The under age Striders hit on a gold rush at Navan today, at the provincial cross country event, winning an array of individual, club team and county team medals. Hopes were high of some good team performances, but what unfolded certainly exceeded all expectations. Heather Costello was our first athlete… Continue reading
Well done to Aedan Rogers on a great run, last weekend, in the Junior event, at the Autumn Cross Country Festival, held at the National Sports Campus in Abbottstown, Dublin. Aedan came 14th, in what was essentially a national championship for that age group. He recorded a great time of… Continue reading
JFK Park played host to a dramatic and record breaking Wexford Senior Cross Country Championships. Conditions were summer like and despite significant rain in the lead up to race day, the surface was perfect. DMP were magnificent and claimed their first ladies title in many years, in a race that… Continue reading
JFK Park hosted the Juvenile Wexford cross country championships, for uneven age groups, in sun drenched October sunshine. It proved to be a wonderful day with over forty USAC under age athletes in action, in one of the most picturesque cross country settings imaginable. The organisers started the day with… Continue reading
Fantastic results for the United Striders at today’s Wexford Novice Cross Country Championship in Adamstown, our ladies winning gold with Beth O’ Connor in second place leading home the team that also included Sandra Young, Anastasia Cash, Sarah Boland and Aine Cullen. The Striders mens team included Pat Murray, Fabian… Continue reading
The cross country season started in earnest with Adamstown AC hosting a very well attended Wexford Even Age Cross Country Championships. The course featured one particular long incline, however the strong wind posed a real challenge for the younger athletes. The Striders had Sarah Lillis run an excellent race in… Continue reading
The Striders had a small but select squad competing at St Senans open cross country event. Over 300m, TJ Murphy won emphatically, to get us off to a great start. TJ’s training partners continued the successful run of events, with Sarah Lillis, Maitiu Wall and Cormac Delaney all performing really… Continue reading
Well done to all the Juvenile and Senior Striders who participated in Taghmon’s excellent cross country event. Despite the overnight rain, the surface was sound and the course was quite testing, featuring lots of uphill sections. Juvenile training has only resumed recently, but the young Striders were in great form,… Continue reading
Congratulations to Joe Lillis, our new Wexford Half Marathon Champion. Joe won the title in Oylegate, last weekend, in a great time of 77 minutes. The USAC mens team backed him up in superb fashion, with all Striders athletes finishing in the top ten to win the team title in… Continue reading
The Striders finished the Track & Field season off on a high, at the National Masters Championships, held at Tullamore, last Saturday. Aine Cullen, Gavin Kelly and John McGrath all put in great performances to scoop five medals, competing against Ireland’s finest, many of whom were using this event to… Continue reading
Great picture for Wexford Athletics. Three Wexford athletes , Roisin, Myles and Clara competing for Ireland at the International schools x country.
Some come back from where we were 10 tears ago. Brilliant to see and lets keep it going
Myles Hewlett competing for Ireland yesterday at the International schools x country. Myles had a brilliant run finishing 2nd scorer on the Irish team which claimed bronze medals in the Junior event. He was totally at home running at this level and was coming through the field right to the end. He can take great confidence from this performance going into this summers track season. Well done Myles.. A great x country season completed
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It will be an exciting day of racing tomorrow in Santry DemesneStriders on tour again at the Galbally 10k. A "flat course" they say 😂
Thrilled to see Beth O'Connor as 1st Lady in the 10k. Getting stronger with every run Beth congrats.
Great company and lots of tough running from the rest of the gang of Vanessa Mehigan, Marina Byrne, Yvonne O'Connor, John Kent, Mick O'Gorman and Pat Callaghan.
