Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k race - Wed 11th Feb 2015

Clonmel AC 4K Road Race Series sponsored by Barlo Motor Group
Race 5 Results    
                        
Place    Athlete's Name    4kTime    lap    last lap
1 JOE FEERY       14:23         7:00         7:23
2 DECLAN CURLEY       14:58         7:29         7:29
3 KEITH O BRIEN       14:58         7:28         7:30
11 AINE ROCHE       15:52         7:47         8:06
14 SIOBHAN MCHUGH       16:09         8:04         8:05
33 YVONNE O CONNOR       17:23         8:43         8:41

The full results can be seen HERE

From Clonmel AC.......The 5th race of the Clonmel AC 4k series, sponsored by the Barlo Motor Group took place in ideal conditions for running. Once again we had a very good entry of 122 athletes so far this series of races has attracted 228 athletes. Many of these athletes were competing in this series for the very first time and it was great to see the progress many of them have made over the 5 races to date. We have one more race of this series to go and that is next Wednesday night when the race will be run in aid of the Lourdes Pilgrimage Trust, a very worthy charity that takes approx 500 children with special needs to Lourdes for a week at Easter. So all monies donated at next Wednesday night’s race will go to this very worthy cause. It costs approx 1000 Euros to bring a child on this trip every year, so all monies collected will be deeply appreciated by this Trust.

Back to the race and the first three men were Joey Feery in 14 mins 23 secs, Declan Curley 14 mins 58 secs and Keith O Brien in 14 mins 58 secs. The top three women were Aine Roche 15 mins 52 secs, Siobhan McHugh 16 mins 9 secs and Yvonne O Connor 17 mins 23 secs. The results are based on your Chip time that is the time from when the athlete starts under the gantry to the time that they finished under the gantry. I see a few athletes started down the field at the start and then put in a great effort to pass as many athletes as possible and so it is their net time (Chip Time) that counts. The results also show the split times for each lap and it is rounded up to the nearest second. Once again, it was an ideal night for running and it was great to see many athletes improve on their PBs.

Once again we are very grateful to the Barlo Motor Group for sponsoring this year’s series and the grand prize of driving a new car for a week. We are also very grateful to the Brothers of Charity for the use of their carpark as race headquarters and to all the stewards who ensured that the whole event was a brilliant success.

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k road race - Wed 4th Feb 2015

 Place    Name        4kTime    lap    last lap    Division
1 DECLAN CURLEY       14:57         7:18         7:40    SM
3 PAUDIE O KEEFFE       15:20         7:49         7:32    SM
4 BILLY MOLONEY       15:21         7:34         7:47    SM
2 CLAIRE ANNAN       15:11         7:35         7:37        SW
29 SUZANNE SHINE       17:12         8:31         8:42    SW
34 YVONNE O CONNOR       17:20         8:30         8:51    SW

The full results can be seen HERE

Report from Clonmel AC....The 4th race of the Barlo Motor Group sponsored 4K took place in ideal conditions. Competition was very good with the top three athletes finishing as 1st Declan Curley 14:57, 2nd Claire Annan 15:11 and 3rd Paudie O Keeffe 15:20. The prize winners tonight were Mark Corcoran 10th in 15:44, Robert Dower 22nd in 16:44, Jimmy Lonergan 32nd in 17:18, Andy Moloney 50th in 18:53, Patrick O Gorman 60th in 19:44 and the winner of a new car for the week from the Barlo Motor Group, 70th Judy Newman 20:45, Barbara o Reilly 82nd 21:55, Thomas Shanahan 92nd 23:11, Paula Kennedy 105th in 24:43 and Jackie Hickey 110th in 25:29.
The Club would like to thank the Brothers of Charity for the use of their carpark as our race headquarters and thanks to all our stewards who ensured that the whole event was a great success.
On Wednesday 18th February we will have our 4K charity Run and this year the worthy Charity will be the Irish Pilgrimage Trust and this is a Charitable organisation who take approx 500 children with special needs to Lourdes for a week at Easter, a very worthy cause and well worth supporting on Wednesday 18th February as all monies donated on that night will go to this worthy cause.

Photo shows Gillian Prendergast getting to use a brand new Ford Mondeo for a week. She was the lucky winner of the use of a new car in the 3rd race of the 4k Series sponsored by Barlo Motor Group.
Photo include: Ivan Barlow, Frank Lynch (Clonmel AC Chairman) & winner Gillian Prendergast.

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k race - Wed 28th Jan 2015

Race 3 Results of the Barlo Motor Group 4K Series
Clonmel A C 4K Road Race series - race 3 results        
Sponsored by Barlo Motor Group                  
                             
Prize    Race format - Lucky Dip                  
Winners    Place    Name    4kTime    1st Lap    2nd lap
1 WILLIAM MAUNSELL       13:48         6:53         6:56
2 KEVIN MAUNSELL       13:49         6:54         6:56
3 JOEY FEERY       14:49         7:13         7:36
31 SUZANNE SHINE       17:46         8:46         9:00
40 ANGELA WALSH       18:28         9:06         9:23
43 MARIAN FLAHERTY       18:33         9:08         9:25

Full results HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k race - Wed 21st Jan 2015

141 runners turned out for this 4k race in Clonmel, Co.Tipperary.

1 Michael Ryan    SM    14:15
2 John Shanahan    SM    14:19
3 Aidan Cremins    SM    14:42
8 Siobhan McHugh    SW    15:59
11 Angela McCann    SW    16:09
33 Angela Walsh    SW    17:41

The full results can be seen HERE

From Clonmel AC......The 2nd race of the Clonmel AC 4K series sponsored by the Barlo Motor Group took place in ideal running conditions, dry and no breeze, a major improvement on last week's weather conditions where we had to cancel the event on Health and Safety grounds due to the very bad stormy weather. It was great to see 140 athletes compete and we had some great finishes. The race format was Lucky Dip and the athletes who finished in the Pre Selected finishing positions were as follows: Aidan Cremins 3rd in 14:42, Daniel Kennedy 19th in 16:42, Ivan Barlow 25th in 17:01, Brian Slattery 36th in 17:45, Noel Prendergast 46th in 18:17, John Roche 52nd in 18:36, Tony Duggan 71st in 19:44, Rebecca Cassin 85th in 21:03, Honor Goonan 99th in 22:25, Nicola Guiry 106th in 23:18, Noel Curran 122nd in 24:41, Louise Daly 133rd in 25:31 and Susan Laste 137th in 26:33. 

Last night's results were based on the Chipped times as we had a wave start with athletes going off at different intervals. For instance John Shanahan was the first athlete across the finishing line in 14 mins 19 secs but Michael Ryan who started 18 seconds behind him ran 14 mins 15 secs for the distance. 

The Club would like to thank the Barlo Motor group for sponsoring this year's series and the winner of the car for this week is Noel Curran. The Club would also like to thank the Brothers of Charity for the use of their carpark and the Civil Defence for looking after the First Aid. The Club would also like to thank the many stewards who ensured that the whole event was successfully managed.

The race that was cancelled last week has been re scheduled for Wednesday 25th February. On Wednesday 18th February we will have our 4K charity Run and this year the worthy Charity will be the Irish Pilgrimage Trust and this is a Charitable organisation who take approx 500 children with special needs to Lourdes for a week at Easter, a very worthy cause and well worth supporting on Wednesday 18th February as all monies donated on that night will go to this worthy cause.
The race format for next week will also be the Lucky Dip format and you could be the Lucky owner of a new car from the Barlo Motor Group for a week, all you have to do is come along next Wednesday and participate at your own pace and you will in with a chance of winning that lovely car for a week.

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k race - Wed 7th Jan 2015

There was a total of 138 finishers in the Clonmel 4k race on Wed 7th Jan 2015. This was the first race in the new year series.

1 William Maunsell    12:27
2 Michael Ryan    14:20
3 John Shanahan    14:32
11 Siobhan McHugh 16:27
12 Claire Annan    16:27
28 Yvonne O Connor 17:41

The full results can be seen HERE

From Clonmel AC........The Club's 4K Road Race series sponsored by the Barlo Motor Group got underway last Wednesday night. Despite a torrential downpour about 40 minutes before the start, there was a very good entry of 140 athletes and they witnessed a brilliant performance by William Maunsell. While the rain eased off with 20 to go, the athletes had to contend with a swirling wind also. Right from the start, William made his intentions known opening up a lead on the chasing pack inside the first 400m. He kept this tempo going and was full of running as he came under the gantry in 6 mins 16 secs for the 1st lap. He maintained that very strong pace all the way to the finish line to record a very impressive 12 mins 27 secs for the 2 lap course...fantastic running and what a performance. William also held the old record which he set on the 28th November 2012 and it has stood since at 12 mins 50 secs. Then we had Michael Ryan finishing 2nd in 14:20 with John Shanahan 3rd in 14:32.

The ladies race was also very competitive as very little separating Siobhan McHugh and Clare Annan at the end of the first lap, they were still stride for stride as they came into view along the finishing straight and they were both credited with the same time, a brilliant 16 mins 27 secs great running with Yvonne O Connor 3rd in 17:41.

The Race format last night was Lucky Dip and one of the Lucky winners would win the opportunity to drive a new Barlo Motor Group car for a week and that Lucky winner was Aine Hayes. Aine ran very well when finishing 123rd in 25 mins 24 secs. The other Prize winners were Lar Martin 7th 15:51, Michael Fitzgibbon 17th 16:59, Dan Egan 21st 17:16, Jimmy Lonergan 30th in 17:51, Billy O Grady 43rd 18:36, Graham Swanton 57th 19:36, Barry Kent 73rd 20:14, Noel Curran 88th 22:06, Johnny Casey 90th 22:10, Nicola O Gorman 97th 22:48, Colette Walsh 130th 26:42 and Shauna Condon Ryan 138th 29:51.
The race start was a staggered start so the results are done on net times, we will use this system for all the races.

The Race format next week will also be Lucky Dip. The Club would again like to thank the Barlo Motor Group for their very generous sponsorship, thanks also to the brothers of Charity for the use of their carpark, to the Civil Defence for the First Aid and to our many stewards who ensured that the whole event was a great success. We still need more stewards to come forward and help out with the remaining five races, so text Niall at 086 1660888.

From Clonmel AC...Pictured here is Aine Hayes collecting the keys of her new car – sponsored by Barlo Motor Group.
Aine won the use of a brand new Hyundai i20 for a week after being the lucky dip runner selected to be the prize winner for the free use of the new Hyundai for the week in the Clonmel AC New Year 4k Series.

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k race - Wed 10th Dec 2014

The final race in the very popular Clonmel 4k series was on Wednesday the 10th of Dec 2014.

1    Michael Ryan    14:44.8
2    Joey Feery    14:50.8
3    Gary Grant    15:09.8
11    Clare Annan    15:49.4
33    Angela McCann    17:47
34    Yvonne O Connor    17:47.7

From Clonmel AC....The curtain came down on a very successful 4k series with the 6th and final race which attracted an entry of 111 athletes. The athletes had to contend with dry but blustery conditions. Competition was keen with Michael Ryan coming home a clear winner in 14 mins 45 secs with Joey Feery 2nd in 14 mins 51 secs with Gary Grant 3rd in 15 mins 10 secs. The top three women were Clare Annan 15 mins 50 secs, 2nd Angela McCann 17 mins 47 secs and 3rd Yvonne O Connor in 17 mins 49 secs. The Club would like to thank the Brothers of Charity, Civil Defence, our many stewards and helpers who helped to make this series our most successful Pre Christmas series ever.

The full results can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k race - Wed 3rd Dec 2014

A total of 148 runners took part in this race in Clonmel.

1    Jimmy Boland    14:03
2    Shane Mullaney    14:16
3    Joey Feery    14:36
20    Aine Roche    16:33
39    Yvonne O Connor    17:22
44    Catherine Rice    17:32
From Clonmel AC......The 5th race of the 4k Series took place in cold but dry conditions and it was brilliant to see such a large entry and especially so as it was for a very worthy cause - My Canine Companion Autism Services. The format was Lucky Dip based on pre selected finishing positions and the lucky winners were Aine Roche, Vincent McHugh, Sheena Mullins, Ann Marie Looby, Nicola O Gorman, Josephine Brett and Dearbhla O Keeffe. We used the wave start where the first group went off at zero seconds, the Green numbers went off at 20 seconds, the White numbers went off at 40 seconds and the Orange numbers went off at 60 seconds. The results show the athletes actual finishing time having deducted their wave time, be it zero, -20, -40 or -60 seconds, depending on what colour number the athlete was wearing.
The 1st 3 men tonight were Jimmy Boland in 14 mins 3 secs, Shane Mullaney in 14mins 16 secs and Joey Feery in 14 mins 36 secs. The 1st 3 Women were Aine Roche 16 mins 33 secs, Yvonne O Connor in 17 mins 22 secs and Catherine Rice 17 mins 32 secs.
We will hold our last 4k next Wednesday night, December 10th, as a result of having to cancel the race on 26th November due to Road works. So come along and set a PB for your final 4k of 2014. This series of races has been a fantastic success and the Club would like to thank the Brothers of Charity, the Civil Defence and all our stewards and officials for ensuring each night was a brilliant success, such help is indeed necessary in order to run an event safely.

The full results can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k road race - Wed 19th Nov 2014

From Clonmel AC.......The 4th race of the Pre Christmas 4k series took place on Wednesday evening in good conditions and we witnessed some great performances. Before the series is over we will do a check on all the performances and see who improved the most over the series. The race format was Predict your finishing time and run the distance without a watch. We had some great performances. We had 5 athletes who matched exactly their predictions and they were Bernard Feery 6th in 14 mins 58 secs, great to see Bernard running so well again, Lar Martin 1th in 15 mins 30 secs, John Tobin 21st 16 mins 40 secs, Niall McCarthy 42nd in 17 mins 30 secs, Jane English 78th in 19 mins, Jurita Wall 108th in 20 mins 50 secs and Damien Whelan who was 135th in 22 mins 30 secs. Aine Roche was 1 second inside her Prediction when finishing 15th in 16 mins 19 secs as were Neil Proven who was 47th in 17 mins 32 secs, Eddie Prendergast who was 57th in 17 mins 54 secs, Orla Durand who was 71st in 18 mins 38 secs. Roberta Ryan was 2 seconds outside her prediction when 141st in 23 mins 12 secs. There will be double celebrations in the Durand family as Benoit Durand won the 1st year Boys race in the South Tipperary Post Primary Schools Cross Country event today in Marlfield.
 
Race five format next week, November 26th, will be Lucky Dip and then we are onto our Charity Race on December 3rd when the very worthy charity in 'My Canine Companion for Autism' a very worthy cause and all monies collected on that night will be donated to this very worthy cause, so let's get as many people as possible to come along and participate, be it Run, Jog or Walk, 2 laps.
Once again the Club would like to thank the brothers of Charity for the use of their carpark, the Civil Defence for First Aid and to our many stewards who ensured the whole event was promoted very successful.

1    Shane Mullaney    14:11
2    Michael Ryan    14:17
3    Brian Carroll    14:41
12    Claire Annan    15:56
15    Aine Roche    16:19
39    Elaine Walley    17:12

The full results can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k road race - Wed 12th Nov 2014

From Clonmel AC...The 3rd race of the Pre Christmas 4K series took place in good conditions and once again we had a brilliant entry of 193 athletes, fantastic. It was brilliant to see the big entry and confirms last week's record entry of 198 wasn't a once off. The Club would like to thank the Civil Defence, the Brothers of Charity and our many stewards in helping to make last night's event such a success. The race format was a Lucky Dip where pre determined finishing positions are selected prior to the event and the winners last night were: Paudie O Connor, Andrew Downey, Paul Bowe, Oliver McGrath, Andrew McHale, Tom Tierney, Orla Durand, Keith Robinson, Tyrone Power, Tony Duggan, Mellissa McCarthy, Mary O Gorman, Anne Marie O Flynn, Josephine Brett, Jackie Walsh and Carol Dowling.
Just a reminder, No High Viz No Run - we barley had enough High Vizs for last night's race, so please don't forget to bring your High Viz with you for the 4Ks.
The 1st 3 men last night were 1st David Ryan 13 mins 29 secs, 2nd Michael Ryan 14 mins 16 secs and 3rd Nigel O Flaherty 14 mins 18 secs. 
The 1st 3 Women were 1st Aine Roche 16 mins 21 secs, 2nd Elaine Walley 17 mins 12 secs and 3rd Yvonne O Connor 17 mins 33 secs

The full results can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k race - Wed 29th Oct & Wed 5th Nov 2014

The Clonmel 4k series has now ben underway for two weeks and already new record have been set.

The first race in the 4k series was on Wednesday the 29th of Oct 2014 and 128 people took part.
1 Jimmy Boland    14:10
2 Shane Mullaney    14:24
3 Michael Ryan    14:42
22 Elaine Walley    17:43
25 Yvonne O Connor    17:51
34 Angela Walsh    18:18

The full results can be seen HERE

The second race was on Wednesday the 5th of November 2014 and a new record of 196 took part.

1    Michael Ryan    14:12
2    Shane Mullaney    14:34
3    Joey Feery    14:47
35    Elaine Walley    17:08
37    Yvonne O Connor    17:21
52    Angela Walsh    18:07

The full results can be seen HERE

The series continues every Wednesday evening in Clonmel until the 3rd of December. More details HERE

Notice...Tipperary...Clonmel 4k race series - Oct to Dec 2014

Clonmel AC are organising a series of 4 km races every Wednesday evening from the 29th of October to the 3rd of December 2014.

Some notes from the organisers....The Autumn 4K Road Race Series This very popular series of races caters for all levels of fitness and it gets underway on Wednesday 29th October at 7pm. This year’s series will consist of six races finishing on Wednesday 3rd December. The entry fee is 4 Euros and there will be prizes to be won every night of the series. We will use different race formats during the series. 

This series will cater for all levels of fitness as we will have three stagger starts catering for three different level of fitness. It is an ideal opportunity to Get and Stay Fit for the winter months in the company of others. This is a great way to encourage people to train during the Winter months, especially when the evenings get dark and it is easier to sit at home and watch TV. This year we are encouraging as many people as possible to come out to Get and Stay Fit. 

This series of races are also part of the Joe Grinsell 100km Challenge. We are indeed very grateful to the Brothers of Charity for the use of their Car park for registration. As regards parking please obey the stewards. 

There are a few Rules to be observed for this Series and we ask all participants to co operate: 
1. All runners must wear reflective bibs, luminous jackets or tops are not sufficient for running in the dark. It is part of the club’s health and safety policy that all runners MUST wear REFLECTIVE gear so please obey this rule. Proper reflective bibs can be bought at most Sports shops and we will have ones to borrow when you REGISTER each night. 
2. You must wear your number at the front of your bib as your number will be recorded as you cross the line and we can then work out your time. Please pin your number either above or below the reflective strip on your bib, pinning your number on the reflective strip will mean that you will not be visible to traffic. 
3. Watches, headphones, ipods or MP3 players are strictly forbidden. You must be able to hear the instructions of the stewards and you also need to be able to hear the traffic from all directions, there will be no exceptions to this rule. Stewards will take note of your number and we will know who you are, please don’t let this happen. 

This series of races is an ideal opportunity for everyone to Get and Keep Fit for the Winter at their own pace in the Company of other athletes as these races caters for all levels of fitness from Jogging to running. Indications are that this year’s series of races will attract a great entry so everyone is asked to come early and enter. Entries will be taken at the Brothers of Charity car park, Silversprings, from 6.15pm onwards each night. The Club would like members to come forward and help with the marshalling of these races. 

For further enquiries please contact Niall at 086 1660888.

Preview...Directions, preview, maps, etc of the course can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4k - Wed 26th Feb 2014

The last race in the Clonmel 4k series attracted a field of 111 runners with proceeds going to local charity CERT.

1    Jimmy Boland    14    06
2    Kenny Curran    14    08
3    Michael Ryan    14    09
8    Claire Annan    15    11
26    Suzanne Shine    17    20
36    Angela Walsh    18    09

The results can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4 km road race - Wed 29th Jan 2014

A total of 174 runners completed this 4k race in Clonmel, Co.Tipperary.

1    Stewart Moloney    13:16
2    Fintan Rice    13:59
3    John Shanahan    14:03
12    Claire Annan    15:06
35    Grainne O Callaghan    16:33
37    Mary Molloy    16:40

Results can be seen HERE

Report from Clonmel AC...Stewart Moloney clocks 2nd fastest time over 4k Course
The 4th Race of the Clonmel AC New Years Series took place tonight in good running conditions, no rain during the race. Once again there was a brilliant entry of 175 athletes. Last year’s corresponding race attracted 84 athletes. I have no doubt that the Joe Grinsell 100k Challenge is a Challenge that many of the athletes are attempting to achieve and that is brilliant. Looking down through the names of who have competed in the races it is great to see so many new names taking part in this Challenge and the great thing about this Challenge is that it covers the whole year and an athlete can achieve this Challenge at their own pace and if they pick the right races they don’t have to do a 10K, so this Challenge is achievable by all levels of fitness. With 5 races completed and 21kms covered we have 23 athletes who have done all 5 races, 75 more athletes who have done 4 races with 70 more athletes who have competed in 4 Races, this is absolutely fantastic.

Back to tonight’s race and once again the Club would like to thank the Brothers of Charity for the use of their car park, the Civil Defence for doing First Aid and to the many stewards who ensured the whole event was another success. Tonight’s format was Match your target Time which was the Athletes best time in this series and the Computer randomly added up to 10 secs or deducted up to 10 seconds off this time and athletes had to Match that target Time which wasn’t revealed to them. We had three athletes who Matched their Target time and they were Maurice Boland,  Paudie O Connor and Mark Corcoran while Michael J Ryan, Mark Foley, Kate O'Neill, Declan Gavigan, Siobhain Roche, Anne Ryan were 1 second off their target Time. Then we had Fintan Rice and Angela Walsh who were only 2 secs off their Target Time while Pat Ryan, Hannah Gilligan, John Shanahan, Edmund Roche and Mari Murphy Condon who were only 3 secs off their Target Time, well done to all the Prize winners and they can collect their Prizes when Registering at next week’s

The race was very competitive tonight with Stewart Moloney running a brilliant race when winning in 13 mins 16 secs, fantastic running. In the New Year 4k Series this is the 2nd fastest time. In 2005 Pat O Sullivan ran 13 mins 13 secs and i am sure that if Stewart had company over the final 400m he would have set a new record. Fintan Rice was 2nd in 13 mins 59 secs with John Shanahan 3rd in 14 misn 3 secs. In the Ladies race the top 3 were Clare Annan 1st in 15 mins 6 secs, 2nd Grainne O Callaghan 16 mins 33 secs and 3rd Mary Molloy 16 mins 40 secs.

Clonmel Park Hotel Sponsored prizes
Once again we are very grateful to Aine Roche , manageress of the Clonmel park Hotel for sponsoring some of tonight’s Prizes and the Lucky winners of a one day pass to all the Leisure Centre facilities are Fintan Rice, Paudie O Connor, Mark Corcoran, Declan Gavigan, Mark Foley, Mari Murphy Condon, Anne Ryan and Kate O Neill.

The South Tipperary Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic awards...These awards, generously sponsored by the South Tipperary Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic, 19 O Connell Street Clonmel, are for the most Improved Female and Male athlete of the 4k Series. To qualify for these awards athletes must have competed in either of the first 2 races of this Series. After 4 races the top 6 Female athletes who have improved the most are Bridget Heeney has improved by 3 mins 52 secs, Rebecca Cassin by 3 mins 10 secs, Melissa McCarthy by 3 mins 8 secs, Siobhain Dempsey by 2 mins 51 secs, Claire Lyness by 2 mins 43 secs and Jenny Hogan by 2 mins 32 secs, The top 6 Male athletes who have shown he greater improvement we have Sean Lyness leading at the moment as he has improved by 4 mins 45 secs, Michael Phelan by 3 mins 24 secs, Peter Vos by 3 mins 4 secs, Sean Looby by 2 mins 58 secs ,Jason O Dea by 2 mins 44 secs, and Brendan White by 2 mins 25
secs.

With two races to go this table will probably change again. Indeed looking down through the results over the past three races we have 158 athletes who have improved on their first outing, fantastic and well done to all concerned, keep up the training.

Race 5 Format...The 5th race format is Predict your Finishing Time competition. This is where the athlete swill Predict their Finishing Time when registering and then run the race without a Watch or I phone. Once again we would ask everyone to come early and register as we will once again start at 7pm. We would also ask Club members to park in the adjacent car parks and jog down to register.

Tipperary...Results of Clonmel 4k race - Wed 22nd Jan 2014

A record 190 runners turned out for the 3rd race in the Clonmel 4k series on Wednesday evening the 22nd of January.

1    Stewart Moloney    13:47
2    Michael Ryan    14:01
3    Fintan Rice    14:05
26    Carmel Fitzgibbon    16:07
30    Grainne O Callaghan    16:17
32    Aine Roche    16:21

The full results can be seen HERE

Report from Clonmel AC...
Record entry of 190 sees Stewart Moloney win 4k race

The 3rd race of the Clonmel Athletic Club New year 4k series took place tonight in ideal dry and calm conditions and once again a new record of 190 participants took part, brilliant. In last year’s equivalent event we had 87 athletes competing, fantastic to see so many competing. Many of the athletes made great use of these benign conditions to produce some great performances right down through the field and it was brilliant to see. Once again the Club would like to thank our many stewards and helpers who ensured that the whole event was well organised. Our thanks also to the Civil Defence for their help with First Aid and thanks also to the Brothers of Charity for the use of their car park.

Tonight’s format was Predict your Finishing Time and then athletes had to run the race without a watch or I Phone. Vincent McHugh got his prediction spot on, Vincent predicted 18 mins and he crossed the line in 18 mins, brilliant pacing. Our other winners were Michael Butler, Declan Curley, Derek Nolan, Colm Nolan, Ailbe Ryan, Grainne O Callaghan, Noel Ryan, Paul Bowe, Michael Freaney, Kealey Tideswell, Michael Ryan, Jonathan Cooney, Brian Tyrell, Shane Hickey, Noel Higgins, Marion O Neill, Jurita Wall and Paula Dwan. These Prizes can be collected at next week’s race when you register.

In the race itself Stewart Moloney ran very well when winning in 13 mins 49 secs, 2nd Michael Ryan 1 4mins 1 secs and 3rd Fintan Rice 1 4misn 5 secs. In the Ladies race Carmel Fitzgibbon was 1st in 16 mins 7 secs, 2nd Grainne O Callaghan 16 mins 17 secs and 3rd Aine Roche 16 mins 21 secs.

We are once again grateful to Aine Roche manageress of the Clonmel Park Hotel Leisure Centre for sponsoring 4 Prizes again tonight. We are also very grateful to South Tipperary Sports Clinic and Injury for sponsoring
Prizes for the most improve Female and Male athlete in this year’s series, we will publish a top six in both competitions tomorrow.

Race 4 format will be Match your Target Time. Here we will take an athlete’s best time for this year’s series, the last three races, and the computer will randomly add up to 15 secs or it will randomly deduct up to 15 secs off the athletes best time and that will be you Target time to beat. So for instance Stewart Moloney ran 13 mins 49 secs. His target time will range between 13 mins 34 sec and 14 mins 4 secs. In this event you can wear your watches, so best of luck to everyone. 

Race 6 on the 12th February is our Charity Run, This year we have selected the South Eastern Radiotherapy Trust (SERT). This is a very worthy cause and we are delighted to help in some small way raise much needed funds for this Charity. All monies donated on the night will go to this very worthy cause and we encourage everyone to come along and support. SERT was launched in November 2005, to support the provision of radiotherapy for cancer patients from the South East of Ireland. SERT provides vehicles which are driven by groups of local volunteers from Dungarvan, Kilkenny, Clonmel, Wexford and Waterford. They transport cancer patients who require radiotherapy to the treatment units at the UPMC Cancer Centre, Waterford and to Cork University Hospital, free of charge. For the future SERT continues to fundraise for running costs, insurance, vehicle maintenance and replacement and is extremely grateful to its numerous benefactors, including private individuals, fundraising volunteer groups, industry and trade unions. Working within our communities we can, by providing this transport, make a significant impact towards helping cancer patients receive state of the art radiotherapy and improve their outcome. The principal aim of the Trust is to support the provision of transport for cancer patients from this area.

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4 km race - Wed 15th Jan 2014

A record 161 runners took part in the second race in the Clonmel 4k Winter Series.

1    John Shanahan    14    12
2    Michael Ryan    14    19
3    Declan Curley    14    32
10    Claire Annan    15    09
33    Grainne O Callaghan    16    43
47    Fiona Bourke    17    30

The full results can be seen HERE

Race report from Clonmel AC...
The second race of the Clonmel AC 4K New Year Series drew a record entry of 184 athletes beating the previous record of 161 set in 2012. It was an ideal night for running and competition was very keen throughout the race. The race also attracted 68 newcomers, which is phenomenal. The format was once again the Lucky Dip where pre-selected finishing positions are drawn and the athletes that finish in these positions are the Lucky winners. The Club is once again very grateful to the Park Hotel Leisure Centre for 4 prizes of admission to their Leisure Centre and the Club would like to thank Aine Roche, the Leisure Centre manageress for such Sponsorship.

Next Week's race format is Predict your Finishing Time. In this competition when athletes register for the race they must give their predicted Finishing time and then they must run the race without a watch or IPHONE or IPOD. We would ask athletes to come early and register as we will start the race on time at 7pm, like tonight, a few people missed the start again tonight, so please come early and enter.
The Club would again like to thank all the Club members who once again ensured that the whole event was a success and thanks also to the Civil Defence for their help with First Aid. The Club would also like to thank the Brothers of Charity for the use of their facilities.

The Lucky winners tonight were Kenny Curran, Shane Mullaney, Tadgh Vaughan, Daniel Slattery, Mike Fitzgibbon, Mike Curtin, James Lonergan, Sean Looby, Damien Whelan, Shane Hickey, Rachel Leo, Kevin Freaney, Caitriona Ryan and Caroline O Donnell. For the record the 1st 3 men were John Shanahan 14 mins 12 secs, Michael Ryan 14 mins 19 secs and Declan Curley 14 misn 32 secs. The 1st 3 Women were Claire Annan 15 mins 9 secs, 2nd Grainne O Callaghan 16 mins 43 secs and 3rd Fiona Bourke 17 mins 30 secs.

Just a brief look down through the results I can see many athletes have already improved on their performance on the first night, that is brilliant and what away to start 2014, improvement after only the 2nd race, keep it up, that is fantastic. It was great to see so many running tonight and they all running at their own pace and well done to all the newcomers, you have achieve 4k and this is only the 15th of January, we have 4 more of these races over 4k. The aim should be to run as many of them as you can at your own pace and over time you WILL improve. It is never too late to start, if you are interested, just come along and if you can only get 1 lap, so be it, no problem. You have made a start, 2k is better than zero, Again regular training at your own pace and you will improve. For those who would like to train on another night, the Club has two very successful training sessions on Monday Night at our facilities at the Dr. Pat O'Callaghan Sports Complex, Cashel Road Clonmel. From 7 to 8 we have the Ladies Meet and Train where we have 5 groups of different levels of fitness from running to jogging to walking, all at your own pace and all groups are supervised by qualified coaches. Then from 8.15 to 9.30pm we have the Men's training sessions where we also have 5 Groups that covers all levels of fitness. For further details contact Niall at 086 1660888

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 4 km road race - Wed 8th Jan 2014

There was a big turn out of 152 runners for the first race on Wednesday evening for the Clonmel 6 km race series.

1    Michael Ryan    14    16
2    Declan Curley    14    35
3    Jimmy Boland    14    45
18    Aine Roche    16    23
19    Grainne O Callaghan    16    25
29    Kealey Tideswell    17    20

Race report from Niall O'Sullivan of Clonmel AC....

Fantastic Start to the Joe Grinsell 100k Challenge.....The Clonmel Athletic Club 2014 4K series got off to a fantastic start last night when 152 athletes participated over this popular route. Prior to the race the Club were delighted to launch the Joe Grinsell 100k Challenge as Joe was a stalwart in our Club and who died so sudden last year. The Club were delighted to welcome Bernie Grinsell, Joe’s sister to the launch and she said the family really appreciated the way the Club was honouring Joe’s memory.

Tonight’s format was a Lucky Dip based on finishing positions drawn prior to the race. The Lucky Winners were Michael Ryan, Shane Mullaney, Nigel O Flaherty, Michael J Ryan, Kealey Tideswell, Michael Ryan, Joe Ryan, Patrick O Gorman, Trish Browne, Brigid Ryan, Tanya Kennedy, Stacey Lonergan, Anne Marie O Flynn and Caitriona Ryan. In tonight’s race our prizes included 4 Special prizes of a Day to use all the facilities as the Park Hotel Leisure Centre and they were presented to the Club by Aine Roche, the manageress of the Leisure Centre and the Club is very grateful to Aine and the Park Hotel for such wonderful prizes.

In the race itself the pace was fast with Michael Ryan of Dundrum winning the race in 14 mins 16 secs with Declan Curley was 2nd in 14 mins 35 secs and Jimmy Boland 3rd in 14 mins 45 secs. Aine Roche was the 1st Lady finisher in 16 mins 23 secs with Grainne O Callaghan 2nd in 16 mins 25 secs and Kealey Tideswell 3rd in 17 mins 20 secs. Just a quick look at the results it was great to see many new faces participating in this year’s series, keep up the good work, now that you have made such a great start, get in these 6 races at your own pace and you will be well on your way to getting and staying fit.

So the Joe Grinsell 100k Challenge is up and running, so remember all you have to do is complete a 100k of the Clonmel A C races that will be promoted throughout the year and you will win for yourself a specially designed Joe Grinsell 100k Challenge training top. There is no specific fee for this Challenge and the Club will monitor everyone’s progress over the races and will issue progress reports as the series unfolds over the next 12 months, so best of luck to everyone

The race format for race 2 will also be a Lucky Dip Format, where a Draw on finishing positions will be held before the races and who ever finishing in those Lucky positions will win a prize.

Clonmel 4 km race series...Every Wed...8th Jan to 12th Feb

Clonmel AC are organising a series of 4 km races every Wednesday evening from the 8th of January to the 19th of February.

Please note that as the race on the 5th of February was cancelled due to weather conditions, this race has been rescheduled for the 19th of February.

Some notes from the organisers....This very popular series gets underway on January 8th, at 7pm and continues every Wednesday night up to and including Wednesday 12th February which is our Charity Run. Entries will be taken at the Brothers of Charity Car park from 6.15pm onwards and all participants must wear a high Viz top. This is an ideal event to get you started for 2014 as the course is relatively flat and with over 100 participants taking part you will have plenty of company on the route. In a recent survey in England 39% of the runners surveyed only took up running when they were between 25 and 34 years of age, never too late.

For further details please contact Niall at 086 1660888

Preview...Directions, preview, maps, etc of the course can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel Evening 4k - Wed 20th Feb 2013

A total of 127 people took part in this 4k charity race in aid of Acute Stroke Services

Place    Athlete's Name   Time
1    Joe Whelan    14:14
2    Fintan Rice    14:21
3    Eoin McGrath    14:27
25    Marie Fitzgibbon    16:58
40    Donna Nagle    17:38
50    Sheena Mullins    18:52

The full results can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel Evening 4k race - Wed 6th Feb 2013

Place    Athlete's Name    Mins    Secs
1    Fintan Rice    14:25
2    Dermot Logue    14:30
3    Joe Whelan    14:56
12    Angela McCann    15:40
18    Catherine Rice    16:13
19    Johanna Lacy    16:15

The full results can be seen HERE

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel Evening 4k race - Wed 30th Jan 2013

Place    Athlete's Name    MINS    Secs
1    Fintan Rice    14:36
2    Dick O Gorman    15:00
3    Ian Purcell    15:14
31    Marianne Kennedy    17:43
32    Suzanne Shine    17:45
45    Sheena Mullins    19:16

The full results can be seen HERE