Club Notes 30/8/06 The National Masters T&F Championships took place in Tullamore on August 13th and our athletes again excelled at this event. Patsy O Connor was once again our leading competitor taking four gold medals. Patsy competing in the M50 category threw 9.18m in the 56lbs, 13.46 in the shot, 35.06 in the discus and 39.23 in the Javelin. Leo Sharkey competing in the M35 category, also claimed four medals with a gold in the 56lbs with a throw of 4.91, silver in the shot with a throw of 11.66, silver in the discus with a throw of 35.02 and bronze in the hammer with a throw of 28.67m. Martin Mc Donagh, competing in the M65 category claimed five medals with a gold in the 56lbs with a throw of 7.4m, silver in the shot with a throw of 9.91m, silver in the discus with a throw of 24.39m, gold in the javelin with a throw of 23.61 and silver in the hammer with a throw of 21.50m. Padraig Fanning, competing in the M55 category won silver in the discus with a throw of 31.34m. Shane Rogers in the M40 category won bronze in the Long Jump with a jump of 4.84m and was fourth in the 400m with a time of 59.29s. Well done to all. Also well done to Tralee Harriers athletes who won medals at Mosney at the weekend with Kieran Dwyer and Claire Fitzgerald winning gold, Ben Mc Gilton and Danny Pierce winning silver and Louise O Connor winning bronze. Everyone will be taking a well deserved break for a couple of months before training for the new season begins sometime in October. On the social side our awards night will take place in the Oct/Nov time frame. We plan to revert back to having one night for all athletes masters/seniors/juveniles. Watch this space for more updates. An athletic leaders course, previously the introduction to athletics course, is being planned for the autumn/winter time period. Members/parents wishing to enter on this course can contact the secretary for further information. The club AGM is scheduled for the 6th of September in the Abbeygate hotel at 8.30pm. We would like all members, athletes and parents to attend. This is a good opportunity to get overview of the season just passed as well as getting an insight into future developments of the club. It is also an opportunity to get your views aired.