Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

Kilmacow Open Cross Country on Sunday

On Sunday next September 28 th with a 1 pm start at the Complex in
Kilmacow Co Kilkenny the Annual St Senan's Open Cross Country goes
ahead.. There are races for boys and girls under 8, 9 ,10,12,14,16,18
junior, senior men 7000 m and senior women 3000 metres with master's
prizes also included contact number 086 8100299

Trevor's good run

On Saturday last in Dublin's Phoenix Park there was a fine run by
Trevor Power Waterford AC as he finished second in the Dublin Half
Marathon in 1 hr 11 minutes and 43 seconds, the winner was the very
experienced Gary O' Hanlon Clonliffe Hrs in 1.09.43. On Sunday Philip
Harty West Waterford AC was 13 th overall in the Charleville Half
Marathon in 1.00.56. The Munster Half Marathon Championship was
incorporated in the event and Philip was the the second Munster
athlete home taking the silver medal.

Very enjoyable Schools fixture.

At the Waterford Primary Schools Cross Country Sports at the RSC on
Tuesday September 16 th hundreds of children from schools all over the
city and adjoining areas participated and lots of parents were present
for a very enjoyable fixture in brilliant weather promoted by
Ferrybank AC. The best boys school award was won by St Declan's with
Ferrybank second and Ballygunner third, best girls school St John of
God, Ballygunner were second and joint third were Ursuline and Holy
Cross, best small school was won by Gaell Scoil Phortlairge, Portlaw
were second and Killea third the following were the first three in
each race. 1st Class Girls Race One  1 Zoe Raethorne Ballygunner 2 Amy
Martin Newtown 3 Holly Walsh, St Saviours. Race Two 1 Isobel Gallagher
John Of God 2 Emmy Oinalua, Mercy 3 Emma Walsh, Portlaw. 1st Class
Boys Race One 1 Fiacra Cooney, Ballygunner  2 Adam Dawson, Killea  3
Henry Pimm, Christ Church,  Race  Two 1 David Imiren, Ferrybank  2
Tadhg Corcoran ,Gaelscoil na nDeise 3 Reice Kavanagh, Butlerstown. 2
nd Class Girls Race One  1 Hope Deady John Of God  2 Sarah Abullo,
Ballygunner  3 Grace Fanning, John Of God,  Race Two 1  Kiana
Fitxgerald, John Of God  2 Amina Shvarekova, Ballygunner  3 Emerala
Yartey Presentation. 2nd Class Boys Race One  1 Sean Byrne, Ferrybank
2 Sean Dowd, Killea  3 Romeo Ackachukwu, St Declan's .Race 2 Two 1
Rhedeem Eddy, St Declan's  2 Divine Lideagu Scoil Lorcáin 3 Francis
Havis, Portlaw .3 rd Class Girls Race One 1 Órla Walsh, Passage 2
Rachel Mooney, Holy Cross 3 Sarah O' Neill, Waterpark Race Two 1
Stephanie Igboekwu Ursuline 2  Isobel Casey John Of God  3 Luda
Mooney, Ballygunner. 3rd Class Boys Race One 1 John Halley, Holy Cross
 2 John Butler, Holy Cross  3 Jason Healy Ballygunner, Race Two 1 Jake
Coffey, St Declan's  2 Robbie Duffy, Ballygunner  3 Fergal O' Brien,
Gael Scoil Phortlairge. 4th Class Girls Race One 1 Emma Beadle , John
Of God, 2  Aoibh O' Connor, Waterpark  3 Lydia Rowe, John Of God. Race
Two 1  Chloe Greene, Mercy 2 Sophie Kirby, John Of God 3 Aoibhe
Waring, John of God. 4th Class Boys Race One 1 Richard Lapite,
Ferrybank 2 Shane Purcell, Ferrybank 3 Luke McGrath, Holy Cross  4th
Class Boys Race Two 1.Eoin O' Beadaigh, Gaeil Scoil Phortláirge 2.
Gavin Power, DLS Stephen St 3. Joy Hodanu, Ferrybank. 5th Class Girls
1 Ellen Boylan, Portlaw 2 Mia Crawford, Ursuline 3 Sophia Papirova,
John Of God. 5th Class Boys  1 Mark Imiren, Ferrybank  2 Milo Cox,
Educate Together 3 Callum Hurley, Holy Cross. 6 th Class Girls 1 Una
'Brien, Gael Scoil Phortláirge 2 Heather O' Connor, Holy Cross  2 Anna
Duffin Gael Scoil Phortláirg. 6 th Class Boys  1 Ose Ehimare, DLS
Stephen St  2 Richard Ayodele, Holy Cross 3 Pierre Havis, Portlaw

County Cross Country

The following are the  first two County Cross Country Championship
dates  at St Augustine's College Abbeyside. Sunday week October 5 th
Boys and Girls u 10,12,14,16,18, Junior and Senior men 12.00 noon, the
senior and junior will be at 1.30 pm., Sunday October 12 th Boys and
Girls u 9,11,13,15,17, 19 and Novice and Master's  11.30 am ( Please
note the Master's is now included at this fixture and not on November
16 th as previously stated).

Memory Lane

With so many road races now being held we take a look back to another
boom time in road running in the 80's. The Waterford Half Marathon of
1984 -thirty years ago -held on the second last Sunday in September
was won by Neil Cusack Limerick in 66 minutes and 41 seconds,
Catherine Hennessy was first lady home. 350 ran .Gerry Deegan had won
it for the previous four years but was not available to defend that
year. His time the previous year was 64 minutes and 7 seconds..