South East Run for Life 2012

Tramore AC had a huge amount of members doing the 10 mile Run for Life today in Waterford and congratulations are due to everyone who ran, donated money and supported this well deserving cause.

I will attempt to name all our gang starting with the men, Davy, PJ, Donal, Paul and Garvan and the girls - Lisa, Jayne, Ruth, Gean, Elaine, Niamh, Shirley, Antoinette, Noelene, Margaret, Tracy, Veronica, Sinead, Rachel and Clodagh.  If I have forgotten someone, sorry but we are getting so big now, it is hard to keep track of everyone.

Thanks also to our supporters, Laura, Gwen, Sandra Flavin, Nellie, Elaine Keating and Joanne Heffernan and to everyone who sent messages of support, it gave us all a boost when it was badly needed. 

Well done to all and you all deserve a well-earned rest. 

Autumn at Tramore AC

After a busy Summer, most of our members have now selected their goals for Autumn and Winter and are training hard for the upcoming Solas 10 mile run on the 14th October and the Dublin City Marathon on the 29th October.

For anybody interested in something a bit shorter, there is a 5 mile run in Ballyduff next Saturday the 6th October at 4pm.  Details below.

Time is also getting short for registration for the Solas run. Next registration date is Saturday 6th Oct 10am-6pm in the Solas Centre, Williamstown and organisers are asking people to come along and register early to avoid the queues and guarantee your tshirt size!

Well done to PJ McCarthy on good results in recent runs including a 14th place finish in the Sligo Half Marathon on the 15th September last and  a 42nd place finish in the 26.2km Kilomarathon in Kilcock, Co. Kildare on the 30th September.

Training continues on Monday at Tesco at 7pm and Wednesday at 7pm at the entrance to Splashworld at 7pm.  All welcome and remember to wear  "high vis" clothing.

Summer events and looking forward

As the summer draws to a close and schools starting back in the next few days, hopefully all our members will be back to running on Monday and Wednesday night at 7pm. It will be great to catch up with everyone again and pick our challenges for the months ahead.

With some members taking a well earned rest, others have been busy taking part in the various races around the County and further afield. It was especially rewarding to see some of our newer members Elaine, Sarah Jane and Rachel run in the 5k in the new nature park earlier in the summer and also well done to Siobhan, Jackie, Tracy and Laura who ran the Island 5k last week. 

PJ McCarthy continues on his mission to "run the alphabet" and today completed the Longford Half Maraton in a very impressive 1 hour 35 mins finishing 43rd overall and 6th in his age category. 

Next Wednesday the 29th August there is a 10k fun run in Tramore organised by Boots Chemist.  It starts as 7pm at the Racecourse and finishes outside the Majestic, entry fee €10, all proceeds going to charity.  Registration is from 6pm.  As we usually run at 7pm on a Wednesday night, it would be good if some of our members could take part in this run.

Next Friday the 31st August the 5 mile Genzyne Road Race in aid of MS Ireland take place at 7.30pm starting and ending at Genzyme.  Entry fee is €12 and you can register on Run Ireland up to Thursday or €15 on the night.

Life after Waterford Viking Marathon

A very well deserved congratulations is due to all our members who took part in the Waterford Viking Marathon on the 30th June 2012 last and a warm thank you to the supporters on the day whose encouragement was invaluable along the route - Jenny and Sandra take a bow!  After a great night The Vic that night, many of our members took a well earned rest last week but it was back to normal on Monday and it was great to see so many back on the road ready for the next challenge.  With some now looking towards the Dublin Marathon, many of our members might be looking for shorter races and there are a few of these coming up over the next few weeks :

Zamda 5k fun run in the new Kilbarry Park on Friday 20th July 2012 at 8pm - entry fee €10

Woodstown 5 Mile run on Saturday 11th August 2012 at 7.00pm

Genzyme 5 mile road race in aid of MS Ireland Friday 31st August 2012 at 7.30pm enter here

We now wish to collect all the sponsorship money raised by our members so please bring your money along as soon as possible.

Busy Week

3 days to go to the Waterford Viking Marathon in what will be a very busy week for Tramore AC.  Before we get to that, a very well done is due to Claire Fowler who completed the Strawberry Half Marathon in Enniscorthy in a fantastic 1 hour 40 mins and finished 2nd in her category.  The gauntlet has now been thrown down to all our half marathoners this Saturday!! 

Thanks to everyone who made it to training Monday night for the photo shoot - the result of which can be seen above.  Hopefully at some stage we will be able to get everyone together as there were some longstanding members missing for this photo. 

Anyone who wishes to go out on Friday evening for the "pre-marathon meal"  we are meeting at The Vee Bistro at 6.30pm and please, if you haven't given your name to Lisa, let her know if you are attending.  Don't forget Saturday night in the Vic at 8.30 for the "post-marathon drink"  This is now becoming a tradition and we just love traditions in this club.  Wear your Viking Marathon t-shirt and medal with pride.

Good luck to Davy and his stewards and let's hope for an incident free day for them on Saturday. 

Best of luck to all 28 of our club and running group members who are competing on Saturday and we look forward to all the race stories on Saturday night over a glass of lemonade!!

Countdown to Waterford Viking Marathon is on!

As I type there is 1 week, 21 hours and 27 mins left to the start of the Waterford Viking Marathon.  With so many of our athletes taking part, it is nearly impossible to list them all - but I will give it a go and apologise in advance if I forget someone.  So here goes..... best of luck to Lisa Stapleton, Shirley Fennelly, Suzanne Casey, Niamh O'Sullivan, Caroline Corcoran,  Gean Jacob, Joanne Dunne, Jackie McGee, PJ McCarthy, Donal Breslin and Antoinette Breslin who all tackle the full marathon and to Sandra Flavin, Elaine Keating, Laura Walsh, Elaine Walsh, Noeline Flavin, Margaret Keane, Joanne Hefferan, Gwen Wagenaar, Ruth Brophy, Garvan Toomey, Siobhan Grimes, Nellie Cuddihy, Rose Cowman, Julie Dunne and Edwina McDonald who will do the half marathon.  Ann O'Brien, Martina Stewart and Mary Smith will compete in the relay event.  This is a huge amount of athletes taking part for a senior club in its infancy and  a massive thank you and credit is due to Davy Wade for bringing the majority of those competing to this point.  Best of luck also to Davy, head steward for the marathon, who is sporting a few more grey hairs than before!  We hope the day goes well for you too.

News and Fixtures

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the sponsorship of Elaine Walsh who is running in the Women's mini marathon on Monday next in aid of Anam Cara.  Best of luck Elaine and also Claire Fowler and any other members who are running. 

The next race in the Ger Wyley summer series takes place tomorrow (Friday).  Its the 17th Annual Touraneena 5k. The race starts in the village of Touraneena, just off the main Dungarvan to Clonmel Road at 8 p.m. Entries will be taken at the nearby community centre and the race fee is €8.00.

A reminder to all members who are considering taking part in the Viking Marathon.  The early bird registration ends tomorrow and the fees go up by €10 after that date.

Maria Malone's core strengthening class specifically for runners starts next Wednesday at 7pm in the Church of Ireland Hall, Church Road.  Cost €8.00. All welcome.