FARRANFORE MAINE VALLEY ATHLETIC CLUB

JUVENILE CELEBRATION NIGHT

Following our final evening of juvenile training the club organised a small get together with all of our Juveniles to celebrate their success in athletics for 2018. Our two most successful juvenile athletes were Cian Spillane & Shauna McCarthy.

Cian has a great season at national level. He won gold in the Community Games U14 800m & Gold in the Community Games U14 Cross Country team. He also did very well at National Schools where he ran 800m in 2:11.

Shauna excelled in Cross Country. Her greatest achievement was representing Ireland in the Celtic Schools Cross Country, held in Nottingham. She was part of the Irish Junior team to win bronze. She also competed at National level where she finished fourteenth overall and part of the Munster team to win bronze in the U14’s.

We acknowledged the following Boys & Girls who did extremly well in their age categories. U9 Leah McCarthy & Ryan Vickers; U10 Jessie Lynch & Isaac Vickers; U11 Rhian McCarthy & Kevin O’Shea; U12 Mairead Walsh & Tiernan Lynch; U13 Eabha McCarthy & Diarmuid Kirwan; U14 Doireann O’Shea & Diarmuid Kirwan; U15 Aine O’Shea & Patrick Kearney; U16 Liath Lenihan & Conall Whealan;

We would like to say also a very well done to all our Juveniles who competed in the Schools, Track & Field and cross country this year. Overall the club did very well in been place 3rd club at Track & field and 2nd club at the cross country competitions. Thanks to their coaches and helpers Maria McCarthy, Sean O’Shea, Rossa Foley, Eileen Myers & Jerome Crowley just to name a few, for without them this would not be possible.

BAG PACKING FUNDRAISER

We are having a bag packing weekend in DUNNES STORES Killarney on Friday 14th and Saturday 15th December from 10am-6pm. This is an important fundraiser for the club and your help is greatly appreciated. We will need parents support to volunteer some of their time, 2 hour shifts if possible. Please contact club secretary, Mary, 0851909509 what time and date you can be available to volunteer.

CLUB TRAINING

Juvenile Training has ended for the season. We will return early in the new year to begin our training for the Indoors. Celebration Night on Thursday Nov. 29th. Secondary School / Senior training on every Thursday at 6:30pm in GAA grounds Farranfore. This is endurance build training. €2 club member, €4 non club member .Maria’s Strength, Endurance & Flexibility Exercise Classes commences on Tuesday’s @ 7pm at the Sports Hall in Farranfore. €5 per class New Members also welcome.

ATHLETICS FIXTURES

Sat 8th Dec: An Riocht 5K Road Race, Castleisland 11amSat 8th Dec: AAI Walks Championship, St. Anne’s Park, Raheny, Dublin Sat 15th Dec: National Juvenile Uneven Age & Novice XC, Navan Racecourse Wed 26th Dec: Farranfore Maine Valley AC 5k, Farranfore, 12 noon Sat 12th Jan: AAI National Indoor League - Round 1, Indoor Arena Abbottstown Sun 20th Jan: Munster Juv. Inter Club Relays & Juvenile Jumps & Throws - Day 1, Nenagh Indoor Stadium Please contact club secretary, Mary, 085-1909509 to register for competitions in advance See Kerry & Munster Athletics website for full fixture lists & timetable for events.