123.IE NATIONAL 20K TITLE FOR KATE VEALE IN SLOVAKIA.
The 42nd edition of the Dudince gold level world athletics race walking tour meeting was held in Slovakia last Saturday and the event also doubled up as the Irish national 123.ie sponsored 20k Irish national championships for 2023. Kate Veale after an excellent indoor season arguably her best to date as a senior athlete was in Slovakia for the event with her eye set on the 1.39 standard for the upcoming European race walk championships, After a very good opening 10k Kate fell off her target pace over the next few kms and crossed the line in 1.40,Kate did record her 21st senior race walking title which was some consolation and a somewhat disappointing day for the Ballinroad woman, Kate will now race again in Warsaw Poland over the 20k distance in a couple of weeks to try and rectify Saturday’s performance and achieve that European time standard.
MALLOW 10.
The Mallow 10 mile road race was held last Sunday and a field of 1,025 complete on the day in ideal conditions. The overall race winner this year was Ryan Creech Leevale AC 49.35 and the Ladies victory went to his team mate Niamh Moore 59.37, West Waterford AC had a very big number of athletes who travelled to the race with Mick Hearn our fiest man home with a time of 57.49 for 24th place overall. Our first Lady was Eveleen Drohan who clocked a time of 75.20
24 Mick HEARN 57.49
30 Dermot GOUGH 00:58:22
62 Walter DROHAN 01:00:52
82 Pat FITZGERALD 01:02:42
108 James WHELAN 01:03:50
191 Eoin WALSH 01:08:44
203 David DONNELLY 01:08:54
260 Mark CLIFFE 01:11:27
274 David NIXON 01:12:32
348 Mick CONCANNON 01:15:09
349 Eveleen DROHAN 01:15:20
368 Ted O’LEARY 01:15:32
431 Martin TOBIN 01:18:11
452 Liam FITZGERALD 01:18:26
454 Michael LENIHAN 01:18:27
710 Kim DALY 01:27:21
712 Joe O’ROURKE 01:27:22
713 Mark LENIHAN 01:27:23
797 Padraig BEGLEY 01:30:56
907 Geraldine SINNOTT 01:37:55
915 Linda GUILLY 01:38:35
928 Michael COAKLEY 01:39:29
934 Clodagh DWYER 01:40:07
935 Denise CONWAY 01:39:55
938 Vincent O’DONOVAN 01:40:06
949 Margaret CONWAY 01:41:02
954 Susan O’MAHONEY 01:41:59
971 Carol POPE 01:44:16
991 Deirdre DALY 01:47:13
1002 Fiona O’RIORDAN 01:51:12
1008 Deirdre CLANCY 01:54:47
1023 Edel CURRY 02:16:28
THE POPULAR MARK MASON FINANCIAL SERVICES COLLIGAN LEAGUE STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY.
The club’s next big local event is the 5 week Mark Mason’s Financial Services Colligan running league which gets underway this Wednesday, the events is suitable for beginners and regular runners and all are welcome once they are over 16 years of age. We would especially encourage newcomers to come along and join in this league in Colligan wood. For the complete beginner there is the option of doing 3 lap course,beginning at the wooden bridge and finishing at the wooden bridge. This 3 laps i3 distance is approx 4 miles in distance 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. The other 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. The entry fee is 20 euro for the 5 nights of the league and all runners can enter online at Eventmaster, It will be 25 euro if you enter on the first night at the league itself. The overall winner of the league will receive the Veale family perpetual shield. The league will start on Wednesday March 29th and continue for five Wednesday evenings April 5th,12th,19th and 26th .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 earn you 5 points and so on. All runners will be put in to divisions of 5 and after the four 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. The overall winner of the hill league will also receive the Veale Family Perpetual Shield.
DATES OF THE LEAGUE.
Round 1: March 29th at 6.30 p.m.
Round 2: April 05th at 6.30 p.m.
Round 3: April 12th at 6.30 p.m.
Round 4: April 19th at 6.30 p.m.
Round 5: April 26th at 6.30 p.m.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN WEST WATERFORD ATHLETIC CLUB.
West Waterford AC membership renewal e mails have been sent into your e mail account inbox recently.Membership stays at the very low reasonable price of 25 euro with 20 of this going to AI for your membership registration. Due to the introduction by Athletics Ireland of a new 1 day fee for all NON CLUB members we invite you to join or re-join now to avoid this extra cost when you are entering our many events planned in 2023.If you would like to join the club for the first time or would like to re-join the club but don’t have your AI membership renewal e mail you can click the link below and follow the new membership link.
https://membership.athleticsireland.ie/
9th ANNUAL AGLISH FUN RUN/WALK IN AID OF CRUMLIN.
The 9th Annual Aglish Fun Run/Walk is back and will take place on Easter Monday 10th April 2023. Registration from 11.30am 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.
30th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
The clubs 30th annual general meeting will be held on Thursday April 13th at 8pm at the Park Hotel.All members welcome to attend.
