Congratulations to two Newcastle AC athletes selected to compete at the European Off-Road Running Championship taking place from 1st-3rd July on the island of La Palma in Gran Canaria.

Tom Crudgington travelled to the Irish Trials in Wicklow, where he won selection to the U20 Team, by a winning margin of 50 seconds. Tom will be joined by three fellow N.I.& Ulster U20 athletes, Sean McGinley, Ryan Smith and Amy Greene, Amy having also won the Female U20 race.

Zak Hanna was pre-selected, based on last year’s International performances and current form.

Zak Hanna will run as the sole Irish runner in the Senior Men’s uphill only race (8.8km, 997m elevation gain), whilst Tom will run in the Junior Men’s race as part of a four-man team.

The Championships also include the classic 12km up & down mountain races as well as a 50km trail race, for both male and female runners with 25 countries and over 200 runners expected to arrive at the volcanic island to battle for the title of European Champion in their respective races.