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800m Silver for Dean Cronin at NCAA Div II National Championships

Blarney Inniscarra AC's Dean Cronin Scores Massive PB in NCAA 800m Chps

Pittsburg, Kansas

Saturday March 10th 2018

Dean "Decano" Cronin ran a PB and Fort Hays State University 800m record of 1:48.89, taking the Silver medal, at the NCAA Div II National Championships, in Pittsburg, Kansas, USA on Saturday, March 10th 2018.

NCAA DIV II Mens 800m Results 2018

Dean's previous best was set when he made the automatic qualification mark, at the MIAA Indoor Championships, also in Pittsburg, Kansas, two weeks ago. At the MIAA Championships, Dean lowered his PB from 1:50.27 to 1:49.95, moving from 26th on the Irish Men's All-Time 800m listings to 22nd. His time this weekend moves him even further up the rankings, to 15th place.

Irish Men's 800m (Indoors) Standings (as at February 20th)

Video - NCAA Div II 800m Championships 2018

NCAA Div II Finals 2018 - Mens 800m from Webmaster - Cork Athletics on Vimeo.

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Jill Hodgins is Cork City Sports Athletics Person of the Year 2017

Jill Hodgins is City Sports Athletics Person of the Year 2017

The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Year Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Evening Echo and The River Lee

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Cork City Sports Athletic Person of the Year 2017

Jill Hodgins, Leevale AC, was awarded Cork City Sports Athletics Person of the Year for 2017, this afternoon, Thursday March 8th, 2018, at a function in the River Lee hotel.

The Cork City Sports Athletics Person of the Year is selected from the twelve monthly Athletics Person of the Month recipients from the previous year.

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Jill Hodgins Cork City Sports Athletic Person of the Year

Jill Hodgins Leevale AC Cork City Sports Athlete of the Year 2017 from Webmaster - Cork Athletics on Vimeo.

Jill Hodgins Describes her 2017 Cork City Marathon Win to 96 FM's Trevor Welch

Jill Hodgins Leevale AC Cork City Sports Athlete of the Year 2017 describes her win in the Cork City Marathon from Webmaster - Cork Athletics on Vimeo.

Review of Monthly Award Recipients 2017

Cork City Sports Athletics Person of the Year Summary 2017 from Webmaster - Cork Athletics on Vimeo.

Athletics Person of the Month - January 2017 - Alex Wright

Athletics Person of the Month - February 2017 - Phil Healy

Athletics Person of the Month - March 2016 - Emma-Coffey

Athletics Person of the Month - April 2016 - Shane Howard

Athletics Person of the Month - May 2016 - Stephanie Cotter

Athletics Person of the Month - June 2017 - Jill Hodgins

Athletics Person of the Month - July 2017 - Claire McCarthy

Athletics Person of the Month - August 2017 - Rob Heffernan

Athletics Person of the Month - September 2017 - Charlie O'Donovan

Athletics Person of the Month - October 2016 - Laura Nicholson

Athletics Person of the Month - November 2017 - Leevale Women's Team

Athletics Person of the Month - December 2017 - Fearghal Curtin

Cork Athletics - Events Week Ending Sunday March 11th 2018

Registered Cork Athletics Races & Events for Week Ending Sunday March 11th 2018

 

  Last week was labelled "An action packed week, with something to suit everyone"  - Little did we know!!

This week - Munster Schools Indoors, Coaching & Crosshaven 5k & 10k Road Races, with, Nationally,  All-Ireland Schools XC Chps, IUAA XC Chps & National Masters Indoor Chps

Cork & Munster Events

Tuesday March 6th, 11am, Nenagh - Munster Schools Indoor Games

Wednesday March 7th, 8pm, Meeting Rooms, CIT Track - County Board Meeting

Saturday March 10th, 10am, Ballinaspittle - Assistant Coach Course

Sunday March 11th, 11:30am, Crosshaven - Scoil Bhride Crosshaven 5k and 10k Road Races

National Events

Saturday March 10th, 11am, WIT, Waterford - GloHealth All Ireland Schools' Cross Country Championships

Saturday March 10th, 11am, Santry, Dublin - IUAA Cross-Country Championships

Sunday March 11th, 11am, AIT Athlone - GloHealth National Masters Indoor Championships

International Events

Friday 9th & Saturday March 10th, USA - NCAA Indoor Championships

Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th March, Leiria, Portugal - European Winter Throws

Marcus O'Sullivan's Off-The-Ball Interview on 20th Anniversary of 100th Sub-4 Mile

Triple World Indoor 1,500m Champion in 45 Minute Interview

Marcus O'Sullivan - Photo: Neal Simpson/EMPICS Sport

February 25th, just a few days ago, saw the 20th anniversary of Marcus O'Sullivan's remarkable 101st, and final, sub-4 minute Mile, which he set in Melbourne, Australia. He was interviewed, on Off the Ball, on the occassion, speaking on how he 'got into coaching', and outlined some of his approach and philosophy.


Leevale AC's Marcus O’Sullivan is one of only three athletes to run 100, or more, sub-4:00 miles. He joined American Steve Scott (136 sub-4:00 miles) and New Zealander John Walker (124 sub-4:00 miles), on that list on February 13th, 1998, when he ran 3:58.10, at the Wanamaker Mile at the Millrose Games.

His final sub-4:00 mile -- his 101st -- took place 12 days later, in Melbourne, Australia. In that final sub-4 performance, O'Sullivan came third behind Kenyans Daniel Komen (3:53.63) and Noah Ngeny (3:56.06). He also ran the metric equivalent of the sub-4:00 mile (i.e., sub 3:42.2, over 1500 meters) an additional 83 times in his career, to produce a staggering level of consistency.

As Marcus explain's in the interview below, each Mile had to meet minimum criteria, and had to be fully documented, hence he ran his 101st sub-4, "just to be sure", in case one of the first 100 was 'scratched', for not meeting the criteria.  In the event, all 100 sub-4's stood, along with the 'insurance run'.

Triple World 1,500m Indoor Champion

Marcus O’Sullivan is a three-time World Indoor 1500 meter Champion; In 1987 (Indianapolis), 1989 (Budapest), and 1993 (Toronto). He set championship records in each of his 1987 and 1989 victories. He was also 4th in the 1991 Seville world indoor championships.

Olympic Games

He represented Ireland at four Olympic Games: 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996, at both 800 meters and 1500 meters and reached the 1500 meter finals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

Millrose Games - Wannamaker Mile

He won the prestigious Wanamaker Mile in Madison Square Garden's Millrose Games five times (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1992).
His PB for the mile is 3:50.96, which he set indoors, in East Rutherford, NJ, on February 13, 1988,  and his PB for 1500 meters is 3:33.65, which he set in 1992.

World Records

He set an indoor 1500 meters world record of 3:35.4, on February 10, 1989.

He was one of a quartet of Irish runners, along with Ray Flynn, Eamonn Coghlan, and Frank O'Mara, who set the still standing world record in the 4 by 1 Mile relay, at the UCD Belfield track, in Dublin, on August 17, 1985, runing 15:49.08.

Off-the-Ball Interview

Indianapolis World Championpionship 1,500m 1987

Cork City Sports 1988 - Mardyke Arena

Marcus O'Sullivan's Records

Outdoor

Indoor

Marcus O'Sullivan's 101 Sub-4 Miles

World indoor legends – Marcus O’Sullivan

Marcus O'Sullivan's Villanova Bio

Marcus O'Sullivan's Wikipedia Entry

Marcus O'Sullivan (born 22 December 1961) is a retired Irish middle distance runner. Although he wasn't planning to go to any of Ireland's universities, O'Sullivan's running encouraged him to go to Villanova University at 19. After four years of education at Villanova, O'Sullivan graduated with a degree in accounting and later attained an MBA and a CPA.

Career

O'Sullivan quickly became a world class runner, and took part in four summer Olympic Games. He won three gold medals at the World Indoor Championships over 1500m. He is third all-time (trailing Steve Scott, at 137 and John Walker, at 127) with total sub-4 minute miles, at 101.

The three World Indoor 1500 metre Championships won by O'Sullivan were in 1987 (Indianapolis), 1989 (Budapest), and 1993 (Toronto). In his victories in 1987 and 1989, he set championship records. He was 4th in the 1991 Seville world indoor championships.

At the 1985 European Athletics Indoor Championships, O'Sullivan won a silver medal in the 1500m.

O'Sullivan qualified for four Olympic Games for Ireland: 1984, 1988, 1992, and 1996, at both 800 metres and 1500 metres. He reached the 1500 metre finals at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

He set an indoor 1500 metres world record of 3:35.4 on 10 February 1989, and was generally regarded as a better competitor running indoors. This is evidenced by the fact that O'Sullivan won the prestigious Wanamaker Mile in Madison Square Garden's Millrose Games six times (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, and 1996).

His personal best for the mile, which was set indoors in 1988, is 3:50.94. His personal best for the 1500 metres, which was set outdoors in 1996, is 3:33.61.

O'Sullivan, along with Irish runners Ray Flynn, Eamonn Coghlan, and Frank O'Mara established the still standing world record in the 4 x 1 mile relay, when they combined in Dublin on August 17, 1985 to run 15:49.08.

O'Sullivan now runs the RunningWorks cross country camp during the summer, and is the head coach of Villanova cross country and track and field. He was coached by Tom Donnelly of Haverford College and advised Bob Kennedy in the later years before Kennedy's retirement.

In addition to his ties to American record holder Bob Kennedy, O'Sullivan has coached elite professional runners such as Canadian indoor world silver medalist Carmen Douma-Hussar, and New Zealander Adrian Blincoe.

Irish on Track in World Indoor Championships - Day 2

World Indoor Championships - Day 2

Birmingham UK

Friday March 2nd 2018

Irish in Action on Day 2

Cork interest in these championships focuses on Bandon AC's Phil Healy, who runs in the women's 400m heats, at lunchtime today.  Phil goes in Heat 5, at 12:38pm, and has been drawn in lane 6.

Phil qualified, as fastest of the fastest losers, for tonight's semi-final, at 20:32pm.

First up for Ireland, is Ciara Neville, who runs shortly, in Heat 1 (Lane 7) of the Women's 60m, at 10:35am. She's followed immediately, in Heat 2, Lane 1, by Amy Foster, the irish record-holder, who runs at 10:42

Ciara Mageean rounds off the evening for Ireland, running in Heat 3 of the women's 1,500m, at 7:58pm

Coverage Live on BBC 2

World Indoors Homepage

Timetable/Results

Athletics Ireland Report - Feidhlim Kelly

Phil Healy leads the charge coming around the final bend!

Phil Healy (Bandon) had a brilliant run to advance to the semi-final of the women’s 400m with a third place finish in heat 5 in 52.75 at the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Arena Birmingham today (March 2nd).

Healy created history by becoming the first Irish woman to advance to the semi-final of a 400m at a world indoor championship and was suitably pleased.

“It was going to be a testing first 200m,” said Healy starting in lane 6 who split a swift 24.03 at the break to lead. “I ticked the first box and I’m happy with how I ran out there today.”

The Bandon athlete will compete later this evening at 8:32pm.

The 18-year-old Ciara Neville (Emerald) kicked off the Irish campaign in the first heat of the women’s 60m where she clocked 7.47 seconds for seventh. ‘I wanted to do better but it will help to build confidence for the future,” said the Limerick teenager afterwards.  

Amy Foster (City of Lisburn) was next up and she finished fifth in heat 2 of the 60m in 7.35. “It’s not a bad run. It’s just not what I was looking for.”

Foster has been in scintillating form this year with an Irish record of 7.27 seconds to win the national senior championships.

She can now go to Berlin in August for the European Athletics Championships with ambitions of a coveted spot in the 100m final.

Ciara Mageean (UCD) will also be in action this evening in the women’s 1500 heats at 7:58pm.

Women's 400m - Heat 5

Phil Healy Speaking after her 400m Heat

Athletics Ireland Report - Feidhlim Kelly

Healy Bows out with Brave Run in Birmingham

Phil Healy (Bandon) bowed out of the IAAF World Indoor Championships with a brave run from lane 1 to finish third in her semi-final in 53.26 in Birmingham this evening (March 2nd).

It was a great effort by Healy who qualified in the morning as a fastest qualifier with a 52.75 clocking after blazing through the first 200m in 24.02.

“I said I was going to go out there and die fighting and I’m proud of my performances at these championships,” said Healy afterwards who finished an excellent 12th overall.

Phil Healy speaking after her World Championship Semi-Final

400m - Semi-Final 3

Ciara Mageean (UCD) was the other Irish athlete in evening action on day 2 in the Arena Birmingham and she was disappointed, but not despondent, with her 7th place finish in heat 3 of the 1500m in 4:11.81.

“I’m disappointed but I know I’m running better than that,” said Mageean afterwards.

Ben Reynolds (North Down) is the final Irish competitor in action tomorrow evening (March 3rd) in the heats of the 60m hurdles at 6:37pm.

Unique National Double for McGraths - Guest Article by John Walshe

Double National Medals for Ballyandreen!

This article by, John Walshe, appeared in the February 21st 2018 issue of Midleton & Dist News

To win a National Championship medal at any level in sport is a significant achievement, but for two members of the one family to come home with a total of four National Championship medals from one day’s competition is a story worth telling.

Such was the accomplishment of the Ballyandreen father-and-son combination of Phil and Sean McGrath, at last Sunday week’s Irish Life Health National Masters Cross-Country Championships, which took place in Clarinbridge, in County Galway. Sean McGrath has been to forefront of Cork running for the past decade or so, be it on road, cross-country or track. He won a National Silver medal, at intermediate level, behind East Cork clubmate James McCarthy, 11 years ago. Then last summer, having reached the M35 category, Sean took the Gold medal at the National Masters Track & Field Championships, over 5,000m at Tullamore.

This winter, although he won the Munster M35 title, he has been suffering from injur, so his third place in Galway was all the more noteworthy. There was a Cork clean sweep with Paul Moloney from Mallow AC taking first, in 26:03, ahead of Alan O’Brien, of Eagle AC, 26:17, with Sean not too far behind, on 26:51. “It was a tough race; it was also my first since December. I was happy to beat Tim Twomey, Leevale AC, who was ahead of me in the county championship, I pulled away from him over the last half-lap,” admitted Sean.

With the first three finishers, Cork easily won the Inter-County Championship, as they finished over 40 points clear of second placed Donegal, guaranteeing a National Gold medal for Sean, to go with his individual National Bronze medal.

If Sean McGrath needed any motivation going into his race, he certainly should have been inspired by the earlier achievement of his father Phil. While travelling to Galway, with maybe a hope of scoring on the Cork M65 team, finishing in the top three was the furthest thing from Phil's mind. Incredibly, this was his first cross-country race in over 30 years. “Back in the 1980s I ran an East Cork race in Carrignavar.  After that day I said I’d never run cross-country again,” he explained.

But the ability was always there. In 1973, Phil was a scoring member of the Midleton AC team, that included future Olympian Liam O’Brien, that won both the Cork County Novice and Intermediate cross-country titles. Through John Reidy at FMC, where Phil worked at the time, he started back running in the Cork BHAA races during the 1980s and in the last couple of years Phil has been a regular prize-winner on the local circuit, where he also reached his goal of breaking 20 minutes for the 5km distance.

“The course in Galway was tough, it was over two laps,” said Phil. “I was watching Richard Piotrowski, who, in turn, was watching another runner from Northern Ireland, but with half the race gone I realised we weren’t going anywhere, so I started chasing the leaders. I passed a number of people and, coming into the finish, I was told by Denis McCarthy I had a chance of silver but I was out on my feet at that stage, and so was delighted to get third.”  

First place went to Martin McEvilly, of Galway City Harriers, in 17:24, from JJ Murphy of Tinryland AC, in Carlow, in 18:13, with Phil third in 18:20. Both McEvilly and Murphy are long-time campaigners on the running scene, not alone in Ireland, but also in London where they have competed against some of the top British runners over the years.

Polish-born Piotrowski, Eagle AC - a good friend of Phil’s – won the M70 category. He too was an outstanding International athlete in his younger days. Backed up by Dan Kennedy of St. Finbarr’s, the Cork trio again easily won the team contest making it, like Sean, a double day of Bronze and Gold for Phil.

Reflecting on his national success, Phil says that he hasn’t any plans for the year ahead – “I’m just happy to be able to go for a run,” he says in his usual modest manner. But there is the British & Irish Masters Cross-Country next November where, on his current form, he would be a strong contender for an Irish vest. Sean ran for Ireland a year ago at the Antrim International so, who knows, there could be a second International in the McGrath household.

Conor, another member of the family, also runs but he has a number of years yet to go before he reaches the masters’ category. However, if their sister Niamh – who was the most talented of the three at juvenile level – gets over her recurring injury problems come next winter you could see three of the McGrath family challenging for National medals.

And let’s not forget wife and mother Kay, who keeps in the background but who makes sure the hungry runners are fed with best of grub, their muddy gear is washed and the moral support is there as this remarkable family continue their athletics success on cross-country, track and road at local and national level.

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Youghal AC's Aoife Cooke Takes First Senior Woman Place in Lisbon Half-Marathon 2018

Aoife Cooke is First Senior Woman in Lisbon Half-Marathon

Lisbon, Portugal

Sunday March 11th 2018

Aoife Cooke pictured winning the 2015 National Novice Cross-Country Championship

The EDP Lisbon Half-Marathon took place in the Portuguese capital today, in windy wet conditions, which proved testing for all participants. Indeed, with the impending poor weather forecast well in advance, there were Plan B alternatives drawn up to cater for the possibility of having to avoid crossing Lisbon's iconic 25th de April Bridge, due to high winds.  At time of posting, some twelve hours after the event, it isn't clear whether the event did, or didn't, cross the bridge.

Lisbon Half-Marathon crosses Lisbon's iconic 25th de Abril bridge - photo: Jorge Amaral / Global Imagens

Lisbon Half-Marathon crosses Lisbon's iconic 25th de Abril bridge

The Half-Marathon was held in conjunction with the IAAF Gold Label Half-Marathon, however the elite men and women competing in the IAAF event didn't have to cross the 25th de Abril bridge in any case, as their race had a different start, with the main field joining them at approx. 5k.

Senior Women - Open Race

Youghal AC's Aoife Cooke won the open race by a wide margin - 3 minutes and 6 seconds - in very testing conditions, with rain and strong headwinds over a lot of the course, particularly from 8km on.

Posting on social media afterwards, Aoife said: "Sometimes you just have to do what you can with what life throws at you.... sometimes its sunshine and you feel like you’re flying, other days (like today) its 40km/hr winds with at least 6miles of a stretch with it working against you. Very tough going, I was just happy to get to the end in one piece... and pleasantly surprised at my 1st senior Female placing"

Aoife's Splits

Aoife's split at 8k, compared to the remainder of her splits, demonstrates the difference between the first, largely wind-assisted, section, and the later splits, where the impact of the elements was strongest

 

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IAAF Report - Kiptanui and Woldu Beat the Winds at Lisbon Half

Battling high winds, Kenyan Erick Kiptanui and Etagegne Woldu of Ethiopia prevailed in their respective races at the EDP Lisbon Half Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label road race, on Sunday 11th.

Despite the wind and rain, the men's race still witnessed deep results with the first 12 running under 61 minutes.

From the start to the first turn, a stretch of about seven kilometres, the runners forged on with a tailwind, but over the next ten they faced a headwind, with the final four again run with the wind. Until that second turn point, more than 15 runners remained in the lead group. Only after the 17th kilometre did the race begin to change.

That was the moment that Kiptanui upped the tempo to built a small lead. The challengers tried to make up ground at different points in the waning different stages, but they couldn't catch Kiptanui who closed with a 2:47 final kilometre en route to 1:00:05 victory in his debut over the distance.

"I’m really happy with this result," said the unheralded Kiptanui, whose biggest career win came at the San Silverstre 10km in Madrid last New Year's Eve.

"I must thank the organisation for inviting me and trusting that I can run at this level. I think I could have achieved a better result if there were no strong wind.

"In future races I believe I can run under one hour, and of course, if I return to Lisbon I’m sure I will run faster than today, because this is a great course."

Behind him, Eritrean Yohanes Gebregergish was next in 1:00:16, a personal best, for second. Kenyan Morris Gachaga was third in 1:00:17, also a personal best.

Nicholas Kosimbei, also making his debut, was fourth in 1:00:21, ahead of the experienced Atsedu Tsegay, a late hour entrant, who clocked 1:00:28, and world record holder Zersenay Tadese, who was sixth with 1:00:29, faster than he ran in Marugame last month.

In the women's event, which started 15 minutes before the men's, also had seven women in contention through the first 17 kilometres in the front. Etagegne Woldu then took the lead, upped the tempo and ran to a 1:11:27 win, improving her personal best by three minutes.

"I expected to race under 68 minutes, but the strong wind didn’t allow it," the 21-year-old sai. "I’m happy for this win and I hope run faster in my next race."

Belainesh Oljira followed in 1:11:29 with Helen Bekele Tola, the fourth place finisher at September's Berlin Marathon, third in 1:11:33 to round out the podium for Ethiopia.

Mimi Belete of Bahrain was fourth in 1:11:38 with Kenyan Magdalyne Masai fifth in 1:11:49 to repeat her position from last year.

The weather conditions forced organisers to change the course for the mass race from the south to the north bank of the Tagus river to avoid crossing the 25 of April Bridge, an iconic feature of the race.

Elite Women Results - Gold Label Race

Lizzie Lee and Claire McCarthy Selected for World Half-Marathon Championships 2018

Leevale Duo Among Ten Athletes for World Half-Marathon Championships

Valencia, Spain

March 24th 2018

Claire McCarthy (Leevale AC) pictured with Liam O'Brien at Cork City Sports award ceremony 2017	Lizzie Lee (Leevale AC) pictured with her parents at Cork City Sports award ceremony 2016

Claire McCarthy and Lizzie Lee, both Leevale AC, have been selected by Athletics Ireland for the World Half-Marathon Championships, which will be held in Valencia, Spain, in two weeks time.  Claire is coached by Ronan Boland (Eagle AC), while Lizzie is coached by Donie Walsh (Leevale AC)

Women's Team

Men's Team

Dean Cronin Qualifies for NCAA Div II National Championships

Blarney Inniscarra AC's Dean Cronin Makes Automatic Qualification for NCAA Chps

Pittsburg, Kansas

23-25th February 2018

Dean "Decano" Cronin earned the first Fort Hays State University automatic place at the MIAA Indoor Championships, in Pittsburg, Kansas, last weekend, where the three-day Conference Championships Meet took place.

Cronin captured the biggest mark of the meet as he claimed the 800-meters win, in a time of 1:49.95. This time not only gave him an automatic mark in Division II, but also set both Fort Hays State University and meet records. Dean was also a member of the Fort Hays men's 4x400 relay, which also set a new Fort Hays State University record and earned a provisional Championship spot, after placing fifth place in a time of 3:16.6. 

 800m: 1 Decano Cronin (Irl) 1.49.45; 2 Thomas LaRoche 1.50.53; 3 Noah Larsen 1.50.58. Runner-up Thomas LaRoche was aiming to win his third straight men's 800m title and set an MIAA record of 1:51.56 in the preliminaries, but Decano Cronin of Fort Hays State ran an automatic qualifier and meet record of1:49.45 to take the championship.

The NCAA Div II Championships will be held next weekend, from March 9-10th, in Pittsburg, Kansas, at the Robert W. Plaster Center.  The championships will be streamed live on NCAA.com

MIAA Men’s Automatic Qualifiers

60 Meters – Juante Baldwin, Pittsburg State – 6.65
60 Meter Hurdles – Justice Burks, Pittsburg State – 7.90
400 Meters – Taysean Goodwin, Emporia State – 47.22
800 Meters – Decano Cronin, Fort Hays – 1:49.45
4x400 Meter Relay – Emporia State – 3:11.44
Triple Jump – Kennan Harrison, Missouri Southern – 15.56 meters
Triple Jump – Sedeekie Edie, Lincoln – 15.49 meters
Shot Put – Bryan Burns, Missouri Southern – 18.50 meters
Shot Put – Bo Farrow, Pittsburg State – 18.05 meters
Shot Put – Nathan Cummings, Central Missouri – 18.01 meters

Dean Cronin's 1:49.45 800m

Fearghal Curtin, Charleston Southern Big South Indoor T&F Championships

The previous week, on Feb 24th, Youghal AC's Fearghal Curtin, helped Charleston Southern's men's track & field team to third place overall at the 2018 Big South Indoor Track & Field 2018 Championships, in Lynchburg, Virginia

Fearghal Curtin added Charleston Southern University's fifth or six podium finishes of the day, in the men's 3,000m race. Fearghal crossed the line in 8:17.47, for third place, just 0.41 seconds shy of equaling his own Charleston Southern University record, set at the Commodore Invitational.

3,000m Result:  1 Amon Kemboi (Ken) 8.13.15; 2 Lawrence Kipkoech (Ken) 8.13.36; 3 Fearghal Curtin (Irl) 8.17.47; 4 Houcine Bouchrak (Esp) 8.31.63; 5 Alejandro Juan (Esp) 8.35.24

Cork Athletics Registration Figures - February 28th 2018

Cork Athletics Registration Figures - February 28th 2018

February end-of-month registrations for Cork Athletics stand at 5,084. This is down on the February 2017 figure of 5,299 and ahead of the corresponding 2016 figure of 4,689, while the February 2015 figure was 4,189.

To date, forty nine of Cork's fifty six registered clubs have registered athletes, leaving seven clubs yet to register any athlete. 

These clubs, and their athletes, are reminded that the insurance dispensation, whereby the 2017 insurance cover continued until the latter weeks of January, is no longer in force - unregistered athletes, coaches, officials and other club members are NOT covered by Athletics Ireland insurance for any purpose whatsoever, leaving those athletes and clubs in a precarious position. 

An additional consequence of failing to register a club and the minimum registration requirement of ten (10) registered members, is that permit applications from such clubs will, as has already happened this year, be declined, pending registration.

With respect to registrations, some clubs have been very quick 'out of the starting blocks', while others are still just 'getting out of bed'

Some of the newer clubs have only very recently received their new Registration Log-in details, so they should complete their registrations as soon as possible.
 

2018 Athletics Ireland Registrations are now Due

Clubs are reminded that 2017 registrations should be completed as soon as possible. There was a "grace period" of a few weeks, to allow sufficient time for re-registrations, whereby insurance cover continued, pending registration.  This "grace period" does NOT extend beyond the later end of January, and did NOT include competition.

Therefore any athlete, coach, official, or any member acting in any capacity, who remains unregistered is NOT covered by Athletics Irelands insurance, for ANY purpose whatsoever, including training and/or competition.

Clubs are urged to register their athletes without further delay.

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Record Cork Athletics Registration Figures - February 14th 2017

Athletics Ireland Registration Figures - February 2017

Updated AAI Registered Membership Figures for February 2016

Overall Registrations as at February 28th 2018

As per previous years, Bandon AC and Leevale AC head the list, as usual, by a distance, with both clubs having over 400 registered members, a further five more clubs have over 200 registrations, while another ten clubs exceed 100 registered members.

 Total Registrations by Club - February 2018

Registrations for Cork Clubs February 28th 2018

Juvenile/Junior Registrations as at February 28th 2018

Bandon AC lead the pack, by nearly 100 Juvenile/Junior members, with second placed Leevale AC themselves over 100 memebrs ahead of third-placed West Muskerry AC.

Senior Athlete Female Ratio

The ratio of senior women is interesting. Discounting those clubs at the top and bottom of the table, due to relatively small numbers, giving disproportionately high and low ratios, the figures for some of leading clubs, by numbers, show remarkable differences, with the majority having over 50% senior women members, however a small number have less than 30% senior women. 

Senior/Master Registrations as at February 28th 2018

Ballymore-Cobh AC top the list, with 153 adult registrations, just one registration ahead of Mallow AC, with Eagle AC on 133

Total Adult Registrations by Club - February 2018

 Top 20 Clubs by Adult Registrations - February 2018

Top 20 Clubs by Masters Registrations - February 2018

Masters Female Ratio Breakdown

The ratio of masters women is equally interesting. As with the Senior figures, the ratios for some of leading clubs, by numbers, show remarkable differences, with the vast majority having over 40% senior women members, however a small number, including some of the largest clubs overall, have less than 30% masters women. 

Severe Weather Alert - Cork Athletics Events Cancelled

Cork Athletics Events Cancelled due to Weather Red Alert

Thursday - Saturday, March 1st - 3rd 2018

Severe Weather - Red Alert

Met Eireann has issued a Red Alert for severe weather due to hit Ireland, and, in particular, the South Coast, from tomorrow afternoon. Government advice is for everyone to be indoors from 3pm tomorrow afternoon.

The Height of Storm Emma is due between Midnight and 3am on Friday morning, with blizzard conditions, accompanied by 100kph winds and NIL visibility, from tomorrow afternoon, to accompany the storm.

The following Cork Athletics events have been cancelled, on Health & Safety Grounds, due to impending severe weather over the next 48 hours or so.

CANCELLED - Cork Athletics Annual International Awards Night 2018

CANCELLED - Cork Youth Development Initiative (CYDI) - March 2018

These events will be rescheduled for a later date

CIT Track is CLOSED until Monday next

Cork Athletics is waiting on word on the status of other events scheduled for the next few days

Update 12 noon, Thurs - CANCELLED - GloHealth National Masters Indoor Championships

Rescheduled for Saturday March 10th

CANCELLED - IUAA Cross-Country Championships 2018

The IUAA XC Chp has been postponed, with a provisional date set for Sat March 10th

CANCELLED - Munster Athletics Annual Awards Night 2018

Rescheduled for Friday March 16th

Coach Education Courses

This weekend's Coach education courses have been cancelled. They will be re-scheduled for later dates.

CANCELLED - Endurance Running Course

CANCELLED - Assistant Coach Course - Kilworth

Registered Road Races 

 Duhallow 10 Mile - RACE POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER

Following a course inspection this evening, and consultation with relevant authorities, Duhallow AC regrets that the race has been unavoidably postponed. A new date is expected to be confirmed on Wednesday or Thursday next, following confirmation with Cork Athletics County Board, Emergency Services, Gardai, and Timing Company, along with re-arrangement/consideration of many other critical factors.

Killeagh GAA Club 4 Mile - RACE POSTPONED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER

A new date is expected to be confirmed on Wednesday or Thursday next

Please pass on the word!!

Cork Athletics - Events Week Ending Sunday March 4th 2018

Registered Cork Athletics Races & Events for Week Ending Sunday March 4th 2018

 

 This week - An action packed week, with something to suit everyone: Indoor Chps, from National to World, Coach Education & Coaching, Cross-Country & Road Races:
IAAF World Indoor Chps, Endurance Running Course, IUAA XC Chps, Cork & Munster Athletics Awards Nights, Assistant Coach Course (Kilworth), National Masters Indoor Chps, Killeagh 4 Mile & Duhallow 10 Mile Road Races

Thursday March 1st, 18:45pm, Birmingham, UK - IAAF World Indoor T&F Championships - Day 1

Friday March 2nd, 10am, Birmingham, UK - IAAF World Indoor T&F Championships - Day 2

Friday March 2nd, 8pm, Cork - Cork Athletics Annual International Awards Night

Saturday March 3rd, 9:30am, Douglas, Cork - Endurance Running Course

Saturday March 3rd, 10am, Birmingham, UK - IAAF World Indoor T&F Championships - Day 3

Saturday March 3rd, 11am, Santry, Dublin - IUAA Cross-Country Championships

Saturday March 3rd, 10am, CIT Track - Cork Youth Development Initiative (CYDI) - March

Saturday March 3rd, 10am, Ennis, Co. Clare - Munster Athletics Annual Awards Night

Sunday March 4th, 10am, Kilworth - Assistant Coach Course - Kilworth March

Sunday March 4th, 11am, - GloHealth National Masters Indoor Championships

Sunday March 4th, 11am, Athlone IT - GloHealth National Masters Indoor Championships

Sunday March 4th, 11am, Killeagh - Killeagh GAA Club 4 Mile

Sunday March 4th, 13:30pm, Newmarket - Duhallow 10 Mile

Sunday March 4th, 15:00pm, Birmingham, UK - IAAF World Indoor T&F Championships - Day 4