Moycarkey Coolcroo AC Notes - March 2nd

Anna & David Compete @ All Ireland Indoor Track & Field:

These National Indoor Championships took place in Abbotstown, Dublin last weekend, it was great to see our club colors represented and competing with the best athletes in Ireland. The Mens 400m featured 7 Heats with the winner of each going through the next round a few hours later David Ryan got through the first round winning his heat comfortably in 49.20 he then faced a tough test in the Semi Final  in what was a very tight race with the top 3 runners neck and neck approaching the final lap David battled away to the finishing line despite running faster than his heat he just missed out on qualifying for the final in 3rd place in 48.69. Great running from David even though he'll be disappointed i'm sure he'll be back again for the outdoor season. His younger sister Anna Ryan competed in the Women's Triple Jump Winning the Bronze medal in a close contest with a jump of 11.49m with International Women's Day coming up on March 8th I'm sure she'll inspire the next generation of young athletes to aim high and reach for the stars. Congrats to David & Anna Fantastic to see the club represented on a National stage.

Sports. Kind Thanks to Perri Williams & GMU for photography.

Tipp FM Sportstar Award for Seán:

The Tipp FM Sportstar Awards for 2025 took place in the Talbot Hotel Clonmel last Thursday Feb 26th Seán Mockler received the Award for Sportstar of the Month for August and gave a good interview with Ronan Quirke Tipp FM about the Hammer Throw and the training, effort and technique that goes into winning 5 National titles in a row.

Thanks to Quirke Trophies Cahir who supplied the award and to Tipp FM for coverage of the Sport & the Talbot Hotel for hosting, Congrats to Seán here's to the 6 in a row (fingers crossed).

Mountain Running Return for Kevin:

Great to see Kevin Shortall back competing again after injury, he ran arduous challenge of the Irish Mountain Running Association Clonmel Trails Half Marathon on Feb 21st completing the race in 2hours 11mins & 30 secs in 21st place out of 116 Well done Kevin.

Club Clothing Collection:

The Club clothing collection annual fundraiser takes place on March 19th & 20th from 6pm to 8pm at our club grounds in Littleton A good time to spring clean & offload any clothes and footwear you no longer need while raising money for the club.

Fit 4 life:

Continues every Monday in Littleton at 7:15pm Everyone welcome to join it's never too late, bring a friend or make a new one. All levels catered for.