!!!!Half Marathon of the Year 2019 Winners !!!!

Waterford Athletic Club is delighted to learn that our half marathon was voted the best half in Ireland 🇮🇪 in the www.runninginireland.com awards. Running in Ireland

The award is most welcome, following the hard efforts of the race committee due to the route change etc in December 2019, and the committee of WAC would like to thank each and everyone whom voted for us, see you all in December 2020.

After a very long day at AIT, Athlone at the National Indoor Combined Events Championships our WAC athletes all had medal success.

Masters Men’s O50 – Paschal Halley gold medal and Tom O’Brien silver medal
Women’s O40-49 , Nichole Tighe gold medal

In the women’s Junior category Emily O’Mahony came away with the bronze medal.

Membership Registration for 2020 is now due.

Waterford AC will hold a registration night for Juvenile Membership on Tuesday 14th January, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm in the RSC, Cork Road, Waterford.

Registration forms will be available on the night OR can be downloaded from the WAC website in advance.

Senior Membership Registration can be renewed through the ‘Membership’ link on www.Waterfordac.com

NOTE: All athletes must be registered by 31st January.

Non-registration means you are not covered by insurance

Well done to the WAC athletes who took part in the Munster Indoor Championships – Junior and U23 and the Juvenile Penthatlon.

Eoin Kenny – gold in U23 400m
James Murphy – silver in U23 Long Jump
Sophie Crowley – silver in the Junior High Jump.

Well done also to Jack Corcoran and Cassandra Abullo.

Join us for one of Ireland’s oldest road races celebrating 50 years.

Athletics summer camp running for July 2nd – 6th in Tramore

390 people took on the 7.5 mile course from the Viking Triangle in Waterford city center to Tramore on the evening of Saturday April 28th. The event was won my Andrew Connick of Ferrybank A.C. Ruth Fitzgerald of Waterford A.C. in the Ladies. Read on for results and pictures.

Our shop is now back open. We have mad a bit of a change to how gear is order. You now purchase online and Alfie Hale Sports will receive your order directly so it will be ready for collection in 24 hours. If for some what you order is out of stock we will contact you directly to let you know when it will be back https://waterfordac.com/shop/

Pictured at the launch of the The Paddy Flanagan Memorial Race at the RSC on Tuesday last was Derek Tebay from sponsors, Blue Wall Technologies handing over the sponsorship cheque to Cáit Caulfield, Waterford AC, also included were Trevor Walsh, Chairman, Waterford AC and young Waterford AC athletes Matteo Mary, Ailbhe Munro, Carla Fanning, Lucy Colbert and Lucy Clinton. The race takes place on Saturday 28th April at 7pm sponsored by Blue Wall Technologies. Register for €10 + booking online at www.waterfordac.com