Ballycotton 10 2016 - Entry procedure   

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Ballycotton Running Promotions have announced details for next year's event

ENTRY PROCEDURE FOR BALLYCOTTON ‘10’ ROAD RACE 2016


The following is the entry procedure for next year’s Ballycotton ’10’ which will take place on Sunday March 6th. Once again, numbers are limited and there will be a combination of online and postal entries, as follows:

1) Online entries will open on Tuesday December 8th at 2pm, when the first 1,000 will be accepted. At 8pm the same evening a further 1,000 will be accepted, making an initial online total of 2,000. 

2) For Athletics Ireland and Athletics Northern Ireland affiliated members plus those who ran the four races in the Ballycotton Summer Series 2015, along with those living overseas, an additional online facility will open on Wednesday December 9th at 10am until midnight on Friday December 11th.

3) Postal entries: A PDF copy of the entry form will be published on the Ballycotton website on the evening of Friday December 11th, and will also be available in the usual local outlets.

All club and Summer Series entrants (see above) and overseas will be accepted by post up to and including Thursday December 17th.The first 200 non-club entries to arrive by post will be also be added to the above.

4) As usual, a limited number of elite entries will be available nearer the date. 

Entry fee for the 2016 race is again €15 (plus booking fee of €1.05, if entering online).

Summary

Entry Procedure: Online or Postal, subject to the following terms

Online Entry

14:00 (2pm), Tuesday December 8th: 1,000 places available online.
20:00 (8pm), Tuesday December 8th: A further batch of 1,000 places available online.

When these 2,000 places are gone, entries will only be accepted from those that satisfy at least ONE of the following criteria:
If you satisfy any one of these criteria, you may enter online any time between 10:00 (10am), Wednesday December 9th and 24:00 (Midnight), Friday December 11th.

Postal Entries

A PDF copy of the entry form will be published on the Ballycotton website, on the evening of Friday December 11th
A paper copy of the form will also be available in the usual local outlets, e,g. John Buckley Sports, Maher Sports, The Edge, Tri ‘N’ Run, etc

Postal entries, from those that satisfy the following criteria, will be accepted up to and including Thursday December 17th.

In addition the FIRST 200 entries from those who are NOT a member of an AAI/ANI club will also be accepted.

A limited number of elite entries will be available nearer the date, at the discretion of the organisers. 

Summary of Options for Non-Members of a registered AAI/ANI Club
You have limited options, so will need to be quick off the mark.  If you have run all four races in the Ballycotton Summer Series, you can relax a little – you have the same options as a club member. 

If not, you probably need to be online early, on Tuesday December 8th.  If you can’t, for whatever reason, it might be an idea to have someone do it for you.

If You Miss Out in the Initial Rush

If you miss out on the two online entry slots, you still have the option of hoping that your entry will be among the first 200 non-club postal entries opened.

A much more civilised and stress free way of entering is simply join a club.  You will find a list of Cork Athletics registered clubs on the Cork Athletics website, or nationally on the Athletics Ireland website.  Those on Northern Ireland will find club details on the Athletics Northern Ireland website.

“But I’m not good enough to join a club….?”
Don’t worry, most clubs will welcome you with open arms.  We all started with one foot in front of another.  Very, very few are gifted with natural talent….the rest of us have to work at it, and a club is a great place to bring you on pretty quickly.  So….check it out!