United Striders Athletic Club

After such a long dry spell it was unfortunate that we had such a wet weather for 3 major events that some of our striders took part in over the weekend. However the rain certainly didn't slow our Striders down, there was a lot of P. B.'s bagged over the weekend.

Firstly well done to Tomas Harrington who didn't head to Electric Picnic, instead he opted for his own festival of running over the weekend completing the Greenway Half on Saturday in 1:15:41 and the Olygate Half on Sunday in 1:30:49. Way to go Tomas 💪

𝑆𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑦 29𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡
𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑛

Tomás Young 1:26 P. B.
Sandra Young 1:34:26 P. B.
Liz Conway 1:46:16 P. B.
Aisling Moran 1:47:28 P. B.
Stephanie Davis 1:48:28 P. B.
Sinead Croke 1:51:14 P. B.
John Byrne 1:21:41
Catherine Ronan 1:51:16
Emma Mooney 2:01:24

𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦 30𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡
𝑂𝑙𝑦𝑔𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐻𝑎𝑙𝑓 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑛

Annette Hayes 1:30:41 P. B.
Catherine Redmond 1:56:13
Liz Byrne 2:38:54

** updated : previously omitted **

Well done to James Boland who won the 10km in Olygate Fantastic run James in 37:02

𝑆𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑦 30𝑡ℎ 𝐴𝑢𝑔𝑢𝑠𝑡
𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑃𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑅𝑢𝑛 𝐾𝑖𝑙𝑘𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑦

Stacey O Leary
Kim Lodge
Elaine Guinan
Marie Kent

Huge well done to all.

Best of luck tomorrow Daniel. Enjoy your day 🇮🇪

☘️ **𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃**

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 will yet again compete at international level, this time in the 110m Hurdles. We are very proud of Daniel and his selection by Athletics Ireland. A brilliant 2026 track season for Daniel

🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪

A strong Athletics Ireland development team has been selected to compete at the Scottish Championships in Aberdeen on the final weekend of August (29th & 30th). 🇮🇪

The competition will provide another valuable opportunity for some of Ireland’s most promising young athletes to gain international championship experience.

𝐌𝐞𝐧'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝟓𝐊 🏃‍♂️

Think you couldn’t run 5K? Let’s change that.

United Striders AC is running an 8-week Couch to 5K programme for men, designed to take you from where you are now to running your first 5K.

You don’t need to be a runner. You don’t need to be fit. You just need to be willing to give it a go.

🏃‍♂️ Progressive run/walk sessions
💪 Build your fitness gradually
🎯 Work towards your first 5K
🙌 Friendly, supportive coaching
⏱️ No pressure and no racing required

Whether you're getting back into exercise, have always meant to start running, or simply fancy taking on a new challenge, this is a great place to start.

8 weeks. Start where you are. Finish with 5K.

Places are limited, so don't leave it until next year!

📲 Book your place: https://eventmaster.ie/event/dEMKinGSwV

❤️ 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝟒𝟓 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 ❤️

We were delighted yesterday to host a cardiac screening day with the Dillon Quirke Foundation, providing screening for 45 young people aged 12–18.

The screening is an important part of the Foundation’s work to raise awareness of cardiac conditions in young people and help identify underlying heart conditions that may otherwise go undetected.

A huge thank you to the New Ross Active Retirement Association for their incredibly generous €1,000 donation, which made this screening possible and significantly reduced the cost for participating families. We were delighted to present the Association with a certificate of appreciation in recognition of their support.

We would also like to thank the Dillon Quirk Foundation and Advanced Medical Services (AMS) for providing the screening, and all the parents and young people who took part.

𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚 23𝒓𝒅 𝑨𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕

Busy day for Striders taking part in events near & far

𝑨𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒎 𝑪𝒐𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒂𝒍𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒏

Well done to Tommy Elmes who headed North to Larne. It was well worth the journey, bagging himself a P. B. 1:33:44👏

𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒍 𝑯𝒂𝒍𝒇 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒏

Well done to Bernie Cashin and Caroline Murphy who stayed a bit closer to home taking on the half in Clonmel. Bernie 1st 060
Well done ladies.

𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑲𝒊𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒚 𝑹𝒖𝒏 𝑩𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒆 5𝒌𝒎

Well done to Kim Lodge and Stacey O Leary who took on the 5km in Ballyhale.

𝑵𝒐𝒆𝒍 𝑾𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒉 𝑴𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍 5𝒌𝒎 𝒊𝒏 𝑻𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉

Well done also to our Striders who kept it local heading to Terrerath to support the Noel Walsh Memorial 5km

David Larkin 1st
Luke Kelly 1st Jnr
John Mcgrath 1st O45
1st Team David Larkin John Mcgrath & Sean Kelly
Also taking part
Mick Ó Gorman
Aishling & Aoife Moran

🌟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 – 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫

We're hosting a fun, non-competitive evening for women aged 18 and over as part of Athletics Ireland’s Women in Sport Week.

Come along and try a range of athletics events in a relaxed and welcoming environment, including relays, hurdles, jumping and throwing. You don’t need to be fit, fast or have any previous athletics experience – just come along, have a go and have fun!

One of the highlights will be a fun, modified heptathlon, inspired by Team Ireland’s Kate O’Connor and her fantastic gold medal at the European Championships.

We’ll also have an outdoor Pilates session, refreshments and a Women in Sport tote bag for everyone taking part.

📅 Wednesday, 2 September
⏰ 7pm–9pm
📍 Town Park Running Track, New Ross
🎟️ FREE – but booking is essential
👩 Over 18s only

Register: https://eventmaster.ie/event/Azm2IjlIlv

☘️ **𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐋𝐎𝐏𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐒𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐂𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃**

𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗱 will yet again compete at international level, this time in the 110m Hurdles. We are very proud of Daniel and his selection by Athletics Ireland. A brilliant 2026 track season for Daniel

🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪 🇮🇪

A strong Athletics Ireland development team has been selected to compete at the Scottish Championships in Aberdeen on the final weekend of August (29th & 30th). 🇮🇪

The competition will provide another valuable opportunity for some of Ireland’s most promising young athletes to gain international championship experience.

Supporting a great cause of New Ross Special Olympics

🏃‍♂️ 𝐌𝐄𝐍’𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐂𝐇 𝐓𝐎 𝟓𝐊 – 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝟏 𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑

Fancy getting a bit fitter, getting out running, or simply giving running a go?

We're launching an 8-week Men’s Fit4Life Couch to 5K programme, designed for complete beginners and anyone returning to running after a break.

No previous running experience needed. We’ll start gently and build gradually, with each session led by Athletics Ireland-accredited Fit4Life Leaders and club volunteers.

📅 Starts Thursday 1st October
⏱️ Thursdays at 7pm
📍 Town Park Track, New Ross
🏃‍♂️ 8-week programme
💶 €25 – includes all sessions, T-shirt, completion certificate and insurance

You don’t need to be fit to start. You just need to start. 💪

Register here:
https://eventmaster.ie/event/dEMKinGSwV