RESULTS: Seven of our athletes travelled to Nenagh for the Junior Indoor Championships on the 24th January. In the Junior Men's 60m Hurdles Maurice O’Connor came 5^th with a time of 9.04s. Cian Foley competed in the Junior Men's 60 m (7.37s) and in the 200m (23.77s). Paudie Whelan also competed in the 200m (24.56s) and in the Junior Men's 400m (53.66s). Michael Godley contested the Junior Men's Triple Jump (11.35m).

In the Junior Women's 60 m Dearbhail Foley recorded a time of 8.44s and jumped 8.93m in a Junior Women's Triple Jump that saw Sinead O’Connor take a bronze medal for a jump of 9.99m. In the women's shot putt competition Claire Fitzgerald took gold for a throw of 12.87m. Congratulations to Sinead and Claire on their great achievements.

The AAI Indoor Games were held in Nenagh on the 25th January. Well done to Claire Fitzgerald who took gold for a throw of 13.16m, recording a p.b. in the process, in the women's shot putt competition.

Congratulations is also due to Stephen Griffin who won the O/50 section in a 10-mile road race in Dungarvan in a time of 56.47s. Stephen came 13^th overall. This follows Stephens win in the Mallow 10 mile race in January also.

REGISTRATION: Registration of all athletes must be done as soon as possible. New athletes must give a copy of their birth certificate to Registrar Marie O’Connor. The annual membership cost is as follows: Family membership €120; Individual juvenile membership €50; Individual Senior athlete €75; Senior Citizens €50; Fit for Life €25, Coaches and Committee members €20. All athletes wishing to compete in any of the up and coming competitions will need to be registered immediately. Individual insurance is also covered in the registration fee and an athlete can only train for 2 sessions without insurance cover. Any athlete who is not registered beyond the 2 sessions will be asked to sit out training. Registrations can be paid at any of the training sessions.  

FIT4LIFE: The running league continues on Friday evening at 6.30pm from the O’Donnell’s, Mounthawk 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. A number of our runners have taken part in 10k and half marathons already and a number of road races are planned for the season. All newcomers are welcome. For information please contact Jerry O’Sullivan at 085-1085735.

TRAINING: Indoor training U9-U12 at 6.30pm to 7.30pm & U13-U20 7.30pm to 9pm in the Green School on Tuesdays. Outdoor training on Thursdays from 7pm to 8.30pm in the ITT. Weights training on Fridays at 6.30pm for selected athletes. Outdoor training on Saturdays at 3pm to 5pm in An Riocht, Castleisland. We would ask athletes to try to attend at least 2 sessions per week as preparations are well underway for the indoor season in February. The Munster juvenile indoor competition ranges in age from U9 to U19.

FIXTURES: Munster Juvenile U13-U17 Indoors, Feb 7^th/8^th, Nenagh; Munster Masters Indoors, Feb 8^th, Nenagh; Scottish Juvenile Indoor Championships, Feb 14^th/15^th, Kelvin Hall; Munster Juvenile U10-U12 & U18-U19 Indoors and Juvenile U13-U19 Multi Events, Feb 21^st/22^nd, Nenagh.