St Augustine's College Grounds in Abbeyside is the venue on Sunday
next for the first County Cross Country Championships of the season
and they begin at 12 noon sharp.The races are for Boys and Girls under
10,12,14,16,18 as well as junior and senior, the latter three are
incorporated into the West Waterford Open event which starts at 1.30
pm. In the juvenile races the medals are for first three home and
first three teams of four. The juvenile races are quite long in each
age group and athletes should be training over the distances, all
clubs have the exact distances No point in putting athletes out in
these races if they are just to make up numbers or not training. All
clubs should have their athletes well warmed up for their events
While we have had great weather up to now as always for cross country
all spectators should come prepared for the underfoot conditions
Run for Life on Sunday also
The Solas Centre Run for Life over 10 miles also takes place on Sunday
next in the city starting at 12.30 pm near the Clock Tower and goes
down the Quay and then straight on through Parnell St The Mall, Manor
Street, left onto the Tramore Road past Dunphy’s shop .Turn left out
Tramore Road.continue through the Tramore Roundabout and straight onto
Ballindud Roundabout on left hand side of Tramore Road.turn Left at
the Ballindud roundabout across the outer ring road to the
Williamstown Roundabout.Turn right in the direction of Ballygunner,
turn left at the Gaelscoil, downhill left onto the Dunmore road at
Beckettʼs pub Travel on the Dunmore Road without deviation until you
enter the Peopleʼs Park through its main entrance on Park Road.
Kilmacow
Waterford athletes did very well at the Kilmacow Open Cross Country
on Sunday last which drew a very large entry. West Waterford had two
winners and these were Aoife Hamilton under 18 and Dairina Ni
Sheanlaoich u 16, second placings went to Liam Reilly u 18 and Oisin
O'Riordan u 12 and third placings to Shane O'Riordan u 18, Niall
Blackwell u 16 and Cian O'Riordan u 14. They also won two club team
prizes boys u 12 and girls u 16 and the girls u 14 were second.
Waterford AC had good results also with two wins by Lynsey Mc Guire u
14 and Tadhg Corcoran under 8, Hugo Blair was second under 16 and the
boys u 16 club team won, Ferrybank had a win with Jake Bagge under 14,
Andrew Connick was second in the senior race and Isobelle Gallagher
was third u 8. Corey Scanlon Finnisk Valley was second under 9,Tom
Halley Tramore second u 10 and Siobhán Boylan KCK was first in the
master's. St Senan's took the award for best juvenile club the first
time since 1984 and they had two individual winners Oliver Mullally
junior and Juliet Evans u 8.
Cork to Cobh
Adele Walsh St Senan's Kilmacow had a very good run in the Cork to
Cobh race over 15 miles on Sunday last finishing third lady home in 1
hr and 41 minutes, Brian Byrne West Waterford was 5 th in the race in
1 hr 21 minutes.
Further October fixtures
On Sunday week October 12 th we have day two of the Counties again in
Abbeyside starting at 11.30 am The events are boys and girls under
9,11,13,15,17, Novice and Master's. Sunday Oct. 26th: Munster
Championships juvenile even ages, U 23 and Novice Turnpike Tipperary:
11.30am.
John Treacy 10 miles 2015 Race Entry Details
Elite entries will be accepted up to Friday 23rd January 2015. The
standards set down are Men 55 minutes and Ladies 60 Minutes. These
times must have been posted within the last 2 years. Proof of these
qualifying times may be required.For Elite entry, please contact us
directly using the details below:• James Veale: 086 8184762, Ann
Dunford: 086 0619711 or Email: info@westwaterfordathletics.
entry fee for 2015 is €25. There are no refunds on race entry fees. As
in previous years, there will be no late entries except for elite
entries, which will be taken up to Friday January 23rd if you contact
us directly. Please understand that this is to facilitate the correct
amount of t-shirts, goody bags and for safety reasons so we can cater
for the numbers on race day.The race will be held on February 1st in
Dungarvan Co. Waterford with a start time of 1.30 pm. . Remember to
get your entries in when they open on October 1st 2014.
Permit Application Requirements
All permit applicants to AAI re events will now need to fill out and
submit a Medical Plan for events with their Permit Application. Some
of the questions posed are the Presence of an Ambulance with trained
personnel, Will there be a Defibrillator available, facility for
Dehydration treatment, will a doctor be present and in the event of an
accident will a casualty be attended to in two minutes. Full details
on Athletic Ireland Website.
Night Training Advice
Our roads are used by motorists and cyclists and footpaths are for
pedestrians which include runners.The only time our roads are
generally used by runners are in daylight hours- well in by the
fences- and when races are run on them where there are lots of
stewards. At night time out training it must only be footpaths and
those running should not be in large groups, the only very simple
reason for this advice is SAFETY. Its unfair to motorists after dark
to see people cris crossing on roads and in some cases without
reflective clothing. So runners you do your bit for safety of
yourselves and others.
