Blackrock reflects with pride on Cross Country showing

AS Blackrock AC finishes its training for this season in a year like no other, the club is reflecting with pride on their athletes who represented them in this year’s Louth cross country championship. The championship this year took place in Drogheda and District AC training grounds. The weather on the day was horrendous, with rain and strong winds but despite this, a brave and hardy bunch of Blackrock AC athletes turned out to represent their club with pride. The weather may have made conditions tricky underfoot, however, it certainly didn’t dampen the spirits of those taking part.

Although there were no medals this time, there were strong and plucky performances all round with lots of experience gained on the day. The U10 girls were represented by Rachel Clarke and Charlotte Trimble who gave it their all. Aaron Broe was the club’s only representative in the U10 boys race and Rebecca Trimble was the only U12 girl’s representative. Neither Aaron nor Rebecca gave up putting in two gutsy performances.

The U12 boys Sam Jeytoo and James

Scanlon battled hard all the way round in tough conditions and despite not challenging for medals, all ran solid races and gained valuable experience which will stand to them next year.

The U14 girls Emmy Jeytoo, Erin Braniff and Sara Braniff performed superbly digging in all the way and although there may not have been any medals for them either it was a great effort nonetheless.

The Novice women Kelly Breen, Rosemary Gibson and Mary Scanlon also gave it their all and there is no doubt based on their performances that they will come back stronger than ever in 2021. Kelly Breen just missed out on a medal coming in in 4th place, missing out on the top 3 by just a few metres.