The Striders, both young and old, made the trip to the New Forest Golf Club, Tyrellspass, Co Westmeath, for some provincial cross country action. In the non-championship U10 boys race, both Ronan Shannon and Sam Myers were fantastic, and in a big field, our boys won individual medals. Over 2km,… Continue reading
Well done to our Dublin City Marathon legends Catherine Ronan, Mick O’Gorman, Colm Stafford, Emmett Malone, Lala Murphy and John Kent. After months of great training and living like monks, the Striders were fantastic on the big day, as we all knew they would. John Kent was first Strider over… Continue reading
Sunny and windy Adamstown was the venue for the Juvenile Striders latest excellent squad effort, as the under age athletes competed from U9’s all the way up to the U17 age group. The Striders (and the Gusserane National School) were really well represented in the BU9 race, with a team… Continue reading
A fantastic day for the Striders ended with medals for both the Ladies and Mens teams, in true cross country conditions at Adamstown. After a great showing by our Juveniles, the Striders Ladies team were led home by Sonya Byrne, finishing comfortably inside the top ten. Backed up by Beth… Continue reading
Following a great showing from our Juvenile athletes, the Striders Ladies and Mens teams put in fantastic performances to also get amongst the medals. Ann Ryan was the leading lady Strider and supported by a strong team of Lettie Roche Myers, Sonia Byrne, Beth O’Connor and Aine Cullen, the ladies… Continue reading
Well done to all the USAC Juveniles who competed at the Wexford County Cross Country Championships, at JFK Park, in the Autumn sunshine. The day got off to a great start for the Striders with our boys & girls under 10’s performing really well. Winning loads of medals and running… Continue reading
Well done to the Strider Juveniles who competed at the St Senan’s AC Open Cross Country event. Myles Hewlett was the star of the day, winning his event, in great style. Also in action and performing really well were Isabel Bawden, Cian Flanagan, Cosmo Hewlett and Rebecca Bawden. This gang… Continue reading
United Striders are delighted to be supporting the Lake Region Medical 4 Mile Run & Walk, which takes place on Sunday 23rd October. Lake Region Medical and their charity committee are working hard and raising money for the Hope Cancer Support Centre in Enniscorthy. Plus one of our own, Catherine… Continue reading
Gerry Byrne is kindly assisting USAC by presenting on the topic of Sports Nutrition, at the CBS Secondary School, on Friday 30th September, 7:30pm to 9pm. An accomplished cyclist, Gerry has completed an MSc in the area of Health, Sport & Exercise Science and brings a level of expertise to… Continue reading
Due to ever increasing numbers of Juvenile athletes turning up for our Wednesday training sessions, combined with limited resources, we regret to announce that we have closed membership for the Under 10 age group (born 2007) and younger. Those younger athletes who have recently started attending training, but haven’t yet… Continue reading
