Hi my name is Niamh
Maher. I live in Ballycullen Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. I am
ten years old. I am going to tell you about my favourite hobby, running.
Chapter
1.Mullinahone
Running Club
I
was a member of the Mullinahone Running club. Every Tuesday and Friday
at six o'clock we had running training. Our trainer's name was Maggie
Coady. Training lasted for an hour each night. I had been doing this for
about two years.
One
Friday night last winter our trainer announced that the club was splitting
up.
Chapter
2. Carrick Running Club
After
a while I decided that I would join another running club so I picked Carrick-On-Suir
Running Club. So I asked Mammy could I join and she said, 'Yes'. Mam got
the number and rang Emby Walsh. Emby said that I would be welcome to join
the club. I was delighted. I asked my Mam when was training. She said
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday you can pick one of the days. We decided
that we would go on Wednesday because we could share lifts with my friend
Doireann and her brother Donal who are also members of the Carrick-on-Suir
Running Club. Training normally lasts for about two hours but lasts longer
if we have competitions on. But sometimes we have to go down to Waterford
just to get an extra bit of training for competitions. The first day when
I went training I was really nervous. Emby told us to gather around and
listen. She announced that the County running finals were to be held in
Templemore, Co. Tipperary in February and there were lots of events. The
events were running, shot, long jump, ball throw, javelin, hammer and
walking races. I decided to take part in long jump, ball throw and running.
I started training for the County Running Finals in Templemore. We had
to train two nights a week, one night in the track in Waterford and one
night in the field in Carrick-on-Suir. I had to train extremely hard for
the County's. We had to do a lot of training like hopping on your leg
and stretching out. The exercise that I hated doing was jumping up in
the air and clapping your hands. I liked doing all the other exercises.
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