Latest stats show that Mallow AC is now the largest athletic club in Cork

Athletics Ireland have recently released the membership stats for all the athletic clubs in Ireland as of the end of July 2016. They show that Mallow AC is now the largest athletic club in Cork in terms of adult membership after adding an additional 39 members in July. These are the athletic clubs in Cork with more than 80 adult members...

Club (Seniors & Masters)...End of July 2016 (Change since June)
1. Mallow AC    205 (+39)
2. Ballymore Cobh AC    189 (+6)
3. Eagle AC        185 (+3)
4. Leevale AC    167 (+3)
5. St.Finbarrs AC    161 (0)
6. Youghal AC    161 (+4)
7. Midleton AC    160 (+1)
8. Ballintotis Fit4Life    149 (0)
9. Watergrasshill AC    131 (0)
10. Togher AC    130 (+2)
11. Bandon AC    113 (+19)
12. Dromahane Road Runners    104 (0)
13. Grange Fermoy AC    84 (+1)
14. Tracton AC    81 (+3)
15. Aghada Running Club    81 (+5)
16. Clonakilty Runners AC    76 (0)
17. St.Nicholas AC    65 (0)
18. Rosscarbery Steam Runners AC    63 (0)
19. North Cork AC    62 (0)
20. Bantry AC    58 (0)
21. Bweeng Trailblazers    56 (0)
22. Galtee Runners AC 51 (0)
23. Ballincollig AC 51 (+1)


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 July 2016 up on the Athletics Ireland website.

You can find more info about clubs in Cork here... http://corkrunning.blogspot.ie/p/clubs-groups.html