Le Chéile Athletic Club

🏔️ Colin Burns – OCC, UTMB Mont-Blanc

A huge congratulations to Colin Burns, who completed the OCC at UTMB Mont-Blanc on Thursday, 27 August.

The OCC is a spectacular but extremely demanding 60 km Alpine trail race with approximately 3,500 metres of climbing, starting in Orsières, Switzerland, and finishing beneath the famous UTMB arch in Chamonix, France.

The route takes runners through Champex-Lac and Trient, across the Franco-Swiss border at the iconic Col de Balme, before reaching the course's high point at Tête de Balme (2,321 m). From there, competitors cross back into France via Vallorcine and tackle the Col des Posettes before the final journey towards Chamonix.

Colin recorded 61.45 km in 14:14:54, with 3,324 m of elevation gain recorded.

An absolutely massive endurance achievement on one of the world's great trail-running stages. Well done, Colin!




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LE CHÉILE AC WEEKEND RACE ROUND-UP

Another fantastic weekend of racing for Le Chéile AC, with members competing across three different half marathons and some brilliant performances along the way!

🥉 Tullamore Half Marathon & Leinster Championships 2026.

A strong Le Chéile contingent took on the Tullamore Half Marathon on Saturday, which also incorporated the Leinster Half Marathon Championships.

The standout performance came from Mick Silke, running a superb 1:14:07 to claim Bronze in the Leinster M45 Championship! 🥉👏

Our Le Chéile results (chip times):

Mick Silke — 1:14:07 🥉 Leinster M45 Bronze
David Power — 1:22:54
Brendan Ryan — 1:27:09
Eamon Shields — 1:29:08
Niamh Goodwin — 1:50:10

🥇 Oylegate Half Marathon

On Sunday, Sinéad Kane, guided by fellow Le Chéile member John O'Regan, put in another excellent performance.

Sinéad finished in 1:34:20, taking an impressive 4th woman overall and 1st F40! 🥇

🌿 Greenway Half Marathon

Also in action was Nicholas Walsh, who took on the Greenway Half Marathon along the Waterford Greenway. Nicholas finished in a strong 1:41:55.

Huge congratulations all.



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Welldone Brian and Kevin 👏🏻

TUAM native Brian McGrath was undefeated in 2026, winning several Gold Medals at different events in the first half of the year.

Important XC Dates

A massive congratulations to Le Chéile AC athlete Kylie Mhondiwa, who has been crowned 200m National Community Games Champion! 🎉👏

Kylie produced a fantastic performance at the Cairn Community Games National Track & Field Finals at SETU Sports Campus, Carlow, to take 1st place and the national title! 🥇

An absolutely brilliant achievement on the national stage and a very proud moment for Kylie, her family and everyone at Le Chéile AC. 💙💚

Well done Kylie – National Champion! 👏



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Another Date for the Diary; Newbridge AC Open Cross Country.

Don't miss it!

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ Race report: Celbridge AC 5K Thurs 20th Aug 2026.

A fantastic night of racing at the Celbridge AC 5K on Thursday evening, with a brilliant turnout from Le Chéile AC and some superb performances and PBs throughout the club!

⭐ Mick Silke – 16:02 PB - 1st M40 🥇
What a run from Mick! A fantastic new PB of 16:02, finishing 7th overall and taking 1st place in the M40 category. Brilliant running, Mick!

⭐ Aisling Loughlin – 18:46 - PB - 2nd Female Junior 🥈
Another outstanding performance from our junior athlete Aisling, clocking a superb 18:46 and playing a big part in our mixed-team success. A fantastic run!

🥈 2ND PLACE MIXED TEAM! 🥈
One of the biggest highlights of the night was Le Chéile AC finishing 2nd in the Mixed Team competition, just behind winners Dundrum South Dublin AC and ahead of hosts Celbridge AC in third.

A huge well done to our four scoring athletes:
🔵 Mick Silke – 16:02
🔴 David Power – 18:04
🔵 Aisling Loughlin – 18:46
🔴 Lauren O'Sullivan – 19:05

A fantastic team performance and a brilliant achievement for the club! 👏👏

🏃‍♂️ FULL LE CHÉILE RESULTS:

• Mick Silke – M40 - 16:02 - PB

• David Power – M40 - 18:04

• Brendan Kearney – M40 - 18:33

• Mark Raleigh – M50 - 18:40

• Aisling Loughlin – Jnr F - 18:46 - PB

• Eamon Shields – M50 - 18:49 - PB

• Lauren O'Sullivan – F -19:05

• Conor McMorrow – Jnr M - 19:26 - PB

• Fabio Querin – M40 - 19:39 - PB

• Colm Keaveney – M - 20:13 - PB

• Nicholas Walsh – M40 - 22:47

• Marie Byrnes – F40 - 25:16

• Sinead Banfield – F -26:35

👏 Well done to every Le Chéile athlete who represented the club on the night, and congratulations to everyone who came away with a new PB. Some fantastic running right throughout the team!

Finally, a big thank you to our neighbours at Celbridge AC for hosting another brilliant event and to Pop Up Races for the event timing and results.

🔵🔴 A great night of local athletics and a great night for Le Chéile AC! 🔵🔴

Full results:
https://www.popupraces.ie/race/celbridge-a-c-5km-road-race-2026/



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2026–2027 Leinster Squads Now Open for Booking

The 2026 - 2027 Leinster Squads are now live on Eventmaster and available for booking. Please see the links below.

Club coaches are very welcome to attend no registration is required. These sessions are also open to coaches who have completed an Athletics Ireland Coach Education course.

Leinster/Dublin Performance Squad 2026

Eligible athletes only

The Leinster/Dublin Performance Squad 2026 is aimed at U15–U18 athletes who have met the eligibility criteria based on performances at the Dublin, Leinster and National Championships this year.

Eligible Athletes:

Top 4 at the Leinster/Dublin Club Championships

Top 8 at the National Championships

Top 6 at the Leinster Schools Championships

Events:
Sprints
Distance
Hurdles
High Jump
Long Jump
Shot Put

Book at Eventmaster - Leinster/Dublin Performance Squad 2026

Leinster/Dublin Development Squad – Autumn 2026

The Leinster/Dublin Development Squad is open to U13–U15 athletes (2026 age groups) who are registered Athletics Ireland club athletes.

Events:
Distance
Sprints
Hurdles
High Jump
Long Jump
Shot Put

Book at Eventmaster - Leinster/Dublin Development Squad – Autumn 2026

🏃‍♀️ LUCAN HARRIERS JUVENILE RACES 2026 🏃‍♂️

Our neighbours at Lucan Harriers AC are hosting their Juvenile Races as part of their 5 Mile event, and they’re inviting children from across the local community to come along and take part! 🙌

📅 Sunday, 13th September 2026
⏰ Races from 8:45am
📍 Lucan Harriers Track
✅ Non-members are very welcome

Girls and boys will race together on the track, with:

🏅 A medal for every runner
🍬 Refreshments & goodies for all
💙 An all-inclusive event giving children of all abilities the opportunity to complete a lap of the track

Please check in 10 minutes before your race start time.

A great opportunity for our younger athletes – and anyone who would like to give athletics a try – to enjoy a morning of running and fun! 👏

Best of luck to our friends and neighbours at Lucan Harriers AC with the event! 🔵🔴

🎟️ Advance entry:
https://eventmaster.ie/event/GVeJckKtpd



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Lucan Harriers Juvenile Race 2026 - Buy Tickets Check in 10 mins before the start time! • Girls & boys will run together on track. • Medal for all runners. • Refreshments & goodies for all runners.