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.

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.

Notice of EGM - Monday November 7 at 8:30pm

All members of Le Cheile AC have been invited to attend an EGM on Monday 7th November at 8:30pm in the clubhouse. You should have received an email from me with details. If you haven't received the letter, please email me at info@lecheileac.com and I'll send it on to you. Please make every effort to attend this meeting. Thanks.

24 Hour Run - June 18, 2011 - Superstar Starter

We are delighted to announce that Mark Pollock, adventure athlete, entrepreneur and author, will be the official starter for our Inaugural 24 hour run.

For the last decade, Mark has competed in the world's harshest environments - surviving sub-zero Antarctic temperatures as he raced to the South Pole, and Atlantic gales in the Round Ireland race, suffering scorching heat, running six marathons in the Gobi Desert in one week. He has run a marathon in the North Pole, raced through the desert lowlands of the Syrian African Rift Valley to the Dead Sea and completed a high-altitude marathon in the Himalayas, some of these with our very own John O'Regan. And he's done so in a world of total darkness. For the last decade, Mark Pollock has been blind!

Mark is on his biggest adventure yet, having broken his back in a very bad fall, he is now fighting his way to walking again!! He is truly inspirational and we are very lucky to have him involved in our fundraiser!!!!

Please come down at 10am on Saturday to give Mark a BIG Le Cheile welcome and to let him know that we are behind him all the way in the next step of his incredible journey!!!!

Kildare Track & Field Round 2 & Reminder of 5K Road Race

Reminder; Kildare Track & Field Championships Round 2 will take place on Sunday 8th May 2011 in Celbridge. Celbridge AC have their track behind St Wolstans secondary school which is on the Clane Road. All athletes will need to be there at 11.00 for warm up. Please bring packed lunch and Sun Cream! It should be another great day of athletics.

Please don't forget that our own Road Race will take place on Saturday 7th May, please come out and support this event! if you are available to assist its not too late to offer your services. Alternatively you can line the route and support the athletes, it will be a great race!!

Training over Easter

There will be no training on Thursday April 21 or Tuesday April 26. Training will resume on Thursday April 28.

Registration 2011

Registration for the new year will take place this Saturday, 22nd January. It will be held in the Clubhouse from 11am to 12pm only. It is of the utmost importance that every member of the club is registered for insurance reasons.

Change of Venue for AGM

The AGM will now be held in the Clubhouse, this Thursday 20th January at 8.30pm.

Please note that there will be NO TRAINING on this night due to the AGM.

Athlete Registration

Can all athletes return their registration forms along with membership fee for 2010 as soon as possible.

Le Cheile Fun Day - Sunday 6th September

Our Annual fun day will take place this Sunday 6th September 2009 at the club grounds, Leixlip Amenities Centre, Leixlip, Co. Kildare. It will start at 1.00pm, entry is €3.00 per child. There will be track races, novelty races and an agility challange.

This is a family day and should be great fun for all.

Note: Training in St Catherine's park will not take place on Sunday 6th September.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I hope that everyone is enjoying their St. Patrick's day and holiday from school and work. As that is probably enough fun for one day, we decided that to include another fun event like athletics training, would probably be too much. So there will be no training tonight!

See you all again on Thursday evening.

Outdoor training re-commences - Thursday 12th

We will be resuming outdoor training for all on next Thursday (12th). Times for training session will be as per Tuesday (19:45 - 20:15). For those of you who have not been training outdoors yet this year, dont forget to put on plenty of layers and bring a light rain jacket - it can still be very cold until we get further into spring.

O'Regan storms the Empire State Building

John O'Regan, Le Chéile coach and athlete, added another unusual event to his long list of achievements.

On Tuesday (3rd Feb), John joined 249 other runners to complete the race to the top of the Empire State Building in New York.

This event involves athletes starting at the ground floor of the building and climbing the 86 floors (1576 steps, 320m in elevation) to the observation deck. John completed the race in just under 15 minutes, which anyone who has visited the building will appreciate is a fraction of the time required to queue to take the lift.

Well done John, another fine example of how fitness can be applied to the most unusual and challenging endeavours.

If you are interested in seeing a video of this gruelling event click here.

Training Cancelled Tonight...

Due to snow-covered track and the likely continuation of the severe weather, training is cancelled tonight (Tuesday 3rd Feb).

Normal training will resume on Thursday evening.

Annual Registration - Saturday 24th

The annual registration takes place this Saturday in the amenities centre between 11 and 1. We will appreciate if you can print out the application form (Click here) and bring it along with the appropriate registration fee on Saturday morning.

You can view the letter from Michael (O'Connor) (Click here) which outlines what was discussed at the AGM regarding the setting of fees for 2009.

Club AGM on tonight (Mon)

Just a quick reminder that the club Annual General Meeting will be held in St. Mary's GAA club, Green Lane, Leixlip this evening at 8pm. All members (16 and over) are entitled to attend and those under 16 can be represented by a parent of guardian.

We look forward to seeing many of you attending the meeting and having a say in the future of the club.

For those of you unable to attend, we will circulate minutes of the meeting in due course.

Welcome to 2009!!

A very warm welcome to 2009 to all our athletes, parents and friends. We start the year with a very strong membership and lots of interest from new members. I and the other members of the coaching team and committee look forward to building on this success throughout the year.

On next Monday evening (19th Jan - 8pm) the AGM of the club will be held in St. Mary's GAA club in Leixlip. This is a very important event for the club and we hope to see as many families as possible represented - it is your chance to have a say in the running of our club. We are, as always, looking for more parents and friends to be involved in helping out with the running of the club as the increasing membership leads to increased workload!

I look forward to seeing many of you next week.

Sun shines, but youth outshine on the day!

The annual fun day and 5k road race took place on the sunniest Sunday of the year, last Sunday. The day consisted of an AAI (Athletics Association of Ireland) approved 5k road race, a series of track races, an agility challenge and novelty events. The road race, despite the small field, delivered excitement throughout but ended being dominated by some of the younger athletes, in both the men’s and the women’s race, leaving some more seasoned competitors trailing in their shadows. The battle at the front of the men’s race was contested by Eric Keogh (Aged 16) (Dunore Harriers) and John Grimes (Lucan Harriers) with Eric holding on to complete this testing course in a new personal best time of 16:49 – knocking 30 seconds off his previous PB. The ladies race was dominated by Erica Dixon (Aged 16) (Le Chéile AC) who, in this her maiden 5k road race, led the field from the start. The race is open to runners of all levels from those competing with clubs to joggers who may wish to record an official time for a 5k challenge.

Results of the Le Chéile AC 5k Road Race:

Men’s race:
1st Eric Keogh, Dunore Harriers
2nd John Grimes, Lucan Harriers
3rd Tom McSweeney, Dunore Harriers

Women’s race:
1st Erica Dixon, Le Chéile AC
2nd Liz Arkins, Lucan Harriers
3rd Eileen O’Brien, Lucan Harriers

The remainder of the activities saw in excess of 100 children aged 5+ enjoy track races and an agility challenge. The agility challenge is a new addition to this annual event and offered the opportunity to test some of core skills in speed and agility. Groups of children we seen throwing balls, bouncing and jumping over obstacles and sprinting in an effort to better their previously recorded results. The highlight of the day was the novelty events which saw young and old alike, hopping in sacks, hobbling with a partner and sprinting with eggs on spoons over the 20M course. The skills of the judges were pushed to the limits as tight finishes and bending of rules appeared to be the order of the day.

The day was enjoyed by all and demonstrated the ethos of the club with the level of participation and fun experienced by all. Supported by members from Lucan Harriers, North West Kildare, Dunore Harriers and Clondakin AC, there was also many locals in attendance who were new to the sport of athletics.

Fun Day & 5k Road Race - Sunday 7th

The weather men tell us that Sunday "will be a mainly dry day, with bright sunshine at times everywhere" - so let the fun begin.....

The following are the approximate times for the events:

2:00 - Registration

Races
3:00 - U10 800m (Girls then Boys)
3:20 - U12 1000m (Girls then Boys)
3:30 - 5k Rad Race
3:40 - U14 1500m - Girls
4:10 - U14 1500m - Boys
4:20 - U16 200m (Girls then Boys)
4:45 - U8 200m (Girls then Boys)

Agility Challenge
3:00 - Challenge start

Novelty Races
4:00 - Egg & Spoon race
4:15 - Sack Race
4:30 - 3-Legged Race

5:00 - Prize Giving

Training Resumes Thursday (28/08)

Time to dust off the cobwebs and find your training gear - Training resumes tomorrow (Thursday) at the normal time of 6:45.

We look forward to seeing you all there!