Thursday, April 5, 2018

Notice...Annual Intersport Elverys / Asics Summer Road Race Series, Waterford - Apr to Aug 2018

The annual Intersport Elverys / Asics Summer Road Race Series will start on Friday the 6th of April and continue until the 31st of August 2018. Organised by West Waterford AC, there are a total of 12 races in the series.



24TH ANNUAL INTERSPORT ELVERYS / ASICS SUMMER SERIES 2018

Race 1... Fri 6th Apr (7pm)... Ballinroad 5k nr Dungarvan...€7 pre-entry / €10 on the day ... info on WWAC site...

Race 2... Fri 13th Apr (7pm)... Butlerstown 4 mile nr Waterford City...€7 pre-entry / €10 on the day ... info on WWAC site...

Race 3... Sat 28th Apr (7pm)... Waterford to Tramore 7.5 mile...€10 pre-entry / €15 on the day ... info on WWAC site...

Race 4... Fri 11th May (7:30pm)... Ardmore 5 mile... €7 pre-entry / €10 on the day... info on WWAC site...

Race 5... Fri 25th May (7:30pm)... Touraneena 5k... €7 pre-entry / €10 on the day... info on WWAC site...

Race 6... Fri 8th June (7:30pm)... Clashmore 5k... €7 pre-entry / €10 on the day... info on WWAC site...

Race 7... Fri 22nd June (7:30pm)... Dromana 5 mile... €7 pre-entry / €10 on the day... info on WWAC site...

Race 8... Fri 6th July (7:30pm)... Ras na Rinne 6 mile nr Dungarvan... €7 pre-entry / €10 on the day... info on WWAC site...

Race 9... Fri 20th July (7:30pm)... Ballymacarbry 5 mile... €7 pre-entry / €10 on the day ... info on WWAC site...

Race 10... Thurs 2nd Aug (7:30pm)... Marine Climb 6 mile Dungarvan... €7 pre-entry / €10 on the day... info on WWAC site...

Race 11... Fri 17th Aug (7:30pm)... GSK 5 mile in Dungarvan... €10... info on WWAC site...

Race 12... Fri 31st Aug (7pm)... Ballinameela 5k nr Dungarvan... €7 pre-entry / €10 on the day... info on WWAC site...


From West Waterford AC........It's that time of year again when we turn our attention to the summer series which we are doing now for the 24th time. Many of the races have remained the same for much of these 24 years with some new ones added as time has elapsed, As we know with many things you can't sit still and you have to change and evolve and update as time goes by to help freshen things up as we go along. With that said we are always trying to loom at new ideas while always trying to keep our core traditional events unchanged as much a possible for as we all know tradition is important.

Last year as you all know we changed our overall series sponsor to Intersport Elverys  bringing together a power house sports retail name in  the industry in Ireland along with an athletics house hold brand in Asics. So looking forward the series more or less keeps the same format, we will include a brand new race bringing the total of events now to 12, the only road racing series in the country with this many races. We are introducing a brand new race The Ballinameela 5k which will slot in as the final race in the series for 2018, this event we are very excited about with a brilliant community spirit out in Ballinameela and a super fast course also it will round off the event in great style.

The 12 race program will be held over the summer months from April to August with a diverse programme of events which holds something in it for everyone, both distance and terrain wise. We will have some other slight changes also this year with Clashmore changing to a new 5k course, Ras  Na Rinne will also see a change to the Cunnigar leg of the course.

We are looking forward to meeting all our old friends throughout the summer months and hopeful we make also make many new acquaintances along the way as well.

For further information please contact James 086-8184762 or info AT westwaterfordathletics DOT org


For more information on the race series, visit the West Waterford AC website

RACE ENTRY INFORMATION
We are finding that many are now using our online pre entry to many of our races which is a huge help to the race organisers .This year our online entry will be 7 euro and if you wait to enter on the night of the race it will be 10 euro. Also we are continuing our online race series package which will cost you 40 euro. The overall prize fund for the series will remain the same as last year and this is achievable with thanks to the generosity of our great sponsors. As a non-profit making club which has always strived to cater for all levels of participants and promoted itself as having events organised for runners by runners, we know from the feedback that runners appreciated the effort’s being made by our club in this matter and participants from far and near came and supported our events . We're really looking forward to seeing runners of all standards back again this coming summer series. But remember save yourself money and get your online race entry in.

VALUE SUMMER SERIES RACE PACKAGE
This unique Race Package allows participant's to enter West Waterford A.C.'s own races in the Intersport Elverys/Asics Summer Series. So for €40 you are entered for The Ballinroad 5k on April 6th, Ardmore 5 Mile on 11th May, Clashmore 5K on 8th June, Dromana 5 Mile on 22nd June, Ras Na Rinne 6 Mile on 6th July, Ballymacarbry 5 Mile on 20th July, and Marine Climb on 3rd August.  If you will be pre entered for all the listed races and your race number will be available for pick up at each race headquarters.

Here is the link for the series package... https://endurancecui.active.com/event-reg/select-race?e=52685153

CAN YOU COMPLETE SEVEN FROM TWELVE?
We will continue again this year with the rewards system where any runner that completes 7 out of the 12 races over the series will once again qualify for an Intersport Elverys/Asics voucher to the value of 30 euro which will be  redeemable at the Intersport Elverys Sports store in Dungarvan for Asics product. For the best value summer series in the country it's got to be the Intersport Elverys/Asics series - where would you get it?

Pictured at the launch at Intersport Eleverys Dungarvan of the Intersport Elverys/Asics summer series of road races were l-r Tiernan Russell Intersport Elverys Dungarvan, Michael Hatton Asics Ireland and James Veale West Waterford athletic club

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