Ennis Track competed very well at the Munster Novice Championship. The ladies secured first place whilst the men’s team finished in second place. Looking forward to the All Ireland Championship.
Read MoreMunster Novice Championship – 2014
Author: Deirdre Daly
Ennis Track Athlete Running in the US
Liam Markham, currently on athletic scholarship in the University of Illinois, ran his opening cross country last Saturday in Louisville. Liam coming back from injury ran a very solid race finishing in 55th place covering the 8k in 25.03. He scored second team member for his squad. Liam, currently in his third year, studying accountancy had a superb indoor / outdoor season, running 3.41/42 on a number of occasions for the 1500m. He also ran under 4.02 for the mile. We at Ennis Track Club wish Liam the best of…
Read MoreArticle by Pat Hogan in the Journal.ie – Everytime is a good time for a Run – but Lunchtime running?
WHETHER YOU’RE AN owl or lark, it doesn’t really matter what time of the day you actually get your workout done. So says one of the country’s top middle-distance running coaches, Pat Hogan of Ennis Track Club in County Clare. Hogan, who has coached a slew of national champions over the past two decades, believes there must be a sensible approach to training with regards when the best time is to do it. Specifically talking about running, Hogan says that because most runners are either in school, college or work,…
Read MoreChampionship Best Performance at the National Track & Field
Many Congratulations to Tony Odubote on claiming the u15 200m title in a championship best time of 23.27 secs. Other notable performances include Cian Mc Donagh in the u14 1500m where he finished in 3rd place and to Donal Devine in the final of u15 1500m where he finished 10th.
Read MoreJuvenile Athletics – Silver & Bronze
2 Medals at the National Championships. Following in the footsteps of our senior athletes a number of our talented junior athletes accounted themselves very well at the Juvenile National Track & Field Championships (Saturday, 26/7/14). U12 600m 2nd Albha Doherty in 1.44.28, 5th place Ellie Pike in 1.52.22 U 16 Long jump 3rd Cathal O’Brien with a jump of 5.85m U17 400m 8th Abimbola Sobayo in 65secs U19 Triple Jump 4th Jamil Saidi reaching 12.11m and 8th in 400m in 53.97.
Read MoreMore Success for Ennis Track at GloHealth Juvenile Championships Day 2
Ennis Track had six athletes competing on day 2 of the GloHealth Juvenile Track & Field Championships in Tullamore. Sean Collins wins the U18 boys 3ooom steeplechase in a time of 9:53.65. Well done to Sean and his coach Pat Hogan. In the Boys U15 100m Tony Odubote also finished first in a time of 11.54. Unfortunately, Tony missed out on the chance of a second medal when the finals of the 80m hurdles saw four athletes disqualified for false starts.[spacer] Semirat Saidi won silver in the U18 Ladies triple jump with a…
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