All Ireland Cross Country
On Sunday last the All Ireland Senior and Junior Inter County Cross Country Championships as well as the juvenile even age groups were held in Santry in Dublin with lots of athletes from all over Ireland competing but the Waterford entry was very small in most events. After disputing the lead for quite a lot of the race David Mc Carthy West Waterford AC slipped on the surface and lost his momentum eventually finishing 7 th in the senior race and Andrew Connick Ferrybank AC was 18 th, Paul Stephenson was 52 nd and these were the only Waterford athletes to compete, none were in the junior races either. With so many participating in road races locally it seems that very few athletes are emerging as competitors in major championships and stick mainly to road race. Fionnula britto was a class apart in winning the senior ladies race. Athletes from the county who finish well up in these races should be able to perform well for teams in major championships. In the juvenile championships West Waterford AC athletes did well. In the under 12 grade Lucy Holmes was 5 th and Aoife O'Brien 6 th and West Waterford AC were second club while the two girls were on the winning Munster team ,in the same grade Cormac Mahony was 7 th and was on the Munster team that was second. Aoife Hamilton was 5 th in the under 16 race and Hannah Power 12 th and West Waterford were second club and Waterford third county,the team was made up of all West Waterford athletes Hamilton, Power, Caiomhe Dwyer, Sinead Flynn, Darina Shanley and Emma Hallahan, they were also on the winning Munster team.. Another West Waterford athlete Miceal Power was on the winning Munster team under 16 and was 18 th overall .Aoife Hamilton after her performance in finishing 5 th under16 has been selected on the Irish team for the Celtic Cross Country International in January.
Quinn Seventh in USA.
The American Regional Cross Country championships were held at Van Cortlandt Park in The Bronx New York on Friday last, just eight days before nationals at Terre Haute Indiana next Saturday.In the North East Regional in the men’s race over 8 km Shane Quinn Ferrybank AC was best of the Irish in seventh place in a time of 30.24.3 the race was won by Maksim Karolev Harvard University in 30.11
Winter League continues
There was another huge entryFive for the second race of this years Paddy Byrne Winter league on Thursday last and it continues this Thursday at 7 pm at the RSC and every Thursday so come along early to get ready for the off and to register. Again all must wear reflective clothing and obey stewards and no criss crossing on road ,safety, is the first priority for all both participants and other road users
Big Events ahead
Two major events are coming up in December in Waterford. On Sunday 1 st the Annual Waterford AC Half Marathon has an 11 am start at WIT Sports Campus in Carriganore. Entries closed on Tuesday of this week and its expected close to 1700 will compete Then on Sunday 15 th WIT Sports Campus will be the venue again for the All Ireland Novice and Juvenile Cross Country Championships which begin at 11.30 am.with entries from the thirty two counties.
Munster Cross Country
The Munster Juvenile "B" & Masters Cross Country Championships are on Sunday 1st December 2013 in Beaufort, Co. Kerry at 11.30 am. The juvenile age groups are under 9,11,13,15,17,19 entries close this Friday.
Annual Turkey Trot
The 5 th Annual Paddy Joe Curran Turkey Trot 5 miles Charity run will take place on Sunday December 8 th at 12 noon.There will also be a walk over 4 miles which starts at 11 am. Entry to the run is open to all over 16 year olds. Entries taken at The Marine Bar, out the Youghal Road and proceeds go to The Youghal Cancer Support Group and Clean Zone Technology are the sponsors
John Treacy 10 Miles closed
Entries for the John Treacy 10 miles run in Dungarvan has now closed,the race is scheduled for Sunday January 26 th January 2014 at 1 pm. Only elite athletes entries will be accepted until Friday January 17 th by direct contact with the following numbers 086 8184762 and 086 0619711
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