Waterford Road Runners
Road Runners Winter League Week 2, Wednesday November 17th

Another fantastic turnout for Week 2!

Bigger than ever! 
After only 2 weeks, this year's numbers have already topped previous year's. Thanks to all those who are spreading the word! It meant that another record 150 people entered and completed last week's 3 and 5 miles routes. It was another ideal night for running and it showed it the times recorded. Speaking of recording, thanks must go to our stand-in timekeeper, Cornelius Kelleher, for his precise and exacting time calling. Marshalling this week was carried out by our stalwart, Fintan Walsh, newly interred Daddy Jackman and some runners who took the night off pounding the roads, to instead steward them. These were Pat Keating, Alan Whelan, John Wallis, Andy Dollard, James Maguire and Des Colbert.

Andy Capper Last week's run introduced our handicap system to the runners. The aim being to ensure that most finish together and no-one is left out on the course alone. Due to the high numbers running the 5 mile route, we had to have two sets of handicaps, which explains the variance in start times. Andy was a little slow though, and slipped up on some of the new arrivals. Not to worry, these will be 'punished' with tougher start times tonight!

3 Mile 
'Will I won't I?' ran through Emer Lodge's mind for some time before finally deciding not to dive head first into the 5 mile route. Instead, newcomer Emer dashed to first place on the 3 mile route, with no one ahead to slow her down. She won't be so lucky this week though, a 5.5min handicap should make it a bit tougher! Next of the ladies home was Sylvia Malone who knocked a fantastic 2 minutes of her time from the first week. Not far behind her was Eva Lalor, who reduced her time by even more. That's the whole idea girls, keep it up! Young Ian Walsh managed to somehow sweet talk the ladies handing out the handicaps and sped home, first of the men. Hot on his heels were Martin Flynn and Clyde Casey, with Martin just managing to hold off Clyde by a mere 2secs. Martin's time improved by almost 3 minutes in a week, so I'm sure there's more in the tank!

A Family Affair 
Though Derek couldn't make it to look after the timekeeping, brother Albert and 2 of his family took part, while Dad, Tommy Tebay presided over recording the bib numbers on the line. Valerie Tebay and son Shane, lined up a minute apart on the 3 mile start line, Val with a 1 minute head start. She stayed ahead of Shane and will pay the penalty tonight by starting 30s after him! Should be interesting to see how this Mother/Son competition goes! Dad, Albert, in the meantime, was late arriving as usual, but made up for it by hare-ing around the 5 mile route in just under 35 minutes. It's wonderful to see the whole family involved. As soon as Niamh is old enough, drag her out for a few miles as well! Well done guys!

5 Miles
While the numbers on the 3 mile route increased, there was a slight drop in the 5 mile side of the road. No doubt we'll see this variance each week. Again Andy Capper was fooled into lower handicaps than required, but this won't happen again!

Group 1 
First home, and urged on by a looming Parent-Teacher meeting was Michael Halley, on his first run in this year's series. Finishing well under 30mins, I'm sure we'll see his name near the top in the coming weeks also. Hope the Teachers were nice to you Michael! Another of WAC's current fliers was next home. John Dalton, complete with war wounds, blasted over the line in a brilliant 28.03, well ahead of last year's best of 29.12. Those sand dunes are paying off! Next up, looking to make a Mark on this year's series, was 'young' Langford. We look forward to another broken record before the end of the League.

Though the handicap system might have confused Collette Holland, there was no misunderstanding her 1st place. Knocking over a minute off last week's time she'll surely add to the mix in the ladies event before long. Must be that lovely Cross Country race that helped! Joanne Jackman, showing a splendid return to form repeated last week's second place honours and was followed by Marina Power a minute later.

Group 2
With 2 handicap systems in place for the 5 mile route, it means we have 2 sets of winners. In the second group Davey Foley steamed his way to first place, but earned himself a hefty handicap in the process! Albert Tebay just stayed ahead of Mark Boland and both have moved up to the first group with their speedy runs, well done guys. In the ladies section, newcomer Anne Fitzgerald was well clear of Mary Burke to claim the number 1 spot, and both were soon followed in by Sharon Sutton. All girls will have a tougher run tonight no doubt!

New Arrival 
You might have noticed that a certain Arron Colbert was missing from the night's proceedings. This is in large part due to the fact that himself and Helena, another infamous Road Runner had a baby boy last week. Word is that he has already been enrolled in a special Athletics Academy and was seen cheering Dad on at last Sunday's Brickey run in Dungarvan! Congratulations to both of them and little baby Rossa!

Marshall…anyone? 
With so many runners each week, we encourage you to take a night off and help out on the roads. If you would like to volunteer your services, in lieu of racing for one night, please notify one of the organisers at any night's run. One or two are still required for tonight and a full ensemble required for next week (December 1st). Don't forget if you marshall any night or indeed help out with recording the results, we will considered that as a race run and will be more than grateful!

 3 Mile Results
 Men :
 Ian Walsh 21.15 
 Martin Flynn 24.17 
 Clyde Casey 22.19

 Ladies : 
 Emer Lodge 25.40 
 Sylvia Malone 25.20 
 Eva Lalor 28.34

 5 Mile Results Group 1
 Men :
 Michael Halley 29.35
 John Dalton 28.03
 Mark Langford 26.54

 Ladies :
 Collette Holland 35.08
 Joanne Jackman 33.33
 Marina Power 32.58

 5 Mile Results Group 2
 Men : 
 David Foley 38.59
 Albert Tebay 34.56
 Mark Boland 33.29

 Ladies :
 Anne Fitzgerald 40.37
 Mary Burke 42.35
 Sharon Sutton 38.12

Full results are below, check back for more Winter League news soon. Till then....keep on runnin'!
 

5 Mile		Week 2 Results (November 17th)		
Place	Name		Bib Num	Time	
			Mins	Secs
1	Michael Halley	976	29	35
2	John Dalton	994	28	03
3	Mark Langford	952	26	54
4	Mossie Boland	989	32	46
5	Kenny Power	996	30	19
6	Michael McGrath	969	31	50
7	David Drohan	892	30	42
8	Brian Swaby	874	30	43
9	Eoin Palmer	972	32	51
10	Maurice Boland	929	33	59
11	Michael Neville	866	34	00
12	Collette Holland	873	35	08
13	Conor Reidy	927	32	12
14	Darryl Hale	909	32	15
15	Mark Power	967	31	49
16	Brendan Aspel	991	31	20
17	David Grace	865	32	51
18	John Browne	971	34	22
19	Jim Sinnott	910	34	23
20	Jim Baldwin	889	28	57
21	Wayne Allen	933	34	28
22	Mick Power	973	30	60
23	Joanne Jackman	951	33	33
24	Maurice Robson	944	32	07
25	Nicholas Halley	961	32	40
26	Kevin Malone	871	33	12
27	Brendan Muldowney	916	31	46
28	Kevin Shelly	906	32	50
29	Patrick Tobin	918	31	21
30	Ross Alexander	897	29	38
31	Michael Flynn	980	36	14
32	David Cooney	941	35	18
33	Jim Kennedy	882	33	55
34	Marina Power	942	32	58
35	PJ Dwyer		943	32	59
36	Diarmuid Clancy	982	32	30
37	Michael Corbett	923	36	02
38	Liam Whitty	983	31	52
39	Eric O'Sullivan	862	37	11
40	Brian Kelly	985	36	39
41	John Shanahan	896	30	42
42	David Foley	974	38	59
43	Albert Tebay	977	34	56
44	Mark Boland	930	33	29
45	Michael Power	966	33	31
46	Anne Fitzgerald	988	40	37
47	Michael Leechmere	931	39	22
48	Eamonn O'Byrne	993	40	24
49	Gerry McCaffery	981	42	25
50	Joe Cawley	936	37	26
51	Jim Bourke	861	42	30
52	Mary Burke	875	42	35
53	Louis Quinlan	934	40	06
54	Vinnie Foley	986	37	15
55	John Kiely	925	37	46
56	Frankie Walsh	919	35	17
57	John Stephenson	975	42	51
58	Pat Trihy	992	38	27
59	Paul Murray	987	38	28
60	Jim Heylin	947	43	32
61	Richard Grant	954	38	05
62	Paschal Walsh	957	40	11
63	Sharon Sutton	926	38	12
64	Tara Walsh	970	42	13
65	Maura O'Doherty	995	42	14
66	Jim Hennessy	953	36	47
67	Clare Doherty	963	43	48
68	Maria Walsh	907	40	31
69	Seamus Mason	914	39	32
70	Chelley Brennan	956	39	08
71	Ronan O'Brien	962	38	24
72	Stephen Elliott	990	36	26
73	Ruth Ahern	867	36	28
74	Brian Deveraux	932	36	06
75	Michael O'Brien	946	36	10
76	Alan Kavanagh	911	37	11
77	Gerard Dwyer	924	44	57
78	John Dalton	938	44	58
79	Ann Kavanagh	903	43	30
80	Mark Redmond	899	45	03
81	Pat McArdle	887	43	07
82	Naomi Flynn	879	43	08
83	Peter Murphy	955	36	44
84	Trish Coughlan	960	45	16
85	Michael Burke	877	45	40
86	Eileen Winters	968	44	46
87	Martin Condon	886	39	33
88	Jimmy Mansfield	878	46	02
89	Donal Breslin	928	39	50
90	Peppy Neville	913	47	00
91	Clare Quinlan	935	47	01
92	Deirdre Chapman	921	42	06
93	Andy Chapman	922	42	29
94	Clodagh Flynn	901	49	09
95	Sinead Flynn	902	49	10
96	Maurice O'Donnell	984	46	45
      		
3 Mile		Week 2 Results (November 17th)		
Place	Name		Bib Num	Time	
			Mins	Secs
1	Emer Lodge	659	25	40
2	Ian Walsh		650	21	15
3	Martin Flynn	618	24	17
4	Clyde Casey	648	22	19
5	Vincent Power	646	20	54
6	Lory O'Hanlon	655	23	10
7	Brian Sweeney	658	26	11
8	Slyvia Malone	608	25	20
9	Brian Foley	641	23	21
10	Eva Lalor	615	28	34
11	Garry McCarthy	627	26	38
12	Valerie Tebay	622	26	40
13	Jenny Kervick	621	26	40
14	Wendy Game	632	26	40
15	Tom Croke	617	26	43
16	Catriona O'Riordan	600	26	18
17	Michael Cleere	662	27	11
18	Eugene Lambert	611	24	42
19	Paul Long	661	29	13
20	Niamh Hearne	612	24	44
21	David Shelley	616	27	16
22	Micheal Kavanagh	604	25	20
23	Mags Power	643	25	22
24	Yvonne Hale	656	29	25
25	Dermot O'Byrne	636	23	58
26	Shane McDonagh	649	26	29
27	Paul Devlin	633	22	30
28	Katherine O'Sullivan	654	30	06
29	Aoife Burke	630	28	43
30	Lupeta Burke	657	29	14
31	Valerie Crowley	640	29	29
32	Maria Grant	642	29	50
33	Mary Sexton	624	31	20
34	Tony Walsh	651	27	51
35	Jeff Davy		652	26	38
36	Shane Tebay	623	29	00
37	Honor Lynch	628	29	10
38	Geraldine Ruane	609	32	19
39	Kevin Whelan	610	32	19
40	Anne Matthews	613	32	27
41	Valerie Furlong	607	32	35
42	Dora Kinsella	614	31	52
43	Leanne Hogg	601	33	23
44	Karen McGrath	606	34	29
45	Sinead Rogers	660	34	31
46	Grainne Lawton	629	35	45
47	Orla Kavanagh	880	35	56
48	Sinead Ronayne	881	35	57
49	Julie Sheppard	653	36	36
50	Maire Herterich	619	36	47
51	Beth O'Leary	620	37	09
52	Gavin Giles	979	32	47
53	Pat Giles		978	32	47
54	Carly O'Neill	647	41	09
 
See you November 24th!!

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