Winter League

On Friday night last we witnessed the return of the hugely popular Wexford Winter League. The venue was the track at Enniscorthy Sports Hub and although the weather was not ideal it did not dampen the spirit of our enthusiastic young athletes. First race of the night was the Tots race and then the program of age groups ran smoothly and quickly with some excellent performances all around.

We were well represented on the night with the following all giving it everything :

Laoise Dwyer, Faye Carthy, Cuan Monaghan, Conor Donovan, Nico Losak, Max Gilhooley, Calum Redmond, Aobhin Dwyer, Amy Conde, Sophie Fortune, Lauren Jones, Abbie Donovan, Zaira Healy, Jack Kinsella Rory Henderson, Laragh Walsh, Elijah Redmond, Lucas Redmond & Liam Berry

There are 2 more nights of this league and we encourage as many as possible to attend if available. Thanks to all who made the event happen and all helpers on the night

Enniscorthy 10km

The Enniscorthy 10k hosted by Slaney Olympic was the place to be on Sunday. After a horrible night of rain the morning rain clouds gave way to a nice morning for running. Great to see this race back on the racing calender. Well done to our 5 members who were on a lads day out as they enjoyed the 2 loop course on offer.

Dermot Foley, Gavin Hayes , Michael Kinsella, Eamonn Foley & John Dier all acquitted themselves well and were happy with their finish times.

Thanks to host club Slaney Olympic who again pulled out all the stops with a top class race. by Slaney Olympic

AAI Games

The AAI Games took place at the National Indoor Arena in Blanchardstown today.

In the 1500m today we saw the huge efforts in training pay off for Roisin O'Reilly as she reaps the benefits of her recent training plan. A PB of 4.36.80 over 1500m was her justified reward as her dedication paid off and plenty more to come from this ever improving athlete.

Over 200m Clodagh Dunbar has never broken 27 seconds. Until today. Another dedicated athlete who puts so much into her training today saw the results of all that effort claiming a huge PB over 200m in 26.87 seconds.

The 60m sprint saw Michael Deady suffer an unfortunate DQ in his first 60m, then in his second 60m he crossed the line in 7.44 for 5th in his heat.

John Treacy 10 mile Dungarvan

John Treacy 10 mile in Dungarvan is a long established race on the road race calender and after a covid enforced break the race returned for 2022 and it didn't disappoint.

A cool and breezy start saw approx 2500 athletes start the 10 mile route and enjoyed good weather until the end when some rain cooled everyone down.

The first club vest over the finish line was Dermot Foley 1:10:48 and was followed next in by Gavin Hayes in 1:12:47. Paul Donovan was our next man in 1:18:49 with new recruit Eamonn Foley 1:23:35 , Fran Power 1:27:04. Enda O'Sullivan in 1:30:44 & Darren O'Grady in 1:31:28 completed the club members efforts on the day. A really well organised event on a good course and well worth the journey down.

We will be back !

Leinster Juveniles

Day 1 of the Leinsters Juveniles took place in athlone today. Our first competitor of the day was Ailbhe White in the U18 400m heats, where she placed 3rd in heat 2, while also securing the 3rd fastest time of the 2 heats heading into the final. She was unfortunate to get the draw of Lane 1 for the final, none the less it didn't stop Ailbhe having a phenomenal start to the race Ailbhe held onto 3rd place after the cut in and held her own onto the third position to take home the bronze medal. Next up was Eimear Halpin in her last juvenile Indoor competition in the U19 400m. It was a straight final, from the tough lane of lane 2 and with a competitive field, Eimear held strong running a great race coming in 4th position. Finally we have Liam Berry competing in his first and last Juvinile Indoor in the U19 400m. Liam took on the race and with all his training paying off and his commitment to the event he was well rewarded with a bronze medal. Well done the Ailbhe and Liam as they progress to the Nationals in March.

Raheny 5 mile

The Raheny 5 Mile has long been an established race attended by athletes from all over the country. Hosted by Raheny Shamrocks AC today was the 38th edition of this race. A recent recruit to the club travelled up to Dublin to run this morning. Eamon Foley comfortably ran a 42.52 on the 5 mile course.

Well done Eamonn.

IUAA Roisin

The IUAA Intervarsity Indoors took place today in the AIT Arena. A who is who of Irish athletes representing their colleges and universities. Our own Roisin O'Reilly competed in the colours of UCD in the 1500m. It was a very tactical race and Roisin used her race craft to stay in contention and she was rewarded with a 3rd place finish. A great result for Roisin who us one the hardest working athletes we know.

Congratulations Roisin.

Indoor League Day 2

Today Day 2 of the National Indoor League brought our athletes to AIT Arena in Athlone. Starting off the team competition was Ailbhe White in the high jump, next up was Roisín O'Reilly in the 1500m followed by Catherine O'Connor taking on a new event in the weight for distance performing well. Back on the track was Eimear Halpin taking on the 400m and to finish off the league competition Eimear Halpin, Grace White, Clodagh Dunbar & Ailbhe White took on the 4 X 200m relay finishing a good performance all round by the ladies team.

Guest races were a also part of the day where Michael Deady ran the two series of 60m's, Clodagh Dunbar had a busy day first in the 200m and then the 400m. Roisín O'Reilly had a good run in the fast paced 800m. Ailbhe White continued her consistency with another good run in the 400m race. Well done to all who competed today taking on events outside their comfort zone.

Thus week it's back to more training for the upcoming indoor season and with the govt. announcement it looks good for the upcoming season for athletes and spectators alike.

Mr.Oil Secondary Schools Cross Country

Mr Oil Secondary School Cross Country 19th January 2022 hosted by Adamstown AC organised by Ger Forde with assistance from Athletics Wexford.

Eimear Halpin from Loreto Wexford went out of her comfort zone of track and field to compete in the 3km course finishing proudly in 3rd place, with her position gaining good points for her Senior team to take home Silver in the team event. Eimear was School Team Captain on the day and was presented with the Donna Foley Memorial trophy by Athletics Wexfords chairperson Paddy Morgan for overall school.

Representing Presentation Wexford Senior team on the day were clubmates Ciara Dolan 4th place and Ailbhe White 6th place both running well and helping their team to win Gold in the Senior team event. Well done girls and on to the South Leinsters alongside their teammates.

Indoor League 2022

The National Indoor league day 1 was held in Abbottstown today. The club had one Ladies Team entered to compete against clubs from around the country.

First up was Shannon Carr in the shot with a new indoor pb 6.10m , followed on the track by Eimear Halpin in the 60m with a new pb 8.75. Ailbhe White competed in the long jump gaining more points for the team with a best of 4.22m. Over on the track was Rosín O'Reilly in the 800m gaining a good season opener and a pb 2.19 also finishing 2nd overall. Clodagh Dunbar ran an indoor PB in the 200m in 27.22

Also, on the day there was a number of guest races. Our sole male competitor Micheal Deady competed in 2 rounds of 60m races setting a season best 7.38 and happy with results in both. Next guest event on the track was the 1500m with Ciara Dolan running well in 6.00.15 getting good track time and Roisín O'Reilly running a well placed 4th in 4.39 . Finally the 400m race, where Eimear 62.07 Clodagh 62.59 and Ailbhe 61.73 exceeded their expectations, all bringing home pbs from their race heats. A word of thanks to Laura, Mick & Mags who looked after our athletes on the day.

Well done to everyone today. Day 2 will be held in Athlone on the 23rd of January.