Monthly Archives: November 2021

A dreary wet morning cleared in time for the County Senior cross country championships hosted by Thomastown AC today. KCH men, despite short some athletes (Eoin Everard, Toss Hayes  etc) were out to retain the title. This they did, for the ninth consecutive time, ably assisted by the return from injury of  Veterans Brian Maher and Paul Moran. New member, Ger Forde, recently transferrred from Wexford, took the individual title and the silver went to Brian Maher. With James Ledingham taking fourth place the A team would be hard to beat. Eamon O'Connor 9th and Graham Bourne 12th  made sure the [...]

An unusually small contingent of our juveniles were in action today at the national cross country finals in Santry. First away was Sinead Cormack U12. She was brilliant. Coming across the line in 34th place she was first scorer on the county team. She was fifth scorer on the Leinster team which finishing in second place in the provincial competition won Sinead an All-Ireland silver medal. Daire O'Flaherty, eligible to run in U12 again next year, also had an excellent race. Finishing 41st he was fifth scorer on the county U12 team.  Covid denied us Clodagh O'Callaghan U14 and Eoghan [...]

Our ladies did us proud at the national cross country in Santry today. Our four squad U18/Junior team of Maebhdh Richardson, Isabella Burke, Alexia Albertin Molinera and Eleanor Godden  -junior positions 14, 37, 39 and 84 respectively -were 6th club under 18 and 12th club in Junior with Maebhdh the first scorer on the club teams and also first scorer on the county team.  Meanwhile in the Men's U18/Junior Cathal O'Reilly had an excellent run to place sixth.  In the 8k U23/Senior race our team was very much a Richardson affair with Aoibhe, Grace and Ella joined by Ciara Deely. [...]

Tulsa Hurricanes backboned by four Irish athletes (including the KCH duo, Peter Lynch and Shay McEvoy) travelled to Tallahassee, Florida for today's national cross country finals. Ranked 10th the team were determined to go a bit better. The weather was hot and the course relatively flat resulting in a fast race. The Tulsa team members seemed to get boxed in the early stages. Peter was in 100th position at the 2K mark but with his usual persistance he worked his way kilometer by kilometer to place 42nd at the finish in the excellent time of 29.32 and second scorer on [...]

Louie Raggett represented St Kierans in the Schools National Pentathlon today. Following his third place in Leinster in October he finished sixth in today's final. This was achieved by posting PBs in the hurdles 9.65 and 800m 2.23. His other results were LongJump 5.39, 200m 26.00 and Shot 9.18.  

It was ideal running weather for today's Stook as young and old gathered in Dungarvan for this year's Stook. The 10 mile attracked the greater number with Clonmel AC winning the team event from KCH in second place. Claire Dermody (fourth lady overall) finishing in 1.10.48 was county Kilkenny champion and also first O/40. Cathy Millett was first O/55 in 1.14.13 and Angela Lalor was third O/55. Alan Mahon in 1.06.57 was first O/45. Paul Earley also had a first O/60 clocking 1.25.31.  Other finishers were Paul Phelan, Andy Hanrahan, Eddie Hawe, Sean O'hArgain, Andrew Smith, Martina McGrath and Hilda Comerford. [...]

The Mid-West Regional cross-country 10k men's championhsips were held in Iowa today. The Tulsa University team, backboned by four Irish, placed third enabling qualification for the National finals in Tallahassee, Florida on the 20th Nov. The team made its presence felt from the start and were comfortable through in third place. KCH duo Peter Lynch and Shay McEvoy were very much involved in securing the place in the final with Peter coming 13th and Shay finishing 21st. The other two Irish were Cathal Dalton, Mullingar and Michael Power, Waterford. 

There was something in the air that Wednesday afternoon during mid-term. It was wet and windy but there was a healthy attitude in the air. One felt this was a serious session. Perhaps some of that resurfaced today among the Wicklow hills. Avondale was the venue for the uneven ages cross-country.   And our uneven age athletes were up for it. The under 11 girls got the show on the road and all ran well with Emma Kelly and Amelia O'Brien scoring on the 4th placed county team. (Emma 40, Amelia 48, Jasmine Timmons McEneaney 72, Lucy Maher 90, Alicia Slawinski 94). [...]

The annual 5K Abbott Dash took place this evening in New York. Aoibhe Richardson competing in it for the first time made it her own. Crossing the finish line in 16.35 she took first place. the race saw Siofra Clerigh Butner finishing 8th in 17.02. Up the Gaels.