Monthly Archives: December 2022

Considering the travel to Turin, Italy for the Spar European cross country we joked that it would be easier than the travel to Donegal for the nationals. It didn't turn out that way. Starting out on Friday morning a heavy frost with fog didn't auger well. Then ice problems at the airports led to delays, taxi journeys and even flight cancellations. However the show must go on. The course itself proved challenging - especially the steep rise following an uphill pull and then a soft and steep part on the downhill. Of course there was a gentle 50m stretch  - [...]

Night time - frost - fog -What about it - It was all go for the Uneven ages B Counties cross country in Thomastown tonight. Our young athletes didn't seem to mind. They enjoyed the outing in fact and also ran well. The McIntyres were very much in evidence with Cian winning the boys U7 and Daniel winning boys U9. The under 9s also had Daniel Quinn 3rd, Dylan Guilfoyle 6th, James Healy 8th and Dara Sweeney 12th. The under 11 boys were first team with Conor Knox in second winning silver. Other team members were Evan Cody 4th, Liam [...]

The curtain closed on the national cross country championships at a muddy venue in Cork today. One wonders if the mud is really necessary!! In any event twenty plus of our athletes competed and while there were no individual medals among the juvenile cohort there were many fine performances. Starting with the U11s - Kate Kelly in 36th was the first scorer on the county team. She had Ellen Ryan 161 and Mealla Crowley 164 in support. For the boys we had Darragh O'Callaghan n 31st place - scoring on the 3rd place Leinster team to earn himself an All [...]

Some thirty plus KCH members were among the one thousand plus runners in today's Waterford Half Marathon. Quite a number of them had been on the Medieval Mile route last night. It didn't militate against their performances - Graham Bourne clocked 1.17.56, Declan Walshe 1.27.04. Claire Dermody home in 1.28.41 was one of the early finishers. Among our regular distance runners taking part were Paul Moran, Andy Hanrahan, Ciaran Hughes, Tony Lauhoff, Sean O'hArgain, Eddie Hawe, Noel Sugrue, Seamus Kavanagh, Mary Prendergast, Caoimhe Foley, Sheila O'Callaghan, Annemarie Shortall, Irene Henebry, Dee Scott, Breegeen Murphy, Anita Byrne, Geraldine Grogan, Emma Kennedy, [...]

The Medieval Mile took place tonight along the now "traditional" route - starting out on the Castlecomer road (beside James ' Stephens barracks), swinging down the Old Mart Road, into Irishtown, up High Street and finishing on the Parade. Thanks to Nicholas Dunphy, Laura Langton and all the race committee this race has become a welcome part of the Yulefest activities. Thanks also to KCH volunteers, Kilkenny County Council, The Gardai and of course myrunresults for the instant publication of the results.  Eoin Everard was first over the finish line in 4.28 - no danger to the sub four prize. [...]