National Indoor Combined Events Championships
A huge congratulations to Aoife Carter and Gráinne O'Sullivan, who were the first ever Bray Runners athletes to compete at the National Indoor Combined Events Championships this past weekend in Athlone.
The girls competed in 5 events over the course of 5 hours: 60m hurdles, shot putt, long jump, high jump and the 800m. The standard at these Championships (and any national juvenile championships) is extremely high, and the girls did themselves and their club proud - and they were the first to officially compete in the brand new club singlets.
Gráinne scored huge total of 1982 points to finish 8th place overall and was the highest placed Wicklow athlete in any age group, while Aoife scored 1591 to finish 13th. Between them, the girls got PBs or at least equalled their PBs in every event. As they know, there's still plenty of room to get even higher scores next time, and this is already a huge improvement from when they both competed in the Leinster outdoor combined events last summer, where they finished 6th and 14th. Well done both!
Leinster Indoor Track and Field Championships
Juvenile Training this week
Tuesday training is at Woodbrook College, 6:50pm - 8pm; €1
Friday training (2006 and older) is at the track in Charlsland; 7pm - 8:30pm
2017 Registrations
Many thanks to those of you who have already returned registration forms for 2017. Just a gentle reminder to please try and return them before the end of January - otherwise the athletes will not be correctly insured for 2017 and will not be permitted to train with the group.
For this year, there is an option to "opt-in" or "opt-out" of purchasing the new juvenile club gear (hoodies, new t-shirts and beanies) as part of the registration. The snazzy new singlets are also available for €15 each.
Forms can be returned at training on Tuesdays or Fridays, or to Andrea Burns at the address in the attached registration form (attached to this email).
Leinster Development Squad Day
Bray Runners A.C. had no less than 10 athletes participating at the Leinster development squad day at the AIT Indoor Arena in Athlone. They each had the opportnity to train in sprints, middle distance, long jump and shot putt. It seems like they all picked up a few new tips and excercises that they will apply to their training going forward.
We will be returning to AIT arena in less than two weeks, when Gráinne O'Sullivan and Aoife Carter will be participating in the National Combined Event Championships, where they will compete in the 60mH, Long jump, Shot Putt, High Jump and 800m all in one day. Phew!
After that, the Leinster Indoor Track and Field Championships take place on 11 and 12 February in Athlone. Day 1 consists of the 60m sprints and middle distance races (600m / 800m), with long jump for uneven ages and other events; while Day 2 consists of 60m Hurdles and long jump for even ages and other events.
Then, the Leinster Relay Championships will on 25 February in the brand new National Indoor Arena at the National Sports Campus in Dublin(!). All of the Leinster Indoor Championship events are open to born in 2006 or earlier, and we would encourage as many of our athletes as possible to enter.
Training this week
Tuesday - Woodbrook College 6:50pm- 8pm. We are starting to focus on sprints and middle distance for those aged 10 and over ahead of the Leinster Indoors. €1.
Friday - at the track in Greystones, 7pm - 8:30pm. open to all our juveniles born in 2006 and earlier. Focusing on all aspects of the indoor track and field; inc. sprints, hurdles, middle distance, long jump, high jump and shot putt (depending on the demand for each!)
