tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post9214291474622309651..comments2024-03-28T20:05:54.450+00:00Comments on Running in Cork, Ireland: Poor turnout for the National Inter County Cross Country Championships in GalwayJohn Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-91120796795745625422016-02-18T10:18:28.736+00:002016-02-18T10:18:28.736+00:00People prefer to run as a club team because they k...People prefer to run as a club team because they know each other and train with each other. Other counties have specific county training sessions for county teams where they get to know each other and run better as a team. Maybe if Cork tried this approach at least at juvenile level there might be an improvement in numbers. As for low junior numbers, its hard to compete with hurling/football etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-80105259143740905432016-02-17T20:39:55.368+00:002016-02-17T20:39:55.368+00:00The fixture list is crazy... Munster Junior CC., M...The fixture list is crazy... Munster Junior CC., Munster Colleges CC.,All Ireland Inter County Junior CC all in the space of 8 days and I am sure the Inter Varsities Indoors were in that time frame as well, why cannot all these bodies sit down and draw up a fixture list that would be conductive to maximizing the numbers in all competitions, all this and half a million euro cross country course Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-18225605269251891972016-02-17T17:29:23.638+00:002016-02-17T17:29:23.638+00:00People in other codes would go through fire and wa...People in other codes would go through fire and water to wear a county jersey but nowadays the people in athletics seen to have no pride in their county. There was a time when the aim of cross country runners in Cork was to wear the red singlet!But not any more.<br />As for the venue that should not be an issue and is not an issue An All-Ireland is an All-lreland,if people are serious about Cros country fannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-26596760970985617692016-02-17T13:22:57.462+00:002016-02-17T13:22:57.462+00:00Judging from the numbers in the junior races here ...Judging from the numbers in the junior races here and at other events this year is it simply a case that athletes are not coming through? We are seeing big numbers in the masters races but go back to when these masters were junior we had relatively big fields for county championships let alone munster and all Ireland.<br />We have a lot of people taking up athletics for health and fitness reasonsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-79126958905910220092016-02-17T12:05:20.343+00:002016-02-17T12:05:20.343+00:00Ref prizes....There are none. It's national me...Ref prizes....There are none. It's national medals. John Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-32588377454317289122016-02-17T11:55:47.255+00:002016-02-17T11:55:47.255+00:00What are the prizes at these kind of races? Just c...What are the prizes at these kind of races? Just curious! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-13426729666108604402016-02-17T10:56:33.526+00:002016-02-17T10:56:33.526+00:00Is cross country dead in the water, or what can be...Is cross country dead in the water, or what can be done to revive it ? <br />is it just a case the season needs to be cut off at December bar the masters? Will we ever see an Irish team run at World cross country again ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-88066144088560816342016-02-16T18:21:46.269+00:002016-02-16T18:21:46.269+00:00I cant believe Cork couldn't find 6 men and 4 ...I cant believe Cork couldn't find 6 men and 4 women to run for their county. What is wrong with runners these days ? Surely its a chance for top seniors etc to get a competitive race in rather than just another local road race ? ANd potential medals for those in weaker clubs ? If this race is gone its gone and the XC season down to six or seven weeks pre Xmas which is madness from a distanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com