The Pink Rock 10k was held Sunday morning the 24th, hosted by St Joseph's AC on the far side of New Ross. The weather was nicer there than here in town and Paula Gondard 49.04 and Michael Kinsella 49.20 were pleased with their mornings workout.
Well done to you both.
On Saturday the 23rd at the Athletics Ireland Track and Field Games Mr. Consistent himself Conor Wilson clocked a time of 22.62 in the 200m.
He also ran 11.12 for 100m in his heat improving on that to 11.01 later in the day.
Good man Conor, well done
Kilmore welcomed athletes back to their scenic village as they hosted the Seafood Festival 5k on a very warm Saturday evening. 5 club athletes took part on the night on the 5 loop course. Roisín O'Reilly pushed hard and was rewarded as 1st lady home in the race. Paula Gondard and John Dier were together most of the race until John sprinted ahead in the latter part of the race yo finish just in front of Paula. Catherine O'Connor had a great run claiming the O55 ladies prize and Sharron Dier completed the club members competing on the night.
Well done guys n gals, thanks to our members who travelled to support and also to Kilmore AC for hosting.
At the Irish Life Health National Juvenile Championship 2 club athletes were competing over the weekend.
Oisín Carroll was competing in the U16 hammer and having won both the County and the Leinster golds threw really well finishing with a very creditable 6th place finish overall in his first National competition.
The multi event specialist Eimear Halpin who has been collecting medals all year was competing in 2 U19 events. In the 400m hurdles she claimed a well earned 4th position and in the discuss she threw well to cement an equally well earned 5th place. An experienced competitor in any event she enters.
These are fantastic results from both athletes and just to qualify for Nationals is an achievement but to go and perform really well is a credit to both athletes and their coaches. Well done to you both.
The final day of the Mr Oil County Track & Field took place last Wednesday evening. Another fine evening for a track meet. A very enjoyable evening saw athletes step out of their normal events and try events they wouldn't normally have considered. Lovely to see people have an interest in so many events. Our athletes performed well on the night competing with a smile ( and maybe a grimace or two).
Dave Nolan ran well to finish 4th in the 200m unfortunately tweaking his hamstring, speedy recovery to Dave.
His daughter Anoushka Nolan won gold in the u19 200m, silver in the u19 800m, bronze in the u19 javelin and bronze in the senior 100m.
Róisín O'Reilly won gold in the senior 1500m.
Shane O’Neill won silver in the senior 100m.
Ilze Bedrite won silver in the O35 200m and bronze in the O35 3,000m.
Paula Gondard won bronze in the O50 200m and bronze in the O50 3000m.
Mary Gaynor won silver in the O50 200m and bronze in the O50 800m.
Micheal Halpin won gold in the O35 javelin and and silver in the senior javelin.
Catherine O'Connor won gold in the O50 200m, gold in the O50 javelin, silver in the O50 800m and silver in the O50 3000m.
Finally our senior 4x100m relay team of Anoushka Nolan, Mary Gaynor Roisin O'Reilly & Ilze Bedrite won a silver medal. Great to see relay medals being won again by our athletes as it is an event we always promoted.
We had a lot of athletes taking on many different events some for the first time and all enjoyed the opportunity to try out and see congratulations to you all.
Martin Kelly recently travelled to Finland as part of the Irish Masters team competing in the World Masters Track & Field. He was doubling up on 800m and 1500m. He comfortably made the 800m final and ran well in the final. His preferred event was the 1500m and he made the final with an excellent last run made 9th place overall.
Congratulations Martin Kelly.
On July the 6th the Dublin Graded Meeting 6 took place and 2 club members travelled to compete in Tallaght. On the track at competition time there was a nice headwind facing athletes. Michael Deady hit the blocks for the 200m, his first for a while and was very happy with his 2nd in his heat.
Fresh from storming to a county gold 200m Clodagh Dunbar was back for another 200m and she was also very happy with her 2nd place in her heat.
Well done guys.
On Sunday the 3rd of July at the Athletics Ireland All Ireland Juvenile Track & Field in Tullamore we had 2 athletes in action in the under 14 javelin.
Elijah Page Redmond who had previously won Leinster silver took an All Ireland bronze home while his training partner Josh Nolan who had previously won Leinster bronze finished in a very creditable 11th place.
Thanks to their coaches and also to their parents for bringing them to events.
Great to see young talent coming up through the club.
On Friday the 1st of July the Menapians AC 5k Road Race made a welcome return to the quite roads around Park in Wexford Town. Luckily the rain that poured all afternoon eased just in time leaving nice running conditions for the 49 runners who took to the start line at 7.30. The pace was hot from the start at the front as Dave Mahon set his intentions out from the gun and lead the race from start to finish. Ciara Brady set off on a mission and ensured she was first lady home with a splendid run.
Huge thanks to all who entered and the talk afterwards was of a well organized event.
Results:
Men
1st Dave Mahon Slaney Olympic 15.52
2nd David Callaghan Adamstown (Tallaght) 16.51
3rd Kevin Morris Croghan 18.02
Ladies
1st Ciara Brady 19.20
2nd Maura Neville Slaney Olympic 24.09
3rd Ann Marie Doyle Slaney Olympic 24.59
Full race results on link below.
Huge thanks also to all our sponsors without whom our event wouldn't have happened.
On Wednesday evening the 29th of June saw night 1 of the Mr. Oil Senior Track & Field Championships taking centre stage at the Sports Hub in Enniscorthy with the weather being pleasant enticing athletes to race. We had a crew competing some for the first time, some regulars and some returning after taking a break from athletics and all performing really well on the night. People stepped in and competed in events that they normally wouldn't have thought they could and surprised themselves. Club results are as follows :
At U18 Ailbhe White took gold in 100m and gold in shot putt
At U19 Eimear Halpin took gold in 100m, gold over 400m and silver in the shot putt.
In the O35 category :
Ilze Bedrite took bronze in the 100m and silver in 1500m.
Michael Halpin took gold in the shot putt.
In the O50 category :
Paula Gondard took bronze in the 100m and silver in 400m.
Catherine O’Connor took gold in the 1500m.
In the Senior races :
Clodagh Dunbar took gold in 200m.
Roisín O'Reilly took silver in the 3000m.
Rob Casey took bronze in the 200m.
Tony Harpur took gold in the 400m and bronze in the 1500m.
Michael Halpin took silver in the shot putt.
Finally the relays to finish the nights competition saw 3 teams representing the club.
In the ladies race Elaine McMahon, Catherine O'Connor, Paula Gondard & Ilze Bedrite were 4th and Clodagh Dunbar, Roisín O'Reilly, Eimear Halpin & Ciara Dolan won silver.
In the Men's race Tony Harpur, Michael Halpin, Rob Casey & Nathan Murphy won silver.
Fantastic to see relay teams brining medals to the club.
A very respectable medal haul from our athletes and looking forward to night 2 on Wednesday 6th July.
Photos courtesy of Wexford Athletics.
The 150th edition of the Irish Life National Track & Field Championships took place in Morton Stadium over the weekend. A most prestigious event for all track athletes to compete at. Very windy conditions on the track made the events even tougher and times reflected the tough conditions.
On Saturday Clodagh Dunbar was drawn in the outside lane in her 200m heat finishing just off her pb in 26.70 seconds in 4th place for an overall 10th place
Conor Wilson ran in Lane 6 in his 200m heat and after a brilliant run in 22.70 seconds to finish 2nd in his heat agonisingly just missed the final by 0.03 seconds.
Aaron Tierney-Smith was in lane 4 for the 400m and came home in 50.33 seconds for 3rd place in his heat.
Eimear Halpin took on the 400m hurdles running in a tough lane coming home 5th in her heat in 1:10.13
On Sunday day 2 saw more Menapians competing, Conor Wilson & Michael Deady were back to race the 100m with Conor running 12.16 & Michael running 12.45 in the heats.
Well done to Orla Dolan who was our Ambassador representing the club so well in the celebratory parade and ran the 150m run with club members from clubs all over the country.
As with all events they cannot be held without volunteers and Michael McKeon, Mags Malone, Kate Wilson, Steve Wilson and Padraig Kelly all gave their time helping in various roles ensuring all events ran smoothly.
Well done to Sinead Ryan who today travelled to Waterford and completed the unusual distance of a Quarter Marathon.
Well done Sinead
In 2019 the last race held pre covid was Glynn 5k and yesterday the ever popular race returned to the calender. Some of our road racing crew travelled the short distance to take part and thankfully the heavy rain showers didn't show up.
Gavin Hayes 21.54, Fran Power 23.30, John Dier 25.00 & Brian Reilly 29.35 were all happy to get back on the roads of Glynn.
Well done folks.
An enjoyable evening of athletics was held last night Friday the 17th at the Enniscorthy Sports hub where the Mr Oil County B Championships were held. There was a good turn out of athletes representing the club participating in U9,U10 and U11 events. Athletes participated in sprints, middle distance, long jump and turbo javelin. Well done to the Oisin Moran, Benny Longeran, Conor Donovan and Chloe Carroll in U9 events, Callum Redmond in the U10 events and in the U11 events Amy Conde, Faye Carthy, Elijah Donegan, Max Gilhooley, Nico Losec, Sophie Fortune, Abbie Donovan and Este Longergan represented the club.
Well done to all our competitors
The Leinster Track & Field was the event for our athletes at the weekend as they hit the road to Tullamore for 2 days of competition.
On Saturday Josh Nolan took bronze in u14 javelin throwing a pb at his first Leinsters. He also ran the 80m finishing 7th.
Lukas Page-Redmond had a 6th place finish in the u16 100m.
Elijah Page-Redmond also threw a pb to take silver in u14 javelin and ran really well taking silver in u14 80m sprint. He also ran the u15 Inter County Relay claiming a bronze.
Ailbhe White was in action over 400m pushing really hard but had to settle for a 5th place finish.
On Day 2 Elijah was back to take a bronze over 200m u14.
Eimear Halpin was busy as ever collecting silver in the u19 hammer, discus and the 400m hurdles.
Oisín Carroll was at his first Leinsters throwing a pb in the u16 hammer and going home with a gold medal.
Lukas Page-Redmond finish a well placed 5th in the final of the u16 200m.
Great results from 2 days of competition after a lot of hard work at training.
Special thanks to all the coaches involved with our young athletes.
Our County and Leinster u16 hammer thrower Oisín Carroll.
Well Done Oisin.
Sunday morning the 19th our club members met up to launch our 5k Road Race by running the route ourselves. As with every other event we were unable to hold our race in 2020 or in 2021. This year we are back on the same fast route with the same welcome tea n buns afterwards.
Please support our Road Race on July 1st and all monies raised are re-invested into the club. We cater from age 8 upwards in a multitude of events and all abilities are catered for.
A special word of thanks to our sponsors -
Arachas Corporate Insurance Brokers,
Doyle Mahon Insurance Brokers,
Dulann &
Aston Lark Ireland.
And also to Clayton Whites for their provision of race packs.
Something a little different for club member Tadhg Henderson at the weekend of the 11th, as he competed what was to be a triathlon but due to strong winds the decision was taken to replace the swim with a run so it was the Hook or by Crook Duathlon.
Well done to you Tadhg.
Mary Cronin was in Cork City over the weekend taking part in the Cork Half Marathon. Well done Mary
A busy day for John & Sharron Dier on Sunday the 5th as they both competed in different counties. John was first into his gear as he swam, cycled & ran his way around Athy Co. Kildare in 1:17.52
Next up Sharron was amongst the 20,000 or so ladies who completed the 10k Women’s Mini Marathon in Dublin City. Well done to Sharron who ran 1:02 as she beat her PB for 10k.
Each athletics club was recently asked by Athletics Ireland to nominate a Juvenile member to act as an Ambassador and to participate in a parade celebrating the 150th edition of the National Track & Field Championships at the end of June. A very prestigious opportunity for any young athlete and a huge honour to be part of these celebrations representing our club. After the parade they will take part in a 150m run on the track in front of all Athletics fans.
Our chosen Ambassador is someone who at aged 7 joined our Fundamental Athletics group training in the Presentation. She has consistently attended training with a smile as she progressed on to the Secondary School training group. She has attended many club events, Winter Leagues and County Championships over the years and always gives her all with a smile on her face.
Best wishes from everyone at Menapians AC to Orla Dolan pictured at training with her training crew and coaches. We hope you and your family have a great day.
Anyone interested in attending the National Championships can bring U16's free of charge to the National Track & Field event, full details on Athletics Ireland website.
The Leinster Championships was the place to be over the weekend as athletes basked in the beautiful weather awaiting their event call then seeking out some shade to cool off at the fantastic grounds of Carlow IT.
On Saturday Michael Deady was in his own words 'not at the races' today as he competed over 100m finishing 7th in his heat with 11.98, better to come in the races ahead from Michael.
Clodagh Dunbar was hitting her first outdoor 400m of the season and was delighted with a very creditable 4th place in a tough competitive race, claiming a 400m PB in the process of 1:01.30
Liam Berry was busy in long jump and 400m. He ran a really well in 56.43 which gave him a 7th place overall and also jumped 5.56m for 6th in the long jump which we believe is a new PB for him. An athlete who is consistently improving.
Ailbhe White stood up and raced the 400m and posted a great time of 1:03.56 showing steady improvement every time she races. Another athlete whose consistency shows every times she races.
On Sunday there was more club vests on show.
Eimear Halpin raced the energy sapping 400 hurdles grabbing a brilliant bronze in 1:08.13 another great run over hurdles.
Clodagh returned for day 2 racing the 200m in 27.07 another outdoor best for her capping a good 2 days for her.
Congratulations to all our athletes and thanks to all club coaches for their time and efforts getting athletes to these events.
Tara Bishop Memorial 5k.
A warm sunny Sunday welcomed everyone to Ballymurn for the return of the Tara Bishop Memorial 5k today. As usual a good crew of club members turned out.
Dermot Foley 20.09, Gavin Hayes 20.46, Fran Power 22.09, Rob Casey 22.59, John Dier 23.09, Michael Kinsella 23.25, Oliver Stack 28.31 & Sharron Dier 32.58 all completed the 5k route.
Well done to everyone .
