Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

Kelly Proper has great start to season in Athlone

Having her first competitive events of the season on Sunday last in
Athlone Kelly Proper had a winning double. Competing in the AAI Indoor
games she won the long jump clearing 6,25 metres and also the 200
metres in 23.76 not too far outside her best time. Another athlete to
catch the eye was Paul Murphy who finished second in the 400 metres
with a personal best time of 47.75 seconds well inside the B standard
of 48.20 for the European Junior Championships in the summer.the A
standard being 47.20. In the( B) 400 metres race Ben Kiely won in
49.56 seconds,all three from Ferrybank.

John Treacy 10 Miles in record time.

1800 completed the course on Sunday Last in the 24 th Annual John
Treacy 10 miles classic in Dungarvan and the first three home were all
inside the course record. The new record holder and winner on Sunday
was Mick Clohessy Raheny in 48 minutes 45 seconds, Mark Hanrahan
Leevale was second in 48.52 and Sean Hehir Rathfarham the previous
record holder was third in 49.09. First lady home for the second
successive year and fourth time in all was Siobhán O'Doherty
Borrisokane in 58.00, Ann Marie Holland St Finbarr's was second in
61.50 and Ann Curley Donore was third in 62.27 62.27,Trevor Power was
first Waterford athlete home in 8 th place.The following category
winners were from the Waterford area.Men;M40 Frank Quinlan ( Waterford
) M55 Gerry Cantwell (West Waterford ) M60 Joe Gough do. Women F 55
Bernadette Mitchell ( Balance Fitness ) F60 Olive Ruane ( Hasbro Hrs)
F 65 Terri Gough ( West Waterford )  In Boston University on Saturday
Kevin Cwas 7 th in a 3000 metres indoor race in 8 minutes 2.24 seconds

East Munster Cross Country

On Friday last the East Munster Secondary Schools Cross Country
Championships were held in St Augustine's College Grounds Abbeyside
and athletes from Waterford schools were very prominent. They won five
individual titles and three team awards also. The individual winners
were Aisling Quinn, Ursuline at senior level and Tara Romasawmy
Presentation at minor level in the girls, while in the boys there were
wins by Miceál Power St Augustine's intermediate, Aaron Donnelly Abbey
Community College junior and Jake Bagge Árd Scoil na Mara Tramore
minor Second placings went to Lucy Holmes Árd Scoil na nDéise minor,
Lyndsey Mc Guire Ursuline junior,Aoife Hamilton Mean Scoil San
Nioclás, David Mc Glynn De La Salle  junior and Barry Keane St
Declan;s Kilmacthomas senior and third placings went to Emer Mc Glynn
Ursuline minor,Hannah Power Mean Scoil San Nioclás intermediate,Niall
Blackwell Dungarvan CBS intermediate, Michael Troy St Augustine's
minor and Oliver Mullally Abbey CC senior. The team winners were St
Declan's Kilmacthomas at intermediate level, Dungarvan CBS minor in
the boys section and Ursuline Convent in the junior girls. The Munster
finals are at Cork IT Grounds on  Thursday February 12 th at 11.30 am

Nenagh Juvenile Meeting

On Saturday last Nenagh Olympic AC held an open indoor juvenile
meeting and Waterford AC had a fine group competing there. They had
wins with Tadg Corcoran in the under 9 long jump and he was also third
in the 300 metres and Nathan Mackey won the under 10 300 metres,
several others were 4 th in their events. For Finnisk Valley Caoimhe
Reynolds was second in the under 12 shot putt.

National fixture in Tuam

On Sunday next the National Intermediate Cross Country Championships
as well as the Master's and Juvenile( B) will be at Palace Grounds
Tuam with the first event the girls under 11 at 11.30 am and all the
juvenile events will be followed by the Master's and then the
intermediates.The Munster Juvenile Indoor Relays and Juvenile Pole
Vault Championships are in Nenagh on Saturday next with the first
event at 11 am. Waterford athletes will be competing at both venues.

Anne Valley Run on Saturday

Dunhill is the venue on Saturday next at 12 noon for the 9 th Annual
Anne Valley 5 miles road race and there is also a walk which begins at
10.30 am with proceeds going to Jack and Jill Foundation. Entries on
the day from 10 am at Harney's Dunhill and up to Friday on Total
Timing.ie.

Credit Union Award

On Saturday next David Gillick will be special guest at the Combined
Credit Unions Supreme Athlete of the Year Ceremony in The Tower Hotel
at 7,30 pm when the 2014 Young Athlete will be named.