Munster Track & Field Championships June 17th

In preparation for the upcoming Munster Track & Field Championships on June 17th in Templemore we are holding Saturday sessions at 11:30am at the RSC this coming Saturday June 2nd and the following Saturday 9th aiming especially at Masters members.  We hope to defend the best club title we won last year. All of you who competed last year should have been contacted by now but if anyone slipped through the net please contact Deirdre on 0879983782 or just turn up on Saturday at 11:30, Monday at 7:30pm or Thursdayat 5:45 for Kieran's group. Pictures of some of those involved last year are shown below.

2011 WAC team members who won the Munster Best Club award

Full program shown two posts previous here on the blog or by downloading from HERE. If we have enough athletes we will run a bus, if not we will arrange lifts.

Training as normal on Tuesday May 29th

The soccer did not effect us so Tuesday training for the 5:45 senior session and 7pm Juveniles goes ahead as normal!

Busy weekend with County Championshipships and planning ahead for Munster T&F

Brendan Leahy continued his recent good form at Masters level at the Counties today with an impressive 23.5 sec win in the 200m. Pascal Halley was 2nd and won medals in Shot and Triple Jump also. Pat Breen was 2nd in the senior 800m with a good early season time of 2 10.  Claire Grant won the senior ladies 800m and 3k, Niamh Tebay won the Junior girls 800m, Nathan O'Callaghan won the 800m and 3K U18, Alan Slattery won the Junior 3K and Richard Lucas won the Junior 800m.

A huge show of Juveniles again this week and great success across all events and great to see so many relay teams perform also. Thanks to all the coaches and parents who helped make Waterford AC the most visible club over the two days of the counties.

Good running  yet again for Con Kelleher at the Youghal 10K and a new PB for Patt O'Keeffe. A lovely day there and great turnout of 500 runners. Full results HERE. 

Only 4 weeks to the Munster Masters (O35) and senior T&F Championships in Templemore so for anyone considering competing and heping WAC retain the Masters cup we won in 2011 then pop along on Monday and Thursday at the RSC to Kieran Leahy session:Monday at 7:30 and Thursday at 5:45. Prog shown below or by clicking HERE

Program for Munster Masters & Senior T&F Champs on Sunday June 17th in Templemore

Walk for life coming up this week

The walk for life is tomorrow (Friday 18th May) all day at the RSC in aid of the Hospice who do such valuable work. come along any time but if you are free at 6 pm throw on your WAC hoodies and come down and do a few laps with the rest of the WAC gang. Everyone welcome.

Day 2 of the County T&F championships is this coming Sunday from 11am. please note a change in the program shown here is that the 5K has been reduced to a 3k for both men and women, junior and senior.


Also, the stoneyford 10k is on Sunday with a 12:30pm start.

Weekend round up

Another busy weekend of athletics with the Tom Jordan 5 mile on Friday night in Portlaw and the County T&F championships on Sunday and some members at the Clonmel 10k on Sunday also.
Portlaw saw a great win for Silvia Malone and Frank Quinlan got 3rd . Joan Mahony came 5th and Elaine Barry won the ladies O45 Category while Pat O'Keefe won the O55.  Many other fine runs from club members as shown below. Some pictures from Gavin Downey HERE and full results from Portlaw HERE

WAC finishers from Tom Jordan memorial 5 mile Portlaw 2012

At the County T&F championships Pat Breen won the senior 400m with Brendan Leahy winning the Masters 100m and 400m.  Week 2 of the counties coming up on Sunday next, May 20th, for both seniors and juveniles. As well as field events there is 200m and 800m for Junior, senior and masters and 5k for Junior and Senior. Full program starts at 11am.
In Clonmel a great run by Con Kelleher with 44mins for the 10K in a popular event in aid of Cystic Fibrosis with 437 runners taking part. Full results from Clonmel HERE

County Championships May 13th & 20th at RSC

The next 2 weekends sees the County Waterford Track & Field Championships at the RSC with 11am start each Sunday.   

Also, on Friday 11^th the Tom Jordan memorial 5 mile is on in Portlaw with a 7:30pm start.

and the following weekend on Sunday May 20^th the annual Stoneyford 10k is on.
All details on www.stoneyford10kchallenge.com/

Limerick & Belfast Marathons

Great running for club members Michael and Helena Coleman who both ran PB times at the great Limerick run on Sunday. Michael ran 3 23 for the marathon and Helena 1 55 for the half. (Both are regulars at the WAC circuits on a Wednesday night at 7pm so the moral of the story is....yet more people doing circuits and pulling in PBs!!) Also, Jason O'Brien ran 1 45 for the half and Pat Grant, fresh from the London Marathon, acted as pace maker for 3 30 today and brought them in nicely with about 30 seconds to spair!

Also, at the Belfast Marathon on bank holiday Monday WAC's Mary Jennings won the F55 category in a time of 3hr 33min

Great Club event yet again

In its 43rd year all agreed it was another celebration of great running with Paddy's wife Mary enjoying a great night and sponsor of the event Derek Tebay with family members.

Lovely evening for a run...and walk to Tramore! Jamie Costin walking it!!!

Another great evening of road running for and by WAC!  55 of our members ran and at least that number again helped out with registration, course set up, the water station, the finish area, the refreshments, the marshalling and all the other little jobs that need to get done.
The WAC finishers are are shown below and full results are HERE and a summary of overall winners HERE

All the way to Tramore we go!

Position	Name		Time	time per mile	Category
1	FRANK	QUINLAN	40:24	5:23/M	SM
5	JOHN	MCDONALD	42:46	5:42/M	SM
6	FINLAY	WEIR	42:50	5:43/M	M40
8	AUBREY	STOREY	43:22	5:47/M	SM
9	BRIAN	O SULLIVAN	43:28	5:48/M	SM
10	MICHAEL	O MAHONY	43:33	5:49/M	M40
13	TREVOR	POWER	44:34	5:57/M	SM
23	DEREK	TEBAY	46:43	6:14/M	M50
31	TOM	O'BRIEN	47:29	6:20/M	M45
35	CHRIS	REIDY	48:03	6:25/M	M40
39	PETER	MURPHY	48:21	6:27/M	SM
44	PASCHAL	HALLEY	48:52	6:31/M	M40
50	TJ	VAN DER VALK	49:36	6:37/M	M45
52	ANDY	MULLIGAN	49:37	6:38/M	SM
56	WILLIAM	QUINLAN	50:06	6:41/M	SM
60	PAUL	WALSH	50:16	6:43/M	M40
62	JOAN	MAHONY	50:21	6:43/M	SF
70	TOM	BRENNAN	51:09	6:50/M	M45
69	EDDY	MURPHY	51:12	6:50/M	SM
75	DIANE	BEHAN	51:48	6:55/M	F40
80	PAUL	MURRAY	52:30	7:01/M	M45
82	GER	NOLAN	52:32	7:02/M	M45
84	FERGAL	O'BRIEN	52:36	7:02/M	SM
86	ALBERT	TEBAY	52:44	7:03/M	M45
85	JACINTA	BRAZIL	52:47	7:02/M	F45
88	TOMAS	CAULFIELD	52:50	7:04/M	M40
92	KATE	NOLAN	52:57	7:05/M	JF
95	BRENDAN	REIDY	53:16	7:06/M	M40
98	GEORGE	O CONNOR	53:30	7:08/M	M50
101	SEAN	MCGOWAN	53:42	7:10/M	M50
104	ANNA	DUNGAN	53:52	7:11/M	SF
106	MICHAEL	FOLEY	54:00	7:12/M	M45
111	PAUL	LANIGAN	54:13	7:14/M	SM
110	DECLAN	HARTE	54:17	7:14/M	M55
141	GABRILLE	BLAIR	56:18	7:32/M	F45
149	MARTIN	FLYNN	56:28	7:34/M	M40
148	MICHAEL	BURKE	56:36	7:34/M	M40
151	DAVID	POWER	56:47	7:36/M	SM
152	GAVIN	COOKE	56:47	7:36/M	SM
195	ELAINE	O DONOVAN	1:00:21	8:03/M	SF
203	JENNIFER	O LOUGHLIN	1:00:28	8:05/M	JF
220	BETTY	BALDWIN	1:01:56	8:17/M	F45
222	NIAMH	MOLLOY	1:02:02	8:18/M	F35
226	MICHAEL	MCCARTHY	1:02:29	8:20/M	M50
233	KATHLEEN	KENNEDY	1:02:59	8:26/M	F50
246	ROSE	RYAN	1:04:35	8:38/M	F35
251	EMMA	BRENT	1:05:05	8:41/M	SF
250	JOHN	HASSETT	1:05:10	8:41/M	M40
255	GERALDINE	NOLAN	1:05:15	8:44/M	F35
271	ROSIE	VAN DER VALK	1:07:59	9:06/M	F45
274	CLAIRE	GRANT	1:08:40	9:10/M	JF
299	FIDELMA	O CONNOR	1:15:42	10:06/M	F45
306	DEREK	GRANT	1:16:28	10:15/M	M50
307	IMELDA	WALSH	1:16:28	10:15/M	F45
312	MARY	MURPHY	1:17:51	10:24/M	F40

Top 3 men: 3rd Martin Monaghan (Slaney Olympic), 1st Frank Quinlan (WAC) and 2nd Ravis Zakis (WWAC)

Top 3 ladies: 2nd Maria Murphy(St Josephs), 1st Jackie Carty (Kilmore) and 3rd Corinna Walsh (WWAC)

Lots more photos from James Veale of West Waterford by clicking HERE

And lots more from Gavin Downey HERE

43rd Annual Waterford to Tramore 7.5 mile road race this coming Saturday

Race Start & Finish

The race starts at the Waterford city hall at 7pm sharp. The race finishes opposite the Majestic Hotel in Tramore (down near Splashworld). Don't forget to organise a lift back to Waterford to collect your car or drop the car out earlier...or check out the bus timetable shown here (bus 360).

Bus timetable to Tramore and Back

Pre-Register please

Why not make things simple for you and us and Pre-register by clicking HERE. Those who pre enter can collect their number in the Munster Bar at the pre entered section, save money and beat the que. 

Entries on the night:

Entries will be taken at the Munster Bar, on the Mall (which is near both the Tower Hotel and only minutes from the start) between 5:45 and 6:45.  

It is €10 to pre-enter and €12 on the night so log on to pre-register and save money as well as time. 

Changing facilities, refreshments and prize giving:

Changing and shower facilities plus refreshments and prize-giving, generously sponsored by Blue Wall Technology, will take place in the Tramore GAA clubhouse after the race. 

For further information: check out the poster here

our website or facebook page and pre enter on runireland.com

Launch of the Waterford to Tramore WAC road race in memory of Paddy Flannagan, sponsored by Blue Wall Technology

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Also,  planning ahead for Friday May 11th at 7:30pm the Tom Jordan memorial 5 mile road race takes place in Portlaw. Details below;