Leinster 10ML Road C/ships .
The Leinster 10ml Road C/Ships took place on Monday 10th April in Clontarf. Congratulations to Charlotte Stevens who finished 2nd in her age cat in a time of 80.22 at the Leinster 10ml C/ships. Well deserved silver medal for Charlotte.
Well done also to our fellow Sli Cualann and County athletes who took part. Catherine O'Connor, 67.12; Ann Marie Kenny, 68.31 and Ashling Kirwan, 69.09, finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in their age cat., and William Belton won his age Category. Well done also to Donna Quinn who was 2nd in her age Cat in a time of 70,01.
Leinster 10ML Road C/ships 2017.
The Leinster 10ml Road C/Ships took place on Monday 10th April in Clontarf. Congratulations to Charlotte Stevens who finished 2nd in her age cat in a time of 80.22 at the Leinster 10ml C/ships. Well deserved silver medal for Charlotte.
Well done also to our fellow Sli Cualann and County athletes who took part. Catherine O'Connor, 67.12; Ann Marie Kenny, 68.31 and Ashling Kirwan, 69.09, finished 1st, 2nd and 3rd in their age cat., and William Belton won his age Category. Well done also to Donna Quinn who was 2nd in her age Cat in a time of 70,01.
2016 Awards Night.
The annual Bray Runners Awards night was held on Thursday 23rd Feb., The recipients of the awards for 2016 were;
Athlete of the Year; Neil Wiktorski.
Master Athlete; Jean O'Kennedy.
Most Improved; Georgina Devlin/Jason O'Connnor.
Personality of the Year; Andrea Murphy.
Special Merit Award; Mary Deery.
Pat McCourt Award'; Joe Kelly.
Club H/cap Winner; Peter Doran.
Barry Keane Award; Richard Kavanagh.
Congratulations to all the award winners.
Wicklow League Races and Leinster Squad Day
We have had a number of future stars emerge in 2016 with some super performances and results along the way, and it seems like they are really enjoying their athletics. The final league race of the year took place in Bray Emmets GAA club this past Friday evening.
Many of our newly found stars were racing on Friday, so well done to Síofra Belgley, Róisín Murray, Ferdia O'Sullivan, Bobby Moore, Kyle Harte, Niamh Murray, Nathan Harte, Rían Anafi-Fitzgibbon, and Fionn Begley. It is clear that Bray Runners has a bright future based on the performances this year - it just a case of sticking to it and building it up each year.
Speaking of athlete development, we had 5 athletes attending the Leinster Squad Day in the fabulous AIT Arena this past Saturday. Órla O'Callaghan, Hannah Kelly, Gráinne O'Sullivan, Eleanor Foot, and Aoife Carter between them participated in workshops on middle distance, hurdles, and high jump. The girls really enjoyed the experience and learned a lot from some Olympians and Ireland's top coaches. The next squad day takes place on 07 January, again at AIT Arena.
National Even Ages Cross Country Championships - this Sunday!
Our own Eleanor Foot will be competing against the cream of the crop at the national u12 cross country championships at the national sport campus in Abbotstown, Co. Dublin this Sunday. Anyone who has seen the juvenile provincial races (especially at the younger age groups) will appreciate what a fantastic achievement it is to even qualify for this event.
Since the event is on so close to home (location: goo.gl/0c7h1j), we're encouraging club members and parents to come along and support. The u12s girls race takes place at 11:30am sharp on Sunday. It would be great to see some of you there - look out for our orange Bray Runners A.C. flag!
