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McCarthy wins in Old Parish

A total of 250 competitors between walkers and runners took part in
the Paddy Joe Curran Memorial 5 Miles Turkey Trot in Old Parish on
Sunday last over 5 Miles.The run was won by David McCarthy in 27
minutes and 23 seconds, Philip Harty was second in 27.27 both West
Waterford and Danny Smyth Ballynonty was third in 28.04. Corina Walsh
won the ladies section in 33.39, Liz Nyhan was second in 35.48 and
Tracey Dwyer was third in 38.18 all West Waterford. The proceeds went
to S.E.R.T. and the sponsors were Cleanzone Technology Ltd.. On
Wednesday December 11 th at  the West Waterford Winter League in
Dungarvan r 1400 Euro was raised for the WLRFM Lions Club Xmas appeal.
Coming up on St Stephen's morning at Dungarvan GAA Club is a Charity
run in aid of S.E.R.T.

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.

January Fixtures

 Sunday 6 th Munster Junior, U/23, Senior & Masters Indoor
Championships Nenagh. Sun 13 th Munster Juvenile Cross Country
Relays,Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships Limerick
Racecourse. Sat 19 th  AAI Master Indoor Championships Athlone. Sun 20
th AAI Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships Athlone. Thurs 24 th East
Munster Schools
Cross Country Championships at 12 noon WIT Waterford.Saturday 26 th
AAI Senior, Junior, Master & Juvenile Indoor Combined Event
Championships Athlone, Sunday January 28 th AAI Games Athlone.

Waterford AC Flag Days

Permit from Garda Siochana for Waterford AC Annual flag Days this year
covers Thursday  December 27 th and  Friday December 28 th. contact
Deirdre Chapman.

Information

Lots of information on Athletics Ireland, Munster athletics and most
clubs websites re fixtures, club membership, news etc Many major
International World and European fixtures and Championships coming up
in 2013 including a major European Competition in Dublin in June.
Hopefully some Waterford athletes will qualify for some of the major
events. Here at home in Waterford in 2013 the Waterford Viking
marathon is on Saturday June 29 th all details on their Website

European Athletics for Dublin.

The European Athletics Executive Committee made the decision to stage
European Athletics Team Championship First League in Dublin on 22-23
June 2013.

Official results

At the all Ireland Novice and Under Age Cross Country Championships in
Adamstown Co Wexford on Sunday December 9 th  a breakdown in the
Computer system meant that no official results were available until
the following Tuesday. Here then are the main results from a Waterford
viewpoint. Orna Murray Ferrybank 1 st in under 19 race, Aoife Hamilton
West Waterford third in the under 15 grade and she led West Waterford
AC to the Inter Club Team title and Waterford to the Inter County team
award, the other members being Sinead Flynn, Hannah Power, Meg Ryan,
Kate McGrath and Chloe Fennell all from West Waterford who also had
their boys under 11 team placed third in the Inter Club section. The
following Waterford athletes were on Munster Interprovincial teams
that were placed first: Girls u 15 Aoife Hamilton and Sinead Flynn
West Waterford, Boys u 13 Hugo Blair Waterford, Girls u 11 Lucy Holmes
West Waterford . Munster second team placings Boys u 11 Sean Hickey
West Waterford, Girls u 17 Orla Queally Ferrybank, and Munster team
third placings Boys u 17 Eoin Browne Ferrybank and Girls u 19 Orna
Murray Ferrybank, Lucy O'Brien West Waterford and Nicole Rowe
Ferrybank.

Training this week Dec 17- 23

Older athlets (sprinters / jumpers ) training this week 
Mon 6pm Ursuluine
Wed 5.30pm ursuline
Thurs Circuits ursuline(time to be confirmed)
Sat 11am ursuline

Photos from Christmas Party 2012

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All Ireland win for Orna Murray


At the all Ireland Novice and Under Age Cross Country Championships in
Adamstown Co Wexford on Sunday Last OrnaMurray Ferrybank AC put up
another brilliant performance to win theunder 19 title to add to the
Munster crown she won in WIT a few weeksback. Another athlete to
perform with distinction was Aoife Hamiltonfrom West Waterford who was
third overall in the under 15 race and she
led West Waterford AC to the Inter Club Team title and Waterford to
the Inter County title, the other members being Sinead Flynn, Hannah
Power, Meg Ryan, Kate McGrath and ChloeFennell.  West Waterford also
had theirboys under 11 team placed third in the Inter Club section.
High placings were securted by the following West Waterford; Lucy
Holmes 12 th  under 11 Sean Hickey 15 th u 11 Hannah power 16 th and
Meg Ryan 18 th u 15 and Lucy O'Brien 19 th  under 19 and Aoife O'Brien
20 th u 11. Waterford AC had Hugo Blair placed 14 th in the under 14
section and Lynsey Mc Guire 23 rd u 13  and for Ferrybank AC Orla
Queally 17 th u 17, Eoin Browne 20 th u 17 and Nicole Rowe 27 th u
19..With a breakdown of the computer system results were hard to come
by from the clubs.

Brilliant day for Irish Athletics

Ireland's Fionnuala Britton from Kilcoole Co Wicklow successfully
retained her European Cross Country title in Budapest on Sunday last
over a snow covered course, the first lady to retain this prestigious
title. On a momentous day for Irish athletics Britton led the senior
women's team to the gold medals in front of France, Great Britain and
Spain, the team comprised of Britton , Linda Byrne Dundrum South
Dublin AC, Ava Hutchinson do, Lizzie Lee Leevale AC Cork, Sarah Louise
Treacy Moynalvey AC and Sarah McCormack Clonliffe Harriers AC. Britton
had been in excellent form this autumn and she confirmed it at the
19th SPAR European Cross Country Championships over the course in
Skanzen. She put on a tremendous display of tenacious front running as
she romped to a two second victory over Dulce Felix of Portugal. The
diminutive Wicklow women was to the fore of the field from the outset
and pushed the pace ferociously throughout. With two kilometres to go
the race was between Britton and Belgium's Almensch Belete.However
both Felix and Adrianne Herzog of the Netherlands were starting to
make an impression on the leaders. Britton lifted her game once again
and propelled herself over the finishing line to take the title in a
time of 27:45, ahead of second place Felix 27:47 with Herzog rounding
out the top three in third.Linda Byrne was having the race of her life
as she stormed to an eight place finish and was followed home by Ava
Hutchinson in 20th, Lizzie Lee in 23rd, Sarah McCormack in 36th and
Sarah Louise Treacy in 42nd. The team combined brilliantly to claim
the team gold medals with a score of 52 points. Coincidentally the
Irish team’s score of 52 was the same as France, however Ireland were
awarded the title on count back. Britton also has a 4th placing,a 7th
and an 11 th placing in this event in the last five years so once
again Athletics has been  a winner of a major International event for
Ireland..The senior men’s team was led home by Brendan O’Neill Dundrum
South Dublin AC, as he finished in 22nd place. O’Neill, a former team
gold medallist at U23 level at these championships, performed
impressively on his debut in the senior race. O’Neill showed class to
finish in 22 nd, just ahead of his club mate Joe Sweeney in 27th.
David Rooney Raheny  was the next of the Irish to finish in 38 th
place, followed by Michael Mulhare Portlaoise AC in 44th, Sean Hehir
Rathfarnham WSAF in 52nd and Paul Maher Kilkenny City Harriers AC in
73rd. the team finished a very respectable 7 th of the 13 nations to
finish

Annual Paddy Joe Curran Memorial Old Parish Turkey Ttot
.
The Annual Paddy Joe Curran memorial Old Parish Turkey Trot will take
place this year on Sunday next December 16 th at 12 noon. It’s a 5
mile road race around the local area, plus there’s a 4 mile walk/jog
which gets under way at 11.30 am.Entries will be taken at the Marine
Bar from 10.15 onwards .All monies raised is in aid of cancer and will
be donated to S.E.R.T.Entry to the run/walk is 7 euro/donation.

Paddy Byrne winter League

Again there was a big entry for Race 4 in the Winter League in the
City last Thursday and it continues thisT hursday at the RSC at 7pm,
registration from 6.15 pm then a break until the New Year.

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.

January Fixtures

 Sunday 6 th Munster Junior, U/23, Senior & Masters Indoor
Championships Nenagh. Sun 13 th Munster Juvenile Cross Country Relays,
Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships Limerick Racecourse. Sat
19 th  AAI Master Indoor Championships Athlone. Sun 20 th AAI Junior &
U/23 Indoor Championships Athlone. Thurs 24 th East Munster Schools
Cross Country Championships at 12 noon WIT Waterford.Saturday 26 th
AAI Senior, Junior, Master & Juvenile Indoor Combined Event
Championships Athlone, Sunday January 28 th AAI Games Athlone

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Two  Waterford athletes at European Cross Country Championships

Defending European Champion Fionnula Britton  will lead the Irish
senior team at the 19 th SPAR European Cross Country Championships
which takes place in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday next 9 th of
December. The Wicklow athlete’s preparation for these championships
has gone exceptionally well, she finished 4 th in the very competitive
VIII Cross de Atapuerca in Burgos, Spain earlier in the month and
continued her preparations with a third place finish in a classy field
in the Cross de l’Acier last week end. In the senior men's race Joe
Sweeney finished a magnificent fifth place last year at the
Championships; and another good run is expected on Sunday. In the U 23
Women’s race  just two Irish athletes compete Una Britton, sister to
Fionnula will  be joined on the line by Laura Behan KCK AC Waterford.
A full Irish u 23 men's team will compete and Patrick Hogan Ferrybank
AC is included, Shane Quinn was also selected but has withdrawn due to
illness.

All Ireland Cross Country in Adamstown.

On Sunday next also December 9th the All Ireland Novice and Juvenile u
11,13,15,17,19, Cross Country Championships will be only a few miles
down the road  in Adamstown, Co Wexford at 11.30 am. Waterford will
have athletes competing in most races and a few are expected to be in
contention for titles individual and team,as always these races start
on time the first race on Sunday will be the girls u 11

 Successful Waterford Athletic Club Half Marathon.

In ideal weather conditions the 4 th Annual Waterford Athletic Club
Half Marathon was held on Saturday last with close to 1600 competing.
Starting at the RSC Car Park and taking in the main Tramore Road as
far as Pickardstown Cross and then back in the Old Tramore road and
coming across the Slip Road near Waterford Transport to meet the
Tramore Road at Ballindud and back in doing a lap of the Nature Park
in Kilbarry and finishing there. Around the course and at the finish
huge crowds gathered to cheer on the athletes and the arrangements
were excellent.

Harty wins.

From an early stage two athletes dominated the race Gary O'Hanlon
Raheny Dublin the holder and Philip Harty West Waterford with Andrew
Connick Ferrybank AC also in contact for some time. O'Hanlon and Harty
fought out a great duel most of  the way and it was only in the
closing stages Harty drew clear to win in 67 minutes 30 seconds,
O'Hanlon was second in 67.35 and Connick third in 68.40. Angela McCann
Clonmel won the ladies section in great style in 80.36, Jacqui Carthy
Kilmore Co Wexford was second in 81.16 and Ann Marie Holland Eagle
Cork third in 82.14.The organisers wish to thank all their sponsors,
all the stewards, their own club members, Order of Malta , Waterford
City Council and the Gardai for services rendered. Detailed
Results;.Women 1 Angela McCann Clonmel AC 80 36, 2 Jacqui Carthy
Kilmore 81.16, 3  Ann Marie Holland Eagle 82:14, 4 Martina O'Dwyer
Carrick on Suir 83.43, 5 Sylvia Malone Waterford 84.13, 6 Maria Murphy
Griffin St Joseph's 85.51. o 35 Cora  Muldowney, o 40 Diane Behan
Waterford AC, o 45 Mags Kirwan Bolger Waterford, o 50 Bernadette
Mitchell Balance, o 55 Anne Fitzgerald Waterford AC. Men. 1 Philip
Harty West Waterford 67.30m 2 Gary O'Hanlon Raheny ( holder ) 67.35,
3 Andrew Connick Ferrybank 68.40,  4 Owen Gahan St Senan's 71.14,
Bernard Roe Raheny 71.50, 6 Niall Sheil St Killians 72.00.  o 40
Declan Power, o 45 Michael O'Connell Sligo, o 50 John Dalton,
Waterford o 55 Eugene O'Doherty Sliabh Bhui Rovers, Ferns, o 60 Albert
Keenan Newbridge 1580 competed.

Munster Cross Country

In the  Munster (  B  )  Juvenile Cross Championships in Newmarket on
Fergus on Sunday last three Waterford clubs had athletes competing.
For West Waterford Emily O'Mahony was second u 13,  Rachel Wyley 6 th
u 15, Eva French u 13 and Aidan Mc Kenna u 15 were both 7 th and Eabha
and Patrick Walsh u 9 and u 13 respectively  were both 8 th, West
Waterford were 3 rd club in both the girls and boys team events. For
Waterford AC Jamie McCarthy was 9 th, Conor Quinn 10 th and David
McGlynn 12 th all in u 15 grade and for KCK Rena Behan was 5th u 13
and Seamus Fitzgerald 10 th u 11.

Waterford Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships

Results from above held on Friday last November 30 th at St
Augustine's College Abbeyside. Minor Girls 1 Mollie Hutchinson
Ursuline, 2 Rachel Wyley St Augustine's 3 Rena Behan St Declan's
Kilmacthomas Team 1 Ursuline 2 St Augustine's 3 Ard Scoil Na nDeise,
Junior 1 Aoife Hamilton Meanscoil San Nioclas 2 Hannah Power Ard Scoil
3 Meg Ryan Meanscoil San Nioclas Team 1 Ard Scoil 18 pts 2 St
Augustine's 21, 3 Ursuline 29. Intermediate 1 Sinead Flynn St
Augustine's 2 Cliodna Ryan Ard Scoil 3 Megan Dunford St Augustine's
Team 1 St Augustine's 9, 2 Ard Scoil 13 , 3 Ursuline 38. Senior 1 Orna
Murray Ursuline 2 Lucy O'Brien Blackwater CC 3 Eimear O'Brien do Team
1 Blackwater CC 10, 2 Ursuline 12. Minor Boys 1 Shane O'Brien St
Declan's 2 Patrick Walsh Dungarvan CBS 3 Aidan Mc Kenna St Augustine's
Team 1 St Augustine's 25  2 Dungarvan CBS  26, 3 St Declan's 28.
Junior 1 Miceal Power St Augustine's 2 Eoin O'Brien Blackwater 3
Darragh McGrath St Augustine's Team 1 St Augustine's  27, 2 St Pauls
40,  3 Bllackwater 47. Intermediate 1 Sean Curran Dungarvan CBS 2
Tholm Reddy do 3 Shane O'Riordan do Team 1 Dungarvan CBS  13, 2 St
Pauls 47.  Senior 1 Richard Stillwell St John's Dungarvan 2 Colin
Dunford Dungarvan CBS 3 Jamie O'Keeffe De La Salle Team 1 Pauls 24,  2
Dungarvan CBS 39,  3 St Declan's  46.  Tie for best oberall Girls
school between Ursuline and st Augustine's,tie in Boy's overall
between Dungarvan CBS and St Pauls

Waterford Viking Marathon Launch

On Friday last at Bishop's Palace the 2013 WLRFM Waterford Viking
Marathon was launched by Mayor Jim Darcy in the presence of a large
crowd.The big day is Saturday June 29 th  2013 at 9 am and please
spread the news around the county, country and abroad. Full details on
The Waterford Viking Marathon Website including entry form and
remember there will be a closing date so don't miss out on your
entry,some did last year. There will be a Full Marathon, Half Marathon
and Relay option so all have seven months to prepare.Proceeds to
Waterford Alzheimer Society and Waterford Hospice.

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.

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.