MARK MASON FINANCIAL SERVICES COLLIGAN LEAGUE STARTS WEDNESDAY APRIL 2ND .
Our next big club event the 5 week Mark Mason’s Financial Services Colligan running league for beginners and regular runners kicks off on Wednesday April 2nd . 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 2nd and continue for five more Wednesday evenings April 09th,16th, 23rd and 30th .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 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.
DATES OF THE LEAGUE.
Round 1: April 2nd at 6.30 p.m.
Round 2: April 9th at 6.30 p.m.
Round 3: April 16th at 6.30 p.m.
Round 4: April 23th at 6.30 p.m.
Round 5: April 30 at 6.30 p.m.
11th ANNUAL AGLISH FUN RUN/WALK IN AID OF CRUMLIN.
The 11th Annual Aglish Fun Run/Walk is back and will take place on Easter Monday 21st April 2025. 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. All are welcome
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.
The clubs annual general meeting will take place on Friday April 11th at 7.30 in Abbeyside Tennis Club pavilion. All members are welcome to attend.
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON.
New York United Airlines half marathon was held last weekend with almost 30.000 finishers on a weekend that see’s thousands of Irish and millions who claim to be of Irish decent enjoying the festivities of St Patrick’s day. New York is a magical place to celebrate this weekend and to run the New York half marathon is a special event for all. Once again this year the club was represented at the race when father and son Mark and Michael Lenihan made the trip state side to take on the streets of New York .Michael completed the half in a time of 1.50.24 with Mark clocking a time of 2.05.51,well done to both.
ALAN RYAN RUNS BARCELONA MARATHON.
The Barcelona marathon was held last weekend with almost 22.000 finishers on a warm day for marathon running. The club was represented at the event by Alan Ryan who ran a brilliant race despite suffering a foot injury managed to cross the finish line with a very satisfactory 3.04.41,well done Alan.
EVAN WINS MULLINGAR HALF MARATHON.
The Aon Mullingar half marathon was held on St Patrick’s day and a field of 667 athletes competed on an ideal morning for the race. Congratulations to club member Evan Fitzgerald who yet again took overall victory with a time of 1.07.28 to add to all the recent success he is currently having on the roads, also running was Patricja Daly and she completed the courase in a time of 2.02.47,well done Evan and Patricja
RAIVIS 2ND IN KILSHEELAN 10.
The Nagles Kilsheelan 10 Mile Run was held today St Patricks day and field of 129 ran. Overall winner was Barry Hartnett Dundrum AC in a time of 54:40 and club member Raivis Zakis took the runners up spot in 59.21.Eaoin Walsh got a top 10 p[position when finishing 9th in 1.06.43 and James Whelan was next home for the club in a time of 1.08.38, Mick Concannon was our final finisher on the day clocking a time of 1.16.36,well done to all.
MALLOW 10.
The annual Mallow 10 mile road race was held last Sunday with a field of 1232 competing on the day. This year’s race winner was Barry Twohig St Finbarrs AC in a time of 52.46 and the Ladies race winner was Niamh Moore Leevale AC 58.50.West Waterford had a great number of athletes competing when 28 made the trip and our fist past the post was John Coffey in a time of 59.22,great to see John breaking the 60 minute barrier .Our first Lady home was Anne Moore again with an excellent run crossing the line in a very good time of 73.54.The following are the full results for our club athletes. Well done to all.
John COFFEY 00:59:22
Dermot GOUGH 01:03:24
Niall BARRY 01:06:46
Michael DUNFORD 01:08:44
Eoin WALSH 01:09:02
David DONNELLY 01:10:06
James WHELAN 01:12:19
David MOORE 01:13:43
Anne MOORE 01:13:54
Jerry POWER 01:13:52
Liam FITZGERALD 01:14:01
Eveleen DROHAN 01:14:38
Mick CONCANNON 01:16:14
Tom LEAHY 01:18:27
Kieran DALY 01:21:29
Fiona LONGAN 01:25:54
Stephen CURRAN 01:26:07
Martina BEECHINOR 01:27:04
Josie UÌ CHUIRRÌN 01:30:47
Ellen RYAN 01:31:34
Melanie KELLY 01:34:54
Patricja DALY 01:34:57
Geraldine SINNOTT 01:35:08
Susan O’MAHONEY 01:35:42
Mark LENIHAN 01:38:51
Sinead KIELY 01:42:57
John WOODS 01:44:11
Joanie Mc Grath 1.49.50
SYMPATHY.
West Waterford AC extend sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Pat Barry 1 Emerald Terrace, Shandon,Dungarvan who passed to his eternal reward last weekend, may he rest in peace.
