mts, 500mts, LJ).  Boys U/10 – Conor Leahy (500mts, LJ), Gerard Delaney (60mts, 600mts, LJ), Sean Cahill (60mts, 500mts). Girls U/10 – Ellen Harrington (60mts, LJ), Isabella Murphy (60mts, 500mts), Kate Concagh (60mts, 500mts, LJ), Molly Jones (60mts, 500mts, LJ). Girls U/11 – Ailis Concagh (60mts, 600mts, LJ), Ciara Joyce (60mts, 600mts, LJ), Heidi Maher (60mts, 600mts, LJ), Maria Doyle (LJ, Shot), Niamh Gleeson (60mts), Olive Spillane Leane (600mts, LJ), Arlene Flanagan (600mts, LJ).  Boys U/11 – Daithí Cussen (60mts, LJ), Jack Guilfoyle (60mts, 600mts, LJ), Noah Murphy (60mts, 600mts, LJ).  Also taking place on Saturday are all Munster walks and all Munster 3,000mts events.  Representing the club here are Aaron McLoughlin competing in the U/16 1.5k and Sharon Cantwell in the Senior 3,000mts.  We wish all our athletes the very best of luck in their respective events.  Parents should be aware that this is an all-day event with competitions going on throughout the day in both the centre and outside tracks along with Long Jump and Shot competitions.  Also, as this is a Munster Championship the venue will be very busy so please leave in plenty of time to arrive no later than 9.15am, particularly for athletes competing in the 60mts sprints which commence at 10am sharp. 

Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships

These championships will be held this coming Sunday, February 16 in the Nenagh Indoor Complex with thirteen athletes entered from the club.  Rachel Butler (800mts, Relay), Aisling Dwyer (60mts, 200mts, Relay), Emma Gleeson (400mts, Relay), Katie Bergin (60mts, 200ms, Relay), Leona Maher (200mts, Relay), Brigid Gleeson (800mts, Relay), Edel Delaney (Relay), Ber Spillane (60mts, 200mts, 400mts, Relay), Aisling Maher (400mts, Relay), Sharon Cantwell (1,500mts, Relay), Sinead Tynan (200mts, 400mts, HJ, Relay), Naomi Morrissey (SP & WFD) and Ned Dwyer (SP & WFD).  The first event gets underway at 10.30am and we wish the athletes the very best of luck. 

Munster U/12 to U/19 Indoor Track & Field Championships

Competition is coming thick and fast with the U/12 to U/19 Munster Indoor Championships taking place on the weekend of 22^nd and 23^rd February.  All athletes competing in this competition should give their name and events to competition secretary, Geraldine Hickey, by this coming Friday evening, February 14^th.  Details of the two days of competition are on the Club Juvenile What’s App Group and parents should familiarise themselves with the competitions, with events taking place over the two days.  Again, it is the responsibility of parents/guardians to ensure athletes have been entered. 

Lotto

Congratulations to this week’s lotto winners Sean Kelly and Alana Spillane.  Both were winners of €20 in the Lucky Dip.  Thanks to everyone who continues to support our lotto. 

Registration for 2020

Thanks to everyone who has completed their club registration for 2020.  For those yet to complete their registration please do so as soon as possible.  All athletes attending training must be registered for insurance purposes. 

Couch to 5k

The club are encouraging anyone interested in coming to the track on Monday and Wednesday nights at 7.30pm to take part in the Couch to 5k programme.  This is a progressive programme, starting at whatever entry level the person feels comfortable at and gradually increasing that level each week to enable them to walk, jog or run 5k.  This is a non-competitive programme and will suit everyone.  Why not take the first step and come along this week? 

Fixtures:

15^th February – Munster U/9-U/11 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

16^th February – Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

22^nd February – Munster U/12-U/19 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

23^rd February – Munster U/12-U/19 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

County Road Relays

The County Road Relays took place in Clonoulty GAA Grounds on Sunday February 2nd. Despite quite wet conditions during the warm-up, it cleared up for the race itself.  Moyne AC had one ladies team competing in the relay.  They were Brigid Gleeson, Aisling Maher, Ber Spillane and Sharon Cantwell.

The first leg of the relay was an 800m dash starting from outside the GAA grounds and finishing within the grounds where the remaining legs of the relay took place.  Brigid Gleeson ran this fast leg where she put Moyne in an excellent 2nd position for the next leg, of 1,500m, which was run by Aisling Maher.  Aisling tackled the hill on the far side of the grounds with great strength with Mooreabbey Milers close behind.  Mooreabbey went into 2nd position during the first lap but there wasn’t much between the two athletes by the 3rd exchange.  Ber Spillane ran the 3rd leg of 800m and gained momentum on the hill and took 2nd position going into the downhill section of the course.  Sharon Cantwell ran the final leg of the relay, which was 3,000m, where she kept Moyne in silver position with her steady paced run.  The team ran the 6,100m in 24.07. Well done to the four athletes! A great days’ running by you all.

Irish Life Health National Juvenile B Cross Country Championships

Three athletes will represent the club this coming Saturday as the Irish Life Health National Juvenile B Cross Country Championships take place in Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow.  Ruth Phelan competes in the Girls U/11 1,000mts, Alana Spillane in the Girls U/13 1,500mts and Adam Phelan in the Boys U/13 1,500mts.   We wish all three the very best of luck.

County Tipperary Star Awards

The 2019 Tipperary Athletics Star Awards will be held this coming Friday night, February 7, in the Horse & Jockey Hotel commencing at 7.30pm.  Amongst the Munster Record Breakers in 2019 and receiving a certificate of recognition will be Bernadette Spillane who created a new record in the O/35 Ladies 400mts in 1.09.65.  Also being recognised as part of the Team Achievement Awards are the Girls U/18 4 x 100mts relay team of Aisling Dwyer, Katie Bergin, Rachel Butler and Jessie Newman following their National silver medal and Aaron Moore for his part on the Tipperary U/15 Cross Country team that won bronze medals at the National Championships.  These awards are open to everyone to attend and it would be nice for our award recipients to have some support on the night.

Munster U/9 – U/11 Indoor Track & Field Championships

These championships, for athletes born in 2010, 2011 and 2012, will be held in the Nenagh Indoor Complex on Saturday, February 15.  Athletes who are interested in competing in this event are kindly asked to inform our Competition Secretary, Geraldine Hickey, on or before February 7.  Details of the event have been posted on the club’s juvenile What’s-App group.  It is the responsibility of parents/guardians to confirm entry. 

Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships

These championships will be held on Sunday, February 16 in the Nenagh Indoor Complex.  All athletes interested in competing in this event, must be 16 years old by the end of 2020, are asked to give their entries to Competition Secretary, Geraldine Hickey, on or before February 7.  Details of the events have been posted on the club’s What’s-app Group. It is the responsibility of the athletes to confirm entry. 

Lotto

Congratulations to this week’s lotto winners Edel Leahy and Helen Renehan.  Both were winners of €20 in the Lucky Dip.  Thanks to everyone who continues to support our lotto. 

Registration for 2020

Thanks to everyone who has completed their club registration for 2020.  For those yet to complete their registration please do so as soon as possible.  All athletes attending training must be registered for insurance purposes. 

Couch to 5k

The club are encouraging anyone interested in coming to the track on Monday and Wednesday nights at 7.30pm to take part in the Couch to 5k programme.  This is a progressive programme, starting at whatever entry level the person feels comfortable at and gradually increasing that level each week to enable them to walk, jog or run 5k.  This is a non-competitive programme and will suit everyone.  Why not take the first step and come along this week? 

Fixtures:

7^th February – County Tipperary Star Awards, Horse & Jockey

8^th February – National Juvenile “B”, Intermediate & Masters CC Championships, Wicklow

15^th February – Munster U/9-U/11 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

16^th February – Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

22^nd February – Munster U/12-U/19 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

23^rd February – Munster U/12-U/19 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

County Novice Road Championships

The club hosted the County Novice Road Championships on Sunday with 4 ladies and 8 men donning the green and gold singlets.  The ladies were first away and in just over 10 mins the first of the ladies arrived back on the track.  Just yards behind was Sharon Cantwell who ran a terrific race to finish third overall in a time of 11.27.  Angela Fogarty stormed through to take fifth in 11.38 with Kate Harrison in thirteenth in 12.33 and Edel Delaney eighteenth in 13.26. The ladies, having grouped well together, won the team silver medals.  Well done all.  Our men have taken a back seat to the ladies for a while now but the number of entries on Sunday was great to see and while no silverware came their way all ran extremely well and are still eligible to compete in the Novice B Road in April.  First home for the club was Padraig Crone in 18^th in 22.13 followed by Pakie Bowe and Michael Bergin 23^rd and 24^th timed at 22.52 and 22.53 respectively.  Nathan Bowe came through to take 32^nd in 23.23 with Jody Sweeney 37^th in 23.38, John Renehan 47^th 24.35, Brendan Delaney 54^th 25.49 and Tom Nolan 62^nd 30.13.  Well done to all athletes and keep up the momentum. 

We were blessed to have great help on Sunday, and this showed throughout the day with the success of the Championships.  Thanks to everyone who helped in any way with this success. 

Irish Life Health National Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships

Katie Bergin and Jack Hickey competed in the National Indoors in Athlone on Saturday January 25. Katie ran in the Junior Women’s 200m where she finished 3rd in her heat with a pb of 27.33 while Jack ran in the Junior Men’s 400m where he also finished 3rd in his heat with a pb of 53.72. Well done to Katie and Jack as they were competing with some of the best athletes in the country.

County Road Relays

Clonoulty is the venue on Sunday next for the County Road Relays.  The distances for both races are 800mts x 1,500mts x 800mts x 3,000mts and with the successful turn out of 12 athletes at the County Novice last Sunday we can only hope that these athletes will once again make themselves available for this competition.  The event gets underway at 12 noon with the ladies’ relay followed immediately by the men. 

Lotto

Congratulations to this week’s lotto winner Samantha Bowe.  Alana a winner of €20 in the Lucky Dip.  Thanks to everyone who continues to support our lotto. 

Christmas Morning Mile Presentation

The club handed over the proceeds of the Christmas Morning Mile to this year’s recipients Mo Chara Animal Rescue.  A total of €1,233.00 was collected from the generous donations of all who participated.  A huge thank you to everyone.

Registration for 2020

Completed forms and the appropriate monies should be given to club registrar, Sharon Cantwell, as soon as possible. 

Couch to 5k

The club are encouraging anyone interested in coming to the track on Monday and Wednesday nights at 7.30pm to take part in the Couch to 5k programme.  This is a progressive programme, starting at whatever entry level the person feels comfortable at and gradually increasing that level each week to enable them to walk, jog or run 5k.  This is a non-competitive programme and will suit everyone.  Why not take the first step and come along this week? 

Fixtures:

2^nd February – County Road Relays, Clonoulty

7^th February – County Tipperary Star Awards, Horse & Jockey

8^th February – National Juvenile “B”, Intermediate & Masters CC Championships, Wicklow

15^th February – Munster U/9-U/11 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

16^th February – Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

22^nd February – Munster U/12-U/19 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

23^rd February – Munster U/12-U/19 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

Munster U/19 Champions & Munster U/17 Bronze Medallists

Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Relays

The Munster Juvenile Inter-Club relays took place at Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Sunday January 19. We had 2 relay teams competing at the event. Our U19 Girls team of Aisling Dwyer, Emma Gleeson, Rachel Butler and Katie Bergin won gold in the 4x200m relay in a time of 1.54.73. Well done girls! The U17 Girls 4x200m relay team of Leona Maher, Aoife Dwyer, Tara Gleeson and Louise Hickey were first in their heat and finished 3rd in the final in 2.00.03. They can now look forward to the National Finals in Athlone in April. Congratulations! Well done to both teams and their coach Martin Flynn.

County Novice Road Championships

Sunday next, January 26, the club are hosting the County Novice Road Championships over the usual Burma route. The ladies 3k race gets underway at 12 noon followed immediately by the men’s 6k.  The club hope to have both a ladies and men’s team in action and we wish them the very best of luck.  The club are looking for help in organising the event and anyone interested please contact any of the committee. 

All Ireland Juvenile “B”, Intermediate & Masters Cross Country Championships

The above championships take place on Saturday 8^th February in Avondale, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow.  Athletes interested in competing in this event please let Competition Secretary, Geraldine Hickey know as soon as possible. 

Club Annual General Meeting

The club held their annual general meeting on Friday last, 17^th January.  Before a sizeable attendance, everyone heard of the successes of the club in 2019, the many events held and competed in, the increase in club membership and the financial accounts of the club.  The main officers for the forthcoming year are:  President-John Flynn, Vice-Presidents-Fr. Murphy, Fr. O’Dwyer, Sean Hayden, Tom Flynn, Jimmy O’Meara, Chairperson-Paddy Doyle, Vice-Chairperson-Richard Daly, Secretary-Kate Harrison, Competition Secretary-Geraldine Hickey, Treasurer-Elaine Flynn, Registrar-Sharon Cantwell.  PRO’s-Ber Spillane, Joanne Phelan, Eibhlis Purcell, Recorder-Eileen Ryan.  Our thanks to all those who supported the club by attending our AGM and we look forward to 2020. 

Lotto

Congratulations to this week’s lotto winner Alana Spillane.  Alana a winner of €20 in the Lucky Dip.  Thanks to everyone who continues to support our lotto. 

Registration for 2020

Sincere thanks to all who have renewed their annual or new membership of the club.    Registration forms for 2020 are still available in the club house or can be downloaded from our website, www.moyneathleticclub.com for all those yet to provide membership.  Everyone attending training must also be registered for insurance purposes.   Completed forms and the appropriate monies should be given to club registrar, Sharon Cantwell, as soon as possible. 

Use of Club Facilities

There has been a marked increase in the use of the club facilities over the past few weeks, many from outside of the parish.  While we encourage everyone to use the facility, this is a reminder that there is a fee of €2 each time a person uses the track facilities and in addition a €1 fee for the lights.  We would ask people to bear this in mind.  There is also an option for “Social Member” which is €30 for the year and application forms are available from the clubhouse. 

Couch to 5k

The club are encouraging anyone interested in coming to the track on Monday and Wednesday nights at 7.30pm to take part in the Couch to 5k programme.  This is a progressive programme, starting at whatever entry level the person feels comfortable at and gradually increasing that level each week to enable them to walk, jog or run 5k.  This is a non-competitive programme and will suit everyone.  Why not take the first step and come along this week? 

Fixtures:

25^th January – Irish Life Health National Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships, Athlone

26^th January – County Novice Road Championships, Moyne

2^nd February – County Road Relays, Clonoulty

7^th February – County Tipperary Star Awards, Horse & Jockey

8^th February – National Juvenile “B”, Intermediate & Masters CC Championships, Wicklow

15^th February – Munster U/9-U/11 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

16^th February – Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

22^nd February – Munster U/12-U/19 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

23^rd February – Munster U/12-U/19 Indoor Track & Field Championships, Nenagh

County Senior Cross-Country Championships

The Tipperary Senior Cross-Country Championships took place in Galbally on Sunday last, hosted by Moreabbey Milers AC.  The wet, muddy and uneven underfoot surface certainly tested the mettle of all athletes and it was mind over matter as they all battled through the conditions.  Great credit is due to our four athletes who took part with our ladies’ team, following their tremendous performances, taking third team in the club competition.  Angela Fogarty was the first across the line in 6^th place, followed by Sharon Cantwell in 11^th and Kate Harrison 14^th.  Great result girls and great commitment from you all over the 6k distance.  It is always much harder when you are on your own but great credit is due to Brian Carroll, our lone male athlete who also battled hard in the Men’s 10k and despite the conditions came through to finish 29^th. Well done Brian.  Thanks to everyone who travelled to support the athletes in Galbally. 

Club Annual General Meeting

The annual general meeting of the club will take place this Friday night, January 17.  The meeting will commence at 8pm sharp and all members are invited to attend.  This is the one meeting where all members can have an input into the Club, and we encourage as many as possible to attend to show your support for the hard-working officers and committee currently in place.  The club competed in over 50 competitions in 2019 alone as well as organising club and county competitions and not forgetting the huge voluntary effort in training our athletes each week.  Athletics is a year-round activity and with competitions on nearly every weekend, whether near or far, the club encourages participation, but to keep up this commitment it takes a lot of hard work. Please support this effort on Friday night. 

Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Relays

Sunday next, January 19, sees the staging of the Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Relay Championships in the Nenagh AC Indoor Arena with the club having two teams competing.  We wish the very best of luck to the Girls U/19 4 x 200mts team of Aisling Dwyer, Rachel Butler, Katie Bergin, Emma Gleeson and Jessie Newman and the Girls U/16 4 x 200mts team of Leona Maher, Aoife Dwyer, Louise Hickey and Tara Gleeson. 

Registration for 2020

Sincere thanks to all who have renewed their annual or new membership of the club.    Registration forms for 2020 are still available in the club house or can be downloaded from our website, www.moyneathleticclub.com for all those yet to provide membership.  Everyone attending training must also be registered for insurance purposes.   Completed forms and the appropriate monies should be given to club registrar, Sharon Cantwell, by this coming Friday, January 17. 

Use of Club Facilities

There has been a marked increase in the use of the club facilities over the past few weeks, many from outside of the parish.  While we encourage everyone to use the facility, this is a reminder that there is a fee of €2 each time a person uses the track facilities and in addition a €1 fee for the lights.  We would ask people to bear this in mind.  There is also an option for “Social Member” which is €30 for the year and application forms are available from the clubhouse. 

Dancing with the Stars  

We encourage all club members to support Aidan “Taggy” Fogarty from Urlingford who is participating in “Dancing with the Stars” on RTE.  Aidan is a brother of club member Angela and we wish him all the very best in his quest.  Aidan and dance partner Emily are putting in the hard work and believe me there is endless hours of it to entertain us on Sunday nights. To support:  Text: Aidan to 53125.  The very best of luck Aidan and Emily.

Couch to 5k

The club are encouraging anyone interested in coming to the track on Monday and Wednesday nights at 7.30pm to take part in the Couch to 5k programme.  This is a progressive programme, starting at whatever entry level the person feels comfortable at and gradually increasing that level each week to enable them to walk, jog or run 5k.  This is a non-competitive programme and will suit everyone.  Why not take the first step and come along this week? 

Training

There will be no juvenile training this Friday night due to the staging of the club annual general meeting.  Normal juvenile training resumes the following week – Tuesday and Friday nights from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. Training for sprints and jumps, for juvenile athletes who are committed to taking part in the track and field championships, takes place each Thursday night at 7.30pm and we look forward to seeing those athletes at these sessions.

Fixtures:

17^th January – AGM Moyne AC

18^th January – Irish Life Health Indoor Combined Events (All Ages), Athlone

19^th January – Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Relays, Pole Vault, U/17-19 Field Events, Nenagh

25^th January – Irish Life Health National Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships, Athlone

26^th January – County Novice Road Championships, Moyne

2^nd February – County Road Relays, Clonoulty

7^th February – County Tipperary Star Awards, Horse & Jockey

Munster Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships

It was another busy weekend for some of our athletes as they were in action again in Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Sunday January 5 at the Munster Junior and U/23 Championships. Our Junior relay team ran brilliantly to clinch silver and break the 4x200m club record again in a time of 1.54.52. Well done to Aisling Dwyer, Emma Gleeson, Rachel Butler, Katie Bergin and Leona Maher! Katie and Aisling were also in action in the Junior 60m and 200m. Katie was 4th in the 60m in 8.49 and was 2nd in the 200m in 27.71. Aisling was 6th in the 60m in 8.64 and she finished 6th in the 200m despite being obstructed in the last 60m but managed to get a pb of 28.15. Well done to all!

Annual Club Presentation Night

The club held its annual presentation night on Thursday, January 2 and it was great to see the numbers in attendance.  Medals were presented to the juvenile athletes from the recent cross-country championships which included twelve sets of team medals, nine Munster team medals and 1 All Ireland team medal which was won by Aaron Moore as part of the Tipperary U/15 team that finished third.  Also presented on the night were Munster individual medals to our track athletes with well over 20 involved and to our national individual medallists Naomi Morrissey Liz Power, Sinead Tynan and Sarah McGinley and to team members Jessie Newman, Katie Bergin, Rachel Butler and Aisling Dwyer.

The winner of the U/9-14 Track Athlete of the Year was Sarah McGinley who won amongst others the U/12 Shot at the County Indoor Championships, third in the U/12 Shot at the Munster Indoors which qualified her for the National finals where she finished 18th, second in the U/12 Shot at the County Outdoor Championships, fourth in the Munster U/12 Shot which also qualified her for the National Championships where she finished 15^th.  Sarah then competed in the Munster B Championships where she won the U/12 Shot and crowned a great year by winning the same competition at the National B Track & Field Championships.

The 14-19 Track Athlete was Jack Hickey.  Jack had a very distinguished year with medals at U/19, Junior and Senior level.  Just a flavour of his successes – he won the Junior and U/19 200mts at the County Championships and the Junior 100mts at the County Championships. At senior level he finished second in the 200mts and third in the 400mts.  Following that he finished second in the Munster U/19 200mts both Indoor and Outdoor to qualify for the National Championships where he finished sixth Indoor and seventh Outdoor.  Points earned are calculated on the International Points system used at the Olympics and in four of his performances he had in excess of 800pts.

The winner of the U/9-14 Cross Country Athlete of the Year was Alana Spillane.  She began the year by finishing 11^th in the All Ireland B Championships and followed this up by winning the Girls U/12 County Championship and helping the club team to third.  Following her fourth-place finish at the U/13 championships she finished 13^th at Munster and qualified for the National finals where she represented Munster to finish 107^th overall.

The 14-19 Cross Country Athlete of the Year was Aaron Moore.  He finished 3^rd in the U/15 and 4^th in the U/16 County Championships following which he finished 13^th in the U/15 Munster equivalent.  Despite having an injury and then illness struck he still managed to compete at the National U/15 championships where he finished 44^th and a member of the Tipperary team that finished third in the Inter-County competition where he also had the honour of being part of the Munster squad at this event.  In addition, he was part of the club teams at U/15 & U/16 that won silver medals. 

Our two senior awards are Track Athlete of the Year and Cross Country & Road Athlete of the Year and these awards were won by Katie Bergin and Angela Fogarty. 

Katie had a superb season with many personal bests of the year.  With success as U/18, Junior and Senior at County Level.  Her specialist event is the 200mts where she finished second in the Junior and U/18 at County level and Munster level and at national level she had to contend with many international stars finishing sixth at U/18 level.  She also competed in the Long Jump, winning the Junior and U/18 competitions at County level and third in the Senior competition.  Again, the system used to calculate the points is the International Scoring system and with 12 of her performances earning more than 800points she is certainly a star in the making for the club. 

Angela has been one of our most consistent cross country and road athletes and this year finished sixth in the Munster Intermediate, tenth in the Munster Novice along with a twelfth-place finish in her category at the National Masters.  She was part of the club team that won bronze at the Munster Novice and was a member of the Tipperary teams at Munster Novice Intermediate and master’s level which captured silver team medals at both cross country and road.  On the roads she finished fourth in the County Novice, second in the County Intermediate and fifth in the County Senior.  She was a member of the club team that won the Intermediate Road Championships for the very first time this year and was also on the club team that finished second at the County Novice Road Championships. 

Our “Most Improved Athlete of the Year” award went to Alana Spillane for her all-round attitude to training and competition and her dedication to athletics.  Alana won the U/9-14 Cross Country as mentioned above but such is her versatility that she was runner-up in the Track award at the same level with County individual medals at U/12 level at 60mts, 600mts and High Jump.  In the very competitive Munster level, she finished seventh in the 600mts at the Indoor Championships and fourth at the Outdoor Championships

The “Athlete of the Year Award” this year was in fact won by a club team – the Girls U/18 4 x 100mts relay team of Jessie Newman, Katie Bergin, Aisling Dwyer and Rachel Butler who had a terrific season.  They won the County Championships and then travelled to Castleisland in June for the Munster Championships where after being overhauled in the final 50mts of the event to finish second they broke the 28-year-old existing club record with a time of 53.22.  This record did not last long as they broke it again at the Club’s Summer Games in July, posting a time of 53.04.  Travelling to Tullamore in late July they certainly left the best till last as they took on seven similar relay teams at the National U/18 Track & Field Championships to clinch the silver medals with yet another club record time of 52.69.  Again, their attitude to training, both at the club and in their individual homes, paved the way for this success and there is surely more to come from this group of girls. 

While we highlight those who won awards, everyone at the club is valued, some win medals, some do not, but everyone is successful in their own way and the enjoyment and comraderie is there in abundance for all to see.   Our thanks to everyone who made the night such a success and hopefully we can have a similar if not more successful year in 2020. 

Training

Training is resuming this week, following the Christmas break.  This takes place for juvenile athletes on Tuesday and Friday night at 7.30pm.  For juvenile athletes who are committed to taking part in the track and field championships training will take place on Thursday nights at 7.30pm for sprints and jumps.   

County Senior Cross-Country Championships

Sunday next, January 12, sees the blue riband of cross country running, the County Senior, taking place in Galbally with a 12-noon start.  The ladies run over 6k with the men 10k and the course is certainly one to test the resilience of the athletes.  We wish all our athletes the very best of luck on the day. 

Club Annual General Meeting

The annual general meeting of the club has been set for Friday, January 17, 2020.  The meeting will commence at 8pm sharp and all members are invited to attend. 

Registration for 2020

Registration forms for 2020 are now available in the club house.  All members, juvenile and senior, need to re-register for the new year.  Completed forms and the appropriate monies should be given to club registrar, Sharon Cantwell, as soon as possible. Closing date for registration is Friday, January 17.  Please remember that all those attending training must be registered.

Fixtures:

10^th January – AGM Tipperary Athletics Board, Thurles

12^th January – County Senior Cross-Country Championships, Galbally

17^th January – AGM Moyne AC

18^th January – Irish Life Health Indoor Combined Events (All Ages), Athlone

19^th January – Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Relays, Pole Vault, U/17-19 Field Events, Nenagh

25^th January – Irish Life Health National Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships, Athlone

26^th January – County Novice Road Championships, Moyne

2^nd February – County Road Relays, Clonoulty

7^th February – County Tipperary Star Awards, Horse & Jockey

County Senior and Masters’ Indoor Track & Field Championships

The County Senior and Master Indoors were held in Nenagh Indoor Stadium on Sunday December 29. The festive season did not lessen the number of athletes from the club as 21 men and women donned the club singlet for a day of competition. There were 4 sets of relay medals won, along with 16 gold, 7 silver and 4 bronze individual medals. Not bad for the first day out of the indoor season!

The first event for the Moyne athletes was the 60m sprint. Katie Bergin, Aisling Dwyer, Leona Maher and Louise Hickey took to the start line for the senior race. Katie finished 2^nd in 8.43, Aisling was 3^rd in 8.51, followed by Leona in 4^th 8.84 and Louise 5^th in 8.96. Ciarán Dwyer and Jack Hickey were up next in the Senior Mens sprint where Jack qualified for the final and finished in the 6^th in 7.66. In the O/35 60m Ber Spillane was 2^nd in 9.28 and in the O/55 60m sprint Ray Power was 1^st in 9.67.

In the senior women’s 200m, Katie clinched 1^st place in 27.30, Aisling ran a PB of 28.14 for 3^rd and Leona was 5^th in 30.35. Jack Hickey and Paul Moloney were in action in the senior men’s 200m where Jack held on to first place in 23.78. Paul who was competing in his first competition finished 8^th in 27.44. In the master’s category, Ber was 1^st in 32.45 and Ray finished 1^st in 31.97.

Emma Gleeson and Aoife Dwyer were in action in the senior 400m. Emma finished 1^st in 1.09.56 and Aoife was 2^nd in 1.14.08. Out on the track once more were, Ber and Ray. Ber was 1^st in 1.11.70 in her age category, and Ray finished 1^st in 1.12.21 in his category.

In the senior women’s 800m, Rachel Butler ran a strongly to finish 1^st in 2.47. Nathan Bowe took to the track for his senior 800m, where he narrowly missed out on bronze and finished 4^th in 2.17.05. In the O/45 800m, Brigid Gleeson was 1^st in 2.54.10 and Michelle Percy was 2^nd in 3.03.89. Sharon Cantwell competed in the senior 1500m where she finished 2^nd in 5.29.13 and in the men’s O/45, Patrick Bowe was 1^st in 5.11.13.

In the field events, Leona was 2^nd in the long jump. Aoife Dwyer was 2^nd in the high jump and 3^rd in the shot put. Ciarán finished 1^st in weight for distance and 3^rd in the shot put. Edmund Dwyer was 1^st in O/55 weight for distance and shot put and Naomi Morrissey O/40 was also 1^st in weight for distance and the shot put. Ber was 4^th in weight for distance.

The last track event of the day were the relays. The team of Rachel, Aisling, Emma and Katie won senior gold in style. They set a new 4x200m club record of 1.55.77! The senior bronze medal winners were Leona, Tara Gleeson, Louise and Aoife. The senior men’s relay team of Jack, Nathan, Ciarán and Paul won silver in 1.45.52. Last but by no means least, the master women of Brigid, Ber, Michelle and Edel Delaney won gold. Very fruitful results from all 4 relay teams!

Well done to all the athletes who competed and represented the club so strongly. What a fantastic end to 2019!

Christmas Morning Mile

Sincere thanks to everyone who came and supported our Christmas morning mile.  The event, now in its 20^th year, is still contributing much needed funds to charities, local and national and this year was no exception.  While the day started out chilly and frosty it did not deter the near 200 people who contributed a total of €1,200 for this year’s charity “Mo Chara Animal Rescue”. Once again, many thanks to everyone for their generous support. 

Annual Club Presentation Night

The club will host its annual presentation night this Thursday night, January 2 at 8pm.  All medals won during the recent cross-country season by our juvenile athletes will be presented on the night.  Also being presented are awards for “Athlete of the Year”, “Most Improved Athlete of the Year” and Track & Field and Cross-Country Athletes of the Year in Juvenile and Senior categories.  We hope that all members will support this event. 

Club Annual General Meeting

The annual general meeting of the club has been set for Friday, January 17, 2020.  The meeting will commence at 8pm sharp and all members are invited to attend. 

Registration for 2020

Registration forms for 2020 are now available in the club house.  All members, juvenile and senior, need to re-register for the new year.  Completed forms and the appropriate monies should be given to club registrar, Sharon Cantwell, as soon as possible. Closing date for registration is Friday, January 17.  Please remember that all those attending training must be registered.

Fixtures:

5^th January – Munster U/11-U/16 Combined Events and Junior & U/23 T &F, Nenagh

10^th January – AGM Tipperary Athletics Board, Thurles

12^th January – County Senior Cross-Country Championships, Galbally

17^th January – AGM Moyne AC

18^th January – Irish Life Health Indoor Combined Events (All Ages), Athlone

19^th January – Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Relays, Pole Vault, U/17-19 Field Events, Nenagh

25^th January – Irish Life Health National Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships, Athlone

26^th January – County Novice Road Championships, Moyne

2^nd February – County Road Relays, Clonoulty

7^th February – County Tipperary Star Awards, Horse & Jockey

Christmas Morning Mile

Our annual Christmas morning mile will take place this Wednesday, December 25.  This year all proceeds from the event will be donated to local charity, Mo Chara Animal Rescue Everyone is invited to Walk, Jog or Run four laps of the track on the day, anytime between 10.30am and 12.30pm.  What better way to start the day?  All donations gratefully accepted. 

County Senior and Masters’ Indoor Track & Field Championships

Sunday 29^th December sees the start of the Indoor Track season with the staging of the County Senior & Masters Championships in the Nenagh Olympic Indoor Arena commencing at 10.30am.  Closing date on the system is Friday December 27 but please give details to Geraldine well in advance of this date and bearing in mind the Christmas period.  All athletes must also be registered for 2020 so please ensure you have given your form and fee to registrar Sharon Cantwell. 

Registration for 2020

Registration forms for 2020 are now available in the club house.  All members, juvenile and senior, need to re-register for the new year.  Completed forms and the appropriate monies should be given to club registrar, Sharon Cantwell, as soon as possible. Closing date for registration is Friday, January 17.  Please remember that all those attending training must be registered.

Annual Club Presentation Night

The club will host its annual presentation night on Thursday, January 2 at 8pm.  All medals won during the recent cross-country season by our juvenile athletes will be presented on the night.  Also being presented are awards for “Athlete of the Year”, “Most Improved Athlete of the Year”, and Track & Field and Cross-Country Athletes of the Year in Juvenile and Senior categories.  We hope that all members will support this event. 

Club Annual General Meeting

The annual general meeting of the club has been set for Friday, January 17, 2020.  The meeting will commence at 8pm sharp and all members are invited to attend. 

Club Lotto

Congratulations to this week’s winners Jack Cahill, Jim O’Meara, Emily Cahill and Daisy Lyons who were winners of €20 in the lucky dip.  Our thanks to everyone for their continued support. 

Fixtures:

29^th December – County Senior & Masters Indoor T & F Championships, Nenagh

5^th January – Munster U/11-U/16 Combined Events and Junior & U/23 T &F, Nenagh

10^th January – AGM Tipperary Athletics Board, Thurles

12^th January – County Senior Cross-Country Championships, Galbally

17^th January – AGM Moyne AC

18^th January – Irish Life Health Indoor Combined Events (All Ages), Athlone

19^th January – Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Relays, Pole Vault, U/17-19 Field Events, Nenagh

25^th January – Irish Life Health National Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships, Athlone

26^th January – County Novice Road Championships, Moyne

2^nd February – County Road Relays, Clonoulty

7^th February – County Tipperary Star Awards, Horse & Jockey

National Uneven Age Juvenile and Novice Cross-Country Championships

On a great day of athletics, our four club athletes, gave it their all at the National Uneven Age Juvenile and Novice Cross Country Championships held in Dunboyne, Co. Meath.  First away on the day was Alana Spillane, representing the province of Munster in the Girls U/13 event.  She was very much one of the younger competitors in this race but that did not deter her when finishing 107^th.  In the Boys equivalent Adam Spillane toed the line for Tipperary and despite being on his sick bed for the past week ran his heart out to finish 120^th and the final scorer on the Tipperary team that finished a very creditable 6^th in the Inter-County competition.  Our final juvenile was Aaron Moore who competed in the Boys U/15 event for both Munster and Tipperary and again, having overcome illness, left nothing on the field to finish 44^th. This place proved vital as it contributed to Tipperary finishing third in the Inter-County competition, only losing out to Dublin on count-back as both Counties finished level on points.  Well done Aaron on your coveted All Ireland medal and to both Alana and Adam on your performances.    

With over 180 athletes entered in the Ladies Novice, the race was always going to be tough and the pace fast but great credit is due to Angela Fogarty who put everything into her performance.  On a course that provided a mixture of soft and muddy underfoot conditions she battled hard and maintained her speed throughout to finish in the top half of the field while also showed true grit at the finish holding off some serious challenges to her position.  Well done Angela.   

Sincere thanks to the Spillane, Phelan, Moore and Fogarty clans for their support on Sunday and indeed throughout the cross-country season. 

Club Meeting

The next meeting of the club officers and committee takes place this Wednesday night at 8.45pm.  All members are asked to attend. 

Christmas Morning Mile

Our annual Christmas morning mile will once again take place on December 25.  This year all proceeds from the event will be donated to Mo Chara Animal Rescue who are doing tremendous work from their kennels in Cooleeney.  Everyone is invited to Walk, Jog or Run four laps of the track on the day, anytime between 10.30am and 12.30am.  What better way to start the day?  All donations gratefully accepted. 

County Senior and Masters’ Indoor Track & Field Championships

The indoor track and field season commences on Sunday 29^th December with the staging of the County Senior & Masters Championships in the Nenagh Olympic Indoor Arena commencing at 10.30am.  With the Christmas period in between it is important that all athletes who are interested in competing would give their name and events to Geraldine as soon as possible.  Also, all athletes who are competing must be registered for 2020 so please ensure you have given your form and fee to Sharon Cantwell by the end of this week. 

Annual Club Presentation Night

The club will host its annual presentation night on Friday, January 2 at 8pm.  All medals won during the recent cross-country season by our juvenile athletes will be presented on the night.  Also being presented are awards for “Athlete of the Year”, “Most Improved Athlete of the Year”, and Track & Field and Cross-Country Athletes of the Year in Juvenile and Senior categories.  We hope that all members will support this event. 

Registration for 2020

Registration forms for 2020 are now available in the club house.  All members, juvenile and senior, need to re-register for the new year.  Completed forms and the appropriate monies should be given to club registrar, Sharon Cantwell, as soon as possible. Please remember that all those attending training must be registered.

Club Lotto

Congratulations to this week’s winners Eileen Coppinger and Pat Blake who were winners of €20 in the lucky dip.  Our thanks to everyone for their continued support. 

Fixtures:

29^th December – County Senior & Masters Indoor T & F Championships, Nenagh

5^th January – Munster U/11-U/16 Combined Events and Junior & U/23 T &F, Nenagh

10^th January – AGM Tipperary Athletics Board, Thurles

12^th January – County Senior Cross-Country Championships, Galbally

17^th January – AGM Moyne AC

18^th January – Irish Life Health Indoor Combined Events (All Ages), Athlone

19^th January – Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Relays, Pole Vault, U/17-19 Field Events, Nenagh

25^th January – Irish Life Health National Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships, Athlone

26^th January – County Novice Road Championships, Moyne

2^nd February – County Road Relays, Clonoulty

7^th February – County Tipperary Star Awards, Horse & Jockey