Novice Cross Country

 Hi all, 

There has been an amendment to the email sent last week with the upcoming cross country dates.  The County novice will now be taking place on 9 October. 

The entries for this will be due early next week.  Anyone who would like to be entered in this should let me know as soon as possible.

Thank you!

Kind regards
Sally
(087 2265857)
 

UPCOMING Races

Cross Country Events

OCT 2ND

County even ages and Senior XC.. Macroom Oct

6km ladies, 8km  men

OCT 9TH

County uneven ages and NOVICE  XC  Conna

5km ladies, 7km men

 *OCT 23rd

 *Munster Novice/even age juv.. 2mile Boris 

 4km women,6km men* 

Fancy dress on Oct 31st

Cork County B and master races

Carrignavar

NOV 6TH

Munster juv B races and intermediate races..

Location TBC'd

You must pre enter via the club for these races.. so don't miss out and keep an eye on Blog.. 

BHAA Races Upcoming

The next race on our calendar is the re-scheduled Janssen 6k in Little Island next Sunday October 2nd. Note a change of venue for registration which takes place at the Janssen offices across the road from the Community Hall in Little Island. Registration is open from 9.30am with the race taking place at 11am. As usual, race entry costs €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-registered.

We're coming to the end of the 2022 season with just 3 races left after Janssen. Looking forward to seeing everyone back for the next few races.

• Oct 2: Janssen 6k @ Little Island
• Oct 16: Defence Forces 5k @ Ringaskiddy
• Nov 20: Cork Mental Health 5k (Martin Lawlor Memorial) @ Little Island
• Dec 11: Cork Simon Turkey Trot @ Blackrock

WEEKEND RUNAROUND

Fantastic Win For Our Ladies Team Who Won SILVER In The East Cork Novice Championships

We saw some wonderful running today in the East Cork Novice Ladies Championships where our ladies team won SILVER also our individual ladies Eileen Leahy took individual SILVER and Caroline Geary won Bronze. The team was completed by Loveness Hegarty, Louise Barry and Agata Sokolowska all having very fine runs,

Our sole male runner was Edmond O'Sullivan who  ran a great race as he always does in Cross Country.

 

 Berlin 2022

We had one runner in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday where the world record was broken. Tony Murray made his marathon debut and a very fine one it was coming home in 3.37.25. Which was a great result and a fantastic occasion to be part of. Its not many can say they ran in a race where the world record was broken. Well done Tony.

Charleville Half Marathon

We had a nice number of runners in Charleville Half Marathon on Sunday morning. Our first runner home was Tony Forrestal in 1.14.52(PB) finishing 20th overall which was excellent going especially coming off a two week holiday Then Ger O'Regan ran 1.25.36 around the same time as last year. Mark Cronin ran 1.33.59. Our ladies Bernie Twomey 1.57.57, Annette Fitzgerald was 2,10.21 and Sheila Bulman 2.23.02. Well done all ye are well on target for the respective Big Ones.

WEEKEND RUNAROUND

 

News Update

St Luke's 5K

We had a fine crew out for the St Luke's 5Km on Thursday evening and all had fine run including PBs

Our first man home was Paul Spiteri in a cracking 18.19 he was closely followed by Christopher McCarthy in 18.41 a new PB for him showing his dedication and hard work at Monday's sessions is paying off. Next came Vicki Spiteri 19.17 our first lady home finishing 4th overall and 1st O/35. Fergal O'Meara came next in 20.16 followed by Tony Murray in 20.47 showing his recent setback did not slow him down much. Margaret Twohig came next in 25.34. A total of three hundred and two runners finished the race.

East Cork Cross Country

The East Cork Athletics Division Even Ages, Junior, Senior & Masters XC Championships was  rescheduled for Saturday September last and took place in glorious weather conditions. Stunning views of the East Cork/West Waterford landscape distracted runners slightly from the challenging hills.  It was the 52nd year of the Championships and seldom can conditions have been so fine overhead and so solid underfoot.

As events transpired it proved a great day for our club with  Eillen Leahy leading home the Midleton ladies who all ran very well in the combined senior/masters race.  Caroline Geary won the individual gold medal in her age category - a great achievement as it was her first cross country medal.  The Midleton ladies took gold overall.

John Hennessy won first Over 45 in the men's race with Ger O'Regan adding to this growing honours list with the individual bronze and John Cashman joining the duo to collect the team silver medals.

Well done also to all the Midleton juveniles who ran so well and picked up plenty of medals also last Saturday.

Cross Country action continues next Sunday with Day 2 of the East Cork Championships in Whites Cross hosted by Carraig na bhFear AC.  The main focus for the adult club will be the women's Novice Race  over 4K and the men's novice race over 6K.

Mini Marathon

Well done to the ladies from the club who took part in last Sunday's Echo Mini Marathon.  The race was won in a new record time by Sinead O'Connor of Leevale AC. in what was the 41st year of the event. Nathalie O'Connell was our first lady home finishing in a fine position of 34th overall.

Thanks to John Cashman for the notes and photos

East Cork Athletics Division Strength & Conditioning (Circuit Training) Program

The East Cork Athletics Division are running a 10 week Strength & Conditioning (Circuit Training) program for Junior, Senior and Masters athletes starting on September 23rd.    The classes are being run for people who are interested in competing in the 2023 Track & Field season. Athletes must be registered with Athletics Ireland and members of Clubs affiliated to the East Cork Athletics Division.   The purpose of this program is to enable athletes from across the division to train together in preparation for the 2023 T&F season. These classes are open to both seasoned T&F competitions and for people new to T&F who would like to give it a try next year.    Classes will take place on Friday's from 7pm to 8pm. The first class will take place on Friday 23rd September in Midleton CBS. The classes will rotate around different locations in the East Cork Division to level out commuting times.    Further details will follow re: Venue Date & Location.   We would encourage anyone who is interested to please come along.   Any questions please give me a call / text on 089 6039607.   Regards John Hennessy

UPCOMING

New Date For Cross Country

 

The East Cork Athletics Division Even Ages, Junior, Senior & Masters XC Championships has been rescheduled for Saturday September 17th at 2pm. The venue will remain the same i.e. Ballyknock, Stonehall, Co. Cork.

The venue is very close to Leahy’s Open Farm e.g. If you are travelling on the road from Midleton to Tallow you pass Leahy’s Open Farm on your left. Take the next left to Ballynoe and the venue is located on the left-hand side just after the turn as shown below.

The race program and course map are also attached.

Regards

John Hennessy

 

 St Luke's 5k Road Race 2022

We had a fine crew out for the St Lukes 5Km on Thursday evening and all had fine run including PBs

Our first man home was Paul Spiteri in a cracking 18.19 he was closely followed by Christopher McCarthy in 18.41 a new PB for him showing his dedication and hard work at Monday's sessions is paying off. Next came Vicki Spiteri 19.17 our first lady home finishing 4th overall and 1st O/35. Fergal O'Meara came next in 20.16 followed by Tony Murray in 20.47 showing his recent set back did not slow him down much. Margaret Twohig came next in 25.34. A total of three hundred and two runners finished the race.

 Midleton AC

Couch 2 5K Starting

^Sept.14th @ 6.30pm

Male & Female Qualified Coaches

Suitable for beginners or those returning to running.

Places strictly limited.

New Members always welcome 

IMPROVERS meet at 7pm

Enquiries mdtacinfo@gmail.com or 0872403940

Please pass the word around.

Cross Country

 Day 1 of the East Cork Cross Country Championships takes place this Sunday.  This is a great race to start with for anyone planning on running cross country this season.  All details can be found by following the link below.  

https://www.eastcorkathleticsdivision.com/

https://maps.app.goo.gl/6qTyn5Fd4fnVXg8b9

The location for the East Cork Division XC on September 11th is Ballyknock, Stonehall, Co. Cork. 

The venue is very close to Leahy’s Open Farm e.g. If you are travelling on the road from Midleton to Tallow you pass Leahy’s Open Farm on your left. Take the next left to Ballynoe and the venue is located on the left hand side just after the turn as shown below.

It's only fifteen minutes out the road.

 

Midleton AC

Couch 2 5K Starting

^Sept.14th @ 6.30pm

Male & Female Qualified Coaches

Suitable for beginners or those returning to running.

Places strictly limited.

Enquiries mdtacinfo@gmail.com or 0872403940

Please pass the word around.

UPCOMING RACES

 

WEEKEND RUNAROUND

World Masters Mountain Running Championships

Andre Brodkorb participated in today’s
21st World Masters Mountain Running Championships 2022 in the Comeragh Mountains near Clonmel. 

Over 800 runners from twenty nine countries battled the technical 10km course with a total 600m climb. It was an open race with runners representing their nations and a few club runners side-by-sides. Ireland did itself proud in hosting this event, atmosphere was friendly but very competitive.

Dingle Marathon

When A Training Run Becomes a PB

Declan Dorgan our Club Captain ran his twentieth marathon in Dingle this morning. This was just supposed to be a training run for his upcoming one in Amsterdam but he clocked 3h 2min getting a very good PB into the bargain. Well done Declan.

Dingle Half Marathon

Richard Power ran the Dingle Half Marathon in as he says himself " rain, thunder, lightning and finally sunshine a great race and fairly happy with the time."

Waterford Greenway Half Marathon

A shot of some of our crew at the Greenway Half Marathon on Saturday morning. 

Family Fun Day

A lovely get together was held in Ballinacurra GAA Ground on Friday evening between the Juvenile and Senior sections of the club.