After a terrific race with a large field last Friday week at race 1 in the clubs summer race programme the Ballinroad 5k our focus now will turn to race 2 the 28th Annual Round Tower Ardmore 5 mile. Once again this year we are delighted that Aidan Quirke of Round Tower Hotel has agreed to sponsor the event as he did the past number of years . Our sponsor Aidan and his team lead up a family run business Round Tower Hotel which is located in the beautiful village of Ardmore. Round Tower Hotel is a Fáilte Ireland approved 3 star hotel. The hotel offers guests and visitors the opportunity to enjoy their break in one of Ireland’s oldest Christian settlement villages. The race will be held on Friday May 23rd at 7.30 pm. The Ardmore 5 is one of those races which we love heading to with ease of mind because as has been the case for 27 years we always knew that Michael Hennessey, Richie Stilwell and all the team in Ardmore always had all pre-race work in place making the trip to the beautiful part of our county a pleasure, but alas this year will be different for us all as the one and only Michael Hennessey and there was only one, passed to his eternal reward some months ago as did one of great supporters Matt Faherty, these two men will sadly be missed this year , but of course Michael had Richie Stilwell as part of his organising team and Richie will take up the mantle as is only proper and right keeping the show on the road as this is what Michael would want to see happen. So we keep trucking on and the event will keep the memory of great men like Michael and Matt in our thoughts. The course will remain the same as previous years with the 2 lap circuit. Registration and changing will be at the Ardmore GAA club pavilion ( by kind permission ) and we sincerely thank Ardmore GAA for the use of their fine facility as they have done now for many years. Prizes will be awarded to the top three male and female athletes and after that prizes will be awarded to the following age race categories.Men-Junior,40,50,60 Women-Junior,35,40,50.Entry to this race is only 10 Euro if you enter online, at Eventmaster.ie and our course if you leave it until the night of the race to enter the fee will be 15 Euro,so get your online entries in ASAP. See ye at the round tower Friday evening Guys and Gals!!
ENTER 28th ANNUAL ROUND TOWER HOTEL ARDMORE 5 ONLINE NOW.
Online entry for the 28th Annual Round Tower Hotel sponsored Ardmore 5 is now open on Eventmaster.ie and the Cost is only €10.00. Numbers can be collected on the evening of race. It is of great help to us the race organisers if you can please enter online and it will save you time queuing on the night. If you come to entry on the night it will cost you 15 euro, so get your online entry in today.
https://eventmaster.ie/event/
YOU CAN STILL ENTER THE SUMMER RACE EVENTS.
We are delighted to have our summer race programme uop and running last Friday evening with a highly successful Ballinroad 5km which was race number 0ne in the clubs 6 race events over the summer months ,now if you haven’t entered the event yet you can still do so by logging on to the link below. You can still enter the remaining 5 of the races individually for 10 euro per race online. Individual race entries will open two weeks before each race. If you come along on the night of any race it will be 15 euro so get your online entry is the answer here. See you in Ardmore on Friday 23rd May.
Ardmore 5 Miles 23rd May 2025
Dromana 5 Miles 6th June 2025
Ballymacarby 5 Miles 27th June 2025
Dungarvan 10K 4th July 2025
Ballinameela 5K 18th July 2025
DAMIEN AND GARY RUN CORK GRADED MEET.
A Cork athletics graded meet sponsored by John Buckley sports took place last Thursday evening at the MTU track and there was good racing in all and fields in all events. West Waterford had 2 athletes who travelled to the meet with both running the mile race but in different heats. Damian Murphy clocked a time of 4:50.60 while Gary Cantwell clipped around in a time of 4.58.77.Well done to both.
West Waterford athletic club extend sincere sympathy to the families and friends of Catherine Holmes Lickadoon Ballyneety Limerick and Donnie Rockett Kilmacthomas Co Waterford and Ena Power Ballinamintra Cappagh and Jerome Power Powersfield House, Dungarvan,Who passed to their eternal reward recently. May they rest in peace.
On Sunday last the 2025 edition of the European Race Walking Team
Championships was held in Podebrady in the Czech Republic .Ireland had walkers in almost all events over the two days of competition.In the senior ladies walk held over 20 km Kate Veale West Waterford AC and Aisling Lane Mullingar Harriers AC were the countries two competing.Kate hadn’t walked a 20 k since last June due to an ongoing injury so was delighted to have finishing the race and giving a solid performance on the day,she crossed the finish line in a time of 1.46.17 for 29th place.Aisling Lane finished in a time of 1.52.48.Ireland’s men’s team competing had Jamie Costin coached David Kenny Farranfore Maine Valley and Matthew Glennon Mullingar Harriers,Glennon received 4 reds for a DQ late on but Kenny proved to be back to his very best when walking a time of 1.20.54 his second fastest time ever over the distance for 11th place finish and this should see him selected for this years world championship in Tokyo on rankings.Méabh O’Connor Waterford AC also coached by Costin competed there in a 10 km open race on Saturday and she recorded a pb time of 51.16 for 10th place.
MICK RUNS 50k IN WEXFORD.
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