There is no shortage of race this weekend in Munster with events in most counties...
Clare...Sat 7th (11:45am)...Cratloe 10k Fun Run...€15
Cork...Sat 7th (12 noon)...Sheeps Head 10k...€15
Kerry...Sat 7th (2pm)...Ballybunion Half-Marathon...€45...10k race €20
Waterford...Sun 8th (11am)...Mount Sion 5 mile Fun Run...€10
Tipperary...Sun 8th (12 noon)...County Intermediate Road Championships...Inter Club...Dundrum
Clare...Sun 8th (2pm)...Kilnaboy 10 mile...€15
Cork...Mon 9th (11am)...Clonakilty 10k...€15
Clare...Mon 9th (12 noon)...Miltown Malbay 5k Fun Run and walk...€10
Clare...Mon 9th (1:30pm)...Clare Camogie Fun Charity 10k...€10
Cork...Mon 9th (2pm)...Boherbue to Kiskeam 4mile...€15...Registration in Kiskeam.
Clare...Mon 9th (2pm)...Broadford 10k charity run...€20
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Raising sponsorship for the Bay Run Half-Marathon....
Bay Run - Half Marathon is now in its 7th year and to date has helped raise in excess of EUR70,000 for local charities and organisations. On top of this amount many locals take part in the event in order to raise money for their chosen local charities which has proven invaluable to these organisations. Each year the water stations and finish line are marshaled by persons representing the various charities and organisations and each station receives EUR1000 directly from the event. Bay Run - Half Marathon has 5 stations that it contributes to annually. Clubs and societies that have benefitted through the years include: The Bantry Hospice Project, Co-Action, Glengarrif National School, Derrycreha National School (2nd water station annually), Bay Rovers FC, Atlantic Challenge and the National Training and Development Centre in Bantry. The organisers of Bay Run – Half Marathon have shown their commitment to the event by investing all surplus monies back into the half marathon each year and declared this is not a ‘for-profit’ event.
The sense of local involvement is reinforced by the local Bantry businesses that support the Bay Run, with chairman of the BBA Mr.Gearoid O Leary describing the Bay Run as a great kick start to a busy summer of festivals in Bantry in this particularly tough economic environment. The Mayor of Bantry Rory O’Callaghan, who will also be participating in the event, commented on the importance of the Bay Run as a great community event that encourages people to be active and healthy. He also welcomed the fact that the run brings significant business to the area early in the tourist season. This local encouragement for fitness can not be over stated with the growth of the Fit4Life group which now attracts 350 people and is catering for all levels of runners and walkers which will hope to participate in Bay Run ’12.
As Bay Run - Half Marathon continues to grow and be recognised by past participants by being voted as the best half marathon in Munster for 2011 on the Running in Cork blog, it has continued to increase its work with charities. This year the event is offering a 20% discount code to several national charities. Therefore anyone interested in taking part in Bay Run '12 and raising money for worthy causes can contact anyone of the following charities to avail of their discount:
MS Ireland
Irish Heart Foundation
Irish Cancer Society
If you represent a charity or know of a charity that would also like to work with Bay Run '12 please get in touch with Ronan by dropping an email to info@bayrun.ie. Bay Run '12 will take place on May 6th 2012 and you can enter via the website www.bayrun.ie. Each participant receives an Under Armour tech t-shirt, finishers medal and goodie bag.
Friday, April 06, 2012
68 year old Rae Baymiller sets 15k record in New York...
15K, Age 54 (59:03) and Age 67 (1:06:43);
Half-Marathon, Age 67 (1:33:43) and Age 68 (1:37:50);
Marathon, Age 55: 2:52:14
Baymiller ran her first race, the 1992 Twin Cities Marathon, at the age of 49, finishing in 3:18. But that’s not to say that the training came naturally. “My body just fought it,” she said. “The first time I finished the six-mile loop around Central Park, I sat on a rock with an ice cream and thought, ‘I made it!’”
For seven or eight years, Baymiller tore through the age-group record books before taking what she thought would be a short break from competitive running. The break stretched to over a decade before Baymiller came back in 2010, immediately breaking the U.S. 65-69 age-group record for 15K at the Ted Corbitt 15K.
Just because Baymiller doesn’t know how many records she has set doesn’t mean she isn’t interested in setting them. “I really would like to get the 15K age-group world record and the half-marathon age-group world record, for myself and for the aging population” she says. “People get into their 60s and kind of give up, and you should just never give up. Some of these older runners are just amazing. It’s wonderful. I would like to be part of that group.”
Event Notice...Leevale Track Meet - Sat 14th Apr 2012
Now for something different! Instead of reading about all of those track events in Europe or the US, this one is at the CIT track in Cork on Saturday the 14th of April 2012. The competition for juveniles is on the Sunday.
There is a flat charge of €5 (adults) and €3 (kids) at the gate, with a family discount also. This applies to everyone, be they athletes, coaches, supporters or just general spectators. This is to keep things as simple as possible at the gate, both to get people in the gate with the minimum delay, and to make things easier for the volunteers. There is no separate entry fee for events; for athletes, once they're in the gate they can enter whatever events they like for free.
This year, they expect to have Ailis McSweeney (holder of the 100m Irish record), Derval O'Rourke in the 100m hurdles as well as Kelly Proper, Marian Heffernan (Andrews) and a host of other national-class athletes.
Other events to watch out for are...
1) The mens mile...
2) The womens 1,500 metres. This year, they hope that Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC) will be taking part with some pacers and aiming to set a fast time. Ciara set a new Irish Junior record last August when she won the IMC Grand Prix Final in Birmingham in a time of 4.07.45. That improved on her own Irish Junior 1500m record of 4:09.51 which she set last year in Canada when finishing 2nd at the World Junior Championships. Even though Ciara is only 20 years old, she is already close to the A-standard of 4:06.0 to qualify for the London Onlympics. A name to watch out for in the future.
3) Mens and womens 3,000 metres. This might be of interest to some of the faster runners on the road race circuit who might like to try a track event. For guidelines on what kind of times were posted last year, have a look at the 2011 results HERE
The full race flyer can be seen HERE
From the organisers...
There is a flat charge of €5 (adults) and €3 (kids) at the gate, with a family discount also. This applies to everyone, be they athletes, coaches, supporters or just general spectators. This is to keep things as simple as possible at the gate, both to get people in the gate with the minimum delay, and to make things easier for the volunteers. There is no separate entry fee for events; for athletes, once they're in the gate they can enter whatever events they like for free.
This year, they expect to have Ailis McSweeney (holder of the 100m Irish record), Derval O'Rourke in the 100m hurdles as well as Kelly Proper, Marian Heffernan (Andrews) and a host of other national-class athletes.
Other events to watch out for are...
1) The mens mile...
2) The womens 1,500 metres. This year, they hope that Ciara Mageean (City of Lisburn AC) will be taking part with some pacers and aiming to set a fast time. Ciara set a new Irish Junior record last August when she won the IMC Grand Prix Final in Birmingham in a time of 4.07.45. That improved on her own Irish Junior 1500m record of 4:09.51 which she set last year in Canada when finishing 2nd at the World Junior Championships. Even though Ciara is only 20 years old, she is already close to the A-standard of 4:06.0 to qualify for the London Onlympics. A name to watch out for in the future.
3) Mens and womens 3,000 metres. This might be of interest to some of the faster runners on the road race circuit who might like to try a track event. For guidelines on what kind of times were posted last year, have a look at the 2011 results HERE
The full race flyer can be seen HERE
From the organisers...
Senior athletes, please note the following:
Please get your online entries in this week. This will speed things up at check-in time and avoid an additional €5 entry fee. Entry form
Athlete check-in is on the stand side of the track, near the start\finish area.
When checking in please confirm the events you will be competing in. If you are not competing in one of the events you have entered in, please state this when you are checking in. This will allow your lane\place to be used by another athlete.
Check-in closes one hour before each event i.e. you must collect your number at least one hour before the first event you will be competing in. Otherwise you may not be included in the lane draw!
There will be heats\finals in the 100m. The winner of each heat will qualify for the finals as well as fastest runners-up. There will be an A and a B final.
All other events will be run as finals. Finals will be graded where necessary. Overall results will be based on times.
The programme will get underway, on time, at 11:45 am.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Race notice...Ballintotis 4 mile road race - Thurs 19th Apr 2012
The first evening race of the season starts in Ballintotis near Castlemartyr in East Cork on Thursday, the 19th of April at 8pm. This race has grown in popularity and is considered by many to be the first race of the 'summer'.
Info from the organisers....
It’s all systems go for the opening evening road fixture in Cork - the Ballintotis ‘4’ Mile Road Race which takes place on Thursday evening April 19th – 8pm. This will be the third year of the race at this venue and once more Trabolgan Holiday Village have given the event a major boost by sponsoring the top prizes.This year the race winner and the first lady home will both receive a 3 night weekend break at the famous East Cork holiday venue. Furthermore there is an attractive runners up prize of a family day package pass to the venue. The Ballintotis committee will offer a full range of prizes in all age categories together with a free t shirt to all participants. The race is being held in conjunction with East Cork AC and with the help of Ballycotton Running Promotions.
Donal O’Sullivan, General Manager of Trabolgan Holiday Centre was in Ballintotis recently to confirm his company’s involvement in a race that last year attracted over 550 participants to the picturesque East Cork venue. Expectation is that another very large gathering will be present this year to run on what is a fast course over country roads.
Race HQ this time around will be the newly built Ballintotis Community Centre. Thanks to the injection of funds following last year’s race and several other fund raising activities, construction work began last summer and as planned the doors were opened before Christmas. Now it’s a case of maintaining the cash flow to help finance the work completed and weekly running costs of the new centre and with this in mind the race continues to be a major contributory factor.
Entries will be taken at the new venue but weather permitting the intention is to again to serve refreshments in the open air adjacent to Loughaderra Lake.
Please note last entries will be taken at 7.45pm, whilst a non competitive walk will begin at 6.30pm over the route of the race. For further information please contact race directors, Seanie Murphy or John Cashman on the special race line number 086-8778182 or http://www.ballintotis.com/
Race Flyer.....
A quick guide to Blood doping...
So if you have ever wondered what "Homologous Doping" or "Autologous Doping" were, then click on the link HERE
Wearing high heels can compromise muscle efficiency...
It seems that regular wearing of high heels can shorten calf muscles and stiffen Achilles tendons at the back of the legs. Their advice is to limit the wearing of high heels and to move to low-profile shoes in your sedentary hours.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
RTE Radio interview with Derval O'Rourke...
The interview can be found HERE .........It starts around 17:00 and lasts until 23:15.
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Race Notice...Great Island 10 Mile Road Race - Sun 15th Apr 2012
The Great Island 10 mile road race in Cobh is the next big road race in Cork. Starting at 10:30am on Sunday, the 15th of April 2012, this race is sure to attract a large turnout. Last year, they got around 400 runners and it's likely that they will get a similar if not larger number this year.
All proceeds from the race go to the Irish Cancer Society. You can enter online HERE or by post for €15. It costs €20 on the day.
The race website is HERE. Full preview just before the event.
Ultra runner Caballo Blanco found dead in New Mexico wilderness...
The body was discovered at about 6pm in a remote, rugged area of the Gila Wilderness, the New Mexico state police said. The cause of death was still unknown, but there were no obvious signs of trauma, incident commander Tom Bemis told the Boulder Daily Camera.
Michael Sandrock, a columnist who writes about running for the Daily Camera, knew True for at least 20 years and had run with him. He called True a pioneer of the sport of ultrarunning, which involves running extreme distances, often on gruelling terrain and many miles longer than the 26-mile (40km) marathon. He described True as a "legend" among ultra runners.
True was the race director of the Copper Canyon Ultra Marathon, a 50-plus mile race in Urique, Mexico, last month. He was featured in articles in running magazines and was a central character – known by his nickname, "Caballo Blanco" – in Christopher McDougall's non-fiction bestseller "Born to Run." McDougall said he based his book on the first Copper Canyon marathon that True organised. "It's heartbreaking because there was this unique, wonderful running party he put on in the middle of nowhere, and no one else could make this happen," he said.
Here is a talk given by Caballo Blanco back in 2010 about the now famous Copper Canyon race with the Tarahumara Indians in Mexico...
Part 1 of 3...
Part 2 of 3...
Part 3 of 3...
Monday, April 02, 2012
Alistair Cragg Sets Irish and European 5k road race record
Commenting about his plans for the rest of the season Cragg mentioned “The European Championships are a big target of mine, where I will hope to double; it is a big focus for me. Other targets include achieving the A-Standard for the Olympics in the 10k.” Next up for Cragg is this weekend’s Stanford Invite where he will attempt a 1500m and 5k double.
Alistair Cragg's is also the holder of the Irish outdoor track record for 5,000m when he ran 13:03.53 in Brussels last September.
Cork News interview with Wheelchair athlete Gerry Forde...
The interview can be read HERE
Sunday, April 01, 2012
Results of the Cork BHAA UCC 10k road race...Sun 1st Apr 2012
1 James McCarthy Mahers Sports
2 Roy Fahy BioPharma
3 John Meade Joyce Woulfe Physio
Womens Overall
1 Carmel Crowley Stockhealth Ltd
2 Mary Sweeney Fit 4 Life
3 Helen Leonard Juliet Murphy Health & Fitness
The full results can be seen HERE
Photos...
1) A gallery of 174 photos on Flickr HERE2) A huge gallery of 520 photos by Doug Minihane HERE
3) Irene Hartigan has another large gallery HERE
Video clips courtesy of Ruairi O'Mahony...
Start of the race...
Finishers up to about 43:43...
Finishers after 43:43...
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Road races this weekend...Sun 1st Apr 2012
Cork...Sun 1st (11am)...UCC 10k...€5/ €8...Cork City
Cork...Sun 1st (2pm)...Rosscarbery 10k fun run...€5
Waterford...Sun 1st (12 noon)...WIT AC 5k...€10 / €12
Tipperary...Sun 1st (12 noon)...Tipp AAI County Novice B road championships...Moyne
Limerick...Sun 1st (1pm)...Castleconnell 10k...€15 pre-entry/€20 on the day
Kerry...Sun 1st (1pm)...Ballyheigue 10k race / 5k fun run...€10
Clare...Sun 1st (1:30pm)...Michael Egan Memorial 4 mile...€15/€20...Quilty
The Cork BHAA UCC 10k race takes in the Lee Road / Straight Road circuit. As per usual, it's €5 for registered runners and €8 for non-registered.
Route of Olympic Torch in Dublin on 6th June 2012
For a closer look, a map of the approximate route can be seen HERE
Update on times...
Torchbearer Road Name Approx Time
Cillian Kirwan Howth 8am
Henry Shefflin Croke Park Jones Rd Entrance to Fitzgibbon St 9.35am
Brian Brunton Fitzgibbon Street to Mountjoy Square North 9.40am
Robbie Lyons Mountjoy Sq. Nth to Junction Hill St/ Denmark St 9.43
Aaron Fallon Junc. Denmark St/Hill St to Garden Of Remb. 9.46
Michael Carruth Garden of Rememberance to Cathal Bruagh Street 9.50
John Grimes Cathal Bruagh Street to GPO O’Connell Street 9.54am
Edward Grimes Cathal Bruagh Street to GPO O’Connell Street 9.54am
Aine Holden GPO O Connell Street – Marlborough Street 9.58
Shane Horgan Marlborough Street to CHQ Building Custom House Quay 10.01
Anne Ebbs CHQ Building Custom House Quay to Common Street 10.04
Lee Kinsella Custom Hse, Quay/ Commons St to Mayor St 10.07
Olivia O’Toole Mayor Street to Seville Place 10.10
Lauren Lawless Seville Place to Guild St before junc Mayor St 10.13
Bernard Brogan Guild St before junc. Mayor St to S. Beckett Bridge 10.16
Paul McGrath Samuel Beckett Bridge to Grand Canal Theatre 10.19
Mark Pollock Grand Canal Theatre to Clarence Place/Macken St 10.22
Gareth Myhal Clarence Place/Macken St to Junc Lr Grand Canal St 10.25
Aine Costello Junc Lr Grand Canal St to Hogan Place/Holles St Junc 10.28
Joan Freeman Holles Street /Hogan Place Junc to Merrion Square East 10.31
Irial Finan Merrion Sq East to Junc Baggot St Lr/Lr Fitzwilliam St 10.33
Anthony Sutherland Baggot Street Lr Junc to Upper Fitzwilliam St 10.37
John Collins Fitzwilliam Street Upper to Leeson Street Bridge 10.40
Edward Byrne Leeson Street Bridge to Dartmount Walk/ Canal Road 10.43
Niamh Reid-Burke D.M Walk / Canal Road – Canal Road After Ranelagh Rd Junc. 10.47
Alva Nolan Canal Rd to Grove Rd East after Rathmines Rd Junc 10.50
Gillian Garrett Grove Rd East to Grove Road Middle 10.53
Ger Keelan Grove Road Mid. To Junc. Harold Cr. Rd / Clansbrassil St 10.56
Mubarak Habib Clanbrassil Street Upr. To South Circular Rd Junc 10.59
Denis Hickie Sth Circular Rd to Lr Clanbrassil St/ Donavan Lane Junc 11.02
Karl Flood Lr clan. St/Donavan Lane to New St South/ Fumbally Lane 11.05
Gary O’Brien New St Sth / Fumbally Lane to Patrick St / Bull Alley St Junc 11.08
Mark Kenneally Patrick St /Bull Alley St to Christchurch Pl (Jury’s Hotel) 11.11
Pamela Lacken Christchurch Place (Jury’s) to Parliament St Junction 11.14
Kenneth Egan Parliament Street Junct to- Dame Street /Trinity St Junc 11.17
John Treacy Dame Street/ Trinity St Junc – Nassau Street/ Dawson St 11.20
Natalya Coyle Nassau St /Dawson St Junc /Nassau St / Kildare St Junc. 11.23
Ruby Walsh Nassau St /Kilare St Junc / Clare St Merrion Sq West Junc 11.26
Ronald Delany Merrion Square West Junc to Government Buildings 11.29
Bridget Taylor Government Buildings via Ely Place to St Stephens Green 11.37
Sonia O’Sullivan St. Stephens Green 11.40
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