TRIMFIT4LIFE

The club meet and train group TRIMFIT4LIFE meets at Boyne CS every Tuesday 8pm. Runners, joggers of all abilities very welcome. Train in a group environment which will give positive encouragement and help you reach your fitness goals. We have many success stories from people who only began running very recently. Come along and bring a friend. Over the coming months we have a list of races including fun runs, trails, mini marathon and even mountain marathons which members of our club have targeted.

CIRCUIT TRAINING

Ciurcuit Training is held every Thursday in the Boyne Community School sportshall at 8pm. Circuit training is a safe, effective and fun approach to exercising. It improves cardiovascular fitness, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, agility, balance, coordination , speed and power. Shape up and speed up for 2010.

CLUB RUN

The club senior and masters runners do a long distance run every Sunday morning. Call John Canning 0861666364 for details.

JUVENILES

Tuesday 6pm Boyne CS, Teenage athletes also Thurs 8pm

Trim trio for national cross country
Meath Teams for All-Ireland Intermediate and Masters Cross Country Championships in Lough Key Forest Park, Boyle, Co Roscommon on Sunday the 21st of February. Don Mahon is selected for the county intermediate squad on foot of some good races during the autumn. In the masters race the club will be represented by John Canning and Declan Swords, both of whom put in a series of good races beginning with the clubs Meath masters medal winning performace at Stamullen in September.
Combined events training camp
A squad day for Combined Events will be held at Tullamore on Saturday February 20th in conjunction with the National throws squad and the Leinster Regional squad. Combined Event athletes aged 14 and over, along with coaches and mentors are invited to attend.Please  book your place by email to chrisregan@eircom.net; or by TEL 087 417 5374. on or before February 16th.
PRIMARY SCHOOLS cross country
 The schools cross country league featured the talents of St Marys NS, St Michaels NS and Boardsmill NS  on Tues. 2nd February at the primary school playing fields. Gaelscoil Na Boinne ran off their trials on 11 Feb. There will be further trials at other schools in the area in the coming weeks.The county finals will be staged on a date to be confirmed in March at Fr Murphy AC in Frayne Athboy

CLUB AGM
The club AGM will be held at Scoil Mhuire girls secondary school on Wednesday 10th Feb 8pm. All adult club members and parents of juvenile members are invited to attend.

The 2009 Meath Athletics Awards were presented at the annual awards dinner in The Old Darnley Hotel, Athboy on Sunday 15 November.

One of our clubs co founders Larry Daly was on hand in his role as president of the county athletics board to make the presentations.

The club was well represented in the awards for the road race league. Pat Comey won the M60 and was drawn from the hat in a raffle for holiday break open to those who completed five out of eight races in the series. Other members of the club to figure in the Road Race League category awards were Ann Tobin W45, David Hawcroft M60, Ciaran Tobin M45, John Canning M40,Brian Cully M50, Danny Byrne Senior, 

In the track and field awards Moira Peppard once more topped the ranks as the best masters track athlete in the county. The past year was particularly successful for Moira with national and provincial medals in 60m and 200m indoors last spring followed by 100m and 200m medals during the summer.

Only one juvenile from the club was an award winner with the age 11-15 cross coutry award going to Tadgh Eivers.

The Hibernian Aviva Health 25th Anniversary Gerry Farnan Cross Country Festival took place in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 18th October, 2009.

The Festival was a great success with over 500 athletes taking part in juvenile,senior and masters races. With Ireland hosting the European Cross Country championships in Santry Demesne later in the year there was very keen competion among the big hitters of Irish distance running.Victory in the senior womens race went to Sligo’s Mary Cullen, the current European bronze medallist 3k indoors. Mullingar’s Mark Christie showed a great turn of foot over the last kilometer by taking first place in the senior men’s race.

The race has traditionally served as the trials for the national masters teams which contest the international masters cross country championships. Last year Pat Comey ran with the Irish team which won gold in the over 60 grade at Cardiff. This year it was the turn of another of our great masters to earn a national singlet. Noel Hanratty competing in the over 55 grade finished third behind Eamonn McEvoy, St Finbarrs, and JJ Murphy, Tinryland in an excellent time of 30m 20s. He will compete for the Irish masters team in Birmingham next month.

Brian Cully completed the Amsterdam Half Marathon last weekend in a time of 1h34.28. The route took which in Amsterdam’s city centre would also fit a sightseeing tour at a slower pace. Among the sights were the Olympic Stadium, built in 1928, the nature reserves on both sides of the river Amstel, the Maritime Museum, the historic canals, Rijksmuseum and the attractive Vondelpark. His attentions now turn to this weekends 30th Dublin City Marathon.

Best of luck to all our members who head off for the 26 mile trek around Dublin next Monday morning. Maureen Lowther, Aine Kenny, Julie Ann White, Sean Murphy, Brian Cully, David Hawcroft will be taking on the classic distance.They have all prepared diligently for the 30th Anniversary race taking in many of the top half marathons and 10 miler at home and abroad in recent months.Cathy Shelly the clubs childrens officer has persuaded her husband Kevin to walk his first marathon. The talented stage actor and producer will reveal another of his skills and is very reported to be very pleased with his endurance base.If you are in town next Monday morning keep an eye out for them and cheer them on.

Leinster Cross Country Championships The Leinster Cross Country Championships for even ages, (U10/12/14/16/18), novice and masters will be held at Adamstown, Co. Wexford on Sunday, 25 October. The following Trim athletes have been selected by the Meath athletics board for the county squads. Under 12 girls, Caoimhe Eivers. Under 14 girls, Ruth Quinn. Masters Men 35-44, Don Mahon, John Canning, Declan Swords. Masters women Ann Tobin. The juvenile races begin at 12 noon , novice 1pm,masters 1.30pm. Directions to venue: Take N30 out of Enniscorthy (New Ross / Waterford road). Approx 11.5 km from Enniscorthy take R735 to the left (Signposted Adamstown). Continue for approx 7.5 km and you arrive in Adamstown. Venue is 100m from centre of village. Parking is all around the village. Leinster Cross Country Squad training The next Athletics Ireland's Leinster and Dublin Cross County Squad training will take place on Saturday 31st October from10am - 12pm.The purpose of these squad sessions is to provide support and expertise to our emerging athletes to help them to fulfill their potential in the coming cross country season. The squad sessions complement the work which is carried out by clubs and personal coaches and give the athletes the opportunity to train with others of equal ability. Cost: 3euro Contact: Ryan Montgomery (087) 263 1441, ryan@athleticsireland.ie

Trim Athletic Club is promoting the Fit Kidz Marathon in the area between now and Christmas.The format allows for children of any age to complete the standardmarathon distance of 42km over an 8 to 10 week period. The last 2km will be completed at a special family fun-day event to be held at Claremont Stadium in Navan on aSaturday in December 2009. Children between 8 and 12 years old are welcome to take part..

The Trim runs take place over a safe and secure course at Boyne Community School . Distances covered will be recorded for each participant. This is not a race, and the distance can be covered at walking, jogging or running pace, as the fitness level of the individual participants dictate. Benefits • It's a great way to have fun • Running and walking makes you physically fit • You can run or walk anytime and anywhere. See you there on Saturday at 1pm.

Little Athletics is a program designed to address the specific physical requirements of children in the 5 - 10 year old age bracket. It focuses on introducing the fundamentals of athletic movement to children in a fun, exciting and non-competitive environment.

This age group has been identified as the FUNdamental stage in the long term physical development of the child, and the development of fundamental skills such as agility, co-ordination and balance will contribute greatly to future sporting achievements.Little Athletics centres on the use of games to provide fun while developing fitness. Props such as hurdles, obstacles, medicine balls, foam javelins and hula-hoops will be used to encourage tumbling, running, throwing, hopping and jumping.

The Little Athletics programme at Trim AC is delivered by Athletics Leaders - trained by Athletics Ireland through the Athletic Leader coaching qualification. Keep an eye on FOCUS, the local press, and club website for details of times and venues for the TRIM AC "2009 Little Athletics ".

FIT4LIFE Tuesday 8pm from Boyne CS

FITKIDZ Marathon Saturday 1pm Boyne CS sportsfields

Club website http://community.meath.ie/trimathleticclub/

Contact trimathleticclub@hotmail.com or text 086 0569512

Trim AC welcomes adult runners of all abilities to its club runs and fit4life sessions. These training sessions coupled with circuit training are ideal for those aiming to improve ther fitness levels for the growing number of road races, triathlons and other endurance challenges. We also encourage children to become involved in healthy competitive activities conducted in a very sporting manner. Athletics is a healthy and relatively inexpensive way to better lifestyle.

Attached are the Meath Underage teams for Day 1 of the Leinster Cross
Country Championships taking place in Adamstown, Co. Wexford at 12noon on
Sunday 25th Oct - directions to Adamstown are on Athletics Leinster website.
We don't have a boys U18 team (1 more required) or girls U16 team (2 more
needed) but if  any club has athletes we could still get a county team in at
this stage. Novice and Masters teams will be completed over the weekend as
we have not got the full list of who are unavailable due to marathon etc.
Please let me know if we have any cancellations as we can get other athletes
to fill their places.

Brendan Meade

bmeade@iol.ie

087 2533113

Boys U12 Alan Monaghan Eoin Smith Peter Kilgannon Cathal Lacey Aengus Clarke Paddy Maher Kevin McGrath Paul Gill Conor Leech Mark Daly Aaron Phelan Adam Kealy Josh Tyrell Ciaran Leech Conor Nash

BOYS U14 Conor Rennicks Brian McGrath Gavin Maher Martin Monaghan Ben Clarke Niall Cornyn Darragh Kelly Eoghan Mitchell Michael Heavy Scott Crowley Shane Fox Aaron Kelly Euan Phelan John Finnerty Stephen Ennis

BOYS U16 Jack McDonnell Rob Tully David Mulcahy Ciaran McGinley Jim Marry Connor Duncan Stephen Ginnell Cormac Costello Philip Healy Tom Gannon Brian O Fearraigh Gareth Greeves Aidan McGrath Eoin Wallace Brian O’Connor

GIRLS U12 Eva O Donovan Rose Finnegan  Elizabeth Moreland  Martha Reidy  Caoimhe Eivers  Jessica Quinn  Aine O Connor  Amy Troy  Sinead Monaghan  Liadan Branigan  Eimear Traynor  Tess O'Neill  Sophie Lovett  Laura Rowe  Katie Emmett

GIRLS U14 Laura Farrell Meghan O Brien Aoife Holton Elizabeth Clarke Nicola Sheridan Katie Oliver Niamh O Brien Cara Usher Emily O Donovan Sarah Campion Laura Henaghan Ciara Henaghan Aisling Traynor Ruth Quinn

GIRLS U18 Shauna Moore Rachel Neary Grainne Sheridan Kate Clarke Shauna Moran Elaine Plunkett Sinead O’Brien

Well Done to the masters. Don Mahon led the Trim team to an excellent bronze in the county masters cross country championships at Stamullen.

The Wexford native Mahon has been a revelation this season and his second place in a very competitive M35 grade behind Shane Boyle, Bohermeen will be great encouragement for him in his debut season.

John Canning was third in the M40 grade while Brian Cully took a similar placing in the M50 grade. The club team of Mahon, John Canning, Declan Swords and Enda Markey earned a great third place in the team event behind the highly fancied Dunshaughlin and Bohermeen teams.

In the juvenile race you wouldnt even need one hand to count the runners who turned up to compete. We were represented by just three. Thanks and well done to Caoimhe Eivers 4th U/12, Niall Durkin and Ruth Quinn on your efforts. Thanks also to their parents for their interest.

Boyne AC juvenile sports
Boyne AC programme for Sports day to be held on Sun 9th Aug in Meadowview field, Drogheda.

The road racing season is in full swing. Two of the best races in the coun try will be staged near Trim over the coming weekends. The Bohermeen 5km on Fri 19 June and the Dunshaughlin 10km on Sat 27 june. Both races can be pre registered online but done panic...you can also enter on the night.Looking forward to a big Trim turnout.

The first day of the Leinster juvenile athletics championships were held at Claremont , Navan last Saturday. In recent years the association has introduced more team and pairs events to introduce kids to competitive athletics in a team environment.

Meath “B” Championships Cushinstown AC Friday 12th June 2009 7pm

Programme for 2009 Meath AAI "B" cships

On Saturday last, June 6th, Trim AC fielded an 8 person team in the 120k Wicklow Way Relay. An event limited to 35 teams. The team aptly named 'Trim Bravehearts' lived up to their name running through the torrential cold rain which they encountered on the climbs and descents starting with David Hawcroft departing Kilmashogue at 7am. Followed by Brian Cully, Danny Byrne, Ann Tobin, John Rowe, Brendan Gilligan, Declan Swords and Maureen Lowther (in order of appearance). The route brought the runners through Powerscourt, Glendalough, Drumgoff, Aughavanagh and into a very wet Shillelagh, finishing 25 minutes faster than last year. Well done to everyone on this test of endurance.A great day's work on one of the worst days of the year.

Great running in Belfast

The Belfast Marathon took place in blustery conditions on May Bank Holiday Monday. There were 2215 individual competitors in the marathon. Among them was Aine Kenny who turned in a great 3h32m performance for the classic distance. Aine is returning from serious injuries sustained in a collision last summer and this performance is a credit to her great attitude, enthusiasm and spirit. Trim AC entered a mens and womens team in the marathon relay.There was an increase of 200 teams in this years relay. It is easy to remember how many took part this year because 2009 teams completed the course.

 The Trim teams were very pleased with their performances. The mens team of Enda Markey, John Rowe, Brian Cully, Nick Nally and Ciaran Tobin were surprised to find themselves in 36th place out of a total of 2009 teams. The womens team made it into the top 200 teams finishing in 193rd..The members were Ann Tobin, Carrie Brogan, Maureen Lowther, Helen Power and Marion Buckley and are all regulars at our Tuesday night meet and train group. Schools Championships

The North Leinster schools athletics championships took place at Santry last Wednesday.Andrew Lynam was second in the intermediate boys hammer, Clare McLernon finished 3rd in the intermediate girls long jump. The second day of the North Leinster schools cships take place on Weds 6th May and Clare, Andrew, Shane Aston and Emma Foley will be in action again seeking qualification to the Leinster schools finals.

Summer League

 The first night of the Meath track and field summer league was held at Claremont Stadium last week. Peter Honer, Eoin Sweeney, Jake Shanley, Craig Buttimer, Edward Doran, David Honer, Emer Ferry, Ruth Quinn, Oisin Walsh and Lewis Gregory put in some fine performances. There will be a furhter 3 rounds to the league over the next 2 months and these performance will be of benefit to the young emerging athletes when the various county and provincial events start up.

AAI 10km Road RACE cships

Navan AC hosted the national 10km road championships over 2 laps of the St Stephens Day course through Mullaghboy,Athboy Rd and Commons Lane on 27th April. The club masters team of David Hawcroft, Pat Comey, John Canning and Ciaran Tobin ran well in the county decider. The top Meath finisher was Robbie Matthews, Dunshaughlin AC who was part of the leading group for much of the race until the eventual winner Connolly and Mulvey made their break. Matthews finished in ninth place overall with a very good time of 31m48s. The only other senior male runners from the county who took up the challenge of the national 10km championships were Derek Croal 33m34s and Anthony Corrigan, 38m49s. The masters categories were very hotly contested and there were some good performances from local runners. In the M 45 grade Matthews club colleague Paddy Mangan ran a 34m23s to finish third in his age group. The other medal winner in the age groups was Rose Healy from Fr Murphy AC whose 58m39s effort earned her top spot in the W60 grade. Pat Comey, Trim AC was just outside the medals in the M 60s with a 39m58s run and in the M35 race Mark Rowe from South O'Hanlon finished 5th in a time of 33m47s.

 There was a great show of strength from the W45 ranks in Meath with Linda Gunning, Bohermeen 4th, Mary Watters 5th and Breda Clifford 6th. The county 10km championships were incorporated into the event and the top three men were Robbie Matthews, Derek Croal and Marke Rowe. The womens top three were Orla Timmons, Star of the Sea AC, Brigid Clarke and Maggie Higgins both from Na Fianna.

The previous day Brian Cully travelled to Inis Meain in the Aran Island fro the Aer Arann half marathon. Apart from the rugged terrain of this unique event competitiors often have to contend with exposure to the full effects of Atlantic winds. This years race had plenty of fresh air. Brian Cully got stuck into his task and completed the course complete with "wind tunnel" effects in a good time of 1h35m. His next Atlantic coast half marathon will be on Achill later in the summer. Best of luck to Brendan Gilligan in the Edinburgh marathon at the end of May.

 All the club and the local running fraternity wish a speedy recovery to fromer club chairman and long distance mentor/advisor Joe Brady. Looking forward to seeing you back on your fast feet real soon.

2009 MEATH ROAD RACE LEAGUE Please take careful note that the "Bob Heffernan 5km" will be staged on 26th May. (There was an error on previous notices) Apologies to all concerned.Please bring this to the attention of club members who intend taking part. 15th May, Navan AC 4 miles. "Simon Cumbers Memorial" Claremont, Navan. 26th May, Na Fianna Bob Heffernan 5km, Johnstownbridge off M4 at Enfield. 5th June, South O Hanlon AC 4miles,Claremont Stadium, Navan 19th June, Bohermeen "Patrick Bell 5km" 27th June, Dunshaughlin 10km "Michael Manning Memorial" 13th September, Bohermeen AC "Rennicks & Delany Cups" Special end of season prizes for non Meath registered athletes. League prizes awarded in junior, senior and masters grades based on results for 5 out of 8 races completed.

Two the Top in Dunboyne. The final Dunboyne 4 mile road race on the old triangle course via Clonee and Bracetown attracted one of its biggest ever field last Sunday. Over 450 entrants made their way from the start line on the Summerhill Rd through the village at 3 oclock towards the old railway bridge on I very cool March wind.

 Trim AC was very well represented in the race which is the second leg of the 2009 Meath Road Race League. Eleven senior and masters members of the club took part in the race and 2 of that number returned with age group prizes.

The Trim are finals of the South Meath primary schools cross country took place on Tuesday 3 March on the St Michaels playing fields. The competition is part of a joint project involving the Meath Athletics Board, Trim AC, Na Fianna AC, and Fr Murphy AC. The aim of the competition is to introduce and develop new talent in middle distance events. The qualifiers from this event will meet up with the Athboy and Enfield qualifiers later in the spring.

The Trim area final attracted over 200 young runners from seven schools St Michaels, St Marys, St Patricks, Gaelscoil na Boinne, Boardsmill NS, Kiltale NS, and Clonard NS.

Cushinstown AC Indoor Sports Competition

Sunday 8th February 2009

Start Times: .......11.30am - Long and High Jumps

                        .......... 1.00pm - Sprints

Clubs must ensure that competitors are technically competent in field

events for which they are entered as lack of technique constitutes a danger

to the competitor or others.

Standards in Long Jump will apply.

AII athletes must be registered. Age as 2009

Under I I and upwards may wear spikes.

Admission: Adults €3.00

Juveniles €2.00

Meath Local Sports Partnership are organising a "Meath Marathon Club". Initially they will be targeting a half-marathon in June/July, progressing to the Dublin marathon in October if there is sufficient interest.

They are looking for athletics coaches with distance running and core training experience to provide coaching for the individuals in the group.

MLSP are hoping for enough of a response that coaches will only have to give coaching on at most 2 nights per month.

They are offering €500 funding to the clubs of coaches who provide assistance.

The "Club" is starting on Wednesday 4th February at 7pm and MLSP request that coaches are there at 6.45pm.

More information from MLSP on 046 9067337

The County Community Games Cross Country Trials will be hosted by the Oldcastle Comm Games area group in Loughcrew this Sunday the 1st of February 2009. Races for Boys & Girls U/8, U/9, U/10, U/12, U/13, U/14 & U/16 commencing at 11am. Everyone is welcome.

St Stephens Day is a great day to escape back out into the fresh air.

The Navan AC 10km heads out for 2 laps of the Commons Rd/Lane circuit on 26th Dec. every year. Trim athletes put in some great performance in this years event with Noel Hanratty winning the M55 grade and Pat Comey the first home in the M60. The race provided Enda Markey with a first ever 10km under 40 minutes. Sean Murphy continued his preparation for the Rome Marathon with another speedy effort and John Canning was very well pleased with his run and they all combined to a very good team effort. 

Aware 10km Phoenix Park Saturday 6^th Dec 10am Register on line at www.aware.ie Bernardos 5km Marley Park Sunday 7 Dec 10.30.

David Hawcroft has compiled this list of road races,T & F, relatively close hill races and shorter triathlons are included.

Please also note that the Mullingar trail 5km will run each weds during May on a lovely woodland ,lakeside course in the grounds of Belvedere House. It is an event with a difference.

 4 May Meath Track and Field Claremont 10.30am.Except Javelin 9.30 start.

            (contact Moira Aston or Moira Peppard)

5 May Meath road Relay C/ships Bohermeen

6 May Dunboyne 5 mile 8pm

7 May Belvedere trail race 5K 8pm

            (and following 3 weeks)

7 May Hellfire hill race 6.0km + 260m climb

            (see http://www.imra.ie)

10 Meath Cships FRAYNE Hammer And Discus ONLY 2pm

11 May Meath Track and Field Claremont 10.30am.Except Javelin 9.30 start.

            (contact Moira Aston or Moira Peppard)

14 May Belvedere trail race 5K 8pm

            (and following 2 weeks)

14 May Three Rock hill race 7.0km + 389m climb

(see http://www.imra.ie)

14 May ‘Fun’ (ie very short) triathlon at Athenry

pool swim ?? (see www.hielbow.co.uk)

16 May Claremont 6K 8pm

18 May Fingal triathlon –full

21 May Belvedere trail race 5K 8pm

            (and following  week)

24 May Boyne Charity Walk (for breast cancer) 2pm (20 euro entry)

            Meet Ramparts in Navan; refreshments and return transport provided in Slane

25 May ‘Windy Gap’ trail (ie off-road) half marathon Kenmare,Cork

            (see www.corktri.com)

27 May Johnstownbridge (Enfield) 5K 8pm

28 May Belvedere trail race 5K 8pm

            (final race of series)

31 May Sprint and Olympic triathlons at Athy in Kildare

-open water swim (see www.triathy.com)

1 June Garadice lake triathlon sprint distance

lake swim (See www.garadicetri.com)

2 June Womens Mini Marathon (6 miles?) Dublin

7 June Wicklow Way relay 120k + some climbing!

            (or you could do it solo!)

            (see www.imra.ie)

8 June Leinster Track and Field Tullamore

(contact Moira Peppard)

15 June Lucan 5K 11am

17 June Beech race Sandymount 5K 7.30pm

18 June Lisburn half marathon Time 6.45pm?

20 June Bohermeen 5K 8pm

21 June Dunmore East triathlon

sea swim (but in a sheltered bay)

(see www.waterfor-triathlon.com)

21 June ‘The Rock’ triathlon (shorter than a ‘sprint’ but more than a ‘fun distance’) Blacrock in Louth

Sea swim (see www.setantatri.com)

22 June Raheny 5K 1100

28 June Dunshaughlin 10k 7.30pm

29 June Lugnacoille hill !! race 10.1km + 718m climb

            (see http://www.imra.ie)

5 July Tri-to-beat-cancer triathlon sprint distance Mullingar

open water swim (see www.tritobeatcancer.com)

5 July ‘The Warrior’ triathlon Carlingford sprint distance but off-road

            (see www.setantatri.com)

12 July Athlone sprint triathlon

swim = where ?? (see www.triathlone.com)

27 July City of Lisburn Sprint triathlon (pool swim)

3 August Dublin City triathlon sprint distance

Liffey !!! swim (see www.focusireland.ie)

8 August Claremont  ?K 8pm

14 Sept Bohermeen 4mile Time ?

For full details of all events in particular categories see relevant web sites, for example

Organisations

http://www.imra.ie/

            Irish Mountain Runners

http://www.triathlonireland.com/

            Irish Triathlon Association

http://orienteering.ie/builder.php3?Home

            Irish Orienteering Association

http://community.meath.ie/meathathletics/

            Meath Athletics

http://www.athleticsireland.ie

            Amateur Athletics Ireland

http://www.athleticsleinster.com/home/index.shtml

            Leinster Athletics

http://www.niathletics.org/opencontent/

            Northern Ireland Athletics (for races over the border)

County Board News

The county board are asking all clubs to send a representative to the special meeting in Claremont Stadium on Wednesday 16^th April to discuss motions and nominations for the AAI Congress scheduled for the end of the month. The board was very happy with the level of interest in the Easter coaching camp.Fifty four young athletes from clubs all around the county took part and many were tutored by the newly qualified level two coaches.    

Steeplechase races for junior,senior and masters men and women will be included for the first time in the county athletics championships. The hammer and discus events will be staged in Frayne with the possibility of video analysis and expert coaching and advice on the day.

Forthcoming Races

Meath AAI Road Relay Championships Friday April 25th. VENUE..... Bohermeen Community Centre @7-30pm. Promoted by Bohermeen AC

Simon Cumbers Memorial Race hosted by Navan AC on Friday May 16th @8.00pm.

Mullingar trail 5km will be staged on each of the four Wednesdays in May - starting on 7th May at 8pm -there will be a 5km run in Belvedere on a scenic course around theEarl's Trail on the shore of Lough Ennell. Registration will take place on Wednesday May 7th from 6.00pm. Entries will also be taken on any of the subsequent evenings (May 14th, 21st, 28th). The entry fee is€15. There will be a presentation ceremony after the final event on May 28th with category prizes spot best improved.

 Connemara Ultra Marathon

David Hawcroft,Trim AC was among the competitors in the gruelling Connemara Ultra Marathon last weekend. David ran through the half marathon mark in a very credible 1h45m and his 3.45 for the 26 mile mark was an outstanding effort given the nature of the terrain in and around Killary harbour, Leenane and Maam Cross. Then he had another 14 miles for his ultra event with the toughest weather conditions of any of the six years since its inception.. He crossed the line finally in a time of  6.05 to win the over 60 category and was also well up in the overall master grades.

David 4^th at Nenagh

David Tobin, Trim AC was over finished fourth in the under 19 long jump with a 6.11m effort in the sixth round which was well short of his season best of 6.45m in February when winning the Leinster Junior long jump.A great action photo of David in full flight also featured prominently in the reports on the AAI website.

Next Friday 18^th April over 300 youngsters from second level schools thoughout the county will gather at Claremont Stadium in Navan for the Meath Athletics Board schools track and field championships. This event which is in its third year is organised as part of the boards development programme gives many local students an introduction to competitive track and field athletics in advance of the North Leinster and provincial championships in May.

Maureen Lowther and Pat Comey won their age categories in the Meath 5 mile cships hosted by Fr Murphy AC in Frayne on St Patricks Day. Brian Cully was second in the M45 grade behind Paddy Mangan Dunsahughlin AC.

 There was a bonus for the Trim womens team when Ann Tobin and Caroline Brogan combined with Maureen to take the runners up spot in the womens team grade.

The county cross country championships were held at Porchfields Trim on Sunday. Trim AC won club team medals in three events. The presence of a a former juvenile county cross country champion in the form of Minister Noel Dempsey must have inspired the local effort. The club was well represented in its "home" fixture and we are lucky to have access to one of the best cross country courses in Ireland.

 Boys under 10 4x250 metres relay the third team was the Trim quartet of Peter Honer, Conor Cooke, Edward Doran, Ruairi Shortt.In the other juvenile races there were good performances from all our teams with three of the squads just missing out on medals.(u 10 girls and u12 boys and girls)

 Senior Women B race there was a fine silver medal performance by Bernie Dunne, Attracta Doran and Deirdre Loughran. It was just like old times for Bernie and Attracta who were part of an all conquering Trim womens team in the eighties while Deirdre is a newcomer to running through our flourishing Winter FIT4LIFE scheme. In the A race Ann Tobin, Maureen Lowther and Mairead Shortt finished fourth , one point off the bronze. In the mens race there was a team medal for Joe Brady, John Canning , Brendan Gilligan and Brian Cully.

The club would like to thank the parents who helped out on the day, the council for access to the Porchfields,Sgt. Donal Smith,the Red Cross, Paddy Mangan from Dunshaughlin AC , town foreman Anthony Conlon and Minister Noel Dempsey. The host club put a lot of effort into making this event a success but were disappointed by the fact that so few of the other affiliated to the county board contributed to the 'on the day organisation'. Unfortunately this is a recurring feature at most events in most sports...

 The FIT4LIFE group was very well represented at the Donore Harriers ' Jingle Bells 5km' held on Sunday 2nd Dec.A lovely scenic course around the southern end of the Phoenix Park near the OSI office and St Marys Hospital was the venue. The race has a reputation as a great fun event with participants entering into the festive spirit with seasonal attire and the aforementioned jingle bells ringing For many of these runners this event was a pleasant surprise and many of them reported that it was preferable to the mini marathon despite its place on the calendar.They all hope to be back for more.

WELL DONE to 2 athletes from neighbouring clubs Andrew Ledwith, Fr Murphy AC and Sarah Treacy, Moynalvey AC who represented Ireland with distinction at last weekends European Cross country championships. it is an inspiration to youg athletes to have such finae ambassadors fro the sport opreating with local clubs. they are a credit to their families and clubs the manner in which they train and compete. Two great sporting role models for all. WELL DONE.

Well done to club members who received awards at the 2007 Meath Athletics Awards in Athboy on Sun. 18 Nov.

 In the juvenile awards Shane Aston and David Tobin both received certificates in recognition of their medal wiining performances in the AAI track and field championships. Tony Aston, Moira Aston and Moira Peppard were honoured for their exploits in county, provincial and national masters competitions during 07.

In the county road race league, David Hawcroft was the winner of the over 60s grade . This was based on his best 5 out of 8 league performances.

We look forward to improving our juvenile representation in these awards in 2008.

The November meeting of the Meath athletics board confirmed the following dates for the coming season.

26 Dec 2007,Navan AC “Paddy Hyland Memorial 10 km” start 12noon. Registration and facilities at Claremont Stadium, Commons Rd. Navan.

16 March 2008, Meath 5 mile road championship with open race promoted by Fr Murphy AC . Start 12 noon at Frayne, Athboy.

30^th March 2008, Dunboyne 4 Mile Road Race. Start 3pm. Registration and changing facilities at Dunboyne Community centre.

20^th April 2008 Cushinstown AC track and field sports at the club track near Kilmoon Cross just off the N2 8km north of Ashbourne.

16 May, Navan AC “Simon Cumbers 6km” Start 8pm. . Registration and facilities at Claremont Stadium, Commons Rd. Navan.

28 May Na Fianna AC hold the Bob Heffernan Memorial 5km. Registration,refreshments,video and presentation at the  Hamlet Court Hotel, Johnstownbridge. Just off M4 at Enfield,

20 June 2008 Bohermeen 5km Registration and presentation at  Bohermeen Community centre. 8pm start.

28 June 2008 Dunshaughlin 10km. Registration, refreshments and prizegiving at Dunshaughlin Community Centre.Race video also. Race start;7.30pm.

8 August 2008. South O’Hanlon  road race. Race HQ will be at Claremont Stadium, Navan. Start 8pm.”Remember the eight of the eight 08”

14 Sept 2008.Bohermeen AC 4 mile road race preceded by childrens track races at Bohermeen Community Centre.

21 Sept 2008.Navan AC track and field sports at  Clarermont Stadium, Navan.

28 Sept. 2008.Star of the Sea  juvenile and senior cross country at Greenanstown, Stamullen. Start 11am.

• Details of the Meath Athletics Board summer road race league will be announced early in 2008.

Thanks For Your Generosity

On behalf of the Meath County Athletics Board the local club would like to thank all those who generously contributed to the annual collection last Saturday and Sunday.

The funds raised by this event will be shared between the board and local clubs. It will be a welcome addition to the Trim Athletic Club funds which are being used to improve training facilities at Boyne Community School. The committee of Trim AC are very grateful to the volunteers who helped out with the collection

 Going to the country

 The 2007/08 cross country season begins on Sunday with an exciting programme of races at Greenanstown, Stamullen for all age grades. The Star of the Sea event attracts the top juvenile and adult distance runners to the wonderful east Meath venue every year.

STAR OF THE SEA A.C. 19TH ANNUAL CROSS-COUNTRY MEETING SUNDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER 2007 GREENANSTOWN, STAMULLEN, CO.MEATH Note: Venue will be signposted from Duleek to Julianstown road and from Stamullen village.11am start.

MLSP Code Of Ethics

 There are a few places available on the Code of Ethics/Child Protection Awareness Workshop taking place on the 29th September from 10am to 2pm in Claremont Stadium, Commons Road, Navan. If you are interested in a place on the course please contact our office on 046-9067337 or email mlsp@meathcoco.ie as soon as possible. Booking forms are also available on www.meathlocalsportspartnership.ie

 HURDLES COACHING SESSION

Michelle Carey (Irish 400m champion) @ Claremont Stadium Navan Sunday 30th September 2007 11am. Limited places, must be over 14 years old. Contact Tom Clinton. 086 2642796. tfclinton@hotmail.com Dan Kennedy (National Champion Throwing Coach) has offered to take a training session in Meath. If athletes are interested please contact Tom also or enquire with club coaches on Monday evening

Well Done

 Club members Amy Peppard and Clare McLernon put in some very good efforts for Scoil Mhuire at the Leinster Schools combined events in Santry last week. Both girls set new pbs in the high jump and were generally pleased with their long jumping and hurdling. They will be eligible once again for the same category in 2008 where they hope to progress further up the provincial ranks. Scoil Mhuire and Boyne CS will be sending teams to the Meath Schools CC in Gormanston this week and we hope that our members perform well . .

Training

All juvenile members are asked to report for training on Monday evening 6pm to the Porchfields.. Adult run every Sunday morning. There is a very strong possibility that the club will be chosen by Athletics Ireland to host a series of FIT4LIFE events over the autumn and winter. The club feel that the success of the Trim For Spring meet and train group earlier in the year will count in our favour with this scheme which is aimed at increasing the participation of the wider community in running / walking events and training programmes. The club also need to know who will be available to compete in the County cross country championships so that we can make group travel arrangements. New singlets will be available for purchase at training. Contact Catherine on 087 2129404

Fixtures

Sunday 30 Sept Star of the Sea cross country 11am at Greenanstown Stamullen.

 Sunday 7 Oct. Meath Cross Country Championships for even ages ,men & women masters and novices at the same venue

Sunday 14 Oct Meath Cross country Championships for uneven ages and intermediate men and women at Loughcrew, Oldcastle.

All juveniles members are asked to assemble in the Castle Carpark (near Franzinis) on Monday 10th Sept at 5.50pm for the restart of training which will be held in Porchfields for the next few weeks. All members were also given notice of the Bohermeen juvenile races which start at 11am on the track adjacent to the Bohermeen Comm. centre on Sun. 9th Sept.

This will be followed at 2pm by the Rennicks cup 4 mile road race.Next weekend Navan AC will hold their annual track and field sports in Claremont stadium on Sunday 16th Sept.

Later in the month(Sun 30 Sept) the cross country season gets underway with the Star of the Sea event at Greenanstown Stamullen.Both programmes are listed below.

Inter-Club League Standings after Day 3

Click here to view Trim athletes in action in Leinster Juvenile C’ships

Click here to see Trim AC in action in Dunshaughlin

Trim For Spring. The CEO of the Meath Local Sports Partnership, Mary Murphy congratulated all the women from the Trim AC meet and train group “ Trim for Spring” for their training and completion of the 2007 Dublin Womens Mini Marathon. The MLSP which is promoting “Women in Sport” hosted a presentation evening in the Beacon at Brogans last week.

 The training group which officially met weekly and subsequently in ad hoc groups often attracted up to forty participants to their sessions from the Boyne Community School. Mary Murphy said the scheme was very successful in achieving its aims of encouraging groups of walkers, joggers and runners to use the group environment to encourage each other to sporting targets and achievement. She thanked all who took part and the Boyne CS for their facilities

. The secretary of Trim AC, Ciaran Tobin thanked Mary and her colleagues for their administrative help with the Trim For Spring scheme and the club was very pleased to receive a training grant from the MLSP as a reward for its successful implementation of this part of the Women in Sport concept . He expressed the hope that those who completed the mini marathon and the training programme will continue to take part in local road races.

Shane Aston ,Trim AC won the boys under 14 hammer with throw of 26m72cm and threw the discus 21m69cm for bronze at the first day of the  Athletics Leinster track and field championships in Tullamore . He followed this up on Sunday with a second place throw of 31m25 in a very hotly contested javelin competition. Andrew Lynam from Trim AC finished third in both the javelin and the hammer in the boys under 15 category of the Athletics Leinster track and field championships. In the under 18 long jump David Tobin jumped 5m81 when finishing second to St Abbans Paul Byrne.

Clare McLernon added 20cm to her previous long jump best when qualifying for the jump offs in the girls under 14 event. Amy Peppard was just outside the qualifiers for the nationals in the girls under 14 hammer.Ciaran O Rourke ran well in the 200m and reached the jumps offs in the long jump.

•  Meath Athletics Board Round3 Meath inter club league at Claremont Stadium next Weds 27 June evening Starting 7pm
• Dunshaughlin 10km Its that time of year again as we extend a special welcome to you all to participate in our annual 10Km Road Race and Fun Run around the roads of Dunshaughlin. This “friendly race” offers something for everyone – T-Shirts to first 150, goodey bags and spot prizes and a post race party. We can’t guarantee you a fast time but we will do our best to give you a good time so if you haven’t got a better offer for 7.30pm on Saturday 30th June 2007 we would love to see you. Contact Paddy on 087 2597731

Leinster Masters victories.

 The awful weather conditions on Sunday morning failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the Trim group which travelled to the Leinster senior and masters championships in Tullamore. Moira Aston won the M2 javelin and the hammer . While Tony Aston threw the javelin over 33m to win the M3 title. On the track Moira Peppard was silver medallist in the 100m and 200m. The Trim masters are now gearing up for the national championships at the same venue in August. They have a very good record in masters events at home and abroad with Pat Comey recently picking up a European silver last month in Bavaria.

 Mini Marathon

 Maureen Lowther, Ann Tobin, Mairead Shortt, Niamh Holmes, Helen Power, Gillian Doyle, Petrina O’Shea, Helene Quigley, Ann Gorman, Frances Nugent, Mary Murphy, Emily Olagnon, Roisin McGale, were well to the fore of the field of an estimated 51,000 women who went to the start line for the Dublin Womens Mini Marathon. They were all involved in the Trim for Spring meet and train group which the club had organised this year with the Meath Local Sports Partnership. The next events coming up in the area are the Bohermeen 5km on Friday 22 June and Dunshaughlin 10km Sat. evening 30th June. The Star of the Sea Athletic Club have planned a novel 5km Beach Race from Gormanston to Ben Head on 17th July. This is one of the few such events in Ireland.

Shot Silver

 Andrew Lynam took second place in the Meath Community Games shot putt held at Cushinstown recently

Well done to David Hawcroft winner of the o/60 grade in Navan. He has enjoyed a number of notable successes of late. In the Belfast Marathon he ran 3h26m to win the over 60s grade and last month won his grade in the Connemara Ultra (40 miles) with a very good 4h50m performance.

Good to see Ann Tobin back in action. Maureen Lowther put in a great run in preparation for the Dublin Womens Mini Marathon. Enda Markey knocked out a great time following on from a good effort in Mullingar on Weds. night.

Meath Track and Field Claremont Stadium was the venue for the second day of the county track and field championships last Sunday. The main Trim results were Lorraine Mulhaire, 3rd,u/11 ball throw; Clare McLernon,2nd,u/14 high jump; Moira Aston womens masters 1st shot, javelin,Moira Peppard, womens masters, 2nd 200m,3rd shot, Andrew Lynam,1st u/14 javelin, David Tobin,1st u/18 long jump.Shane Aston, 1st u/14 shot,2nd high jump.Tony Aston ,masters men 1st javelin,1st shot,2nd hj; Ciaran Tobin,masters men,1st hj,3rd 200m. Well done also to Emma Shelly, Eoin Sweeney, Ruairi Shortt, Cillian short, Caoimhe Shelly, Megan Peppard, Eleanor Murphy, Sophie Cassidy, April McKeown, Aaron Murray, Amy Peppard , Lee & Shane Carney, on some great efforts. In last weeks championships javelin thrower James McEntee followed a recent fourth spot in the North Leinster schools event with a silver in the county.

Trim Results Aaron Murray 1st Boys u11 300m Fergal O'Keane 1st Boys u9 ball throw 23.36 Shane Aston 1st Boys u14 javelin 31.21 David Tobin 1st Boys u18 javelin 34.51 Moira Aston 1st Master women long jump 3.41 Clare McLernon 1st Girls u14 long jump 4.05 Megan McGovern 2nd Girls u12 ball throw 21.89 Ciaran Tobin 2nd Masters men long jump 4.48 James McEntee,2nd U/16 javelin,31.21;Isabel Varley 3rd Girls u9 long jump 2.27 Andrew Lynam 3rd Boys u15 shot putt 7.70

Well done on the fine efforts put in during the day by Conal McGrenra, Ciaran O'Rourke, Caoimhe Malone, Georgia Malone, Louise Magee, Sarah Magee, April Mc Keown, Mark Cosgrove, Stephen Moriairty, Cillian Shortt, Ruairi Shortt, Edward Doran, Eoin Sweeney.

The club officials and coaches are looking forward to a much better turnout of members at next Sundays event. It was disappointing that the club could not field even one team in any of the 10 relay races contested. It was a pity for those children who remained that their colleagues who turn out in droves to training each week failed to appear at  the major county competition to make up a team.

The club would like to thank the parents who volunteered to assist in the events. It was thanks to their efforts under the guidance of county board development officer Moira Aston that these were the most efficiently organised championships ever.

Day One Meath track and field photos click here

Level One coaches progress. Joe Brady Moira Aston,Moira Peppard and Ciaran Tobin from Trim AC were among the latest group to undertake the Level One coach training at Claremon Stadium, Navan.

 The latest level one coaching programme for this region concluded with a back to back two day session on 28/29 April. There were thirty coaches taking part from clubs in Meath, Westmeath, Dublin and Wicklow.

 Meath Athletics Coaching Coordinator Tom Clinton commended all the participants and said that he was confident that they would make a great contribution to the future development of the sport .He hoped to see them go a stage further into the level two course. He urged the clubs to consult him and their fellow coaches on issues. He hoped that their will be a better sharing of coaching resource and expertise among local clubs.

RDO Bart Rogers complimented the coaches on completion of the course which ran over four evenings and two days. He saw a full range of skills being used by the trainee coaches in the presentations, demonstrations and tuition over the final two days. In conclusion he asked all those who took part to make every effort to encourage teenage athletes and develop their love of the sport.

He told the latest group of level one coaches that the Meath / Louth area has made significant progress in the past year in the field of coach education. The AAI coach education plan which was developed in conjunction with the National Coach Training Centre at University of Limerick was progressing very well and improving the pool of coaching talent necessary for the proper development of a new generation of athletic talent.

PHOTO LINK has been added here.

LEVEL ONE Coaching @ Claremont

Pat Comey and David Hawcroft had excellent runs in the AAI 10km championships in Navan. Pat finished 5th in V5 with a 39.20 effort. David finished in 4th place in the V6 grade with a time of 42.43. On Weds. night David Tobin took second place in the Dublin graded long jump at Irishtown track.

There will need to be a lot better turnout of club members at the rest of the inter club league fixtures this summer. The club hope that some sense of commitment and club spirit will manifest itself at the county championships. It is an insult to the coaches, committee, colleagues and their parents when the club is blatently used as a creche on Mondays.Taking part is the whole point.

The throwing competitions of the Meath T & F took place on Sat. 28 April. Medal winners for Trim were Shane Aston, Amy Peppard, Moira Aston, Tony Aston, Moira Peppard, well done to all.

The road running season is hotting up. there are numerous races on the calendar over the next few months which are well within the reach of Meath runners. They deserve your support.

 Meath Road League

Midland Road League

PHOTO LINK has been added here.

TRIM FOR SPRING meet & train 3 April 07

There has been a very good response to the joint TRIM AC and Meath Local Sports Partnership meet and train group for the 2007 Womens Mini Marathon.

Trim Athletic Club will hold and information evening and registration for its “TRIM FOR SPRING” meet and train group at Boyne Community school on Tuesday 20th March at 7pm. This training group is a joint promotion between Trim Athletic Club and the Meath Local Sports Partnership aimed at facilitating and encouraging the “Women in Sport” initiative.

 Trim for Spring is designed to encourage women of every level of fitness to start, or continue, a regular walking or jogging programme as a means of establishing and maintaining a happy and healthy lifestyle. The Dublin Womens mini marathon is the largest mass participation event in Ireland. It is the target event of meet and train groups the length and breath of Ireland every year and makes a massive contribution to the fundraising efforts of many charities. So you can do some good for yourself and others through your involvement.

The benefits of good health are many, including longer life potential, weight control, personal stress reduction and the ability to achieve the most from periods of recreation and relaxation. It can contribute greatly to the simple enjoyment of life itself. Trim Athletic club will help you achieve this with training advice and the all important encouragement and motivation of group training. So whether you are a walker, jogger or runner you will be most welcome to take part in our preparations for the 2007 Mini Marathon. Contact 046 9067337 or 086 0569512 or see our club website http://community.meath.ie/trimathleticclub/

DunshaughlinJuvenile league photos 28 Feb 07Click to View

Trim woman records national double.

The Athletics Ireland masters indoor championships were held in Nenagh on Saturday, 20^th January. Hundreds of veterans from Ireland and beyond gathered in the country’s only dedicated indoor athletics arena to contest titles in six grades over 35s to over 60s.

Una Crowley from Trim AC won both the 60m and the 200m in the W3 grade (over 45) while her club colleague Moira Peppard found the compact track to her liking with a gold en performance in the W2 200m.In the mens sprints Tom Clinton held off his great rival Tom Leech to clinch the M5 60 metres title. Later in the day Pat Comey who trained with the legendary middle distance coach Arthur Lydiard while living in Australia put his experience to good use with a great tactical victory in the M5 3000m.

Bobby King from Dunboyne AC was once again the star of the mens 3km walk with the perennial Pam Reynolds from St Andrews also taking the honours in her walks category. Both of these walkers have years of national and international age group walking success to their credit.

In the field events Tony and Moira Aston from Trim AC recorded a unique family double with each of them jumping into second spot in their respective high jump competitions. Most of these will be back in action at the same venue on Sunday 28th January when the rescheduled Leinster indoors take place.

The 2006 Meath Athletics awards were presented by AAI president Michael Heery and Meath Athletics chairman Brendan Meade at the Old Darnley Hotel, Athboy on Sunday 19 Nov.

Michael Heery expressed his optimism with the new development plans of the association and hoped that the appointment of Regional Development Officers would help progress the sport in the area and  wished Bart Rodgers the North East RDO who was in attendance well in his efforts. The AAI is committed to sending teams to all future junior u/23 and senior international championships. He was confident that some of the rising stars of the local scene will be selected to represent Ireland on these teams. He is eagerly looking forward to the County Senior Cross Country championships in Trim given the performances of recent weeks by Meath clubs and individuals in the Leinsters and on the roads.

Brendan Meade was very happy with the achievements of the county mens senior squad in the National T & F league. He hoped that the men and women will continue their progression in 2007. He was impressed with the team spirit and sees this as important in the effort to maintain the involvement of older teenagers and young adults in competitive athletic activity.Twelve out of sixteen local clubs were represented on these teams.The summer league was a very worthwhile effort as it gave an extra outlet to the majority of registered athletes of all ages and abilities with the team ethic to the fore.

Cross Country season begins.

Day 1 of the Meath Cross Country championships took place at the Fr Murphy athletic club in Frayne, Athboy on Sun. 1 Oct. There was a very good turnout of Trim runners and a number of  medal winning performances.

In the first race of the day there was an excellent result for the under nine girls team in their cross country debut. Caoimhe Eivers, Megan Peppard, Caoimhe Shelly, Eimear Quinn, Rebecca O,Brien all finished in the top fifteen finishers to earn the club first place in the team competition..

In the under 13 boys race Tadhg Eivers followed his fine run the week before at the Star of the Sea races in Stamullin with a great run which yielded a bronze medal and a place on the county cross country team which will contest the Leinster championships later this month in Belvedere House, Mullingar. The masters races produced two medal winners with Moira Peppard taking third in the over 40 grade and Ann Tobin finishing first in the over 45 grade.

Loughcrew Next

The second day of the county cross country championships will be hosted by the St Brigids Athletic Club at Loughcrew, near Oldcastle  on Sunday 15^th October. The first race will start at 12pm . The categories in Sundays programme are boys and girls under 10/12/14/16/18, junior men and women, intermediate men and women.

If you are unsure of the route to the venue we are departing together from the Castle Carpark at 10.45am on Sunday morning.

Armagh Win

Ann Tobin won the over 40 category of the Armagh 10 mile road race on Sun. 8^th Oct.

She went two places better than her previous best result in this grade in the corresponding race in 2002.

Exchange Visit

Les Globetrotteurs De Etrepagny seem to be madly in love with the Ireland this year with a second batch of French runners coming over to take part in the Dublin City Marathon. Earlier in the year a group from our twin town ran in the Dunboyne 4 and seem to have enjoyed the Irish running scene and Trim hospitality so much that they have now arranged for four members to run in the top 26 miler in the country.

Well Done

Well done to club members Sara Magee,Eleanor Murphy, Shane Aston, Ciara Shelly,David Tobin ,Ruth Quinn, Lucy Gormley,Ashling Loughlin, Clare McLernon, Emma Shelly,Annmarie Mulhaire, Louise Magee, Ashling Fagan, Edward Doran,Anna Honan ,Eimer O Keane,Lorraine Mulhaire, Amy Peppard, who took part in recent inter club and schools athletics events. It is very satisfying to see club members representing their school as well as the club at competitions.

The club is concentrating on cross country running at this stage of the season and our training is going very well for the juveniles at the moment. Over the summer the club installed two new throwing circles and a runway/jump pit at the Boyne community School playing fields. We are fundraising to continue these improvements to our training facilities over the winter months. Trim Athletic Club are very grateful to Stephen Nally, and Nuala Smith from Supervalu for facilitating last weekend fundraiser at the store.

If you are interested in athletics contact Trim AC on 086 0569512 or check our website on http://community.meath.ie/trimathleticclub/  

FIT4LIFE in Dunboyne

Athletics Ireland in association with the Irish Sports Councils  initiative, are promoting a series of running leagues for all throughout the country that will run between September and February. This event will be run over 6 nights and is for runners and walkers of ALL abilities.
. If you just have an interest in getting active and getting fit through running this is for you. The leagues are about challenging yourself and at the same time enjoying yourself while getting healthy
  Dunboyne AC will be running the Meath section of this league with the first night of action next Tuesday 17^th October at 7.30pm.Registration will be at the Dunboyne AC clubhouse on Rooske Rd. nxt door to the GAA pitch.
So not matter what your level of ability or fitness get along to one of these clubs and take on the challenge. Don’t hesitate in contacting Trim AC about taking part in this event as we will be travelling up and will be happy to encourage and advise.

Rosemary Daniel a member of Na Fianna AC in Enfield has permitted us to reproduce her observations and recommendations arising from her visit to the European Youth Forum which was run alongside the recent European T & F c'ships in Gothenburg, Sweden

. European Youth Forum

Congratulations

The performances of the mens and womens county teams in the Hibernian National Athletics League were widely praised at the Sept. meeting of the Co. Athletics Board. The efforts of all the athletes, Gerard Heery and Brendan Meade were rewarded with very good results and a great team bond. It is hoped to built on this years success in 2007

 FIT4LIFE

Dunboyne AC will run the FIT4LIFE 2 mile road league over six nights beginning on Tues. 17th Oct at 7.30pm. Awards Night.

 The Meath Athletics Board annual awards presentation will take place at the Old Darnley Hotel in Athboy on Sun 19 Nov. Clubs are asked to be cooperative and proactive in getting results details to the adjudication committee well in advance of these awards.Results during the past year in county,provincial and national events in all athletic disciplines are eligible with award granted in age categories for track events field events and cross country

The finals of the Hibernian National Athletics League took place in Tullamore Harriers stadium on Sunday 20th August. Athletes from the top club and county teams in Ireland gathered to contest the 2006 Premier and First Division finals for men and women.

Both the Meath mens and womens teams had shown great commitment and team spirit in the previous rounds of the league at the University of Limerick in July and earlier in August at Cork Institute of Technology. The placings on both days set the squads up well in the pool rankings coming into the finals. At the end of Sundays events there was a second place finish for the mens team and a promotion to premier division action for 2007.

The experienced throwers on the team were influential in point scoring in Tullamore. There are a number of emerging junior talents in the other mens events who have a bright future ahead of them. The womens team which has an even stronger emphasis on youth finished the league in fourth spot and should be in the shake up for divisional honours with another season under their belts.

The latest rankings for the 2006 Meath Athletics Board road league are now available click on these links to view.The next race in the series will be the South O Hanlon race on Sat. July 15 over a new course with race HQ at Claremont.

 Womens Placings

Mens Placings