ENDURANCE 2010

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March 27th - James Treanor was in action today at the Dudince Racewalk Meet in Slovakia, competing in the Youth (under 18) 10km walk. James, who had qualified for the European Youth Olympics in his first 10km walk three weeks ago, was hoping to further improve his personal best and dip under the 46 minute mark for the distance. Racing even paced splits in the opening 5km, he went through the halfway point in 23 minutes and lying in second place of the fourteen strong field, which was made up of walkers largely from the Eastern European states. James pace dropped in the closing stages however a strong surge at the end saw him complete the final kilometer in 4:30 minutes, crossing the line in second place in 46:06 mintes, just outside his target time of 46 minutes, but a significant improvement on his previous personal best of 46:27 set in the Isle of Man. The race was won by Hungarian Serb Micklos (45:17), with James second while third place went to Latvian Gerins Valters (47:51). The result is a timely boost for the sixteen year old who can now prepare with confidence for the Youth Olympics in Moscow in May.

March 13th - Weekend Roundup

Noel Carroll had one of his best runs over the country to date when he powered through the closing stages of the Irish Univerities Championships in Cork to finish in eighth place on Saturday. Noel held back during the early stages and was lying 15th at the halfway point, however he made a series of attacks over the closing kilometers and moved up to a group of three athletes battling for sixth place. Despite losing out in the sprint finish, Noel was justifiably delighted with his position, which made him second finisher for the University of Ulster, helping the team to the silver medals behind DCU. This brings Noel's cross country season to a conclusion and he now intends to prepare for the upcoming track season when he intends to tackle the 5000m.

New Coaches: Congratulations to three new coaches from the club - Niamh Lynch, Annmarie Burns and Maeve Cassidy, who completed the Assistant Coaching Course which was held in Shercock on Saturday under the direction of Athletics Ireland Regional Development Officer Eamon Harvey.

March 6th - James Treanor Qualifies for Youth Olympics!

16 year old James Treanor made his debut in the 10km walk at the Manx Harriers Open Meet today and put in a great effort to win the race in an impressive time of 46:27 minutes. This is well inside the qualifying mark for the European Youth Olympics which are due to be held in Moscow in May. James kept a very even pace over the first 9km of the race, sticking closely to his raceplan, and then powered home on the closing lap to dip inside 46:30 at the finish. After such a promising debut at 10km, James can look forward to reducing his time further over the coming months as he prepares for the big day in Moscow. There was further cause for celebration for the Irish racewalk contingent in the Isle of Man when Kerry's Emma Prendeville also qualified for the Youth Olympics with an impressive performance in the 5km event. James and Emma are pictured below following their races.