The Return of Running Man

Hello lads and lassies,

You're probably wondering if Running Man is making a comeback and what happened to his website? Well, I can tell you now that RM is back in business and the previous administrators kindly opted to hand over the rights of the RM Facebook page so that we can keep you up to date with news and our latest blogs via Facebook.

My aim here is to provide news and opinionated stories about the current and future state of Irish Athletics. This year's major international events include:
European Team Championships (22-23 June),
IAAF World Youth Championships (10-14 July),
European U23 Championships (11-14 July),
World University Games (6-17 July),
European Youth Olympic Festival (14-19 July),
European Junior Championships (18-21 July),
IAAF World Championships (10-18 August

These championships will no doubt be the highlight of Irish athletics for the 2013 year. As athletics in Ireland seems to be ever improving there is no reason why we won't see national records set both at the senior level and the juvenile level. As spectators, we always wanted our athletes to win medals at the World and European Championships. In the past we have struggled to even make finals never mind win medals. But, recently, confidence within the public has been redefined within Irish athletics. Can we win medals this year? Sure we can! We have major talent coming up through the ranks such as Kate Veale, Mark English, Marcus Lawlor, Sarah Lavin, Siofra Cleirigh-Buttner, Ruairi Finnegan and so on. I could list so many names that fall under the category of names just mentioned which means only one thing - A bright future for Irish Athletics.

I look forward to giving my opinions and hearing from you!

RM