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Location | Distance | Type | Championship | Permit | Measured | |
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Cork Athletics Grounds, Slieveroe, Riverstick | Various | Cross-Country | Yes | Yes | N/A |
Cork Athletic's Riverstick Grounds
11am, Sunday October 23rd 2022
Nearest Eircode P43 RN33
Drone View of the Cork Athletics Riverstick Grounds
The ground is 15.7 Miles from the Jack Lynch Tunnel, 12.8 Miles south of Cork City Centre, and 2.8 Miles east of Riverstick village
Nearest Eircode: P43 RN33
The LOC8 code for the grounds is WCL-86-5WN
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.77715464079801 - Longitude: -8.440460764990235
Elevation above Sea Level: 112m
Riverstick general location map
Direct Route from Riverstick Village - This is a narrowish road, and is not advisable for buses | Preferred Route for Buses - Continue on towards Belgooly, turning onto L3208, and on to L2494. Thiis is a wider road, with maintained hedging and no overhanging trees |
Continue through the Jack Lynch Tunnel and along the N40 South Ring Road, as far as the Kinsale Road Roundabout. Approaching the Kinsale Road Roundabout, take the slip-road to the Roundabout. At the then first left onto the N27 Kinsale Road (Airport Road)
At the Airport Roundabout, continue straight through, onto the R600 and continue on to Riverstick village. At the cross-roads in Riverstick, by the village church, turn left and continue on until you meet the L2494, where you again turn left. Continue for another Mile. The Venue is then on the right
Take the N27 South Link Road as far as Kinsale Road Roundabout. Continue directly through the Roundabout, towards Cork Airport and continue as above
Take the R611 Belgooly Road and continue for 2.2 Miles, then turn right onto the L2494 and continue for another 2 Miles. The venue is then on your left
Take the N22 and then continue on the N40, as far as the sliproad to the Kinsale Road Roundabout and, again, continue aonto the Kinsale Road, towards Cork Airport, and continue on, as above
The grounds are approx. 2.8 miles east of Riverstick village
Cork Athletics grounds at Slieveroe, Riverstick consists of thirty six (36) acres of grasslands, and includes a densely wooded area
Parking & Facilities
Key Locations
NB: Parking along the roadway outside the grounds is NOT Permitted!
There is a hard stand area, for buses, just inside the entrance to the site. Alongside this, there is an extensive parking area
Buses will park on hard ground immediately on the left inside the gate
There is extensive parking available in the field
Car Parking for Officials will be available to the left inside the gate, below the partacabins/containers
Download Course Map (PDF File)
Category | Distance | Laps | Entries |
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U10 | 1000m | 1 x 1km lap | 307 entries |
U12 | 2000m | 2 x 1km Lap | 311 entries |
U14 | 3000m | 1 x 1km +1 x 2km lap | 204 entries |
U16 | 4000m | 2 x 2km lap | 131 entries |
Women | 4000m | 2 x 2km lap | 116 entries |
Novice Men | 6000m | 3 x 2km lap | 98 entries |
U18 Male | 6000m | 3 x 2km lap | 47 entries |
U23 Male | 6000m | 3 x 2km lap | 8 entries |
The cross-country 'track' comprises of the start and finish areas, close to the centre of the site, along with 10m wide tracts around the perimeter of the site. There are long rolling sections, steep(ish) uphill/downhill and, in the lower sections, several twists and turns, as the course skirts several drains from higher ground, between the wooded sections
Munster Juvenile Even-Age, Novice & Under 23 Entries
Events
This is NOT the Meet Program, however the meet will begin, at 11am, with the Under 10 Girls, followed by Under 10 Boys, and so on. Some events may be combined, where the same distances are being run, e.g. Novice and under 23 Men. This may be done if small numbers in one of more events warrant it, or, in the event of bad weather, to speed up the schedule
There events will be hand-timed/recorded - Chip Timing will NOT be used
Category | Distance | Laps | Entries |
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U10 | 1000m | 1 x 1km lap | 307 entries |
U12 | 2000m | 2 x 1km Lap | 311 entries |
U14 | 3000m | 1 x 1km +1 x 2km lap | 204 entries |
U16 | 4000m | 2 x 2km lap | 131 entries |
Women | 4000m | 2 x 2km lap | 116 entries |
Novice Men | 6000m | 3 x 2km lap | 98 entries |
U18 Male | 6000m | 3 x 2km lap | 47 entries |
U23 Male | 6000m | 3 x 2km lap | 8 entries |