After a competitive day at the National Masters Indoors in Athlone, the senior squad brought home an impressive total of 4 National medals. John McGrath – National Champion 1500m in 4 mins 32 Gavin Kelly – 400m 2nd and Long Jump 3rd Sonya Byrne – 400m 3rd What a day… Continue reading
The senior Striders were competing in the Leinster Masters Indoor Championships, last Saturday. Gavin Kelly had an amazing day. He won the Long Jump event, and won silver medals in both the 400m and the 800m events. Aine Cullen added another field medal to her collection, this time a silver… Continue reading
United Strider legend Pat Callaghan was part of the winning Wexford team, in the National Cross Country Masters Championship event. Following on from the juvenile event, the underfoot conditions were terrible and the Wexford team of Padraig Moriarty, David Kehoe, Jim Stafford (1st Over 55 individual), Ger Maloney, David Barron… 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
Wexford native, Andrew Connick, running for Ferrybank AC, was the well deserved winner of United Striders AC’s 5 Mile Stride, around the roads of Tererath, New Ross, last weekend. In a top class field, Ballyfin AC’s Colin Maher finished second, with last years winner Niall Sheil, St Killians AC, taking… Continue reading
The Striders had two Masters athletes in action, Gavin Kelly and John McGrath, and both acquitted themselves very well at this high level. Gavin picked up Silver medals in his Long Jump and 400m events and not to be out done, John also bagged a couple of Silvers in the… Continue reading
Wexford County Masters Road Race – a great night to finish off the 2016 road season. Two medals, lots of club support from the non running United Striders gang, our youngest member out in support and a brilliant night out in Kilmore afterwards to top it off, off home then… Continue reading
Yesterday we had the County Senior Road Race in Ferns. What a days running we had. The boys in black rose to the occasion yet again. John McGrath 4th , Sean Murphy 6th with two magnificent runs. Backed up by Alan O’Connor and Pat O’Callaghan to claim a richly deserved… Continue reading
A great day for the club, with team medals in both the Ladies and Mens events, at the Wexford Half Marathon championships. Our Ladies team of Catherine Ronan, Sonya Byrne, Karina Sommers, Kitty Nolan Quigley were the stars of the day, winning Gold. In addition, fantastic performances from Catherine and… Continue reading
