RESULTS: Well done to Stephen Griffin at the weekend, who competed in the AAI Half Marathon Championship in Waterford. Stephen came in 30^th place overall in a time of 74.38. In doing so he won the O50 Masters section. A great achievement for Stephen. Well done also to Aidan O Kelly who ran in a time of 102.02 in his first outing for the club.

TRAINING: The Cross Country season will be getting into full swing over the coming weeks and months. The first meet is on October 5^th in Killarney in less than a month’s time with the County Novice and Juvenile Even Ages down for decision. We will meet up for our first session on Saturday at 11 am in the Town Park for an easy run for all those interested. We can decide further dates on Sat as appropriate.

AWARDS NIGHT: A tentative date of Oct 11^th has been set for the club awards night so mark the calendars with this date. All will be confirmed in the next week or two so watch this space for more detail. 

FIXTURES: Sunday Oct 5^th, Kerry C/C-Even Age and Novice,  The Demense, Killarney 12pm; Sunday Oct 12^th, Kerry C/C- Uneven Ages, Intermediate and Masters, Ardfert 12pm; Sun Oct 19th Munster Novice & Even Ages Cross Country, Turnpike, Thurles Co. Tipperary;  Mon Oct 27th AAI Marathon Championships Dublin; Sun Nov 9^th, Munster Intermediate and Uneven Age Cross Country, Cooraclare, Clare; Sunday Nov 16th Kerry C/C Relays (Age Groups u9 4 x 250m/u11 4 x 250m/u13 4 x 500m/u15 3 x 500m) and Junior/Senior, Currow, 12pm; Sun Nov 23rd AAI Inter County and Juvenile Even Ages Cross Country, Venue TBD; Sun Nov 30th Munster Masters and Juvenile B Cross Country, Cork Venue; Sun Dec 7th AAI Novice and Juvenile Uneven Ages Cross Country, Venue TBD

RUNNING LEAGUE (Fit4Life): The running league continues on Friday evening at 6.30pm from the Aquadome and Wednesday evenings at 6.30pm from St. Brendan’s Church. This league is primarily geared towards the casual runner/walker and is intended to be a mass participation event for all standards of athlete. All newcomers are welcome.

CLUB E-MAIL: The club has set-up an e-mail system so athletes and members can receive regular updates by e-mail. Athletes and members can register their e-mail address via the website at www.traleeharriers.com.

MISCELLANEOUS: A get well mention to Masters stalwart Martin McDonagh after his recent operation and no doubt we will see him in action again very soon.