Cross-Country News
The Bhaa, The Garda and the 18 Crusaders
The Bhaa (Business Houses Athletic Association) and 18 Crusaders
Da Cru battle hills and wind in Garda BHAA
Da Cru continue cross country season on ‘home’ course while this marked the first outing for others. Stephen Moore finishes 17th while it marks the first cross country race for Jordy.
Sam finishes 5th in the mud of Roscommon
Three Crusaders athletes braved the mud of Lough Key forest park for the National intermediate cross country, with Sam Mealy putting in a fine performance to finish 5thpo
Richie conquers Hell, hill running round-up
Richie Healy beat off 1200 other rough-running enthusiasts to take victory on the 10k “Hell and Back” race course in Kilruddery Estate yesterday. Kevin English, Donore Harriers, looked set to win by Richie stayed strong throughout on a course that counted innumerable obstacles and took full advantage of his strong finish. This was a great way to start the season for Richie whose work commitments kept his racing limited in 2011.
National Novice
Both male and female teams competed for the club in one of the biggest cross-country gatherings in the country at The Curragh, Co. Kildare. The looped course only had minor hills but a few very muddy patches to ensure some old-school cross-country atmosphere. Aoife Joyce was first Crusader home in the ladies race (38th) and literally one second meant one position among the 151 finishers. The women’s team was 11th out of 16th. In the men’s race…
Medal haul increases at the Dublin Intermediates
At the Dublin Intermediate cross country championships Crusaders continue the seasonal medal haul with the men’s team adding bronze and Sam Mealy cruising away from the field for his biggest win to date.
Junior Cru wins Dublin Cross Country Championships
Early signs of the Junior Cru’s entry into the world of cross country resulted in the second team win for Crusaders in the space of as many weeks.
Ladies show the way at Leinster Novice
The scene was set for a perfect day of cross-country on the challenging and scenic course at Belvedere House in Mullingar for the Leinster Novice cross-country yesterday. Ahead of our marathon participants, seven ladies and four men represented the club. The ladies race had been lengthened to four kilometres in error but this proved no hindrance to our girls: Catherine Thornton secured her first cross-country medal by taking an emphatic bronze medal after having sat on the two leaders early on. Aoife Joyce followed strongly moving from 11th to 4th on the last lap and with two more women in the top-20 and the whole squad packing well, the team could call themselves Leinster Novice champions 2011!
Crusaders turn out in force at Dublin Novice
The club had its best turn-out yet for the Dublin Novice Cross-Country race in Phoenix Park yesterday with fifteen men and six ladies donning the white and red shirt. Our ladies were first in action and Catherine Thornton led the team home in 8th with the remaining team packing very close together in the spots 23rd to 29th. Jason Kehoe outsprinted two Sportsworld runners to arrive first man in 12th position followed by Stephen Moore and Amidou Dembele who arrived with two seconds between them in 18th and 20th. Amidou took out four runners in the straight but was disappointed to miss a fifth.
Crusaders kick-off cross-country season in Stamullen
The Crusaders men opened their cross-country season at the 23rd annual Star of the Seas Cross-Country Festival in Co. Meath this sunday. The course consists of four 1500m laps with two long extended climbs. Wet and windy conditions and uneven grass ensured that both experienced XC runners René Borg and Jason Kehoe and debutante Amidou Dembele got plenty of practice in ahead of next week’s faster Dublin Novice course. The team equited themselves well taking third place ahead of Raheny Shamrocks. The two teams were tied on points but when René arrived in 38th and Raheny’s third scorer in 58th, we sealed the win on the “first across the line” tie-breaker.
Woodie’s DIY Inter Club Cross Country Championships
Number Position Name Surname Club Cat Time
178 50 ROB CROSS CRUSADERS AC SM 0:44:12
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Crusader athletes in action over cross country
While Rob Cross and Jason Kehoe braved the recent weather conditions in the traditionally tough BHAA race in North County Dublin, Sam Mealy displayed good cross country form in milder conditions of Northern California.
Dublin Intermediates Cross-Country 2010
At the Dublin Intermediates on Sunday in Tymon park, Crusaders had their most successful cross country outing in quite soon time with both men’s and women’s team coming home with medals. In much improved conditions from the previous year, sixteen of the Cru took part over soft but relatively dry parkland of South Dublin.
Leinster Novices
Mullingar hosted the Leinster Novices Cross-Country on Sunday the 24th of October. On a very tough course in the scenic Belvedere estate, our women once again acquitted themselves well.
BHAA Teachers Cross Country
The BHAA kicked off their Winter League last Saturday in glorious sunshine and dry conditions not the type of cross country conditions we are used to. There was a good number of Crusaders racing. The men’s race was over 4 miles whilst the ladies was a 2 mile race.
Team Silver for women and individual bronze for Aoife Joyce
The Crusaders Novice teams put in a fine performance in the Dublin Novice Championships under blue sky of the Phoenix Park to start of the cross country season. While the blue skies may not continue, the improvement of the cross country scene within the club looks set to build on the advancements made over the last few years.