Welcome to the Official website of the Ratoath AC, based in Co. Meath, Ireland.
Monday, October 27, 2014
Adult Tarining Session Cancelled
The adult training session has been cancelled tonight due to the unavailability of a number of our coaches. Back to normal next Monday.
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Update on Fones4Life Recycle Appeal
A total of 35 mobile phones were donated in the first week of our Fones4Life appeal - that's exactly 10% of our overall target. Ciaran McCarthy showed just what can be done when he dropped in 7 phones and got us off to a great start but we need every club member to get involved and do their bit. Remember the collection box is in the club container. We also plan to provide another collection box in the school gym for Little Athletic participants
Monday, October 20, 2014
Ratoath AC Members Only 5K & 2K Fun Run
2K & 5K Event
10.30am/11.15am
Saturday 08th November
Fairyhouse Race Course
Saturday 08th November
Fairyhouse Race Course
This is a FREE event exclusively for members of Ratoath AC only. This event is NOT open to the public. Participants will be timed, use of facilities and plenty of parking on the morning.
This is open to all club members ranging from the young to the not so young ;). Parents/guardians please ensure your child is capable of completing the distance. Any senior/F4L members who wish to run with their young children please run in the 2k event.
We are looking forward to seeing you there, loads of time to get in those training runs!!
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Fones4Life Recycle Club Appeal
Ratoath Athletics Club has just registered with the Fones4Life recycle appeal.
The club has set an initial target of 350 old mobile phones which can then be exchanged for a defibrillator.
A collection box will be placed in the club container so start gathering up all those old unwanted mobile phones you have at home. Don't forget to also ask your school mates or work colleagues for help. All mobile phones, regardless of their make, model or condition are acceptable but get permission from the original owner before you donate.
In the event that our target of 350 mobile phones is exceeded there are further sports equipment and cash back incentives to be earned.
If every club member donates just 1 phone, the club will reach the target of 350 mobile phones in no time. Its a win win opportunity - you get rid of some unwanted phones and the club gets some vital equipment that might be needed to save a life. So lets get cracking.
The club has set an initial target of 350 old mobile phones which can then be exchanged for a defibrillator.
A collection box will be placed in the club container so start gathering up all those old unwanted mobile phones you have at home. Don't forget to also ask your school mates or work colleagues for help. All mobile phones, regardless of their make, model or condition are acceptable but get permission from the original owner before you donate.
In the event that our target of 350 mobile phones is exceeded there are further sports equipment and cash back incentives to be earned.
If every club member donates just 1 phone, the club will reach the target of 350 mobile phones in no time. Its a win win opportunity - you get rid of some unwanted phones and the club gets some vital equipment that might be needed to save a life. So lets get cracking.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Meath Un-Even Ages Cross Country Report
The Meath Un-Even ages cross
country took place last Sunday at Fr. Murphy’s Athletic Club, we were blessed
again with good weather and we had another great turnout from the club. The u 9
team were competing for their first time and they got off to a winning start
bringing home the gold in the girl’s u9 team event with great performances form
Ciara Coroner 1st, Cara O’ Sullivan 5th, Caoimhe
Fitzsimons 6th, Jane Dolan 9th, Kate Raftery 10th
and Caroline Byrne 23rd. We were unable to field an u9 boys’ team;
Gerard Leavy being our only competitor putting in a great run finishing 7th.
More gold was on the way with
both our u11 boys and girls teams winning their respective team events, In the
largest field of the day with 60 athletes competing Aimee Doherty, Sophie Quinn
and Eabha Toole all made the podium finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd,
Laura Kelly 11th, Molly Keane 12th, Amelia Campbell 13th,
Matilda Ruhan 15th, Ciara Subiran Walsh in her first cross country
had a great run in 25th, Niamh Murray 39th, Ellie Mahon 51st,
Lily Nannery 45th, Aoife Casey 50th, Rachel Conway 52nd
and Sophie Greene 55th. The boy’s team were in great form and in another
large field Fionn Drummond finished strongly to take silver, Harry O’ Connor finished
4th with a powerful sprint on the run in, Eoin Kane put in another
great performance finishing 5th, Kyle Witter who put in a confident
run and was in the leading group of 3 for most of the race finished 6th
with Kevin Sommerfield Walsh competing in his first championship finishing 17th.
The u13 teams were down a few of
their regular athletes but put in good performances none the less with both
girls and boys teams finishing 3rd. Ella Healy had a another solid
run finishing 4th for the girls followed by Lili O’ Connor 12th,
Sophie O’ Connor 20th, Emma Coroner 28th and Kate Smith
35th. Oisin Kelly has really taken to cross country and was first
home for the boy’s team in 8th, followed by Matthew Buckley 14th
and Stephen Kiernan 21st.
Our U15 girls team just finished
outside the medals in 4th, Karen Hayes having a great run out of her
age group in a highly competitive field finished 4th, Aoife Kelly
also running up an age finished 18th with Sophie Dunne 21st.
The u15 lads put in a great performance with strong runs from Ciaran Barry 7th,
Harry Haskins 8th and Harry Bailey 11th earning them
silver in the team event.
Aine O’ Connor had another strong run and claimed
her first Meath Cross Country title in the girl’s u17 race, Amber Roche had a
good run also finishing 4th, unfortunately the girls were one
athlete short of making up team and so we were unable to medal in the team
event. The u17 boy’s race had a quality field with a number of National title
and International title holder taking to the line, Philip Marron and Alex Hunter
who are just getting back to form put in steady performances finishing 4th
and 6th and with Brian
Kiernan finishing in 12th place the lads won the team event.
Hugh Kelly was our sole
competitor in the intermediate men’s 8k event and he put in another good run finishing 18th
in a very competitive field.
This was another great year for
the club at the Meath Cross Country Championships winning 6 individual titles
in the girls u9,10,11,12 ,17 and boys u10 events, silver in the u10,11,16 girls and boys u10 & 11 events, bronze in the girls u11,12,13 and boys u16 and 18 events. We also won 7 team titles in
the girls u9,10,11,12 and boys u11,14 & 17 events, silver in the boys
u10,12,15,18 and girls u14 & 16 team events and bronze in the girls and boys
u13 event.
Thanks to all Parents and
athletes who attended both days, and congratulations to all athletes who have
qualified for the Leinster Championships.
Pictures from the day on the link
below:
Monday, October 6, 2014
Meath Uneven Age Cross Country Teams 12/10/2014
The following athletes have been selected for the Meath Uneven Age Cross Country Championships which will take place this Sunday at 12 Noon at Fr.Murphys Athletic Club, Fraine, Athboy. We will be meeting at our track at 10:20am to travel in convoy to this event.
Sarah Forde U9
Sarah Forde U9
Adam O Connor | U9 | Ciara Coroner | U9 | |
Jared Leavy | U9 | Caoimhe Fitzsimons | U9 | |
Jack Dyas | U9 | Lauren Fewer | U9 | |
Cara O Sullivan | U9 | |||
Kate Raftery | U9 | |||
Jane Dolan | U9 | |||
Eabha Browne | U9 | |||
Caroline Byrne | U9 | |||
Kyle Witter | U11 | Amelia Campbell | U11 | |
Fionn Drummond | U11 | Ciara Walsh Subiran | U11 | |
Sam Carey | U11 | Aimee Doherty | U11 | |
Eoin Kane | U11 | Eabha Toole | U11 | |
Harry O' Connor | U11 | Molly Keane | U11 | |
Mark Wallace | U11 | Laura Smith | U11 | |
Stephen Walsh | U11 | Aoife Casey | U11 | |
Oiliver Walter | U11 | Rachel Conway | U11 | |
Jamie Fewer | U11 | Matilda Ruhan | U11 | |
Hannah Bailey | U11 | |||
Amy Forde | U11 | |||
Sophie Greene | U11 | |||
Laura Kelly | U11 | |||
Ellie Mahon | U11 | |||
Niamh Murray | U11 | |||
Lily Nannery | U11 | |||
Sophie Quinn | U11 | |||
Aisling Strarford | U11 | |||
Tom Kilgannon | U13 | Sophie O' Connor | U13 | |
Oisin Kelly | U13 | Lili O Connor | U13 | |
Nathan O' Connor | U13 | Aoife Rutherford | U13 | |
Matthew Hayes | U13 | Ella Healy | U13 | |
Matthew Flemming | U13 | Grace Mahon | U13 | |
Matthew Buckley | U13 | Emma Coroner | U13 | |
Daragh Shanley | U13 | Kate Smith | U13 | |
Daragh Casey | U15 | Karen Hayes | U15 | |
Harry Haskins | U15 | Rachel Doherty | U15 | |
Fergal Kilgannon | U15 | Aoife Kelly | U15 | |
Ciaran Barry | U15 | Maria Rogers | U15 | |
Harry Bailey | U15 | Zara Kane | U15 | |
Conor Sheeran | U15 | Sophie Dunne | U15 | |
Lauren Kelly | U15 | |||
Alex Hunter | U17 | Amber Roche | U17 | |
Ben Mahon | U17 | Aine O' Connor | U17 | |
Brian Kiernan | U17 | Hannah Dooley | U17 | |
Philip Marron | U17 | Katie Lewis | U17 | |
Ryan O' Connor | U17 | Jennifer Bradley | U17 | |
Eoin Clayton | U17 | Kate Byrne | U17 | |
Daryn Brown | U17 | Niamh Gannon | U17 | |
Aoife Rennolds | U17 |
Meath Even Ages Cross Country Report
The Meath even ages cross country took place at Greenanstown,
Stamullen yesterday. We had a big turnout this year in all age groups with 80
athletes entered. The U10s got the day off to a winning start with gold in the
girls u10 team event, some great individual performances came from Sophie Quinn
1st, Laura Kelly 2nd, Niamh Murray, Amy Forde and Lily
Nannery. The u10 boys team finished 2nd, Harry O’ Connor and Eoin
Kane were impressive individually finishing 1st and 2nd. The
u12 girls also took gold in the team event with strong runs from Ella Healy 1st,
Lili O Connor 3rd, Eabha Toole 4th, Amelia Campbell,
Molly Keane and Grace Mahon. The u12 Boys finished 2nd to a very strong
Dunboyne team, Tom Kilgannon finishing 4th, Oisin Kelly had a great
run for his first time out finishing 6th, Fionn Drummond 10th,
Kyle Witter 11th and Matthew Hayes 13th.
The U14 girls team finished 2nd, Karen Hayes leading the
girls home in 3rd, Aoife Kelly another first timer finishing 11th,
Rachel Doherty 24th, Maria Rogers 27th, Sophie O’Connor
30th and Emma Coroner 34th. The u14 boys all ran very well and their
efforts paid off winning gold in the team event, a great team performance with
Harry Haskins finishing 7th, Daragh Casey 11th, Fergal
Kilgannon 13th and Matthew Buckley 15th. We had great
numbers in the girls u16 event this year and our girls all performed very well,
Aine O’Connor going from strength to strength this year finishing 2nd,
Niamh Gannon, Kate Byrne, Aoife Reynolds and Jennifer Bradley all competing in their
first cross country for the club had solid runs earning them 2nd
place in the team event. The boys u16 event had a very strong field this year
with International Athletes Paddy Maher, Alan Monaghan and our own Alex Hunter
competing. In a tight race Paddy Maher came out on top followed home by Alan
Monaghan and Alex Hunter, Ben Mahon running for the club for the first time in
a number of years finished in a strong 6th place, unfortunately due to some
late withdrawals we were unable to field a team in this event.
Our U18 And Novice men competed in the 6k event, the Novice men’s
team were just outside the medals finishing 4th, good performances
from Ian Phelan finishing 11th,Hugh Kelly 15th, Earle Doyle 19th and
Alan Phelan 21st. Philip Marron, finished 3rd for the
u18s, Ciaran McCarty 5th and Ryan O’ Connor 9th, the boys
team finishing 2nd overall.
Well done to all our athletes who competed yesterday and congratulations
to all who have qualified for the Leinster’s championships which will be held
on October 26th in Avondale, Co. Wicklow.
Slide Show from Yesterdays Event
LITTLE ATHLETICS
LITTLE
ATHLETICS will go inside to the secondary school hall from
tomorrow night Tuesday the 7th of October, training times will remain the same U6/U7- 6:15pm -7pm and U8- 7pm – 7:45pm.
Please note for health and safety reasons Little
Athletics membership is currently FULL
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