Summer 2009
The Olympic Games in London are just over three years away, and as everyone knows it is almost a home Games for Ireland. It will be many years again before they are on our own doorstep. With travel to London so easy and convenient either by sea or air, it is safe to say that thousands of people from Ireland will be making the journey to sample the Olympic atmosphere and try to get a ticket to see their particular favourite sport or event. Now is the time to start thinking about plans and arrangements to get suitable accommodation and tickets.

The Club is considering organizing a group to travel and make preliminary arrangements. We will be looking for a commitment from Club members who are loyal to athletics only over the next three years. It will be decided at a later stage what age groups will be considered, along with senior Club members. Consistent performance at cross country, track and field, and road races will be taken into consideration, but the most important thing as mentioned above will be loyalty to athletics, in particular to training and Club competition. It will be an experience of a lifetime and hopefully we will have Mullingar representatives in several disciplines, and that itself should make the trip more than worthwhile.

It’s early days yet, but it’s never too soon to start thinking about it and three years will fly by. Further details will be on display on the Club notice board from time to time.