NEXT LEAGUE IS THE POPULAR MARK MASON FINANCIAL PLANNING COLLIGAN LEAGUE.
Spring is in the air when we start mentioning our next big club event the 5 week Mark Mason’s Financial Planning Colligan running league for beginners and regular runners. Open to all once they are over 16 years of age. This league has something in it for all from the beginner to the seasoned athlete with many distances to choose from along with flat courses and hilly courses. Beginning at the wooden bridge and finishing at the wooden bridge. This is 4.4 km in distance or 2.7 miles so it might suit all those that ran the short route over the winter league plus this route is more or less completely on the flat. Another option is to take part in the 3 lap which is 6.5 kms or just over 4 miles; this is 3 laps of the same flat circuit of the wood mentioned above. The final option is the 5 mile hill route which is one lap of the wood for starters and then up the first hill and down the hill and then across the road for the second hill and finishing in by the wood at the bridge. Entry will be online in due course. The league will start on Wednesday April 1st and continue for five more Wednesday evenings April 08th,15th, 22nd and 29th .Mass start each evening at 6.30 pm.
2026 WEST WATERFORD AC REMAINING FIXTURES
1st April to 29th April 2026-Mason Colligan Hill League for 5 Wednesdays
06th April 2026-Aglish CHUI Crumlin charityFun Run
08th May 2026-AHS Tuning Ballinroad 5k
22nd May 2026-Round Tower Hotel Ardmore 5 Mile
5th June 2026-Dungarvan Leader Dromana 5 Mile
26th June 2026-Oriel Bar Ballymac 5 Mile
3rd July 2026- Old Head Financial Ballinameala 5k
17th July 2026- Sherry Fitzgerald Reynolds Dungarvan 10 k
29th August 2026-Waterford Greenway Half Marathon
15th November 2026-Murrays Pharmacy Brickey 5k
06th December 2026-Clean zone Technologies Old Parish Turkey Trot
CLUB MEMBERSHIP 2026.
The club membership for 2026 can now be paid. The club membership is for the calendar year January to December. You can pay your membership online by logging onto the athletics Ireland web site and just follow the instruction under membership, all membership renewals have been sent to your e mail address some weeks ago.
EVAN FITZGERALD WINS KINSALE 10.
A field of 933 completed Sundays 10 mile road race which was hosted by Riverstick Kinsale athletic club on what was an idea morning for the race with little wind and nice temperature’s. The club had a number of athletes at the event and these made their mark with 4 inside the top 12 finishers with Evan Fitzgerald once again showing his dominance on the roads around the south taking victory in a time of 50.55. Yet another very impressive display by Evan who went from the gun as is his trade mark now in all road races , never to be worried by the chasing pack as he had minutes over the 2nd place finisher at the line. Niamh Allen Leevale AC, course recorded holder for the John Treacy Dungarvan 10 took the ladies race win in an impressive 53.59 finishing 3rd overall in the race. Pat Hennessey is quickly coming into good form once again after his recent travels Pat finished a creditable 4th in 55.13 and he was followed home by Damien Murphy in a time of 56.00 for 5th spot. John Coffey broke the 58 minute barrier in 12th place in a time of 57.59 and he took the over 45 category winners prize here. Cait Verling was our first lady home in a time of 1.22.13.
Evan Fitzgetald 50.55
Pat Hennessey 55.13 5th
Damien Murphy 5th 56.00
John Coffey 57.59 for
Jack Nolan 1.10.01
Cait Verling 1.22.13
Josie Ui Chuirrin 1.31.43
Michael Coakley 1.51.21
GOOD PERFORMANCES BY WEST WATERFORD ATHLETES IN NENAGH.
The Nenagh Co Tipperary 10 km and half marathon were held last Sunday in ideal weather conditions. The 10k event saw a field of 448 competitors and the half marathon had 711 cross the finish line.Race winners on the day were 10k ,Karl Fitzmaurice Shannon AC in a time of 30.01 with the Ladies title going to Magaret Scanlon IND in w time of 39.41 .Turning to the half marathon there were victories for Chris Jenken Derg AC in 1.08.53 and the Ladies winner was national marathon champion Ava Crean Back 2 Boston Running Club AC in an impressive 1.14.16.West Waterford Ac was represented in both events on the day with Niamh O’Donovan leading the pack home in the half with a very good time of 1.34.24 followed by Noel Drohan 1.42.23 with Mark Cliffe just in behind 1.42.49 and Jody Hynes was next in 1.47.25. In The 10k event Helen Leahy broke the 55 minute barrier clocking a time of 54.04 while Pauline Drohan was well under the 70 minutes in 69.19.well done to all.
Niamh O Donovan 1.34.24
Noel Drohan 1.42.23
Mark Cliffe 1.42.49
Jody Hynes 1.47.25
10km
Helen Leahy 54.04
Pauline Drohan 1.09.19
SYMPATHY.
West Waterford athletic club extend sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Moira Ormond Ballymacmague,Dungarvan who passed to her eternal reward ,may she rest in peace.
