Club News and Reports 2009

Cross Country 2009

December
European Cross Country Championships (13 Dec)
AAI National Novice & Juvenile Uneven Ages Cross Country (6 Dec)

November
Martin Fagan & Mark Christie selected for European XC (24 Nov)
AAI National Inter-County & Juvenile Even Ages Cross Country (22 Nov)
Dunleer AC Open Cross Country (15 Nov)
Masters Home Countries Cross Country (14 Nov)

October
Leinster Cross Country - Day 2 (8 oct)
Mark Christie competes at the Cross de Atapuerca in Burgos, Spain (8 Oct)
Leinster Cross Country - Day 1 (25 Oct)
Gerry Farnan Cross Country (18 Oct)
Westmeath Cross Country Championships (4/11 Oct)

September
Star of the Sea AC Cross Country (27 Sept)
Westmeath Schools Cross Country (23 Sept)
Ballyfin Junior Cross Country (19 Sept)

March
Schools International Cross Country (28 Mar)
All-Ireland Schools Cross Country (7 Mar)

February
Rás na hÉireann (22 Feb)
AAI Masters and Intermediate Cross Country (15 Feb)

January
AAI National "B" Cross Country & Inter-County Relays (25 Jan)
Leinster Cross Country & Relays (18 Jan)
Antrim International Cross Country (3 Jan)

Outdoor Track and Field 2009

October
World Masters Games 2009 (11-18 Oct)

August
Northern Ireland Masters T&F Championships (29 Aug)
AAI National Masters T&F Championships (16 Aug)
Boyne AC Open Sports (9 Aug)
Dublin Graded Meeting (5 Aug)
AAI National Senior T&F Championships (1/2 Aug)
Celtic International T&F Games (1 Aug)
International call-up for Jake Byrne & Shane Fitzsimons (Celtic T&F, Wales, 1 August)

July
Flander's Cup, Belgium - big 5,000m PB for Mark Christie (26 July)
AAI National Juvenile "B" T&F Championships (26 July)
Final day of AAI National Juvenile T&F (19 July)
Schools T&F International (18 July)
AAI National Juvenile u/12-19 T&F Championships (11/12 July)
Jake Byrne competes in 3,000m at World Youth T&F Championships (9 July)

June
AAI National Junior T&F Championships (28 June)
Top Class finish in 1,500m for Mark Christie in France (27 June)
Tailteann Inter-Provincial T&F Games (27 June)
Leinster u14-19 T&F Championships (20/21 June)
Damien Bateman competes in 5,000m at Portland Track Festival, Oregon (13 June)
Gouden Spike, Leiden (Holland) - Mark Christie smashes 3,000m PB (13 June)
Leinster u12-13 T&F Championships (13 June)
Northern Ireland & Ulster Senior T&F Championships (13 June)
Leinster Senior and Master T&F Championships (7 June)

May
All-Ireland Schools T&F (30 May)
Huge 3,000m PB for Jake Byrne (22 May)
Best of luck to 8 athletes from the Club in All-Ireland Schools
AAI T&F Games (17 May)
Inter-County Juvenile T&F Match (15 May)
Connaught & Leinster Schools T&F Championships (13/16 May)

April
Schools Regional Zone T&F Championships (28 & 29 April)
Cushinstown AC Open Sports (26 April)
Irish Universities Championships (24/25 April)
Brutus Hamilton Invitational, California - 10,000m PB for Martin Fagan (24 April)
Crookstown-Millview AC Open Sports (19 April)
Mount Sac Relays, California - 5,000m PB for Damien Bateman (17 April)
Sun Angel Classic, Arizona - another 1,500m PB for Damien Bateman (11 April)

March
"Baldy" Castillo Invitational - 1,500m PB for Damien Bateman (21 Mar)

Road Races 2009

December
Newtownforbes 5km Road Race (26 Dec)
Aware 10km Christmas Fun Run (12 Dec)

October
Dublin City Marathon (26 Oct)
BUPA Great South Run (25 Oct)
Boston Half Marathon (11 Oct)
Donadea Forest 10km Race (10 Oct)
Rathfarnham 5km Road Race (4 Oct)
Limerick Women's Mini Marathon (4 Oct)
Galway Bay Half Marathon (3 Oct)

September
Loughrea 5 Mile Road Race (27 Sept)
Dublin Half Marathon (26 Sept)
Berlin Marathon (20 Sept)
Great North Run - Shane Fitzsimons in warm-up race, Martin Fagan in main event (19/20 Sept)
Ability 10km Fun Run (13 Sept)
Great North Run, Schools Road Relays: International call-up, Shane Fitzsimons (race on 20 Sept)

August
Longford Marathon & Half Marathon (30 Aug)
Frank Duffy 10 Mile Road Race (15 Aug)
Castlepollard 5km Road Race (12 Aug)

July
Daingean Festival 5km Road Race (31 July)
Adidas/Irish Runner 5 mile Road Race (18 July)
Justin Murtagh in Asics British 10km London Run (12 July)
Achill Half Marathon (4 July)

June
Dunshaughlin AC "Michael Manning Memorial" 10km Road Race (27 June)
British Master 5km Road Race Walking Championship (21 June)
Bohermeen AC "Patrick Bell Memorial" 5km Road Race (19 June)
Lisburn Half Marathon (17 June)
Tom Byrne Memorial 5km Road Race, Lucan (14 June)
South O'Hanlon AC 4 Mile Road Race (5 June)
Women's Mini Marathon (1 June)

May
EVACNS European Veterans Athletics Championships Non-Stadia (31 May)
Bob Heffernan 5km Road Race (26 May)
Le Cheile AC 5km Road Race, Leixlip (9 May)
Leinster Novice & Master Road Race Championships (4 May)
Boston Scientific 4 Mile Road Race (3 May)

April
AAI National 10km Road Championships (26 April)
South Westmeath Hospice Association 5km Road Race (26 April)
Boston Marathon (20 April)
Kepak 8 Mile Road Race (18 April)
Great Ireland Run (5 Apr)

March
Dunboyne 4 Mile Road Race (29 Mar)
Connemara Marathon (22 Mar)
Ballivor 5 Mile Road Race (17 Mar)
St. Patrick's 5km Festival Road Race (15 Mar)
Irish Half Marathon record for Martin Fagan in The Hague (14 Mar)
Ballycotton 10 Mile Road Race (8 Mar)

January
Half marathon victory for Martin Fagan in Austin, Texas (25 Jan)

Indoor Track and Field 2009

March
AAI National Juvenile Indoors (28/29 Mar and 4 Apr)
British Masters Indoors (8 Mar)
Leinster Indoors - Days 2 & 3 (28 Feb/1 Mar)

February
Brendan Marshall in Celtic Cup Indoor International (22 Feb)
Irish Universities Indoors (15 Feb)
Great victories for Damien Bateman and Martin Fagan in the USA (14 Feb)
AAI National Senior Indoors (7/8 Feb)
Leinster Indoors - Day 1 (1 Feb)

January
AAI Indoor Games (25 Jan)
AAI National Masters Indoors (11 Jan)
Munster Junior & Senior Indoors 2009 (4 Jan)

Other News 2009

November
October AAI Athlete of the Month Award for Martin Fagan (17 Nov)

August
Michael Lane is Mullingar link to World race walk medals (16 Aug)
Jake Byrne & Shane Fitzsimons - joint winners of the "Westmeath Examiner" Sports Stars of the Year Award for June 2009 (15 Aug)

June
Jake Byrne to taste the big time! (World Youth Team announced 23 June)

May
Mullingar Harriers featured in "Run Direct" athletics magazine (May)
It's not too soon to think about plans to see the London Olympics (3 May)

April
Easter brings a short welcome break (12 Apr)

March
AAI National Juvenile Star Awards for 2008 : Jake Byrne & Mullingar Harriers (21 Mar)

February
January AAI Athlete of the Month Award for Martin Fagan (11 Feb)

January
Leinster Star Awards for 2008 (9 Jan)