To quote Steve Magness: “Cross Country is a great metaphor for life. From the outside, it looks like an individual sport. A bunch of people running their own race. But in reality, it’s a team sport. The sooner we embrace the team aspect, the better we perform, and the more joy and connection we create.” This is Championship Cross Country running to a tee, and in Raheny we have great…
The Dublin Juvenile Even Ages Cross Country Championships took place on Sunday in Abottstown before the Autumn Open. We had competitors in all age groups from u10 to u18, and had individual and team success at u10, u16 and u18 level. The u16s and u18s have now qualified for the National Cross Country Championships in Gowran on November 19th. Individual Medallists U10 girls – Neomie Ntoko U10 boys – Cian…
The Leinster secondary schools cross country took place on Wednesday February 8th in Santry Demesne. Qualifiers from schools all over north, east, west, and south Leinster took to the line to represent their schools, with over 20 young Shamrocks among them. The top-15 individuals in each race, plus the top three school teams qualify to represent their schools in the All-Ireland schools cross country in Waterford on Saturday March 11th….
The East, West, and North Leinster Secondary Schools Cross Country championships took place in the Phoenix Park over last Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The top 15 athletes in each event qualified to represent their schools in the upcoming Leinster Championships in Santry Demesne on February 8th, along with the top three schools teams in each event. The majority of Raheny Shamrock juvenile athletes were in action in Friday’s North Leinster…