Tomorrow is the day and we have an early start! Well done for being part of the team!
Don't miss the bus, we're pulling away from the RSC at 6:45am so get there on time! Its tough, its early but you are part of an elite team, not everybody is in a position to represent their club and county in a Munster Championship so lets be up for the competition!
Early to bed tonight, parents and athletes!
Don't forget to bring:
- Healthy packed lunch, (and a few sweets for after)
- A bottle of water,
- Your WAC singlet, (don't worry we have spares for the day if you don't have one or can't find it!)
- A pair of shorts, (We don't have spares on this!)
- Your spikes (if you have them, if not bring a spare pair of runners/shoes for after),
- Wet gear/raincoat, (it is Kerry after all, lots of rain, even on a sunny day)
- A change of clothes including socks (and a towel),
If an athlete is not accompanied by a parent make sure they have a telephone contact so we can advise about the return time at the RSC on Sunday evening.
Waterford AC have booked a full 3 course meal on the way back so spending money should be kept to a minimum! Absolutely no more than €5 should be brought (at the Even age munster championships a tray of chips, which were very popular after the race, were selling for €2:50).
Once our athletes start the journey they are representing Waterford AC. and Waterford county. We are delighted about that and hope they do us proud and enjoy the experience. We expect good behaviour throughout the day and look forward to welcoming them back on many more trips with Waterford AC Juvenile Section.
We have a few more Cross-Country meets coming up this month, our WAC-New-Year-Cross-Country-Sports and PARTY in our Mount Sion training venue in early January followed by the Indoor Season between January and March leading into the Track & Field Season in the summer, ....... so keep an eye on this blog for up to date info.
Don't forget, (or maybe this is news to you, if you are a parent particularly!), that this is part of our Conditioning Phase of our yearly program, so what our athletes are doing tomorrow in the Munster Cross Country Championship is part of a bigger picture and is hard work. Our training since the end of last summer when we started the mile series as part of the Tom Murray Group has proved that with a focused effort our athletes are now in a position to get out there and compete with the best in Munster and we are delighted to announce that not only are we competing but we are now winning also and in the Even Age Munster Championships recently our girls U18 team of Siobhain Heylin, Niámh Tebay, Lucy Power and Elaine Stone have qualified to represent the Waterford AC in the All-Ireland Finals in Kilbeggan, Westmeath on November 23rd. Also it is great news for the club that Conor Quinn will represent Waterford County on the county team in the U12 race at the same All-Ireland finals in Kilbeggan. Well done to to these great athletes and hopefully we might have equally great news to report after tomorrow!
Also, some athletes and parents are travelling this evening or in the morning, under their own steam, so we wish them a safe journey and will meet at Tralee race course tomorrow morning for an 11 o'clock warm up! Racing starts at 12 noon. Don't forget we are all meeting up together for the meal on the way back to celebrate a great day of participation.
Waterford AC Juvenile Section looks forward to a great day in Kerry tomorrow, and well done in advance to all for participating!......Sher what else would you be doing on a wet Sunday afternoon in Kerry?????
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