The 38th Annual Ballycotton 10 mile road race took place last Sunday 8th March in glorious spring sunshine. Large crowds gathered from early morning in the beautiful fishing village in East Cork for this much anticipated race. The weather played its part in creating a great atmosphere for this well run event. St. Catherines had 9 athlete’s competing on the day, a smaller than usual number due to injuries. Mike Byrne finished in under 1 hour and also finished in the top 100 athletes home. Both John Beecher, Kevin Hayes and had excellent runs also and finished in the top 200. Our other participants on the day were Catherine Clancy, Alan Carr, Aidan & Patricia Barry and Colin & Georgina Cunningham. Well done to all and also a word of thanks to all those who supported our athletes on the day.
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- Catherine Clancy, Aidan & Patricia Barry
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- Mike Byrne, Kevin Hayes and John Beecher
Congratulations to Meghan Carr who recently took part in the indoor track & field championship’s in Nenagh. Meghan competed in many events on the day and achieved a personal best of 4.39m in the long jump, winning her a bronze medal and earning her a place in the Nationals.
As part of the ongoing development of our club and attempting to improve services for our athletes, we have purchased a defibrillator which is located in the club house rooms in Conna Community field. A training course in CPR and AED was completed by coaches and members of our club, St. Catherines GAA and local schools, last Saturday 7th March.
Group Photo at the recent CPR & AED Training
We will be shortly venturing outdoors as the evenings brighten in preparation for upcoming track & field events.
Training continues in the hall on Monday nights from 7 to 8pm for Little Athletics and Thursday nights 8-9pm for all Juveniles.
Adult training continues in Conna pitch on Tuesday 7-8pm and fit 4 life on Wednesday at 7pm.
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