Athletics Westmeath XC 2025 – Day 2 (12th Oct)

The second day of the Athletics Westmeath Cross Country took place in Belvedere on Sunday morning 12th October in cool and calm conditions, which were perfect for athletes and spectators. Day 2 was for girls and boys for u/9, u/11, u/13, u/15 and u/17 and like day one the previous week, entries were well up on previous years, helped by a good number from Athlone AC and a big number of guest runners from Longford AC. As always, Belvedere proved itself an excellent cross country venue, testing everyone that ran. An added incentive to doing well on Day 2 was that the teams selected will run their Leinsters in Kilbeggan, giving them a home venue for a change.

Many of the juveniles who took part on Day 1 the previous week were back in action again, either running in their own age or moving up an age group, to get in some race experience. There were lots of newcomers and the big number of girls and boys that ran in the non-Championship under 9 races really enjoyed themselves and were delighted with their medals. Moving to the Championships proper, the race distances were no problem for those that have been training regularly. The course in Belvedere is a great test of cross country endurance and those that train there regularly will have no problem with the courses chosen for the Leinsters. There were some very good individual performances but Championship cross country is also about team running, so everyone was being closely watched by Club coaches, particularly the newcomers.

Thanks to all who helped with parking, recording the results, marshalling and stewarding on the course, to the many parents who came and supported the competitors, and to the Management & Staff of Belvedere for the use of the excellent grounds, and to the athletes who provided great competition.

The Leinster Championships take place over two days, with two weeks between each, so juvenile athletes can run in their own age group and can move up an age group to make up teams. The results of both days and application in training will be used to select teams to represent Mullingar and Westmeath in the Leinster Championships [GD].

Click HERE for the results of Day 2.