Tuesday 2 April 2013

Fintan Walsh's weekly blog


WIT/ Waterford AC 5 km.

This Friday April 5th at 7 pm the 3 rd Annual WIT.Waterford AC 5 km Road Race is at the WIT Campus Carriganore on the outskirts of Waterford City. Entries at the venue from 5.45 pm and prizes for first 8 men and first 8 women and also a junior prize in each. 

All Ireland Juvenile Relays

Athlone is the venue on Saturday next for the All Ireland Juvenile Indoor Relay Championships and a few teams  from Waterford clubs will compete. Registration will commence at 9 am and first event at 10.30 am..Field Events on the programme are Shot Putts for under 15 and under 16 boys and girl. Full timetable on Athletic Ireland Website.

Track and Field in April

Saturday next 6 th Woodie’s DIYAAI Juvenile Indoor Relay Championships AIT Athlone Arena,  Sunday
April 7 th Templemore Co Tipperary Juvenile and Junior Sports 11am. Saturday and Sunday April 20 th and 21 st Leevale Open Sports Senior on 20 th and Juvenile 21 st Sunday Apil 28 th  .Munster Junior & U/23 Track & Field & Juvenile Combined Events Championships, Cork I.T.

Road Races

Third annual WitAC/Waterford AC 5 K run/jog at WIT Sports Campus on this Friday April 5 that 7pm. Sunday 7 th April  National Road Relays Raheny. Friday April 12 Marine Climb race 1 Ger Wyley Sports Series,.Sunday 14 th  SPAR Great
Ireland Run & AAI 10k Road Championships Phoenix Park see athleticsIreland Website re online entry Friday 19 th April Butlerstown 10 km Race 2 Ger Wyley Sports Series.. Full series dates on Wet Waterford AC. Website.

Coaching Courses

Athletics Leader Course, New Ross, Co.Wexford.Saturday 6 th April 2013. 10 am - 5 pm.Price is €60.00
Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details.Location – New Ross Vocational School, New Ross, Co. Wexford..Level 1 Coaching Course, Kilkenny City,.Friday 19th & Saturday 20th April and Friday 26th & Saturday 27th April. (6pm - 10pm Fridays and 9am - 5pm Saturdays )Price is €100.00. Applicants must have previously completed an Athletics Leader or Assistant Coach course.Contact: Colin Byrne colinbyrne@athleticsireland.ie or 087-0632326 for further details. Location – The Watershed ( Scanlon Park ), Kilkenny City.

Track at RSC 

All the materials for the new track are in place at the RSC and it is hoped the job will be under way this Wednesday and then take two to three weeks to finish.

Outfield Sports 3 County Challenge Road Races

The  above 7 th Annual Road Race Series organised by Carrick on Suir AC is bigger and better than ever this year and the following are the dates and venues. It starts off on Friday April 26 th with the Bobby Fitzgerald Accounting Faugheen 5 km , next on the list is the O'Neills Pharmacy Tom Jordan Memorial 5 miles in Portlaw on Friday May 19 th, on Friday June 7th its the Carrig Hotel Deadmans 5 miles in Carrick on Suir, on Friday July 12 th we have the Auotpower Rathgormack 5 miles  in Rathgormack and the series concludes in Piltown Co Kilkenny on Friday August 2 nd with the Morris Oil 10 km, all races start at 7.30 pm.  

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