Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

County Championships Day 2  Winners

All clubs in the County were represented at the County Cross Country
Championship fixture in St Augustine's College Abbeyside on Sunday
last in brilliant weather conditions. The entries were quite good in
most of the races and all clubs figured in the medals. The winner of
the Men's Novice title was Damien Murphy with Sean Stillwell second
and Shane O'Riordan third all West Waterford and West Waterford won
the team prize. First home in the ladies novice was Órla Queally F/B,
Jennie O'Loughlin was second and Niamh Tebay third both Waterford and
Waterford won the team title.The Men's Master's title went to Michael
O'Mahony Waterford , Mossie Keogh West Waterford was second and Jim
Baldwin Waterford was third and Waterford were team winner's. Corina
Walsh West Waterford won the ladies masters crown with Claude Mary
Lane Waterford second and Siobhan Boylan KCK  third ,West Waterford
won the team section.

Juvenile Details

In the juvenile section athletes who had won the previous week were
again in the winner's enclosure and these were Jake Coffey and Jake
Bagge Ferrybank, Lynsey McGuire Waterford and Aoife Hamilton West
Waterford and West Waterford won six team titles and Ferrybank three
Results; Girls u 9 1 Aoibhe Lynch Ferrybank 2 Aoibhín Donnelly Finisk
Valley.3 Emer Griffin do Teams 1 Ferrybank 2 Waterford, u 11 1 Ellen
Boylan KCK 2 Ally Cunningham WW 3 Caoimhe Prendergast do Teams 1 WW  2
WW 3 KCK. u 13  1 Lucy Holmes WW 2 Mary Kate Prendergast do 3 Una
O'Brien Tramore Teams 1 WW 2 Wat 3 KCK, u 15 1 Lynsey Mc Guire Wat 2
Zoe Kiely F/B 3 Rena Behan KCK, Teams 1 F/B 2 Wat 3 KCK. u 17 1 Aoife
Hamilton WW 2 Hannah Power do 3 Darina Ni Sheanlaoich do Team 1 WW.2
WW Boys u 9 1 Nathan Mackey Wat 2 Cory Scanlon F/V 3 Jay Bagge Wat
Teams 1 WW 2 Wat 3 Finisk Valley. u 11 1 Jake Coffey F/B 2 Tommy
Fennell WW 3 Rory Fennell do Teams 1 WW 2 Tra 3 Wat. u 13 1 Cormac
O'Mahony WW 2 Oisin O'Riordan do 3 Eoin Hearne F/B Teams 1 WW 2 F/B .
u 15 1 Jake Bagge FB 2 Hugo Blair Wat 3 Cian O'Keeffe F/B Teams 1 F/B
2 WW , u 17 1 Liam Reilly WW 2  Jamie Mc Carthy Wat 3 Conor Quinn Wat
No teams.

Ben wins French medal

Competing for SPS Verdon in the French championships on Sunday last
Ben Kiely Ferrybank AC was a member of the 4 x 400 metres relay team
that easily won the title

First Munster Championships

On Sunday week October 26 th the first Munster fixture of the season
will be the Boys and Girls under 10,12,14,16 and 18 Novice & U/23
Cross Country Championships at Turnpike,  near Two Mile Borris, Co.
Tipperary. Many athletes from Waterford clubs will compete in each age
group and the venue location can be found on Munster Athletics Website

Autumn Cross Country

The Autumn Open Cross Country Event promoted by Athletics Ireland will
take place at the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park on Sunday next
19th October.  The event is open to non-Athletics Ireland members and
aims to encourage those that take to the roads every weekend to come
along and try a different style of racing on the country.  There will
be a choice of an open 5 km race starting at 2.15 pm or an 8 km race
starting at 3 pm open to both men and women. Online entry for both
these races is now available:.The races will also incorporate the
Master Cross Country Trials for the British and Irish Master Cross
Country Championships. In order for a Master athlete to be considered
for selection they must compete in their appropriate distance.Athletes
are encouraged to enter online at AAI Ireland for the race however
there will be late entries taken on the day from Donore Harriers Club
House at €20

Awards

Athletics Ireland has announced the nominations for the 2014 National
Athletics Awards in association with GloHealth and Emerald Crystal.
and two Ferrybank AC athletes are among the nominees The awards will
take place on Wednesday 26 th o fNovember from 12.00-3.30pm in the
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Northwood. See Athletics Ireland Website for full
details re tickets etc.

Track and Field Athlete

The nominations for Track and Field Athlete of the Year are; Thomas
Barr (Ferrybank AC) set a new Irish 400m Hurdles record of 48.91 at
the EAP meet in Geneva, Mark English (UCD AC) won the bronze medal in
the 800m at the European Athletics Championships in Zurich. Paul
Robinson (St. Coca’s AC) fourth in the 1500m at the European Athletics
Championships and Kelly Proper (Ferrybank AC) ran a personal best of
23.15 at the European Championships placing tenth overll.

Winter League returns

The Winter league returns on Thursday November 13 th.for the usual six
weeks before Christmas and six weeks after (starting back Jan 8th),
its on every Thursday evening. More details of this year's league to
follow.. Beginners, walkers, joggers, runners, racers.whatever bracket
you put yourself in you are all welcome but you must be over 16 years
and clear reflective clothing is compulsory.

Big Road Events

Dublin Citry Marathon Monday October 27 th 9 am, Waterford AC Annual
Half Marathon Saturday December 6 th 10 am. Register online with
totaltiming.ie