Dooneen A.C. Senior Notes 21/10/2019
Munster Juvenile Even Age, U23 & Novice Cross-Country Championships
This year’s championships were held in Limerick Racecourse on Sunday.
U16 Girls
Maria Campbell, Sarah Hosey, Laura Southern, Sarah Dillon, and Sarah Butler competed, finishing 5th in the club category.
Novice Women
Sinéad McDermott and Karen Raine competed, and were part of the county team who finished 3rd.
Novice Men
Dooneen were represented by Joe O’Brien in the Novice Men’s race.
Congratulations and well done to everybody!
Spar Autumn Open International Cross-Country Festival
This event took place in the National Sports Campus in Abbotstown on Sunday.
Well done to Eoghan Beary, who competed in the Senior Men’s race.
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NOTICE – COUNTY INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Nenagh Olympic Stadium – Sunday, November 3rd starting at 10am
Please note all registered athletes are expected to take part. Please ensure that you pay entry fees, club membership and that you have a singlet (Can be purchased on Monday evenings inside in the hall from Brenda/Elaine)
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Dr Catherine Norton is a registered dietitian (BSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics) accredited high performance sports and exercise nutritionist (INDI SENG, BDA, SENr), Level 1 Anthropometrist (ISAK) with almost 20 years’ experience in nutrition service provision across health care, the pharmaceutical industry, professional sport, teaching and research (PhD Nut, UL; MA Teaching, Learning UL).
She has extensive research experience in food for health and human performance with particular interest in optimising training adaptations and performance with optimised nutrient support (quantity, quality, distribution and timing relative to a training stimulus). She is also investigating technologies for dietary data collection and assessment, with a particular focus on athletic and active populations.
Catherine returned to the Physical Education & Sport Sciences Department at UL in 2016 and holds the first national appointment in Sport & Exercise Nutrition. She has previously worked with Munster Rugby, intercountry hurling and football teams, Swim Ireland, Irish Amateur Boxing Association and many other disciplines via her consultancy in the Sport Ireland Institute.
Dr Norton gave a talk to the club this week. The slides from the talk can be found at this page.
A downloadable PDF of the presentation can also be found here.
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Munster Evenage/Novice Crosscountry
This Sunday morning will see the Munster Evenage and Novice crosscountry races in Limerick, at the Racecourse. A map of the course is shown below. Please note that all cars and vehicles will have to park at the car parks, none will be allowed down to the yard or near the course. All athletes must congregate in the yard shown on the map before their race, and no one will be allowed onto the course before the race due to the course conditions from recent rainfall.
Dooneen A.C. Senior Notes 14/10/2019
Limerick Novice & Masters Cross-Country Championships
This year’s County Juvenile Uneven Age, Novice & Masters Championships were hosted by An Brú A.C. and Kilmallock A.C. in Bulgaden on Sunday.
U17 Girls
Sarah Dillon, Sarah Butler, and Meabh Keogh finished 1st, 2nd, and 3rd respectively.
U19 Boys
Kevin O’Grady and Andrew McMahon finished 1st and 2nd respectively.
Women
Karen Raine and Louise Matthews finished 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Novice category.
There was a Dooneen 1-2-3 in the Masters category, with Rosemary Ryan winning the title, followed by Tracey Johnson in 2nd, and Liz Hussey in 3rd. Next home for Dooneen was Karen Raine, followed by Louise Matthews, Verena Tarpey, and Marie Keane. Tracey Johnson won the O35 category, Rosemary Ryan won the O40 category with Liz Hussey 2nd and Karen Raine 3rd, and Louise Matthews finished 2nd in the O45 category with Verena Tarpey 3rd. The club won team gold in both the 035 and O45 categories.
Men
Thomas Klimas finished 3rd in the Novice category, followed by Joe O’Brien, Niall Harris, and John Shier, with the team winning gold.
In the Masters category, Thomas Klimas was first home from the club, followed by Joe O’Brien, Dermot Kearns, Niall Harris, and John Shier. Joe O’Brien won the O35 category with Niall Harris 3rd, Dermot Kearns won the O45 category, and John Shier won the O50 category. Dooneen won team gold.
Congratulations and well done to everybody!
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Instructions for XC Sunday
Kilmallock is the venue for the County Cross Country finals on Sunday.
Directions – the Cross Country Course is located in a field in Bulgaden, just outside Kilmallock. The eircode for the venue is V35YW50. When you are approaching Kilmallock from the Bruff side, you will come to the outskirts of the town – there is a garage on the right hand side. Take a left here, another left shortly afterwards and then follow the eircode to the required destination a couple of miles up the road.
Parking – parking in in Bulgaden Castle, a local hotel, restaurant which is situated only 30 metres. The owners are opening up their facilities to allow for changing and toilets. It will also be open for refreshments afterwards
A TALK on SPORT and Exercise Nutrition by Dr Catherine Norton
Dooneen Presents A TALK ON SPORT AND EXERCISE NUTRITION
by Dr Catherine Norton, PhD, RD, RSEN, for members.
Date: Wednesday 16th October 2019 at 7pm
Venue: St Pauls National School, Dooradoyle.
Eircode: V94 Y62V
The talk would be suited to all athletes from U12 upwards, junior, senior and masters, plus parents of athletes of any age.
All are invited to attend next Wednesday at St Paul’s. This is a very
important topic as we have seen improper nutrition and hydration affect
athletes in recent years, especially in early morning sessions and
competitions.
Dr Catherine Norton is a registered dietitian (BSc Human Nutrition & Dietetics) accredited high performance sports and exercise nutritionist (INDI SENG, BDA, SENr), Level 1 Anthropometrist (ISAK) with almost 20 years’ experience in nutrition service provision across health care, the pharmaceutical industry, professional sport, teaching and research (PhD Nut, UL; MA Teaching, Learning UL).
She has extensive research experience in food for health and human performance with particular interest in optimising training adaptations and performance with optimised nutrient support (quantity, quality, distribution and timing relative to a training stimulus). She is also investigating technologies for dietary data collection and assessment, with a particular focus on athletic and active populations.
Catherine returned to the Physical Education & Sport Sciences Department at UL in 2016 and holds the first national appointment in Sport & Exercise Nutrition. She has previously worked with Munster Rugby, intercountry hurling and football teams, Swim Ireland, Irish Amateur Boxing Association and many other disciplines via her consultancy in the Sport Ireland Institute.
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