4th Annual WLR/FM Viking Marathon on Saturday
Another great days sport and enjoyment is forecast for the WLR/FM Viking races on Saturday next over the full Marathon distance; half marathon and quarter marathon starting near City Hall at 9 pm. Parts of the inner city will be covered and for the Marathon itself the runners will hit theTramore area with all finishes at RSC with lots of bands and sideshows along the route and at the RSC. Course details can be found on the Marathon website All participating are asked to obey the stewards at all times, and avoid running any more than three abreast at any time and be aware of cats eyes on roads which if covered up by too many runners spread out in front can be a problem re tripping Take water on board during the event and motorists are advised of delays around the route. A special request to those who have entered and find they are not able to compete on Saturday, please do not give your number to someone else to run as this causes havoc to those making up results, In the past men have given their numbers to women and vica versa and its not rocket science to know what that means to the result system. No entries on the day and entries closed earlier this week.
Thomas has two more fine runs
Competing in another world class 400 metres hurdles in Herakloin in Greece for Ireland in the European Team Championship League 1 on Saturday Thomas Barr finished second in 49.66 seconds just behind the winner Rasmus Magi Estonia who clocked 49.59 and Keirium Hassan Switzerland was third in 49.96 the winner was second in the European Championships last year.Then on Sunday Thomas ran a blinder on the Irish 4 x 400 metres relay team. Running second he took over the baton in 4 th spot but he handed it over giving Ireland the lead and in a close finish the team were third. Ireland finished 6th of the 11 teams competing,their best performance ever in the Championships
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Limerick wins
At a meeting in Limerick on Saturday involving UL, Harvard and Yale Universities three athletes from Ferrybank competed and two won their events and the other was third.Niall Tuohy won the 400 metres in 47.88, Órlaith O'Brien won the javelin and Phoebe Murphy was third in the 100 metres in 12.04. In Bedford on Saturday Ben Kiely finished second in his heat of the 400 metres hurdles at the under 23 English Championships in 52.64 and finished 4 th in the final on Sunday in 53.07.
Munster Senior and Masters Championships
Templemore is the venue on Sunday next for the Munster Senior and Master's Track and Field Championships and Waterford will be well represented at the fixture which gets under way at 10 am for the hammer event and walks at 11 am.
International Races
On Thursday Kelly Proper runs in Gothenburg and on Saturday in Nivelles in Belgium in 200 metres races, and Ben Kiely also runs there in a 400 metres hurdles. On Saturday Phoebe Murphy is in Mannheim,Germany in a 100 metres Niall Tuohy is in Manchester for an 800 metres.
National fixtures in Tullamore
On Saturday and Sunday next two National under age fixtures are in Tullamore the Combined events for under 14 to 16 on Saturday and the National Children's Games under 9 to 11 as well as the relays in the same age groups on Sunday.Looking ahead to the next week end Tullamore is also the venue on Saturday July 4 th for Juvenile Championships day 1 and on Sunday July 5 th National Junior and under 23 championships
HSE Community Games Finals
On Sunday next at the RSC with an 11 am start the County Community Games Athletic Finals take place with Communities competing from all over the County.
Órlaith sets another record
Several athletes from Waterford schools competed in the Tailteann Games under 17 Inter Provincial Track and Field meeting in Morton Stadium on Friday last and Órlaith O'Brien Ursuline Convent had yet another record breaking victory in the javelin with a throw of 45.67 metres beating the old mark by over 2 metres, Aoife Hamilton Meanscoil San Nioclás was second in the steeplechase,Diarmuid Clancy do was second in the 400 metres hurdles and third placings went to Anne Corcoran Ursuline in the shot putt Kathleen Heery do in the discus and Orla O'Connor Waterpark in the walk
Murphy wins Dromana 5.
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