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.
PORTLAOISE 5K.
A large field of 1.220 took part in the St Patricks Day Portlaoise 5k road race this morning which was held in ideal weather conditions. The overall race winner this year was Cathal O’Reilly Kilkenny City Harriers AC in a fast time of 14.44 with Niamh Allen Leevale AC 16.00 taking the Ladies victory. West Waterford AC was represented by 2 athletes with Garry Cantwell in a time of 16.40 just shading it from Gearóid Coffey hot on his tail in a time of 16.48, well done to both lads.
KILSHEELAN 10 MILE.
The Kilsheelan Co.Tipperary 10 mile road race was held on St Patrick’s day and a field of 129 completed the course.Overall race winner this year was Sergiu Ciobanu Clonliffe Harriers AC in a time of 54:10 and the Ladies winner was Mairead O’Rourke J & N Coaching posting a time of 1:11:54.The club was well represented at the event with 5 athletes in action first of these home was James Whelan with a time of 1.07.18 followed by Eoin Walsh in 1.12.05 and Niall Herlihy was next with 1:33:23 , our only Lady competitor on the day was Patrycja Daly 1:37:38 and Jim O’Brien completed the 10 in a time of 1:40:30. Well done to all.
SYMPATHY.
West Waterford athletic club extend sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Noel Mason Melleray Road, Cappoquin who passed to his eternal reward , may he rest in peace
