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The indoor track and field season got underway with the National AAI Games at the weekend. The national indoor combined events were held in Abbotstown alongside the games. This was a great season opener for many of the sprinters and middle distance runners, while eight athletes competed in both the pentathlon and heptathlon. Ellen Daly and Aisling Phelan of Kilkenny City Harriers (KCH) were running in the shorter sprint. Both girls won their heats in the 60m sprint, Ellen winning heat four in 8:02, while Aisling won heat seven in 7.98. In the 60m S2, both girls were drawn in heat three, Aisling finishing just ahead in second place in 7.87, while Ellen was third in 7.92. Molly Daly (KCH) made a flying start to her season, winning heat one of the 200m sprint. She was ranked second overall behind Rachel McCann with a time of 24.07. Conor Lyons also competed in the shorter sprints, running 7.44 in heat six of the 60m S1, and 7.39 in 60m S2, finishing third in heat five. There were three KCH sprinters in the 400m heats. Alex Cullen was second in heat one, the fastest heat of the five races, finishing in an impressive time of 48.78 and ranking third overall. Patrick Wall was third in heat two in 53.68, while Eoghan O’Farrell was fifth in heat four in 55.87. KCH duo Ruairi McEvoy and Callum Barron swapped the cross-country fields for the track in the men’s 3,000m. Racing 15 laps of the Abbotstown indoor track, Callum was first out in heat one, finishing eighth in 8:45.20 over the distance. Ruairi was in heat two and finished first in 8:41.89. Combined Events Noah Gilmore (KCH) and James Kelsey (Gowran) took on the men’s heptathlon of seven events over the two days. On day one Noah (senior) and James (under-20) took on the 60m, long jump, high jump and shot-put on day one. Day two was the 60m hurdles, pole vault and the 1,000m. Both James and Noah had a great second day where they both won their last event to claim silverware. James gained valuable points and won both the pole vault and the 1,000m to secure
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The indoor track and field season got underway with the National AAI Games at the weekend. The national indoor combined events were held in Abbotstown alongside the games. This was a great season opener for many of the sprinters and middle distance runners, while eight athletes competed in both the pentathlon and heptathlon. Ellen Daly and Aisling Phelan of Kilkenny City Harriers (KCH) were running in the shorter sprint. Both girls won their heats in the 60m sprint, Ellen winning heat four in 8:02, while Aisling won heat seven in 7.98. In the 60m S2, both girls were drawn in heat three, Aisling finishing just ahead in second place in 7.87, while Ellen was third in 7.92. Molly Daly (KCH) made a flying start to her season, winning heat one of the 200m sprint. She was ranked second overall behind Rachel McCann with a time of 24.07. Conor Lyons also competed in the shorter sprints, running 7.44 in heat six of the 60m S1, and 7.39 in 60m S2, finishing third in heat five. There were three KCH sprinters in the 400m heats. Alex Cullen was second in heat one, the fastest heat of the five races, finishing in an impressive time of 48.78 and ranking third overall. Patrick Wall was third in heat two in 53.68, while Eoghan O’Farrell was fifth in heat four in 55.87. KCH duo Ruairi McEvoy and Callum Barron swapped the cross-country fields for the track in the men’s 3,000m. Racing 15 laps of the Abbotstown indoor track, Callum was first out in heat one, finishing eighth in 8:45.20 over the distance. Ruairi was in heat two and finished first in 8:41.89. Combined Events Noah Gilmore (KCH) and James Kelsey (Gowran) took on the men’s heptathlon of seven events over the two days. On day one Noah (senior) and James (under-20) took on the 60m, long jump, high jump and shot-put on day one. Day two was the 60m hurdles, pole vault and the 1,000m. Both James and Noah had a great second day where they both won their last event to claim silverware. James gained valuable points and won both the pole vault and the 1,000m to secure
3.
The indoor track and field season got underway with the National AAI Games at the weekend. The national indoor combined events were held in Abbotstown alongside the games. This was a great season opener for many of the sprinters and middle distance runners, while eight athletes competed in both the pentathlon and heptathlon. Ellen Daly and Aisling Phelan of Kilkenny City Harriers (KCH) were running in the shorter sprint. Both girls won their heats in the 60m sprint, Ellen winning heat four in 8:02, while Aisling won heat seven in 7.98. In the 60m S2, both girls were drawn in heat three, Aisling finishing just ahead in second place in 7.87, while Ellen was third in 7.92. Molly Daly (KCH) made a flying start to her season, winning heat one of the 200m sprint. She was ranked second overall behind Rachel McCann with a time of 24.07. Conor Lyons also competed in the shorter sprints, running 7.44 in heat six of the 60m S1, and 7.39 in 60m S2, finishing third in heat five. There were three KCH sprinters in the 400m heats. Alex Cullen was second in heat one, the fastest heat of the five races, finishing in an impressive time of 48.78 and ranking third overall. Patrick Wall was third in heat two in 53.68, while Eoghan O’Farrell was fifth in heat four in 55.87. KCH duo Ruairi McEvoy and Callum Barron swapped the cross-country fields for the track in the men’s 3,000m. Racing 15 laps of the Abbotstown indoor track, Callum was first out in heat one, finishing eighth in 8:45.20 over the distance. Ruairi was in heat two and finished first in 8:41.89. Combined Events Noah Gilmore (KCH) and James Kelsey (Gowran) took on the men’s heptathlon of seven events over the two days. On day one Noah (senior) and James (under-20) took on the 60m, long jump, high jump and shot-put on day one. Day two was the 60m hurdles, pole vault and the 1,000m. Both James and Noah had a great second day where they both won their last event to claim silverware. James gained valuable points and won both the pole vault and the 1,000m to secure
4.
The indoor track and field season got underway with the National AAI Games at the weekend. The national indoor combined events were held in Abbotstown alongside the games. This was a great season opener for many of the sprinters and middle distance runners, while eight athletes competed in both the pentathlon and heptathlon. Ellen Daly and Aisling Phelan of Kilkenny City Harriers (KCH) were running in the shorter sprint. Both girls won their heats in the 60m sprint, Ellen winning heat four in 8:02, while Aisling won heat seven in 7.98. In the 60m S2, both girls were drawn in heat three, Aisling finishing just ahead in second place in 7.87, while Ellen was third in 7.92. Molly Daly (KCH) made a flying start to her season, winning heat one of the 200m sprint. She was ranked second overall behind Rachel McCann with a time of 24.07. Conor Lyons also competed in the shorter sprints, running 7.44 in heat six of the 60m S1, and 7.39 in 60m S2, finishing third in heat five. There were three KCH sprinters in the 400m heats. Alex Cullen was second in heat one, the fastest heat of the five races, finishing in an impressive time of 48.78 and ranking third overall. Patrick Wall was third in heat two in 53.68, while Eoghan O’Farrell was fifth in heat four in 55.87. KCH duo Ruairi McEvoy and Callum Barron swapped the cross-country fields for the track in the men’s 3,000m. Racing 15 laps of the Abbotstown indoor track, Callum was first out in heat one, finishing eighth in 8:45.20 over the distance. Ruairi was in heat two and finished first in 8:41.89. Combined Events Noah Gilmore (KCH) and James Kelsey (Gowran) took on the men’s heptathlon of seven events over the two days. On day one Noah (senior) and James (under-20) took on the 60m, long jump, high jump and shot-put on day one. Day two was the 60m hurdles, pole vault and the 1,000m. Both James and Noah had a great second day where they both won their last event to claim silverware. James gained valuable points and won both the pole vault and the 1,000m to secure