Tramore Hosted First Cross Country of the Season
The first cross country races of the season was held on Sunday September 15th in Tramore. This was a very low key event to give newcomers a chance to stretch their legs before the county championships in two weeks time. Thirteen athletes from West Waterford braved the drizzle and wind to take part in the event.
First in action was Ayla Hogan in the girls under 9 and she put in a great run to finish in 6th place. There were two newcomers representing West Waterford in the under 9 boys race Conall O’Ruairc and Keelan Holland. Conall had a brilliant run to take second and Keelan sprinted to the end to claim the final individual medal.
Etain Ní Mhurchadha moved up an age to run with the under 11’s and came home in 9th place. In the boys race Liam Wilmott was in the leading bunch throughout the race and came home in 3rd place. In a sprint to the finish Jamie Kiely just missed out on an individual medal when he finished in 7th place just ahead of Andy Zakis in 8th.
In the boys under 13 there was a great battle for third place between two West Waterford athletes with Mario Zakis getting the better of Tiernan Hogan in the last few metres. Colm O’Muiri who was running a year out of age was next home in 6th place with newcomer Patrick Curren, who was running his first race in 8th place.
In the final race of the day Isabelle Gaffney and William McNally made a welcome come back to cross country running where they both finished 3rd in their races.
Well done to all our athletes and parents who braved the inclement weather to take part in the cross country.
Primary Schools Cross Country Sponsored by JBWhite Chartered Accountant on Friday Next
The West Waterford Run Primary Schools Cross Country will take place in St Augustine’s College on Friday Sept 20th with a 6.00 start time. Registration will open at 5.15. Please come early as parking is limited and we ask those in the Abbeyside and Ballinroad areas to walk or cycle to the venue.
There will be races for 2nd,3rd 4th,5th, 6th and First and Second years Secondary Schools. The races will start at 6.00 sharp so please come early. Entry fee is 3euro per athlete cash only.
Distances:
2nd Class 400m
3rd Class 500m
4th & 5th class 600m
6th Class 800m
1st & 2nd year 1000m
All Roads lead to Kilmacow on Sunday Next
West Waterford athletes will be in action on Sunday next Sept 22nd at the St Senan’s Open Cross Country in Kilmacow X91 KaK3. The first race is at 1pm so we will meet up at 12noon to walk the course and warm up. The races here are slightly shorter than they are in the county championships so this is a good event to start off the cross country season. The following are the events.
Boys and Girls under 8 (born 2017) 300m
Boys and Girls under 9 (born 2016) 500m
Boys and Girls under 10(born 2015) 600m
Boys and Girls under 12(born 2014 &2013) 1000m
Boys and Girls under 14 (born 2012 &2011) 1500m
Boys and Girls under 16 (born 2010 &2009) 2000m
Boys and Girls under 18 (born 2008 &2007) 3000m Girls 4000m Boys
In the under 8,9 and 10 races it will be prizes for the first 10
From under 12 up it will be the first three individuals and the first three teams.
It is important to have as many athletes as possible in the under 12upwards so we can compete in the team events.
