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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL MIDLETON AC FINISHERS IN THE 30TH DUBLIN MARATHON ON BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY.
Thanks also to the many club members who travelled to the capital to support their colleagues - it was very much appreciated.

Our full list of participants were -


Margaret Barry, Breda Cahill, Joan McCarthy, Marie Murphy, Michelle Nolan, Anne Marie Perry, Mary Toher, Mary B Walsh

Neilius Aherne, Marc Dalton, Adam Duchnicz, Denis Kelleher, Danny McCarthy, Kieran Murphy, Vincent O’Neill, Noel O’Regan, Sean O’Sullivan, Simon Thompson, Mark Walsh, Adrian Williams and John Cashman

MANY OF OUR PARTICIPANTS RECORDED PERSONAL BEST TIMES WHILST MANY MORE WERE TAKING THE MARATHON CHALLENGE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Please note a special souvineer supplement containing photos and full results of all competitors will be included in this Tuesday's Daily Star newspaper.

Also the full results along with individual split times/places are also available by logging on to the Dublin Marathon web site.
http://dublinmarathon.ie/results.php

COMPETING IN THE DUBLIN MARATHON ON MONDAY
Our club colleague, Brian Healy who will be working at the marathon has very kindly given us his contact details should any of our runners need help or assistance during the weekend.
Brian's contact is 087-2932752

Results Of 3KM 20/10/2009 http://www.eastcorkac.com/





> East Cork AC 3Km Winter Series Race 1 20/10/09
> 1 James McCarthy East Cork AC 9.00
> 2 Sean McGrath East Cork AC 9.06
> 3 Frank O'Carroll East Cork AC 9.37
> 4 Kevin Wilmot Bandon AC 9.52
> 5 Tim O'Mahony East Cork AC 9.56
> 6 Alan O'Reilly East Cork AC 10.00
> 7 Joe Fitzgerald East Cork AC 10.02
> 8 Eoin Casey Midleton AC 10.04
> 9 Eric Meade East Cork AC 10.10
> 10 Frank Hayes East Cork AC 10.15
> 11 Cathal Kelly St Finbarrs AC 10.22
> 12 David O'Dwyer East Cork AC 10.27
> 13 Shane Maher East Cork AC 10.29
> 14 Conor Tierney East Cork AC 10.38
> 15 Brian O'Connor Grange Fermoy AC 10.53
> 16 Josh O'S-Hourihan Midleton College 10.53
> 17 Denis McCarthy East Cork AC 10.59
> 18 Tony Lilley Carrigtwohill 11.00
> 19 Donal Broderick Midleton AC 11.05
> 20 Owen O'Connell Midleton 11.07
> 21 Conor O'Brien Eagle AC 11.07
> 22 Denis Dunne Cork 11.13
> 23 Gary Prendergast Rathcormac 11.18
> 24 Tom Cody Midleton AC 11.19
> 25 Pat Fogarty Cork 11.34
> 26 Trevor Mahoney Midleton AC 11.44
> 27 Barry McDermott Dromahane 11.45
> 28 Niamh Walsh Youghal AC 11.45
> 29 Maurice Tobin Grange Fermoy AC 11.49
> 30 Dan Horgan Midleton AC 11.50
> 31 Olan Barrett Grange Fermoy AC 11.52
> 32 Sean O'Keeffe East Cork AC 11.54
> 33 Pearse O'Neill Aghada 12.01
> 34 Simon Thompson Midleton AC 12.01
> 35 Pat Murphy Aghada 12.02
> 36 Tom O'Neill Aghada 12.06
> 37 Ken O'Keeffe Aghada 12.07
> 38 Billy O'Sullivan Midleton 12.12
> 39 Leo O'Donovan Midleton 12.14
> 40 David Murphy Midleton CBS 12.15
> 41 Kevin O'Reilly Midleton AC 12.17
> 42 Ted O'Leary St Catherines AC 12.20
> 43 Conor McGrath Ballyandreen 12.24
> 44 John O'Riordan Rising Sun AC 12.26
> 45 Vincent O'Neill Midleton AC 12.29
> 46 John Griffin Grange Fermoy AC 12.30
> 47 Trevor Collins Naas 12.31
> 48 Kevin Cooney Midleton AC 12.33
> 49 Hugh O'Donnell Midleton CBS 12.37
> 50 Enda Heery Cork 12.41
> 51 Declan O'Connell Cloyne 12.43
> 52 Noel O'Connor Carrigaline 12.45
> 53 Paul O'S-Hourihan East Cork AC 12.52
> 54 Eibhlin Cleary East Cork AC 12.57
> 55 David Creedon East Cork AC 13.01
> 56 Bob McNamara Cork 13.03
> 57 Finbarr Lyons Midleton 13.11
> 58 Caroline Geary Midleton AC 13.19
> 59 Mary Histon de Barra Rising Sun AC 13.20
> 60 Pat Walsh Midleton GAA 13.27
> 61 Philip O'Mahony Midleton 13.28
> 62 Emmet Foley Whitegate 13.32
> 63 Dave Barry ??? 13.34
> 64 Elaine Guinane Eagle AC 13.37
> 65 John Fennell West Waterford AC 13.38
> 66 Deirdre Aherne Midleton AC 13.40
> 67 A.J. Murphy Midleton 13.44
> 68 Matt Geraghty Cloyne 13.45
> 69 Paul Kierans Carrigtwohill 13.45
> 70 Martin Carr Midleton 13.49
> 71 Marian Ahern Midleton AC 13.51
> 72 Brian Kenneally Midleton AC 13.52
> 73 Jimmy Murray Rising Sun AC 13.53
> 74 Sam O'Keeffe East Cork AC 13.55
> 75 Niall O'Keeffe Ballycotton 13.56
> 76 Donal O'Donoghue Little Island 14.01
> 77 Yvonne Kennedy Midleton AC 14.02
> 78 Maura Burke Carrigtwohill 14.04
> 79 John Murphy Carrigaline 14.06
> 80 Donie O'Connell Midleton AC 14.08
> 81 Camilla O'Connor Midleton AC 14.11
> 82 Caroline Fletcher Midleton 14.12
> 83 Danny McCarthy Midleton AC 14.15
> 84 Karen O'Flynn Eagle AC 14.17
> 85 Michael McCarthy West Waterford AC 14.19
> 86 Con Warren Carrigtwohill 14.21
> 87 Christine Murphy Midleton AC 14.24
> 88 Eadaoin O'Neill East Cork AC 14.26
> 89 Frances O'Connor Eagle AC 14.34
> 90 Austin Murphy St Finbarrs AC 14.37
> 91 Mary O'Keeffe Midleton AC 14.46
> 92 Claire O'Brien East Cork AC 14.51
> 93 Angela Nagle Cork 15.00
> 94 Conor Cusack Midleton 15.08
> 95 Karen O'Brien Cobh 15.09
> 96 Tara Murphy Midleton 15.14
> 97 Trish Murphy Midleton AC 15.20
> 98 Che Magurn Cork 15.26
> 99 Darren Cusack Midleton 15.28
> 100 Colm Jordan Midleton AC 15.31
> 101 Eoin Cashman Midleton AC 15.33
> 102 John Cashman Midleton AC 15.34
> 103 Tom Cusack Midleton 15.36
> 104 Maura O'Doherty Midleton AC 15.38
> 105 Ciara Fitzgerald Carrigtwohill GNS 15.43
> 106 Norah O'Brien Carrigtwohill GNS 15.43
> 107 Philip Mullane Ballycotton 16.02
> 108 Linda Hegarty Midleton AC 16.15
> 109 Geraldine O'Donovan Cork 16.32
> 110 Margaret Beausang Midleton AC 16.32
> 111 Margaret Mulcahy Midleton AC 16.37
> 112 Louise Barry Midleton 16.43
> 113 Margaret Sinclair Midleton AC 16.51
> 114 Clare O'Leary Midleton AC 17.40
> 115 Eimear Hallahan Leevale AC 17.50
> 116 Taylor Murphy Leevale AC 17.51
> 117 Olive Hallahan Midleton AC 17.52
> 118 Grainne Murphy Cork 17.54
> 119 Pauline Casey Midleton 18.04
> 120 Tom Casey Midleton 18.05
> 121 Fionan O'hAodain Lisgoold 18.09
> 122 Joy Sexton Aghada 18.55
> 123 Hubert Crowe Tipperary 18.58
> 124 Aideen Murphy Midleton 19.00
> 125 Dermot Murphy Midleton 19.05
> 126 Barbara O'Connor Midleton AC 19.34
> 127 Kathleen O'Connell Midleton AC 19.35
> 128 Sile Kierans Carrigtwohill 20.33
> 129 Mary Toher Midleton AC 21.07
> 130 Jim McMurtry Midleton AC 22.32
> 131 Aine O'Keeffe Ballycotton 22.49
> 132 Sophie O'Keeffe Ballycotton 22.50
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Midleton Athletic Club

Senior Section News



Despite the fact that we are heading towards a quieter part of the road running year, our club is still a hive of activity. The winter training schedule is up and running for a few weeks now and it’s great to see the continued growth of the club with new faces aplenty in attendance. This TUESDAY sees the beginning of the East Cork 3K Series, the cross country season is now getting into gear, whilst many minds are now being firmly focussed on Bank Holiday Monday when a record number of Midleton AC runners will compete in the Dublin City Marathon.

The beauty of this running game is there is something for everybody, as emphasized by the current fixtures even in what is classed as the quieter season. Those who prefer the shorter stint of less that 2 miles and those who want to battle through the test of stamina are all accommodated.

Ballycotton ‘10’

Firstly, though some important news regarding next year’s Ballycotton ‘10’ Mile Road Race. The following statement has been issued by the organisers within the last few days.
Due to circumstances outside of our control, we have had to move the date of the 2010 Ballycotton ‘10’ from Sunday March 7th to Sunday March 21st. We apologise for any inconvenience caused as a result of this change.
Our original date of March 7th clashes with the AAI National Senior & Junior Cross-Country Championships. In 2009 these championships were held on Sunday March 1st but as the first of March next year falls on a Monday, they have been moved forward to the 7th. In the past, these championships were always held at the end of February so that’s why this problem hasn’t arisen before.
Our second choice of Sunday March 14th clashes with the Cloyne Point-to-Point race meeting and with the resulting huge volume of traffic in the area it would be impossible to hold both events on the same day.
We did consider moving back to February 28th but felt this would detract from the elite side of the race as it is just a week before the National C-C.
So the date of the 33rd Annual Ballycotton ‘10’ is Sunday March 21st 2010.
Details of the entry procedure will be published on the Ballycotton website www.ballycottonrunning.com on Thursday next, October 22nd.

East Cork 3K STARTS THIS TUESDAY – 7.30PM

After this week’s opening race in the East Cork 3K Series, there will be the customary three week break until race 2 on Tuesday November 10. The remaining pre Christmas dates are December 1 and December 22. Three races follow early in 2010 on January 12, February 2 and February 23. Remember all those who run in five of the seven races will receive a long sleeve tee shirt. Entry fee for each race is 3 euro. Newcomers should note the course is on the Bailick Road circuit between Midleton and Ballinacurra.

Destination Dublin

The latest Midleton AC head count in advance of the Dublin Marathon is in the region of 23. A few more athletes have been carrying niggling injuries and it looks like they may opt not to compete on this occasion, which is a wise move with the distance involved.
Our club has a mix of very experienced and indeed relatively new names on the travelling party. There is no denying that there is no substitute for experience particularly in such in a long race. Those who are relatively new to the challenge ahead will no doubt pay close attention to the advice rendered by those in the know. A word with either of team captains Danny McCarthy or Michelle Nolan is certainly advisable in advance of the big day.
Meantime the latest news from the official Lifestyle Sports – Adidas Dublin Marathon web site tells us of a record entry.

“A record 12,500 people will take to the streets of Dublin, to run, jog or walk their way around the 26.2 miles of the Dublin Marathon.

Entries for the 30th anniversary Marathon, have passed the 12,000 mark for the first time, and also boasts the highest ever entry from Irish runners, clear evidence that the running boom has well and truly taken hold in Ireland.

”Established by Noel Carroll back in 1980, the first Dublin Marathon saw 1,420 finishers from an entry of 2,100. The race grew to over 11,000 in 1982, but saw a dip in popularity with Irish runners in the late 80’s, with only 3,000 finishers.
“Organisers have also been boosted by the news that Irish Olympian Pauline Curley has committed to running Dublin, setting up a mouth watering Irish National Champion battle with her friend and running foe Annette Kealy.
The race will start at 9am in Fitzwilliam Street Upper and finish in Merrion Square North”

TV Coverage
Whilst there will no live television coverage of the event, those competing and those interested in the race can view a highlights package on Setanta Sports Ireland on Monday evening, beginning at 9.30pm. The programme will be repeated daily thereafter with a special extended highlights show on the following Friday, October 30th from 11pm.

Line Up

The Midleton AC line up to hand for Dublin is as follows –

Margaret Barry, Breda Cahill, Joan McCarthy, Marie Murphy, Michelle Nolan, Anne Marie Perry, Mary Toher, Mary B Walsh

Neilius Aherne, Marc Dalton, Adam Duchnicz, Denis Kelleher, Danny McCarthy, Kevin Morrisson, Kieran Murphy, Fergal O’Meara, Vincent O’Neill, Noel O’Regan, Sean O’Sullivan, Simon Thompson, Mark Walsh, Adrian Williams and John Cashman.

The primary goal of any marathon runner is to complete the course, thereafter it’s bonus territory. Here’s hoping that after a splendid six weeks for training in terms of weather, that come Monday conditions will again be favorable. One thing is for sure the heat of Cork in June will be just a far distant memory.

Cross Country
As mentioned previously the cross country season is now very much in gear. Next Sunday, October 25th will see the East Cork Championships take place in Carrignavar with a busy programme listed. Below we have a guide to upcoming races and the pre entry requirements. - To enter please contact club Chairman Tom Houlihan on 085-1146109.

Oct.25th East Cork Championships @ 11.30 in Carrignavar, Senior, Masters O/35 and O/45 Athletes can enter on the day.
Nov.1st Co. Senior & Junior Championships @ 12noon in Bandon. Entry at least one week in advance.
Nov. 8th Munster Novice Championships in Tralee Race-Course.. Entries at least two weeks in advance.
Nov. 15th Co. Masters & Intermediate Championships in Youghal @ 11.30 Entries at least one week in advance.
Nov. 29th Munster Masters & Intermediate Championships in Moyglass, Fethard, Co. Tipperary.. Entries at least two weeks in advanced.

Jan. 15th Munster Junior & Senior Cross- Country Championships at a Cork venue TBC. Entries two weeks in advanced.

Road Events

There is plenty of action locally on the roads over the next month. Note the addition of a new race in Lisgoold on Sunday November 8th.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1ST – HSE 4 MILE - MARINA ROAD CORK – 11AM

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8TH – LISGOOLD GAA 5K – 10AM

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 10TH – EAST CORK 3K – MIDLETON – 7.30PM

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15TH – BRICKEY 5 MILE RACE – DUNGARVAN -11AM

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22ND – INNISCARRA 4 MILE – 11.30AM

Reminder - Training

- MONDAY (with the exception of Bank Holidays and December 28th) 6pm to 7pm at Midleton College All Weather Facility. - WEDNESDAY 7pm to 8pm at Midleton Community Centre (with the exception of December 23rd and 30th). The subscription per session is 3 euro per person to cover the cost of hire/lights etc. The beginner’s sessions will also continue at 6pm each Wednesday over the next few months.
.Reminder - Communication

Staying in touch with what is happening in our club is now easier than ever, as our new non interactive blog is now in operation. Check www.midletonathleticclub.blogspot.com for all the latest club news. E mail contact is midletonac@ireland.com You may also have regular club news, updates and results sent directly to you via our club e mail service. Please give your e mail address to P.R.O John Cashman to avail of this service. Telephone enquiries regarding the club may be directed to Danny McCarthy on 087-2403940. See also our club notice board at training each Wednesday for further news.

Dinner Date

Midleton AC will host their annual Christmas Dinner at Garryvoe Hotel on Friday December 11. Keep the date free in the diary – more details to follow shortly.
Sympathy

Before concluding this week, we take this opportunity to offer sincere sympathy to our club coach Edmond O’Sullivan on the death of his father John.



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MIDLETON ATHLETIC CLUB


CHRISTMAS DINNER

GARRYVOE HOTEL

FRIDAY DECEMBER 11TH – 7.30PM

MORE DETAILS TO FOLLOW SOON

Results Of Cork -Cobh
available here


http://www.corkbhaa.com/pages/results.htm

East Cork AC
PRESENT THE 12th YEAR OF THE
EAST CORK AC
‘3K’ WINTER SERIES

Total of 7 runs over 3km (just short of 2 miles) in Midleton between
October and February – Run ANY FIVE and receive
a classy printed long-sleeve T-shirt!

The Series takes in three laps of a 1km circuit around Bailick and Ballinacurra. Entries, along with the start and finish, are at the bottom of the Dark Road.

ALL COMPETITORS ARE REQUESTED TO WEAR A REFLECTIVE BIB

DATES:
Tuesday October 20th 2009
Tuesday November 10th 2009
Tuesday December 1st 2009
Tuesday December 22nd 2009
Tuesday January 12th 2010
Tuesday February 2nd 2010
Tuesday February 23rd 2010

Entry fee: €3.00 per race (East Cork AC members and all Juveniles - €1.00). Time: 7.30pm each night.
Results available on www.eastcorkac.com after each race

Cross Country Season Beckons

Our colleague Joan Hough has been in touch with details of the cross country season.
Most events beginning with next Sunday's Novice Championhips in Killeagh need to be
pre entered. Tommy Houlihan - Midleton Secretary, should be contacted by Wednesday noon if you wish to enter next Sunday's event.
Tommy can be contacted at 085 1146109.

Oct.11th : County Novice Championships @ 12noon in Killeagh.
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Oct.25th East Cork Championships @ 11.30 in Carrignavar, Senior, Masters O/35 and O/45 Athletes can enter on the day.

Nov.1st Co. Senior & Junior Championships @ 12noon in Bandon. Entry at least one week in advance.

Nov. 8th Munster Novice Championships in Tralee Race-Course.. Entries at least two weeks in advance.

Nov. 15th Co. Masters & Intermediate Championships in Youghal @ 11.30 Entries at least one week in advance.

Nov. 29th Munster Masters & Intermediate Championships in Moyglass, Fethard, Co. Tipperary.. Entries at least two weeks in advanced.

Jan. 15th Munster Junior & Senior Cross- Country Championships at a Cork venue TBC. Entries two weeks in advanced.

Photos Denis Kellegher plus more

Cork to Cobh photos from Mark Dalton
http://www.flickr.com/photos/43201815@N04/sets/72157622391568599/

Midleton Athletic Club
Senior Section News

Cork To Cobh Race

Weather conditions were close to perfect on Sunday for the Sports Supplies Cork to Cobh ‘15’ Mile Race. A record number of 802 competitors crossed the finish line and it was great to see so many of our athletes taking part. As the complete results are presently being processed we are not in a position to roll call names and times. The full results will be forwarded as soon as they come to hand. Our own camera man Denis Kelleher was extremely busy on his day off from running and has promptly sent us a very comprehensive array of quality photographs, which I will forward.

What we do know so far is that several of the regular speed merchants were again in fine form, some runners with the Dublin Marathon on their minds did utilise the race as a timely progress guide whilst others completed a 15 mile race for the very first time. Deirdre Aherne and Claire O’Leary were amongst the latter group who can feel well satisfied with their inaugural outings over the distance.

Up front Noel O’Regan led home our big contingent with another cracking run which saw him take second spot in the Over 40’s. Michelle Nolan ran very steadily to finish as fifth lady overall, whilst Breda Cahill continues to make great strides, her latest effort securing 3rd prize in the Over 35’s. Breda’s training colleague Margaret Barry also had every reason to celebrate, having made a full recovery from mid season injury Margaret will travel to Dublin with plenty of confidence after topping the Over 55’s honour list.

In concluding a collective ‘well done’ is extended to all our finishers.

Marathon Preparations

After Sunday the majority of those with sights on the 30th Dublin Marathon will soon be scaling down their preparations later this week. This period usually features the last long run in the programme with the tapering process coming into play after next weekend. We will look ahead to the big race in greater detail in two weeks time, but at present it certainly seems as if our club will have 20 plus on the line come Bank Holiday Monday.


New Faces Welcomed At Inaugural Open Evening

Our inaugural Open Evening proved a great success with a very large gathering in attendance. Thanks to all who helped in any way in organising and catering for the event. It was extremely positive to see the continued growing interest in Midleton AC, highlighted by the large number of potential new members who enjoyed the hospitality at Midleton Community Centre.

Beginner’s Training Session

As a result of the gathering an additional training session for beginners will now take place from 6pm to 7pm each Wednesday under the guidance of Vincent Connolly. If you know anybody interested who was not present at our Open Evening, please inform them that this training will begin on this Wednesday at Midleton Community Centre.


New Training Arrangements

Of course this coming Wednesday also sees the official start of our indoor winter training schedule for the senior section of the club. The overall arrangements from now until late spring are as follows.

MONDAY (with the exception of Bank Holidays and December 28th) 6pm to 7pm at Midleton College All Weather Facility. WEDNESDAY 7pm to 8pm at Midleton Community Centre (with the exception of December 23rd and 30th). The subscription per session is 3 euro per person to cover the cost of hire/lights etc. The aforementioned beginner’s sessions will also continue at 6pm each Wednesday over the next few months.

Injury Prevention

Our own club member Neilius Aherne, Sports/Holistic Therapist who was present at last week’s Open Evening is available for any advice on injury prevention and treatment. Neilius may be contacted on 086-8438355 for appointment and advice.

New Blog Is Up And Running

Staying in touch with what is happening in our club is now easier than ever, as our new non interactive blog is now in operation. Check http://www.midletonathleticclub.blogspot.com/ for all the latest club news. E mail contact is midletonac@ireland.com You may also have regular club news, updates and results sent directly to you via our club e mail service. Please give your e mail address to PRO John Cashman to avail of this service. Telephone enquiries regarding the club may be directed to Danny McCarthy on 087-2403940


East Cork 3K Series

At the moment we are awaiting confirmation of this year’s East Cork 3K Series. Once details have been announced by the organisers, the fixtures will appear on our club blog and will also be e mailed to those on the contact list.

Autumn/Winter Fixture Guide

In the meantime, what we have to hand regarding other fixture is as below.
Until next time – ‘keep on running’.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 4TH – CORK TO COBH – 15 MILE RACE – 9.30AM

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1ST – HSE 4 MILE - MARINA ROAD CORK – 11AM

SUNDAY NOVEMBER – BRICKEY 5 MILE RACE – DUNGARVAN -11AM

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 22ND – INNISCARRA 4 MILE – 11.30AM

SUNDAY DECEMBER 13TH – CORK BHAA SIMON RUN – 11AM

FRIDAY DECEMBER 25TH – GOAL MILE – VARIOUS LOCATIONS

SATURDAY DECEMBER 26TH – BELGOOLY 4 MILE – 12 NOON

MONDAY DECEMBER 28TH – BANDON 5 MILE RACE – 2PM

* Shanagarry Christmas 5K to be confirmed.