Start of the East Cork 3 km series in Midleton...Tues 12th Oct (7:30pm)

East Cork AC kick off their winter series of 3 km road races on Tuesday evening, the 12th of October at 7:30pm. If you are coming from Cork, take the bypass and at the main roundabout, take the 3rd exit and the road south towards Whitegate. After the Topaz garage, take the 2nd right. Entries are taken at one of the parked cars.

What is it???...........Basically, the race itself is 3 loops of a 1km circuit just to the South of Midleton in East Cork. No prizes, no refreshments or anything like that. It's just a 3k run. Entry fee is about €3. The start time for each race is 7:30pm. There will probably be around 100-120 runners taking part.

Note of Caution....If you are doing this race, remember it is in a residental area. The organisers depend on the goodwill of the local residents so that this race can continue. Please keep this in mind when parking, warming up and so on.

Reflective vest........Part of this race is on the hard shoulder of the Midleton to Whitegate road. The organisers request that you wear a reflective bib or vest for the race.

Please note the primary purpose for this series of races is to provide some winter training for runners in the East Cork area. Due to the location of the race, it can only handle a certain number of runners. 70-80 is a nice number, 100-120 and it's getting congested, especially at the finish line. 150 and above will present a lot of problems. Just something to consider if you are going. This is the only preview of the race series that I'll be putting up here on the site.......i.e. Notify people that the series is on but not to constantly remind them.


If you want more info, you will find the following below from the race series flyer....
 
‘3K’ WINTER SERIES


Total of 7 runs over 3km (just short of 2 miles) in Midleton between


October and February – Run ANY FIVE and receive


a classy printed long-sleeve T-shirt!


The Series takes in three laps of a 1km circuit around Bailick and Ballinacurra.


Entries, along with the start and finish, are at the bottom of the Dark Road.

ALL COMPETITORS ARE REQUESTED TO WEAR A REFLECTIVE BIB
ALSO, PLEASE SHOW CONSIDERATION FOR LOCAL RESIDENTS
AND REFRAIN FROM PARKING OUTSIDE HOUSES AND APARTMENTS


DATES:
Tuesday October 12th 2010
Tuesday November 2nd 2010
Tuesday November 23rd 2010
Tuesday December 14th 2010
Tuesday January 4th 2011
Tuesday January 25th 2011
Tuesday February 15th 2011
Entry fee: €3.00 per race. Time: 7.30pm each night.