Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

John Treacy 10 miles on Sunday

With entries closed long ago the Annual John Treacy 10 Miles Road Race
is in Dungarvan on Sunday next January 27 th at 1 pm. The race will
start at the Youghal Road Dungarvan and finish in the Industrial
Estate at the back of Microchem (Lancaster) laboratories.Race
Headquarters is Dungarvan Sports Centre. Again this year there is a
huge entry but no entries taken on the day.

First Indoor fixtures in Athlone

Two fixtures take place on the New State of the Art Indoor Track in
AthloneIT this week end. On Saturday the All Ireland Senior, Junior,
Masters and Juvenile Combined Events are on and on Sunday the AAI Open
Games are there,on the Sunday quite a few  Waterford athletes will
compete and there athletes from abroad there also. Saturday's fixture
begins at 10 am and Sunday's 12 noon, full programme and timetable for
both on Athletic Ireland Website under competition.


USA Results Week Ending January 20 th

Kevin Cooper Brown University won a mile race in 4 minutes 12.92
seconds at a meeting in Harvard, Kalyn Sheehan  Rhode  island won the
60 Metres Hurdles in 8.72,second in a 200 metres in 25.84, 3 rd in 500
metres in 1.18.08, 4 th in long jump in 5.33 metres and 11 th in Shot
Putt in University of Rhode Island meeting in Kingston, at the same
meeting Shane Quinn Providence was second in the mile in 4.12.97 and
Niamh Ryan was on the winning Rhode Island  4 x 800 metres Relay team.
Patricia Barry unattached won a 5000 metres race in 17.00.48 and
Loraine Mc Carthy was third in a 3000 Metres in 10.05.93  in New York

Schools Fixture

On  Thursday next January 24 th the East Munster Secondary Schools
Cross Country Championships are at 12 noon in WIT Waterford.  Many
athletes from schools in Waterford City and County will be competing
in four grades, minor, junior, intermediate and senior boys and girls.

Munster Awards

The following are the Waterford athletes and clubs who have won
Munster Awards for performances in 2012. Juvenile Track and Field
Niamh Giles Doran Ferrybank and Emmanuel Ogbonna Tramore, Indoor Track
and Field Masters Club Award Waterford AC, Cross Country: Intermediate
Women Laura Behan KCK AC, Men Andrew Connick Ferrybank AC, Masters
Frank Quinlan Waterford AC,  Juvenile Cross Country Club Award West
Waterford AC, Masters Cross Country and Road West Waterford AC. The
Awards will be presented at a Banquet in on Saturday next January 26
th 2013.in Rathkeale House Hotel Co Limerick, full details re tickets
on Munster Athletics Website.

Winter League

The Paddy Byrne Winter League in the City will continue each Thursday
at 7 pm sharp, registration at 6.15 pm.

Road Races coming up

Sunday next January 27 th John Treacy 10 miles Dungarvan, 1 pm, Sunday
February 3 rd St Paul's Parish Road  Race, Park Inn Lismore Park, 1pm,
Waterford, Saturday Feb 9 th Anne Valley 5 Miles Dunhill 12 noon,
Sunday Feb 10 th Enniscorthy 10 Km 12 noon contact 087 6799490,
Saturday 16 th  Feb Mount Juliet 10 Km,  Half Marathon and 3 km 11 am.
see website for details of entry etc

 Early February Fixtures

Fri 1st Munster Convention at 7.30pm Ennis, Sun 3rd  AAI  All Ireland
Intermediate & Masters Cross Country Championship, Gransha Park,
Derry, Saturday 9 th and Sunday 10 th  Munster u 9 to 13 Indoors
Nenagh.
Thurs 7th AVIVA Munster Schools Cross Country Championships at 12.30pm
Cork I.T.Sat 9th AAI All Ireland Master Indoor Championships AIT
Arena, Athlone, Sun 10 th AAI  All Ireland Junior & U/23 Indoor
Championships AIT Arena, Athlone