Waterford Road Runners

Road Runners Winter League Week 8, Thursday January 18th, sponsored by  and

Takes more than wind and rain                                     

To put off our gutsy Winter League runners. Last Thursday evening got progressively worse, but still a few runners managed to better their times and still enjoy the night. The League divisions are hotting up now as runners examine all the possibilities of who’s done enough races, who should they be watching out for, who should they lock in the bathroom before! Almost 270 runners are coming along now each week. With a huge 600 runners registered, one wonders what happened all those new years resolutions. It’s still not too late folks, still 4 weeks left!

 Not your average runner

Last week we were missing one of Waterford and Kilkenny’s favourite Vets as he prepared for the National Masters Indoor Championships. Bill Doherty of St.Joseph’s, former hurdler champion, stuck to the flat last Saturday as he claimed victory in the O/45 400m in Nenagh, after winning silver in the 800m. Read the full report on Bill’s performance as well as the Kilkenny team’s win in the Leinster Cross Country last Sunday in Gerry’s St.Senan’s notes.

 The birthday girl!

I won’t upset Helen Walsh by saying what age she turned last Thursday night, suffice to say it was a significant milestone post the National Pension age. Helen, who joined the 2.2 milers a few weeks ago is an inspiration to anyone’s Mum that might be thinking of following her daughter down to the RSC. Rosie Van Der Valk, whose husband and kids all run, added to the family affair by introducing Helen to the Winter League. Check out Mum and daughter’s photo alongside notes.

 No League? No excuses!

In case you thought that the end of the Winter League meant you could stay at home those Thursday nights and forget about running until next November. Think again. Waterford AC and West Waterford AC present their respective Spring Series starting soon. West Waterford kicks off its Michael Roche Carpet Series next Sunday, January 28^th with the Colligan Cup run in Colligan Woods. The format will be familiar to all Winter Leaguers, in that it’s a handicapped race. You predict your finish time and start as the clock reaches it. The winner is the person home closest to zero, i.e. the person that most accurately predicted their time. No watches allowed here either for obvious reasons. After that is the Dungarvan 10miler on February 4^th, entry forms available on line from WWAC’s website, www.westwaterfordathletics.org. Worth entering early to save yourself €5 and get prepared for Ballycotton. After the Winter League then is the Kilmacthomas 5miler a but closer to home, on Februay 25^th. All details on their website, or just ask any of the stewards Thursday night for more information. Continuing on from the success of their Spring Series last year, Waterford AC again present their 3 5k road races, starting in March. Full details from any of the committee, or just check out the 5x3foot poster Thursday night, you can’t miss it!!

 Mount Sion Run

Sunday’s Mount Sion run was a terrific success with almost 200 runners taking part to raise money for Waterford Alzheimer’s Association. Road Runners names were dotted all over the results sheet, so well done to all those that gave it a bash! James Sullivan, Waterford AC’s flying vet, was second to WWAC’s David McCarthy in a time of 26.20. In fact, 50% of the top 10 were O/40, so the next time someone suggests they’re too old to run, you have an argument to get them out the door. Well done to the organisers and runners on a great day out.

Volunteers one and all

Just a reminder that all who take part in helping organise and run the Winter League are there of their own free will (apart from husbands that get dragged along to help of course). They give up their own valuable time, running time more importantly, to help ensure you have an enjoyable and safe run. Between car park attendants, registration ‘engineers’, poster ‘printer-outers’, time keepers, number takers, road marshalls, finish shoot attendants, results compilers and website hosters, there are a lot of bodies involved in keeping things ticking over. Without these people there would be no League, so don’t be afraid to shout the odd word of thanks at the marshalls to combat the abuse they endure from some drivers as they wait a few seconds for runners to safely cross their path. Well done and thanks to all, everyone appreciates your help.

  4 weeks remain

 2.2 Mile			
 Position	Name		Bib Num	Time	
				Mins	Secs
1	Bernard Cleary	200	20	59
2	Catriona Murphy	416	23	35
3	Mags Stanley	78	17	42
4	Gillian Kirwin	1228	23	15
5	Richie Fitzgerald	1259	19	46
6	Joanne Jackman	1231	17	00
7	Deirdre Phelan	8	20	38
8	Bernie Sexton	56	18	39
9	Maire Lawlor	375	18	15
10	Sarah Collicutt	131	20	45
11	Phillippa Kirwan	132	20	46
12	Karen McGrath	191	21	17
13	Michael McCarthy	1240	18	25
14	Kelly Ann Finn	60	22	27
15	Susan Finn	1232	17	30
16	Brendan Reidy	143	19	31
17	David Phelan	185	20	33
18	Marie Kelly	170	20	33
19	David White	1230	17	04
20	Kim Winters	124	20	35
21	Tina Gleeson	69	23	36
22	Raymond O'Neill	1239	18	37
23	David Power	116	18	08
24	Siobhan Heylin	1201	17	39
25	Michael Winters	125	16	40
26	Eileen Winters	126	19	41
27	Martin Rowan	145	23	11
28	Katherine Grant	27	20	12
29	Emer Flynn	198	23	15
30	Leonie Foran	21	19	18
31	Nicky Kervick	142	20	19
32	Rachel Scally	94	23	52
33	Jacinta Brazil	1204	18	24
34	Christine Crowley	68	22	54
35	John Brophy	66	19	25
36	Vincent Abbott	178	15	25
37	Rosie van der Valk	17	19	56
38	Patrice Power	51	21	56
39	Madelyn Cheasly	24	21	57
40	Derek Grant	10	15	27
41	Jean Baptiste Cartier	179	17	04
42	Sinead Power	103	21	04
43	John Beardsley	31	16	05
44	Tom O'Brien	135	16	36
45	Cathy Curtin	127	19	37
46	Laura Coffey	9	22	39
47	Carol Chapman	235	21	39
48	Liam Fleming	134	15	41
49	Eddy Keane	1226	18	12
50	Fiona Finn		158	22	14
51	Angela Whelan	16	23	44
52	Lorraine Kennedy	199	20	45
53	Ray O'Mahony	184	17	15
54	Sile O'Connor	384	19	16
55	Ned Murphy	144	19	16
56	Eamonn Beardsley	32	16	47
57	Niall Crowley	457	16	48
58	Julie Kerin		122	23	18
59	Angela Kirby	7	21	19
60	Noleen Piper	12	23	20
61	Louise Home	113	21	51
62	Siobhan Furlong	26	19	51
63	Elaine Kervick	141	22	22
64	Declan Flanagan	25	18	53
65	Henry Power	128	18	53
66	Lorraine Hurley	72	25	24
67	Paula Kavanagh	129	19	24
68	Derek Hanlon	50	16	25
69	Roisin Heylin	1202	19	59
70	Micheal Kavanagh	136	19	01
71	Nicholas Jacob	114	20	32
72	Lorraine Hurley	166	25	33
73	Darren Finn	159	22	39
74	PJ Ryan		14	18	40
75	Francis Lonergan	33	21	10
76	Edel Walsh	23	22	43
77	Tomas Caulfield	253	18	17
78	Peter Hennessy	190	18	49
79	Eileen Acheson	1243	21	55
80	Aideen Doyle	81	26	03
81	Ken Whittle	119	16	34
82	Caroline O'Mahony	183	24	36
83	David Wyse	1225	22	08
84	Alexis Tsaomsis	180	19	44
85	Bernadette Naughton	1247	26	18
86	Paula Ryan	70	22	49
87	Shane O'Neill	1249	22	27
88	Sinead Dempsey	1236	19	28
89	Joanne Lambert	1217	24	43
90	Colleen Shanahan	169	25	46
91	Caroline Kelly	1216	23	53
92	David kelly	163	20	54
93	Rebecca Doyle	93	27	26
94	Jennifer Power	63	23	33
95	Emmet Cullinane	1219	17	35
96	Patrick Darcy	1253	19	36
97	Ali Jay		1255	27	39
98	Angela Thornton	36	27	45
99	Helen Jackman	182	27	46
100	Brian Warren	1254	20	03
101	Catherine Greene	447	20	04
102	Eoin Kelly		1218	19	09
103	Helen Walsh	1229	28	33
104	Michael Kennedy	1235	23	10
105	Lorraine McGrath	1257	29	37
106	Karen Hennessy	1256	29	38
107	Roisin Shanahan	1242	29	39
108	Carol Halpin	1258	29	39
109	James Maguire	1252	22	11
				

5.2 Mile			
Position	Name		Bib Num	Time	
				Mins	Secs

1	Mark Rowe	1278	38	17
2	Mark Devereux	426	39	48
3	Andrew Vereker	1282	38	07
4	John Kiely		1263	36	18
5	Ivan Dunford	1272	42	33
6	Tony Corcoran	1279	42	46
7	Liam Quinn	1277	44	50
8	Peter Deveraux	360	41	02
9	Richard Daly	263	43	33
10	Cora Wymberry	476	44	14
11	Michael Burke	256	39	15
12	Nicholas Goddard	226	44	16
13	Mary Burke	255	37	47
14	Aubrey Storey	409	30	56
15	David Flynn	233	39	27
16	Mary Cooke	1274	45	28
17	Cathal Lowe	218	34	29
18	MartinMcEvoy	489	39	34
19	Jacinta Power	91	46	09
20	Claire Doherty	92	46	10
21	Donal Breslin	367	34	11
22	Michael Cleere	382	43	13
23	Elaine Kennedy	492	41	13
24	Lorretta Fennell	244	43	14
25	Jim Duhig		308	37	45
26	Karen Laird	261	44	16
27	Sean Flynn	433	39	47
28	Brendan Aspel	322	33	18
29	Waneta Spain	207	42	19
30	Roisin Garvey	225	39	49
31	Brian Sweeney	418	37	50
32	Stephen Barrett	488	33	22
33	Lidia Sabatini	212	44	52
34	Liz Collins	228	39	54
35	Tom Casey	368	34	54
36	Tony Kennedy	246	39	25
37	David Larkin	346	32	56
38	Eoin Palmer	229	33	57
39	Brenda Lowe	217	35	28
40	Elaine Barry	380	47	28
41	Joan Halley	285	47	59
42	Paul Devlin	202	37	30
43	Jane O'Dwyer	415	41	35
44	John Stephenson	1273	43	06
45	Lorena Mooney	327	40	07
46	James Cooley	408	43	08
47	Paul Murray	401	36	38
48	Frank Quinlan	456	31	40
49	Paul Flynn	222	44	41
50	Paul Heffernan	1262	37	42
51	Dermot Power	377	37	12
52	David Cooke	262	40	13
53	Jim Sinnott	356	37	14
54	Alan Fitzgerald	321	38	15
55	Brian Mooney	398	41	45
56	Albert Tebay	278	38	15
57	Niall Johnston	475	32	46
58	Brendan Mooney	1267	36	16
59	Michael Kearney	248	39	17
60	Ian O'Grady	296	32	47
61	Nigel O'Connor	204	40	48
62	Honor Lynch	306	39	18
63	Shane Hennessy	405	36	48
64	Conor Reidy	404	33	50
65	Pat Trihy		482	37	51
66	Paul Mooney	332	35	22
67	Harry Beaver	445	39	52
68	Ann Kavanagh	374	41	53
69	Liam Lowe	373	42	24
70	Brendan Lyng	276	32	24
71	Tina Connolly	215	45	56
72	Brian Sauvage	337	39	56
73	Mark Langford	297	29	57
74	David Foley	1264	38	27
75	Paul Lyng		272	41	29
76	Emmet Malone	455	35	31
77	Josie Clare		466	48	31
78	Antoinette Breslin	281	41	02
79	Denis O'Sullivan	319	30	34
80	David Cooney	386	37	04
81	Helen Whyte	274	45	05
82	Ceire Rochford	414	48	36
83	Damien O'Regan	463	33	37
84	Alan Murphy	383	35	08
85	Katherine O'Sullivan	410	46	38
86	Paul Hallaan	379	37	09
87	Deirdre Chapman	396	41	10
88	Liam Nolan	430	40	42
89	Brian Russell	348	40	44
90	Niamh Sullivan	357	45	14
91	Darryl Hale	343	31	45
92	PJ Dwyer		292	31	45
93	Carolyn Ahern	325	46	47
94	Derek Sheridan	242	46	20
95	Billy McGuire	459	33	50
96	Marie Furlong	286	40	21
97	Pascal Moore	437	39	51
98	Sinead Coakley	271	43	22
99	Ruth Colbert 	347	42	24
100	Pat Chapman	234	30	25
101	Liam Walsh	310	34	55
102	Noel Dillon	392	35	55
103	Suzanne Rath	241	41	26
104	Richie Waring	467	43	26
105	Larry Kennedy	259	31	27
106	Olivia Murray	460	41	27
107	Ivan O'Doherty	420	40	28
108	Ciaran Sheridan	345	39	28
109	Patricia O'Neill	211	48	30
110	John Browne	406	35	32
111	Caroline Kavanagh	232	49	3
112	Jason O'Brien	473	41	3
113	Noreen Sexton	203	46	4
114	Clyde Casey	219	38	5
115	Ronan O'Brien	393	36	6
116	Siobhan Aherne	1276	47	9
117	Alan Kavanagh	231	34	40
118	Michael McGrath	474	32	42
119	Mark Quinlan	250	39	16
120	Des Daly		427	40	51
121	Tara Walsh	216	46	22
122	Brian Swaby	209	31	58
123	Tony O'Brien	1280	45	29
124	Bernie Prendergast	425	45	2
125	Jim Heylin		400	41	9
126	Pat Giles		342	36	11
127	Edward Delaney	487	34	13
128	Marie Collins	247	49	44
129	Anthony Stone	411	40	18
130	Elaine O'Donoghue	280	37	20
131	Martin Flynn	277	37	21
132	Ray Murray	265	43	28
133	Louise Fowler	419	44	59
134	Louise Casey	220	40	36
135	Richard Bolger	264	40	35
136	Stephen Feehan	237	46	11
137	Alan Crookes	227	41	13
138	Harry Culbert	1271	50	48
139	Sean Murphy	238	41	51
140	Mike McMenamin	477	50	55
141	Austin Coffey	221	42	33
142	Alan Clooney	302	42	7
143	Ray Butler		317	41	9
144	Garry McCarthy	417	46	15
145	Neil Riley		333	42	45
146	Dan Murphy	236	42	48
147	Mary Power	243	51	25
148	Meadhbh Breathnach	284	45	26
149	Gemma Dewberry	230	46	58
150	Rupert Maddock	432	39	7
151	Mick Power	214	38	23
152	Shane Moran	341	41	34
153	Wayne Allen	307	37	36
154	Paul Merriman	249	43	55
155	Alec Crosse	224	49	26
156	Shane Robinson	1283	44	31
157	Jim Bourke		1281	49	50
158	Jane Dunphy	395	58	40

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