Results of the East Cork Road Championships, Ballynoe...Thurs 28th Apr 2016

The annual East Cork Road Championships were held in the small rural village of Ballynoe on Thursday the 28th of Apr 2016. As you can see from the chart below, the numbers for the men reached a high point while the women fell back slightly.

In the womens race over 3kms, a total of 31 took part.

1    0:12:00    CASHMAN, Evelyn    Youghal AC    F45    06:26.1 
2    0:12:03    SANTRY, Fiona    East Cork AC    F    06:27.7
3    0:12:28    HOLLAND, Ann-Marie    Youghal AC    F40    06:41.1

Team: (3 to score, outside of first three individuals):
1 Midleton AC (4, 6, 8)  18
2 St Catherines AC (7, 9, 11)  27
3 East Cork AC (5, 12, 16)  33 

First two women...Fiona Santry of East Cork AC & Evelyn Cashman of Youghal AC who retains her title

In the mens race over 5 miles, a total of 62 took part. James McCarthy won the race for the fourth time. His  winning time of 25:34 was the fastest at Ballynoe for the East Cork Road Championship since Pat Whyte ran 25:18 in the inaugural race back in 1980!!

1    0:25:34    MCCARTHY, James    East Cork AC    M    05:06.7
2    0:27:28    MCGRATH, Sean    East Cork AC    M    05:29.5
3    0:28:27    HAYES, Frank    East Cork AC    M45    05:41.3

Team: (4 to score, outside of first three individuals):
1 St. Catherines AC (4, 9, 12, 15)  40
2 Youghal AC (7,13, 14, 17)  52
3 Midleton AC (10, 11, 16, 17)  54

The full results can be seen HERE

James McCarthy receiving the Willie J Curran Perpetual Memorial Trophy from Martin Drake (L) and Dan McCarthy (R) of the East Cork Athletics Board.

First 3 men...Sean McGrath 2nd, James McCarthy 1st & Frank Hayes 3rd

James McCarthy winning the race in the fastest time since 1980!

Results of the Munster Novice, Senior & Master 4 Mile Road Championships...Sun 3rd Apr 2016

The Munster Novice, Senior & Master 4 Mile Road Championships were held last Sunday the 3rd of April 2016 in Kilnaboy, Co. Clare. There was a modest sized turnout with 91 in the mens race and 55 in the womens.

Both Michael Harty and James McCarthy of East Cork AC took Silver and Bronze in the Senior mens race.

Michael Harty, Sean Hehir & James McCarthy

1 Sean Hehir Rathfarnham W.S.A.F. A.C. Clare 19:12
2 Michael Harty East Cork A.C. Cork 19:20
3 James McCarthy East Cork A.C. Cork 19:46

In the womens race, it was a case of a 4 mile time trial for Shona Heaslip as she finished almost 3 minutes ahead of the rest of the field. Marie Muphy from St.Finbarr's AC in Cork was 3rd overall and the 1st Novice.
1 Shona Heaslip An Riocht A.C. Kerry 21:41
2 Niamh O'Sullivan An Riocht A.C. Kerry 24:34
3 Marie Murphy St. Finbarrs A.C. Cork 24:42
The full results can be seen HERE

Looking through the results, there was no one from Co.Waterford in either the mens or womens race. Last year, it was held in Killmallock, Co.Limerick and the numbers were larger...113 men and 74 women....perhaps because it was a more central location? 

Results of the East Cork Athletics Road Championships...Thurs 23rd Apr 2015

Numbers were up this year for the annual East Cork Road Championships held in Ballynoe.

Imokilly Oil/East Cork Division Road Championships, Ballynoe
Men 5-mile
Place    Time    Name    Team    Race Age Category    min/mile       
1 26:02    MCCARTHY, James    East Cork AC    M    05:12.3
2 26:04    MCGRATH, Sean    East Cork AC    M    05:12.7 
3 26:18    O'DONOGHUE, Tim    East Cork AC    M    05:15.5 
    
 Team (4 to score, outside of first three individuals):
1 Midleton AC (8, 10, 11, 12)            41
 2 Youghal AC (5, 15, 16, 18)             54
3 East Cork AC (7, 14, 19, 20)           60
          
Women 2000m
Place    Time    Name    Team    Race Age Category    min/mile       
1 07:16    CASHMAN, Evelyn    Youghal AC    F40    05:50.7
2 07:19    SANTRY, Fiona    East Cork AC    F    05:53.1
3 07:29    BUCKLEY, Sheila    Midleton AC    F    06:01.2

Team (3 to score, outside of first three individuals):
1 Midleton AC (4, 5, 11)                   20
2 St. Catherines  AC (7, 9, 13)          29
3 Youghal AC (12, 18, 20)                50

The full results can be seen HERE

Results of the East Cork Road Championships...Thurs 24th Apr 2014

The East Cork Road Championships were held in the village of Ballynoe to the NE of Midleton on Thursday evening, the 24th of April 2014. In the mens 5 mile race, there were 44 finishers while in the shorter womens 2 kms race, 31 took part.

This is how the numbers compare to previous years...

Imokilly Oil/East Cork Road Championship, Ballynoe

WOMEN 2000m
#    Time    Name    Team    Race Age Category    min/mile       
1    7:34    GRANT, Karen    Midleton AC    F    06:05.2
2    7:38    DORIS, Anna    Midleton AC    F40    06:08.4
3    7:47    SANTRY, Fiona    East Cork AC    F    06:15.7

TEAM (3 to score, outside first 3)
1  Midleton AC 22...//...2  Youghal AC 36...//...3  St Catherines AC  48

MEN 5-Mile
#    Time    Name    Team    Race Age Category    min/mile       
1   26:45    MCCARTHY, James    East Cork AC    M    05:20.9
2   27:22    MCGRATH, Sean    East Cork AC    M    05:28.3
3   28:10    O'BRIEN, Kevin    East Cork AC    M    05:37.9

TEAM (4 to score outside first 3)
1  Youghal AC 42...//...2  East Cork AC 42...//...3  Midleton AC 51

The full results can be seen HERE

Results of the Cork Novice & Master Road Championships, Midleton - Sun 2nd Mar 2014

The Cork AAI Novice & Masters road championships were held in Midleton, East Cork on Sunday the 2nd of March with both men and women competing over a 4 mile course. The races were very well organised and it's a credit to the host club Midleton AC for doing such a fine job.

One of Cork's newest clubs Watergrasshill AC competing in their first county road championships

 
These are the top 3 in each race...
1 25:27 MCDAID, Ailbhe Leevale AC (Novice) F 06:21.6
2 25:39 HAYES, Orla Leevale AC (Novice) F 06:24.6
3 25:43 O'NEILL, Anna Doheny AC F40 06:25.6
1 20:44 MOORE, Colm Leevale AC (Novice) M35 05:10.9
2 21:27 SOSNOWSKI, Wieslaw Eagle AC M40 05:21.7
3 21:32 O'CONNELL, John Leevale AC (Novice) M35 05:22.9

The team results will be out later but in the meantime, you can find the individual times HERE

Provisional Team Results...
Womens Novice
1) Leevale AC...21 pts ...2) Mallow AC...43 pts ...3) Eagle AC...63 pts 
Womens Masters
1) Mallow AC...56 pts ...2) Eagle AC...68 pts ...3) Midleton AC...90 pts
Women Masters F45
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Mens Novice
1) Leevale AC...15 pts ...2) Eagle AC...40 pts ...3) East Cork AC...69 pts
Mens Masters
1) Leevale AC...25 pts ...2) Eagle AC...50 pts ...3) East Cork AC...51 pts
Mens Masters M50
1) Youghal AC...151 pts ...2) Eagle AC...162 pts ...3) Midleton AC...220 pts

Photos...
1) Kieran Minihane has a gallery HERE

Results of the East Cork Road Championships...Thurs 25th Apr 2013

The East Cork Road Championships were held in Ballynoe near Dungourney on Thursday evening, the 25th of April. For the previous two years, the number of women have outnumbered the men at this event but this year, a record number of men took part.

The mens race was over 5 miles.

Place Time Name Team Race Age Category min/mile 
1 26:19 MCCARTHY, James East Cork AC M  5:15.7
2 26:38 MCGRATH, Sean East Cork AC M  5:19.5
3 26:56 O'DONOGHUE, Tim East Cork AC M  5:23.1

Team: (outside first three ind)  1 East Cork AC 32; 2 St Catherines AC 61; 3 Carraig na bhFear AC 61.

The womens race was over 2 kms
1  7:20 KENNY, Michelle Midleton AC F  5:53.9
2  7:26 BUCKLEY, Sheila Midleton AC F  5:58.8
3  7:32 GRANT, Karen Midleton AC F 6:03.6
    
Team: (outside first three ind) 1 Midleton AC 22; 2 Youghal AC 30.

The full results can be found HERE

Results of the Munster Senior and Novice Road Race Championships - Sun 10th Mar 2013

The Munster Senior and Novice Road Race Championships were held in Newtownshandrum in North Cork on Sunday, the 10th of March.

In the Senior mens race, East Cork AC made it a 1-2 with the club also taking the first team prize. The Cork team also took gold.

Senior Men...1 James McCarthy East Cork Cork / 2 Tim O’Donoghue East Cork Cork / 3 Michael Maher Ennis Track Clare
Team Points...1 East Cork 1, 2, 6, 12 21 / 2 Ennis Track 3, 8, 13, 20 44 / 3 Limerick AC 15, 23, 27, 29 94
County Team Points...1 Cork (1, 2, 6, 7, 12, 18) 46 / 2 Clare (3, 5, 8, 9, 13, 17) 55 / 3 Limerick (10, 11, 15, 19, 23, 32) 110

In the Novice race, West Limerick AC were the first team while Cork won the Novice title.

Novice Men...1 Tim O’Donoghue East Cork Cork / 2 Niall O’Callaghan West Limerick Limerick / 3 Julio Cesear F Castro Kilmurry Ibrickane/N. Clare Clare
Club Team Points...1 West Limerick (2, 7, 22, 29) 60 / 2 St. Finbarr's (9, 16, 27, 28) 80 / 3 Ennis Track (11, 18, 20, 32) 81
County Team Points...1 Cork (1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 14) 43, 2 Limerick (2, 7, 8, 13, 17, 21) 68, 3 Clare (3, 6, 11, 15, 18, 19) 72

In the womens Senior race, Lizzie Lee took the title comfortably leading the Cork Senior team to a silver medal. In the novice section, Anna Doris of Midleton AC took the title helping the club take first team prize as well as the Cork county team to take gold as well.

Senior Women...1 Lizzie Lee Leevale Cork, 2 Angela McCann Clonmel Tipperary, 3 Maria McCarthy Farranfore Main Valley Kerry
Club Team Points...1 Farranfore Main Valley (3, 8, 12, 29) 52, 2 Midleton (6, 14, 17, 19) 56, 3 Ennis Track (5, 15, 18, 20) 58
County Team Points...1 Kerry (3, 4, 8, 9) 24, 2 Cork (1, 6, 7, 14) 28, 3 Clare (5, 15, 18, 20) 58

Novice Women...1 Anna Doris Midleton Cork, 2 Denise Twohig St. Finbarr's Cork, 3 Caitriona Barry Farranfore Main Valley Kerry
Club Team Points...1 Midleton (1, 7, 15, 19) 42, 2 Ennis Track (8, 16, 21, 22) 67, 3 West Limerick (9, 14, 23, 24) 70
County Team Points...1 Cork (1, 2, 7, 10) 202,  Kerry (3, 4, 6, 11) 24, 3 Clare (8, 16, 21, 22) 67

The full results can be seen HERE 

Photos...
1) Gearoid O Laoi has a gallery of photos HERE

Results of the East Cork Road Championships...26th Apr 2012

The East Cork Road Championships were held in Ballynoe to the north-east of Midleton on Thursday, the 26th 2012. In total, 78 runners took part with the men running 5 miles and the women running 2k on what are very hilly courses.

The mens race over 5 miles had a field of 38 runners. The winner of the race was Frank Hayes from East Cork AC in 28:17.

Place    Time    Name    Team    Race Age Category    min/mile      
    1    0:28:17    HAYES, Frank    East Cork AC    M40    05:39.3    3373    1
    2    0:29:19    CANAVAN, Darragh    Midleton AC    M    05:51.7    3374    2
    3    0:29:23    HENNESSY, John    Midleton AC    M40    05:52.5    3395    3
TEAM:     1   East Cork AC    33, 2   Midleton AC        46,  3   Youghal AC        57

The womens race over 2k had a field of 40 runners and was won by Eadaoin O'Neill of East Cork AC in 7:44. In nearly all road championships, the men outnumber the women by a large magin, 2:1 might be a typical ratio. In this particular case, there were more women than men which is unusual. Perhaps it's a sign of the current trend in running?

Place    Time    Name    Team    Race Age Category    min/mile      
    1    0:07:44    O'NEILL, Eadaoin    East Cork AC    F    06:13.2    683    1
    2    0:07:49    AHERNE, Maeve    Carraig na bhFear AC    FJ    06:17.3    445    2
    3    0:07:58    HAYES, Laura    St. Catherines AC    FJ    06:24.5    768    3
TEAM:      1  Midleton AC    19, 2  St. Catherines AC        50

Scoring system for teams... It takes three women outside of the first three to score and four men again outside of the first three to score.Only one team per club allowed.

The full results can be seen HERE

Results of the Munster Senior and Novice Road Championships...Sun 11th March 2012

The Munster Senior and Novice road championships were held in Inniscarra on Sunday, the 11th of March 2012. The basic results are shown below...

Senior Men
1 J McCarthy (East Cork) 20:16; 2 B Murphy (Carrick) 20:28; 3 M Herlihy (North Cork) 20:32; 4 K Rodgers (St Johns) 20:47; 5 K Maunsell (Clonmel) 20:50; 6 C Murphy (Iveragh) 21:08.
Team: 1 East Cork AC 63; 2 Leevale AC 118; 3 Clonmel 120. (County) 1 Cork 66; 2 Tipperary 81; 3 Clare 116.

Novice Men
1 B Murphy (Carrick) 20:28; 2 G Waugh (Bandon) 20:35; 3 K Maunsell (Clonmel) 20:50; 4 J Caster (Kilmurry-Ibrick NC) 21:26; 5 W Maunsell (Clonmel) 21:43; 6 C Moore (Leevale) 21:56.
Team: 1 Clonmel AC 96; 2 St Finbarrs AC 110; 3 Youghal AC 163. (County) 1 Tipperary 124; 2 Cork 134; 3 Clare 207.

Senior Women
A McCann (Clonmel) 24:01; 2 N O’Sullivan (Riocht) 24:20; 3 C Crowley (Bandon) 24:29; 4 N Roe (Eagle) 24:49; 5 A-M Costelloe (Gneeveguilla) 25:05; 6 C-B Hehir (Ennis TC) 25:33.
Team: 1 Eagle AC 63; 2 Clonmel 64; 3 Riocht 110. (County) 1 Kerry 29; 2 Cork 42; 3 Tipperary 64.

Novice Women: 1 M Kiely (St Finbarrs) 24:13; 2 A-M Costelloe (Gneeveguilla) 25:05; 3 C-B Hehir (Ennis TC) 25:33; 4 V Vaughan (St Finbarrs) 25:44; 5 K Teahan (St Finbarrs) 26:48; 6 A Wolfe (St Finbarrs) 26:59.
Team: 1 St Finbarrs ‘A’ 33; 2 St Finbarrs ‘B’ 153; 3 Clonmel 153. (County) 1 Cork 35; 2 Kerry 78; 3 Tipperary 153.

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos......

1) John Quigley of Eagle AC has a slideshow of the mens race and the womens race.

2) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a slideshow of the mens race and the womens race

Results of the East Cork Road Championships - Thurs 28th Apr 2011

The East Cork AAI Road Championships took place in the village of Ballynoe this evening on what was a lovely sunny evening.  The mens 5 mile race was won by Frank Hayes of East Cork AC while Ann Geary of Midleton AC (No.471 above) won her first road race in the womens 2k.

Results...
East Cork Road Championships..Thursday 28 April 2011. 8:00pm

MEN 5-Mile
Place Time Name Team Race Age Category min/mile
1 0:28:03 HAYES, Frank East Cork AC M40 05:36.5 125 1
2 0:28:58 TIERNEY, Conor East Cork AC M 05:47.5 93 2
3 0:29:27 CURTIN, Noel Youghal AC M45 05:53.3 33 3
4 0:29:38 HENNESSY, John Midleton AC M40 05:55.5 122 4
5 0:29:41 O'REGAN, Noel Midleton AC M40 05:56.1 154 5
6 0:30:02 DALTON, Marc Midleton AC M 06:00.3 54 6
7 0:31:00 O'DWYER, David East Cork AC M 06:11.9 45 7
8 0:31:27 CAHILL, Maurice Youghal AC M 06:17.3 31 8
9 0:32:22 MCCARTHY, Denis East Cork AC M45 06:28.3 26 9
10 0:32:29 GRIFFIN, John Grange-Fermoy AC M40 06:29.7 161 10
11 0:32:48 O'DRISCOLL, Brian Midleton AC M 06:33.5 165 11
12 0:33:09 CASHMAN, John Midleton AC M45 06:37.7 131 12
13 0:33:54 O'LEARY, Ted West Waterford AC M40 06:46.7 173 13
14 0:34:25 COONEY, Kevin Midleton AC M45 06:52.9 15 14
15 0:35:24 NICHOLSON, Eddie Youghal AC M 07:04.6 39 15
16 0:35:56 MCGRATH, Phil East Cork AC M60 07:11.0 82 16
17 0:35:58 HAYES, Kevin St. Catherines AC M 07:11.4 105 17
18 0:37:02 MURPHY, Pat Ballymore-Cobh AC M45 07:24.2 27 18
19 0:37:32 O'MAHONY, Sylvie Youghal AC M55 07:30.2 100 19
20 0:37:33 CHAMBERS, Darren Youghal AC M 07:30.4 32 20
21 0:38:35 WALSHE, John East Cork AC M55 07:42.8 17 21
22 0:38:41 MCCARTHY, Danny Midleton AC M60 07:44.0 73 22
23 0:38:54 O'DONOGHUE, Donal unatt/Little Island M40 07:46.6 157 23
24 0:38:59 KELLY, Thomas Ballymore-Cobh AC M50 07:47.6 66 24
25 0:39:51 AHERNE, Barry Midleton AC M 07:58.0 78 25
26 0:39:52 BLAIKLOCK, Adam unatt/Conna M 07:58.2 138 26
27 0:44:00 KEARNEY, Batt Leevale AC M50 08:47.8 160 27
28 0:45:06 O'CONNELL, Donie Midleton AC M60 09:01.0 107 28
29 0:46:23 MULLANE, Philip Midleton AC M 09:16.4 113 29
30 0:48:16 O'MAHONY, William Youghal AC M65 09:39.0 64 30
Team:
1 Midleton AC (4, 5, 6, 10) 25
2 East Cork AC (7, 9, 14, 19) 49
3 Youghal AC (8, 13, 17, 18) 56


Imokilly Oil/East Cork Road Championships
WOMEN 2000 metres
Place Time Name Team Race Age Category min/mile
1 0:07:52 GEARY, Ann Midleton AC F 06:19.7 471 1
2 0:07:56 DRENNAN, Sally Midleton AC F45 06:22.9 470 2
3 0:08:14 HOUGH, Joan Midleton AC F50 06:37.4 477 3
4 0:08:18 AHERNE, Deirdre Midleton AC F 06:40.6 488 4
5 0:08:26 MURPHY, Marie Midleton AC F 06:47.0 492 5
6 0:08:39 DELANEY, Susan Midleton AC F 06:57.5 478 6
7 0:08:57 PERRY, Anne-Marie Midleton AC F35 07:12.0 486 7
8 0:09:13 LANDERS, Martina Youghal AC F35 07:24.8 479 8
9 0:09:20 TWOHIG, Margaret Midleton AC F40 07:30.5 489 9
10 0:09:22 O'DOHERTY, Maura Midleton AC F35 07:32.1 491 10
11 0:09:28 MORRISON, Moira Midleton AC F40 07:36.9 484 11
12 0:09:44 O'RIORDAN, Kate St. Catherines AC F 07:49.8 476 12
13 0:09:45 TWOMEY, Bernie Midleton AC F40 07:50.6 490 13
14 0:09:51 HARRINGTON, Kim unatt/Glanworth F 07:55.4 775 14
15 0:09:57 MCPHERSON, Nicola Midleton AC F 08:00.2 469 15
16 0:10:00 BARRY, Margaret Midleton AC F60 08:02.7 487 16
17 0:10:28 KEANE, Mary Midleton AC F40 08:25.2 485 17
18 0:10:28 BUCKLEY, Susan Midleton AC F 08:25.2 473 18
19 0:10:40 IVERS, Sinead Midleton AC F 08:34.8 472 19
20 0:10:55 SHEEHAN, Ger St. Catherines AC F 08:46.9 482 20
21 0:11:08 MCCARTHY, Isabel Youghal AC F 08:57.4 480 21
22 0:11:10 MCGRATH, Marie Midleton AC F40 08:59.0 483 22
23 0:11:13 CROWLEY, Donna unatt/Glanworth F 09:01.4 773 23
24 0:11:19 CURTIN, Patricia Youghal AC FJ 09:06.2 481 24
25 0:11:26 DUNNING, Nuala St. Catherines AC F40 09:11.8 493 25
26 0:11:43 O'KEEFFE, Therese St. Catherines AC F35 09:25.5 777 26
27 0:11:56 BARRETT, Marian unatt/Glanworth F 09:36.0 776 27
28 0:13:16 RECKMANN, Johanna St. Catherines AC F 10:40.3 475 28
29 0:13:58 DUNCAN, Mary St. Catherines AC F 11:14.1 474 29
30 0:13:59 O'HALLORAN, Stephanie unatt/Glanworth F 11:14.9 496 30
31 0:15:13 BARRETT, Aine unatt/Glanworth F 12:14.5 772 31
32 0:16:31 MCCORMAC, Valerie unatt/Glanworth F 13:17.2 494 32
33 0:16:32 MCCARTHY, Sinead unatt/Glanworth F 13:18.0 495 33
34 0:16:33 FLYNN, Sylvia unatt/Glanworth F 13:18.8 774 34
Team:
1 Midleton AC (4, 5, 6) 15
2 Youghal AC (8, 20, 22) 50
3 St. Catherines AC (12, 19, 23) 54

Organised by the East Cork Athletics Board of AAI
Results produced by Ballycotton Running Promotions.

Preview of the East Cork Road Championships...Thurs 28th Apr 2010

Normally Championship races are confined to members of athletic clubs only. This one however is open to anyone who wishes to take part. The numbers taking part are usually small and the entry fee is usually very modest.

East Cork Road Championships........
Directions.........Take the N25 to Midleton and on the main street, take the turn off left (R627....This is signposted "Dungourney 10 ; Tallow 26"). After 9 kms, you reach Dungourney and keep going towards Tallow. Later you will pass Leahy's Open Farm and then you need to take a left at the next crossroads. This is signposted "Ballynoe 5 ; Conna 9". From there, it's a straight 5km run into Ballynoe. If you're coming from Fermoy direction, you most likely need to go via Conna. Note that Ballynoe is a fair distance from Midleton so plan your journey, and allow plenty of time to get there.

Registration...........Registration, changing, refreshments and results are at the "Ballynoe Community Centre".This is at the north end of the village, opposite the Church.

There are two events......1) The Ladies’ 2000m (7:30pm) and 2) The Men's 5 mile race (8pm).

Info from the organisers....The East Cork Road Championships are on in Ballynoe on this Thursday 28th - the ladies race at 7.30pm 2K and mens race over 5 miles at 8pm.  There is a really tough hill which the men meet 4 times as it is a 4 lap course.  Team and individual medals to be won in both races.  Entry is normally low although outside runners do sometimes participate.  Medals obviously confined to runners from East Cork region.

Results of the East Cork Road Championships...Thurs 23rd Apr 2009

This event in Ballynoe consisted of a 5 mile road race for men and a 2 km road race for women. As expected, the fields were pretty small and consisted mainly of local runners.

Race Report by Donal O'Donoughue.......
It was a little damp, more so during the Ladies 2000m, but things cleared up somewhat by the time the Men's 5 mile started. There were 18 ladies - double last year.There were 31 men - the same number as last year. This was mainly an East Cork clubs event, with a few independent runners like me taking part.

It's still got that short but incredibly steep hill, which the Ladies do once, but the men do four times.
The course was marked at each mile, and somebody had even taken the time to draw white circles around the few potholes on the course. Nice :-)
John Walshe had the results in double-quick time.
The winner of the Ladies and the Men's event each received a silver cup, and there were medals for 2nd, 3rd. East Cork AC cleaned up, taking 8 out of the top 10 places, and also won the team prize, despite the fact that individual winners did not count in the Team prizes. Midleton AC had a big turnout too, and came second in the team category. Youghal AC were third.
Teas, sandwiches, buns and fruit cake at the Community Centre finished off a very enjoyable evening.
On a sad note, I see that Eircom have put a note on the public Telephone Box in Ballynoe, saying this facility is about to be removed. We need to get a preservation order placed on this phone box. It's our finish line!!.......Donal O'Donoghue

Results........

Imokilly Oil/East Cork Road Championships
Thursday 23 April 2009. 7:15 pm
Women's 2000m
Place Time Name Team Race Age Category min/mile
1 0:07:20 NOLAN, Michelle Midleton AC F35 05:53.9 3401 1

2 0:07:34 HICKEY, Fiona Youghal AC F 06:05.2 3406 2

3 0:07:47 WALSH, Niamh Youghal AC F 06:15.7 3412 3

4 0:07:50 DRENNAN, Sally Midleton AC F40 06:18.1 3402 4

5 0:07:53 GEARY, Caroline Midleton AC F 06:20.5 3416 5

6 0:08:06 O'KEEFFE, Mary Youghal AC F45 06:30.9 3413 6

7 0:08:45 O'CONNOR, Linda East Cork AC F 07:02.3 3410 7

8 0:09:03 MURPHY, Christine Midleton AC F 07:16.8 3418 8

9 0:09:07 PERRY, Anne-Marie Midleton AC F35 07:20.0 3403 9

10 0:09:24 HENNESSY, Elaine Midleton AC F50 07:33.7 3405 10

11 0:09:33 KENNEDY, Yvonne Midleton AC F 07:40.9 3411 11

12 0:09:51 COUGHLAN, Ciara Carrigtwohill F 07:55.4 3408 12

13 0:09:51 HEGARTY, Linda Midleton AC F35 07:55.4 3404 13

14 0:10:02 CARR, Lorraine Sr. Catherines AC F 08:04.3 3417 14

15 0:10:06 BEAUSANG, Margaret Midleton AC F50 08:07.5 3409 15

16 0:10:47 MCCARTHY, Joan Midleton AC F50 08:40.5 3415 16

17 0:11:02 KEANE, Mary Midleton AC F40 08:52.5 3414 17

18 0:12:18 TOHER, Mary Midleton AC F50 09:53.7 3407 18

TEAM: 1 Midleton AC 17 (Sally Drennan, Caroline Geary, Christine Murphy)

Men's 5-Mile
Place Time Name Team Race Age Category min/mile

1 0:28:22 MCGRATH, Sean East Cork AC M 05:40.3 208 1

2 0:28:44 MEADE, Eric East Cork AC M40 05:44.7 226 2

3 0:28:47 HAYES, Frank East Cork AC M 05:45.3 285 3

4 0:29:21 CURTIN, Noel Youghal AC M45 05:52.1 283 4

5 0:29:29 MAHONY, Tim East Cork AC M 05:53.7 11 5

6 0:29:47 MCCARTHY, Denis East Cork AC M45 05:57.3 1 6

7 0:29:51 O'CARROLL, Frank East Cork AC M 05:58.1 288 7

8 0:30:00 O'DWYER, David East Cork AC M 05:59.9 287 8

9 0:30:15 O'KEEFFE, Marty Youghal AC M40 06:02.9 278 9

10 0:31:05 HARTNETT, Tom East Cork AC M45 06:12.9 46 10

11 0:31:26 DUNPHY, John Midleton AC M40 06:17.1 54 11

12 0:31:53 CASHMAN, John Midleton AC M40 06:22.5 279 12

13 0:32:29 COONEY, Kevin Midleton AC M45 06:29.7 52 13

14 0:33:06 COONEY, Shane Midleton AC M 06:37.1 83 14

15 0:33:20 GRIFFIN, John Grange-Fermoy AC M 06:39.9 73 15

16 0:34:00 TIERNEY, Conor East Cork AC M 06:47.9 282 16

17 0:34:21 RAMSELL, Ned Midleton AC M 06:52.1 93 17

18 0:34:27 PRENDERGAST, Gary Rathcormac M 06:53.3 290 18

19 0:34:50 DALTON, Marc Midleton AC M 06:57.9 280 19

20 0:34:57 MURPHY, Michael Midleton AC M 06:59.3 293 20

21 0:35:02 PARKINSON, Nick Midleton M 07:00.3 222 21

22 0:35:37 MCGRATH, Phil East Cork AC M55 07:07.2 96 22

23 0:36:09 O'LEARY, Ted St. Catherines AC M 07:13.6 284 23

24 0:37:07 O'CONNELL, Donie Midleton AC M55 07:25.2 221 24

25 0:37:21 O'DONOGHUE, Donal Little Island M40 07:28.0 286 25

26 0:37:25 MCCARTHY, Danny Midleton AC M55 07:28.8 281 26

27 0:37:37 WALSHE, John East Cork AC M55 07:31.2 63 27

28 0:39:50 FLANAGAN, Eamon Youghal AC M40 07:57.8 289 28

29 0:41:12 KELLY, Thomas Ballymore-Cobh AC M50 08:14.2 292 29

30 0:43:00 O'MAHONY, William Youghal AC M60 08:35.8 291 30

31 0:44:56 KEARNEY, Batt Leevale AC M50 08:59.0 75 31

TEAM:

1 East Cork AC 26 (Tim O’Mahony, Denis McCarthy, Frank O’Carroll, David Dwyer)

2 Midleton AC 50 (John Dunphy, John Cashman, Kevin Cooney, Shane Cooney)

3 Youghal AC 71 (Noel Curtin, Marty O’Keeffe, Eamon Flanagan, Willie O’Mahony)

Organised by East Cork Board AAI
Results produced by Ballycotton Running Promotions

Preview of the East Cork Road Championships...Thurs 23rd Apr 2009
Unfortunately, there is a clash of races on Thursday evening with 2 events on offer. To the north of Midleton, there is East Cork Road Championships in Ballynoe starting at 7:30pm. This race will be mainly of interest to runners from east Cork although it is open to other runners as well. The other race on Thursday evening is the Mallow 5 mile road race. This also starts at 7:30pm and is likely to draw a much larger field.

East Cork Road Championships........
Directions.........Take the N25 to Midleton and on the main street, take the turn off left (R627....This is signposted "Dungourney 10; Tallow 26"). After 9 kms, you reach Dungourney and keep going towards Tallow. Later you will pass Leahy's Open Farm and then you need to take a left at the next crossroads. This is signposted "Ballynoe 5; Conna 9". From there, it's a straight 5km run into Ballynoe. If you're coming from Fermoy direction, you most likely need to go via Conna.
Note that Ballynoe is a fair ditance from Midleton so plan your journey, and allow plenty of time to get there.
Registration...........Registration, changing, refreshments and results are at the "Ballynoe Community Centre".This is at the north end of the village, opposite the Church.
There are two events 1) The Ladies’ 2000m, and 2) The Men's 5 mile race.
Men’s Five Mile.....The middle section and the majority of the race consists of four laps of a triangular course. The start line is a half-mile south of the village, on the road towards Dungourney. You then run back into the village, through the central crossroads, and past the Community Centre, going downhill slightly.
After the yellow "junction ahead" sign, you take a sharp left.You're onto a narrow quieter road, continuing downhill again.
Just after a YIELD sign, and the FAILTE hedge, you take another sharp left. After 100m the road gets *very* steep, as you go uphill past the GAA grounds, and the Garda Station.
At the top of the hill, there is a STOP sign. This is the crossroads. Turn left here. That completes the first of four triangular laps.
As each lap is a little over a mile, you will appear to encounter the mile-markers in reverse order! Don't worry; just count your laps carefully.
At the fourth lap, you will turn right at the STOP sign, heading out the road from which you started. The finish line is at the brown Eircom public telephone box.
(...with thanks to Donal O'Donoghue for the above preview)

Results of the Cork County AAI Road Championships...Sun 29th March 2009

The Cork Couty championships took place on Sunday 29th in the village of Carrignavar just North of Cork City. The mens race was over a 4 mile circuit that had plenty of drags in it with a good headwind to the finish. The womens race was over 2 miles with a very tough uphill start and had the same finish as the mens race. Perhaps not the easiest of courses but the roads were nice and quiet with nothing but fields and hedgerows on both sides of the road. Best description would be 'tough but nice'........kind of ;o)

The results of the mens race is HERE.

The results of the womens race is HERE.

The category results can be found on the Cork AAI website.

Cork County Novice & Masters Road Championships...Sun 29th March 2009

The county championships for Novice and Masters runners in Cork will take place in Carrignavar next Sunday, the 29th of March at 1:30pm. This is open to club athletes and anyone interested in taking part should contact their club secretary as soon as possible.

The mens race is 4 miles and the womens race is 2 miles.

The entry form is HERE.