Le Cheile athlete David McCarthy achieved a new PB for 800m in Lignano Italy on Tuesday night, 20th July, 2011. David finished 5th in a time of 1.46.62 knocking .2 seconds off his previous best.

Kildare Masters and Intermediate

Full set of results from the recent Masters and Intermediate events is available here.

Set of photos available here.

2010 Awards Night

Well done to all who received awards at last night's event - we all hope that you all had a great time. First set of photos can be viewed here If you have any photos from the evening please post a link to them.

Liz McDonnell - 5k Cross Country

The Liz McDonnell run takes place this Sunday (26th Sep) at 14:30.

This is a great annual charity event run in the grounds of Castletown House. All monies raised on the day go to a very worthy cause (ARC cancer care) and keep the memory of the wonderful Liz McDonnell alive. It is a race that is suitable for all levels and normally includes a large contingent of walkers in ...the field. Given the rain that we have had all week, the ground is likely to be a little tender underfoot. Hope to see many from Le Chéile supporting this great event.

Entry is by donation on the day of the race. Registration from 1pm in front of Castletown House.

For more information on the wonderful (and personally experienced) work that ARC do, see http://www.arccancersupport.ie/

European Championships

Le Cheile athlete David McCarthy has been officially named on the Irish team for the European Championships later this month. David will be competing in the 800m but has also been named on the 4x100m relay squad. David has represented his club and his country on the international stage many times before and no doubt he will take this oppertunity in his stride. This event displays the strength of Kildare athletes as we will also see Newbridge's Roseanne Galligan in the 800m and Claire Brady from Celbridge in the 4x100m women's relay. Congratulations to David, Roseanne and Claire on qualification and best of luck to them all in the championships.

The European Championships take place in the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona from the 27th July to the 1st August. For more information click here

Leinster T & Field Championships 19 & 20th June 2010

Best of luck to Sean Flanagan who is competing in the U14 1500m and Long Jump in Tullamore Today, sat.

Tomorrow sees Patrick Flanagan and Conall Hayes in action in the 80m and 600m, Conor Murphy runs in the U171500m and Erica Dixon throws in the U19 Jav. Best of luck to you all.

Congratulations to Le Cheile's David McCarthy who secured his time for the up-coming European Championships in Tullamore recently.The 20th European Athletics Championships will be held in Barcelona, commencing 26th July, David will be in action in the 800m on 28th July and we wish him well. Congratultaions also to John O'Regan who was selected to compete on the Irish Team in the UK this weekend.

World Championships

Ultra-runner John o’Regan will be competing in the 17th World 24hrs Championships in Brive-la-Gaillarde in France this week.

John qualified for this event when he recorded a distance of 220.021km in his first and only 24hr race to date in Tooting, London last year. He recorded the best ever debut distance at this event.

The race will start at 09:00 Thursday 13th (Irish time) and will finish at 09:00 Friday 14th, for those interested the race will be broadcast live on the IAAF website. Click here for updates and live broadcast of the race.

Tony Brennan has been included on the support crew, no doubt this will be of great support to John in his first world championships.

Best of luck to you John!

Senior Indoor - Competition 6/7th February 2010

Congratulations once again go to David McCarthy, David was runner up in the 800m National Indoor Championship held in the Odyssey Arena on Sunday. David has been selected to represent Ireland in the World Indoor Championships , a well deserved achievement. Other Kildare athletes were also in top form ; Claire Brady Celbridge AC who won Athlete of the meet along with securing her qualifily time for the World Indoor Championship along with a place on the Irish Team, Sandra Lawlor Celbridge AC 3rd hurdles and Claire Mooney of Naas AC who was 2nd in the 400m.

International News

Congratulations to David McCarthy (son of Richard) who achieved the qualifying time for the 800m World Indoor Championships.

David was running in Vienna on Tuesday and his time was 1.48:29, a new P.B. David ran in Luxembourg a few days earlier and had a great win also. The news of David's achievement was greeted with delight during training on Tuesday.

David McCarthy has represented Ireland on numerous occassions and David has a bronze World Indoor Championship medal for the 4 x 400m relay. David is a very dedicated and talented athlete and we wish him continued success.

Well done David and the very best of luck to you and your family.

Senior 'Meet & Train' Sessions

Due to an increasing number of requests from interested runners, we have decided to host a weekly Meet & Train session. This session is designed to offer participants the opportunity to put some structure on their training and to offer coaching to help achieve running or fitness goals.

Whether you are a complete beginner, or a regular runner who is looking for a group of people to train with, these sessions will be of benefit.

The first session will take place on Wednesday 24th of June at 20:00hrs on the Le Chéile AC running track behind the Leixlip Amenities Centre. All that is required is an interest in running, a pair of runners and a drink! Come along and meet others who share your interest in running.

For further information send an eMail to info@lecheileac.com

Seniors Saturday Track Sessions Resume

The time has come to give up the saturday lie-in and get back into the Saturday morning speed session.

A light session will be held tomorrow morning (to help ease back into it :)) at 11am at the track. I look forward to seeing an enthusiastic and energetic return from all!