MIDLETON 10.
472 ran in the Midleton 10 mile road race last Sunday morning which was held on the newly opened Greenway between Midleton and Youghal. On a beautiful morning weather wise the race got underway at 11 am. The overall race winner was Mark Walsh Leevale AC in a time of 52.16 followed by James Treanor Shercock AC 52.57 and 3rd biome was Kristaps Liepins Glanmire AC in 53.43. Overall Ladies winner was Dee Grady Ennis Track AC in a time of 56.50.West Waterford AC was well represented at the race with our first athlete home John Coffey who finished a creditable 8th overall and John was 2nd in the over 45 category. Mark Walsh was just outside the 60 minute mark when he clocked a time of 1.01.01 and Gary Hurney broke the 70 minute barrier with a posting of 1.09.22. Our Ladies were led home by Cáit Verling with a time of 1.21.15 followed by Karen Darcy who clocked time of 1.25.36 and Simone Power was next in 1.25.47. Very well done to all who made the trip to Midleton for the event.
John COFFEY 57:35:00
Mark WALSH 1:01:01
Gary HURNEY 01:09:22
Tomás DE FAOITE 01:12:18
Eoin O’RIORDAN 01:19:07
Cait VERLING 01:21:15
Johnny BURKIN 01:25:08
Karen DARCY 01:25:36
Simone POWER 01:25:47
Patrick POWER 01:25:53
Sinead MOORE 01:31:40
Clare WALSH 01:32:55
Stephan HOGAN 01:35:27
Patricja DALY 01:35:42
Jim O’BRIEN 01:35:43
Pádraig CORBETT 01:37:50
Tasha LANIGAN 01:47:54
NEW PB FOR JACK NOLAN IN CROSSHAVEN 10K
The Crosshaven, Co. Cork annual 5k and 10k races were held today Sunday and club member Jack Nolan made the trip for the race. This year’s event had over 470 participants in all distances with 164 finishers in the 5k and 307 in the 10k .Race winners for the 5k were Sean Stokes 17:06 with Evita Volginaite winning the Ladies race in 18:23and turning to the 10k race victory went to Tadhg O’Sullivan in a time of 32:30 while the Ladies winner was Linda O’Connor in 39:33. Jack competed over the 10k distance and he ran brilliantly to finish 29th place overall with a huge new PB of 39.28 and breaking the 40 minute barrier for the first time , jack’s previous best for the distance was 41.55, so a whopping improvement from ten Cappoquin man, very well done Jack.
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.
FORMAT OF THE LEAGUE.
Over the course of the 5 weeks of the league we will keep a record of each person’s finishing position. If you finish first you get one point, fifth place will give you 5 points and so on. All runners will be put in to divisions of 5 and after the five weeks the winner of each division will receive a prize. Prizes will be awarded to those in each route and the divisions make it fun and interesting and all the more enjoyable.
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.
12th ANNUAL AGLISH FUN RUN/WALK IN AID OF CRUMLIN.
The 12th Annual Aglish Fun Run/Walk is back and will take place on Easter Monday 06th April 2026. Registration from 10.30 am on the day and costs €10 / Donation.The popular 5k Walk and run will kick off at 11.30. All proceeds to Children’s Health Foundation Crumlin. Numerous Spot Prizes. All are welcome
