Athletics Ireland Under 16 Indoor Pentathlon
Fiachra Mehigan represented Menapians at the Athletics Ireland Under 16 Indoor Pentathlon on Sunday (12th January) at the National Indoor Arena in Dublin. He was 7th in the sprint hurdles, broke 4 metres in the long jump, set a new personal best in the shot put, cleared 1.30m in the high jump and was 4th in his 800m. He finished 7th overall in the national competition. He was the 3rd Leinster athlete in this competition which saw him rewarded his first Leinster Championships Indoor medal. Fantastic performance and we look forward to Fiachra’s achievements for 2025 and beyond!
Ferrycarrig 5 Mile
Due to the recent cold snap the organisers had to postpone the race for 1 week in the interest of safety. A correct call to be fair as the popular race attracts athletes and fun runners from near and far.
They were rewarded with a bright mild day which is suited to running and athletes turned up en mass to take part.
The popular wooly hats were available to all who completed the 5 miles. A gang of 24 club members made their way to the home of Wexford FC where the start/finish lines are located and they joined with many club members from Wexford and neighbouring counties. Congratulations to Martin who won the M70 age category, classy running as ever from Martin.
Nice to see so many colours on display. One of ours thought the 5 miles was a bit too easy so decided to push his child around in a pram to make it more difficult !
Club Results:
Tony Harpur 31:24
Brian Smyth 33:00
Dermot Foley 33:15
John Hyland 35:05
Eamonn Foley 35:54
Jesse Kielthy 36:20
Martin Kelly (M70 winner) 36:53
Helen Wallace 37:02
Tadhg Henderson 37:45
Conor MacAogain 38:39
Ryan Ellard 39:21
Micheál Kinsella 40:43
John Dier 41:26
Rob Casey 41:52
Gareth Lloyd 41:58
Geoff Hoffheinz 42:25
Sarah Bermingham 43:26
Ilze Bedrite 43:47
Enda O'Sullivan 44:14
Ger Mulhall 48:08
Ann Thomas 48:23
Siobhan Doyle 49:09
Helen Burrell 49:24
Bridie McGuire 1:07:05
parkrun
A special morning for Bridie on Saturday as she hit the milestone of 250 parkruns (with lots more as a volunteer). Well done Bridie hope you enjoyed the 2 cakes, most people would be happy with 1 cake !
Brian Smyth, Enda O'Sullivan, Fran Power, Sarah Bermingham, Micheál Kinsella, Linda Leacy, Darren O'Grady, Michael Murphy, Gareth Lloyd, Dermot Foley, Bridie McGuire & Alex Parris all ran the Wexford Racecourse Parkrun.