In excellent weather conditions on Sunday last almost two thousand
competed in the Annual Beat 102/103 Run for Life 10 miles in the city
and surrounding areas in aid of the Solas Centre. The holder Philip
Harty West Waterford AC easily retained his title taking over the lead
shortly before half way and won easily in a very good time of 50
minutes and 3 seconds, Bryan Murphy Carrick on Suir was second in
51.34 and Frank Quinlan Waterford AC was third in 53.06 the three
being well clear of the remainder.. Sylvia Malone Waterford Ac was a
very impressive winner of the ladies section in 61.59, Diane Behan do
was second in 66.55 and Adele Walsh St Senan's was third in 67.19. All
who competed and gave it their best shot were winners helping out the
Charity which is so dear to many hearts.Crowds turned out all around
the course and at the finish to cheer the athletes home and all those
that competed enjoyed the experience. Many stewards helped out on the
day as did voluntary groups and the Gardai as always were superb. Full
results of the event now on the Solas Centre website or on
totaltiming.ie.
County Cross Country
On Sunday last in St Augustine's College Grounds Abbeyside a juvenile
County Cross Country programme went ahead and there was a good entry
in most of the races. Individual winners came from four clubs with
West Waterford winning four titles, Waterford AC three, Ferrybank two
and KCK one. West Waterford AC completely dominated the team section
winning all nine titles.The following are the complete results Girls u
9 1 Ellen Boylan KCK, 2 Kate Keogh An Ghaeltacht 3 Neasa Keevers do
Teams 1 West Waterford 25 pts 2 An Ghaeltacht 26 pts. u 11 1 Lucy
Holmes W.W. 2 Aoife O'Brien do 3 Emer McGlynn Waterford Teams 1 WW 18
pts 2 An Ghaeltacht 46 pts 3 Ferrybank 51 pts u 13 1 Lynsey McGuire
Wat 2 Rena Behan KCK 3 Caoimhe Duffy FB Teams 1 WW 28 pts 2 KCK 44 pts
3 Wat 44 pts, u 15 1 Aoife Hamilton WW 2 Hannah Power do 3 Meg Ryan do
Teams 1 WW 2 WW, u 17 1 Aisling Quinn FB 2 Orla Queally do 3 Cliona
Ryan WW. Boys u 9 1 Jack Corcoran Wat 2 Mark O'Mahony WW 3 Owen Kiely
do Teams 1 WW 20 pts 2 An Ghael 3 WW, u 11 1 Cormac Mahony WW 2 Oisin
O'Riordan do 3 Sean Hickey do Teams 1 WW 11 pts 2 Wat 48 pts 3 WW 49
pts u 13 1 Hugo Blair Wat 2 Patrick Walsh WW 3 Thomas Ahern An Ghael
Teams 1 WW 22 pts 2 WW 46 pts 3 WW 70 Pts u 15 1 Miceal Power WW 2
Liam O'Reilly do 3 Eoin O'Brien do Teams 1 WW 14 Pts 2 Wat 25 pts u 17
1 Eoin Browne FB 2 Tholm Reddy WW 23 Shane O'Riordan do Team 1 WW 16
pts.
Munster Cross Country on Sunday
Beaufort in Co Kerry is the venue on Sunday next for the first Munster
Cross Country Championship fixture of the season and it starts at
11.30 am. On the programme are the Novice and u 23 Men's and Women's
Championships as well as the juvenile boys and girls u 10,12,14,16,
and 18. Lots of athletes from Waterford clubs will be competing and a
number of them are expected to challenge for individual and team
titles. Another fixture on Sunday is the Clonmel 10 km road race in
aid of The Carers Association and it starts at 3 pm.
County Fixture
November 4th ( B ) County Juvenile Championships u 9,11 13, 15 Boys
and Girls In these races medals for first 6 home in each race (no team
prizes). 12 noon. Athletes placed first,second or third in (
A)Championships not eligible or those on winning scoring team at the
(A )Championships
Annual John Treacy Dungarvan 10 Miles date
Sunday January 27 th 2013 is the date for the 22 nd Annual John
Treacy 10 Miles Road Race in Dungarvan and as usual it is will have a
pre race entry only, the closing date being January 14 th 2013 or when
1750 entries are received and this may be well before that date, full
details on www.dungarvan10mile.org
Hurdles Squad Day
A national hurdles squad day will take place on Sunday next Oct 21st
at University of Limerick from 11am to 4 pm under the guidance of
national sprints and hurdles coordinator Hayley Harrison. The squad
day is open to athletes u 16 and upwards and both long and sprint
hurdles will be catered for. Hayley will take the 400 m hurdles group
while Shane McCormack will take the sprint hurdlers. Both groups will
do specific hurdle drills in the morning session and after lunch the
long hurdlers will concentrate on event specific skills such as hurdle
sighting, hurdling while fatigued and stride pattern. The sprint
hurdles group will focus primarily on start and acceleration work over
hurdles 1-3 with video analysis feedback. Meet at the track in UL for
an 11 am start. For further details and confirmation of attendance
please contact Hayley Harrison hurdlessprints@
3724151)
Schools Mile Challenge
The Irish Schools’ Athletic Association in association with Aviva are
delighted to announce that the Aviva School Mile Challenge will take
place again this school year.This event will provide a superb
opportunity for your school to support an initiative to encourage
teenagers to get a taste of recreational participation in sport. There
is a fun competitive element also as we will be looking at categories
like best schools, counties and provinces…we may even uncover the next
sub-4 minute miler, but that is incidental to the main purpose which
is to promote running or walking as part of a balanced healthy
lifestyle.The cost per school will once again be €30. For further
information email johnshields@athleticsireland.
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