Race on 29th

Jumping 28th

U13 Athletics Leinster Juvenile Championships

2nd place sprint and jump

He got top 4 went nationals.

Are you nervous? : no

Where is your competition gonna be? : Athlone which is a 2 hour drive

Shoe rules? : If you wear spikes, the spikes have to be at least 5mm

Do you have a warm up area? : yes

How are lanes and heats assigned? : In the call room, they tell you where you are assigned.

Is it live? : Yes

Are there refreshments for the athletes? : Yes, there is a cafeteria

Our classmate, Gareth, in 6th class is going to the Leinster Athletics Juvenile Championships in Athlone!

Today, I’ve asked him some questions for all of us to know more about what he’ll be doing and some extra information. Gareth’s pretty confident in himself for these championships but he isn’t too overzealous. He got 2nd place in sprinting and jumping to lead him to where he is and now I’ll give some info. Unsurprisingly, there are shoe rules. If you wear spikes, they have to be 5 or 6mm long. The runners will have a warm up area to loosen up before their races to prevent injury and get some energy. Gareth says that his activities will likely be livestreamed.

 

by Zane Ali