Training over Easter

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

County Squad Day 20th November2010

County Squad Day will take place at Celbridge AC tomorrow sat 20th November. Start Time 11.00, Open to all members u12 upwards. Sprints/Hurdles/Field Events coaching will take place at teh track in Celbridge. Middle distance will take place at Castletown House, meet at front of the house at 11.00. Cost €5.00, club coaches welcome to attend.

Leinster Developement Squad

Congratulations to Erica Dixon, Conor Murphy and Sean Flanagan who have been selected for the Leinster Squad.

Welll done

Kildare County Squad Day Setpember 18th 2010

Kildare County are holding the first of 3 development days this saturday for all Kildare athletes U12's upwards. The venue is Celbridge Athletic Club, Clane Road, Celbridge, start time 11.00am, the cost is 5 euro. Most events will be covered, including, middle distance, sprints & hurdles.
Please bring rain jacket, packed lunch and change of clothes. the session is expected to finish at 1.00pm

Sunday Training

Sunday training, Meet 11.00 St Catherines Park, Leixlip. All welcome

Sunday Training

Training will continue on Sunday 23rd at in St Catherine's Park, Leixlip - meet at the Fire Station in Leixlip at 11.00am, finish at 12.15pm. Athletes should bring rain jacket and drink. Please note that training will not take place on day of competition.

Beware with Javelins

Given that we have a number of junior athletes who have started throwing Javelin lately, in case there is any doubt as to how dangerous it can be......as a picture paints a thousand words.

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

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.

Coaching session postponed

The county board has decided to cancel the coaching session that was scheduled for this Saturday (13/09) in Newbridge. I will post the new date when agreed by the county board.

Training

Sunday training will commence 14th September 2008 at 11.00am, Castletown Gates, Celbridge. Training will last for one hour.

Kildare Fixtures

The following fixtures have been confirmed by Kildare County Board;

Sun Aug 31st, Juvenile Cross county training day, Donadea Forest (11am)

Sun Sep 7th, Le cheile AC 5k Road Race u17 upwards, U10,12,14,16 track races (3pm)

Sat Sep 13th, Hurdles/Speed/high jump Coaching Day, Newbridge AC (11am) , Athletes welcome 13yrs upwards

Sat Sep 20th, Round 5 Kildare League, Cross country Event, Venue - Edenderry Rugby club, (12pm warmup)

Sun Sep 28th, Kildare Cross Country Championships, U12-U18, (11am warm)

Sun Oct 5th, Liz McDonnell 5k Run, Castletown House, Celbridge (3pm)

Sat Oct 11th, Donadea Runners 10k Cross country, Donadea Forest Park

Sun Oct 12th, Kildare Cross Country Championships,U11-U19, (11am warmup) - (no venue as yet)

Sun Oct 26th, Leinster Cross country Championships, Novice, vets, U12-U18 (12.00pm) ( no venue as yet)

Sun Nov 9th, Leinster Cross Country Championships, Intermediate, U11 - U19 (11am warmup) (no venue as yet)

Sun Nov 23rd, All Ireland Cross Country Championships, Junior,Senior, U12-U18 (11am warmup) (no venue as yet)

Sun Dec 7th, All Ireland Cross country Championships Novice, U11-U19 (11am warmup) (no venue as yet)

Hammer Throw - Coaching Session

Olympian Phil Conway will be holding a Hammer Throws session for beginners on July12th at the Harriers Stadium in Tullamore. The session lasts from 7.00pm until 9.00pm. This is open to athletes aged 12-16 and any coaches that may be interested are welcome.

Costs are €10 for the session. If you are interested please drop me an eMail.