Waterford athletes win All Ireland medals
In Ratoath, Co Meath on Sunday last athletes from Waterford figured
very prominently at the All Ireland Inter County Senior,Junior and
Juvenile Cross Country Championships. Laura Behan KCK competing in the
under 23 grade ran a fine race to finish 2 nd in the grade and so get
an automatic qualifying place on the Irish Team for the European
Championships in Budapest on December 9 th. Also at under 23 level
Paddy Hogan Ferrybank AC impressed finishing third overall in the
grade missing out by one place for automatic place on Irish team.
Another athlete to run well was Orna Murray Ferrybank in the junior
women's event finishing in 6 th place. The Waterford senior men's team
minus the services of David McCarthy due to a minor injury did very
well to finish in 5 th place of the 13 teams to finish, being led home
by Sandis Bralitis in 15 th place, Paddy Hogan was 18th, Philip Harty
34 th, Michael Dowling 37 th, Ravis Zakis 62 nd and Dzintars Klava 72
nd.
West Waterford Juvenile Excel
For West Waterford AC juveniles it was a very successful day and Aoife
Hamilton ran a superb race under 16 to finish 3rd overall. Hannah
Power was 7 th u 14, Cian O'Riordan 8 th u 12, Miceal Power 9 th u 14
and Sean Curran 12 u 16. For Ferrybank AC Adam Power was 11 th under
12, Aisling Quinn 13 th u 16 and Orla Queally 15 th in the same race.
In a huge field Lynsey McGuire Waterford AC was 25 th u 12.
Two Team Titles
West Waterford had brilliant results in the Inter club team
competitions winning the Girls u 14 and u 16 and finishing second in
boys u 12 and boys u 16. The scoring members of their winning u 14
team were Hannah Power, Darina Shanley, Caoimhe Dwyer and Emma
Hallahan and the under 16 four were Aoife Hamilton, Sinead Flynn, Kate
McGrath and Meg Ryan..Waterford won the Boys u 12 Inter County team
title the squad being Cian O'Riordan, Cormac Mahony, D J Kiely, Sean
Hickey, Sean Ronayne all West Waterford and Adam Power Ferrybank.
Waterford were also second in the girls u14 and Girls u 16 and third
in the boys u 16,. Many Waterford athletes were on winning Munster
teams
Big attraction on Saturday
The Annual Waterford AC Half Marathon with an entry of 1500 takes
place on Saturday next December 1 st starting at 11 am. It will be a
major attraction on the outskirts of the City and on the Tramore Road
but no entries being taken on the day or this week. Race numbers and
chips have been all sent in the post, full details of course etc on
Waterford AC website. Last year 1250 ran and the overall winner was
Gary O'Hanlon, Raheny Shamrocks in 67 minutes 51 seconds and the
ladies winner was Gladys Ganiel O'Neill Nth Belfast in 77.32.
Motorists are asked to be aware of runners on the Tramore Road and old
Tramore Road from 11 am until 2 pm. Half Marathon is kindly sponsored
by local sponsors and the organisers are very grateful to Alfie Hale
Intersports, Caufields SuperValu, Nature Valley Energy Bars, Chia Bia,
Kingfisher, Mint Health and Beauty, Morris's DIY, Waterford City
Council, and the local Gardai for their involvement in this very
popular event.
Munster Juvenile "B" and Masters Cross Country Championships
Sunday next December 2 nd Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare is the venue
at 12 noon for the Munster ( B ) Juvenile u 9,11,13,15,17,19 and
Masters' Cross Country Championships and there will be a fairly big
entry from Waterford in each grade. On Sunday week December 9th the
All Ireland Novice and Juvenile u 11,13,15,17,19, Cross Country
Championships will be in Adamstown, Co Wexford at 11.30 am.and the
European Cross Country Championships will be in Budapest the same day.
The Schools International Combined events are in Glasgow on Saturday
next December 1st.
Paddy Byrne winter League
Again there was a big entry for Race 3 in the Winter League in the
City last Thursday and it continues every Thursday at the RSC at 7 pm,
registration from 6.15 pm.
Reflective clothing essential
The vast majority of those running and training around our roads and
streets after dark at the present time wear reflective clothing but
unfortunately a minority don't.They are a danger to themselves and
also to motorists and should be wearing clear reflective clothing and
always keep off busy roads, the only reason for this is little piece
of advice is SAFETY.
RSC Track being laid
No training on track at RSC until further notice as new track is being
laid in the coming weeks
John Treacy 10 Miles
The 22 nd Annual West Waterford JoihnTreacy 10 miles road race is on
Sunday January 27 th 2013 at 1 pm. Reduced entry fee of 20 Euro until
December 31 st with closing date January 14 th but entries may close
before that date if ceiling of 1750 entries is reached, see West
Waterford AC website
Early 2013 Munster Fixtures
Munster Junior, Senior & Masters Indoor Championships, Nenagh Indoor
Stadium, Sunday 6 th January 2013.Munster Juvenile Relays, Junior &
Senior Cross Country Championships, Limerick Racecourse, Sunday 13 th
January 2013.
Death of an Irish sporting Legend.
All in Irish Athletic circles have been saddened to hear of the
passing of 1968 50 km Walk Olympian John Kelly.John was a legend of
the sport throughout the 1960s and held the Irish 50 km Walk record
from 1968 to 1992. He lived a fascinating, multi dimensional life..His
achievements, in no small way paved the road for the current
generation of world beating Irish Race Walkers.. John Kelly was born
on 6 October, 1929 at No. 7 Bridge, Loughmore [the cottage by the
railway line on the Thurles to Templemore Road]. When he was three
his.family moved to Graystown, Killenaule...He left Ireland in 1949
for Australia and for the next few years he went back and forth to
New Zealand following the construction trade. While in Australia he
entered the 1956 Australian Olympic Trials for the hammer but had
three no throws [one of which nearly landed in a tram full of people!!
- there were no safety nets in those days, only the circle].At 6′ 2″,
John also competed in the ’56 Trials in boxing – heavyweight and went
out with a cut eye in the second round. He had won both
light-heavyweight and heavyweight categories in a Golden Gloves
Tournament in Melbourne in the early 1950′s, and in New Zealand he
was runner-up in the 1957 Senior Heavyweight Boxing Championships. In
rugby he played wing forward and in 1954 he won the Moran Cup at
Auckland’s Eden Park with New Plymouth, the only time they have ever
won it .After moving to America in 1959, he was training at Bobby
Gleason’s Gym in New York six days a week considering a professional
boxing career and was offered a pro fight but decided to concentrate
on running instead. He finished 7 th in brutally warm conditions in
the 1964 Yonkers Marathon in New York which was one of two U.S.
Olympic Marathon Trials for the 1964 Olympics.In 1965 he won the
Philadelphia Marathon in 2:37:23 running the whole distance in several
inches of snow. In 1970 at Orange County he actually walked a marathon
in 3:58:59. His best walking times for 20 km and 50 km were 1:32:30
and 4:24:22..John went on to represent Ireland at the 1968 Olympics in
Mexico City in the 50 km race walking event but did not finish,
overcome by the flu which he contracted two days before the event..In
1973 he earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records when he walked
120 miles in the notorious Death Valley Desert, California in the
non-stop record time of 34 hours 9 minutes and 9 seconds, beating the
previous record by an incredible 28 hours 30 minutes. He has also
engaged in sport at coaching and administrative levels, and was the
race walking director at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics – this entailed
not only organising all volunteers but setting and measuring the
course. He played a role in the musical film Star! featuring Julie
Andrews and directed by Robert Wise, and in the mid 1970′s he became a
member of the Screen Actors Guild. A well travelled man, he returned
to Ireland to visit many times and has been to over 100 countries. in
2003 there was a plaque unveiled in his honour outside Loughmore
National School. He was also home for the 2004 Tipperary Sports Awards
where he was the Knocknagow Award winner. The award is presented each
year to a leading Tipperary Sports tar of the past. John passed away
on November 13 th 2012.
Ferrybank Athletic Club's rolling News and Results Blog, in conjunction with the Club Website at www.ferrybankathleticclub.org and the Club Facebook page and Twitter feed @ Ferrybank Athletic Club
Tuesday 27 November 2012
Tuesday 20 November 2012
Fintan Walsh's weekly blog
All Ireland Cross Country in Co Meath
On Sunday next November 25 th the Woodies DIY AAI All Ireland Inter
Counties and Juvenile u 12,14,16,18 Cross Country Championships go
ahead at Tattersalls, Ratoath, Co Meath and they get under way at
11.30 am with the girls u 12 race There will be a sizeable entry from
Waterford in the juvenile events and David McCarthy West Waterford
will be fancied in the Senior Race as well as Laura Behan KCK in the u
23 Section, full details on exact location of venue etc on Athletic
Ireland website and also full timetable, the last event the Seniors
Men's is at 2.25 pm .After the event the Irish teams to compete in the
European Cross Country Championships on December 9 th in Budapest will
be chosen.Best of luck to all Waterford athletes competing.
Other Cross Country Fixtures coming up
Munster Juvenile "B" and Masters Cross Country Championships,
Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare at 12 noon on Sunday 2nd December 2012.
All Ireland Novice and Juvenile u 11,13,15,17,19, Cross Country,
Adamstown, Co. Wexford. Sunday December 9 th. The European Cross
Country Championships will be in Budapest the same day The Schools
International Combined events are in Glasgow on Saturday December 1
st.
Relay Gold for Laura
DCU won the All Ireland Inter Varsity Road relay Championships in
Maynooth on Saturday last and on the winning team was Laura Behan KCK.
Quinn down the field
Competing in the American Collegiate National Cross Country
Championships in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday last Shane Quinn
Ferrybank AC running for Providence College was well down the field in
the 10 Km event finishing in 69 th place in 30 minutes 30 seconds, the
race was won by Kennedy Kithuka Texas Tech in 28.31.The best placed
Irish athlete in the race was David Rooney McNeese University who was
7 th overall in 29.21 he runs with Raheny Shamrocks in Ireland
Waterford AC Half Marathon.
On Saturday week December 1 st the Annual Waterford AC Half Marathon
takes place starting at 11 am outside Kelliher Electrical on Tramore
Road, Waterford and finishing at entrance door to Kingfisher . Entries
at 1500 closed last week so no entries being taken now or on the day.
Full details on Waterford AC website.
Munster Cross Country extra results.
A few extra results from the Munster Juvenile and Intermediate Cross
Country Championships in Carriganore on Sunday week last on a very
busy day that somehow didn't reach me last week were as
follows:Waterford ladies were third in the Intermediate Inter County
team event the squad being Laura Behan KCK, Mary Doolin, Kate Nolan,
Maire Lawler and Clare Grant all from Waterford.AC, Nicole Rowe
Ferrybank AC was 5 th in the under 19 race, West Waterford's Miceal
Power's 7 th in the under 15 event. These results only came to my
attention during last week so happy to include them this week to keep
the records correct. 911 athletes from 60 Munster clubs competed in 14
races at the fixture in WIT from with lots of Waterford athletes
included from 5 clubs and no one individual can follow or see where
all athletes finish for all clubs in county when otherwise busily
engaged on the day. Information from clubs on any day is vital on
where there athletes finish as at times official result sheets may not
be available on a particular day.
Paddy Byrne winter League
Again there was a big entry for Race 2 in the Winter League in the
City last Thursday approx 450 and it continues every Thursday at the
RSC at 7 pm, registration from 6.15 pm.
Baldy Man Run.
This year's event in Tramore is on Sunday December 30 th at 12 noon.
Entries from 10 am at Majestic Hotel,entry fee 12 Euro or 30 Euro for
three. Proceeds to Special Olympics. Contact Michael Flynn.
Award for Heffernan
Rob Heffernan (Togher AC) was named as the Athlete of the Year at the
National Athletics Awards in association with Woodie’s DIY and
Tipperary Crystal which took on Saturday last 17th of November in the
Clyde Court Hotel in Dublin 4 .2012 was the year when Rob Heffernan
quite literally had the Walk of his life. His fourth place finish in
the 50 k Walk at the London Olympic Games was the stand out
performance by an Irish athlete at major championships this season. In
the process Heffernan destroyed his own national record with a time of
3:37.54. Not Surprisingly he also awarded the Race Walker of the Year
Award for 2012.The year was a remarkable year in international
competition for our up and coming athletes and this quality is
reflected in the winner of that category. Mark English ( Letterkenny
AC ) who had a remarkable 2012, a year in which he lowered the
national junior 800 m record to a blazing 1:45.77 and finished a
brilliant fifth in a highly competitive World Junior Championship
final. English was the worthy recipient of Junior Athlete of the
Year. Among those nominated in the category was Ben Kiely Ferrybank AC
Irish Records
Over the course of 2012 Irish records have been broken on thirty three
different occasions.These record improvements came in a wide range of
track and field events, but perhaps the most significant record was
the one achieved by Robert Heffernan (Togher AC) who knocked over
seven minutes off his previous best when finishing a very impressive
fourth in the 50k walk at the London Olympics. Mairead Murphy
Ferrybank is listed among them in the Heptathlon.
On Sunday next November 25 th the Woodies DIY AAI All Ireland Inter
Counties and Juvenile u 12,14,16,18 Cross Country Championships go
ahead at Tattersalls, Ratoath, Co Meath and they get under way at
11.30 am with the girls u 12 race There will be a sizeable entry from
Waterford in the juvenile events and David McCarthy West Waterford
will be fancied in the Senior Race as well as Laura Behan KCK in the u
23 Section, full details on exact location of venue etc on Athletic
Ireland website and also full timetable, the last event the Seniors
Men's is at 2.25 pm .After the event the Irish teams to compete in the
European Cross Country Championships on December 9 th in Budapest will
be chosen.Best of luck to all Waterford athletes competing.
Other Cross Country Fixtures coming up
Munster Juvenile "B" and Masters Cross Country Championships,
Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare at 12 noon on Sunday 2nd December 2012.
All Ireland Novice and Juvenile u 11,13,15,17,19, Cross Country,
Adamstown, Co. Wexford. Sunday December 9 th. The European Cross
Country Championships will be in Budapest the same day The Schools
International Combined events are in Glasgow on Saturday December 1
st.
Relay Gold for Laura
DCU won the All Ireland Inter Varsity Road relay Championships in
Maynooth on Saturday last and on the winning team was Laura Behan KCK.
Quinn down the field
Competing in the American Collegiate National Cross Country
Championships in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday last Shane Quinn
Ferrybank AC running for Providence College was well down the field in
the 10 Km event finishing in 69 th place in 30 minutes 30 seconds, the
race was won by Kennedy Kithuka Texas Tech in 28.31.The best placed
Irish athlete in the race was David Rooney McNeese University who was
7 th overall in 29.21 he runs with Raheny Shamrocks in Ireland
Waterford AC Half Marathon.
On Saturday week December 1 st the Annual Waterford AC Half Marathon
takes place starting at 11 am outside Kelliher Electrical on Tramore
Road, Waterford and finishing at entrance door to Kingfisher . Entries
at 1500 closed last week so no entries being taken now or on the day.
Full details on Waterford AC website.
Munster Cross Country extra results.
A few extra results from the Munster Juvenile and Intermediate Cross
Country Championships in Carriganore on Sunday week last on a very
busy day that somehow didn't reach me last week were as
follows:Waterford ladies were third in the Intermediate Inter County
team event the squad being Laura Behan KCK, Mary Doolin, Kate Nolan,
Maire Lawler and Clare Grant all from Waterford.AC, Nicole Rowe
Ferrybank AC was 5 th in the under 19 race, West Waterford's Miceal
Power's 7 th in the under 15 event. These results only came to my
attention during last week so happy to include them this week to keep
the records correct. 911 athletes from 60 Munster clubs competed in 14
races at the fixture in WIT from with lots of Waterford athletes
included from 5 clubs and no one individual can follow or see where
all athletes finish for all clubs in county when otherwise busily
engaged on the day. Information from clubs on any day is vital on
where there athletes finish as at times official result sheets may not
be available on a particular day.
Paddy Byrne winter League
Again there was a big entry for Race 2 in the Winter League in the
City last Thursday approx 450 and it continues every Thursday at the
RSC at 7 pm, registration from 6.15 pm.
Baldy Man Run.
This year's event in Tramore is on Sunday December 30 th at 12 noon.
Entries from 10 am at Majestic Hotel,entry fee 12 Euro or 30 Euro for
three. Proceeds to Special Olympics. Contact Michael Flynn.
Award for Heffernan
Rob Heffernan (Togher AC) was named as the Athlete of the Year at the
National Athletics Awards in association with Woodie’s DIY and
Tipperary Crystal which took on Saturday last 17th of November in the
Clyde Court Hotel in Dublin 4 .2012 was the year when Rob Heffernan
quite literally had the Walk of his life. His fourth place finish in
the 50 k Walk at the London Olympic Games was the stand out
performance by an Irish athlete at major championships this season. In
the process Heffernan destroyed his own national record with a time of
3:37.54. Not Surprisingly he also awarded the Race Walker of the Year
Award for 2012.The year was a remarkable year in international
competition for our up and coming athletes and this quality is
reflected in the winner of that category. Mark English ( Letterkenny
AC ) who had a remarkable 2012, a year in which he lowered the
national junior 800 m record to a blazing 1:45.77 and finished a
brilliant fifth in a highly competitive World Junior Championship
final. English was the worthy recipient of Junior Athlete of the
Year. Among those nominated in the category was Ben Kiely Ferrybank AC
Irish Records
Over the course of 2012 Irish records have been broken on thirty three
different occasions.These record improvements came in a wide range of
track and field events, but perhaps the most significant record was
the one achieved by Robert Heffernan (Togher AC) who knocked over
seven minutes off his previous best when finishing a very impressive
fourth in the 50k walk at the London Olympics. Mairead Murphy
Ferrybank is listed among them in the Heptathlon.
Sunday 18 November 2012
Inaugural Triangular Meet
Friday 16 November 2012
Track Closure
Track Closure update:-
The track at the Regional Sports Centre will not be in use for the forseeable future. We are now holding training at the Kingfisher Club on the Tramore Road at 5pm each Monday & Wednesday for 1 hour. Athletes should bring runners. If you own a pair of running spikes, bring these along also but you MUST remove the spikes from them first or you will not be allowed to train.
The track at the Regional Sports Centre will not be in use for the forseeable future. We are now holding training at the Kingfisher Club on the Tramore Road at 5pm each Monday & Wednesday for 1 hour. Athletes should bring runners. If you own a pair of running spikes, bring these along also but you MUST remove the spikes from them first or you will not be allowed to train.
Tuesday 13 November 2012
Fintan Walsh's weekly blog
Five Munster Titles won in Carriganore
On Sunday last the Munster Cross Country Championship fixture at
WITCarriganore was held in excellent conditions and over a great
courseand a huge number of athletes from all over Munster competed and
largenumbers of spectators were present also. For Waterford athletics
itwas very successful day with five individual winners and
WestWaterford won three inter club team titles at juvenile level
andretained the title of best juvenile club in the province. All
theindividual winners won their events very impressively with
Waterford
athletes taking the two Intermediate titles with ease. Laura Behan KCK
and Andrew Connick, Ferrybank had their races won long before the
finish. Regular winner Aisling Quinn, Ferrybank also won readily u 17
as did Orna Murray do u 19. The final winner was Jack Corcoran
Waterford AC in the under 9 event and he did it in style with a
terrific burst in the last hundred yards to win going away. Aoife
Hamilton West Waterford was second under 15 and Sean Hickey do was 3rd
under 11. Other high placings came from Hugo Blair Waterford u 13 and
Orla Queally Ferrybank u 17 both 4th, Eoin Browne was 5th u 17 and
Nicole Rowe was also 5 th u 19 both Ferrybank AC and 6 th placings
went to Lucy Holmes, West Waterford u 11,Lucy O.Brien do u 19, Hannah
Power do was 8 th u 15 as was Cormac Mahony do u 11, Ethan Flynn
Waterford was 9 th u 11 and tenth placings went to Ellen Boylan KCK u
9, D J Kiely u 11 and Meg Ryan u 1 5, AoifeO'Brien u 13 all West
Waterford. In the inter club team juvenile competitions West Waterford
AC won the boys u 11, Boys u 9, Girls u 15 and were third in the boys
u 17 while Ferrybank were third u 13 Girls. In Inter County team
competitions Waterford were second u 11 boys and u 15 girls and third
u 9 boys and u 17 boys A sincere thanks to the very many who helped
out on the day in many ways and those that came along on Saturday to
mark out the course from various clubs, all the clubs that provided
stakes, flags etc, Order of Malta. A very
special thank you to the Management at WIT, Paul Quirke and
MichaelEvans Manager of the Sports Campus and staff for providing
their excellent facility for the event and to Tom O'Brien for a major
input for weeks and to Tom Murray course designer
Mc Carthy in Spain
David McCarthy West Waterford AC ran in a major International Cross
country race in Burgos in Spain on Sunday last and did very well
tofinish 18 th in a field of 137 the first of four Irish athletes
home,Several top International athletes were in the field including
the
reigning World Cross Country Champion Imane Merga who won the race by
inches in 28.07
Brickey 5 Miles
The 19 th Annual McGrath Newsagents Brickey's 5 Miles Road Race
heldoutside Dungarvan on Sunday last was won by Philip Harty in
27.54,Dzintars Klava was second in 29.35 and Tom Bennett third in
29.49 allWest Waterford. First Lady Angela Mc Cann, Clonmel in 32.02,
DeirdreNi Chearbhaill Crusaders was second in 36.32 and Orla O'
Mahoney WestWaterford third in 38.23. The 3 miles results were: Men 1
John Leahy
West Waterford 2 Brian Cuddihy Waterford 3 Pat Fitzgerald West
Waterford and Women 1 Robyn Madole West Waterford, 2 Andrea Gaffney
do, 3 Tracey Dwyer do..
Another good run by Quinn.
On Friday last competing in the North Eastern Regional American
Collegiate Cross Country Championships in Madison Connecticut there
was another fine run by Shane Quinn representing Providence College.In
a field of 240 runners from 34 Universities and Colleges he finished
third overall in the 10 km event in a time of 30 minutes 18.9 seconds.
The race was won by Mitch Goose a Britain from Iona College in 30.04.5
with Maksim Keraleu Harvard University second in 30.16.2.In the team
section Providence were 5 th of the 34 teams
Winter league
There was a great entry of almost 500 for the first round of the Paddy
Byrne Winter League in the city on Thursday last, the event continues
this Thursday at the RSC at 7 pm, registration from 6.15 pm. .
All Ireland Cross Country Dates
Sunday week November 25 th Woodies DIY AAI Inter Counties and
Juvenileu12,14,16,18 Cross Country,Tattersalls, Ratoath, Co. Meath,
Sun 9 th December Novice and Juvenile u 11,13,15,17,19, Cross
Country,Adamstown, Co. Wexford. The European Cross Country
Championships will be in Budapest the same day.
Waterford AC Half Marathon
The above race is on Saturday December 1 st at 11 am and entries
having reached the ceiling of 1500 have now closed. Starting outside
Kelliher Electrical Tramore Road and finishing at Kingfisher entrance
door. See Waterford AC website for all details.
On Sunday last the Munster Cross Country Championship fixture at
WITCarriganore was held in excellent conditions and over a great
courseand a huge number of athletes from all over Munster competed and
largenumbers of spectators were present also. For Waterford athletics
itwas very successful day with five individual winners and
WestWaterford won three inter club team titles at juvenile level
andretained the title of best juvenile club in the province. All
theindividual winners won their events very impressively with
Waterford
athletes taking the two Intermediate titles with ease. Laura Behan KCK
and Andrew Connick, Ferrybank had their races won long before the
finish. Regular winner Aisling Quinn, Ferrybank also won readily u 17
as did Orna Murray do u 19. The final winner was Jack Corcoran
Waterford AC in the under 9 event and he did it in style with a
terrific burst in the last hundred yards to win going away. Aoife
Hamilton West Waterford was second under 15 and Sean Hickey do was 3rd
under 11. Other high placings came from Hugo Blair Waterford u 13 and
Orla Queally Ferrybank u 17 both 4th, Eoin Browne was 5th u 17 and
Nicole Rowe was also 5 th u 19 both Ferrybank AC and 6 th placings
went to Lucy Holmes, West Waterford u 11,Lucy O.Brien do u 19, Hannah
Power do was 8 th u 15 as was Cormac Mahony do u 11, Ethan Flynn
Waterford was 9 th u 11 and tenth placings went to Ellen Boylan KCK u
9, D J Kiely u 11 and Meg Ryan u 1 5, AoifeO'Brien u 13 all West
Waterford. In the inter club team juvenile competitions West Waterford
AC won the boys u 11, Boys u 9, Girls u 15 and were third in the boys
u 17 while Ferrybank were third u 13 Girls. In Inter County team
competitions Waterford were second u 11 boys and u 15 girls and third
u 9 boys and u 17 boys A sincere thanks to the very many who helped
out on the day in many ways and those that came along on Saturday to
mark out the course from various clubs, all the clubs that provided
stakes, flags etc, Order of Malta. A very
special thank you to the Management at WIT, Paul Quirke and
MichaelEvans Manager of the Sports Campus and staff for providing
their excellent facility for the event and to Tom O'Brien for a major
input for weeks and to Tom Murray course designer
Mc Carthy in Spain
David McCarthy West Waterford AC ran in a major International Cross
country race in Burgos in Spain on Sunday last and did very well
tofinish 18 th in a field of 137 the first of four Irish athletes
home,Several top International athletes were in the field including
the
reigning World Cross Country Champion Imane Merga who won the race by
inches in 28.07
Brickey 5 Miles
The 19 th Annual McGrath Newsagents Brickey's 5 Miles Road Race
heldoutside Dungarvan on Sunday last was won by Philip Harty in
27.54,Dzintars Klava was second in 29.35 and Tom Bennett third in
29.49 allWest Waterford. First Lady Angela Mc Cann, Clonmel in 32.02,
DeirdreNi Chearbhaill Crusaders was second in 36.32 and Orla O'
Mahoney WestWaterford third in 38.23. The 3 miles results were: Men 1
John Leahy
West Waterford 2 Brian Cuddihy Waterford 3 Pat Fitzgerald West
Waterford and Women 1 Robyn Madole West Waterford, 2 Andrea Gaffney
do, 3 Tracey Dwyer do..
Another good run by Quinn.
On Friday last competing in the North Eastern Regional American
Collegiate Cross Country Championships in Madison Connecticut there
was another fine run by Shane Quinn representing Providence College.In
a field of 240 runners from 34 Universities and Colleges he finished
third overall in the 10 km event in a time of 30 minutes 18.9 seconds.
The race was won by Mitch Goose a Britain from Iona College in 30.04.5
with Maksim Keraleu Harvard University second in 30.16.2.In the team
section Providence were 5 th of the 34 teams
Winter league
There was a great entry of almost 500 for the first round of the Paddy
Byrne Winter League in the city on Thursday last, the event continues
this Thursday at the RSC at 7 pm, registration from 6.15 pm. .
All Ireland Cross Country Dates
Sunday week November 25 th Woodies DIY AAI Inter Counties and
Juvenileu12,14,16,18 Cross Country,Tattersalls, Ratoath, Co. Meath,
Sun 9 th December Novice and Juvenile u 11,13,15,17,19, Cross
Country,Adamstown, Co. Wexford. The European Cross Country
Championships will be in Budapest the same day.
Waterford AC Half Marathon
The above race is on Saturday December 1 st at 11 am and entries
having reached the ceiling of 1500 have now closed. Starting outside
Kelliher Electrical Tramore Road and finishing at Kingfisher entrance
door. See Waterford AC website for all details.
Sunday 11 November 2012
Muster XC Day 2
A fabulous day at the Munster XC today. Three individual victories from Andrew Connick in the Intermediate, Orna Murray u 19 and Aisling Quinn under 17. Great runs from lots of others too with lots of top 12 places. Huge well done to the girls under 12 team who finished third overall. Well done to all.
Wednesday 7 November 2012
Fintan Walsh's weekly blog
Munster Fixture at WIT on Sunday
A big attraction is on the outskirts of Waterford City on Sunday next
November 11 th. Its the Munster u 9,11,13,15,17,19 Juvenile Cross
Country Championships as well as the Intermediate Men and Women's
Championships and they take place in WIT Grounds, Carriganore on the
outskirts of the City at 12 noon. Hundreds of athletes from all over
the province will be competing including many from clubs in Waterford
City and County. Lots of help will be required from members of local
clubs on Saturday morning next at 11 am at WIT to prepare the venue
for Sunday's fixture and on Sunday again stewards will be required.
All Clubs have been individually notified.
All Ireland Cross Country Dates
Sunday November 25 th Woodies DIY AAI Inter Counties and Juvenile u
12,14,16,18 Cross Country,Tattersalls, Ratoath, Co. Meath, Sun 9 th
December Novice and Juvenile u 11,13,15,17,19, Cross Country,
Adamstown, Co. Wexford. The European Cross Country Championships will
be in Budapest the same day.
County ( B ) Juvenile Cross Country
A very small entry was received for the County ( B ) Juvenile Cross
Country Championships in St Augustine's College Abbeyside on Sunday
last and the following were the results.Girls u 9 1 Roisin Quinn An
Ghaeltacht, 2 Emma Dower do, u 11 1 Sarah Stone Tramore, 2 Helena
Barry KCK, 3 Roisin Drummy West Waterford, u 13 1 Roisin Dunphy KCK,
2 Kristan Murphy West Waterford, 3 Roisin Drummy do, u 15 1 Shauna
Coakley An Ghaeltacht, 2 Amy Prendergast do. Boys u 9 1 Rory Fennell
West Waterford, 2 Brayden Dee Carter do, 3 Tommy Fennell do, u 11 1
Padraig Fitzgerald KCK, 2 Darragh Pender West Waterford, 3 Seamus
Fitzgerald KCK, u13 1 Shaodan Mc Guillicuddy An Ghaeltacht, 2 Jamie
Stone Tramore 3 Matthew Walsh West Waterford.
Winter League
This year’s Paddy Byrne Annual Winter League kicks off on Thursday
next November 8 th, It will run for a total of 13 Thursday nights,
with a break for Santa and the New Year. Registration is at 6.00 pm
each night for the first few nights to get everyone registered in
time, with the run starting at 7 pm from the RSC in Waterford City,
all competing are asked to obey the stewards and only cross at
locations where stewards direct you to cross.
USA
The American regional Inter Collegiate Cross country Championships are
on this Friday November 9 th in Connecticut and Shane Quinn and other
Irish athletes will be competing.
Waterford AC Half Marathon
The course for Waterford Half Marathon on Saturday December 1 st is
now finalised and is as follows; Start outside Kelliher Electrical on
Tramore Road then head straight out main Tramore Road to Pickardstown
Cross, turn sharp left and back in Old Tramore Road straight in as far
as Ballycordra to turn left across narrow road over by Waterford
Transport to Ballindud on to main Tramore Road in then on the right
hand side to Ballindud Roundabout and then all will be crossed over to
head in towards the city on the left hand side turning near
Kingfisher coming back up footpath to entrance to Nature Park from
Tramore road in then for a full lap around the Park and then back to
finish at Kingfisher. Full entry details etc on Waterford AC website.
Race Walking
A Race Walking Masterclass will take place at Cork IT Track on
Saturday 17th November and in attendance will be Olympic athlete
Robert Heffernan .Don’t miss out on the chance to learn more about
Race Walking from Robert Heffernan, Liam O Reilly and renowned Spanish
coach Jacinto Garzon, our special international guest coach.This
masterclass is open to all athletes and coaches aged 10+. Athletes
from clubs/schools all over Ireland are welcome to attend.10am:
Registration at CIT Track in the main athletics stand and the cost is
€5 per person.For more information please contact Steven Macklin at
0876335565 or steven@athleticsireland.
Sympathy
Two people very well known in Waterford athletic circles suffered
bereavements recently. The death took place of Mrs Bridie Harte P. O
Barrack St Waterford mother of Declan Harte who is very much involved
in the road running scene and Mrs Maisie Walsh, Churchquarter,
Modeligo mother of well known West Waterford AC athlete Corina Walsh
also passed away.All in the sport send their deepest sympathy to both
of them and their families.
A big attraction is on the outskirts of Waterford City on Sunday next
November 11 th. Its the Munster u 9,11,13,15,17,19 Juvenile Cross
Country Championships as well as the Intermediate Men and Women's
Championships and they take place in WIT Grounds, Carriganore on the
outskirts of the City at 12 noon. Hundreds of athletes from all over
the province will be competing including many from clubs in Waterford
City and County. Lots of help will be required from members of local
clubs on Saturday morning next at 11 am at WIT to prepare the venue
for Sunday's fixture and on Sunday again stewards will be required.
All Clubs have been individually notified.
All Ireland Cross Country Dates
Sunday November 25 th Woodies DIY AAI Inter Counties and Juvenile u
12,14,16,18 Cross Country,Tattersalls, Ratoath, Co. Meath, Sun 9 th
December Novice and Juvenile u 11,13,15,17,19, Cross Country,
Adamstown, Co. Wexford. The European Cross Country Championships will
be in Budapest the same day.
County ( B ) Juvenile Cross Country
A very small entry was received for the County ( B ) Juvenile Cross
Country Championships in St Augustine's College Abbeyside on Sunday
last and the following were the results.Girls u 9 1 Roisin Quinn An
Ghaeltacht, 2 Emma Dower do, u 11 1 Sarah Stone Tramore, 2 Helena
Barry KCK, 3 Roisin Drummy West Waterford, u 13 1 Roisin Dunphy KCK,
2 Kristan Murphy West Waterford, 3 Roisin Drummy do, u 15 1 Shauna
Coakley An Ghaeltacht, 2 Amy Prendergast do. Boys u 9 1 Rory Fennell
West Waterford, 2 Brayden Dee Carter do, 3 Tommy Fennell do, u 11 1
Padraig Fitzgerald KCK, 2 Darragh Pender West Waterford, 3 Seamus
Fitzgerald KCK, u13 1 Shaodan Mc Guillicuddy An Ghaeltacht, 2 Jamie
Stone Tramore 3 Matthew Walsh West Waterford.
Winter League
This year’s Paddy Byrne Annual Winter League kicks off on Thursday
next November 8 th, It will run for a total of 13 Thursday nights,
with a break for Santa and the New Year. Registration is at 6.00 pm
each night for the first few nights to get everyone registered in
time, with the run starting at 7 pm from the RSC in Waterford City,
all competing are asked to obey the stewards and only cross at
locations where stewards direct you to cross.
USA
The American regional Inter Collegiate Cross country Championships are
on this Friday November 9 th in Connecticut and Shane Quinn and other
Irish athletes will be competing.
Waterford AC Half Marathon
The course for Waterford Half Marathon on Saturday December 1 st is
now finalised and is as follows; Start outside Kelliher Electrical on
Tramore Road then head straight out main Tramore Road to Pickardstown
Cross, turn sharp left and back in Old Tramore Road straight in as far
as Ballycordra to turn left across narrow road over by Waterford
Transport to Ballindud on to main Tramore Road in then on the right
hand side to Ballindud Roundabout and then all will be crossed over to
head in towards the city on the left hand side turning near
Kingfisher coming back up footpath to entrance to Nature Park from
Tramore road in then for a full lap around the Park and then back to
finish at Kingfisher. Full entry details etc on Waterford AC website.
Race Walking
A Race Walking Masterclass will take place at Cork IT Track on
Saturday 17th November and in attendance will be Olympic athlete
Robert Heffernan .Don’t miss out on the chance to learn more about
Race Walking from Robert Heffernan, Liam O Reilly and renowned Spanish
coach Jacinto Garzon, our special international guest coach.This
masterclass is open to all athletes and coaches aged 10+. Athletes
from clubs/schools all over Ireland are welcome to attend.10am:
Registration at CIT Track in the main athletics stand and the cost is
€5 per person.For more information please contact Steven Macklin at
0876335565 or steven@athleticsireland.
Sympathy
Two people very well known in Waterford athletic circles suffered
bereavements recently. The death took place of Mrs Bridie Harte P. O
Barrack St Waterford mother of Declan Harte who is very much involved
in the road running scene and Mrs Maisie Walsh, Churchquarter,
Modeligo mother of well known West Waterford AC athlete Corina Walsh
also passed away.All in the sport send their deepest sympathy to both
of them and their families.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)