19th January
Saturdays Wexford Racecourse Parkrun was a very very cold start and saw a reduced number of members taking part due to Sundays Cross Country.
Gavin Hayes was well warmed up with a 21.09, another new club member Oliver Stack 27.2on his 1st outing as a club member, Sinead Ryan 31.56 & Bridie McGuire in 44.53 completed the club links to this weeks run. Fair play on such a cold day.
Sunday was Cross Country day as the Masters County Cross Country and Juvenile relays took place in a cold and sunny Adamstown. Our under 12 girls took home well deserved bronze medals with Laragh Walsh, Lucy McCormack Orla Dolan and Meabh McCormack flying through the course with infectious smiles. They were followed by the boys under 12 team of Josh Nolan, Jesse Murphy Rory Henderson and Alex Lonergan who ran an excellent race. Our girls under 14 just missed on bronze coming 4th Ali Wilson taking the first leg, handing to Sadhb Mulcahy to Rosie Jeffares and Ava McCormack cheered on by super sub Millie Stone. Well done to all our juveniles and thanks to parents for making the journey. Thanks also to our coaches Heather, Tracey and Terry and Louise,
Well done our ladies in the Masters finishing 19th 26th and 30th team was Catherine O'Connor, Mary Gaynor (who won her age category), Helen Sinnott and Louise Henderson. Unfortunately the very bumpy ground did not suit Loiuse and she had to withdraw after twisting her ankle. Speedy recovery to Louise. Well done to our men, Dermot Foley, Donal Grant, Martin Kelly and John Dier. Martin Kelly took the over 60 gold. At this time we do not have the mens finish positions. Thanks to our chairman Mick McKeon for his support on the course.
Just a mention to all our juveniles who lined the finish to cheer the adult members home creating a great atmosphere.
*On Thursday the Wexford Schools Cross Country race took place in Adamstown. Morgan Haydon, Ciara Dolan, Eimear Halpin, Ailbhe White, Conor Wycherley, Jack Halpin & Liam Bohan all competed for their Secondary School. The Presentation Intermediate team placed 1st & Loreto Intermediate Girls placed 2nd while St. Peters boys won the overall Donna Foley Memorial Cup. Great results from our athletes, well done.
*Saturday at the Racecourse Parkrun saw 6 members taking part. Gavin Hayes 21.06, Jesse Kielthy 21.51, Oliver Stack 27.39, Orla Redmond 28.33, Bridie McGuire 43.46 & Fran Power 45.29. Keep up the good work.
*Also on Saturday in Athlone the Irish Life Health Junior & U23 National Indoor Championships took place. Roisin O'Reilly stepped up to take on 1500m in a tough race secured a well earned 4th place. David McDonald competed at 200m and qualified 4th fastest going into the final, then claimed a bronze medal. Well done to both of these dedicated athletes.
*Sunday some of our road athletes took a quick trip up the road to Ballymurn to run the 5k in aid of Temple Street. A really well organised race with superb refreshments afterwards which is a credit to Bobby and his hard working team. Well done to Donal Grant 20.23, Gavin Hayes 20.44, Finbarr Bradley 20.57, Alex Donohue 21.28, Michael Kinsella 21.38, Paula Gondard 23.32, Mary Gaynor 24.02, Helen Sinnott 25.01 & Louise Henderson 27.1. Great to see a big turnout supporting a worthy cause.
*We had 6 members tackle the Charlie Curran Memorial Run in Carlow. We had John Dier 39.40, Fran Power 43.44, recent recruit Oliver Stack 43.56, Sinead Ryan 51.57, Sharron Dier 1.01.39 & Bridie McGuire 1.10.28 all taking part representing the club, well done.
*Sunday also saw the conclusion of the National Indoor League 2020. Our athletes spent two days covering all indoor events. Our teams were Aaron Tierney-Smyth, Conor Wilson, Michael Halpin, Liam Berry, Adam Leahy, Michael Deady, Dale Murphy-Butler, Eimear Halpin, Roisín O'Reilly, April Keeling, Clodagh Dunbar & Triini Jurisoo, well done and also well done to those that guested in events on the day Catherine O'Connor & Ciara Dolan. There were new distances and events undertaken by some and personal bests on each day by others. A fantastic club event undertaken by our young teams.
This is how to show the younger generations how it is done. Martin Kelly ran the Raheny 5 in Dublin with his grandson. What a special moment for both !
Sunday saw the return of the popular St Killians race the Ferrycarrig 5 mile. A fantastic local race which attracts a high calibre field each year. Many athletes travel to attend and the race has become a staple of most runners race calender. We had a total of 15 competing today : Dermot Foley 32.41, Finbarr Bradley 35.28, Michael Kinsella 36.49, Jesse Kielthy 37.09, Martin Kelly 37.24, John Dier 38.27, Paula Gondard 38.35, Terry Walsh 41.02, Fran Power 43.48, Louise Henderson 45.32, Laura Halpin 47.18, Sinaed Ryan 54.11, Siobhan Doyle 57.39, Sharron Dier 1.03.15 and Bridie McGuire 1.09.31. Well done to everyone who competed today and thenks to St Killians for organising a great event and refreshments afterwards, great to see this event return after it's 1 year break.
The Croghan Chase took place today and a few club members took the spin to the North of the County to take part. In the 8k race we had Fran Power representing. In the 4k we had Alex Donohue, Sinead Ryan and Clodagh Dunbar. Well done to all 4 for getting stuck in over the Christmas break.
Congratulations to Alex who finished in 2nd place and Clodagh who finished in 1st place showing great form coming into 2020.
A special mention to our youngest member Molly who took on the 150m kids race for her debut as a Menapian.
Also well done to John & Sharron Dier who took part in the Slaney Olympic Christmas Cracker recently.
The Christmas holiday saw reduced club activity with some training sessions taking place but not all.
On Christmas Day we had members working up an appetite before dinner at the Racecourse Parkrun. Martin Kelly 23.20, Tadhg Henderson 24.20, Louise Henderson 27.52 & Sinead Ryan 32.18 all ran the 5k before heading off to tackle the Christmas dinner. Well done to John & Sharron Dier who added in an extra parkrun for people to run.
On St Stephen's Day we had a number of members and their families taking part in the annual Goal Mile on Wexford Quayfront.
Saturday 28th was a return to the normal parkrun and 10 members went to stretch their legs. Dermot Foley 20.23, Finbarr Bradley 23.16, Martin Kelly 24.59, John Dier 24.31, Terry Walsh 25.02, Fran Power 26.09, Orla Redmond 28.39, Sinead Ryan 32.35, Luke & Janette Mulvanney 52.47 (in their final act as Menapians, wishing you well in the future).
Saturday 14th December was a very cold and breezy morning but this did not deter club members heading to Wexford Racecourse for the weekly parkrun. Dermot Foley was home 4th in 20.40, Martin Kelly 21st in 25.51, Tadhg Henderson in 26th in 26.47, Sinead Ryan was 44th in 34.18 and Fran Power was 53rd in 47.31. We also had John and Sharron Dier along with Louise Sadhb and Rory Henderson on volunteer duty.
Saturday morning saw club members tackle both the Wexford Racecourse Parkrun and also the Waterford AC Half Marathon. At the Parkrun Finbarr Bradley (21.00), John Dier (23.25), Fran Power (25.58), Sinead Ryan (34.02) and Bridie McGuire (44.08) all took part in the free and timed 5k run. In Waterford 3 members tackled the Half Marathon distance. Tadhg Henderson (1.51), Donal Grant(1.58) & Enda O'Sullivan (2.04) all represented the club and enjoyed the run to earn their woolly hats !
County Team Bronze Medal
In Lingstown the County Intermediate Cross Country took place on a windy and cold day. Ladies were first to tackle the course with 4k to run. Well done to Alex Donohue Helen Sinnott and Louise Henderson who ran well in the tough conditions. Special mention to Alex who was involved in a sprint finish and just missed out on a bronze medal. Next up was the mens race as they set out to complete an 8k race. We had Dermot Foley, Neal O'Grady, Paul Donovan, Martin Kelly and John Dier all running the race and we have a bronze team medal to celebrate. Congratulations to all our runners who braved the wild day and a special word of congratulation to of Mens County Bronze medal winners.
Well done.
See below for full results Ladies 4km intermediate race.
1 - Clodagh Kelly (Croghan) 16-50
2 - Nicola Murphy (United Striders) 18-07
3 - Sonya Byrne (US) 19-31
4 - Alex Donohoe (Menapians) 19-33
5 - Catherine Power Ronan (US) 20-55
6 - Sandra Young (US) 20-58
7 - Helen Sinnott (Menapians) 22-00
8 - Aoife Hanrahan (US) 22-16
9 - Gretta Tyrrell (Slaney Olympic) 22-35
10 - Aine Cullen (US) 23-02
11 - Louise Henderson (Menapians) 24-23
12 - Annis Kehoe (SO) 24-23
Teams:
Gold - United Striders (2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th) - 16pts
Mens 8km intermediate race:
1 - Denis Whelan (Slaney Olympic) 31-37
2 - Paul Flanagan (DMP) 31-54
3 - Alex Williams (Croghan) 32-08
4 - Tomás Kavanagh (SBR) 32-12
5 - Liam Collins (DMP) 32-15
6 - John Foley (SO) 32-32
7 - Dara Cloake (SO) 32-36
8 - Brian Maher (Croghan) 32-58
9 - Billy Reck (SO) 33-12
10 - Pat O' Callaghan (United Striders) 33-20
11 - Will Doyle (SO) 33-31
12 - Dermot Foley (Menapians) 33-36
13 - Eddie Kennedy (DMP) 34-05
14 - Neal O' Grady (Menapians) 34-48
15 - Ger Wallace (US) 35-37
16 - John Kent (US) 36-18
17 - Ger Power (Kilmore) 36-26
18 - Emmett Malone (US) 37-23
19 - Paul Donohoe (Menapians) 38-28
20 - Adrian Reville (Kilmore) 38-48
21 - Martin Kehoe (US) 39-19
22 - Martin Kelly (Menapians) 40-49
23 - John Dier (Menapians) 43-14
Teams:
Gold - Slaney Olympic (1st, 6th, 7th, 9th) - 23pts
Silver - United Striders (10th, 15th, 16th, 18th) - 59pts
Bronze - Menapians (12th, 14th, 19th, 22nd) - 67pts
Our Saturday morning Parkrunners were out again yesterday at Wexford Racecourse. Dermot Foley 19.40 was first Menapian home followed by Martin Kelly 23.57, Tadhg Hendrson 24.32, Fran Power 25.16, Orla Redmond 29.12 , Sinead Ryan 31.57, Siobhan Doyle 34.07, Sharron Dier 40.00 & Bridie McGuire in 47.59. Also John Dier was Run Director o the day. Good to see so many members using the Parkrun regularly.
Roisin O'Reilly finished a hard earned 9th place today in Abbotstown at the Cross Country. Well deserved for such a hard working athlete.
As everyone knows Saturday morning is Parkrun day. This week was nice and dry but a touch on the cold side. The club had a big group in Wexford Racecourse Parkrun this week getting their 5k run done. Dermot Foley 19.49, Martin Kelly 23.23, John Dier 23.28, Paula Gondard 24.12, Finbarr Bradley 24.20, Fran Power 24.21, Dave Percival 28.18 Siobhan Doyle 35.18, Sharron Dier 38.32 and Bridie McGuire 44.34 all took on the run on the cold morning with Sinead Ryan volunteering also.
Well done. Good to see so many club members out taking part.
Sunday saw 6 members take the spin to Davidstown to run the Legends 6k. Members Dermot Foley, John Dier, Fran Power, Sinead Ryan, Sharron Dier & Bridie McGuire all fresh from yesterdays Parkrun duties all took part.
Big well done to Enda O'Sullivan who travelled deep into the Wickow Mountains and conquered the Run The Line event over the weekend.
The welcome return of the ever popular Winter League happened on Friday evening last as over 200 athletes all under the age of 16 turned up to take part. A cool evening was awaiting all athletes under the lights in Enniscorthy. The main focus of this event is participation and great to see so many on the track. Well done to everyone who took part and thanks to all volunteers who gave their time to ensure the event took place.
The WexfordRacecourse Parkrun took place on a wet morning this week but well done to Dermot Foley 20.36, Fran Power 25.02 & Martin Kelly 25.32 who were not put off by the rain.
The Leinster Cross Country took place on Saturday and we had 2 representatives in Ciara Dolan & Roisin O'Reilly. Ciara went in the U17 finishing a strong 26th in a competitive race. Roision took a fantastic 3rd in the U19 race. Well done to both girls.
The Irish Schools Athletic Association Combined Events also took place on Saturday seeing Eimear Halpin competing in Loreto colours. A really competitive meet saw her compete well and gain valuable competition experience.
A wet Saturday morning was what greeted the Wexford Racecourse Parkrunners today. Not an easy morning to get out the door early between the weather and the Rugby World Cup Final on tv. It did not deter club members Dermot Foley 20.12, Paul Donovan 20.56, Jesse Kielthy 22.13 showing no I'll effects after his 1/2 Marathon in Amsterdam, Michael Kinsella 22.42, John Dier 23.56 and Fran Power 26.09. Well done everyone, another run in the bag.
A Sunny and dry Sunday morning saw club member Sinead Ryan travel to Corkagh Park, Dublin to take on the Brain Tumour Ireland 10k. Two laps of their Parkrun course and as you can see Sinead was pleased with her mornings workout.
