Category Archives: Track

British Transplant Games 2025

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Paul Fegan at the British Transplant Games

Paul Fegan at the British Transplant Games

Congratulations to Newcastle AC’s Paul Fegan who travelled to the British Transplant Games held in Oxford. Paul took the win in the 5,000m race walk (38:19) and finished third in the 800m (3:58).

Paul who received a life-saving heart transplant in November 2023 has been a valued member of the club for many years. Paul has completed many marathons and ultras over the years and he continues to give his time generously as the club photographer at events such as the Hill & Dale Series and the Christmas Cracker.

Paul follows in the footsteps of fellow Newcastle AC member Ian Brannigan who also competed in the British Transplant Games in 2011 and 2012.

 

123.com National Track and Field Championships

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Huge congratulations to Patrick Sheridan for a phenomenal performance at the 123.ie National Senior Track & Field Championships in Dublin this weekend!
On Saturday, Patrick booked his spot in the 800m final with a commanding run of 1:53.16, finishing 2nd in his heat and securing automatic qualification.
In Sunday’s final, he showed fearless front-running from the gun, going stride for stride with Ireland’s top middle-distance talent — Mark English and Cian McPhillips — and delivered an outstanding 1:51.28 to finish 6th overall in a stacked national final.
Wishing Patrick all the very best as he heads to the NI & Ulster Senior Championships this weekend in Belfast.
Patrick ran an outstanding 1:51.28 to finish 6th overall in a stacked national final.

Patrick ran an outstanding 1:51.28 to finish 6th overall in a stacked national final.

Callum Takes GOLD at Mary Peter’s Track, Belfast

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Thursday 13th April was the first meeting of the Firmus Super 6 Series at the Mary Peters Track in Belfast and there was an encouraging turnout from the Newcastle AC Juniors, with athletes competing in the Minis, U13, U15 & U17 age categories. First event was the Boys Minis 80m sprint and Charlie Easton was the fastest NAC athlete home in 13.18, an impressive 6th place overall, Callum Cope was next in 13.44, good enough for 10th. The placings were reversed in the Long Jump with Callum producing a tremendous leap of 3.04m to win the Long Jump Gold, Charlie was unfortunate not to come back with a bronze, missing out on 3rd place on a countback with 2.93m. Continue reading →

O’Flaherty makes solid progress in Athlone and Armagh

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So far for Newcastle & District AC’s Kerry O’Flaherty it has been a winter focusing on the development of background aerobic conditioning looking ahead to next summer. She has had some successful outings on the cross-country, including being part of the Irish team winning the bronze medal at the European Championships in France in December. To help monitor progress, O’Flaherty is in the middle of a short indoor and road racing season. On the 7th February she finished 3rd in the Welsh Indoor Championships in Cardiff over 3000m.  Continue reading →

IAAF World Cross Challenge – Cross de Atapuerca, Burgos, Spain – 15th November 2015

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Kerry_3 Nov 2015In contrast to the conditions at Santry for the Masters Home International Cross-Country on Saturday, the going was firm and fast on the flat course lying just over 3,000 feet above sea level almost half way between Madrid and Bilbao. It was the 12th edition of the most prestigious annual cross-country race in Spain – the Cross de Atapuerca – at a site of neolithic man and on the Camino Santiago near to the medieval city of Burgos. While Ireland recently endured it’s traditional wet and windy autumnal spell (with winds in excess of 100km/h last Thursday), the Iberian Peninsula at the same time has been basking in what represents a good summer’s day in Ireland.  Continue reading →