Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

Kelly runs fast 200 metres in Belgium

Kelly Proper had a personal best in winning a 200 metres race in 23.37
seconds in Oordegem in Belgium on Saturday last very close to the
23.35 standard for the European Championships she was also 5 th in the
long jump with 5.98 metres At the same meeting in a pre program 200
metres race Niamh Whelan won in 24.06 seconds and Niamh Mc Nicol was 5
th in 24.33 again a B qualifying time for the World junior
championships and a personal best, Whelan also ran in a graded 200
metres race later and finished 5 th in 24.12. Then on Sunday in
Brussels in desperate conditions which saw several athletes refuse to
compete Kelly won the 200 metres in 23.48 with Niamh second in 24.12,
earlier Kelly won a graded long jump with 6.32 metres and Niamh was
second in a 100 metres in 11.88.

Niamh Mc Nicol on Irish World Junior Team

Ferrybank AC will have a representative on the Irish team for theWorld
Junior Championships in  Eugene Oregan USA from July 22 nd to 27th.
Niamh Mc Nicol has been selected in the 200 metres as a  result
ofreaching the B standard twice in recent weeks.Last year she was on
theIrish Relay team that won the European Youth Olympics  4 x100
metres relay. She started her career with Tramore AC when very young
and joined Ferrybank two years ago.

Belfast Results

 Jessie Barr Ferrybank finished second in the 400 metres hurdles in
Belfast on Wednesday last in 58.45 seconds a season's best, Paul
Murphy also from Ferrybank seeking a qualifying time for the World
Juniors of 47.70  in the 400 metres came agonisingly close to it
finishing third in 47.75. David Mc Carthy West Waterford was 6 th in
the 1500 metres in 3.42.7, James Ledingham his club mate was 8 th in
the 800 metres in 1.51.38 and Niall Tuohy Ferrybank 10 th in 1.52.33

Seven Irish titles won in Cork by Waterford athletes

At the GloHealth All Ireland Junior and under 23 Championships in Cork
athletes from Ferrybank and West Waterford AC between them won 7
titles. For West Waterford there was a clean sweep in the pole vault
competitions with their four athletes. There were  victories by Thomas
Houlihan and his sister Lisa both under 23 and Meg O'Connor and Yuri
Kanas both junior For Ferrybank AC under 23 titles were won by Cara
Kennedy in the hammer and Sean Archer in triple jump and Paul Murphy
in the junior 400 metres but without making the World Junior
Standard,conditions in Cork were very blustery he was timed at 48.16
seconds. Ferrybank also had bronze medal wins by Sean Whittle triple
jump, Patrick Ryan hammer and Neasa Murphy high jump all junior
.
National Juvenile Relays placings for Waterford AC

Waterford AC came home with two thirds from the National Juvenile
Relays in Tullamore on Saturday last with their boys under 12 and
under 15 teams. The under 12 squad was Victory Eddy, Jack Deegan, Evan
Hayes and  Jack Corcoran and the under 15 group were Lance Baylon,
James Murphy, Hugo Blair, Favour Eddy

Rás Na Rinne Details

130 competed in the 22 nd Annual Rás na Rinne in Ring over 6 miles on
Friday last race 8 of the Ger Wyley Sports /Skins series.The overall
winner was Brian Murphy Carrick on Suir in 32 minutes 31 seconds,
Ravis Zakis West Waterford was second in 33.01 and Frank Hayes East
Cork  third in 33.36. The first lady home was Martina O'Dwyer Carrick
on Suir in 36.24, Niamh O'Donovan was second in 41.30 and Sandra
Prendergast  third in 43.59 both West Waterford. Category winners were
as follows; Men o 40 Peter Duggan St Joseph's, o 45 Jim Baldwin
Waterford, o 50 Denis Kelleher ( Ind ) o 55 Joe Gough West Waterford,
Junior Liam Reilly do. Women o 35 Mary Dyer West Waterford, o 40
Brigid Coffey do, o 45 Ann Dunford do and o 50 Bernie Prendergast do.

Shannon Airport Runway Run

Rory Moloney West Waterford AC won the Shannon Airport Runway Night 5
km run on Friday night last in 15 minutes and 1 second well clear of
the second athlete home Over 1000 competed in this unusual event.

Another big week ahead

This evening Tuesday July 8 th the Cork City International Sports is
at Cork IT track and a number of athletes from Waterford will be
competing and on Friday next July 11 th the International Morton Games
is in Santry,Dublin and again Waterford athletes will be there
including Thomas Barr. Sunday next July 13 th is Day 2  of the All
Ireland Juvenile Track and Field championships under 14 to 19 in
Tullamore with many athletes from Waterford clubs participating full
timetable on Athletics Ireland website

Fridays Road Race

Another race in the Outfield Sports Three County Challenge Series is
in Rathgormack on Friday next July 11 th over 5 miles starting at 7.30
pm and entries from 6.15 pm in Rathgormack

All Ireland Juvenile

 Two All Ireland Juvenile Championships are on this week end in
Tullamore. On Saturday AAI Juvenile Development Games 10.30 am and
Sunday All Ireland Juvenile u 14 to 19 Championships 10 am with a big
Waterford presence both days.Full timetable for both  fixtures on
Athletic Ireland website

More Track and Field fixtures in July

Saturday 19 th Schools International Cardiff with 3 Waterford athletes
involved, Saturday and Sunday 19 th and 20 th All Ireland Senior
Championships Morton Stadium Santry, Dublin. Saturday 26 th All
Ireland Juvenile Day 3 Tullamore World Junior Championships are in
Eugene,Oregan  USA starting on 22 nd.

 Future Road Races

Friday July 18 th 7 pm Alan Everett Memorial 5 miles Road Race
Woodstown, Co Waterford. Friday July 25 th Ballymacarbry 5 miles 8 pm
Ger Wyley Sports/Skins Series

Glo Health sponsorship

Glo Health, Ireland’s most innovative health insurer, and Athletics
Ireland today announced Glo Health’s sponsorship of athletics in
Ireland This multi-year sponsorship agreement will include sponsorship
of all of Athletics Ireland’s National Championships and sponsorship
of the successful Fit 4Life initiative.GloHealth’s partnership with
Athletics Ireland comes at a time when health and well  being, through
participation in sports,continues to experience a growth in
popularity, evidenced by Athletics Ireland’s membership up 17% on
2013, making it one of Ireland’s fastest growing sports