Cross country starts this weekend :-).  We've not been given a whole pile of time to get entries done for the first of these competitions (this Sunday 6th October), so we'll need your entries for that by 5 pm Tuesday 1st October please.

Sunday 6th October
County Juvenile Even Age & Novice Cross Country Championships
Venue: Newport, Co. Tipperary (details below)
Time: First race at 12 (Arrive in time to get numbers and warm-up)
Cost €2.50 per Athlete
Even Age = Juveniles: U/10, U/12, U/14, U/16, U/18 as of 31.12.2019
(More detail on age categories below)
Entry Deadline = Tuesday 1st Oct 5 pm

Sunday 13th October
County Tipperary Juvenile Uneven Age, Junior & Intermediate Cross Country Championships
Venue: Moyglass, Co.Tipperary
Time: First race at 12 (Arrive in time to get numbers and warm-up)
Cost €2.50 per Athlete
Uneven Age = Juveniles: U/11, U/13, U/15, U/17, U19 as of 31.12.2019
(More detail on age categories below)
Entry Deadline = Friday 4th Oct 5 pm

Please use the the following link to submit & Pay for your entry request to the club
https://www.nenagholympic.com/competition-entry-request.html

• You can Pay the €2.50 via the paypal link on the above page (you don't need a paypal account to use this!)
• Add EVEN AGE XC or UNEVEN AGE XC into the 'Competition' field
• Add the competition date i.e. the 6th or the 13th October into the 'Competition Date' field
• (There is a step by step user guide on how to use our on-line entry request system - if you've questions check there first.)

2019 Age Categories
1. Age categories calculated from 31 December in the year of competition.

2. No athlete may obtain a birthday in the year of competition and compete in that age.
Please note all ages should be read as UNDER the stated age
Age 9 Born 2011
Age 10 Born 2010
Age 11 Born 2009
Age 12 Born 2008
Age 13 Born 2007
Age 14 Born 2006
Age 15 Born 2005
Age 16 Born 2004
Age 17 Born 2003
Age 18 Born 2002
Age 19 Born 2001

3. Athletes may move up ONE age group except for the U/9 age group. To compete U/9, the minimum age is EIGHT years (i.e. all athletes must turn 8 years old in 2019, no athlete turning 7 in 2019 may compete). So for U/10, you can have U/9 and U/10 competing, ages need to be set to span two years instead of the usual one in T&F.

4. Novice: Must be over 19 years of age as of 31.12.2019

County Juvenile Even Age & Novice Cross Country Championships
Venue: Newport, Co. Tipperary ​(​Field is beside Lacken Park GAA field in Newport Village, Thurles rd. Newport )

​Borrisokane native and Portumna based athlete Niall Kelly recently represented Nenagh Olympic and Ireland at the European Masters Athletic Championships held in Venice Italy. Niall competed in the 100m, 200m and the 100m hurdles. Niall ran a PB in the hurdles finishing in 9th place overall in that event just missing the final by one place. He ran a seasons best time in the 200m but was below par in the 100m running into a 2 meter per second headwind.
Niall is seen here (right of picture )running in the 10m.  Well done Niall!

Juvenile training will start back this Thursday, 5th September at 6:30 PM - 7:45pm in the CBS.  We will remain outdoors for the next few weeks or as daylight/weather allows.  Keep an eye on Facebook for updates on that.  

*** New Members welcome! ***

A reminder of our rules

• All athletes must be dropped and collected from the track.
• Please do not drop or collect from the gates of the CBS.
• Parents / Guardian must stay with juvenile athletes until at least two of the coaching team arrive.

Cost: €2 Per Athlete (max of €5 if > 2 Athletes)

Looking forward to the Season ahead!