THURSDAY EVENING 13th DEC
Training as usual at 6 30, Ballywaltrim, fartlek session, with all running ccs taking it easy .
Our Christmas Drinks, H/Cap 5k presentation and some medal presentations will be held in Duffs at 9pm on Thursday evening, friends, partners, non members who help out during the year and potential new members are all welcome.
As in previous years we will take up a modest collection for the Southern Cross clubhouse caretaker George who unfortunately has been let go and who can do with our small donation as a result, more so now than in previous years
Wicklow C/C C/ships, SUNDAY 16th DEC
Kicks off at 11 00 with junior races, but we need to be there before that to set up the course and organise stewards etc.
Need at least a dozen stewards, so if not running please come along and help, partners and friends are very welcome. Would, ON ARRIVAL, all male athletes check in with Sean, and female athletes check in with Richard. This will ensure the smooth running of registration, confirmation of teams etc. This year we look to have not only our strongest teams in recent years but also the largest numbers competing for many a year. 4 races in all, with the possibility of future European champions taking part.
CHRISTMAS MORNING RUN @ 9 30 sharp
For those who can make it, set yourself up for the day, meet Shanganagh main gate for a run in the park.
Ballycotton 2013 - Final Reminder.
The annual Ballycotton, 10mile, Road Race takes place on Sunday 3rd March 2013. As most of you know we had a group of 20 in Ballycotton in 2012 and a great time was had by all. If you are intending to run, but have not already entered or made arrangements to do so, now is the time to get organised. Entry forms, for club athletes, can now be downloaded from www.ballycottonrunning.com BUT MUST BE RETURNED TO BE RECEIVED BY 18TH DEC. No late entries will be accepted. In this instance we enter as Sli Cualann A.C..We will have entry forms at thursday training.
Tonight, 6th Dec, we had our annual club H/Cap race. Unfortunately the weather turned nasty, with rain and a strong wind making it a very difficult night for running. The bad weather seems to have kept some from racing but we still had a good turnout for the event. We had an equally good turnout of helpers, Dermot on the leadout bike, Sean, Bernard, Mark, Dolores and Noelle at the start, finish and helping with the post race refreshments and Richard Hourahan out on the course making sure nobody took a wrong turn. Thanks to all who brought mince pies, biscuits and sandwiches and to Ciara and Denise for supplying the home baking. Some excellent times were recorded, Mary Hourahan 32.02 over 2 minutes off her pb, Lorraine O,Rourke 31.28, 1.28 off her pb and the ever improving Siobhan Butler also lowering her pb to 22.30. Fastest time of the night was recorded by Finbar Kirwan, 17.01. Here are some of the results, full results can be found on the results page.
5k H/Cap results. 1st Lorraine O,Rourke (31.28), 2nd Mary Hourahan(32.02). 3rd Suzanne Foot (19.47). 4th Elaine Nuzun (31.10) 5th Ana Molina (30.11). all times, net.
Fastest Times, Men. 1st Finbar Kirwan,17.01. 2nd Gary Condon, 17.11, 3rd Joe Cawley, 17.34.
Fastest Times, Women. 1st Denise O,Leary, 21.18. 2nd Siobhan Butler, 22.30. 3rd Charlotte Stevens 23.41.
Guests, 1st, Helen Barry, 20.21.
Catagories. Women O/40, 1st Andrea Murphy, 24.16. 0/45, 1st Carmel Murphy 26.56.
MEN. 1st O/40 Bil Stanley, 19.01. 1st O/45 Dominic Horan, 18.27. 1st O/50 Tony Branigan,26.28. 1st O/55 Tom Cavanagh, 21.30. 1stO/60 Pat McCourt, 23.53.
Presentation of prizes will take place next Thursday, at our Christmas drinks night, in Duffs from 9pm. Usual format, bring a small gift to be used as prizes for race and spot prizes.
Ballycotton Update.
From 2pm tomorrow Friday 7th Dec, app 1,000 slots will be available on line at www.ballycottonrunning.com , when they are gone entry forms will be available to download, these are for club runners only, and will be accepted up to the 18th Dec. only.
