It's that time of year again! The Cheetah Run is coming up in
Fota Wildlife Park on
Thursday, the 15th of May. This is a 4 mile race which has been properly measured by Jones Counter and has an Athletics Ireland licence.
This is one of the most popular races in Cork and it's easy to see why. Not only is the race unique in that it is through a wildlife park but anyone entering can also bring family members along.
Last year, the field was limited to 850 runners and entries sold out in under 3 hours. It's very likely that there will be a similar level of demand this year. The numbers have increased slightly this year to 900 and there will be chip timing again like last year.
Because of the high demand, the organising club Eagle AC has decided to open the online entries in two batches, once in the morning and once in the evening to accommodate people at work and at home.
Entries....On
Wednesday the 30th of April, online entries will open at
10am. It will stay open until 450 places are filled. It seems very likely that based on last year, these 450 will sell out very fast. Once the first 450 entries are filled, entries will close. At
7pm that evening, entries will open again until the remaining 450 places sell out.
The entry fee for this years race is €12. This includes free access to the wildlife park for the runner and family members. This normally costs €14.30 per adult, or €44 for a family of two adults and two children.
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| Eagle AC member Annemarie Power with Olympic legend Sonia O'Sullivan |
Please note.....No buggies/baby strollers...no headphones....no transfers....and no late entries.
They cannot cater for walkers, due to the overlap nature of the course. The minimum age is 18 as per Athletics Ireland permit recommendations.
There will be prizes for the first 5 men and women as well as the usual age categories. The exact number of prizes for the age categories will be determined after the online entries close with the aim of making each age category competitive.
I would seriously advise people that have an interest in doing this race to enter as soon as it opens. It really will sell out early.
One of the race sponsors is
John Buckley Sports in Cork City. They will give 20% discount, on production of your Cheetah Run Race numbers
. Details to follow...
John Buckley Sports is one of the main specialist running shops in Cork City and have a wide stock of gear in the shop and on their website....
www.johnbuckleysports.com
They have been in business since 1981 and it's fair to say that the shop is highly regarded by many of the runners on the local road race scene.
Updates about the race will be made available here and on the race page on the
Eagle AC website.
