Daily Mile for school children spreads to Cork

Back in September of 2015, I had a post up on the site titled "Scottish Primary School is starting a running revolution to tackle childhood obesity". It was about how a school in Scotland was trying to get their children to exercise every day to improve their fitness levels and get them used to a culture of exercise.

What is The Daily Mile? The aim of The Daily Mile is simple – we want to get children fit by running for 15 minutes a day. Headteacher, Elaine Wyllie, founded The Daily Mile to tackle the obesity and poor levels of fitness of the children in her school. The great thing is that this daily exercise is not timetabled. Teachers take their classes out at a time of their choosing and it only takes 15 minutes. It’s simple – the kids don’t get changed, it gets them out of their seats and gives them an opportunity to go outside and socialise within their school community.

The concept gradually spread to the rest of the UK and is now in Ireland. There are several in Cork schools as can be seen from the map above (Nov 2018). This however is just a fraction of the schools in the county.

If you're a teacher or are interested in the Daily Mile concept then check out this website... https://thedailymile.ie/

Results of the Ballydesmond 1 mile road race...Wed 20th July 2016

This new one mile race was held in Ballydesmond in NW Cork on Wednesday the 20th of July and attracted a field of 62. This was the 4th race of 5 in the ongoing One Mile Series organised by Gneeveguilla AC.

1 608 John Barrett O/50M Gneeveguilla AC 4:39
2 605 Robert Purcell Snr O/45M Gneeveguilla AC 4:41
3 805 Mathew Collins SnrM Gneeveguilla AC 4:45
13 610 Siobhan Daly Snr/F Gneeveguilla AC 5:21
15 650 Caroline McCarthy O/45F Unattached 5:31
20 667 Caroline Murphy O/50F Gneeveguilla AC 5:42

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
https://www.facebook.com/gneeveguilla.ac/posts/1054716447898582

https://www.facebook.com/gneeveguilla.ac/posts/1054713321232228

https://www.facebook.com/gneeveguilla.ac/posts/1054712157899011

Results of the Knocknagree 1 mile race...Wed 13th July 2016

A total of 72 runners turned out for this one mile road race in Knocknagree in NW Cork on Wednesday the 13th of July 2016.

1    John Barrett    O/50M    Gneeveguilla AC    04:52
2    Robert Purcell Snr    O/45M    Gneeveguilla AC    04:58
3    Francis Cronin    U/16M    Gneeveguilla AC    04:59
4    Shona O'Brien    U/17F    Gneeveguilla AC    05:04
11    Siobhan Daly    Snr/F    Gneeveguilla AC    05:32
17    Caroline McCarthy    O/45F    Unattached    05:45

The full results can be seen here... https://gneeveguilla.wordpress.com/results/2016-2/knocknagree-1-mile-wed-13th-july-2016/

This is part of the ongoing Gneeveguilla AC One Mile Series and the next race is on the 20th of July, in Ballydesmond.  Registration taken at Bob’s bar from 7.00 clock onwards.  Race starts at 8.00.

Photos...
1) Gneeveguilla AC have two galleries on their Facebook page...HERE and HERE

Results & photos of the Cheetah Run in Fota Wildlife Park...Thurs 19th May 2016

The annual Cheetah Run in Fota Wildlife Park took place on what was a lovely Summer evening on Thursday the 19th of May 2016. A total of 828 runners took part in the 5k race with about 80 in the Juvenile 1 mile race.


5k race...
1    Alan O'SHEA    Bantry AC    MS    15:46
2    Shane HEALY        MS    16:52
3    Bryan CROWLEY    Watergrasshil AC    M40    17:18
29    Ann Marie HOLLAND    Youghal AC    F40    19:43
39    Anne WOLFE    St Finbarrs    F40    20:13
41    Cathy KENNEALLY        FS    20:23

The results can be seen on the Eagle AC website HERE

The results for the one mile are at the bottom of the results page.

Photos...(Updated Fri 20th May @21:22)
1) Derek Costello of Eagle AC has a gallery of the 5k race HERE and of the Juvenile race HERE
2) Gearóid Ó Laoi has a gallery HERE
3) There are 200+ photos on the Running in Cork Facebook page HERE
4) Gerard O'Sullivan has two large galleries...366 here and 492 here
5) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a gallery of photos HERE


Video......

Start of the race from My Run Results...


Finish line video...

Remember, John Buckley Sports are offering 20% off if you bring your race number into their shop. Valid until the 30th of May.
 

Results of the Knocknagree 1 mile race...Fri 15th Aug 2014

This one mile race was held in the village of Knocknagree in NW Cork as part of the Gneeveguilla AC Summer Mile Series.

1 Robert Purcell Jnr Gneeveguilla AC SnrM 04:29
2 Matthew Collins Gneeveguilla AC JnrM 04:35
3 Conor O'Mahony Tralee Harriers AC JnrM 04:37
12 Siobhán Daly An Riocht AC SnrF 05:12
13 Niamh Clifford Star of the Laune AC SnrF 05:26
15 Caroline McCarthy Unattached F40 05:37

The full results are HERE