East Cork Track Championships

Six Gold Medals

Tuesday evening saw the East Cork Track Championships take place on the grass track in Carrignavar and once again we did out club proud with lots of medals. The first to medal was Sinead Falvey who took Gold with a great start to her season in the o/35 800m. Next up making his debut was Francis Maunsell taking Bronze in the O/50 800m. Also making his debut was Richardt Rabe who took Gold in the o/35 100m and Francis Maunsell  taking bronze in the 0/50 100m. Richardt Rabe scored once again taking Silver in the 300m. Richardt had not run track since his leaving cert..

In the 3000m Ger O'Regan took Silver and Francis Maunsell took the Bronze both in the O/50 cat.

Finally came the mixed relay where we were defending the title we won last year in the O/35 Cat and sure enough we claimed the Gold once again with Christopher McCarthy taking the first leg handing over to Sinead Falvey who maintained the lead passing the baton to Ger O'Regan who passed it the Richardt Rabe to make us comfortable winners. Others who ran on the night included Neilus Aherne and Michael Beirne, Also a big thanks to our supporters.

It was a fantastic evening and wonderfully organised by Carrignavar AC and the East Cork Division under the stewardship of Olwyn Reidy who worked so hard to put the whole event together.

This was the 59th edition of the event having first ben held in Youghal Greyhound Track in 1968.

Sports Star Of The Month For Midleton AC Athlete

Meadh Corkery

 Cork City Sports is delighted to announce Meabh Corkery of Midleton AC as the recipient of the March Athlete of the Month Award following an extraordinary month of success in the pole vault.

Meabh achieved a remarkable and unique treble of national indoor championship titles during March, underlining her status as one of Ireland's most exciting young field event athletes.

The month began at the National Senior Indoor Championships where Meabh successfully defended her title, producing a personal best clearance of 3.65 metres to claim the senior crown for the second consecutive year.

Just two weeks later, she added the National Junior Indoor title to her growing list of achievements with a championship best performance of 3.61 metres, once again demonstrating her consistency and competitive strength.

Not content with two national titles, Meabh rounded off an exceptional month by capturing the National Under-19 Girls Pole Vault Championship, setting another championship record in the process to complete a unique hat-trick of national victories.

To win Senior, Junior and Under-19 national titles in the same month is a rare achievement and highlights both Meabh's talent and dedication to her sport. Her performances throughout March have established her as one of the leading young pole vaulters in Irish athletics and a wonderful ambassador for Midleton AC and Cork athletics.

Everyone at Cork City Sports congratulates Meabh on her outstanding achievements and wishes her continued success for the remainder of the season.

The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Year Award would not be possible without the continued support of our valued partners and sponsors. We sincerely thank:

• The River Lee

• Cork's 96FM C103 Cork

• EchoLive.ie

• Cork Crystal

WEEKEND RUNAROUND

Waterford 10Km

What a day for a 10Km not to mention a half marathon and a marathon. We had three members there for the 10km  and all reports tell of a hard gruelling days running. Margaret Jones, Bernie Twomey and Kevin Toth all survived to tell the tale.

East Cork Track

This really is one of the best nights out at a race in the year even if you are not running. 

You get to see the complete race not just the start and finish and there is always a lovely friendly atmosphere around so we would love you to take part and if not to come and support your clubmates.

Seriously we need to support these events if we want a track for East Cork which of course we all do.

Irish Grocers Benevolent Fund 5Km Fun Run Mallow Racecourse

Two Great Races Coming Up Soon

Coolagown 10Km

This took place on a very damp misty Thursday evening which was a fine evening for running as we saw both the men's and the Ladies course records being broken.

We had four runners there and all ran well with Conor Cronin doing his first 10Km having an excellent run battling it out with John Cashman (Happy Birthday John). Ger O'Regan was our first runner home with another solid run as had Amanda Cooney who was once again our sole female runner.

EAST CORK TRACK

A reminder that the highlight of the ECAD track season for Senior, Masters, and Junior athletes takes place on June 23rd, once again hosted by Carraig Na Bhfear AC. A huge thank you to the club and all the volunteers for hosting this fantastic event.

This really is a great event and well worth supporting. There are events suitable for everyone and is really a fun evening. If you can't run please come and support. Events like this need your support to keep them going.

There are events here suitable for everyone

BHAA APPLE STAFF 5kM

A fine crowd of three hundred and twenty eight competed in this early start 7.00pm race on Tuesday eveningWe had five runners there and that included two prizewinners Neilus Aherne 1st O/70 and Fergal O'Meara 3rd O/55. Others who ran were Brian Cott, Michael Beirne and Maurice Corcoran. Our sole lady was Amanda Cooney Well done all.