GER WYLEY SPORTS/NIKE SUMMER SERIES RACE NUMBER 4.DUNFORDS LOUNGE BAR TOURANEENA 5K ON THIS BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY.
The 14th Annual Dunford’s Lounge Bar sponsored Touraneena Racquetball club organised 5k race and walk takes place this Bank Holiday Monday June 1st. The race gets under way at 7.30 PM. and is race number 4 in the Ger Wyley/Nike Summer Road Racing Series. All Runners, Joggers and Walkers are welcome to come along and participate in either the walk which gets under way at 6.30 pm and if you’re over 16 the 5k run at 7.30 pm. The walk begins from outside the Community Centre while the run will begins one hour later from the back road at Dunford’s pub. A full array of the usual Senior and Masters prizes will be on offer for both Men and Women on the night, The first three Senior Ladies and Men will be awarded cash prizes.1st Male finishers over 40-45-50-60 and Junior and Ladies over 35-40-45-50 and Junior. Entries will be taken at the Community centre where changing and shower facilities are also available by kind permission; The entry fee is 8 euro for the run and 5 euro for the walk. The presentation of prizes will take place after the race at the community centre where we will be treated to the traditional ice cream and strawberries. (The highlight of the evening for many.)
ANN POWER MEMORIAL TROPHY.
The walk which is now as popular as the race itself bringing out many locals in the Touraneena area will again this year see a huge turnout of young and not so young all vying to have their name inscribed on the Ann Power Memorial Trophy for the person who can predict their finishing time for the 5k walk. Entry fee to the walk is 5 Euro and you must give your predicted time also when registering, The person who finishes the nearest to that predicted time without of course going faster than their predicted time will become the fifth winner of the memorial shield which is in memory of one of the founder members of the race back in 1996 the late Ann Power. No watches are allowed of course, all are welcome so do come along and be part of what promises to be a great event, The race organisers Touraneena Racquet ball club will kindly donated a sum of money from the race to a chosen charity.
MINNIES FIT4LIFE RUNNING LEAGUE FOUR NIGHTS DOWN BUT FOUR MORE STILL TO GO!
Last Tuesday 19th May saw the popular Minnie’s Fit4Life running league reach the halfway stage. The first 4 nights of the league have exceeded our expectations in every way. Given that the weather this May seems to be the worst in years thankfully each Tuesday evening we have had no problems with dry bright evenings and this has helped to keep the numbers up. We are delighted to not only see so many people striving for fitness each week but what is really encouraging is the number of beginners in the 1 and 2 lap league who are making the effort to keep coming back each week even though they find it hard but they are determined to keep trying because they know it will get easier. They are seeing a reward for their efforts in their times which are decreasing each week and also many have moved from 1 to 2 laps and 2 to 3 etc. So congratulations to everyone who has run so far and to anyone who is thinking of giving it a go, come along Tuesday evening 6.45 to the Friary College and join the gang, you are more than welcome.
ONE LAP THE DUBS ARE TAKING OVER!
Pascal Proctor was to the fore again last Tuesday as he led home the 32 athletes who took on the 1 lap challenge in a time of 8.59. Pascal is using this league to improve his speed for the summer races and he is certainly achieving this goal. Michael Mc Carthy was in second position once again in 9.17. In third position this week we had a newcomer to the Fit4Life league Joan Navin (9.41) who is a very busy lady at the moment between cycling and running. Eleanor Howard was next through the finishing tunnel in 10.02 closely followed by Michael Phelan (10.24) who took another half minute from his week 3 time. Caroline Lenihan (10.50) will be delighted to drop under 11 minutes for the first time while newcomers Jane O Sullivan (10.52) and Grace Hillard (11.05) took it all in their stride. Pearl Veale worked hard to improve her time from 12.06 in week 3 to 11.37 in week 4 while well done also to Anita Lyons (11.58) who broke the 12-minute barrier this week. Bernadette Murphy (12.45) was also nearly 1 ½ minutes faster than week 3 while her sister Mary Rose has also improved by the exact same margin since the start of the league. As always well done to everyone who ran the 1 lap league and you are half way there now so keep up the good work.
2 LAPS SHANE IS BACK ON TOP
Last week we told you about the popularity of the 2 lap league with 42 athletes taking on the 2.4 miles, well this week saw a record 47 participants in the 2 lap course with 7 running this distance for the first time. Once again young Shane Power led them home, fresh from a great run in the John Treacy 10 Mile race in Villierstown where he was part of the West Waterford A.C. team who took the team prize. Shane has been first home in 3 out of the 4 nights of this league and this week his time was 13.47. His teammate in Villierstown Philip Harty finished in exactly the same time with the junior prizewinner Ciarán Lane in 3rd position in 14.55. Liam Kavanagh (16.52) also had a fantastic run in the John Treacy 10 and he filled the 4th spot. Thomas Deane a newcomer to our leagues ran the 4 laps in week 3 but this week he was in fourth position in the 2.4 miles in 17.33. Another newcomer Peter Fitzgerald (18.49) had no problem with the distance and the same applies to Lisa Mc Grath (19.34). In week 4 many runners broke personal barriers for the first time, Geraldine Barry (21.52) broke 22 minutes for the first time while Molly Byrne (22.49) conquered the 23-minute mark. Likewise Alison O Brien (24.25) had a personal battle with the 25 minute mark which she won convincingly on Tuesday evening last. Marie Kennedy (25.07) also won her personal fight with the 26-minute mark and in the process has now taken nearly 2 ½ minutes since the beginning of this league. Another man on a mission was Michael Burke (26.04) who took time in week 3 to run the 1 lap but was back in week 4 where he was faster by 1 minute and 4 seconds. Well done to one and all.
3 LAPS CANTWELL CLAIMS TOP SPOT AGAIN
Gary Cantwell was once again in pole position in the 3-lap league in week 4, a position he has also filled on 3 out of the 4 nights. His time in week 4 was 22.42, which is great running for the 3.6 miles in the Friary. Yevgeniy Chizhikov has filled the number 2 spot on three occasions and took first position in week 2 and he was just 9 seconds behind in 22.51. Newcomers filled the next two positions; Trevor Hennessy was 3rd in 24.43 while Robert Mazinski was fourth in 27.07. The first lady home for 3 laps was Geraldine Heffernan (27.39) who had an excellent run in Waterford to Tramore recently and who will continue to improve over the summer. Tom Scanlon swapped over to the 3 laps and ran very well too in 28.55. Liam Fleming (brother of Jim) and Aoife Connors ran the league for the first time and it was no problem for them both with Liam running the 3.6 miles in 29.11 while Aoife clocked 29.40. While many runners on the night were a little down on their times due to their efforts in Villierstown Noel Mc Kenna had his best time of the league to date in 29.13, while Nikki was not to be outdone when she also had a p.b. of 33.14 likewise John Murray when he ran 31.04. Catriona O Brien showed no tiredness from Villierstown when she ran her fastest time for the league of 30.53, while Pearse Moloney (30.50) cracked the 31-minute barrier. Conor Blackwell who decided to join Brigid in the running game is also making improvements each week and ran his fastest time of 31.34 in week 4. Last Tuesday saw the highest number participating in the 3 lap distance when 26 took up the challenge, congratulations to you all.
4 LAPS SEAN MAKES IT FOUR FROM FOUR
Sean Stilwell was the third member of the successful West Waterford team in Villierstown and for the fourth week in a row he led the 4-lap contenders home but this time he recorded his fastest time of the league to date of 27.19. Declan Mc Grath was second on the night in 28.24 while Kevin Kenneally was next in 28.53. K.C.K. athlete John Behan had his first outing in the Minnie’s League this year and clocked an impressive 29.25 while Des Feeney was in 5th position in 30.08. Patrick Riordan recorded his fastest time of the league so far when he ran 30.35. As with the other distances we had some newcomers in the 4 lap league but they are no strangers to running they showed with Gary Collins recording 31.53 while Gary Mc Cormack got round in 32.21 and Jim Fleming recovering from injury clocked 36.02. As usual Corinna Walsh was first lady finisher in the 4-lap league this time she recorded 34.44 while Ann Whelan was second lady on the night in 36.46. Another to have a p.b. For the league was Pat Morrissey when he clocked 38.06 while Micheál O’ Chuirrin did likewise when he got round in 40.21. A total of 34 took on the 4.8-mile distance and well done to everyone.
LEAGUE TABLES
League tables are now on display each week at the league and if anyone has any questions please ask Tony or Ann. At this stage you need to have run on 2 occasions (in 1 distance) to record the minimum 6 nights, which is needed to appear on the league tables. If you run more than 6, your best 6 finishes will be taken into account. By this we mean if you finished 10th in the 2 lap league on week 1 you got 10 points for that night and so on. Least points are best and there is movement between the divisions. Don’t worry if you are in a lower division this is probably because you have ran every night to date and some of the people in the top divisions are there because they have only ran 2 or 3 nights.
THANK YOUS
Finally thank you once again to everyone participating in the league we couldn’t hold leagues without runners so you can all feel pleased with yourselves, as this is one of our most successful leagues to date. Thanks once again to St Augustine’s College for the use of their grounds and to the O’ Brien family for their continued sponsorship and support. To everyone who makes the league possible each week, well done and thanks to you all.
DECLAN AND PHYLLIS WIN IN YOUGHAL EVENT.
The 3rd Annual Emer Casey memorial 10k race took place around the town of Youghal last Sunday afternoon on what was a perfect day for running, An entry of 363 runners with a large turn out of walkers participated, first home for the club was Sandis Bralitis who finished 2nd in time of 31.11 Sandis won the inaugural race three years ago and last year finished 3rd, he has the distinction now of having filled first, second and third placing’s in as many years in this race, Last year’s runner up Sergiu Ciobanu of Clonliffe Harriers was a resounding and clear winner this year equalling the course record set by Sandis in the inaugeral event in 2007 of 30.13 and Ballynonty’s Danny Smyth was third in 34.09.The Ladies winner was Rona Lynch Eagle AC with a time of 36.52 which was also a new course record for the ladies. With the legendry Sonia O’Sullivan Cobh second in 38.32,West Waterford visitors Declan and Phyllis Flynn made their trip to Youghal a worth while one as both husband and wife took 1st place in their respective age categories Declan running a very fast 39 minutes to clinch the over 45 prize and Phyllis 41.18 finishing a creditable 54 overall in the field taking the equivalent Ladies category. Michael Hennessey was among the prizewinners also when finishing 2nd over 60 in 49.59.
WEST WATERFORD FINISHERS.
2.Sandis Bralitis 31.11
15.Michael Dunford 37.16
16.Joe Kelly 38.19
23.John Leahy 38.19
29.Declan Flynn 39.00
40.Kenneth O’Donnell 40.05
45.Tomas Coleman 40.20
54.Phyllis Flynn 41.18
62.Richie Kelly 42.14
69.Jim Fleming 42.41
98.Inese Melne 45.13
100.Eamon Flavin 45.14
113.Bridgit Coffey 45.52
164.Martin Veale 48.59
178.Michael Hennessey 49.59
223 Catriona O’Brien 53.18
234.Michael McCarthy 54.57
248.Onra Power 55.54
290. Ann Massey 59.44
318.Mary Riordan 63.00
BIGGEST LITTLE RACE IN THE SOUTHEAST.
St Senans AC will hold their Little South Run 4 Mile road race in aid of Hospice on Sun 7th June at 1.00 pm in Kilmacow, Co Kilkenny. The race is over a fast Jones counter measured course, Cash prizes will be on offer include 500 euro to winner plus 300 euro bonus for a sub 18.30 clocking. There are also top prizes in all categories for male/female. It will also have a fun run and walk with sponsorship cards available from local Hospice Movement. Specially commissioned medallions to all finishers, T-shirts, spot prizes and a free draw for a Breakaway Holiday. First lady gets 300 euro plus a 100euro bonus for a sub 21.00 clocking. Juvenile prizes plus goody bags for all children in fun run and walk section. It’s in aid of Kilmacow Hospice and to date the event has raised almost 30,000 euro. Music and refreshments for all, A warm welcome awaits everyone in one of Irelands hidden gems. Details from Bill Lacey 086 8100299.
RUNNING QUOTE.
Many people shy away from hills. They make it easy on themselves, but that limits their improvement. The more you repeat something, the stronger you get.
BALLYANDREEN 5.
On tomorrow night Thursday 28th the Annual Ballycotton four five mile race series gets under way with the Ballyandreen 5 starting at 8.p.m.then over the following three months of the summer there will be the Shanagarry 5 on June 25th at 8 p.m., Churchtown South July 23rd at 8 p.m.and finally Ballycotton itself on Thursday August 27th this start will be at the earlier time of 7.30 p.m. Because of the fading light. Prizes each night, First 10 men first 3 over 40,45,50,first 2 over 55,first over 60,65 and 70,first 2 under 20 Junior’s, three two three to score outside individual prize winners, Women first 6,first 2 over 35,40,45,50,first over 55 and 60,first team 3 to score outside individual prize winners. Also spots will award at each race. Overall prizes will be decided on by cumulative times over the four races. First 6 men, first three masters (any age) first two juniors. First five Women. In addition a special T-shirt will be awarded to the first 50 men and first 15 Women over all in the series. All athletes who complete all four races will receive a souvenir plaque. Results sheets will be published after each race and will be available on the night, entry is 4 Euro per race taken on the night of each race, Final race 5 Euro with one Euro going to a designated charity.of the fading light. Prizes each night, First 10 men first 3 over 40,45,50,first 2 over 55,first over 60,65 and 70,first 2 under 20 Junior’s, three two three to score outside individual prize winners, Women first 6,first 2 over 35,40,45,50,first over 55 and 60,first team 3 to score outside individual prize winners. Also spots will award at each race. Overall prizes will be decided on by cumulative times over the four races. First 6 men, first three masters (any age) first two juniors. First five Women. In addition a special T-shirt will be awarded to the first 50 men and first 15 Women over all in the series. All athletes who complete all four races will receive a souvenir plaque. Results sheets will be published after each race and will be available on the night, entry is 4 Euro per race taken on the night of each race, Final race 5 Euro with one Euro going to a designated charity.
OUTFIELD SPORTS/ASICS 3 COUNTIES SERIES JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Race 1-Auto Power Rathgormack 5-7:30 p.m. Friday 6th June (walk starts at 7 p.m.)The organisers of the Rathgormack 5 mile race are again delighted to welcome Auto Power on board with their very generous sponsorship once again this year for the Auto Power Rathgormack 5 miler, The race is race number one in the Outfield Sports three counties challenge event with four races in all. Race HQ for the first race will again be the Rathgormack Hiking and Community Centre where post race refreshments and prize presentation will also be held, Once again this year sponsorship cards are available for the Irish Cancer Society with all proceeds donated to this worthy organisation. The specially commissioned Joanne O’Donoghue (nee Brunnock) memorial trophy will awarded to the winner. Race entry fee is €8 with registration starting at 6 p.m. Runners can also pre enter on line at www.runireland.comThe full race programme in this series is listed below.
Race 1: Auto Power Rathgormack 5, Friday 5th June 2009 @ 7:30
Race 2: The Champion Kiely Ballyneale 5k, Friday 3rd July 2009 @ 7:30
Race 3: Morris Oil Piltown 10k, Friday 17th July 2009 @ 7:30
Race 4: Carraig Hotel Deadman’s 5, Friday 7th August 2009 @ 7:30
WEST WATERFORD ATHLETES TAKE PRIZES IN POULMUCKA 8K.
The Annual Poulmucka 8k took place in Tipperary last Thursday evening with 155 finishers. West Waterford athletes were to the fore and among the prizewinners. The first two across the line were Sandis Bralitis West Waterford and Clonliffe Harriers Sergiu Ciobanu however the placings weren’t the same as last year when Sandis took the victory, this year Sergiu turned the tables and after a titanic battle with the Ballinroad man Bralitis, Sergiu opened up a gap on the only incline on the course and he was to retain that gap all the way to the finish line recording a time of 24.14.Sandis likewise was well clear of the third athlete and finished in a time of 24.55 Sandis can take some Solis from the fact that he was only two seconds slower than his winning time last year of 24.53.Our next finisher was Inese Milne in 80th place with a time of 35.23,with Brigid Coffey 91st in a time of 36.45,Brigid took second place in the over 35 category, The improving Bernie Prendergast was 117th in 38.40 and Bernie took first Lady over 45 so well done to her, Winner of the Comeragh Crystal athlete of the month for March Michael Mc Cathy was 139th in 42.20 and Onra Power was 146th in a time of 43.44.well done to all.
TOM JORDAN MEMORIAL 5
The inaugural Tom Jordan memorial 5 mile road race in aid of Portlaw red cross will take place on this Friday night May 29th with a 7 pm starting time. Walkers will start at 6.45 pm, Lots of Prizes in Lots of Categories1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Male & Female, Men O/40, O/45, O/50, O/55,Women O/35, O/40, O/45, O/50,1st Male & Female Junior, First Family, 1st and last Portlaw Hurler, soccer and footballer, One prize per person, Spot Prizes, Cash Bonus for First Person to Break 23.30min Men & 30.00 min Women, Showers and changing facilities provided, Results & Refreshments served afterwards in the Forge Inn, Registration from 6.00 pm in the Forge Inn, Live Entertainment before and after the race, Entry Fee for Adults €10 & Junior €5, €20 for Families, Open to all athletes, Accurately Measured Flat Course.( AI Approved),The race is suitable for all levels whether you are looking for a personal best, preparing for the mini marathon or looking to complete your first 5 mile race. Enquiries: Brian Nugent 087 6128451
BEGINNER’S CORNER.
Pretty soon, we will have to come up with a new name for this section as we are well over three months into the programme. The goal at the outset was to build up to running 5 miles over the summer and this is one goal that will easily be achieved by all those following the programme. By now, many of you have a number of different routes for training which helps maintain the interest. We hope that you are all drinking plenty of water both before and after running in order to stay well hydrated. Another important aspect of running and training is to ensure that you eat as soon as possible after a run in order to aid and speed up recovery. Ideally you should combine both carbohydrates and protein in your post-training diet as both help to refuel and repair the muscles. Good sources of protein are fish, eggs, meat and nuts. The following programme is for the week beginning Monday June 1st. The Touraneena 5K is on the same night so there is always the option of taking part in that and using that as part of your training.
Monday (June 1st) Touraneena 5K
Tuesday Minnie’s League (3 laps) Thursday 4 miles
monday (June 8) 4 miles
Tuesday Minnie’s League (3 laps)
Thursday 4.5 miles
