123.ie National U20 & U23 T&F Championships 2024.
What a day it was for Katie Bergin in Tullamore on Saturday.
Katie got her day up and running in heat 2 of the U23 100m. Katie took to the blocks in lane four against six other athletes. Katie crossed the line in the blustery conditions in a time of 12.09 seconds to take the win in the heat. Katie’s time in the heat was also the fastest out of all of the 12 U23 athletes taking part in the 100m across the two heats.
Katie was back into the blocks at quarter past one to take part in the final of the 100m. Adeyemi Talabi of Longford A.C. was quickest out of the blocks and had a convincing lead with a couple of meters to run, but come of the time come of the moment Katie Bergin closed the gap and crossed the line in first place with a time of 11.93 to retain her National U23 100m T&F crown.
Katie’s day wasn’t finished there. At half past three Katie took to the blocks for the third time of the day in the 200m. This time Katie lined up in lane 5 of heat 1. Once again Katie crossed the line in first place in her heat. Caoimhe Cronin of Le Chéile A.C. was marginally faster than Katie in the second heat so an exciting final awaited.
Back to lane 5 Katie went for the final. Once again Katie stroke gold with an excellent time of 24.54 ahead of Caoimhe Cronin of Le Chéile A.C. and Aisling Kelly of U.C.D. A.C.
Another amazing day in Tullamore for Katie.
Incredibly Katie has 9 out of 12 U23 T&F gold sprint medals that have been up for grabs in the last three years. It is great to see Katie back on the track returning to her best. Well done.
123.ie National Master T&F Championships.
Well done to Birr Spillane who was fourth in the 200m in a time of (28.92) and fourth in the 400m in a time of (1:06.70) at the National Master T&F Championships in Tullamore on Sunday. It’s great to see Ber back on the track after a number of months of injury,
Séan Lowry Memorial 5k Run.
Dylan McLaughlin and Sharon Cantwell made their way to Birr on Friday evening to take part in the the 8th and final round of the Healthy Offaly 5k road race series.
It was an absolutely perfect evening for road racing after a showery day the skies opened up to an awesome August evening.
354 athletes made their way to the line. The whistle was blown at 7:30 and the athletes made their way uphill to start the race. It was a very interesting course with some testing rolling hills throughout. The race finished with a great downhill for the last 700m.
Dylan McLaughlin was the first Moyne A.C. athlete across the line finishing in 13th position overall with a time of 17.07. This was a 20 second season best and Dylan’s fastest time over 5k in over four years since his return to athletics.
Sharon Cantwell finished 43rd overall, 6th female and 2nd in her age category with a great run to finish in 18.53. Two great results from Dylan and Sharon well done.
Dublin Graded Meet.
On Wednesday evening Sharon Cantwell made her way to Morton Stadium to take part in the 8th Dublin graded meet for this T&F season. A perfect night for track racing. Sharon went in the Grade B 1500m, where she completed the three and three quarter laps in a time of 05.02.07 to finish 2nd in her race. Sharon finished strongly to hold off the Rathfarnham athlete who was only a second behind her. Well done Sharon.
Ireland Fittest ICU staff.
A huge congrats to Triona Murphy and to all of the Tipperary University Hospital ICU staff who were crowned the fittest ICU staff in Ireland. In total 19 ICU teams took part which included 649 people. Well done.
Olympic Fundraiser for Suir Haven.
A huge thanks to everyone that entered our Olympic Fundraiser for Suir Haven Cancer Support Centre in Thurles. Be sure to keep an eye on our socials for updates.
Streets of Thurles 5k.
A great number of our athletes have already entered in the Streets of Thurles 5k which takes place on Thursday the 15th of August. An opportunity for a great race for those training at the minute.
Featured Image: Katie Bergin Moyne AC winning 100m and collecting her ninth U/23 gold medal over the last three years, by Perri Williams Photography