Duhallow 10 mile road race:
The Duhallow 10 mile road race took place on Sunday and we had 3 of our west limerick athletes travel down to represent the club in very challenging weather conditions of heavy wind and rain. There was a large turnout of over 360 runners for this popular event which was very well organised by Duhallow AC. The race was won by Hika Tonosa in 52.19 and first woman home was Aoife Cooke in 56.45.
Brendan Costello had a fine run completing the 10 mile course in 108:18. He was followed by Con Mulcahy in 114:38. We had one female athlete Tara Carr who had a fantastic run also in 123.23. All did brilliant well done to everyone.
National Master Indoors
Club captain Ger Guina and Aogan McDomhnaill entered the National 1500m O35 race on Sunday. The lads have been training hard this year and raced at both the Munster and Connacht Indoors over the past few weeks. It was great to see Aogan come home with a national silver medal in a very competitive race. Well done to both on representing the club at national level.
Special mention must go to club coach Ger Cremin for his support and guidance. Ger running with An Riocht AC, won gold in 200m O40, silver in 400m O40, Gold in 60m hurdles and Gold in the relay.
Parkrun Round-up:
Newcastle West: New club member Martin Liston (a regular at club training since the start of the year) continues to improve and finished the parkrun in 21.03. George O Sullivan also ran.
Limerick: Patricia McNamara and Edel Henriques ran in the Limerick Parkrun on Saturday.
Remember if you ran and are a club member just send us a message.
Juvenile Training
Due to the large numbers of juvenile members attending training on Tuesdays and Thursdays we will have closed registration to new juvenile members We have reached full capacity in our current facilities and in coaching ratios.We are currently looking for parents and/or people in West Limerick with an interest in athletics to obtain Garda Vetting and get involved with coaching in the club so that we can support our current coaches and offer more training to juveniles in our area. We need your help if we are to continue our juvenile training. West Limerick A.C. will pay for all necessary courses once a commitment is made to join the club and help in the juvenile section of our club.
Our current coaches are Mike Cussen, Tara Carr and Kevin O Donoghue along with assistant coaches Aogan MacDomhnaill, Aine Mawe and Micheal Rowsome.
2019 registration
2019 West Limerick AC registration is still open for adults (over 19) and all registration and payments are now online, all members are requested to complete the on line form and make the payment electronically. Adult membership (over 19’s) is €35 and Juvenile membership is €25. The club is no longer using paper forms and/ or cash transactions. Full details and link to registration are on our website, Facebook and Twitter pages.
Payment for club gear can also be made through the online account.
Adult Training
Senior training for West Limerick AC members continues each Tuesday evening at 7pm on the Astro turf in the Desmene Newcastle West. You must be registered before you can train. There are no exceptions. The €2 fee remains. Non athletics Ireland members will not be allowed take part for insurance reasons. This goes for Juvenile, Fit4Life and Interval training. If you are not a member of the club you will not be allowed train with the club.
AAI Permit Races
In a bid to highlight AAI permit races to athletes we are trying to put a list of permitted races together.
Upcoming Permitted Races:
Limerick County 4 Mile – Championship Race – Club members only – Kilmallock March 24th
Castleconnell Boat Club Race – March 31st –
An Riocht 10 mile and 5k – April 14th – Castleisland , Co. Kerry
Great Limerick Run – May 5th – Limerick
10th Anniversary Banna 10k Run and 5k Fun Run, Sunday, 4th August at 9:30 a.m..
September 15th or 22nd – Novice, Masters and Even age Juveniles XC
Limerick Mini Marathon – Sept 29th – Limerick
October 13th – Senior, Intermediate and Uneven Juveniles XC.
Club Notes/News
All club news, results and images must be sent in to Kate Murray katemurray813@gmail.com or Kevin O Donoghue kevinodonoghue@gmail.com by 8pm on Sunday evenings or they will not appear in the notes.