sligo sport

NOVEMBER 2015, ISSUE 2, VOLUME 1

Dublin Marathon2015 Roundup

KICK Boxing Clever with Des Leonard

Pole & Aerial Dancingwith Jayne Lynna

EAMONMCANDREW

Sligo All Stars In Action

Health Benefits of Cycling& Injury Prevention

Running Cycling Hill Walking Kayaking Basketball Archery Mountain Biking Equine Events Boxing Hiking Rallying Karate Surfing Fishing Shooting Handball Sailing Workouts Tennis Horse Racing Canine Agility and much more!

CSSC SwimmersScoop Medals Galore

From His First Try A Tri Triathlon ToPutting Himself Among The Worlds BestAt Ironman In 6 years!

Sligo man bringshome silver medal

from World CupSean McGowan Hits Bullseye in Turkey

Retains Title inBenidorm

Karate Kid Liam Codd

Sligo Harriers Hunt

Retains Title inBenidorm

Karate Kid Liam CoddRetains Title in

Benidorm

Karate Kid Liam Codd

From His First Try A Tri Triathlon ToPutting Himself Among The Worlds BestAt Ironman In 6 years!

Ladies Try a Tri a Huge Success

CSSC SwimmersScoop Medals Galore

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NOVEMBER

EAMON MCANDREWBring yourself back 7 years ago, do youremember what you were doing on ageneral basis day to day? EamonMcAndrew does, his lifestyle had himsmoking 20 cigarettes a day and tippingthe scales in and around 14 stone.Fast forward to today and Eamon tips thescales at approx. 11 stone, no cigarette insight and a few weeks ago he finished theBarcelona Ironman in a qualifying spot forthe World championships in Kona Hawaii.

ENTERTAINING & COMPETITIVE2 Months to Astro League

LADIES TRY A TRI 2015

SLIGO MAN BRINGS HOME SILVER MEDALFROM WORLD CUP

HIGH NELLIE, TANDEM, HYBRID OR RACERThe Health Benefits of Cycling andPrevention of Injury

SLIGO POLE & AERIAL DANCING WITHJAYNE LYNNA

SLIGO HARRIERS BELTRA & BALLINTOGHER

CONNACHT MOTOR CLUBAutocross at Lagan Quarries

KICK BOXING CLEVER WITH DES LEONARD

CSSC SWIMMERS SCOOP MEDALS GALORE

BOOK REVIRWThe GAA & Revolution in Ireland 19131923

LETTING THINKING FLOW TO GET THE MOSTFROM YOUR GAME

SLIGO ALL-STARS BASKETBALL CLUB ANDSLIGO GAA U12 UNITE IN UNIQUE PILOTPROJECT

NO LIMITS: GET ACTIVE

DUBLIN MARATHON 2015 ROUNDUPWORLD MENTAL HEALTH WEEK 2015

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contentsYour critical guide to sportsand leisure activities in Sligo

Welcome to this months edition of Sligo Sport. This isSligos first dedicated sports paper and from here on itwill be published monthly and will be available in mostoutlets throughout the county on the first week of eachmonth.

Sligo Sport plans to provide a monthly results service for mostof the sports taking place in Sligo. With numerous sports andleisure associations catering for the sporting needs of Sligo'sgrowing population, Sligo Sport will give these clubscoverage.

It will have regular coverage of cycling, surfing, fishing,autocross, rallying, road races, gymnastics and endurancesports. It will offer similar coverage to basketball, tennis,rowing, boxing, equine events, golf,pitch and putt and muchmuch more. If you are or know someone who is a member ofa local club be sure to get them to contact us with all theirlatest news.

This month we talk to Eamon McAndrew whos lifestyleseven years ago had him smoking 20 cigarettes a day andtipping the scales in and around 14 stone.

Fast forward to today and Eamon tips the scales at approx.11 stone, no cigarette in sight and a few weeks ago hefinished the Barcelona Ironman in a qualifying spot for theWorld championships in Kona Hawaii. Mark Foley chats to himinside.

Kickboxing is alive and, well - kicking in Sligo. With adecorated club based in Collooney that has producedathletes who have not only competed, but triumphed on theworlds stage, its an amateur sports association that ispunching well within its weight. Eamon O Neil caught up withcoach Des Leonard from the Collooney Kickboxing Club.

Seattle-born Jayne Lynna runs Sligo Pole & Aerial, classes inpole dancing and aerial silks, set up last year as the first trainingof its kind available in Sligo. Here, she talks to Kate Winter aboutthe fitness side of a dance form which has for too long had anot-so-positive reputation.

With the huge increase in cyclists in Sligo over the last threeyears, partly due to the Bike to Work initiative there has neverbeen a better opportunity to get back on your bike and startcycling with expert advise from locally trained coaches. ShirleyFoley advises how we can avoid injuries and the health bene-fits of cycling

This along with lots more makes Sligo Sport one you cannotmiss.

Seamus Casey - Editor

We would love if your club could submit pictures and reportson what is happening in your organisation on a regular basisand we will be sure to include it. It is important that we get asmuch involvement from clubs such as yours from the get goso any info you have please send it to [email protected] feel free to contact me on 085 2498067.

The Coney Island Challenge took place on Saturday 17 October. All competitors started from Sligo Rugby Club in Strandhill. Numbers were great for this years runand by all accounts all who took part enjoyed it!! They were blessed with fabulous weather, fabulous scenery and fabulous competitors. Roll on next year

CONEY ISLAND CHALLENGE RACE

EJ Menswear was proud to sponsor 21-year-old black belt Liam Codd fromBallygawley, Co.Sligo. Liam wasdefending his title this week in Benidorm,Spain in the World Championship for Karate.

Liam was fighting semi contact in the 80kgcategory and has been with WTKA Ireland forthe last 12 years. The defence of his titlebegan with Liam fighting Thursday, Friday andSaturday with the aim of reaching the final onSunday.

Liam faced tough competition over the fourdays with opponents stepping up from Brazil,Spain, and Portugal and further afield. Nomatch for the man from Ballygawley, Liamsucceeded in winning 4 gold medals and 1silver.

Congratulations Liam from all the team at Ejmenswear.

EJ Menswear Sponsors Karate Kid!

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North WestPhysiotherapy

Chartered PhysiotherapistsShirley Foley MISCP

Mary Mulvany MISCPRay Finan MISCP

Upper Pearse Road, Sligo Tel: 071-9162334 /9171912Email: [email protected]

www.northwestphysiotherapy.comNorth West Physiotherapy Sligo

Clinic Times: Monday to Friday 9am to 8pm

Sports and Exercise Medicine Clinic Assess Diagnose Treat Rehab

Sports Injuries Back and Neck Pain Orthopaedics Manual Therapy Trigger point dry needling Flexibility Assessments Orthotics

A Golf Classic in support of Rose Cawley's bid tobecome Sligo GAA World's Greatest Supporter aid ofthe Sligo GAA Players Development Fund will beheld in Tubbercurry Golf Club onSaturday 14th November.

Tee off times available from 8.00 a.m. Teams of4.Entry fee 100. First prize Four ball in the K Club. For more information contact Niall Murphy0876633082 Daniel Maye 0871276885 Keelan Cawley0871120212

Golf Classic in aid of Sligo GAAPlayers World's Greatest SligoGAA Supporter Fundraiser

Irelands U15 International Development Squads forthe 2015-2016 Season have been announced.34 girls and 34 boys were chosen from a processwhich began at Post-Primary Schools Inter-Regionalsand included open trials before a final trial session inGormanstown College, Co Meath last Saturday.Congratulations to Luke Sherlock & Paul Frain onmaking the U15 Squad. This programme will beunder the guidance of renowned American coachPat Price. Fantastic achievement and addedincentive if any was needed to work even harder tomake the final 12. Best of luck lads.

Ireland U15 Basketball Development Squads

The Annual Prize Giving Dinner will take place in theclub house, on the 21st November at 8pm. Ticketsare available from any committee member.

Sligo Yacht Club Annual Prizegiving Dinner

Sligo Rovers can confirm that the Rally AroundRovers fans meeting will take place on Tuesday 17November in the Clarion Hotel.The meeting, which was promised as part of the

supporter-led fundraising drive which raised76,000, will take a look at the future plans for SligoRovers and reflect on the current year.All 680 members of Rally Around Rovers will be

entitled to attend the meeting. The meeting wasinitally planned for this weekbut due to membersbeing involved in theprocess to appoint anew manager, ithas beendeferred for 17November. Members of the

six-supportersthat headed RARand the clubsmanagementcommittee willattend. It will begin at8pm.

Rally meeting confirmed

CONNACHT CROSSCOUNTRYLEAGUE

Connacht Badminton JuniorOpen (Grade A) 2015

LONDON MARATHON 2016

Andrea Horgan, Mary Gilmartin, Alison OSullivanand Linda Lally

The North Sligo mens team Ray Gillen,JimmyCurrid, Niall Hoey and Peter Duignan

North Sligo Athletic Club was wellrepresented in the 1st leg ofConnacht senior crosscountryleague in Leitrim Village.We had two teams a womensand mens team, the mensteam finished in 1st position with

36 pts and the womans finished2nd with 31 pts.Niall Hoey led the mens teamhome with a fine performanceto finish 2nd,Ray Gillen finished10th,Jimmy Currid finished 11thand Peter Duignan finished

13th.The womens team wereled home by Linda Lally with avery good performance to finish3rd,Andrea Horgan finished in7th position,Mary Gilmartinfinished 9th and Alison OSullivantaking 12th spot.

From Concern Worldwide

Just to let you know that weare discounting LondonMarathon entries for allmembers of Sligo AC.On the 24th April 2016 you cantake part in one of the worldsgreatest sporting events. TheLondon marathon takes in manyof Londons famous landmarks,including the Tower of London,Big Ben and BuckinghamPalace: Deposit: To register werequire a deposit of 300,however if you or any of yourmembers quote the name of

your running club, we will reducetheir deposit to 200. Fundraising: We ask each personto raise a minimum of 2250. Group Discount: If 5 or morerunners sign up, we will reducethe fundraising target to 2000ppYour fundraising covers the costof the following tour package: Return Flights 2 nights B&B based ontwin/double sharing Guaranteed Race Entry Private Coach Transfer to RaceStart from the hotel. (Runnersonly)

Services of your Sports TravelGuides; The security of a fully licensedand bonded travel agency. Travel Insurance With 12.2million people in need ofhumanitarian assistance, all ofthe funds raised from thischallenge will support ConcernsSyria Crisis Appeal.If you require more information,please drop me an email or giveme a call on 01 417 8028 [email protected] are filling up quickly,register NOW to avoiddisappointment!

The Connacht Junior open takesplace in Summerhill College onthe 28th and 29th of November.Theonline entry closes on 20th Novem-berThis competition may be reducedto a one day event depending onthe number of entries received.Notice of this will be given in duecourse. For full details contact PaulDolan on [email protected] Well done to the U18 Girls who played in their first blitz of the

season this month


Advanced Dental Aesthetics 28/29 Castle Street, Sligo F91 E820 Tel: 087-4558741 www.adadentallab.ie [email protected]

SPORT GUARDS, BITE GUARDS& BLEACHING TRAYS

ADA provides a range of sports and mouth guards and other retainers withour easy to use self impression kits.

Mouth guards, which are now mandatory for GAA players, can be bought over the counter but these arenot recommended by dentists or us at ADA dental laboratory due to their insufficient protection. Proper

sports guards are custom made to the dental impression taken from the player and guarantee a secure fit.

26th Oct 2015North/South1st. A.McGill & M.Jennings 2nd. A.Flanagan & P.Neiland 3rd. K.Keane & T.Godsell

East/West1st. H.Demmel & G.McCafferty2nd. H.Gillen & J.Noonan3rd. M.Dufficy & O.Williams

19th Oct 2015North/South 1st. M.Mc Gowan & B.Johnson 2nd. H.& S.Gillen3rd. O.Bourne & M.Burgess4th. K.Keane& T.Godsell

East/West1st. P.Kilcawley & G.McCafferty2nd. A.Pugh & A.Mullen3rd. T.& A.Daly4th. M.Heraughty & C.Johnson

12th.Oct 2015North/South1st. S.Gillen & C.Gill 2nd. P.OHara & A.McGill3rd. P.Kilcawley & G.McCafferty4th. M.Kennedy & N.Faul

East/West1st. T. & A. Daly2nd. J.Hargadon & H.Demmel3rd. O.Williams & E.Canning4th. C.Lappin & L.Walsh

5th Oct 2015North/South1. M.Dufficy & G.Hynes 2nd. P.OHara & A.McGill 3rd. M.Heraughty & C.Johnson 4th. P.Keyes & O.Bodeker

East/West1st. U.Gleeson & M.Brennan2nd. J.Hargadon & H.Demmel3rd. S.OHara & M.Jennings4th L.Carty & M.Conlon

October SligoBridge Club Results

The next Carrowmore Have A Go sessionwill be on Sunday November 22nd. In justone hour we will teach you the basic skillsrequired to shoot a bow and arrow.Sessions are at 1130 and 1.00, 15 adult,10 child (9-18). Contact David on0834004130 to book a slot. If you havebeen to a session recently and enjoyed it,be sure to tell your friends

Carrowmore Archers

The new walking year started on1st. November 2015 and if youhave not re-enrolled yet, youwill need to do so. All walkers whoneed to fill outeither membership ordisclaimer forms are requested toarrive at 9.45 am at meeting point,to avoid holding up the departure.SligoWalking Club was formedin2009 by a group of local peoplewho were eager to do2-3 hourwalks in the wonderful localcountryside, without over-taxingthemselves, while enjoying thecompany of other like-mindedpeople.We do coastal, woodlands and hillwalksat areasonablyleisurely pacein Sligo andthe surroundingareas,all the year round. We walk on the 2nd, 3rd. and 4th

Saturday of each month,leavingfrom the car park of theInstitute of Technology, Sligo at10.00 a.m.We also walk everyTuesday,leavingfrom the car parkof the Carraroe Retail Park (Currysend)at 10.00 a.m.To facilitate parking, we pool ourcars where possible. The walks onthe 3rd Saturday of the montharechallenging, longer and tougherthan our other walks, usually in thehills: however, we still maintain areasonably leisurely pace!One of the features of our activitieswhich has proven most popularwith our members has been theoccasional walking weekendaway.

We do enjoy socialising! Contact usat [email protected]

Sligo Walking Club new season

AIT Baseline Indoor Track & Field MeetingAIT Athletics invites entries for the3rd annual AIT Baseline IndoorT&F Meet from athleteslooking to lay down a marker for thecoming indoor season.

Similar to previous years, this will bea low-key event where athletes willhave the opportunity to test

themselves in several non-standardevents on the state-of the-art AthloneIT International Arena track.

While many athletes may not yetfeel fully race-fit, the programmecomprises of several events oftenused in training to assess fitness, or laydown a base-line. So get down to AITon Wednesday 16th December tolay down your base-line and kick offyour indoor season.

NB - as this is presented as a time-trial event, rather than a formalcompetition, seeding andassociated lane draws are notguaranteed in any track event. Alltrack events will run as heats only.

Categories of competition includeOpen Men and Open Women only

(Juniors, Seniors & Masters are allwelcome to compete).

Entries must be made on-line byclose of business on Monday 14thDecember. Entries are now open athttps://events.athleticsireland.ie/ps/event/listings. Cost is 5 per eventpayable on-line. Athletes must beeligible for senior competition as perAAI rules. First event 7pm. List ofevents below in likely running order -actual timetable to be finalised uponclose of entries.

Events: Open Male & OpenFemale 60m, 300m, 3000m, 600m,150m, LJ, SP, HJ. (NB 2 x 200m relaywill be added if sufficient interest -please email [email protected] indicate interest in 2x200m)

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Markree Riding Stables join the SligoHarriers on hunt

Easkey/St.Farnan's U16 Connacht Hurling Champions

A honourable mention in fishing Ireland magazine toa local Sligo Company. Speaking of quality and awards, this weeks Catchof the Week goes to an unusual catch. SkipperDaryl Ewing of Sligo Boat Charters went out of hisway to make sure he had a satisfied customer.During the charity event to raise money for the RNLI,angler Kieran McGowan accidentally dropped hismuch loved rod and reel overboard into the deepblue sea. Daryl later organised a diver to go backout to retrieve the rod and gave it back to Kieranthe following day. A lovely gesture and a veryhappy customer.

Catch of the week

A great turnout in the Sligo Park for the Innisfree Wheelers Cycling Club Celebration Dinner. It was greatto have two Champions in attendance, Stephen Roche and Mark Scanlon. It looked like all the tableswere filled and a good night was had by all!

Innisfree Wheelers Cycling Club 10thAnniversary Celebration Dinner

Members of the Ladies Cyclling Club with Stephen Roche


By Mark Foley

Bring yourself back 7 yearsago, do you rememberwhat you were doing ona general basis day to day?Eamon McAndrew does, hislifestyle had him smoking 20cigarettes a day and tippingthe scales in and around 14stone.

Fast forward to today andEamon tips the scales atapprox. 11 stone, no cigarettein sight and a few weeks agohe finished the BarcelonaIronman in a qualifying spot forthe World championships inKona Hawaii. OperationTransformation doesnt comeclose, the word inspiring comes

to mind, but thats all I knewabout Mousey McAndrew,that and he knows how to trainhard!

Meeting Eamon I was curiousto find out what made him tick,what motivated him, from thereputation he had earned hewas clearly a leader, anathlete that his fellow triathletesin Sligo triathlon club looked upto him as well as hiscompetitors. In a very shorttime this Ballina native hasgone from doing a try a Tritriathlon to putting himselfamong the worlds best atIronman, in 6 years?!

As a young fella Eamonplayed rugby, some Gaelicfootball and a bit of athletics,

collage brought him to Sligowhere he has stayed, marriedto Clodagh and the proudfather of 4 year old twins Noahand Emma, as he says himself I stopped sport at 25 and tookit up again at 34

A bet at a wedding is whatre-ignited McAndrews interest,a few weeks before theWarriors run, he told his friendwho had been training for 3months he would beat him, thebet was placed, and others atthe table also backedmousey, with just two trainingruns behind him McAndrewfinished 3 minutes ahead of hisfriend, taking the bet and theassociated bragging rights.

The Fire had been lit!

A couple of months laterMousey took part in his firsttriathlon a Try a Tri event, I bitand crawled my way throughthat 250m swim, at that stageof Triathlon an Ironman seemslike an Everest McAndrewhad re started his aerobictraining and began his first yearin triathlon, nothing major wasachieved just completing andgetting around, but the signswere there, the results weregood and the weight beganto drop, about a stone ayear and the aerobic enginestarted to become moreefficient. A significant showingof potential and promise wasat the 2012 Dublin marathon,at 12 and a half stone, Eamonfinished in 3 hours 15 mins, atime many a seasoned athletewould give their right arm for.

It was his third year intriathlon that Mousey started toget some traction. I started towin races, my biking hadimproved it had taken 3 yearsfor me to get that level up 3rdspot in the National duathlonchampionships 2011 was agood days work.

McAndrew praises the sportTriathlon for its clever structuringof race distances and the agecategories, it allows people towork their way up and alwayssomething to aim for andcompete for.Ironman 3.8km Swim, 180kmCycle, 42km runHalf Ironman 1.9km Swim,90km Cycle, 21km RunOlympic Distance 1500mSwim, 40km Cycle, 10km RunSprint Distance 750m Swim,20km Cycle, 5km Run

There is a mind-set thatcomes with McAndrew to hissport, the training involved andhis approach to racing andcompeting. At the beginningof a triathlon there may be 200people lined up for the swim,all in wetsuits, I will look at themall and say Im going to beatyou all, thats the mind-set. I goout to try and win it every time,whether I do or not, I go out totry and win it every time.Another example of thewinning attitude is earlier thisyear while training for theironman, Eamon needed toattend a funeral at 11am, atraining session on the bike alsoneeded to be done. 4.30amwake up call, on the bike at5am and finished just after10am, what has to be donehas to be done. Clearly adriven man, McAndrewexplains the commitment hegives his training, andcommitting 100% to thestructured training routines hereceived from his coachesColm Casey and Ross McLynn.As soon as I started adheringto the training programs Colmgave me, within months myperformances startedimproving, my swimming is theweakest, I am strong on thebike and a good runner, thestructured training is essential. Irace its all or nothing, I race tocompete I pose the questionto Eamon, that mind-set, thatwinners mind-set, where doesthat come from? I am notentirely sure he says, they callit the chip, a chip in the head,it switches on, you got to bechipped!

EAMON MCANDREW

I also suggest to Eamon thatin a relatively short period hehas become a figure withinthe sport and within SligoTriathlon club that is looked upto, a leader possibly? Acaptain so to speak? I refer toa picture taken before atriathlon in Rosses Point wherehe is giving a pep talk to agroup of Sligo triathletes, its ascene similar to a captainspeaking to his players beforean All-Ireland final in CrokePark, and how does he relateto that role? firstly I am acoach within the triathlon cluband I like to give back,coaching is about engagingwith people and pitchingthem at the right level,content is important but nogood if you cant get it across,I feel I do that well, that grouppicture, I remember it well, theclub was in the running for thenational series, men andwomen and I pulled them allin and got them riled up! didit make a difference? Yea Isay it did, people feed off thatit has to benefit, I remembersaying to the female team, -youre going to race todaylike you stole a bra fromPennys! Mousey continueswinning races and leadingraces, its some feeling, andwinning races from behind

thats even betterMotivationSpeaking to Eamon and

feeding off his enthusiasm andnearly feeling his burningdesire to go out and competeand tear up the road or wateris inspiring but how does hekeep it going in such a toughsport, does the motivationever fade? He explains, youtrain for your event specifically,if its ironman youre going for,then its long hours and notdoing loads of Sprints orOlympic distance events,pacing is important, nutrition iseven more important, youdont drive the car to Dublinon just enough petrol to getyou half way, but in triathlonpeople tend to do that onrace day, they forget nutritionhe explains how he got helpfrom Good for You and theirnutritionist Michelle who heexplained pulled his diet inorder and he learned to stayon top of his nutrition duringtraining, pre-event and duringhis event.

His performance inBarcelona he puts down togood coaching from FlowCoaching, Colm Casey andRoss McLynn, Help from ChainDriven Cycles and also thegroup that trained togetherwe made Ironman a team

sport, we are a unique bunch,but we are rivals as well asfriends, in Barcelona, 2700people started but strip thataway I was only thinking of the5 Sligo lads and they were thesame, I knew Gary Higgins wascoming for me in the run, Rosshad to be caught, andRutherford was a steam trainon the bike. Eamon wrote ablog post-race and its verymodest and one who seemedvery grateful after a superbperformance and a massivecommitment in training. I hada super race, but till I break 3hours for the marathon in anironman I wont be happy, Inow have it figured out how tobreak 3 hours for themarathon.McAndrews five tips foranyone looking to do well intriathlon1 Broadcast it put yourtraining plan up on the fridge2- Set a goal, and sub goals3- Work on your weakestdiscipline4- Dont buy expensiveequipment to go faster looseweight first5- Commit to it, - use a groupsimilar to your level.

Eamon finished the BarcelonaIronman in 8 hours 44 minutesInspiring.


My Journey to Ironman BarcelonaWhat a day..what a week! Ironman Barcelona this year withall my training buddies and we had a ball in Spain. Havingdone Mallorca the previous year I knew what to expectand I was very relaxed. My training this year had goneperfectly. I raced a half-ironman in Meath in early June - amonth after my Mum passed away and I was definitely notready to race. I remember wishing for a puncture on thebike after 50km and eventually pulling out after 10km onthe run. Previous to this I was chasing glory in the duathlonsbut at 12 stone and a nick- name of tommy two pints Iwas never at the races.After Meath I started to commit to the cause as I could see Ihad a mountain to climb. Colm and Ross rolled out the 20week plan to Ironman Barcelona. I got a solid block oftraining done up until our two week holiday in Lake Gardain Italy at the end of July. I had only managed to drop apound or two at this stage. I have a very understandingwife and when we go on holidays my training window isearly morning till lunch. So I biked long and steady prettymuch every day for the two weeks. Some days I brickedswim/bike and I would run in the evenings. All in all, Iprobably trained 50 hours plus in the two weeks. I love Italy,for me,its a training Mecca.So my bike and run were starting to come on line, howevermy swimming was way off. I raced the Caroline Carney inearly August. My swim was well off as I was the last of ourcrew out of the water. However that day I had a massivebike. I held 295 watts for the 41km,( something that I hadnever done before in a triathlon). I was so focused on mybike that day that I forgot to eat. As a result of the very highintensity on the bike I blew my run, posting a 38min when Iexpected a 36min. I was very pleased though, because thiswas a means to an end.Continued over the page...

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Fitness is an addiction - themore you get, the more youwant. It was starting to cometo me. My weight was nowdown to just over 11 stone. Itrained hard for the nextthree weeks with my teammates. We followed the planreligiously. When you arefollowing a plan it makes youfeel guilty if you miss asession. My swimming was stilloff but they were somepositives. I was now swimmingconsistently 3 times a week.The Lost Sheep-(two words-Super Race)I thought I had swam wellhowever I came out twominutes down on the lads,which meant I was still off.That day my bike washumming, I held 260 wattsacross the Kerry mountains. Iremember getting off thebike and saying to myselfRun to Bust- so I did. I triedto blow the system butbecause I had now beentraining long, the body wouldnot stop giving. I ran 6.08 permile for the 13 miles up anddown hills. I finished 6th thatday, behind the top racers inthe country. Again the racewas a means to an end.Coach Casey pulled measide and told me a fewhome truths. My bike and runwere on a par with the bestof them but my swimmingwas shocking. He told me

Ironman Barcelona was allabout the swim for me. If Iswam badly, I would chasethe race and an ironman isall about pacing not chasing.So I started to swim five timesa week. I swam twice on aMonday,(morning 3km andevenings 3km), and a further10km over three moresessions. Suddenly I was notat the back of the swimgroup any more, I washolding and pushing thepace. I also changed my wetsuit to a Zone 3 Aspire andthis gave me a boost in theopen water.

Time to Race IronmanBarcelonaRace:Ironman BarcelonaWeight: 10st 8pound-raceweightBike: Bottecchia Choroton-just serviced and Sponsoredby Chain Driven CyclesForm: The stars werealigning(confident)Coaches: Colm and Ross-(Flow Coaching-Planexecuted)Swim -3.8km-0.59I planned to swim on Rossstoes but it was every man forhimself at the start. The rollingstart was great as it allowedpeople to find space and abit of rhythm. The sea waslumpy which suited me as Ihave a fast short stroke. I feltrelaxed on the swim and did

loads of sighting- I also got alot of draft. People who haddone a previous ironman andthat had finished in the top10% got gold hats andeveryone else got yellowones. I decided to draft onlyoff gold hats. Normally I swimslightly long due to poorsighting. This time I swamstraight. I asked the guy atthe swim exit for the time andhe said 58min. I knew fromthat moment that I was righton it. I had a predicted timeof 1.02. I also did not feel anyfatigue from the swim. Iwould have done it again..Bike 180km-4.38My plan was to bike slightlybelow my target watts for thefirst hour. However, when I goton the bike I felt invincible. Ipassed Kev at 1km and saidhello. He nearly crashed hisbike when he saw me.Mouse, What the *%@#? Ibiked hard, above mypredicted watts for the first1.30, and at one of theturnarounds I could see I wasin the second pace line. I wasin a pace line with aboutthirty riders who were allstrong and committed riders.Riders settled in, allowed the10m draft rule and rode hard.In this group people knewwhat they were at and howto race an ironman bike. Wehad a draft marshal on us forI would say 90% of the race. Ieat like a horse on the bike. Ihad 7 bars and 7 gels and 4.5litres of ISO. I also had twopees (without stopping ofcourse!). I felt good on thebike. The conditions set up forsuper fast splits.Run 42.5km-3.07I was relishing the run. I haddone a run test three weeksprevious and ran 8.45 for 3km so I was looking to goclose to 3 hours anddreamed of the holy grail ofbreaking it. This is where Imade my only mistake in therace. In T2 I switched on mygarmin for the first time and itwentlooking for new satellites.I could not get an accuratepace until about 7 km on therun. I felt I was running a bitfast but when you come offthe bike your legs feel light forthe first half hour. When thepace came through it wasreading 5.55 per mile pace(3.45km/h). I had just run 5 kmin 19 minutes which should

have taken 22.30. At 20km Ilost a gear and I droppedfrom 6.45 to 7.00 pace. I heldfor a finish average of 7.04 fora time of 3.07.30. The initialsurge at the start of the runhad cost me dearly.I finished 4th in my agegroup- 1st, 2nd and 3rd werewithin 40 seconds in front me.The old Irish record which wasnever on the cards was 4minutes away. Oh dare todream.The record wasbroken by Brain McCrystal onSunday and now stands at8.41. Congratulations to Brianon this achievement.So, I am delighted with myresult- I qualified for Kona,smashed 9 hours and got torace shoulder to shoulderwith my team mates of whomI am very proud. I raced 2500people,more importantly Iraced 9 people from Sligo. Ichased Kev,Ross and Colmon the swim. I chased Ross on

the bike. I chased andpassed Ross on the run whilerunning for my life from Gary.What a bunch of aerobicanimals. My friends at Sligo Tri Sligo Tri - Till you Die!Thank you to everyone whohelped me along the way.My wife and kids, friends andfamily. My coaches Colmand Ross (it appears we nowhave the secret to Ironmansuccess under lock and key inSligo). Stephen in ChainDriven Cycles for all mynutrition and bike tech. Andfinally - to my team mateswho made training soenjoyable and competitive.What a year we have had, Itrained all year with a smile.The lads made me chasethem all year, right until thefinal in Barcelona. You see inSligo Ironman is a team sport.I may have to change myname to Mighty Mouse(Modest, as always)

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SLIGO ASTRO LEAGUES This weeks result in The KevinEgan Cars, Sligo Premier Divi-sion - Puddle View Celtic FC 0 -1 Corky's FC Corky's on the Quay got back towinning ways tonight with a hardfought victory against Schillaci'snew look thanks to a 1st half strikefrom Trevor Henry.Puddleviewstarted the stronger of the teamsand were unlucky not to goahead when Conor Lynch brokedown the right and slide in KevinEgan who seen his shot saved atthe foot of the post by StephenO'Hara in the Corkys net. Puddle-view created chance afterchance but time and time againcould not find their way past theexperienced Corkys rear-guardwith O'Hara blocking 90% of theefforts.Corkys were now gettingmore and more into the game

and broke away with a counterattack of their own with StuartRutherford breaking the offsidetrap and squaring the ball to TrevorHenry on the edge of the box tofire home into the roof of the net 0-1.Halftime came and went withboth manager's keeping faith withtheir starting 11 and the 2nd halfalso started much like the 1st withPuddleview having all the posses-sion but could not beat O'Hara inthe Corkys nets who was putting ina man of the match performancesaving shots from Scanlon, Lynch,Egan and 2 outstanding savesfrom Cawley and a one on oneduel with Danny Andrews whohad Egan square at the back postfor a tap in.Corkys are now 2nd inthe table and close the gap at thetop to 1 point behind Foleys whohave no fixture this week.

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The Sligo All Stars under 20s played againstKCYMS, Kerry on October 17th in theBasket-ball Ireland Hula Hoops U20 Mens National Cup, in the Mercy. It was a hardfoughtmatchwith the All Stars tailing for most of game. However the lads pulled off a great come backin the forth quarter with the All Stars turning around KCYMS15 point lead to win by 2points, Sligo All Stars 65 V 63 KCYMS.

Next round VsTITANS Basketball Club, Galwayon 14/15 on November.

Sligo All-Stars Scorers:Tobi Brockmann 15Philip Hamilton 14Oisin OReilly 10Mark Chambers 10Julian Jarmolowicz 6Lee Sherlock 4Sean Snee 3Luke McLoughlin 2

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The fifth annual womensinitiative took place onSunday Oct 18th, in nearperfect conditions at SligoSport Complex andCleveragh Park. The womenput in some hard trainingover 6 weeks guided by SligoTriathlon Clubs coachingteam. The initiative is possibledue to funding that isprovided by Sligo Sports andRecreation Partnership underWomen in Sport.The event kicked off at 11amwith the first wave of lessexperienced and verynervous swimmers undertook10 lengths. All women wereout of the pool in under14minutes and made theirway to the transition area tocommence their cycle. Wavetwo set off in the pool at11:25, where faster swimmersdemonstrated someexcellent skills in the waterwith the fastest time of 5:39for Shelly Brady and AlannahWatters following closelybehind her in 5:44. Wave twocompleted their 10 lengths inunder 10minutes and made

their way to their bikes. Thebike course consisted of 5laps (10km) along CleveraghPark. Elaine Garrett postedthe fastest bike split of theday in a time of 21:02followed closely by BridgetSherlock in 21:44.Unfortunately AlannahWatters came off her bikeand lost her strong position inthe pack after her swim. Therun consisted of an almost4km route that took thecompetitors to the back ofDoorly Park along the river,and finishing at the top of thelong hill opposite the SportsComplex. Shelly Brady postedthe fasted run time of 21:59,with Bridget Sherlock 22:39and Mary Shanley 22:40. Bridget Sherlock managed tohold onto first position. It wasvery close for Emily Maddenin less than a second afterand third place went toSarah Mc Daid two secondsafter. It was an exciting finishand an emotional day for allof the competitors. KateHawney, Sligo Triathlon ClubsWomens Officer reports all

the ladies are winners in myeyes. The coaches and Iobserved the personalchallenges that these womenfaced and took on over the

past 6 weeks. The miraclewas not that they finished butrather they had the courageto sign up. The initiative giveswomen confidence toparticipate in sport and theygo forward as role modelswithin the community. Its afantastic event and SligoTriathlon Club is proud to bea part of it. I hope to seemost of these womenparticipating in our annual Tryand Tri event in April. SligoSport and RecreationPartnerships CommunitySport Development Officeracknowledged the clubseffort in co-ordinating anddelivering the programme,stating the success of thisprogramme lies on thesupport and dedication ofSligo Triathlon Clubsvolunteers, members andcoaches. A true testament tothe success of thisprogramme is to see so manyprevious participants over thelast number of years nowreturn as volunteers tosupport new ladies gettinginvolved. Based on the success of thisinitiative, Sligo Triathlon Clubare now recruiting for a new

Get Men Moving, Try a Triprogramme, starting the 10thNovember, The programmewill include a 5-week trainingprogramme commencing10th November followed by aTry a Tri event which will takeplace on Sunday 13thDecember consisting of250mt swim/10km bike/4kmrun. The total cost for thetraining and event is 50 andincludes discounted annualmembership to triathlonIreland. Places can only besecured by payment of theamount in full through paypalvia Sligo triathlon club:http://www.sligotriathlon.ie/mens-initiative/

This initiative is open to maleswith limited or no previousexperience within triathlon.With Christmas approachingand dry November upon uswhy not challenge yourself,your work colleague, brother,house mate, or friends andgive yourself an early presentas the worst thing that willhappen is that you learn theintricacies of triathlon, thevarious disciplines, lose someweight and gain fitness andfriends along the way.


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M.Donnelly InterprovincialWheelchair Hurling League

The Republic of Ireland Supporters Club North Westare Running a bus to the Ireland V BosniaHerzegovina game on Monday 16th November.The Bus will depart the City hotel in Sligo ViaColloney and collecting Supporters in Carrick onShannon.There are some match tickets available sold to nonclub members on a first come first served basis. This isa very important game for Martin O' Neills men andshould be another Cracker in the Aviva stadium.The bus will depart City hotel at 2 pm Sharp on the16th November ( Carrick on Shannon at 2.40pm )and arrive at the Aviva at 5.45 for a 7.45 Kick off. SeeOur facebook page for further details or contactPadraic at 089 406 8845 for further details.

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Mental Health Awareness Campaigner Bressie (NiallBreslin) has made a 2 part documentary "Ironmind"which aims at exploring mental health in anempowering and inspiring way following 4 peopleon a journey of Self awareness and self discovery inorder to deal better with their minds. Sligo Sports Mark Foley is one of the four that tookthis journey. It will air on RTE 2 at 9.30pm on Sunday 22nd and29th November

Exploring Mental HealthThe Breaffy House SportsArena was the venue asConnacht GAA hostedMatch Day Three of the M.Don-nelly Interprovincial WheelchairHurling league on Saturday 18thOctober. The Connacht GAAside came to Breaffy with astrong hand of players, but wentdown to a stronger Ulster side ona scoreline of 1-0 to open thedays proceedings.

The Westerners later got backonto winning ways later in theday as they went on to beatreigning league holders Munsteron a scoreline of 3-1. The finalgame of the day saw the hostscome from behing to record an-other 3-1 win - this time over their

Leinster oponents.The days events were put to-

gether by Connacht GAA alongwith the support of the MayoSports Partnership, while thecameras and interviews by IrishTV also brought a sense of occa-sion to the day.

Match Day 4 of the leaguenow moves onto Munster GAAwhich will be hosted in the King-fisher Club in Waterford City onSaturday 7th November.The Connacht Panel on duty onthe day were as follows:Fergal Mahon (Western Gaels -Roscommon)Sarah Cregg (Western Gaels -Roscommon)Liam OBoyle (Knockmore -

Mayo)Peter Egan (Kilmovee - Mayo)Pat Carty (Tourlestrane - Sligo)Stephen Melvin (OwenmoreGales - Sligo)Shane Curran (Moycullen - Gal-way)Aidan Hynes (Calry - Sligo)Tom Fleming (Charlestown -Mayo)Val Leneghan (Charlestown -Mayo)

Match Day 3 Results: Rd1: Ulster 1 Connacht 0Rd2: Munster 5 Leinster 2Rd3: Ulster 4 Leinster 0Rd4: Connacht 3 Munster 1Rd5: Ulster 3 Munster 1Rd6: Connacht 3 Leinster 1

Sligo Rovers are launching the2015 Christmas Draw which has10 great prizes to be won in thebuild up to the festive period.The prize list is headlined by a tripfor two with flights,accommodation and tickets fora Manchester United game inOld Trafford. A full list of the prizesis below.A ticket costs 5 or you can buya book of three for just 10.

They are available online, fromany committee member, in TheShowgrounds and will be in ourChristmas shop which will openin the coming weeks.

The draw will be held at theClub Shop on December 23rd.Full list of prizes:1. Trip for two to Old Traffordincluding match tickets, flights &one nights accommodationplus two executive loungepasses at Ireland West AirportKnock with complimentaryparking.2.One nights B&B at the TwelveHotel, Barna.3.2016 Rovers Season Ticket4.150 Christmas hamper5.20kg freezer-ready lamb, value 150

6.Four-ball in Co. Sligo Golf Club7.Two tickets for any Ireland2018 World Cup qualifier at TheAviva Stadium8.50 Food centre voucher9. 50 Top Oil voucher10. 50 Top Oil voucher

The Scr na ng finals have been set as follows:Scr na ng Quiz: Corhownagh Hall Ballisodare 15thNovember at 3pmScr an ng: Ballintogher Community Centre 22ndNovember at 3pmPlease note that all competitors must be under 17on January 1st 2016.For more info please contact Keith Henry([email protected]) or CatherineGallagher ([email protected])

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Markree Dog Agility clubs new name was voted forat the recent AGM. After two rounds of votes theyended up with a winning suggestion; Run As OneDog Agility Club, suggested by Ash Dolan. A bit ofrebranding to do but they expect to start using thenew name from 1st January 2016. They will probablybe known as Run As One most of the time - DogAgility Club is more of a subtitle they hope to use forpeople who don't know what they do.

2015 league results!1. Pamela & Benny 23.12 2. 2. Pamela & Toby 36.59 3. 3. Seamus & Spooks 69.87 4. 4. Ava & Poppy 165.96

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Alliance Jiu Jitsu Sligo, willhave a new Brazilian JiuJitsu (BJJ) for Self-Defencecourse starting on Monday Nov2nd and will run for 7 weeks(Monday & Wednesday at7.00pm). This is a greatopportunity to start training in BJJ,which many recognise as one ofthe most effective martial arts inthe world.

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during the 1960s. Chokes,armlocks, takedowns, sweepsand defences against manycommon strikes, grabs, holds andpins. In addition, emphasis isgiven to methods of avoidingconfrontation and awareness ofsurroundings. All techniquescovered in the classes are taughtby our highly experiencedinstructors.

Alliance Jiu Jitsu Sligo offer theonly Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training inSligo, with highly qualifiedcoaches, great facilities, and agreat reputation. They arepassionate about what they doand they want share it with you.

Places on this course areEXTREMELY LIMITED so contactRyan on 086-8759056 or [email protected].

Active Leadership Training CoursesActive Leadership Trainingcourses will run on the 13thand 20th November, forleaders, coaches & volunteersinvolved in sport and recreationin Sligo.The course will be held in theregional sports centre and isbeing run by Sports Ireland andSligo Sport and recreationPartnershipThe cost of the course is 40 and50% grant aid is available fromSSRP for coaches, volunteersinvolved in sport and recreationin Sligo and to avail of thiscontact SSRP on 07191 61511

COURSE DETAILS:The award is designed to providetrained, knowledgeable andenthusiastic community basedphysical activity leaders. Leaders

will be equipped to work in awide range of locationsincluding local clubs, communitygroups, workplaces, communitycentres and sports clubs.Leaders will also aim to increaseparticipation rates in physicalactivity in a variety of practicalways including: Encouraging a wide range ofpeople, such as friends,colleagues and contacts to takeup active leisure pursuits Applying their knowledge andskills to plan, organise and leadsafe, enjoyable activity sessionswith small groups and Assisting in the planning,organising and running ofcommunity sports days The intended outcome is thatthe trainee leader will becompetent and confident in

taking charge of a group forphysical activity sessions.Specifically, the successfulleader will be equipped with thenecessary knowledge and skillsto plan, organise and leadphysical activity sessions withintheir own group setting. At thestart of the course, traineeleaders should be over 18 yearsand following the course, thesuccessful leader will be able to: Understand their role as aleader and how they will apply itwithin their organisation Display an ability to plan andlead a fun physical activitysession demonstrating leadershipskills such as communication,observation and groupmanagementDemonstrate an ability to safely

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Congratulations to Ballymotes Connor Finn whowon the U13 Connaught Handball 60x30 title. Connor beat Mayos Lorcon Conlon in the final.

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Something new and exciting for teenagers in Sligo.Give tennis a go with this great opportunity startingin November at Sligo Tennis Club. 5 'Get up, get active' sessions on Saturdays from 2-3.30pm starting Nov 7th including foot tennis,cardio tennis, fast 4s and tag tennis. The cost is 50and this includes membership of Sligo Tennis Clubuntil April 31st 2016, and students can avail of 6tennis courts, 4 squash courts, 5 badminton courtsand 2 table tennis tables. A deal not to be missed!!For more info contact Olwyn on 0863514123

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The INDO [Irish NationalDarts Organisation} sent adarts squad to representtheRep of Ireland at the WDFWorld Cup of Darts2015, inTurkey last week.The team consisted of 4 men, 4ladies, and 4 youths[2boys + 2girls}.The squad was captained by

David Concannon Roscommon,with Sean McGowan Sligo,Benny Grace Kilkenny+ DaveOConnor Dublin,making up themens squad, managed by Mayoman- Ollie Monaghan.The Ladies squad was RobynByrne Dublin, Ron SkeffingtonMayo, Catherine Fleming Mayo& Caroline Breen Galway,

managed by Anne McGowanSligo.The Youths was Leah Fox Sligo,Jamie OConnor Carlow, MarkConnolly Louth and BrendanCasey Clare. Managed by NoelRedmond Wexfordand AnnetteQuinlivan Limerick.

This squad made history;

The Ladies had never won anymedals at a world cup, and thisyear they returned with 11bronze medals!! Caroline + Leahweresemi-finalists in the pairs,the ladiessquad lost to Englandin the semi-final of the teamevent, and the ladies finished inbronze position overall!The Rep of Ireland never hadplayers compete in a final inany code, and our men,competing with 37 othercountries, reached the final ofthe team event, where theynarrowly lost out to England inthe final! It was fantastic tohave our 4-man team in a WorldCup Final, and the lads did usall proud!

The team defeated Finland 9-6in the semi-final to book a placein the final against England,who overcame Northern Ireland9-4 in the other last four clash.Ireland had trailed Finland 4-2at one stage, then led 6-4,which was pulled back to 7-6but pushing on to win 9-6.Overall this was a fantasticachievement by all the squad!And it shows the INDO hasmoved forward in leaps andbounds over the last 3 years!Local players Sean McGowan,known as skipper had a superweek, proving his worth on thebig stage! Leah Foxalso showedup very well, with Leah +Brendan qualifyi


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Withthehugeincrease incyclists inSligo over thelast threeyears, partlydue to theBike to Work

initiative , Bike for Life, andSprocket Rocket programmes,run by Sligo Sport andRecreation, InnisfreeWheelers, and Eir Og cyclingclubs and The Urban Cycletraining, funded by Sligo Co.Council. there has never beena better opportunity to getback on your bike and startcycling with expert advisefrom locally trained coaches.

Shirley Foley advises how wecan avoid injuries and thehealth benefits of cycling

Always follow the rules ofthe road, stopping and in

groups, especially in traffic,which in my experience is themost common time thatinjuries occur with fracturesthe most common injury .

Dont buy a bike with toohigh a spec. which can bevery difficult to control onuneven ground resulting infalls.

Always start and finish yourcycle with a 5 minutestretching programme forfeet, calf, quads, hamstrings,shoulders, neck, thoracicspine and low back areas.

Avoid prolonged bending(flexion of the spine) ie. sittingafter long cycles to preventthe onset of back problems.

Try to maintain good neck,thoracic and low backposture when cycling, Chintucks ( 5 every 20 min.) canprevent the onset ofneck/shoulder pains andaches during long cycles,

which is a very commonproblem.

Always wear weatherappropriate clothing.

Keep well hydrated andnourished on long cycles.

Regular maintenance ofyour bicycle will ensuretrouble free cycling.

Did you know ? Cycling isone of the best ways toachieve fitness and has manyhealth benefits.Cycling is good for yourimmune systemThe immune system protectsthe body from infection andsystemic disease. Moderateactivity such as cyclingstrengthens the immunesystem and will contribute to ahealthy life.

Cycling is good for yourmuscles - An all in one workoutDuring cycling most of thebodys muscles are activatedand toned calf, thighs, hips - pedalling. abdominal muscles andback muscles - work tostabilise the body shoulder and arm muscles -support the body on the bike.

Cycling is good for yourbonesExercise and theaccompanying strain on theskeletal system improves bonedensity and strength which willhelp to prevent the onset ofosteoporosis. When cyclingoutdoors your bodymanufactures Vitamin Dwhich helps absorb thecalcium necessary to

strengthen bones.Please note that as cycling isa non-weight bearing activity.So to prevent the onset ofosteoporosis 30 min. of weightbearing exercise daily is alsorecommended. eg, walking,jogging , dancing to maintainand improve bone health.

Cycling is good for your jointsThe cyclic movementnourishes joint cartilagehelping to repair and preventjoint problems. As cycling is anon-weight bearing exercise itis often the only exercisepeople with joint problemscan take part in. egosteoarthritis of hips, kneesand shoulders.

Cycling is good for yourwaistlineCyclists burn calories whilecycling and as it ramps upyour metabolism you willcontinue to burn calories

even after the cycle is over.

Cycling is good for yourmental healthCycling has a considerablerelaxing effect due to itsuniform and cyclicalmovement. This has beenshown to counteract anxiety,depression and otherpsychological problems.

Cycling is good for your heartand lungsCycling is essentially anaerobic exercise and will trainthe heart and lungs to bestronger, reducing the riskfactors that lead to heartattack. Regular exercisereduces the likelihood of heartattack by 50%. .

Shirley Foley is a keen leisurecyclist and CharteredPhysiotherapist working atNorth West PhysiotherapySligo.

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County Sligo Cross Country Running

Well done to all the Sligo Ac athletes who took part in the County Sligo cross country at sligo racecourse on the 25th of october. Great running by all in testingunderfoot conditions

Coursing success for OughamKennels Tubbercurry andKilcoyne family at LoughreaConnacht Cup meeting,

"Ougham Ellen" owned by Mickey Kilcoyne andtrained by his brother Luke was an impressivewinner of the 1,500.00 Knockadickeen All AgeBitch Stake & Richard Ward Memorial Cup.

Pictured are Ger Mahony Loughrea presentingTrophy to Cameron Kilcoyne, Tom Skeffingtonassistant trainer holding greyhound "Ougham Ellen"Winning owner Mickey Kilcoyne receiving the Cupfrom Robert Ward Loughrea, also in photo Michaeland Luke Kilcoyne.

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Seattle-born Jayne Lynnaruns Sligo Pole & Aerial,classes in pole dancingand aerial silks, set up last yearas the first training of its kindavailable in Sligo. Here, shetalks to Kate Winter about thefitness side of a dance formwhich has for too long had anot-so-positive reputation.

How did you first get involvedin such unusual practice aspole and aerial dance?It started out as a Grouponvoucher in Dublin! I moved toDublin five years ago to studyat Trinity and when I got there Iwas interested in doing andseeing everything that the cityhad to offer. I signed up forGroupon and came acrosspole dancing, so I signed upfor it.I have to admit, the first classesI went to were with a womanthat was good, but she wasntso tuned into technique, soeven though I got it, I didntfeel that same attraction to itthat I did later on. The secondwoman that I learned fromwas amazing and really drewme in. After one month, I didmy very first showcase! Ibought my first pole and fromthat moment on I was com-pletely hooked.

Do you know much about thehistory of pole and how itshifted from something withseedy connotations to some-thing that is very much consid-ered an art form, and acompetitive sport too?The early history of pole danc-ing is actually somethingcalled Chinese Pole, whichwas very acrobatic andwas dominated bymen, believe it or not.

It evolved a lot and wasbrought into the stripper indus-try, which its now best knownfor, but there are several sidesto it, really. A lot of peoplepush it for sport and fitness, soyou have the Pole Sports Fed-eration who are trying to get itto the Olympics and then youhave the performance artsside, which is Pole Theatre,where its being used more ex-pressively, and then you stillhave the whole dance ele-ment too. The truth is that a lotof the early classes were run bypeople who came from a strip-ping background, but fromvery early on, it was business-women and all different typeswho came along to train, forfitness and stress relief and con-fidence building. And with a lit-tle bit of being sexy at thesame time!

What are the physical benefitsof practicing pole and aerial?When you look at the bodymovement and the musclesthat are being engaged, its areal workout. You are carryingyour entire body weight all thetime when youre pole danc-ing. Its a beautiful, expressiveworkout. I had one girl last yearwho went from a size sixteendown to a twelve, just fromdoing pole with me once ortwice a week. You gainupper body strength,get a great coreworkout,and ba-sically

tone yourwhole body.

Theres a lot of dopaminereleased doing it too. It actu-

ally gives you energy. Whenyou come to class at the endof the day, you might befeeling tired, but you willleave highly energised. Andbeing in a room full of laugh-ter and positive attitude isalso very good for you!

And does one need anyspecific skills or traits to begood at such pursuits?Well, anybody can do it!People who comefrom a gymnasticsbackground wouldprobably

have an advantage, as woulddancers, though upper body

would be a challenge forthem at first. Any kind of fit-ness level, be it from yoga orpilates, helps too. But I wouldsay the key thing is probablymotivation and having an

open mind when youcome to a class. And

being able to laugh atyourself, but also to pushpast that and perfect themove too, is important.

What about pole for men?There are some amazingmale pole dancers outthere! They have to workhard to get the flexibilityneeded, but they are nat-urally at an advantagewith the upper-bodystrength side of it. The menwho do get involved withpole usually end up beingvery good at it. And youcan do a lot with a manbasing in a doubles per-formance, that you couldnever do on your own.Ive had one or two mencome in to classes, gen-uinely wanting to learnpole. And not just to lookat the girls, in fact, insome cases, its the girlswho end up staring atthem! They do all malepole classes in Dublin,but that hasnt quite

taken off here yet...

You have aspirations tocompete internationally,in the World Pole Cham-pionships. What kind oftraining and condition-ing does that take?The level of fitness andintensity is very high atthat level. And they

have very strict guidelines as toperformance, because theyare trying so hard to get thesport taken seriously and to getit to the Olympics. So therescertain moves banned andvery rigid rules about costume,etc. To get to the elite category,which is what I aspire to, Id betraining every day, for three orfour hours. A good hour longwarm up in the morning includ-ing a good stretch to get themuscles moving. Id move onto some of the conditioningside, repeated straddles andthings like that. Id practicesome routines and try to comeup with some new moves tooand just dance away withgood music on! And cardio is important, evenjust to fight against the produc-tion of sweat. The more youstart piecing moves togetherand working, the more yourhands start to sweat, so you re-ally have to build your en-durance to stop your bodydoing that as much. Theresalso a lot of fear in a competi-tive setting, which means yourhands start to sweat, too, so it isa genuine struggle sometimes!

And what kind of diet/fitnessregime do you follow, or wouldyou recommend?I really believe in balance. Al-though cutting back on meathas really helped me, just be-cause even though I love anice steak dinner, I find after Ieat I get so tired and reallyheavy feeling. I havent beenable to get to being trulyvegan yet but all my friendswho have say they have foundthey have so much more en-ergy since they have. I like tohave everything balanced,and I dont eat a lot of junkfood at all. A lot of fruit andveg, and proper portion sizes.One thing I have to say reallymade a difference was cuttingback on alcohol a lot. Even justa glass of wine or two can im-pact on training and focus.

What does the future hold foryou?Id love to have a pole studio,but that would likely take fund-ing. On the aerial side, Id liketo keep growing with that butthe space is more particular. Ineed height! My partner hasactually started his own rock-climbing business here in Sligoso I think the long-term goal isto get a space together wherehe can do rock-climbing and Ican do aerial in a sharedspace. Theres also a man inStrandhill, Matthias, who isopening a yoga studio andhes asked me to come andteach aerial yoga there, sowere looking at rigging pointsout there. There are lots ofplans!

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Racing is in mourning atthe death of 11-timechampion jockey PatEddery, who has passed awayat the age of 63.

Through his association withPeter Walwyn, Vincent OBrienand Prince Khalid Abdullah,Eddery, born into a racingfamily in Newbridge, CoKildare, in 1952, was aconstant force in the topraces during the 70s, 80s and90s.

Eddery, who rode more than4,600 winners and won 14British classics in a 36-yearcareer, is regarded as one ofthe greatest jockeys of alltime.

Among his most famousvictories were the King GeorgeVI and Queen Elizabeth Stakesand Prix de lArc de Triompheof 1986 on Dancing Brave.

Kildare-born Eddery, whoretired in 2003 and wasawarded an OBE in 2005, hadbeen suffering from ill health.

Only Sir Gordon Richards hasridden more winners in Britainthan Eddery.

Edderys achievements put

him on record as one of thegreatest jockeys of all time.

He won 14 British Classics,including three Derbys aboardGrundy (1975), Golden Fleece(1982) and Quest For Fame(1990).

However, his performanceaboard Dancing Brave in the1986 Prix de lArc de Triompheis widely regarded as one ofthe most memorable of hiscareer.

In one of the classiest fieldsever assembled,Edderymadehis challenge last, down thecentre of the track, to snatchvictory.

Other famous successesinclude those of Pebbles atthe Breeders Cup, SilverPatriarch in the St Leger -which marked his 4,000thwinner - and Zafonic in the2000 Guineas.

RT Racing pundit Ted Walshhas paid a glowing tribute tothe late Pat Eddery, describingthe 11-times English championjockey as a supreme artist.

Eddery.Pat Eddery was one of the

best jockeys of all time no

matter what the generationand a supreme artist aboard ahorse, was Walshsassessment of the Kildarenative.

Reflecting further onEdderys talent, Walsh added:He was one of those fellasthat had a gift like a greatmusician or a great actor. Hewas very, very gentle withhorses, you never saw himhaving a tussle with a horse.He was just a beautiful rider.

Edderys career spanned agreat era for flat jockeys thatincluded Lester Piggott, SteveCauthen and Willie Carson,but for Walsh the Irishman wasthe best of the lot.

He was superior to a lot ofthem. He rode every Classicwinner in England you couldride and he won the Arc fourtimes and the Breeders Cupon Pebbles. He was universallyacclaimed as a world-classjockey and could hold his ownall over the world.

He was a star apprenticethat turned into a superjockey.

Teddy Grimthorpe, racing

manager to Prince KhalidAbdullah, in whose silks Edderyhad some of his greatest days,said: It is extremely sad news.

He spanned the greatestera for jockeys ever. LesterPiggott, Steve Cauthen, WillieCarson - all were exceptionalyet Pats ability wasunquestioned.

Grimthorpe believesEdderyschampionship tally wastestament to his abilities in aperceived golden era forjockeys.

Eddery, who had beensuffering from ill health of late,began a training careerfollowing his retirement, withthe highlight being the victoryof Hearts Of Fire in a GroupOne in France.

Bruce Raymond, a formerweighing room colleague,describedEdderyas a funguy and ultra competitive

Its very sad. Hed beenunwell for a long time. I justknew him as a good, fun guy.Everybody knows he was agreat jockey, said Raymond.

We used to play cards and

have lots of fun. I cantimagine anyone being in hiscompany and not enjoying it.

I was with him abroad -Hong Kong, Italy, Germany,everywhere. We travelledtogether. He was good, funguy and very generous.

He was blooming tough toride against and cool. He wasultra competitive. He wouldbeat you in a photograph andlaugh about it afterwards.

Clive Brittain trained Pebblesand usedEdderywhen he wasan up-and-comingapprentice.

Its a sorry day. He was agreat friend and an integralpart of my success atCarlburg, said Brittain.

He was at the top of thetree for so long, but he was agreen kid when I first startedusing him.

You always got 100% fromPat, be it in a Classic or aBrighton seller.

I never used to discusstactics with him really and Icertainly didnt with Pebbles.She was drawn 14 at theBreeders Cup and it was all

PAT EDDERY

people were talking about.Pat just said its a race, the

best horse will win and shedid. He never panicked andgave her a brilliant ride. Hewas just so confident ineverything he did.

He made so few mistakes,like Ryan Moore today, andthats what sets the best apartfrom the others.

He came to me as anapprentice on the advice ofFrenchie Nicholson and heended up riding my threebiggest winners.

Willie Carson, ancontemporary ofEdderys andarch rival in the saddle told SkySports News: We are all goingto be very sad that we havelost one of our real championsin the racing industry.

Carson told Sky Sports News:We are all going to be verysad that we have lost one ofour real champions in theracing industry.

Eddery was the main man inthe jockeys room whenMichael Hills began his ridingcareer.

He was just a fantasticcharacter. He was a legendand we all looked up to him,he told At The Races.

Being in the weighing roomwith him on a daily basis wasjust such fun.

I was 13 when I first met Patand he was first jockey toPeter Walwyn. He took meand my twin brother Richardunder his wing.

He was great to me andwas a person I would alwaysturn to for advice. He wouldalways give you a greatopinion and was always foryou. He was a fantastic man.

He had an amazing racingbrain and horses loved to runfor him.

Edderywas the main man inthe jockeys room whenMichael Hills began his ridingcareer.

He was just a fantasticcharacter. He was a legendand we all looked up to him,he told At The Races.

Being in the weighing roomwith him on a daily basis wasjust such fun.

I was 13 when I first met Patand he was first jockey toPeter Walwyn. He took meand my twin brother Richardunder his wing.

He was great to me andwas a person I would alwaysturn to for advice. He wouldalways give you a greatopinion and was always foryou. He was a fantastic man.

He had an amazing racingbrain and horses loved to runfor him.

Dancing Brave was trainedby Guy Harwood forwhomEdderyrode many big-race winners when he wasretained by Khalid Abdullah.

When Harwood retired, hisdaughter Amanda Perretttook over at Pulborough andshe foundEdderya big helpas she set off on her trainingcareer.

Perrett said: Dad held himin the highest esteem. He wasone of the greatest jockeys ofall time.

His win on Dancing Brave inthe Arc was a trulyphenomenal ride.

From my point of view, Patwas instrumental in helping uswhen I took over from dadand he rode a Group Onewinner for me in Indian Lodgein the Foret.

Pat and dad were a greatcombination when he wasriding for Prince Khalid.

It was a sad day when hestopped riding.

He was a wonderful

horseman and a great friendto us throughout his ridingcareer.

Analysis: Horse racingcorrespondent CorneliusLysaght

For sports fans whoseinterest flourished in the 1970s,80s and 90s, Pat Eddery was aconstant source of racingsuccess along with WillieCarson and Steve Cauthen.

Famous for his precision-judgement and a strong,busy style, in rhythm with hismounts, during a close finish,Edderys best-known successwas on the great DancingBrave in an high-class Prix delArc de Triomphe in 1986.

AP McCoy, 20-timechampion jump jockey,described Eddery as a truegenius in the saddle.

Edderys successes alsoinclude Derby wins aboardGrundy (1975), Golden Fleece(1982) and Quest For Fame(1990).

Dancing Brave wins the 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Eddery rides for the last time in Great Britain on November 8, 2003

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Despite the winteryconditions on Sunday8th November,Connacht Motor Club onceagain ran a very successfulAutocross at Lagan Quarry inAughamore, Sligo. Followingon from the great response tothe first event in October,many of the competitorsreturned as well as some newfaces on the day.Having secured second in theJunior class in the NationalForestry Championship inAntrim on the Saturday, Mayoman Alan Moran, driving aMitsubishi Evo 4, finished offhis weekend by taking overallhonours by almost 9 secondsfrom Cavans Joseph Smith.

In Class 1 Alan Pickensmade it two wins out of twoat the Lagan venue in hisVauxhall Corsa, while Cavanvisitors Gerard Hyland andAnthony Smith finishedsecond and third, bothdriving Ford Escorts.

Class 2 was dominated byFord Escorts as Rodney

Donaldson from Enniskillentook the win ahead of localdrivers Colin Currid and BarryFoley. Ferlin Taylor didnt takeany crystal home on thisoccasion but he certainlyentertained in the slipperyconditions.

Class 3 was won by MartinCollins in a Honda Civic, withDrumfins Alan Lawson aclose second also in a Civic.Anthony McDonald finishedthird and also took the JuniorAward on the day. PaulStuart, Ultan McGowan and

Michael Brennan rounded outthe local class finishers.

Having topped thestandings after two runs,Joseph Smith dropped backto 2nd overall on the final runbut still took the class 4 winahead of Mark Murphy, bothdriving Ford Escorts.

Dominic McLoughlin wasanother who scored asecond class win inAughamore, while ColetteRooney took second in herVauxhall Nova by less than asecond from Martin Kearns ina Talbot Sunbeam.

One of the drives of the daycame from Patrick Corcoranin his Suzuki Swift, finishing afantastic 12th overall and firstin class 6. Brian Martynfinished second in a NissanMicra.

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Using the same MitsubishiEvo 4 that Alan Moran took tooverall victory, JamesMcGreal took the class 9 winahead of fellow Mayo manSean McHugh in a SubaruImpreza with James Lannonthird

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