Club Notes 08/10/2018

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Cross Country

 
The county Senior and intermediate cross country took place on Saturday last in Bilboa with West Limerick AC well represented in the men’s events. Our team of Declan Guina, Sean Cunningham, Ger Guina, Colum McCarthy, Michael Guiney and Eoin Mcauliffe all represented the club very well with Declan securing 1st place in the intermediate standings and Sean Cunningham 3rd. West Limerick AC took second team in both the senior and intermediate.
It was great to also see the club so well represented at underage with Josh Cummins , Keelin Carr, Rebecca Brouder, Sarah Benson and Maria Cagney all in action on the day. Sarah Benson unfortunately pulled up injured in the course of her race and we wish Sarah a speedy recovery. All performed very well on the day with Maria Cagney taking 3rd place in the girls U14 race. The cross country races are a great learning curve for all these young athletes and they deserve huge credit for taking on the challenge. Well done to all.
St. Michaels Rowing Club 10k & 5K
 
The St. Michaels rowing club 10k and 5k took place on Sunday with a very large turnout for both events. We again had a number of athletes running this year with Karl Lenihan continuing his good form to finish in a time of 37.03 ensuring a top 10 finish and first in his category. Karl was followed by Mark Purcell keeping well under the 40 minute mark in 39.19, George O Sullivan 40.45 and Michael Guiney 44.16.
Niamh Mulcahy had a great race posting a new personal best time of 45.19 in leading home the West Limerick ladies. Niamh was closely followed by Kate Murray 47.58, Audrey o Dwyer 50.27, Carmel Mac Domhnaill 50.57 and Noelle Leahy 51.47.
 Galway Bay Marathon & Half Marathon
 
The Galway Bay Marathon and Half Marathon took place on Saturday and two of our West Limerick ladies made the trip to the West for this popular scenic event. Jeni O Regan took on the full marathon distance and completed the 26.2 mile course in 4h 17 mins. Maeve Kenrick ran the half marathon finishing in a time of 1h 57. Well done to both Jeni and Maeve.
 
Rathfarnham 5K
 
Mike and Carmel Mac Domhnaill were in Dublin on Sunday 30th September for the Rathfarnham 5K where both performed very well. Carmel secured 1st place in her category on the day adding another prize to her already impressive collection.
 
Analog Devices Adare 10k 2019
We are delighted to announce our Race T-Shirt & Finishers Medal for the Analog Devices Adare 10k 2019. The 25th anniversary of our road race will take place on Sunday February 24th at 1pm. Registration is limited to 850 participants. The entry fee remains at €20 plus booking fee.
We were SOLD OUT in 2017 and 2018 by mid January.
Registration is now open
The course remains the same as the past few years and we are delighted to announce that we will have race day t-shirts and a finishers medal for all 850 participants.
The race has an Athletics Ireland permit, the course is accurately measured by Jones counter and race timing will be provided by MyRunResults. Entry is for over 18’s only. It is the same entry fee for runners and walkers.
As this is our 25th anniversary we are looking forward to welcoming back our previous male and female winners from past races.
 
Cross Country Season
 
Bilboa AC will also be hosting the novice, masters and even ages on this coming Sunday October 14th. Best of luck to all our members competing.
Adult Training
 

Senior training continues each Tuesday evening at 7pm on the Astro turf in the Desmense. New members always welcome.

Juvenile Training

Juvenile training continues in the Desmense, Newcastle West at 6pm each Tuesday evening and on Thursday evening at the community centre Newcastle West. Juveniles have to be 6 years of age to take part in training and 8 years to compete in competitions. Parents are required to be present for the duration of training which is one hour. New members are always welcome.

Church Gate Collection

Our annual church gate collection in Newcastle West takes place on the weekend of Saturday December 1st and Sunday December 2nd. Any persons available to assist please contact club chairman Kevin o Donoghue on 085 7462413

Club Meeting

Our next club meeting takes place on Friday October 26th at 8pm in The Rathkeale House Hotel. All members are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Our club AGM is set for Friday November 30th in The Rathkeale House Hotel at 8pm.

Save the date

Our club Christmas party 2018 will be on Saturday December 8th. More details to follow soon .

Results/News

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