Irish Mountain
Running Association

AAI Regional Novice Cross-Country

Forum Messages

AuthorDateMessage
Leanne Cooke Oct 11 2008, 5:47pmHi, I am not famailar with the AAI cross-country events. Are these for people who are super, super fit?
Aoife JoyceOct 11 2008, 6:01pmHi Leanne,

Cross country is for everybody. We're actually looking for runners to represent a Crusaders team tomorrow at a 4k cross county in Tymon Park. If you are interested contact me on o87 six three 66 eight hundred.

Aoife
Leanne CookeOct 14 2008, 3:01pmI think ill give this cross county event a go. I am not doing the marathon so I can give it my full attention. However, before I can give it my full attention I need to find out where the venue is! I can’t find any mention of it anywhere; even on the AAI web site which has a blank venue box for the race. Can anyone help?
Turlough ConwayOct 14 2008, 3:09pmIts on in the grounds of Avondale house outside Rathdrum on Sunday 26th October 12 pm.

More details here

http://www.athleticsleinster.com
Mick HanneyOct 26 2008, 4:42pmPhotos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mickhanney/
Well done all and Barry in particular.
Barry MinnockOct 28 2008, 11:24amThanks Mick - some super photos.
Great day at the races for us hill runners (and the faithful county) on what was a very tough course!
jimy mccormackNov 13 2008, 3:24pmjust a note to say that there are some good snaps fron heywood leinsters on
http://www.flickr.com/jamesmcormack/ rgds james
jimy mccormackNov 13 2008, 3:41pmjust a note to say that there are some good snaps fron heywood leinsters on
http://www.flickr.com/jamesmcormack/ rgds james
Turlough ConwayNov 13 2008, 4:53pmThat Link missing a "c". This is it:
http://www.flickr.com/jamesmccormack/
jimmy mccormackNov 13 2008, 7:02pmspot on apologies and thanks
Tim GrummellNov 13 2008, 10:57pmThanks for the photos James! Some muckfest it was, most hill runs are far easier!!!
tressan mccambridgeNov 14 2008, 6:12pmJames McFadden won the Ulster novice individual title for Letterkenny AC last Sunday. It was a muckfest but a fantastic race ..

'Right from the sounding of the starters whistle we saw two athletes, the lightly raced James McFadden from Letterkenny and the durable Spartan from the City of Derry club Declan Reed, go shoulder to shoulder.

And so it remained, as this pair breathed each other’s air for a full twenty one minutes, as they strode out hip bones touching, giving not an inch, each seeking to hold his ground and rounding the final bend with less than a 100 metres to the finish, one would not care to lay a bet on who would be crowned the champion.

Inside the final 50m and McFadden steals a body width, with every ligament and tendon visibly straining he held on, finishing with 20.52 on the clock to Reed’s 20.53.'
Paul JoyceNov 14 2008, 11:00pm...and a fantastic report too. That was a pleasure to read.
Rene BorgNov 15 2008, 8:29pmGreat stuff James, excellent result, and great to see another hill runner showing their quality in our "sister"-disciplines.