25th ANNUAL DOOCEYS BAR BALLYMACARBRY 5.
The 25th annual Doocey’s Bar sponsored Ballymacarbry 5 mile road race which is race 4 of the summer programme will be held on Friday July 1st at 7.30 PM . The Doocey family has kindly sponsored this race once again and we appreciate their support and generosity. This race attracts a great crowd and this year again it will be an out and back course along the Nire Road. After the race showers and changing will be available in the community centre and then it’s over to Doocey’s Bar for the refreshments and the prize-giving. The entry fee is the 10 Euros with online entry at event master. Prizes in the usual categories.
REGISTER FOR BALLYMACARBRY 5.
Enter for Ballymac race online for just 10 euro. Use link below.
https://eventmaster.ie/event/Mxv5tbdiBz
RACE CATAGORIES FOR DOOCEYS BAR BALLYMACARBRY 5
Men 1st 3 Senior, 1st Junior, 1st 0/40, 0/45, 0/50 and 0/60
Ladies 1st 3 Senior, 1st Junior, 1st 0/35, 0/40, 0/45 and 0/50
EUROFINS WATERFORD GREENWAY HALF MARATHON SET FOR SEPTEMBER 3rd.
ENTRIES OPEN JULY 4TH.
On 3rd September 2022 at 9 am West Waterford Athletic Club will host our 4th annual Waterford Greenway Half Marathon. Once again we are delighted to have local company Eurofins as our title sponsor for this unique event and we thank them for their commitment to this race and to our club. Eurofins Biopharma Product Testing (BPT) based in Dungarvan is a first-class Contract Research Organization (CRO), working with pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device clients. The Group covers the whole chain of drug development thanks to an international network of laboratories and testing units with global reach, uniform QA systems and high quality services. The race course along the Waterford Greenway and in conjunction with Waterford City and County Council is a 13.1 mile race along the now famous old Waterford/Dungarvan Railway line. This fantastic amenity opened officially in 2017 and has already experienced visitors from all over the country and beyond. Users are amazed by this 46 km spectacular off-road cycling and walking trail along an old railway line between Waterford and Dungarvan. Entries will open on July 1st. log on to club web site www.westwaterfordathletics.org and follow the link on home page for GREENWAY all race information and entry link is available here. Please note this event is expected to sell out fast.
TRAIL RACE-RAIVIS 3RD OVERALL JOE 1ST OVER 65.
The Great Irish Trail Race was held in Clonmel last Sunday morning under IMRA in preparation for the World Master Mountain Championships on the 2-4 Sept this year in the Comeraghs .This is the first time the Worlds are to be staged in Ireland .In the pre-world race this morning over the course to be used for the world championships Ravis Zakis had a great run finishing 3rd overall in the race and 2nd in the over 40 category on the long course which was 10.7 km in distance with an elevation of 650 meters.Joe Gough who will also compete on the September date won his over 65 age category which was held over the 8.4k course and had an elevation of 509 m. Well done to both and best of luck with the training for the worlds.
