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Below are this week's club notes.
FARRANFORE MAINE VALLEY Athletic Club
The Munster Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships & Juvenile/Youth Indoor Pentathlon Championships were held at the Nenagh Indoor Stadium last weekend. David Kenny, competing in the Junior Race Walk finished in second place in a time of 26:08. Michael O'Connor won his age category race walk in a time of 17:27. Neesan O'Brien Shea, competing for his first time at munster level, did well to finish in 6th place for the 60m sprint in a time of 8.13sec. Rossa Foley competing in the U23 category was 3rd in the shot with a throw of 9.30m. 3rd in the Weight for Distance 35 lb with a throw of 7m and 2nd in the Long Jump 5.36m.
Full results on Munster Athletics website.
The Charles O'Shea Memorial Cup Beaufort 10K & 5K fun run was held on New Year's Day. The road race is organised by Star Of The Laune AC. Well done to our following club athletes who participated. In the 10K: Ger Ladden, Caitriona Barry, Eileen Egan & Michelle Hoare. 5K: Cian Spillane, Christine Spillane & Marie McKenna.
Full Results: Results
Club Membership
Membership for 2017 is now due. In order to be eligible to take part in athletic competitions & avail of our club training it you need to be registered. Full details posted on our club website. Newcomers welcome with information in regards athletics and our club also available on our website. www.ffmvac.blogspot.ie
Club Training:
Secondary School /Junior / Senior training every Thursday starts back again at 6:40pm in GAA grounds Farranfore from Jan12th. This is endurance training for all levels with emphasis on running form and technique. €2 club member, €4 non club member.
Athletic's Fixtures
Sat 14th Jan: AAI Indoor League Round 1, AIT Indoor Arena, Athlone
Sun 15th Jan. Munster Senior & Masters Indoor Championships, Nenagh Indoor Stadium @ 10am.
Sat 21st Jan: AAI Indoor Combined Events Championships (All Ages), AIT Indoor Arena, Athlone
Sun 22nd Jan: Munster Juvenile Inter-Club Relay Championships & Pole Vault Championships, Nenagh Indoor Stadium
Sun 22nd Jan: AAI Intermediate XC & Juvenile Inter-Club XC Relays, Palace Grounds, Tuam, Co. Galway
Sat 28th Jan: AAI Indoor League - Round 2, AIT Indoor Arena, AthloneSun 22nd Jan: AAI Intermediate XC & Juvenile Inter-Club XC Relays, Palace Grounds, Tuam, Co. Galway
Sun 29th Jan: AAI Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships, AIT Indoor Arena, Athlone
Sat 4th & Sun 5th Feb: Munster U/9 to U12 Indoor Championships, Nenagh Indoor Stadium
See Munster Athletics website for full fixture lists & timetable for events
Pre-registration required. Contact Club Secretary well in advance