Notice...GOAL Mile in Doneraile Park - Mon 25th Dec 2017

This might be of interest to anyone in North Cork. Mallow AC are helping out with the GOAL mile in Doneraile Park on Christmas Day. Just turn up, make a donation and run a mile.

Cork City...There is also a GOAL Mile at the athletics track at CIT in Bishopstown in Cork City.

From John Walshe..... "GOAL MILE. The longest established GOAL MILE outside of Dublin will this year be staged at the Cork IT track in Bishopstown on Christmas Day.

It takes place from 10:30am to 12:30pm and the formula is simple - people just come along and run, jog or walk a mile on the track and give a donation to help GOAL's work in the Third World.

Transfers for the 2018 Dungarvan 10 mile road race

Entries to the 2018 Dungarvan 10 mile road race went on sale a few weeks back and the 2,750 entries sold out in a matter of hours.

West Waterford AC have now put a transfer system in place for anyone who can't make it on the day.

See below...

Thank you for registering for the Dungarvan 10 Mile 2018. If for any reason you cannot participate and wish to transfer your registration to another person, you can do so through the link below.

There is an admin cost of €5. Please be aware that you cannot give your number to another person without the event organiser knowing of the change. There are many reasons for this.

1. Incorrect results including gender, age and team results can be effected by a person giving their number to an another competitor.

2. For insurance purposes, the person taking the number would not be covered if the organiser is not informed.

If a current registered participant gives their number to another person without the consent of the race organiser, that number will be taken out of results.

Thank you and we hope you are looking forward to the event in February
https://register.primoevents.com/ps/event/Dungarvan10Mile2018/entryLink

If anyone wants to get rid of their number, there are plenty of people looking for one. Look at the comments HERE on Facebook and send them a private message.

Notice...Mallow 10 mile road race - Sun 25th March 2018

The annual Mallow 10 mile road race is coming up on Sunday the 25th of March 2018.

Please note that the number of entries is limited to 1,500.

Update : All 1500 entries to the Mallow 10 mile road race are gone! I could see yesterday from the traffic to the website that there was huge interest in this race but little did I think that it would sell out in 36 hours! Last year, there were 1250 places and it didn't sell out until the 8th of January. There should be a transfer facility in the New Year for those who can't make it.

Entries open at 9am on Tuesday 19th Dec 2017.

Update : 
Tues 19th Dec @1pm... Over 750 places gone.
Tues 19th Dec @4pm... Over 1050 places gone. 
Wed 20th Dec @9am ... Over 1300 places gone, fewer than 200 left! 
Wed 20th Dec @1pm... Over 1400 places gone, less than 100 left now! 
Wed 20th Dec @3pm... Over 1440 places gone, less than 60 left now!  
Wed 20th Dec @6pm... 1500 places gone!  

 

Race Entries.....You can enter the race online HERE

Some key points...

1)  The entry fee is €25.
2) A long sleeve race t-shirt is included in the entry fee.

Course preview.......You can see an updated preview HERE

Race website......There is more info about the race on the dedicated race website http://mallowtenmile.wordpress.com/

Training Plan......For anyone hoping to do their first 10 mile race, there is a 12 week 'Get Around' plan HERE

Results of the Cork BHAA Simon Trkey Trot 5k...Sun 17th Dec 2017

A total of 282 runners turned out for this years Cork BHAA Simon Turkey Trot on Sunday the 17th of December 2017. As can be seen above, the numbers were down 17% this year which was most likely due to the sheer number of events on this weekend.

Despite the drop in numbers, they still managed to raise €3,600 for Cork Simon.

1 Ciaran Bouse 18:34
2 Stephen Geoghegan 18:38
3 Ger Geary 19:09
16 Bridget Daly 20:52
25 Rachael O'Callaghan 21:35
26 Laura Fitzgerald 21:40

The full results are HERE

This closes off the year now for the Cork BHAA and no doubt, they'll have a full calendar of events next year again.

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k...Sun 17th Dec 2017

This 4k in Cloyne was held on Sunday the 17th of December 2017.

1    0:12:17    MCCARTHY, James    East Cork AC    M    04:56.4
2    0:12:22    MCGRATH, Sean    East Cork AC    M    04:58.4
3    0:13:28    MCKEOWN, Kieran    Watergrasshill AC    M40    05:25.0
19    0:15:19    O'BRIEN, Claire    Watergrasshill AC    F    06:09.6
33    0:16:41    O'ROURKE, Orla    Ballymore Cobh AC    F50    06:42.6
36    0:16:44    AHERNE, Deirdre    Midleton AC    F35    06:43.8 

Full results & prize list below...

Results & Photos of the Newmarket 5k road race...Sun 17th Dec 2017

Despite the fact there were several races on in Cork today, the Newmarket 5k got a record turnout of 297 runners, up a whopping 34% on last year. The quality of the field was also particularly high with no fewer than 96 runners breaking 20 minutes. There are very few 5k race where a third of the field breaks 20 mins.

1 Emmett Dunleavey     Sligo AC    14:50 SM
2 Thomas Hayes     Kilkenny City Harriers      14:52     SM
3 Alan O Shea     Bantry AC  14:54 SM
13 Michelle Finn Leevale AC     16:32     SF
19 Sinead O Connor Leevale AC     17:00     SF
28 Aoife Cooke     Youghal AC    17:22     SF 

Results on the Duhallow AC website

Results on the Chip Timing website

Photos...
1) There are 3 galleries on the Running in Cork Facebook page
...a) Start of the race
...b) Finish line photos
...c) Prizes

Results & Photos of the National Novice Cross Country Championships in Waterford...Sun 17th Dec 2017

This years National Novice Cross Country Championships were held in Waterford on Sunday the 17th of December 2017.

In the Novice men's competition, there were full teams from 13 counties and 19 clubs. Leevale AC managed to take Bronze in the inter-club competition while the Cork team won Silver.

Novice Men Team Results
1. Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 2. North Belfast Harriers 3. Leevale A.C.

Cork team (6 to score)...20:02 4 Kevin O'Brien East Cork A.C., 20:07 5 Alan O'Brien Eagle A.C., 20:57 24 Conor McCauley Leevale A.C., 20:59 25 Rory O'Sullivan St. Finbarrs A.C., 21:13 32 Brian Kearney Leevale A.C., 21:16 Mitch Rees-Jones U.C.C. A.C. 26 21:16, 34 Donal Coakley Leevale A.C.

In the Novice Women's race, Sinead Keaveny of Midleton AC ran a great race to finish second to win Silver! It's no small feat to win a national medal for any club athlete.

Novice Women – 4000m
1. Nakita Burke (LetterKenny A.C.) 2. Sinead Kevany (Midleton A.C.) 3. Lauren Dermondy (Castlecomer A.C.)

Leevale AC finished second in the team event while the Cork team took Gold in the inter county competition.

There were 15 full club teams and 9 full county teams.

1. Sportsworld A.C. 2. Leevale A.C. 3. Crusaders A.C.

Leevale AC team...16:30 10 Lisa Hegarty, 17:04 32 Andrea Bickerdike, 17:12 38 Jessica Bruton, 17:29 47 Rosaleen MacKeown.
Cork team (4 to score)...15:43 2 Sinéad Kevany Midleton A.C, 16:30 10 Lisa Hegarty, 16:55 25 Sorcha Kearney St. Finbarrs A.C., 16:59 30 Breda Gaffney Mallow A.C

Results...The full results can be seen on the Athletics Ireland website HERE.

Photos...(Updated Tues 19th Dec)
1) James Veale of West Waterford AC has a gallery HERE
2) Gearóid Ó Laoi has 300 pics HERE
3) Kieran Carlin has a gallery HERE

Sinead Kevany (#330) of Midleton AC after winning a Silver medal at the National Novice Cross Country Championships. Photo: Kieran Carlin

 

Results & Photos of the Ballincollig 5k parkrun...Sat 16th Dec 2017

200 people turned out for this weeks 5k parkrun in Ballincollig Regional Park, up on the big drop of last week but down a bit on the 260-280 of late.

1 Joe CUNNINGHAM    17:03    VM45-49    M1
2 Lance DOHERTY    18:48    VM40-44    M2
3 Unknown
25 Diane DUFFY    22:01    VW35-39    F1
41 Grainne EGAN    23:07    JW15-17    F2    Leevale AC
42 Eilis MANNION    23:08    VW40-44    F3

Full results

Photos...(Updated Sun 17th Dec)
1) The organisers have a gallery HERE
2) Joe Murphy has a gallery HERE
3) Gearóid Ó Laoi has a gallery HERE 

Notice : Newmarket 5km road race - Sun 17th Dec 2017

This popular 5 km road race is coming up in the town of Newmarket in North-West Cork on Sunday the 17th of December. This is a fast 5k course and gets a good turnout every year.

The race HQ is at the High Street Bar (see preview). As you can see from the race flyer above, there are lots of generous prizes on offer.

The online pre-entry fee is €12.10 or you can pay €15 on the day.

The pre-entry link is https://newmarket5kroadrace.itsyourrace.com/register/

Course Preview...Lots more info including directions, photos, course details, etc can be seen HERE

This race is organised by Duhallow Athletic Club. More info on their website... https://duhallowac.wordpress.com/

Results, Photos & Video of the European Cross Country Championships...10th Dec 2017

The European Cross Country Championships were held last weekend in the Slovak Republic and there are now plenty of photos and video available.

The Irish senior men’s team finished in a very credible 5th place out of 13 teams, just two points behind France in 4th.

Rank    Team    Points   
1    Turkey    17
2    Spain    20
3    Great Britain & NI    35
4    France    56
5    Ireland    58
6    Denmark    80

The top 3 scoring men on the 10km course were...
15th Sean Tobin (Clonmel AC) 30:43, 19th Hugh Armstrong (Ballina AC) 30:46, 24th Kevin Maunsell (Clonmel AC) 30:49.

The other members of the team were ...48th Paul Pollock (Annadale Striders AC) 31:35, 51st Kevin Dooney (Raheny Shamrock AC) 31:40 and 72nd John Travers (Donore Harriers AC) 32:50.

There were 76 finishers

Photos...(Updated 17th Dec)
1) Gearóid Ó Laoi has photos of the men's race HERE
2) James Veale of West Waterford AC has a gallery HERE

In the women's race over a course just over 8kms, the Irish team finished in 7th place out of 13 and just 1 point behind France.


Rank    Team    Points   
1    Great Britain & NI    23
2    Romania    31
3    Turkey    54
4    Portugal    60
5    Spain    60
6    Germany    70
7    Ireland    84
8    France    85

The top 3 scoring women were...
12th Fionnuala McCormack (Kilcoole AC) 27:48, 34th Shona Heaslip (An Riocht AC) 28:31 and 38th Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle AC) 28:35

The other members of the team were ...40th Michelle Finn (Leevale AC) 28:39, 47th Fionnuala Ross (Armagh AC) 28:53 and 49th Lizzie Lee (Leevale AC) 28:54.

There were 77 finishers

Photos... 
1) Gearóid Ó Laoi has photos of the women's race HERE

Irish U20 women... 7th out of 20 teams
Irish U20 men... 10th out of 20

Full results


Senior Men


Senior Women

FREE - Marathon Guide for 2018

Athletics Weekly has just released a free marathon guide for 2018. While it mainly aimed at the UK, there are some other marathons in there as well. It might be of interest to anyone looking for a trip away in 2018.

Click HERE

Cork athlete Phil Healy sets new national 300m record!

Cork athlete Phil Healy of Bandon AC set a new national 300m record of 37.56 seconds in Athlone on Wednesday evening. The photo above shows Phil with her coach Shane McCormack of Menapians AC.

Great to start the season off tonight by breaking the @irishathletics national 300m record with 37.56 😊First time repping @waterfordit colours 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/bhjgCRuscl

— Phil Healy (@philhealy2) December 13, 2017

Results

Physical Education to be introduced as a Leaving Certificate subject

It was announced recently that Physical Education is to be introduced as a Leaving Certificate subject in Ireland. Initially it will be rolled out in about 50 schools from September of 2018 with the intention that there will be exams for it in the leaving certificate in the future.

The course will cover a number of sports and there is also an athletics module included...

In a world dominated by GAA, Soccer and Rugby, this may well be the first time any teenager has been exposed to athletics.

The course does of course cover a lot of other sports and covers much more than just physical activity.

Strand 1: Towards optimum performance...
Topic 1: Learning and improving skill and technique
Topic 2: Physical and psychological demands of performance
Topic 3: Structures, strategies, roles and conventions
Topic 4: Planning for optimum performance

Strand 2: Contemporary issues in physical activity
Topic 5: Promoting physical activity
Topic 6: Ethics and fair play
Topic 7: Physical activity and inclusion
Topic 8: Technology, media and sport
Topic 9: Gender and physical activity
Topic 10: Business and enterprise in physical activity and sport, Physical activity areas, Adventure activities, Aquatics, Artistic and aesthetic movement, Athletics, Games, Personal exercise and fitness activities

Sport is now a big business and a lot of people work in the industry. It's conceivable that at some future date, this leaving cert course will be a prerequisite to get into certain 3rd level courses and jobs.

More info below...

Links...
1) RTE News...Mon 11th Dec 2017... PE to be introduced as Leaving Cert examination subject
2) RTE News...Mon 11th Dec 2017... How will Leaving Certificate Physical Education work?
3) Curriculum

Photos of the Millstreet Christmas Jumper Run 5k...Sat 9th Dec 2017

This charity 5k in Millstreet was held on Saturday the 9th of December.

Photos...
1) TMC Photography Cork has a gallery HERE

Killian Devlin from Ballinacurra Villagers AC completes his 100th Marathon!

Well done to Killian Devlin from Ballinacurra who completed his 100th marathon in Clonakilty last Saturday!