By Muddy Fields

They say that ignorance is bliss and that was certainly the case on Saturday when the by now usual ritual of gathering up of athletic gladiators at the rendezvous point of the Upper Square in Castlewellan steeling them for the battle that lay ahead at the MUSA in Cookstown in the Acorns AC promoted Cross Country. It was a damp and dreary scene as the roll call of the assembled took place; all that were going were there.  Some of those in the posse were aware of what lay ahead thanks to some inside information from Barra Best and kept this to themselves for fear of withdrawals as we needed to keep the pressure on the league leaders Foyle Valley. Continue reading →

With a few weeks break before the next cross country in the league (Ballyclare 5^th December), 5 Newcastle AC athletes made their way to Bangor to take part in the North Down AC festival of cross country relays.

The ladies race kicked off at 1.20pm with teams of 3 ladies covering 2,600m (2 laps of the course each). The men’s race followed at 2.20pm with 4 men in each team covering the same 2,600m.

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O’Flaherty makes Ireland EuroCross Team for Championships in December

Conditions in Santry Demesne in Dublin on Sunday were kind. After all the rain and wind, it was sunny and dry and the ground held up much better than expected – yes, there was mud but generally it was firmer than might have been expected. Three runners from Newcastle & District AC made it to the start line of the Irish Inter-Clubs Cross-Country Championships. Continue reading →