Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

European Indoor Championships In Gothenburg

This week end from Friday to Sunday the European Indoor Championship
are in Gothenburg and there was expected to be a  a Waterford
representation. David McCarthy West Waterford qualified in the 3000
metres and was selected but he had to withdraw due to 'flu. Ireland's
best hopes appear to be Brian Gregan 400 metres, Derval O'Rourke 60
metres hurdles, Ciaran O'Lionard 3000 metres and Fionnula Britton 3000
metres.

Scottish Indoors

Ferrybank AC make their annual visit to Scotland this week end for the
Scottish Under Age Indoor Championships. Approximately 10 athletes are
travelling to compete on Saturday in under 18 and under 20 age groups.

Orna third

In Tullamore on Sunday last two athletes from Ferrybank AC both had
good performances in the All Ireland Inter Club Junior Cross Country
Championships in the junior women's race. Orna Murray took the bronze
medal ans[d just two places behind her  5 th place was Aisling Quinn,
in the senior men's race Andrew Connick do also had a good run to
finish 10 th overall

Quinn in form in USA

Shane Quinn continued his good form last week end in the USA on the
Collegiate circuit. On Saturday competing in the New England
Collegiate Indoor Championships in Boston University he  was clear
favourite going in to the 3000 metres final and he duly obliged with a
comfortable win in 8 minutes 11. which was well outside his best
time,on Friday he was also on the winning Providence College Medley
Relay team that won. In the Ivy League Central Championships in
Harvard University on Saturday last Kevin Cooper was 8 th in the 3000
metres final in 8.28.68. Kalyn Sheehan had a great win in the
Pentathlon event recently in Rhode Island USA in the Atlantic10
Conference Indoor Championships. She had a very respectable score of
3660 pts winning by 10 pts from Kiersten La Roche SO Temple with
Jennifer Czerapowicz FR Rhode Island third

 Kelly wins at Athlone graded meeting

Competing in a graded meeting in Athlone on Saturday last Kelly Proper
won the long jump with 6.12 metres and finished second in the 60
metres in 7.55 seconds the race was won by Ailis McSweeney in 7.52.

Many Munster Juvenile titles won.

In Nenagh on Saturday and Sunday last at the Munster u 14 to 19 Indoor
Championships Ferrybank AC who had the majority of athletes from
Waterford competing there had several wins.  Siobhan Whelan won three
events under 18 the 60 metres, 200 metres and triple jump and was
second in the long jump. the other winners were Paul Murphy who had a
double in the 200 and 400 metres u 18, Orlaith O'Brien in the  u 15
Shot putt, silver medals were won by  Sinead O'Regan 60 metres and
high jump u 15, Cormac McCann 60 and 200 metres u 16, Damon Crowley
1500 metres u 18,Sean Whittle high jump u 18, Kelly Meade High Jump u
18 and bronze medals went to Stephen Walsh 60 and 200 metres u 17,
Tadg Brennan 800 metres u 16, Frankie Dolphin Hurdles u 15 and Chloe
Farrell long jump u 14. For Tramore AC Emmanuel Ogbonna won the triple
jump was third in the Long Jump under 19 and Denise O'Connor was third
in the hurdles u 16. Waterford AC medal winners were Hannah Cawley
second in  u 15 walk and bronze medals went to Ruth Heery u 14 walk
and Hannah Jacob u 15 walk.

Deise College Dungarvan 10 Km

Ravis Zakis West Waterford won the 31 st Annual Dungarvan 10 km on
Sunday last which had an entry of 150, Danny Smith, Ballynonty was
second in 33.33 and third was Noel Murphy, Dunhill in 34.26. Angela
McCann, Clonmel was first lady home in 37.29, Ann Marie Holland,
Source, Cork was second in 38.01 and Marie Dolan, Rathfarnham was
third in 38.25 it was the final race of the Michael Roche Carpets
Spring Series and the two series winners were Ravis Zakis and Angela
McCann. Category results on Sunday last were; Men o 40 Val Gunner,
Gowran, o 45 Andrew Leary, West Waterford, o 50 Walter Keane ( ind ),
o 55 Joe Gough, West Waterford , Junior  Ciaran Dee, do. Women ; o 35
Corina Walsh, West Waterford, o 40 Diane Behan, Waterford AC, o 45 Ann
O'Donnel, West Waterford AC, o 50 Ann Moroney,  The Duncannon 10 k
road race on Sunday last was won by Philip Hart West Waterford AC in a
course record time of 30 minutes 33 seconds.

Road Races coming up.

Sunday March 10 th Mt Sion Juvenile Hurling Club 5 miles 11 am also
same day Munster Novice & Senior Road Championships 1pm in
Newtownshandrum GAA Grounds, Co. Cork, Sunday 24 th March 1pm in
Moyglass, Co. Tipperary Munster Masters Road Championships Sunday
March 31 st 5 Miles in Waterford City  11 am in aid of Cancer Society
, registration at Kingfisher Club Tramore Road  The 3rd annual WIT AC
WAC 5K run/jog at WIT Sports Campus on Friday April 5th at 7pm!
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Watch your numbers

Many runners especially in Road Races are not using the numbers
allocated to them in a particular event and passing them on to someone
else especially those pre entered who find they cannot run on the day.
Nowadays most races are recorded on computers and the name that is
against the number will be the one recorded for the finish. In some
cases numbers allocated to men have ended up on women and vica versa
and it causes havoc with those getting out the results who will
invariably be blamed for something they have no control over. Please
wear correct numbers and if you pre enter and cannot run on the day
just destroy the number

Waterford Viking Marathon

Just four months away from the Second Annual Waterford Viking Marathon
on Saturday June 29 th please enter early and don't t miss out as
their will be a date when entries close, check the website

Death of former Olympian

Former Donore Harriers athlete Cumann Clancy aged 90 has died in the
New York. Cumann was Irish Discus champion for many years and in 1948
won the British AAA discus championship. He represented Ireland at the
1948 London Olympic Games with his good friend Jimmy
Riordan.Originally from Co. Galway, he broke the Irish Discus record
on several occasions and accepted a scholarship to Villanova
University following the 1948 Olympic Games. There he joined up with
club mate and friend Jimmy Riordan and were the first Irish athletes
to take up Athletics scholarship to American Universities.