Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

McCarthy wins in Old Parish

A total of 250 competitors between walkers and runners took part in
the Paddy Joe Curran Memorial 5 Miles Turkey Trot in Old Parish on
Sunday last over 5 Miles.The run was won by David McCarthy in 27
minutes and 23 seconds, Philip Harty was second in 27.27 both West
Waterford and Danny Smyth Ballynonty was third in 28.04. Corina Walsh
won the ladies section in 33.39, Liz Nyhan was second in 35.48 and
Tracey Dwyer was third in 38.18 all West Waterford. The proceeds went
to S.E.R.T. and the sponsors were Cleanzone Technology Ltd.. On
Wednesday December 11 th at  the West Waterford Winter League in
Dungarvan r 1400 Euro was raised for the WLRFM Lions Club Xmas appeal.
Coming up on St Stephen's morning at Dungarvan GAA Club is a Charity
run in aid of S.E.R.T.

Baldy Man Run.

This year's event in Tramore is on Sunday December 30 th at 12
noon.Entries from 10 am at Majestic Hotel, entry fee 12 Euro or 30
Euro for three. Proceeds to Special Olympics. Contact Michael Flynn.

January Fixtures

 Sunday 6 th Munster Junior, U/23, Senior & Masters Indoor
Championships Nenagh. Sun 13 th Munster Juvenile Cross Country
Relays,Junior & Senior Cross Country Championships Limerick
Racecourse. Sat 19 th  AAI Master Indoor Championships Athlone. Sun 20
th AAI Junior & U/23 Indoor Championships Athlone. Thurs 24 th East
Munster Schools
Cross Country Championships at 12 noon WIT Waterford.Saturday 26 th
AAI Senior, Junior, Master & Juvenile Indoor Combined Event
Championships Athlone, Sunday January 28 th AAI Games Athlone.

Waterford AC Flag Days

Permit from Garda Siochana for Waterford AC Annual flag Days this year
covers Thursday  December 27 th and  Friday December 28 th. contact
Deirdre Chapman.

Information

Lots of information on Athletics Ireland, Munster athletics and most
clubs websites re fixtures, club membership, news etc Many major
International World and European fixtures and Championships coming up
in 2013 including a major European Competition in Dublin in June.
Hopefully some Waterford athletes will qualify for some of the major
events. Here at home in Waterford in 2013 the Waterford Viking
marathon is on Saturday June 29 th all details on their Website

European Athletics for Dublin.

The European Athletics Executive Committee made the decision to stage
European Athletics Team Championship First League in Dublin on 22-23
June 2013.

Official results

At the all Ireland Novice and Under Age Cross Country Championships in
Adamstown Co Wexford on Sunday December 9 th  a breakdown in the
Computer system meant that no official results were available until
the following Tuesday. Here then are the main results from a Waterford
viewpoint. Orna Murray Ferrybank 1 st in under 19 race, Aoife Hamilton
West Waterford third in the under 15 grade and she led West Waterford
AC to the Inter Club Team title and Waterford to the Inter County team
award, the other members being Sinead Flynn, Hannah Power, Meg Ryan,
Kate McGrath and Chloe Fennell all from West Waterford who also had
their boys under 11 team placed third in the Inter Club section. The
following Waterford athletes were on Munster Interprovincial teams
that were placed first: Girls u 15 Aoife Hamilton and Sinead Flynn
West Waterford, Boys u 13 Hugo Blair Waterford, Girls u 11 Lucy Holmes
West Waterford . Munster second team placings Boys u 11 Sean Hickey
West Waterford, Girls u 17 Orla Queally Ferrybank, and Munster team
third placings Boys u 17 Eoin Browne Ferrybank and Girls u 19 Orna
Murray Ferrybank, Lucy O'Brien West Waterford and Nicole Rowe
Ferrybank.