Notice: Cork BHAA CIT 5k - Sun 1st March 2020

The CIT 5k is a brand new event on the Cork BHAA calendar and it's coming up on Sunday the 1st of March 2020 at 11am.

The entry fee is just €5 for registered BHAA runners and €10 for non-registered. You enter on the morning of the race.

Update from the organisers... You will receive a 20% discount on items bought in John Buckley Sports shop on production of your CIT 5k running number up until the end of August 2020. Spot prizes will be given to down the field runners but you must be present at the prizegiving to receive the spot prizes.

Registration is in the West Atrium of CIT which is in the main building. There will be stewards on hand directing people so just park up and follow the directions.

Post race refreshments with tea, coffee, sandwiches, biscuits, fruit, etc will be in the West Atrium as well along with the prize giving afterwards.

Spot Prizes... There will be plenty of spot prizes for runners down the field and you don't have to be registered with the BHAA to receive one.

Note that they will be giving out an aluminium sports water bottle for the first 400 to enter on the day.

As for the course, it's the exact same as the popular Rebel Run 5k which takes place every November.

Other than a few corners and bends, it's a pretty fast course and of course, it's nice to finish on the CIT track.

Considering the fact that it's a BHAA event, it's located in the western suburbs of Cork City and ease of access from the N40 South Ring Road, it should get a good turnout.

Results of the CIT Annual Floodlight Cross Country...Fri 11th Dec 2015

This cross country race was held on the CIT grounds on Friday the 11th of December 2015.

There were 34 in the mens race over 4.6kms and just 6 in the 2.8km womens race.

7th Annual Floodlight Cross Country
Mens Race: 4600m
1 Tim O'Connor Riocht M 16:02
2 Anthony Mannix Leevale M 16:05
3 Josh O'Sullivan Hourihan Leevale M 16:26

Womens Race: 2800m
1 Linda Dorgan F
2 Eileen Leahy Midleton F
3 Elaine O'Donoghue M
4 Karena McCarthy West Muskerry F
5 Lillian Whooley Lucan Harriers F
6 Sinead Scully F

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos... 
1) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a small gallery on Facebook HERE
 with another larger gallery of 200 photos HERE
 

Notice...7th Annual CIT Floodlight Cross Country - Fri 11th Dec 2015

Most of the cross country races on the calendar are inter club only and are not open to non-club runners. For this unique event on the CIT grounds on Friday evening the 11th of December 2015, anyone can take part.

As you can see on the photo below, the course is on very short grass so it's not the usual type of cross country race with hills and mud. As such, people do not need spikes or any type of special shoes to take part and you can wear your usual runners if you want to.

From the organisers...The 7th Annual “Floodlight” Cross Country Run in CIT on the 11th Dec @ 7pm.
This is a truly unique event-(The only one in Ireland)

The Men’s Run is 5km and the Ladies Run is 3km and is once again sponsored by The Edge Sports Shop.

This is a Charitable event and the benefactors will be “Make a Wish Foundation” & “SOUND – Sufferers Of Unique Narcolepsy Disorder”

Registration is from 5.30pm on the Night and the Cost is €5.

This event is perfect for both the experienced athletes as well as the person who is trying Cross Country for the first time. Flat course, mostly ran around the playing pitches in CIT.

Registration will take pace upstairs in the main GAA stand, on the side furthest away from the college.

Refreshments provided afterwards.

For Further Info Contact... David Matthews, Athletics Officer, C/O Sports Department, Cork Institute of Technology, Rossa Avenue, Bishopstown, Cork
087-0516430

Directions can be found HERE

Results & Photos of the Munster Universities Road Relays...Wed 4th Nov 2015

The Munster Universities Road Relays were held on the walkways by CIT in Cork on Wednesday the 4th of November.

Men
1st Waterford IT 17:39
2nd University of Limerick 18:11
3rd Cork IT 18:13
4th Waterford IT 18:41
5th University of Limerick 19:23
6th Cork IT 19:34
7th University of Limerick 20:10
8th University of Limerick 21:02
9th Cork IT 21:25
10th Waterford IT 21:37
11th University of Limerick 21:41

Women
1st University of Limerick 20:41
2nd Cork IT 21:36
3rd Cork IT 22:39
4th University of Limerick 22:55
5th University of Limerick 24:31
6th Waterford IT 25:37

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Gearóid Ó Laoi has a gallery HERE

Reminder...Online entries for the Rebel Run 10k & 5k in Cork close midnight Thurs 5th Nov

As you can see from the image above, the deadline for online entries for the Rebel Run 10k & 5k in Cork City is midnight on Thurs 5th November.

There is a choice of a 5k and a 10k race and both take place at CIT in Bishopstown next Sunday the 8th of November.

More info in this previous post.

The race is organised is association with Cork Sports Partnership and their race website is HERE

The photo below shows what the dry fit top looks like this year. The entry fee also includes a discount voucher from John Buckley Sports.

Black dry fit tops for the 10k

Notice...Cork City Sports - Tues 7th July 2015

The Cork City Sports are coming up at the CIT track in Bishopstown on Tuesday evening the 7th of July 2015. For anyone with even a slight interest in athletics, this is worth going to watch as it's the only time of the year that you have such a quality field assembled locally for an athletics meeting.

Tickets may be purchased in John Buckley Sports which is just across the river from the Opera House in Cork City. Alternatively, tickets can be bought at the door on the night.

Cork Airport...One of the many local 
businesses sponsoring events 
on the night.

As well as there being a number of international athletes, some of the best talent locally and in Ireland will also be competing.


Programme of Events

Track Events
5:30 p.m.    Juvenile 300m events
6:30 p.m.    1500m Junior Women
6:40 p.m.    1500m Junior Men
6:50 p.m.    100m Women
7:00 p.m.    100m Men
7:15 p.m.    400m Hurdles Men
7:25 p.m.    3000m Women
7:40 p.m.    3000m Walk
7:55 p.m.    100m Hurdles Women
8:05 p.m.    800m Women
8:10 p.m.    800m Men
8:20 p.m.    1 Mile Men
8:30 p.m.    200m Women
8:35 p.m.    200 Men
8:40 p.m.    3000m Men
8:55 p.m.    3000m Open Men

Field Events
6:00 p.m.    Hammer Men
6:15 p.m.    Long Jump Women
6:30 p.m.    Pole Vault Women
6:30 p.m.    High Jump Men
7:30 p.m.    Long Jump Men

Entry to the stand area costs €15 while entry to the grounds costs €10.

More information about the Cork City Sports including the start lists can be seen on their website... http://corkcitysports.ie/

Coverage of the IUAA Indoor Track & Field Championships...Sat 6th Feb 2015

The IUAA Indoor Track & Field Championships were held in Athlone on Friday the 6th of February 2015. Athletes from both CIT and UCC took part in this inter university/college competition.

Almost 6 hours of coverage is shown in the video below. Use the guide further down to get an idea of the sequence of the events.

One race to watch however is the womens 60m final which may as well have been a Senior national indoor final as nearly all the top female sprinters in the country were taking part. The race is at 3:16:00 in the video if you want to pull across slider to that point. On paper, it looked like a straight competition between Phil Healy and Amy Foster. Nothing much has changed from last year in that the two are still neck and neck but Kelly Proper from Waterford stole the show with a comprehensive win.

Other race times in the video...
1:34:40......Sarah Lavin and Catherine McManus going head to head in the 60m hurdles.
2:43:00.....Womens 400m
3:34:00.....Womens 3000m...Sinead O'Connor of UCC and Leevale AC took silver.
3:55:00.....Womens 800m

Use the start times above and the sequence of events further down to find a particular event.

Notice...CIT Floodlit Cross Country, Bishopstown - Fri 12th Dec 2014

Most of the cross country races on the calendar are inter club only and are not open to non-club runners. For this unique event on the CIT grounds on Friday evening the 12th of December 2014, anyone can take part.

 As you can see on the photo above, the course is on very short grass so it's not the usual type of cross country race with hills and mud. As such, people do not need spikes or any type of special shoes to take part and you can wear your usual runners if you want to.

The race starts at 7pm on Friday 12th of December around the CIT GAA pitches.

5k for the men and 3k for women.

Entry fee of €5 with proceeds to Make a wish Foundation and CIT AC.

Registration will take pace upstairs in the main GAA stand, on the side furthest away from the college.

Refreshments provided afterwards.

Directions can be found HERE

Notice...LeisureWorld Rebel Run 10k - Sun 19th Oct 2014

This 10 km road race is coming up in Bishopstown on Sunday, the 19th of October. This is going to be of interest to a lot of people for a number of reasons.....
1) There aren't that many 10k races really on the calendar. Loads of 5k and 5 mile races but fast 10k courses are a bit thin on the ground.
2) In Bishopstown in Cork City so it is central to a lot of people.
3) Dry-fit top included in the early entry fee of €15.

Features...
Chip Timing
Technical souvenir T-Shirt
Goody Bag
AAI Licence & Measured by Jones Counter
Over 18’s only

Note that the race starts at 9:45am.

Entries.......The only option this year is to enter online HERE

From Cork Sports Partnership.......
Leisureworld 10k Rebel Run....The Leisureworld Rebel Run 10k is organised by Cork Sports Partnership and Leisureworld Cork and supported by CIT, CIT Athletics Club and Athletics Ireland. The 10k route is an officially measured and timed course that is the first of its kind in Bishopstown.  The event is open to runners and joggers of all fitness levels, and there are also prizes for different categories on the day. 

Update....You can still enter for €20 up until noon on Thursday the 16th of October.

Number collection times...Sign ins will also take place in Leisureworld Bishopstown during the following times & dates prior to the event on October 19th:
Thursday 16th & Friday 17th between 5pm and 8pm
Saturday 18th October between 12pm and 2pm.
You will pick up your goody bag, technical running t-shirt, timing chip and race number there.

Preview......A full preview of the course can be seen HERE

The race is organised is association with Cork Sports Partnership and their race website is HERE

Notice...Cork City Sports - Tues 8th July 2014

The Cork City Sports are coming up at the CIT track in Bishopstown on Tuesday evening the 8th of July 2014. For anyone with even a slight interest in athletics, this is worth going to watch as it's the only time of the year that you have such a quality field assembled locally for an athletics meeting.

As well as there being a number of international athletes, some of the best talent locally and in Ireland will also be competing.

Just some of the top Irish athletes to watch are...
1) Thomas Barr from Ferrybank AC in Waterford in the mens 400m hurdles...he literally flying at the moment
2) Phil Healy of Bandon AC in the womens 100m....one of the rising stars in sprinting
3) Sarah Lavin from Limerick in the womens 100m hurldes.....now that Derval O'Rourke has retired, Sarah is probably the fastest hurdler in the country
4) Laura Crowe in the womens 800m.....how close to 2 minutes will they get?
5) The mens mile.......is a sub 4 minute mile on the cards?
...plus plenty more.

Programme of Events

Track Events
5:30 p.m.    Juvenile 300m events    Cork County Board AAI
6:30 p.m.    1500m Junior Women    Cork County Board AAI
6:40 p.m.    1500m Junior Men    Barry’s Tea
6:50 p.m.    400m Hurdles Men    Cork County Council
7:05 p.m.    400m  Women    DPS Engineering
7:15 p.m.    400m Men    Cork County Council
7:25 p.m.    3000m Women    Irish Sports Council
7:40 p.m.    100m Women    Centra
7:50 p.m.    100m Men    SuperValu
8:05 p.m.    3000m Walk    Leisure World
8:20 p.m.    100m Hurdles Women    TQS Integration
8:30 p.m.    1 Mile Men    Cork Airport
8:40 p.m.    800m Women    Henry Ford & Sons
8:50 p.m.    3000m Men    John Buckley Sports

Field Events
6:00 p.m.    Hammer Men    Cork Educational & Training Board
6:00 p.m.    High Jump Women    AON Hewitt
6:15 p.m.    Long Jump Men    Cork Airport
6:30 p.m.    Pole Vault Women    Athletics Ireland
7:15 p.m.    High Jump Men    FMC International
7:30 p.m.    Shot Putt Women    The River Lee Hotel
7:45 p.m.    Long Jump Women    Cork City Council

Entry to the stand area costs €15 while entry to the grounds costs €10.

More information about the Cork City Sports including the start lists can be seen on their website.

Results of the 2nd leg of the Graded Track & Field League...Wed 28th May 2014

The second round of the John Buckley Sports Graded Track & Field League was held at the CIT track on Wednesday the 28th of May 2014.

The full results can be seen HERE

The next leg is on the 12th of June.

Results & Photos of the Leevale Track & Field Meet - Sat 5th Apr 2014

The senior races of annual Leevale Track and Field Meet was held at the CIT track on Saturday the 5th of Apr 2014. Conditions were a bit on the damp side for most of the competition.

Some results...
Mens 100m...David Hynes of Menapians AC in Wexford ran a time of 11.22 seconds, just ahead of Marcus Lawler of St.Lawerence O'Toole AC in 11.26.
Womens 100m....Phil Healy of Bandon AC who won a silver medal back in February at the National Senior Indoor Championships was the winner on this occasion over 100m with a time of 12.24 seconds. Kelly Proper of Ferrybank AC in Waterford AC was second with 12.30.

Mens 200m...This time, it was Marcus Lawler who took first with a time of 21.87 seconds.
Womens 200m...Sarah Lavin who is one of the country top hurdlers took the win in the 200m sprint with a time of 24.85 seconds, just ahead of Kelly Proper in 24.98.

Sarah Lavin (R) edging out Kelly Proper in the womens 200m sprint. Pic: Gearóid Ó Laoi

In the 400m races, Paul Murphy of Ferrybank AC won the mens race in 48.65 seconds while Jenna Bromell of Emerald AC in Limerick won the womens race in 56.89.

Mens 800m...In the mens race, Damian Landers of St.Johns AC won in a time of 1:56.95 with Liam Hennessy in second place with 1:57.13.
Womens 800m...In the womens 800m, 17 year old Louise Shanahan of Leevale AC ran a tactical race staying behind her team mate Clare McSweeney for most of the race before putting in a strong kick with about 120m to go to finish well ahead of the rest of the field. Louise's time was 2:11.01 with Nadia Power in second place with 2:13.54.

In the mens 1500m race, Conor Walter of Leevale AC won in 4:01.48 while in the mens 3000m, Ben Thistlewood of Leevale AC won in 8:48.77.
In the womens 3000m, Sinead O'Connor of Leevale AC won in a time of 10:12.53.

Sinead O'Connor and Ben Thistlewood of Leevale AC...respective winners of the womens and mens 3000m race. Pic : Gearoid O'Laoi

In the mens 110m hurdles, Edmond O'Halloran won in 16.48 seconds while in the womens 100m hurdles, Sarah Lavin had her second win of the day with a time of 14.05s, a full second ahead of Shannon Dawkins in seconds place.

Full results can be seen in this PDF document.

Photos...
1) Gearóid Ó Laoi has a gallery of photos HERE
2) Doug Minihane has a gallery of photos HERE

Christmas storms cause damage at the CIT track

The recent storms over the Christmas period have caused some damage to a building at the CIT track...

It would seem as if the metal cover for the pole vault mats became dislodged and then proceeded to fly across the track, hit the roof of a small building and then land on the roundabout outside.

Fortunately there was no damage to the track itself and it was open again for business on the 2nd of Jan after the Christmas break.

(Photo credit...Ian O'Sullivan of CIT)

Event notice...CIT Evening Cross Country race - Fri 6th Dec 2013

Most of the cross country races on the calendar are inter club only and are not open to non-club runners. For this unique event on the CIT grounds on Friday evening the 6th of December, anyone can take part.

 As you can see on the photo above, the course is around the perimeter of various GAA pitches and everything is floodlit. The surface as you would imagine is very short grass so it's not the usual type of cross country race with hills and mud. As such, people do not need spikes or any type of special shoes to take part and you can wear your usual runners if you want to.

The race starts at 7pm on Friday 6th of December around the CIT GAA pitches.

5k for the men and 3k for women.

Entry fee of €5 with proceeds to Make a wish Foundation and CIT AC.

Registration will take pace upstairs in the main GAA stand, on the side furthest away from the college.

Refreshments provided afterwards.

Directions can be found HERE