On July the 31st, the National League day 2 was held in the Carlow SETU Campus and luckily the weather was kind so a really enjoyable experience for athletes.

Although the club did not have teams competing this year we had 4 athletes competing in the guest races.

Aaron Tierney Smith was at it again in his new favourite event the 400m coming home 1st with a time of 50.21

Clodagh Dunbar shot out of the blocks to come home 1st in the 200m in 26.74 and also ran the 100m in 13.19 for a 3rd place finish

Michael Deady ran the 100m in 12.04 for 5th place in Heat 2

Conor Wilson also ran the 100m coming home 2nd in Heat 2 in 11.43

Great to see the crew competing so well, congratulations to you all and thanks to those who officiated.

On Sunday morning the 2nd of August, the Leo Carthy weekend in Our Lady's Island hosted their 6k race. A good surface on a nice 3k loop saw runners take on the loop twice. John Dier & Bridie McGuire were our 2 finishers and Sharron Dier took on 1 loop on the morning.

Well done

On August the 3rd, the last of the summer racing for these two as they travelled up to Lucan for the Dublin Graded meet.

Michael Deady who normally races 100m & 200m stepped up to 400m and was very happy with his 57.84 which saw him home in 2nd spot for his run.

Clodagh Dunbar was also tackling the 400m and she showed her form claiming a pb for herself as she came home in 2nd with a 60.12 (so close to breaking the 60)

Consistent training pays off and these two are testament to that, well done to you both.

The Celtic Warrior weekend of racing took place in the County of Westmeath last weekend and our own Tony Harpur headed up to take on the 1/2 Warrior event which is a half iron man distance of 1.9km swim, 90km on the bike followed by a half marathon 21km to finish. If you follow him on Strava he gives a very good and honest account of his race which was to say the least was eventful. Lost watches, wet gear, lack of coffee and sleep and the dreaded blisters all combined to make a memorable day out finishing 10th overall.

Well done Tony.