Conditions for the event were pretty much ideal...overcast and cool with just a gentle breeze. The numbers were up a bit on last year but it seemed to be mainly clubs from Cork City and East Cork making up the numbers. It probably has something to do with the location because there seemed to a complete absence of club runners from West Cork and from the North of the county. I presume if it was held in those areas then the clubs there would participate but there would be a drop in the numbers from East Cork and Cork City?
In the womens novice category, St.Finbarr's AC took Gold, well ahead of Midleton AC in second and Eagle AC in 3rd. In the Womens Over 35 Masters which covers 35-44 year olds, St.Finbarr's were on top again, Midleton AC again were second and Eagle AC just behind in third. In the Womens Over 45 Masters, Midleton AC came out top this time to take Gold with St.Finbarrs taking Silver.
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| Members of Midleton AC before the race |
You can find the full results up on the Cork Athletics website HERE
Photos......(Updated Thurs 19th Mar @11am)
1) I have about 50 photos HERE
2) Mick Dooley of Eagle AC took a number of photos of the mens race and the womens race
3) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has 137 photos HERE
Photos.....(Facebook account required to view)
1) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a gallery HERE and HERE
Lost item : A Black 'Hilly' sweatshirt was lost in the room in the Midleton Park hotel after the race. If someone picked it up by accident then let me know and I'll forward your details to the owner.
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| Members of Youghal AC before the race |
A hard race for sure.
ReplyDeleteI wonder will they post the ladies times too?
John, you speak of the absence of clubs and location being a factor. There appears to be no runners from Cobh, Carrigtwohill ,Ballintotis which are on the venues doorstep.I see from Facebook Carrigtwohill AC were in the Patrick's Day Parade but to skip the championships for that just shows their priorities.Great to see the numbers increasing anyway despite this.
ReplyDeleteIt's possible that some clubs with a lot of juvenile members might prefer to take part in local parades.
ReplyDeleteAs a member of a club, I had no interest in taking part. It was just another race. Plenty more to choose from.
ReplyDeleteYou say you are a member of a club.Is it a running club or an athletic club (AAI) there is a big difference.Calling the County Championships just another race does not display much knowledge of or interest in athletics.
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