RUNAROUND

Dates & Entries...

1) Entries opened on the 1st of Dec 2025 for Athletics Ireland club members

2) Entries for everyone including non-club runners opens on Mon 8th Dec 2025.

The entry link is https://eventmaster.ie/event/nqdPsplH0v

Do it NOW and don't hesitate

One of the big advantages of being in a club is that you are guaranteed entry if you apply in time. From next Monday its open to all but NOW is your chance.

Avoid having to go looking for an entry in January by entering now before it is SOLD OUT as it will be.

MEMBERSHIP 2026

Your current membership expires on December 31st avoid the hassle and renew now www.midletonac.com 

 Valencia Bound

Our very best wishes go to Derek Ahern, Mark Cronin, Frances Maunsell, Tim Hannon and Ger O'Regan who will compete under sunny skies on Sunday at the Valencia Marathon.  All five have put in huge work in training and  are in great shape - best of luck lads! 

Women In Sport

A fun event was organised on Saturday by Nathalie O'Connell our Women In Sport Officer who organised for as many as possible of the ladies in our club to run the Park Run 5km wearing pink and to go for coffee/tea in Pan after and chat and discuss the needs of the ladies in the club. A great crowd attended this very successful event the first of hopefully many. Well done Nathalie and all who attended.

Waterford Half Marathon

Over 2,000 runners crossed the Finish line in Waterford on Saturday last in the annual Waterford AC Half Marathon, with 17 wearing the Midleton singlet.

 Our first runner home was John Aherne who had a storming run in a superb time of  1hour 25 minutes 27 seconds.  Next home was John Cashman 1:32:31.  Leading lady was Anna Doris in 1:43:05.   Well done to all our runners. Conditions were good for what was a very well organized race  - (see accompanying pictures)

Next big road race across the county bounds is the Dungarvan 10 miler - entries now open.

Munster Masters Cross Country

Back to Co Waterford to Tramore on Sunday for the Masters Cross Country where we once again did very well with Sinead Falvey coming 3rd Overall and also coming 3rd O/40.

Neilus Ahern again excelled in coming 3rd O/65 and getting Silver on the Cork Team. Edmond O'Sulliven came 4th O/60 and Andre Brodkorb also had a fine run. Unfortunately we were short one for the Men's Team.

WEEKLY RUNAROUND

MEMBERSHIP 2026

A few have been asking about membership for next year.

Yes its available just go to the website and sign up. Its still only 75e and makes a grand Christmas present to give or receive. 

https://midletonac.com/ 

XMAS PARTY  is on December 13th in the Fork and Wheel. Members 35e Non Members 60e SAVE THE DATE. More details to follow

An Evening with David Gillick and Friends 

MTU, Bishopstown, 7pm Thursday December 4th 2025

Step inside David Gillick's new Irish Book Awards shortlisted autobiography - ‘The Race’ - with special guests, Olympic Bronze Medalist and World Champion - Rob Heffernan, and World Indoor Champion and multiple European medalist - Derval O'Rourke

Get the inside track on the defining moments that have shaped David's career, get your copy of 'The Race' and have it signed by the man himself, and get a photo to remember the special moment

Presented by MTU, Eason, and the Irish Athletics Supporters' Club

https://www.corkathletics.org/news/3602-an-evening-with-david-gillick-and-friends-december-2025.html

The Great Glenville Run

A total of three hundred and forty two finished here on Sunday morning and we had several there. Our first runner home was Delisha Duran 27.32 followed by our first man Maurice Corcoran 31.53.Then came Bernadette Twomey 34.21,Margaret Twohig 34.21, Mark Fuller 37.35, Amanda Cooney 41.29. Well done all on a tough course.

TABLE QUIZ

These quiz nights are well worth supporting. The track is for YOU and your family and friends PLEASE SUPPORT

WOMEN IN SPORT PARKRUN

Run Walk and Talk

Our Women In Sport Co ordinator Nathalie O'Connell is organising a "Run Walk and Talk" event next Saturday at the Midleton Greenway Parkrun where she is asking as many women as possible from the club to do the run (or walk it) and meet later in PAN for coffee etc to discuss the needs of women in the club and find out what talks, special sessions etc could be organised. Other clubs are also invited. You are asked to wear something pink. Men are also welcome to help steward etc. 

Cross Country

Munster Masters XC, Nov. 30th, Tramore, Co. Waterford. Entries Close Monday Nov. 24th at 9am. Please let me know by this Sunday night if you wish to compete. Regards John Hennessy

Just something to think about why you could benefit from doing Cross Country  Danny

Why the cross-country is essential for the development of a runner?

Why Olympics/World Champs in 100/1500/5000/10000/marathon Coe/Ovett/Cram/Ingebrigtsen/Gressier/Kerr/Whightmen/Hocker/Bekele/Gebreselaissie/Kipchoge all ran XC?

John Treacy tells a great story about waking up on the morning of the 1979 World Cross-Country in Limerick. The rain had been lashing against his hotel window the evening before, right through the night, and it was still hammering down that morning. “Christ above, that’s some rain out there,” said his older brother Ray, sleeping in the hotel bed opposite and also running for Ireland that day. “The course will be an absolute mud bath.” “Perfect for me,” said John. “That’s going to scare off the softer runners. I’m definitely going to win today.”

Treacy knew what he was talking about. He’d become the youngest winner of the World Cross-Country over a similarly treacherous course at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow the year before, and despite the weight of a nation on his slim shoulders he would effectively run away with a second title in Limerick. By race time on Sunday, 3.50pm, it was still lashing, many of the 25,000 spectators trying to find some shelter around the old stand at the Green Park racecourse.

Treacy hit the front halfway through the second of the five ‘U’ shaped laps around the 12km course, and just like that he was away. He was a back-to-back World Cross-country champion, at age 21, although some of the joy was briefly lost that evening when he arrived back to his hotel room to discover all the hot water was gone.

John Treacy won a silver medal in the marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. In less than one month we’ll get the European XC and in the next February Worlds XC.

Just think about it.

 

WEEKEND RUNAROUND

Gap Of Dunloe 10 Mile Hardman

Margaret Twohig reports she did the Gap of Dunloe 10 mile Hardman yesterday.  "It was fine and hilly but as they say in running “when you go up, you go down “ … it was tough but a great day for it  "

Celebration Of Life BHAA 5Km

We had two runners here in  the Marina on Sunday morning also and both came away with prizes Edmond O'Sullivan 1st 0/60 and Neilus Aherne 2nd O/65 in a photo finish getting the same time as the winner.

Cloyne 4Km

A large crowd of three hundred and forty five runners and walkers  took part in the Cloyne 4Km on Sunday and we were easily the largest club there with a very big crew from our club.

 Our first runner to finish was Sinead Falvey who finished 2nd Lady overall. Our first man to finish was John Aherne with a fine comeback run. Our first FJ was Katie Hennessy with another excellent run and Robert Delea our first MJ.

A very special mention to our C2 5K crew who all had great runs Well done ladies.

Apologies to anyone whose photo I missed.

Beat The Train

In Beat Tre Train" in Waterford on Saturday John Cashman had a super run of 71.38 to take 1st O/60 and Barry Hogan had a good run also finishing in 75.28. There were one hundred finishers.

CHURCHTOWN 10 MILE

This took place on Saturday morning at 10am after the course had been changed due to flooding. The new route consisted of two loops of the old 5Mile route. We had four runners there Breda Sheedy our first home and Brigid Ryan, Bernie Twomey and Mark Fuller also ran there. A total of 518 finished on the day.