Athletics Ireland release club stats for June 2016

Athletics Ireland have just released the membership stats for all the athletic clubs in Ireland as of the end of June 2016. Things begin to slow down now for the rest of the year with pretty minor changes from month to month. These are the athletic clubs in Cork with more than 50 adult members...

Club (Seniors & Masters)...End of June 2016 (Change since May)
1. Ballymore Cobh AC    183 (+3)
2. Eagle AC        182 (+5)
3. Mallow AC    164 (+3)
4. St.Finbarrs AC    161 (+12)
5. Leevale AC    161 (+5)
6. Midleton AC    159 (0)
7. Youghal AC    157 (+5)
8. Ballintotis Fit4Life    149
9. Watergrasshill AC    131 (0)
10. Togher AC    130 (+2)
11. Dromahane Road Runners    104 (+3)
12. Bandon AC    94 (0)
13. Grange Fermoy AC    83 (+3)
14. Tracton AC    78 (0)
15. Clonakilty Runners AC    76 (0)
16. Aghada Running Club    76 (0)
17. St.Nicholas AC    65 (+2)
18. Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC    63 (+5)
19. North Cork AC    62 (+8)
20. Bantry AC    58 (+1)
21. Bweeng Trailblazers    56 (+1)
22. Galtee Runners AC 51 (+4)
23. Ballincollig AC 50 (+4)

In comparison to 12 months ago, there are a number of changes in those clubs with 80 or more adult members.

Some points...
1) Clubs with Fit4Life beginner programmes tend to have a large membership. There are plenty of smaller clubs that are more focused on other areas like track and field and the faster end of road running.

2) Adult membership tends to reflect the clubs active in road race. There are plenty of clubs with lots of juvenile members but the number of adults coaching them would be relatively small.

3) These stats are for clubs registered with Athletics Ireland. There are a growing number of small running clubs who are doing their own thing.

You can find the stats for May 2016 up on the Athletics Ireland website.