Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

Baldy Man Run

The Annual Baldy Man Run in Tramore will be on Sunday next December 28
th at 1 pm in aid of  The Arch Club and entries can now be made at
Total Timing .ie and will also be taken on the day from 11 am at the
Majestic Hotel.

St  Stephen's Day Run in Clonmel

The Annual 4 Miles Road Race is in Clonmel on St Stephen's Day at 12
noon.Entries/Registration and changing facilities will be at The
Vocational School, The Mall, Clonmel. For further information, please
contact – Niall O Sullivan – 086 1660888

Flag Days

Final reminder to all members of Waterford AC members of the clubs
AnnualFlag Days on Saturday and Sunday next December 27 th and 28th

 New Year Fixtures

Munster Junior and u 23 Indoor Championships and Juvenile Indoor
Combined Events Nenagh  Sunday January 4 th,10 am, Munster
Senior,Junior and Juvenile Inter County Relay Cross Country
Championships WIT Sports Campus, Carriganore, Sunday January 11 th,
National Combined Events all categories Athlone, Saturday January 17
th, Munster Senior and Masters Indoor Championships Nenagh  Sunday
January 18 th 10.30 am,National Junior Indoors Athlone

Great Year

2014 was yet another great year for Irish Athletics with medals being
won at the European Track and Field Championships and European Cross
Country Championships Mark English was third in the 800 metres final
at the European Track and Field Championships and the Irish ladies
team was third in the European Cross Country Championships.Here in
Waterford Thomas Barr Ferrybank had the distinction of setting a new
European record for the 400 metres hurdles in Geneva which lasted for
a short time and of beating the World record holder in that event at a
race in Dublin during the year. He was then joined by Kelly Proper at
the European Championships and both did extremely well reaching the
semi finals in their individual events and running terrific relay legs
also. David McCarthy West Waterford competed at the World Indoor
Championships, Órna Murray at the European U 23 X Country, Niamh Mc
Nicol at the World Juniors both Ferrybank, Frank Quinlan and Sylvia
Malone Waterford and Philip harty West Waterford at British Master's
Cross Country and Hayley Fitzsimmons at the World Wheelchair and
Amputee Games  In addition Thomas Barr in the 400 metres hurdles Kelly
Proper in the 200 metres and long jump and Cara Kennedy in the hammer
all from Ferrybank AC won Irish senior titles. Many under 23, junior,
juvenile and masters National titles were won by athletes from
Waterford clubs and in all grades Waterford athletes competed on Irish
teams. Joe Gough West Waterford of course won the European masters 800
metres title over 60.Lots of athletic events were held all over the
county.week in week out.