Le Chéile AC AGM for 2012

Le Chéile's AGM will be held on Monday January 21, 2013 in the clubhouse at 8pm.  All nominations for committee positions and/or proposals for changes to the constitution should be sent to secretary@lecheileac.com by 6pm on Monday January 7, 2013.  All nominations and proposals must be seconded by a member.  We would encourage all members (or their parents) to attend.  Many thanks.

All Ireland Cross Country Uneven ages 9 Dec,12 Adamstown

Best wishes to Conall Hayes who is competing in the All Ireland u15 race. Conall is representing the club and is part of the Leinster province team. 

Sean Flanagan and Darragh Nolan will represent the club in the u17 race, both boys moving up an age.

Good luck to you, lads you have trained hard, trained well and are very dedicated athletes.

Training 6th December 2012 is CANCELLED

Apologies Folks, but training tonight is cancelled again due to the poor underfoot condition of the track.

We are hoping to be able to train on Tuesday of next week.

Training Cancelled Tue 4th December 2012

Due to poor condition of the track training has been cancelled for this evening.  The coaching workshop on Javelin will still go ahead.

Leinster Cross Country Championships, Day 2: 11 Nov, 2012 11:15

Leinster Cross Country Championships day 2 will take place this Sunday 11 Nov, 2012 in Dunboyne. First race is Girls Under 11 at 12:00 with warm up commencing at 11:15. Full details can be found by clicking here. The good news is that its only a 15 minute journey from Leixlip....

Leinster XC Even Ages - Results

Leinster even ages, novice and master Cross Country Championships took place yesterday in the ground of Avondale House, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow.  Well done to all the Le Chéile athletes who competed. First off were Owen Mulleady and Aoileann Hayes in the Wicklow U10 race, well done guys.
U12 Girls Club teams finish 14th, Carragh Hayes 48th, Alice Flanagan 99th, Grace Clarke 102nd, Caoimhe Cronin 103rd, Ciara Mulleady 113th, Aimee Stafford 129th; U12 Girls County Team took Gold first 6 girls home score on team.
U12 Boys: Oran Hayes 90th, Callum Ledwidge 101st, Nathan Devine 118th; Kildare County 5th
U14 Girls: Eabhine Grimes 58th, Fina Hayes 88th, Ailbhe Nolan 109th ; Kildare County 7th
U14 Boys; Ciaran Connolly 72nd, Sean Cronin 89th; Kildare County 3rd
U16 Boys: Conally Hayes 18th, Darragh Nolan 27th, Patrick Flanagan 52nd, Thomas Connolly 60th

The boys U16 Club Team finished 4th and have qualified for the All-Ireland National Championships;  Kildare County Team have been listed at 4th Team; however there appears to be an error in the calculating;  I believe Kildare County U16 boys finished in 3rd position with all the Le Cheile boys scoring; (medals due).  So well done boys.

Kildare Juvenile Athlete 2012

Congratulations to Sean Flanagan Le Chéile AC who has been named as Overall Kildare Juvenile for 2012. 

Well done Sean from all of us.

Round 2 Kildare XC Champs 21st Oct 2012

Well done to all the Le Cheile athletes that competed in the un-even ages;
U9 Aoileann Hayes 11th, Cliona Murphy 22nd, Aoife Hession 24th; U 9 Boys Ruairi Hession 12th; Owen Mulleady 31st, Callum Thompson 36th; U11 Girls Team finish 4th; Caoimhe Cronin 11th, Grace Clarke 16th; Clara O'Donnell 22nd, Ciara Mulleady 27th, Evelyn Monaghan, Shona Byrne; U11 Boys; Niall Hession 11th, Oran Hayes 18th, Brian Grimes, Nathan Devine; U13 Girls -Carragh Hayes Eabhin Grimes 14th, Ailbhe Nolan 23rd, Alice Flanagan 26th.  Boys U13 Team Won Bronze in team event;  Conor Murnaghan 8th, Ciaran Connolly 14th, Thomas Davis 15th, Cormac Slattery 24th, Alex Byrne 28th, Ronan slattery 29th; Girls U15 - Fina Hayes 9th; Boys U15 Team took Silver in the team event; Conall Hayes 1st Kildare Champion; Thomas Connolly 9th, Liam Murphy 11th, Sean Cronin 16th; U17 Boys - Sean Flanagan 2nd, U19 Boys Conor Murphy 2nd.

Thanks to coaches and parents for their support.

Results R1 Kildare Cross Country 14th Oct 2012

Well done to all the Le Cheile Atheltes who took part in round1 of the Kildare Cross Country Championships, hosted by Eire Og;
 U10 girls team finish 4th; Florence 4th, Fainche Grimes 20th, Evelyn Monaghan 24th, Aoileann Hayes 28th;  Boys U10, Ind Brian Grimes 10th, Adam Nason 16th, Ryan Doyle 38th.  Girls u12; Ind Carragh Hayes 10th, Grace Clarke 28th, Clara O'Donnell 31st, Alice flanagan; U 12 Boys; Ind ; Conor Murnaghan 6th, Oran Hayes 14th; U14 Girls Fina Hayes 14th; Boys U14 Liam Murphy 11th, Ciaran connolly 19th, Thomas Davis 23rd; U 16 Boys; Sean Flanagan 1st Kildare Champion, Conall Hayes 2nd, Patrick Flanagan 4th, Daragh Nolan 8th; U16 boys won the team event also.


Thanks to the coaches and parents for their support.

URGENT NEWS

The Kildare Cross Country Championships due to take place on Sunday 7th October, 2012 have been cancelled: this is due to the death of a St Cocas Athlete. Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Ciara O'Brien RIP.

Annual Pub Quiz - Save the Date

SAVE THE DATE!!! Get your thinking caps on because our Annual Pub Quiz is going to take place on Saturday November 10th in St Mary's GAA. Don't say you haven't had time to study!!!!!

Juvenile Training cancelled 25/9/12

Due to deteriorating weather, Juvenile training has been cancelled this evening.  Next training Thursday 27th September.

Le Cheile AC Juveniles (U8 to U15) have done it again!

For the second year in a row our amazing athletes have won the Kildare track & Field league and secured promotion to the top division. Congratulations to the coaches (Lisa, Pat, Willie, John, Rob), the parents and most of all to the kids. There will be a presentation of medals to all athletes who participated in the league, this will take place in the clubhouse on Tuesday 11/9 at 8pm (after training). So all are welcome to celebrate the results and rewards of 2 years hard work and dedication. Well done to all!!!!!!!

Kildare Track and Field League Round 4 Naas 2 Sep 12

Congratulations to all who took part in the final round of the Kildare Track and Field League in Naas today. The final team results will be announced at the B Championships in Celbridge next week. 

Individually 4 athletes won their age categories today, these were Conall (U15), Ailinn U9, Florence U10 and Caoimhe U11 so a big congrats to them.

Some photos from today can be found here

Round 4 of the Juvenile League Sunday 2nd Sep 2012 @ Naas

Round 4 of the League will take place on Sunday 2nd September 2012, hosted by Naas Athletic club: Warm up is at 11.15 am. Le Cheile need all their athletes from U8-U15 to compete. This is the last round, we are curently leading this group but this could change!! so please turn out and compete.

Information Evening - August 28 at 7pm

Hi Folks, just a reminder about our information evening tonight in the club house at 7pm - an update on the track and club development!  Should be interesting !

Juvenile Training Resumes Tonight

Juvenile training resumes tonight (Tuesday August 14)!  Hope you enjoyed your summer!!!

All Ireland Track and Field Championships. Tullamore 15th July, 2012

I was not at the event myself but I received a first hand account from Lisa.  Le Cheile had 2 athletes competing today, Conor Murphy and Conall Hayes.  Unfortunately Conor had a tough day running well below his best but we know he will have better days ahead so keep the head up Conor we are all still very proud of you. 

Conall Hayes turned in yet another Personal Best to claim the silver medal in the Under 15 800m final.  Conall finished in 2:08:18 knocking a full second off his PB which he set only weeks previously in the Leinster Schools Championships in Santry.  So it was a great day for Conall, his family, his coaches and all at Le Cheile, it is great to see our athletes competing and achieving at this level.

Kildare League - Crookstown cancelled

The league round to be held in Crookstown tomorrow (Sunday June 24) has just been cancelled.  Their field is waterlogged!!!!  Sorry for short notice, but we only just found out.

24-hour Sponsored Run - 22 June 2012

We are postponing our Open Sports Day tomorrow (Sat June 23) due to the recent bad weather.  We will still be holding activities for the kids, including our kids' agility challenge (at no charge) so be sure to come down and bring the kids!!

Round 2 Kildare Track & Field championships

Round 2 Kildare Track & Field championships juv,sen, masters due to take place this Sunday have been postponed until 8th July 2012. Event will be hosted by Celbridge AC.  Click here  for more information.

2nd Annual 24hr Sponsored Run

Our 2nd 24hr sponsored run will start on Friday June 22nd at 7pm on the track.  This event will go on for the next 24-hours so come on down and get involved.  There are loads of activities planned for little kids and "big" kids and your support is always welcome!  See you then!!

Training Cancelled 7 June 2012

Juvenile training cancelled this evening due to weather conditions

Leinster Championships Juvenile Team Event Celbridge AC 4th June, 2012

Well done to all athletes who competed in the Leinster Championship team event today in Celbridge. We had 4 teams and all performed very well. The Under 11 girls came very close to qualifying for the All Ireland finishing in 4th position. Our athletes in all teams performed particularly well in the 4 x 100 relays. Thanks to all partents and supporters who attended and well done to Celbridge AC for what turned out to be a very well run event.

Round 3 Track and Field League Crookstown Millview Wed 6th June, 7PM

Important we have a big turn out this Wednesday to maintain our position at the top of the Kildare Juvenile Track and Field League.  Its on in Crookstown and the start time is 7PM.  You will need to allow 1 hour from Leixlip.

Directions Leixlip to Crookstown Millview AC

Looking forward to seeing you all there, anyone with difficulty gettng there let us know at trainng tomorrow and we will sort something out.

Round 3 Kildare Track and Field League Crookstown 6th June, 2012

Round 3 of the kildare track and field League will take place on Wednesday 6th June 2012 it will be hosted by Crookstown Millview Athletic club. Ages u8-u15 all athletes are needed to attend , we are currently in the lead by 6points (706 le cheile and kildare 700) so every point counts: the event details are found here.

http://kildareathletics.com/fixtures/kildare-tf-league-2012-round-3/

Schools Championships

Thomas Connolly and Conall Hayes have just competed in the schools at Santry. Thomas in the long jump and Conall in the 800m. Unfortunately no medals on this occasion, however Conall set a new Pb knocking 4 sec off his previous time. Roll on Leinster Champs for both of these talented young athletes. Conor Murphy and Sean Flanagan will be in action also in schools later this week. Best of luck!

Round 2 Kildare Track and Field League Sun May 20th, 2012

To all parents, we need as many athletes as possible to attend the Juvenile Kildare Track and Field League next Sunday, 20th May at Naas Starting at 12:00 with warm up at 11:15. We are currently joint first in the league and need a strong attendance to keep our position. Every athlete that attends earns points for the club so it is vital that everyone turns up. Full details of events at the link below.


http://kildareathletics.com/fixtures/kildare-tf-league-2012-round-2/

Leixlip 5k - Another great day!

Thanks to all who supported the Leixlip 5k, we have received great feedback so far and are delighted how it went. A set of provisional results is available here A video capturing the highlights of the day is available here - Thanks to Fiacra Devenney A some sets of photos available here, here, here and here

Kildare Track & Field Championships - Cancelled

The first Round of the Kildare Championships due to take place on Sunday 29th April 2012 in Naas has been called off. This decision was taken by Kildare County Board and Naas Athletics Club after an inspection of the track this morning. Round 1 will now be Hosted by ourselves on Saturday 12th May 2012; full details can be found here; http://kildareathletics.com/fixtures/track-field-championships-day-1/ Round 2 will be hosted by Naas on 20th May 2012; full details can be found here; http://kildareathletics.com/fixtures/track-field-championships-day-2/

Training Thursday 26th April 2012

Sorry Folks Training in cancelled this evening. See you all on Sunday in Naas for kildare Champsionships

Track and Field Leauge Round 1, Celbridge 21 April, 2012

Well done to all our athletes who took part today in the first round of the Kildare Track and Field League.  Le Cheile AC were competing in Division B this year so the competition was a bit tougher than last year.  Our athletes performed exceptionally well in all age groups.

To view photos click here

Results will be posted as soon as they are available.

Juvenile Training Cancelled Sun 22 April, 2012

Crookstown Millview Open Sports 15th April, 2012

Full details can be found here

Round 1 of the Track & Field League

The first round if the league will be hosted by Celbridge AC on sat 21/4/12, this competition is open to boy/girls u8-u15, athletes must compete in both their events in order to win points for the club. We have been promoted to "B" pool as we won "C" in 2011. This competition is run over four rounds, the cost is €5 per athlete( for all 4 rounds). The event list is in the clubhouse. Warm up is at 11.15am. Competition starts at 12noon.

Full details of this event can be found here.

Millbrook cup Punchestown, 22nd April, 2012

Just a quick reminder of the 87th rendition of the Millbrook Cup on Punchestown Racecourse, Sunday 22nd April at 3.00 pm.
This is a handicap - each runner is allocated a projected time based on past performance, slowest off first - so everybody has a chance of victory. The race is over 3 laps of the steeplechase course (without the jumps), and while all Kildare athletes are welcome, it is not recommended for outright beginners.
Prizes for first 3, First Veteran outside first 3, First woman outside first 3 (if the entry warrants the award), and fastest time. Entries to info@naasac.com by Wednesday 18th April, the fee (€5) can be paid on the day.

Kildare Senior Road Race 2012 - Leixlip

Some shots I took today at the Kildare Senior Road Race, hosted by Le Cheile Athletic Club and run in Leixlip. Sincere apologies to the the ladies as I just arrived at the start of the Mens race so I did not get any shots of the ladies in action....

Click here to view

U12/u19 Leinster indoor championships 18/19th Feb 2012

Best wishes to Darragh Nolan and Sean Flanagan who are competing in the 1500m on sat, Ciaran Connolly l.jump/60m, Liam Murphy 800m, Thomas Connolly l.jump/800m, Conall Hayes 800m, Fina Hayes 800m, Conor Murphy 800m, Bazit Enafite l.jump/200m.

Events 2012

Upcoming events for 2012 can be found by clicking here

Registration for 2012

Registration for 2012 will take place in the clubhouse on Saturday January 21st at 11am. Lisa will be there until 12 to take your registration.

Training on Thursday January 19th

Just to remind you there is no training on Thursday January 19th due to the AGM being held in the clubhouse at 8:30pm. All members are invited to attend the AGM.

Notification of AGM

Notification of our upcoming AGM (Thur Jan 19 @ 8:30pm in clubhouse) has been issued by email today. If you haven't received it, email me at info@lecheileac.com and I'll send it on to you.

Training tonight has been cancelled due to recent bad weather and poor forecast for this evening.

Training will recommence next Tuesday 10th January at the usual time.