http://www.leevale.org Cork City, Ireland. Founded 1967 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:33:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Stryker 4-Mile Road Race (Cork BHAA), Carrigtwohill, Co Cork  Men: 1 S Turea (AIBP) 19:49; 2 E O’Sullivan (An Post/Eircom) 20:45; 3 T O’Connor (JJ Supple) 20:56; 4 D O’Callaghan (HSE) 20:59; 5 G Sweeney (temp-reg) 21:02; 6 C O’Donovan (O’Donovan) 21:03; 7 J Doran (temp-reg) 21:06; 8 C O’Connell (UCC, ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/stryker-4-mile-results/ Congratulations to Cathal Owens and Orla Barry, both of whom were selected on Irish international teams recently. Cathal was named on the 4x400m relay team that will compete in the World Junior T&F Championships in Poland on 8-13 July, and is the first Leevale athlete to compete at this level. ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/cathal-and-orla-make-the-cut/ Due to the fact Cathal Owens has been selected for the World Junior team two fights have become available from Cork to Belfast, departing Cork on Friday morning and returning Monday morning. Anyone interested in these flights please email secretary@leevale.org. http://www.leevale.org/2008/two-flights-available-to-belfast-this-weekend/ The Woodie’s DIY Junior and Under 23 track and field championships were held in Tullamore on Sunday in bright sunny conditions with strong cross winds. Cathal Owens ran in the Junior 400m and finished a strong fourth, well inside the 50 second mark. This run was sufficient to secure ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/aai-junior-u23-tf-championships-tullamore/ Leevale had three athletes competing in the KitKat Tailteann Schools in Santry last Saturday. Conditions were terrible with the athletes having to endure wind and driving rain. Kate Humphries competed in the 300m hurdles and 300m events, finishing third in both. Edmond O' Halloran finished second in the 100m hurdles ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/kitkat-schools-tailteann-games/ Updated: Results from Cork AAI Stephen Field's performance in the 100m was the highlight from a Leevale point of view at the County Novice & Masters T&F Championships, held last night in CIT. The Leevale man, a silver medallist in the 400m at Special Olympics in Shanghai last year, ran a ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/field-on-track-at-county-novice/ Available on Ballycotton Running Promotions' website. http://www.leevale.org/2008/shanagarry-5-results/ Details on venue, timetable of events, and accommodation available now on AAI website. Details http://www.leevale.org/2008/aai-juvenile-tf-championships-antrim/ Leevale middle distance stars, Ciarán Ó Lionáird and Mark Hanrahan, were in flying form at the Folksam Grand Prix in Gothenburg tonight, finishing 5th and 6th respectively in the 3000m final. Ciarán continued his good recent form and was only just pipped for 3rd place, finishing in a time of ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/ciaran-and-mark-on-form-in-gothenburg/ Leevale athletes contributed a total of 22 points to the Irish men's and women's teams that were in action in Tallinn, Estonia, and Leiria, Portugal over the weekend. The women's team competed in the 1st League, Group A, and included two Leevale representatives. Derval O' Rourke finished 3rd in the 100m ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/irish-women-4th-men-3rd-in-european-cup/ John Buckley Sports 5km Road Race (Cork BHAA), Thu 19 June, Marina, Cork Men 1 A O’Shea (HSE) 14:55; 2 S Turea (AIBP) 15:15; 3 C Murphy (temp-reg) 15:31; 4 E Heffernan (Heffernan Plastering) 15:46; 5 D O’Callaghan (HSE) 15:47; 6 C O’Donovan (O’Donovan) 15:50; 7 T O’Connor (JF Supple) 16:02; 8 ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/weekend-road-results/ Leevale U15-U19 athletes competed in the Munster Juvenile Championships over the weekend at the CIT track. Conditions on Saturday were wet and miserable, however this did not dampen the spirits of the athletes who recorded some very good times. Unfortunately for Edmond O' Halloran in the 100m Hurdles, Chris Murnane ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/munster-juvenile-u15-u19-championships-2/ Leevale paralympic athlete, Orla Barry, recently set a new European Senior Record of 27.98m in the discus at the German Open National Championships, held in Berlin on 7-8 June. This is a phenomenal achievement for Orla who has held the European record of 25.24 since 2006 before improving to 26.26 ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/orla-barry-sets-european-senior-record/ Updated: Full results Leevale senior athletes competed in the second round of the National Leagues in Tullamore on Sunday. Once again Leevale travelled with strong teams. In the men's division North Down were strong across a number of events and on the day deserved first place on 110 points. Leevale men's ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/national-league-round-2-tullamore/ Congratulations to Deirdre Murphy who finished second in the discus, throwing 39.47m, at the USATF New England Outdoor Championships at the weekend. Deirdre, who is currently based in Boston, is coming home to compete for Leevale in the National Track and Field Championships on 19\20 July in Santry, where she ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/deirdre-murphy-2nd-in-new-england/ Derval O' Rourke's preparation for Beijing continued last night when she competed at the European Athletics Premium Meeting in Prague. Derval finished second with her fastest time in two years, 12.90 seconds. Poland´s Aurelia Trywianska won the event, setting a new Meeting record of 12.81 and Germany's European silver medallist Kirsten ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/derval-under-13-seconds/ Athletics Ireland have announced the team to compete in the upcoming European Cup. Congratulations to the Leevale athletes who have been selected, Ailis McSweeney who will compete in the 100m, while Derval O'Rourke is the automatic selection for the 100m hurdles. Ailis and Derval will also feature in the 4x100 ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/leevale-sprinters-named-on-european-cup-teams/ The qualified U10 - U12, 2x, and relay teams travelled to Tullamore last Saturday to compete in their All Ireland Championships. U12 girls, Marie O' Halloran and Ciara Nalty, were paired with each other for both the long jump and 80m sprint, and they competed very well to finish second in the long jump ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/aai-national-u9-u12-team-championships-tullamore/ Good competition despite a pitifully small field - the men's 5000m was a reflection of the Cork County Championships as a whole, the second leg of which was held in murky conditions at CIT on Friday evening, 13 June. In the longest distance event of the championships, Des Casey of ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/county-senior-tf-championships-day-2/ The Munster U9-U14 Juvenile Championships were held in the new track in Templemore over the weekend. This is an excellent facility and credit is due to the local clubs. Leevale athletes performed well taking their share of medals in the 2x competitions, the individual championships and the relays. All the ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/munster-juvenile-u9-u14-championships/ The men's 1500m was the highlight of a low key and poorly-attended first round of the County Senior T&F Championships held at CIT on Friday 6 June. Leevale athletes fared well throughout with Derek Duff winning the 100m from John Corr and Claire McSweeney continuing her return to form with an ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/county-senior-tf-championships-day-1/ The AAI have announced that the venue for the second round of the National League to be held on Sunday 15th June has been switched from Cork to Tullamore. Revised team groupings and venues for round 2 Timetable Current points standings More details on travel arrangements etc. to follow. http://www.leevale.org/2008/national-league-arrangements-15th-june/ The 2nd Annual Cork City Marathon was held today, Monday 2nd June. Once again, competitors and organisers alike were blessed with fine weather. Though warm and muggy, athletes were spared the scorching temperatures of last year. The men's race was taken by Roy Fahy of East Cork, last year's third-placer, in ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/cork-city-marathon-08/ The KitKat schools were held in ideal conditions in Tullamore on Saturday 31st May. A number of Leevale athletes competed, representing their respective schools. Eric Stam competed in the junior boys javelin and high jump competitions. Unfortunately both events were held at the same time and Eric had to ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/kitkat-all-ireland-schools-tf/ Very small numbers attended the Munster Senior Open T&F Championships and the Juvenile Combined Events held in Castleisland on Sunday 25th May. On a good athletics day at a great venue only 2 Leevale Combined Event athletes showed up from the 15 entered. Although having this event after 3 consecutive ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/munster-juvenile-combined-events/ Leevale results only shown Girls relay: U17 4x100m 2. Leevale (53.94) U16 4x100m 1. Leevale (52.87) U15 4x100m 2. Leevale (54.68) U14 4x100m 3. Leevale (59.17) U13 4x100m 1. Leevale (57.32) U12 4x100m 1. Leevale (63.07) 2. Leevale (64.59) U11 4x100m 2. Leevale (64.84) U10 4x100m 2. Leevale   Boys relay: U18 4x100m 1. Leevale (48.36) U18 4x400m 1. Leevale (3:51.82) U17 4x100m 1. Leevale U15 4x100m 2. Leevale (53.16) U14 4x100m 1. Leevale (55.42) U13 4x100m 1. Leevale (56.09) U12 4x100m 1. Leevale ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/county-juvenile-relay-and-2x-results/ The following are the dates and venues for this year Munster Juvenile Championships: Saturday & Sunday the 7th & 8th of June 2008: Under 10-11-12 Team & Under 13-14 Individual Championships at Templemore. Programme   Saturday & Sunday the 21st & 22nd of June 2008: Under 15-19 Championships plus Under 14 Discus & ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/munster-juvenile-competition/ Leevale travelled in strength to compete in the first round of the national league which was held in a cool but dry Tullamore last Sunday, May 18th. Leevale men competed against Crusaders, West Waterford, Menapians, DSD, Tullamore Harriers and Meath. From the outset Leevale men started racking up serious points with David Quilligan ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/national-league-round-1-tullamore/ The KitKat Munster Schools track and field championships were held at University of Limerick on Saturday 17th May. Once again this was excellent competition with the Leevale athletes competing for their respective schools performing very well. In the junior girls Caroline Murnane finished joint 3rd only to miss out on ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/kitkat-munster-schools-tf-championships/ The County Juvenile and 2x Competition will be held at the CIT next Sunday May 18th. The relay programme will start at 10:00am and the 2x competition is scheduled to commence at 12:00. It is important for all selected athletes to attend as these competitions are team events, and failure ... http://www.leevale.org/2008/county-juvenile-and-2x-competition-18th-may/