Munster Masters Cross Country
With Gold and Silver They Did Come Home
Once again our cross country crew showed how it is done in Clarecastle today. Absolutely delighted to report that Neilus Aherne once again took GOLD in the men's O/60 race and straight back from his Lanzorote trip young Edmond O'Sullivan took SILVER in the men's O/55. Reports coming of great running by all the crew.
Not forgetting another great result for our only lady runner Joan Hough who took SILVER in the Ladies O/60s.
Our medal winners with world champion Joe Gough West Waterford AC
Some of the crew enjoying a healthy post race snack
Old Parish Turkey Trot
Fantastic running here again today when David Moynihan and Ger O'Regan made their annual pilgrimage to Old Parish. David finished 6th overall in 29.59 and Ger in 19th position in a time of 34.30. This race was organised by West Waterford AC and as ye know the standard is always high.
Cloyne 4Km
On a beautiful crisp Sunday morning ideal for running the Cloyne 4 Km series started. It started with a bang for Midleton AC with Barry O'Shea coming 2nd man home and Eileen Leahy coming 2nd Lady home. All our runners seemed to have had excellent runs and a special mention must go to our C25K group of ladies who did their first race and all came home smiling and ready for more road.
Club President Jim McMurty
Barry O'Shea 2nd overall.
Billy Griffin our eldest member at over 80 and still flying.
The Aherne Family. Last race for Derek was the Dublin Marathon this one is a little shorter
The Murphy girls out in force.
Some of our amazing C25K Group who completed their 1st race today. Well done all.
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Esther and Paul at a fun run on Saturday morning
Midleton AC
- Lanzarote 2018 Report by Eugene McCarthy
The
Lanzarote travellers returned to the Irish wind and rain last Tuesday evening
after a very enjoyable fun and activity filled few days and nights in beautiful
sunshine. Base camp at Morana apartments was conveniently close to the beach,
the main promenade and the old town allowing easy access all our day time and
night time activities.
It was all
go from the very start as within an hour of touchdown the previous Thursday,
the first run was underway led by tour cheerleader, Edmond O’Sullivan. Every
morning a range of options were available; 6.30am starts for 8/10/12 mile runs
led by Ann Geary who clocked the highest mileage of the week and dragged Maire
Walsh along for half the distance for half the mornings; Edmond led 9am starts
with his able deputies Tom Cody and Alan Morley to run the length of the beach
followed by a swim.
Joan
McCarthy generally headed off in the opposite direction of the boys for her
morning run and anybody who saw the Midleton AC Sports Illustrated mankini
photo shoot will understand why. There was also a 6pm run with Edmond, Tom and
Alan topping the participation list with Eugene McCarthy very much at the
bottom of the list but leading the way in the water with his long morning and
evening rehab swims. We also had two non-runners on the tour, Triona O’Regan
and Ann Shortt, who applied themselves to their self-appointed roles as tour
photographer and Food & Beverages Manager with gusto.
The
daytimes saw us engage in four major activities. On Friday, we took a bus to
Yaiza for a scenic 8 mile hike interjected with lunch in Las Bremas. On
Saturday, we hired city bikes for an easy cycle to Arrecife for lunch and back.
On Sunday, we had a 10 mile hike from Yaiza back to Puerto Del Carman over the
volcanic mountains in the La Geira wine area. On Monday, we hiked approx. 8
miles by the sea over to Puerto Calero and onward to Playa Quameda for lunch
and then back to Puerto Calero before a nice leisurely boat ride back to Puerto
Del Carmen.
Most
evenings consisted of a group dinner followed by some night life where there
was a clear distinction in the abilities of the various age categories on the
trip. The young at heart displayed an early ability on the first night to sing
and dance long after midnight that they sustained for each of the five nights,
while the young on paper didn’t manage to see midnight at any time. They even
out partied the carbo-loaded hen party of Derry Girls who descended on us in a
flurry of cider, crying and cursing but had burnt themselves out by midnight
and were not to be seen for the rest of the trip.
The evening
of note had to be Saturday when the F&B manager pulled out all the stops to
get us a table at a fantastic Italian restaurant, where she arranged
decorations, cakes and even fireworks to celebrate no less than three birthdays
- two shared birthdays on the day plus a significant “roundy” birthday later in
the week. Happy Birthday to Joan, Tom and Ann Geary. We also wrapped up the
trip on Monday night with an entertaining pub quiz organised by Edmond, where
Alan, Tom, Eugene & Maire emerged the winners and collected the much
sought-after prizes. The scores won’t be published but if Larry Gogan was
around he probably would have told Ann, Joan, Ann and Triona that “they didn’t
suit you”.
The days
and nights flew by so quickly, we were up on the last morning for one final
run, swim, breakfast or shop before saying goodbye to the sun and heading to
the airport to get back to the more familiar land of wind and rain. A great
trip with great people.
(More photo's on our FB page)
Midleton AC
- Lanzarote 2018 (Long Version)
Our
Lanzarote travellers returned to the Irish wind and rain last Tuesday evening
after a very enjoyable fun and activity filled few days and nights in beautiful
sunshine. Base camp at Morana apartments was conveniently close to the beach,
the main promenade and the old town allowing easy access all our day time and
night time activities. It was all go from the very start as within an hour of
touchdown the previous Thursday, the first run was underway led by tour
cheerleader, Edmond O’Sullivan..
Every
morning a range of options were available; 6.30am starts for 8/10/12 mile runs
led by Ann Geary who clocked the highest mileage of the week and dragged Maire
Walsh along for half the distance for half the mornings; Edmond led 9am starts with
his able deputies Tom Cody and Alan Morley to run the length of the beach
followed by a swim. Joan McCarthy generally headed off in the opposite
direction of the boys for her morning run and anybody who saw the Midleton AC
Sports Illustrated mankini photo shoot will understand.
There was
always a 6pm run with Edmond, Tom and Alan topping the participation list with Eugene
McCarthy being the leader in the water with his long morning and evening rehab swims.
We also had two non-runners on the tour, namely Triona O’Regan and Ann Shortt,
who applied themselves to their self-appointed roles as tour photographer and
Food & Beverages Manager with distinction.
Most evenings
consisted of a group dinner followed by some night life where there was a clear
distinction in the abilities of the various age categories on the trip. The
young at heart displayed an early ability on the first night to sing and dance
long after midnight that they sustained for each of the five nights, while the
young on paper didn’t manage to see midnight at any time. Even the carbo loaded
hen party of Derry Girls that descended on the resort on Friday in a flurry of
cider, crying and cursing had burnt themselves out by midnight and there wasn’t
a peep out of them for the rest of the trip.
The
daytimes saw us engage in four major activities. On Friday, seven folks took a
bus to Yaiza for a scenic 8 mile hike interjected with lunch in Las Bremas.
While activities were optional the tour cheer leader did not spare Joan and questioned
the contribution of the F&B manager. Despite bringing us the wrong way on
at least four occasions, the stars of the day were Ann & Maire who set a
rip roaring pace, with honourable mention to Triona for her efforts. There is also
some dishonourable mention for the tour cheerleader who, after a review by a
jury of his peers, was found guilty of blaming others for additional bread
charges when he himself was the responsible party.
On
Saturday, we hired city bikes for an easy cycle to Arrecife and had 5
participants, with Ann Geary, Maire opting for the sun loungers with Joan and
Ann Shortt joining them, or so we thought. However, slightly stung by the sharp
criticism of the previous day, the F&B manager pulled out all the stops.
She gave us time to watch the Ireland vs Argentina rugby match, where Alans
professional prowess was called on to fix a TV problem, and still get us a
table at a fantastic Italian restaurant, where she had arranged decorations,
cakes and even fireworks to celebrate no less than three birthdays - two shared
birthdays on the day day plus a significant “roundy” later in the week. Happy
Birthday to Joan, Tom and Ann Geary.
On Sunday, with
soccer on the TV and some sore bodies from the previous days, we were down to
three participants for a 10 mile hike from Yaiza back to Puerto Del Carman over
the volcanic mountains in the La Geira wine area including a very testing hill
session on a 600m peak with our packed lunches consumed at the top. Ann Geary
once again led the pace for most of the day, with Maire displaying remarkable
speed ascending and descending the peaks. On Monday, we had 5 participants who
hiked approx. 8 miles again over to Puerto Calero and onward to Playa Quameda
for lunch and then back to Puerto Calero before a nice leisurely boat ride back
to Puerto Del Carmen.
We wrapped
up the week with dinner and an entertaining pub quiz organised by Edmond, where
Alan, Tom, Eugene & Maire emerged the winners. We won’t publish the scores
but suffice to say if Larry Gogan was around he would said, “Hard luck Ann,
Joan, Ann and Triona – they didn’t suit you”. Afterwards the usual suspects
went home with zero risk of hearing the clock strike midnight but did miss the
final rendition in Murphs where Tom Cody was once again on centre stage taking
everybody home to Mayo followed by Ann Shortt who took the place by storm with
a rousing rendition of Golden Jubilee. We were all up next day for one last run,
swim and shop before saying goodbye to the sun and heading back to the wind and
rain.
CLOYNE 4Km Starts This Weekend
The Cloyne Commons Challenge 4k Winter Series are back for the 5th year with another 5 dates for this winter:
Sun 18th November
Sun 16th December
Sun 20th January
Sun 17th February
Sun 17th March
Complete any four races and receive a high tech t-shirt!
All races start at 9.30am and registration will take place in Hartys Cloyneprior to the race.
Entry fee: €5
Races are organised by Cloyne District Community Council in association with East Cork AC.
This event is proudly sponsored by Hartys Cloyne and Dent Devil.
Also on
Sunday November 18th, 11:30am, Skibbereen - Skibbereen 5M & 10M Road Races
Cross Country
Sunday November 18th, 11:30am, Clarecastle, Clare - Munster Masters & Juvenile Inter-Club Cross Country Championships
We have the following runners on Sunday - Joan Hough, John Cashman, Neilus Aherne, Edmond O'Sullivan, Mike Hallahan, Barry Williams. It is on in Clarecastle, Co. Clare. The women's masters race should start at roughly 1.00 pm Unfortunately Sally Drennan can't make it.
