Fintan Walsh's weekly blog

Butlerstown Annual Race won by Trevor Power.

180 competed in the 32 nd Annual Butlerstown 4 miles road race on
Saturday last which was the second race in the Ger Wyley Sports/Skins
Summer Series and Trevor Power Waterford AC a native of Butlerstown
was first home in 20 minutes 47 seconds, David Ryan Clonmel was second
in 21 00 and Brian Murphy Crusaders was third in 21.04. First lady
home was Martina O'Dwyer Carrick on Suir in 23.50, Adele Walsh St
Senan's was second in 23,55 and  third was Sinead Mansfield West
Waterford in 24.38. The category winners were as follows; Men;.0/40
John Browne Clonmel AC 24.31 0/45 Jim Baldwin Waterford AC 23.26, 0/50
Derek Nolan Clonmel AC 23.41, 0/55 Tom Moroney West Waterford AC
28.3,O/60 Joe Gough West Waterford AC 24.02,Junior Alan Slattery
Waterford AC 24.22. Ladies 0/35 Joan Mahony Waterford AC 25.38, 0/40
Suzanne Dullaghan  Waterford  AC 25.57, 0/45 Sharon Flynn Waterford AC
29.25, 0/50 Eileen Heffernan Tried and Tested 30.0i 0/55 Ann
Fitzgerald Waterford AC 27.32, junior Orla Queally Ferrybank AC 26.56.
As usual Pat Hennessy was very much involved in this race and his wife
 and Mrs Lonergan supplied super refreshments to all athletes
afterwards in the Holy Cross Lounge.. As usual  Butlerstown GAA
supplied their excellent facility for registration and parking and a
big thank you to the management and staff at The Holy Cross and to
West Waterford AC and all stewards..

Easter Bunny Run

On Easter Sunday morning the Easter Bunny Run over 5 miles in the city
had 230 runners and also many men, women and children walking, the
proceeds went to the Solas Centre..The race was started at the R.S.C
by President of the F.A.I John Delany. The overall easy winner was
Brian Murphy of Carrick on Suir in 26 minutes and 13 seconds,Trevor
Power was second in 28.09 and Trevor Swift  third in 28.16. Maria
Halley was first lady home in 32.56, Karen English was second in 34.07
with Deirdre Ni Chearbhaill third in 34,30. Category winners were Men
O/40 George O'Grady and Junior Cathal Duffin and Ladies O/40 Louise
Matthews and Junior Orla Queally Ferrybank

Frank Quinlan wins Laura Lynn Half Marathon.

On Good Friday the TODAY/ FM Laura Lynn Half Marathon had an entry  of
1400 in the Phoenix Park in Dublin and Frank Quinlan Waterford AC won
it in 1 hour and 16 minutes and ten seconds.

Faugheen 5 KM on Friday

The First Race in the Outfield Sports Series run by Carrick on Suir
Road Runners is on Friday April 25 th at 7.30 pm  in Faugheen a few
miles outside Carrick on Suir.Turn right at the  traffic lights at the
Barracks in Carrick on Suir and head out.

More Road Races

Coming up on Saturday May 3 rd at 7 pm is the 45 th Annual Paddy
Flanagan Memorial Road Race Waterford to Tramore another race in the
Ger Wyley Sports Series. Friday May 9 th Second Race in Outfield
Sports Seres, Portlaw 5 Miles 7.30 pm and Sunday May 11 th Ferrybank
Community Road Race 11 am.

Colleges Fixtures

 East Munster Girls  Championships Wednesday April 30th 12.00 R.S.C,
East Munster Boys  Wednesday May 7th 11.30  Templemore, Munster Finals
Saturday May 17  th  Cork  IT. 9.30 am and All Ireland Finals Saturday
May 31 st Tullamore 9 am

County Championships

The County Track and Field Championships will be held on Sunday May 11
th and 25 th at the R.S.C. 11 am both days and all clubs have been
emailed the list of events for both days for the past few weeks.Anyone
connected with coaching athletes in clubs should be provided with
these lists by now and the athletes should  be prepared  for events at
training sessions - not on the day. To all the club contacts which
were emailed with the lists, please share them. Athletes should be
made familiar with there events and not produced on the day against
well trained athletes with the obvious results

Other Track and Field Fixtures,

 Monday May 5 th Munster Junior and under 23 Championships as well as
the Juvenile Combined events at R.S.C. Sunday May 18 th First Round
National League R.S.C.