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2023/2024 MU Award: Best First Year Athlete
2022/2023 MU Award: Best New or Improved Club
2021/2022 MU Award: Best First Year Athlete
2021/2022 MU Award: Best Social Media Post
2021/2022 Most Improved Club
2020/2021 MU Award: Club Executive of the Year
2020/2021 MU Award: Most Improved Club
2020/2021 MU Award: Best Video
2019/2020 MU Award: Club Executive of the Year
2018/2019 MU Award: Club Event of the Year

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Awards and AGM 2024

Starts Wed 1st May 2024 at 18:00
Ends at 19:00
Cost FREE
Max 500 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: John Hume Lecture 3

Hey everyone, we're delighted to announce we'll be having an Athletics Awards and AGM on Wednesday, 1st of May to celebrate the brilliant season that's just finishing up. Our 2023/24 Awards Ceremony as well as the AGM in which the committee for next year will be elected from 6pm in John Hume Lecture 3 - we look forward to seeing you all there for a celebration of the year! Food, snacks and refreshments will be served at the Awards/AGM so come along and bring a friend!

With regards to the elections please find a description of all the incumbent roles at this link: https://mulife.ie/whatson/news/1245 we encourage members to go forward for positions on the night which always very casual - we are always open to new faces on the committee willing to give their time and energy in the positive pursuit of running and growing our club for all. Please contact me if you have any questions about this and we look forward to seeing you next week!

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SOSAD Charity Fun Run

Starts Mon 29th Apr 2024 at 15:00
Ends at 17:00
Cost € 2.00
Max 300 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: North and South campus, Maynooth

Athletics, ESN and Mental Health Society are coming together to host a fun run in aid of SOSAD. The run will start by meeting at the Phoenix building at 3pm. We will have somebody from each society and club organiser there. We will do a short route through north and onto south campus and back to the Phoenix Building. We are asking people to donate just 2 euro to take part. We will have a committee member collecting money there in a bucket. Afterwards we will go to the Rye clubs and societies space  which we have booked for some snacks and refreshments. All organisers will promote the run on relevant social media once it has got the greenlight. ESN have got some SOSAD merchandise also which will be good to promote the charity and create awareness.

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Recovery Session

Starts Wed 13th Mar 2024 at 15:00
Ends at 16:00
Cost € 10.00
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Phoenix Changing Rooms 5 & 6

C11 Recovery will be joining us in the outdoor dressing rooms #5&6 from 2-3pm on Wednesday 13th of March.

We will have access to ice baths, recovery boots and message guns. €10 per person, members only.

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Movember Mental Health in Sport Talk

Starts Mon 27th Nov 2023 at 18:30
Ends at 19:30
Cost € 2.00
Max 100 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: John Hume Lecture Hall 3

There will be a Movember Mental Health in Sport Talk with Liam Moggan, who is widely considered the godfather of coaching and coach education in Ireland.

It will be in JHL3 on Monday the 27th November from 6:30-7-30pm

Movember fundraiser- 2 euro will be taking at door.

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Athletics Pub Quiz

Starts Mon 20th Nov 2023 at 20:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Max 1000 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: McMahons Bar, Maynooth

We are going to host a pub quiz in aid of Movember in McMahons bar. We are going to charge 20 euro for a team of 4 people.

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Movember Mental Health in Sport Talk

Starts Mon 13th Nov 2023 at 18:30
Ends at 19:30
Cost € 2.00
Max 100 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: John Hume Lecture Hall 3

There will be a Movember Mental Health in Sport Talk with Liam Moggan, who is widely considered the godfather of coaching and coach education in Ireland.

It will be in JHL3 on Monday the 13 November from 6:30-7-30pm

Movember fundraiser- 2 euro will be taking at door.

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IUAA Road Relays 2023

Starts Fri 10th Nov 2023 at 12:00
Ends at 16:00
Cost FREE
Max 500 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: South Campus

Date: Friday 10th November
Location: St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, South Campus.

Check-in closes 45 minutes before the start of each event.

Women's Race Start Time: 12.45
Men's Race Start Time : 13.45

The post-race presentation meal will take place in the Phoenix Café (North Campus) 

You must purchase meal tickets before Thursday 4th November

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Soccer Match

Starts Wed 22nd Feb 2023 at 14:00
Ends at 16:00
Cost € 2.00
Max 40 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: All weather pitch

Inter-Club soccer match on astro turf on campus. Collaboration with Ultimate Frisbee and Trampoline clubs.

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Emergency General Meeting

Starts Thu 9th Feb 2023 at 18:00
Ends at 19:00
Cost FREE
Max 100 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: John Hume Lecture Hall 4

EGM

To vote on committee positions which have been recently left vacant. Positions up for vote are Vice- President and Secretary 

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5-a-side tournament

Starts Wed 23rd Nov 2022 at 14:00
Ends at 16:00
Cost FREE
Max 50 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Astro Turf Pitch

5-a-side soccer tournament in collaboration with Ultimate Frisbee club, archery club, table tennis club and dance soc. Taking place from 2-4pm on Wednesday 23rd of November on the Astro Pitch. There will be 20min long games in a knockout tournament played over 2 hours. €25 entry fee per team plus a bucket collection on the day. All proceeds go to MU Athletics Movember fundraiser. Max of 8 teams

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IUAA Road Relays

Starts Fri 11th Nov 2022 at 09:00
Ends at 17:00
Cost FREE
Max 18 attendees
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: St. Patrick's College, Maynooth

This is a one day Intervarsity Championship open to all members. The event is hosted by Maynooth University Athletics Club every year. The trophies are presented at the post competition meal which is usually held in the Phoenix Restaurant, North Campus or Pugin Hall, South Campus. The women compete in a four leg relay over 1-2-2-1 miles, while the men compete in a five leg relay over 1-2-3-2-1 miles. Each college can enter multiple teams. The race is held in the old part of the campus and the course is on tree lined avenues surrounded by old buildings.

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March Madness

Starts Thu 10th Mar 2022 at 15:00
Ends Thu 17th Mar 2022 at 00:00
Cost FREE
Max 100 attendees
Type VIRTUAL Event

What is March Madness? Over the course of the month of March Maynooth Athletics Members can compete in any of the events which i have listed

What are the Events? The events this year have both a female and male Category. Most distance covered in the month, Fastest 5k, Fastest 1k, fastest 60m sprint, Most creative selfie of you doing activity such as running, walking, throwing, and finally, we are doing a couch to 2k for any members that are interested in getting fit and need some motivation.

How do i go about entering? For all runs we encourage you to download the nike run app and log all of your runs in there. We will be able to access all your runs and then we can see who the winner of each competition is. For the 60 metre sprint we ask you to video yourself doing the run and showing the time after you run in the video. There will also be an opportunity to come to training to be timed. For the couch to 2k, we ask that you send us weekly progress on your runs/ walks to ensure that everyone os taking part fairly and we will also be there to encourage you.

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Athletics EGM

Starts Thu 3rd Jun 2021 at 19:30
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

The EGM for the athletics club where we will finalise the election and discuss the future of the club.

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Maynooth March Madness

Starts Sat 6th Mar 2021 at 08:00
Ends Wed 31st Mar 2021 at 23:55
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

We here at MU Athletics are announcing our Maynooth March Madness events in which over the course of the month of March students can compete in any as well as as many of the five events listed. The winners of each event will receive a prize as well as any who enter a submission will be automatically entered into a raffle. Details on the prizes will be announced shortly and we wish everyone the best of luck. Make sure to follow our Instagram page for updates.

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Athletics Night

Starts Wed 10th Mar 2021 at 20:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

An online event for athletics to keep members engaged and interacting with each other as well as to encourage further collaboration with other clubs and societies.

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Virtua; Workout with the Irish Society

Starts Mon 8th Mar 2021 at 10:00
Ends at 11:00
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

An online workout with the Irish Society for both clubs members to participate in. This will be hosted once again by our amazing Health and Safety Officer Paul Olla

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Charity Week Online Workout

Starts Fri 26th Feb 2021 at 10:00
Ends at 12:00
Cost FREE
Max 16 attendees
Type VIRTUAL Event

For charity week in aid of MS Ireland, we have decided to host an online workout in collaboration with other clubs and societies. This will be run by our health and safety officer who is very experienced in athletics and healthy lifestyle choices.

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Cards Against Humanity night

Starts Wed 24th Feb 2021 at 20:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Max 16 attendees
Type VIRTUAL Event

As Cards Against Humanity was our most voted for option in the poll, we will be doing a Cards Against Humanity night for our regular online meet-up. This event will be held at 8pm on Wednesday the 24th of February. We hope to see loads of you there.

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Kahoot Quiz

Starts Wed 10th Feb 2021 at 20:00
Ends at 22:00
Cost FREE
Max 8 attendees
Type VIRTUAL Event

We are hosting a kahoot quiz as part of our continued scheduled online events that run every two weeks. We hope to get students back and engaged after the long holidays

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Christmas Themed Pub Quiz

Starts Wed 16th Dec 2020 at 20:00
Ends at 22:30
Cost FREE
Type VIRTUAL Event

To cap off our tradition of hosting an online event every second Wednesday we decided to appeal to popular demand and host another pub quiz. With this one being Christmas themed we thought it would help spread the holiday cheer and end the semester in a warm and happy way.

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IUAA Road Relays

Starts Sat 16th Nov 2019 at 11:00
Ends at 17:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: St.Patricks Campus, Maynooth

Intervarity Road Relays hosted by MU Athletics 

Overview: This is a one day Intervarsity Championship open to all members. The event is hosted by NUI-Maynooth Athletics Club in mid to late November every year. Each college can enter multiple teams. The race is held in the old part of the campus and the course is on tree lined avenues surrounded by old buildings.

Meal Tickets: Closing Date: Monday 11th November at 10.00pm SHARP. Meal tickets can be ordered online and MUST BE PAID FOR at or prior to check-in, All tickets ordered must be paid for. Cheque or draft only as no money will be handled on the day. SEPA bank transfer is also availalbe. Meals will only be available to athletes with pre-paid tickets which will be issued to Captains at check-in. Cheques/Drafts should be made payable to 'Irish Universities Athletics Association'.

Entries: Closing Date: Thursday 14th November at 10.00pm SHARP. All entries must be made online by this deadline. No late entries will be accepted. No faxed, emailed or telephoned entries will be accepted. No new entries on the day will be accepted. Captains are strongly advised to enter reserve teams and substitute athletes.

Registration / Check-in: Opens at 11.00am and closes 45 minutes prior to the start of each race, so as to allow the races to start on time. All athletes are encouraged to register / check-in early so as to avoid a last minute rush. Registration: Make sure you have your student ID card with you. Check-in involves getting your race number and confirming which relay team and relay leg you are running on. Venue: Casey Dressing Rooms.

Women's Race: 12.45pm. 1-2-2-1 mile relay.

Men's Race: 1.45pm. 1-2-3-2-1 mile relay.

Captain's Meeting: 3.15pm. Venue: Pugin Hall, South Campus.

Intervarsity Meal: 3.15pm. Cost: €11 Venue: Pugin Hall, South Campus.

Presentation: 4.15pm. The presentation of medals and the trophies will take place during the intervasity meal.


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Athletics AGM

Starts Tue 8th Oct 2019 at 18:00
Ends at 19:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Your Space MSU

Our annual AGM where we:

  1. Introduce the committee and speak about the different jobs they do
  2. Elect members such as first year rep onto the committee. 
  3. Discuss the upcoming intervarsity events of the year
  4. Discuss Training and representation of the club
  5. Eat Free Pizza

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Iuaa Athletics Outdoor Intervarsity

Starts Fri 5th Apr 2019 at 09:00
Ends Sun 7th Apr 2019 at 13:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: AIT Athlone outdoor track

This is a two day Intervarsity Championship open to all members. The hosting of the event is rotated between member colleges every year. The event is usually held in April. The trophies are presented at the Intervarsity dinner, which is held that evening in a local hotel. Each college can enter up to two undergraduate / postgraduate students and two 'one year down' athlete in each event. The first six athletes in each event score points for their college. The college with the highest points score wins. The Combined Event Championships are held in conjunction with this championship.

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Iuaa Athletics Indoor Intervarsity

Starts Fri 8th Feb 2019 at 08:00
Ends at 18:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: AIT Athlone indoor track

One day intervarsity championship hosted by the IUAA With different indoor track events. Maynooth Athletics Club will have 16 students competing in multiple events.

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Training

Starts Tue 14th Nov 2017 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Leixlip

Training in Leixlip.

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Training

Starts Tue 24th Oct 2017 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Leixlip

training

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Training

Starts Thu 12th Oct 2017 at 19:00
Ends at 21:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Leixlip

Training

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IUAA Track and Field Championships 2017

Starts Thu 6th Apr 2017 at 18:30
Ends Sat 8th Apr 2017 at 12:00
Cost FREE
Type IN-PERSON Event

Location: Cork

The athletics club is going to the intervarsity outdoor track and field championships which are on Friday and Saturday, April 7th & 8th.

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