GOOD LUCK TO ALL
OUR MARATHON RUNNERS IN CORK ON MONDAY
LET'S GET OUT OUT AND CHEER OUR COLLEAGUES ON
DURING THE COURSE OF THE BIG RACE.
Remember the post Marathon get together at Maple
Leaf Bar Midleton from 8.30pm on Monday
The Marathon begins at 9am in Patrick Street.
he half marathon is now full at 1,800.
The start
time for the half marathon will be 11am. Buses will take people from City Hall
to Skehard Road (5 minutes or so walk to start line) from 9.45 to 10.30. It’s a
short window of time, so please don’t leave to the last minute.
Those who
have a form in the post for the marathon or team relay this week are okay for
entry.
Water Stations & Energy Drinks
Please
note that the energy drink will be Lucozade Sports (orange) and we won’t be
providing gels on the course.
Here’s the
line-up for the water stations.
There will
be 14 water stations on the course, with additional water available at the start
of the half marathon and at the finish line. The water will be a mix of bottles
and cups. Mains drinking water will be available at 5 stations across the
course. The energy drink will be Lucozade Sports, which will be distributed in
cups.
The
stations are as follows (mains, unless otherwise indicated):
- Blackpool, just before O’Connell Street (c. 2.5 miles) BOTTLES
- Horgan’s Quay (c. 4 miles)
- Lower Glanmire Road (Tivoli) (c. 6 miles) BOTTLES
- South Ring Road (c. 9 miles) BOTTLES
Half
Marathon Start Line
- Blackrock Castle Carpark (c. 11.5 miles) BOTTLES & Lucozade Sports
- Railway Line at junction with Skehard Road (c. 14 miles) BOTTLES
- Marina, Lee Rowing Club (c. 15.5 miles) & SPONGES
- Curragh Road (c. 18 miles) & Lucozade Sports
- The Lough (c. 19.5 miles) & SPONGES
- Model Farm Road (c. 21 miles) BOTTLES
- Inchigaggin Lane (c. 23 miles) BOTTLES & Lucozade Sports
- Carrigrohane Road (c. 24 miles)
- Mardyke, at Mardyke Bridge (c. 25 miles) BOTTLES
- Finish Line: water BOTTLES
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Other Club
News
Re Our
Away Trip please google lanzaroterunning challenge for details of all
races
Remember
the Ballyhoura Summer Series begins this
Friday June 1st with the
Dan Byrne Memorial 5K at Doneraile Park 8pm.
Finally
it's been another week for our runners on the roads with more prizes collected
- LEEVALE
5K
On what was a lovely evening for a race some of our members
again came away with prizes
Results2nd O/50 Stanislaw Byczek
1st O/50 Joan Mc Carthy
2nd O/50 Mary Toher
Well done to all.
Results2nd O/50 Stanislaw Byczek
1st O/50 Joan Mc Carthy
2nd O/50 Mary Toher
Well done to all.
JOHN BUCKLEY SPORTS 5K
We had great representation tonight as usual at the John Buckley 5Km Race.
We had great representation tonight as usual at the John Buckley 5Km Race.
From a field of over 900we had several PBs and again had
prizewinners
2nd O/45 Mary O'Keeffe Mdt News
1St O/55 Kathleen O'Connell Mdt News
2 Nd O/55 Mary Toher Dept Of Ed.
2Nd O/50 Stanislaw Byczek Mdt News
2nd O/45 Mary O'Keeffe Mdt News
1St O/55 Kathleen O'Connell Mdt News
2 Nd O/55 Mary Toher Dept Of Ed.
2Nd O/50 Stanislaw Byczek Mdt News