Dungarvan 10 Mile
In what were some of the worst conditions ever the John Tracey Dungarvan 10 mile took place today Sunday. It was cold and windy and whilst waiting for the start (delayed due to a funeral) it started to rain and then this turned to hailstones. This did not deter the Midleton AC crew who all seemed to battle bravely and come home with some great results.
There were far too many members running to mention everyone but our first three men home were Mike Dolphin ( getting a PB), Emmet Ronan and Fergal O'Meara (Getting a PB by over a minute ). Whilst our first three ladies were Anna Doris ( 3rd O/40), Karen Grant and Helen Gilroy.
Amongst others who got PBs today were Mike Cremin, Rod Scanlan, Don Ryan ( as he says himself thanks to Neilus Aherne's great massages), Aidan O'Herlihy and Margaret Jones. I am sure there were many others as well.
A special mention must go to club member John Dunphy who volunteered as a 10 min. pacer which he did to perfection. It must have been mighty hard out there today for John going at that pace as he would normally be nearer a 6 min miler than a 10 min one. We done John you did us proud.
Apologies to anyone I didn't cheer on out there today but with the conditions it was impossible to see everyone especially if one was not wearing the club vest and even then it was hard at times.
Full results are available on West Waterford ACs website.
More Photo's Below at end of post.
Well Done Daniel
A big well done to Daniel Colbert who came 4th in the All Ireland U23 Indoor 400 mtrs today in Athlone. This was a fine run by Daniel especially looking at the competition and remembering that Dan is only 19 and still has three years to reach 23. Its was great to be able to see the Mdt. AC singlet on the live stream from Athlone and it also put one in the picture of how much older the other competitors were than Daniel.
Most Roads Lead To Dungarvan
The Annual Dungarvan 10 takes place this weekend and we wish all our members doing it the very best including the experienced people and those doing a 10 mile race for the first time. Lets hope the weather improves and whatever about the rain that we don't get the famous "Dungarvan Wind" that we had a few years ago .Whilst the course is more or less a loop the wind was against us no matter what way we turns. As always under the guidance of James Veale West Waterford AC you can expect a very well organised event.
All Irelands In Athlone.
Our youngest member Daniel Colbert will be running in the All Irelands in Athlone this weekend and we wish him the very best whilst not raising our expectations too high ( no pressure Dan) we look forward to a good run as always and maybe a PB. remember Daniel is only nineteen .We wish him the very best.
Anyone that wants to watch the races from here live just go to Athletics Ireland website where you can find a live link on Sunday morning.
Marathon Musings
Joan McCarthy made a presentation of all the proceeds from the sale of her book Marathon Musings to Pat Buckley "Lets Get Together Foundation"( suicide awareness) during the week and she wishes to thank all the members of the club and others who purchased the book and supported this very worthy cause. The book was very well reviewed in both the Irish Examiner and the Irish Independent and elsewhere.
Bits and Pieces
A club member had a very significant birthday during the week that involved a change of category and he had a most delightful cake in the Midleton AC colours. Anyone who can guess his name can have a free slice of cake. Answers on a post card please.
As always please send in your reports ,news etc and we will be happy to publish them especially for races like Dungarvan with PBs ect, its the only way we can keep track of them. mdtacinfo@gmail.com
Danny
