Friday, 1 June 2012



 
 
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):
  1. Blackpool, just before O’Connell Street (c. 2.5 miles) BOTTLES
  2. Horgan’s Quay (c. 4 miles)
  3. Lower Glanmire Road (Tivoli) (c. 6 miles) BOTTLES
  4. South Ring Road (c. 9 miles) BOTTLES
Half Marathon Start Line
  1. Blackrock Castle Carpark (c. 11.5 miles) BOTTLES & Lucozade Sports
  2. Railway Line at junction with Skehard Road (c. 14 miles) BOTTLES
  3. Marina, Lee Rowing Club (c. 15.5 miles) & SPONGES
  4. Curragh Road (c. 18 miles) & Lucozade Sports
  5. The Lough (c. 19.5 miles) & SPONGES
  6. Model Farm Road (c. 21 miles) BOTTLES
  7. Inchigaggin Lane (c. 23 miles) BOTTLES & Lucozade Sports
  8. Carrigrohane Road (c. 24 miles)
  9. Mardyke, at Mardyke Bridge (c. 25 miles) BOTTLES
  10. 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
Results
2nd 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.
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