Phil Healy pictured with Ciara Neville in Belgrade
Photo: Irish Examiner
Then there were two: Bandon AC's Phil Healy and Emerald AC's Ciara Neville compete in tomorrow afternoon's Womens 60m semi-final, at 4pm. The final is at 18:10, so we'll all be rootin' for the Irish duo at 4, and, hopefully, again just after 6pm.
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Live Streaming
The event is being streamed live on Eurovision Sports
Irish in Action on Day 3 - Sunday
| Time | Cat | Event | Round | Athlete |
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| 15:00 | W | 60m | Semi-Final | Phil Healy, Ciara Neville |
| 17:10 | W | 60m | Final | (Phil Healy, Ciara Neville) |
Ciara Neville (Emerald) and Phil Healy (Bandon) were fast out of the blocks this morning, qualifing for the women’s 60m semi-finals, at the European Indoor Championships, in Belgrade.
17-year-old Neville was first up and the Emerald AC sprinter clocked 7.46 to finish fourth in her 60m heat this morning to advance automatically.
"I'm absolutely delighted,” said Neville afterwards. “I ran that race like a final. I thought really hard about competing here, but I decided to come in case this opportunity never came around again. There's more to come."
Phil Healy was equally delighted with her automatic qualification in the 60m after finishing fourth in her heat in 7.39.
"A big Q, that's what I came out here for, so I have to be happy,” said Healy who ran in the 400m heats yesterday. “After the 400, if I let myself think the legs are heavy, then you're fighting a losing battle. You have to believe you're coming out fresh, then it's going to happen."
It was a challenging evening for the Irish at the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade with Ciara Mageean (UCD) limping off the track in the women’s 1500m final and John Travers (Donore Harriers) 11th in the men’s 1500m final in 3:53.11.
Great Britain’s Laura Muir won the women’s 1500m in a championship record of 4:02.39 which also was a British record. Mageean dropped out with 400m to go and was limping heavily citing a sore Achilles.
Poland’s Marcin Lewandowski won the men’s 1500m in 3:44.82 to follow up on the gold in the 800m he won in Prague in 2015 where Mark English won silver. “Unfortunately I didn’t put in the performance I wanted to put in,” said Travers afterwards on his 11th place finish.
Athletics Ireland Press Release, Mon Feb 27th - Feidhlim Kelly
The European Indoor Championships in Belgrade on March 3rd-5th highlights the week ahead.
There will be ten Irish athletes competing in Belgrade – Amy Foster (City of Lisburn) has had to withdraw from the 60m.
The Irish team for the European Indoor Championships:
Phil Healy (Bandon) 60m, 400m
Ciara Neville (Emerald) 60m
Sinead Denny (DSD) 400m
Ciara Mageean (UCD) 1500m
Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle) 1500m
Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers) 400m
Zak Curran (DSD) 800m
John Travers (Donore Harriers) 1500m
Tomas Cotter (Dunleer) 3,000m
Ben Reynolds (North Down) 60m hurdles
Team Manager: Patsy McGonagle
Event details, including Race location map, route map, course elevation for this weekend's Road Races in Cork
Two races this Sunday: Killeagh GAA 4 Mile and Rathcoole 5k
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Event Details
Saturday April 1st
Athlone IT
The international guest speaker is Robert Hawkins, Scottish Athletics National Endurance Coach mentor. He coaches at Kilbarchan AAC, where he coaches a number of athletes, including his sons Callum and Derek Hawkins. Robert has recently, and most notably, coached both Callum and Derek to the London Marathon last April, where both athletes gained GB selection for the Rio Olympic Games.
Callum Hawkins recently set a Scottish Half Marathon record of 60.00, in Japan. He also placed second in the senior mens race at the Great Edinburgh International XC, last January.
Robert will give a presentation on his coaching philosophy, the training of Callum and Derek, and coaching them for the Rio Olympic Games.
It promises to be a superb presentation.
Registration for ECN 4 is now open now
For further information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., National Junior Endurance Coach, Athletics Ireland
Tel: 0876335565
Final Details for the 4th ECN Event
Endurance Coaches Network (ECN) Schedule
Saturday 1st April 2017
9.00-9.15am - Registration/Networking & Tea/Coffee (Earl of Rosse C1164 Lecture Theatre)
9.30-9.45am - Opening Address by Steve Macklin (National Junior Endurance Coach) (Earl of Rosse C1164 Lecture Theatre)
9.45-10.45am - “Coaching my sons Callum & Derek to the Rio Olympic Games” with Robert Hawkins Scottish Athletics National Endurance Coach Mentor
10.45-11.45pm - 'Keeping Today's Athlete Injury Free' with Rene Borg
11.45-12.00pm - Coffee Break
12.00-1.15pm - Breakout Sessions with a choice of the following:
1) “My Coaching Philosophy & a look into the training & preparation of Colin Costello & Paul Robinson” with Robert Denmead
2) “Coaching with European XC Championships in mind - Preparing for a December Peak” with Paul McNamara
3) “A look into the training of 800m/1500m athlete Amy O'Donoghue” with Henry Kiely
1.15-2.00pm - Lunch
2.00-3.30pm - Breakout Sessions with a choice of the following:
1) “My Coaching Philosophy & a look into the training & preparation of Colin Costello & Paul Robinson” with Robert Denmead
2) “Coaching with European XC Championships in mind - Preparing for a December Peak” with Paul McNamara
3) “A look into the training of 800m/1500m athlete Amy O'Donoghue” with Henry Kiely
3.45-5.15pm - Practical: ‘Technique Coaching Cues - Keeping it simple for your athletes' - Jason Kehoe
5.15pm - Finish
Jason Kehoe, NMT
Jason runs a Neuromuscular Physical Therapy & Sports Injury clinic in Dublin, specialising in running injuries and running technique analysis.
A coach and sportsman from a young age, he played and coached hockey for 20 years representing Ireland at junior level before discovering athletics where a passion developed for Mountain Running. He represented Ireland in mountain running and won the ‘Irish Mountain Running Championships’ in 2015 as well as several ‘King of the Mountains’ titles. He regularly competes with his club Crusaders A/C and is the XC coach of Loreto Abbey Secondary School, Dalkey. He is also a qualified coach in MovNat™ Natural Movement Training and Gymnastics.
In 2010 he co-founded coaching company ‘ChampionsEverywhere’ and was part of the first group of athletics endurance coaches to be educated by the Lydiard Foundation, USA.
A major injury in 2012 led him on a desperate search across the medical system for a solution and was the catalyst to leave a successful career in IT (BSc) to enter the sports therapy and coaching fields full time. Jason puts running technique and mobility as the primary foundation, all other physical aspects of athletics training should be built upon. Since 2012 ChampionsEverywhere have been organising running technique workshops and seminars for coaches, runners and clubs.
Jason will take coaches through a practical demonstration (running gear required) entitled: ‘Running Technique Coaching Cues – Keeping it simple for your athletes’.
René Borg
René is an expatriated Dane settled in Co. Wicklow where he serves as Head Coach for local club Glendalough AC and helped setup the current coaching structure for West Waterford AC. He coaches a large stable of runners online and in person and has worked with hundreds of athletes over the last decade.
With a background as an MSc in Systems, he left behind the complex systems of the world of IT to work full-time on understanding an even more complex system: the human runner.
Never a natural athlete, René competed in hill running, track, road and cross-country before being educated by UKA as a Fell and Mountain Running Level 2 coach. In 2011 he co-founded coaching company ‘Champions Everywhere’ and was part of the first group of athletic endurance coaches to be certified by the Lydiard Foundation in the US.
A series of major injuries led him on an unexpected journey to find the root causes becoming the impetus to leave a 10-year career in Microsoft’s outsourced services for a life of professional coaching. Rene specialises in human motor skill learning and biomechanics and their effect on injury and performance. Since 2012 Champions Everywhere have been organising running technique workshops and seminars for coaches, runners, and clubs. He is currently completing his education as a Neuromuscular Physical Therapist.
Rene’s presentation is entitled “Keeping today’s athlete injury free”
Robert Hawkins
Robert is a UK Athletics Event Group Endurance Coach and is currently employed by Scottish Athletics as the National Coach Mentor for Endurance and programme manages of some of Scotland’s top endurance athletes.
A member of KIlbarchan AAC since 1974, Robert has served the club as athlete, Committee Member and now Coaching Development Officer, and currently coaches the clubs Junior Male Endurance Group.
A former Scottish Junior Cross Country Champion and Junior International Athlete, he has personal experience of the demands of transferring junior potential to senior success and has utilised these experiences in coaching his sons Derek and Callum on their journey from promising junior athletes to the Rio Olympic Marathon.
Roberts’s presentation is entitled “Coaching my sons Callum & Derek to the Rio Olympic Games”
Robert Denmead
Robert has coached middle and long distance athletes for the past 24 years and is a NCC Level 3 Coach.
He has coached Paul Robinson who finished fourth at both the European Senior 1,500m Champs 2014 and the European U-23 1,500m in 2013 and has PB’s of 1:45.8 for 800m and 3:35.2 for 1,500m.
He was 9th in the World Junior 1,500m final and competed in the World Senior Championships over 800m.
Robert has coached athletes who have competed at all the major championships including the Olympic Games, the World Championships and the World Cross Country Championships.
He is one of only two Irish coaches who has coached a European Junior Champion (Colin Costello 2005 1,500m).
He has coached 10 athletes who have represented Ireland at the European Cross Country Championships and his athletes have set five National records at Junior and U-23 level for 1,500m and the mile.
Robert was a national juvenile champion and is a full time coach who runs an on-line coaching business called www.robdenmeadrunningcoach.com
He currently coaches athletes with a wide variety of abilities and ages and was the Head Coach of Tullamore Harriers Juvenile section for 10 years. He is one of Ireland’s foremost experts on altitude training and he has been to Font Romeu with athletes for altitude training on many occasions. He has also been a National team coach with Irish teams at European CC Champs, European U-23 Champs and various other internationals and Irish Youth and Junior training camps abroad.
Roberts’s presentation is entitled “My Coaching Philosophy & a look into the training & preparation of Colin Costello & Paul Robinson”.
Paul McNamara
Paul McNamara is a former distance runner and current coach. As an athlete he represented Ireland at European and World Cross Country Championships and won national senior medals in cross-country, 10,000m, 10km, half-marathon, marathon and steeplechase. He holds IAAF Level IV Coaching Certification and holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Sport & Exercise Science from Staffordshire University where he received a distinction in his dissertation comparing VO2 Kinetics amongst middle-and long-distance athletes.
He has been employed by Athletics Ireland as a Regional Development Officer since 2006 and has recently been added to Athletics Ireland’s High Performance team as senior endurance coordinator, whilst also on secondment to AIT as their Athletics Development Officer. Paul has been coaching since his running career ended and currently serves as endurance coach in AIT, which has become one of the more successful sides in inter-varsity competition in recent years.
He has been part of the Irish management team at the European Cross Country Championships since 2014, and his presentation will focus on preparing athletes for the European Cross Country Championships, acknowledging it’s anomalous place on the competition calendar, and the equirement to be in peak shape in what has traditionally been, and should continue to be, a time for base-building.
Paul’s presentation is entitled “Coaching with European XC Championships in Mind-Preparing for a December Peak”.
Henry Kiely
Henry is an Athletics Ireland Level III & IAAF Level IV qualified endurance coach. He comes from an amateur boxing and athletics background and competed successfully in both codes in the 70’s / 80’s. He has worked as a volunteer middle distance & marathon coach since 2005. Henry mentors & coaches the development of the club athlete to international level.
He works with his coaching colleague Ann as part of a team based at the University of Limerick. They both work with MD athletes from various clubs in the Limerick area. Henry and Ann have coached many successful athletes from the Limerick area including Amy O’Donoghue, Jessica Coyne and Kyle Larkin. Outside of athletics, Henry works as a Project Engineer for a Telecommunications Company.
Henrys presentation is entitled “A look into the training of 800m/1500m athlete Amy O’Donoghue”.
Week Ending Sunday March 5th 2017
Wed March 1st, 20:00, Admin bldg, CIT Track - County Board Monthly Meeting
Fri Mar 3rd, Belgrade Serbia - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2017- Day 1
Sat Mar 4th, 11:00, Abbottstown, Dublin - IUAA Cross-Country Championships 2017
Sat Mar 4th, Belgrade Serbia - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2017- Day 2
Sun Mar 5th, 11:00, Abbotstown, Dublin - Athletics Ireland Masters Indoor Championships
Sun Mar 5th, Belgrade Serbia - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2017- Day 3
Sun Mar 5th, 11:00, Killeagh - Killeagh GAA Club 4 Mile Road Race 2017
Nenagh
Saturday February 25th - Sunday February 26th 2017
Photo: Dooneen AC
A large contingent of Cork juvenile athletes graced the Nenagh Olympic Indoor Arena on Saturday and Sunday last, for the Munster Athletics Under 13 to Under 19 Juvenile Indoor Championships 2017, and came away with a total of one hundred and seven (107) medals: Forty two (42) Gold, Thirty six (36) Silver and Twenty nine (29) Bronze. Included were several medal 'clean sweeps' for both club and county.
Full Results (PDF) on Munster Athletics website
336 photos on Dooneen AC Facebook Page
| Girls Under 13 60m Dash | ||||
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| 1 | Grace Rooney | 13 | Youghal | 8.52 |
| 2 | Ella Jenks | 13 | North Cork AC | 8.54 |
| Girls Under 14 60m Dash | ||||
| 1 | Ella Scott | 14 | Leevale | 8.25 |
| 2 | Lucy-May Sleeman | 14 | Leevale | 8.43 |
| Girls Under 15 60m Dash | ||||
| 2 | Hollie McCarthy | 15 | Liscarroll | 8.12 |
| Girls Under 16 60m Dash | ||||
| 3 | Lia Farley | 16 | Riverstick Kinsale | 8.4 |
| Girls 18 Year Olds 400 Meter Dash | ||||
| 3 | Aoibhinn O'Connor | 18 | Bandon AC | 1:02.34 |
| Girls 13 Year Olds 600 Meter Run | ||||
| 2 | Niamh McCarthy | 13 | Doheny AC | 1:51.68 |
| Girls 14 Year Olds 800 Meter Run | ||||
| 1 | Maeve O'Neill | 14 | Doheny AC | 2:23.61 |
| Girls 16 Year Olds 800 Meter Run | ||||
| 2 | Orla Coffey | 16 | Carrig na Bhfear | 2:34.11 |
| Girls 17 Year Olds 800 Meter Run | ||||
| 2 | Ellen Moran | 17 | Leevale | 2:31.24 |
| Girls 18 Year Olds 800 Meter Run | ||||
| 1 | Laura Nicholson | 18 | Bandon AC | 2:25.18 |
| Girls 17 Year Olds 1500 Meter Run | ||||
| 3 | Nessa Wheeler | 17 | Carrig na Bhfear | 5:18.90 |
| Girls 18 Year Olds 1500 Meter Run | ||||
| 1 | Laura Nicholson | 18 | Bandon AC | 4:51.67 |
| Girls 13 Year Olds 60 Meter Hurdles | ||||
| 1 | Katie O'Regan | 13 | Riverstick Kinsale | 10.19 |
| 2 | Jessica Lyne | 13 | Leevale | 10.43 |
| 3 | Gabriella Bowen | 13 | Leevale | 10.77 1 |
| Girls 14 Year Olds 60 Meter Hurdles | ||||
| 1 | Ella Scott | 14 | Leevale | 9.36 |
| Girls 15 Year Olds 60 Meter Hurdles | ||||
| 1 | Emily Wall | 15 | Leevale | 9.63 |
| 2 | Hollie McCarthy | 15 | Liscarroll | 9.66 |
| Girls 17 Year Olds 60 Meter Hurdles | ||||
| 2 | Aisling Cassidy | 17 | Bandon AC | 9.49 |
| Girls 18 Year Olds 60 Meter Hurdles | ||||
| 1 | Vickie Cusack | 18 | Liscarroll | 10.46 |
| 3 | Sarah O'Keeffe | 18 | Liscarroll | 10.63 |
| Girls 13 Year Olds High Jump | ||||
| 2 | Sophie Cannon | 13 | Youghal | 1.41m |
| 3 | Jessica Lyne | 13 | Leevale | 1.38m |
| Girls 15 Year Olds High Jump | ||||
| 1 | Aoife O'Sullivan | 15 | Liscarroll | 1.65m |
| 2 | Orlaith Onoh | 15 | Leevale | 1.50m |
| 3 | Ava Coyle | 15 | Riverstick Kinsale | 1.50m |
| Girls 17 Year Olds High Jump | ||||
| 1 | Aisling Cassidy | 17 | Bandon AC | 1.55m |
| Girls 18 Year Olds High Jump | ||||
| 1 | Hannah Murphy | 18 | Leevale | 1.55m |
| Girls 13 Year Olds Long Jump | ||||
| 1 | Katie O'Regan | 13 | Riverstick Kinsale | 4.60m |
| 2 | Grace Coyle | 13 | Riverstick Kinsale | 4.47m |
| 3 | Grace Rooney | 13 | Youghal | 4.31m |
| Girls 15 Year Olds Long Jump | ||||
| 1 | Ava Coyle | 15 | Riverstick Kinsale | 5.04m |
| Girls 16 Year Olds Long Jump | ||||
| 1 | Lia Farley | 16 | Riverstick Kinsale | 4.86m |
| 3 | Lia O'Brien | 16 | Midleton AC | 4.52m |
| Girls 17 Year Olds Long Jump | ||||
| 2 | Aishat Onilogbo | 17 | Leevale | 5.09m |
| Girls 18 Year Olds Long Jump | ||||
| 1 | Vickie Cusack | 18 | Liscarroll | 5.15m |
| 2 | Aoibhinn O'Connor | 18 | Bandon AC | 4.99m |
| 3 | Hannah Murphy | 18 | Leevale | 4.73m |
| Girls 18 Year Olds Triple Jump | ||||
| 2 | Maebh Daly | 18 | Carrig na Bhfear | 8.68m |
| Girls 19 Year Olds Triple Jump | ||||
| 2 | Amy Crowley | 19 | Bandon AC | 9.33m |
| Girls 13 Year Olds Shot Put | ||||
| 3 | Kotryna Pacewisake | 13 | Fanahan McSweeney | 8.88m |
| Girls 14 Year Olds Shot Put | ||||
| 1 | Amy Whelan | 14 | Liscarroll | 10.99m |
| Girls 15 Year Olds Shot Put | ||||
| 1 | Megan Lenihan | 15 | North Cork AC | 12.43m |
| 2 | Blessing Alamu | 15 | Midleton AC | 11.80m |
| 3 | Sophie Perrott | 15 | North Cork AC | 11.79m |
| Girls 16 Year Olds Shot Put | ||||
| 1 | Ciara Sheehy | 16 | Liscarroll | 13.42mM |
| Girls 18 Year Olds Shot Put | ||||
| 1 | Vickie Cusack | 18 | Liscarroll | 10.54m |
| 2 | Rachel Stephens | 18 | Waterford AC | 9.48m |
| 3 | Sarah O'Keeffe | 18 | Liscarroll | 9.36m |
| Girls 19 Year Olds Shot Put | ||||
| 2 | Noelle Lenihan | 19 | North Cork AC | 9.87m |
| Girls 15 Year Olds 1000 Meter Race Walk | ||||
| 2 | Aisling O'Shaughnessy | 15 | Togher | 6:05.30 |
| Girls 16 Year Olds 1500 Meter Race Walk | ||||
| 1 | Olivia Tuthill | 16 | Bandon AC | 7:13.53 |
| Boys 13 Year Olds 60 Meter Dash | ||||
| 1 | Joel Joseph | 13 | Midleton AC | 8.52 |
| 2 | Sean Carmody | 13 | Belgooly | 8.57 |
| Boys 14 Year Olds 60 Meter Dash | ||||
| 1 | Glory Wenegiem | 14 | Belgooly | 7.93 |
| 2 | Danny Kelly | 14 | Belgooly | 8.03 |
| Boys 15 Year Olds 60 Meter Dash | ||||
| 2 | David Joseph | 15 | Midleton AC | 7.82 |
| Boys 16 Year Olds 200 Meter Dash | ||||
| 1 | Daniel Hurley | 16 | Leevale | 24.48 |
| 2 | Robert Twomey | 16 | Leevale | 25.01 |
| Boys 17 Year Olds 200 Meter Dash | ||||
| 1 | Conor Morey | 17 | Leevale | 23.72 |
| 2 | Colin Doyle | 17 | Leevale | 23.76 |
| 3 | Ryan O'Leary | 17 | Leevale | 24.06 |
| Boys 19 Year Olds 200 Meter Dash | ||||
| 1 | Jack Buckley | 19 | Leevale | No time available |
| Boys 18 Year Olds 400 Meter Dash | ||||
| 3 | Ciaran Nugent | 18 | Carrig na Bhfear | 55.5 |
| Boys 19 Year Olds 400 Meter Dash | ||||
| 1 | Jack Buckley | 19 | Leevale | 57.59 |
| Boys 14 Year Olds 800 Meter Run | ||||
| 2 | Glory Wenegiem | 14 | Belgooly | 2:21.92 |
| Boys 16 Year Olds 800 Meter Run | ||||
| 2 | Daire O'Sullivan | 16 | Carrig na Bhfear | 2:11.56 |
| 3 | Diarmuid O'Connor | 16 | Bandon AC | 2:11.89 |
| Boys 18 Year Olds 800 Meter Run | ||||
| 3 | Alan O'Donovan | 18 | Leevale | 2:06.93 |
| Boys 19 Year Olds 800 Meter Run | ||||
| 1 | Conor O'Driscoll | 19 | Leevale | 2:02.26 |
| Boys 16 Year Olds 1500 Meter Run | ||||
| 1 | Daire O'Sullivan | 16 | Carrig na Bhfear | 4:35.64 |
| Boys 18 Year Olds 1500 Meter Run | ||||
| 2 | Ben Smith | 18 | Leevale | 4:24.50 |
| 3 | Naoise O'Flaithear | 18 | Bandon AC | 4:32.57 |
| Boys 13 Year Olds 60 Meter Hurdles | ||||
| 1 | Kyle Ettoh | 13 | Leevale | 10.1 |
| 3 | George Alamu | 13 | Midleton AC | 10.36 |
| Boys 14 Year Olds 60 Meter Hurdles | ||||
| 1 | Harry Nevin | 14 | Leevale | 9.31M |
| 2 | Colin Murphy | 14 | Leevale | 9.74 |
| 3 | Glory Wenegiem | 14 | Belgooly | 9.98 |
| Boys 15 Year Olds 60 Meter Hurdles | ||||
| 1 | Reece Ademola | 15 | Leevale | 9.47 |
| 3 | Hugh Collins | 15 | Leevale | 9.93 |
| Boys 16 Year Olds 60 Meter Hurdles | ||||
| 1 | Wymin Sivakumar | 16 | Leevale | 8.73 |
| 3 | Shane Aherne | 16 | Leevale | 9.09 |
| Boys 17 Year Olds 60 Meter Hurdles | ||||
| 3 | Brian Lynch | 17 | Old Abbey | 8.94 |
| Boys 13 Year Olds High Jump | ||||
| 1 | Kyle Ettoh | 13 | Leevale | 1.61mM |
| 2 | Timmy Wilk | 13 | Ballymore-Cobh AC | 1.47m |
| Boys 14 Year Olds High Jump | ||||
| 2 | Harry Nevin | 14 | Leevale | 1.56m |
| 3 | Sean Kavanagh | 14 | Midleton AC | 1.50m |
| Boys 15 Year Olds High Jump | ||||
| 1 | Reece Ademola | 15 | Leevale | 1.75m |
| Boys 18 Year Olds High Jump | ||||
| 1 | Ben Donovan | 18 | Abbey Striders AC | 1.85m |
| Boys 13 Year Olds Long Jump | ||||
| 1 | Kyle Ettoh | 13 | Leevale | 5.04m |
| 2 | Sean Carmody | 13 | Belgooly | 4.56m |
| 3 | Joel Joseph | 13 | Midleton AC | 4.55m |
| Boys 14 Year Olds Long Jump | ||||
| 1 | Danny Kelly | 14 | Belgooly | 5.76mM |
| 2 | Glory Wenegiem | 14 | Belgooly | 4.96m |
| Boys 15 Year Olds Long Jump | ||||
| 2 | Reece Ademola | 15 | Leevale | 5.22m |
| 3 | Hugh Collins | 15 | Leevale | 5.05m |
| Boys 16 Year Olds Long Jump | ||||
| 1 | Wymin Sivakumar | 16 | Leevale | 5.99m |
| 3 | Tristan Chambers | 16 | Bandon AC | 5.49m |
| Boys 13 Year Olds Shot Put | ||||
| 1 | George Alamu | 13 | Midleton AC | 9.76m |
| Boys 14 Year Olds Shot Put | ||||
| 1 | Jack Cullen | 14 | Bandon AC | 11.18m |
| 2 | Harry Nevin | 14 | Leevale | 10.41m |
| Boys 15 Year Olds Shot | ||||
| 3 | Sean O'Riordan | 15 | Midleton AC | 11.53m |
| Boys 16 Year Olds Shot | ||||
| 3 | Sean Frawley | 16 | North Cork AC | 11.84m |
| Boys 19 Year Olds Shot | ||||
| 2 | Padraig Moynihan | 19 | West Muskerry | 10.70m |
| Boys 15 Year Olds 1000 Meter Race Walk | ||||
| 1 | Ciaran Hurley | 15 | Carrig na Bhfear | 6:02.90 |
Quiet week locally - Action centres on Juvenile Under 13 - Under 19 Indoor Championships, in Nenagh, on Saturday and Sunday.
Event Details
Bandon AC and Ireland's Phil Healycompeting at AIT Games last month
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| Saturday March 4th | 17:30-20:15 | 08:30-10:00, 16:15-20:15 |
| Sunday March 5th | 15:15-19:00 | 14:30-19:00 |
Live Streaming
The event is being streamed live on Eurovision Sports
Irish in Action on Day 2
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| 08:45 | W | 60m | Round 1 | Phil Healy, Ciara Neville |
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| 18:45 | W | 1500m | Final | Ciara Mageean |
Women's 400m Denisa Rosolová Crash - European Indoor Athletics Championships Belgrade 2017
Bandon AC's Phil Healy opened well in heat 5 of 6. It was neck-and-neck coming to the 200m mark, with Healy on the rail, however things went awry at that point.
French Athlete, Guei, as the BBC put it, 'shoulder charged' Rosolova, on Phil's right, who then unintentionally, and badly, impeded Phil, resulting in a major loss of momentum. Rosolova was then accidentally clipped by Healy, falling heavily to the track. Rosolova was stretchered off afterwards.
In the meantime, Healy regained her composure and chased down the three ahead, but faded slightly on the final bend, finishing in 54.80, just 1.31 sec off her PB, set last month. This was a fantastic achievement, given the drama, and her complete loss of momentum, at the 200m mark.
Guei, the French athlete was subsequently disqualified. No word yet on any possible Irish appeal on Phil's behalf.
Update: Brian Gregan qualified automatically, in second place, in the mens 400m, in 47.62
Gregan Stars in Morning Session in Belgrade
Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers) was the highlight Irish performer on the first morning session of the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade advancing to the semi-finals of the mens' 400m.
Gregan was drawn with championship favourite Pavel Maslak (Czech Republic) and managed his race well to finish second in 47.62 to qualify automatically. Maslak won in 47.52. The semi-finals are later this evening at 17:05 and Gregan said “I got through and that’s the main thing. I’m looking forward to tonight.”
Sinead Denny (DSD) got Irish interest underway finishing fourth in heat 1 of the women’s 400m heats in 54.20. Unfortunately the heats were redrawn and she had the difficult task of running from lane 1 and missed out on a fastest qualifier spot.
Phil Healy (Bandon) finished third in a physical 400m heat, where she was checked heavily at the bell, with her time of 54.80 not enough to advance. "It was just a disaster of a race, all around, out there, but I'll learn a huge amount," said Healy who will now turn her attention to the 60m heats tomorrow morning.
Zak Curran (DSD) was the last of the Irish in action finishing fifth in his 800m heat in 1:50.87 and didn’t advance.
The men’s 60m hurdles heats were cancelled so that sees Ben Reynolds (North Down) competing in the semi-finals later this afternoon at 15:45
Ciara Mageean (UCD) battled her way through to the women’s 1500m final at the European Indoor Championships in Belgrade.
It didn’t go to plan with Mageean finishing fourth in her heat in 4:12.81 to edge through as one of the three fastest non-automatic qualifiers. Sweden’s Meraf Bahta won in 4:12.39.
The Portaferry woman was in the top two automatic positions for most of the race but was run out at the finish.
“I didn’t want to leave it that late as a fastest loser. My plan was to get one or two but I’m through to the final and that’s all that matters,” said Mageean afterwards. Kerry O'Flaherty (Newcastle) finished 6th in 4:23.82 in heat three of the 1500m and didn’t advance.
John Travers (Donore Harriers), after stopping briefly on the first lap due to an apparent false start, finished seventh in 3:59.72 in the men's 1500m heat.
Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers) was disappointed to finished sixth in his 400m semi-final in 48.08. Ben Reynolds (North Down) also bowed out in sixth in his 60m hurdles semi-final in 7.81 seconds.
Update:
John Travers through to 1500 final after appeal
John Travers (Donore Harriers) has advanced to the men’s 1500m final after an appeal following a seventh place finish in 3:59.72 in his heat.
A false start recall led to him stopping for several seconds along with Spanish athlete Marc Alcala. Team manager Patsy McGonagle successfully appealed afterwards where Alcala also advanced with the referee citing rule 146.3.
Athletics Ireland Press Release, Mon Feb 27th - Feidhlim Kelly
The European Indoor Championships in Belgrade on March 3rd-5th highlights the week ahead.
There will be ten Irish athletes competing in Belgrade – Amy Foster (City of Lisburn) has had to withdraw from the 60m.
The Irish team for the European Indoor Championships:
Phil Healy (Bandon) 60m, 400m
Ciara Neville (Emerald) 60m
Sinead Denny (DSD) 400m
Ciara Mageean (UCD) 1500m
Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle) 1500m
Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers) 400m
Zak Curran (DSD) 800m
John Travers (Donore Harriers) 1500m
Tomas Cotter (Dunleer) 3,000m
Ben Reynolds (North Down) 60m hurdles
Team Manager: Patsy McGonagle
The February end-of-month Cork Athletics Registrations stand at 5,250, compared with the February 2016 end-of-month figure of 4,681, a rise of 12.16%.
Update March 2nd: Since the publication of this article, yesterday, it has come to light that at least 51 registrations, from newer clubs have not been included in the registration figures. In one case, all registrations by a new club have been omitted - these registrations are now visible to Cork Athletics. The matter has been taken up with Athletics Ireland HQ, and, hopefully, these registrations will be included in the next set of Registration figures published by Cork Athletics, in the next week or so. As of 2pm on Thursday March 2nd, Cork Registrations now stand at 5,315, excluding the 51 or so "missing" registrations, outlined above.
To date, forty nine of Cork's fifty three registered clubs have registered athletes, leaving just four clubs yet to register an athlete. Several new clubs have only recently received their Registration System log-in detals, so, in common with previous new clubs, they normally require additional time to bring their registrations 'to to speed'.
However established clubs, and their athletes, are reminded that the insurance dispensation, whereby the 2016 insurance cover continued until the end of January last, is no longer in force - unregistered athletes are NOT covered by the Athletics Ireland insurance for any purpose whatsoever, leaving those athletes and clubs in a precarious position.
While the rise in registrations to date has been phenomenal, some clubs have been very quick 'out of the starting blocks', with registrations well up and beyond last years figures, while others are still just 'taking off their tracksuits' and their registrations are, in some cases, well down on their respective February 2016 figures.
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 January 31st and does NOT include competition.
Therefore any athlete that remains unregistered beyond January 31st is NOT covered by Athletics Irelands insurance, for ANY purpose, training or competition.
Clubs are urged to register their athletes without further delay.
NB: The "grace period" covers official club, county, provincial and national training sessions. It does NOT cover competition. All athletes competing in Championship or representative events MUST be registered. Club Registrars are reminded that there is a new Registration System in operation.
Bandon AC and Leevale AC head the list, as usual, by a distance, Ballymore-Cobh-are in third place, with 314, while four more clubs exceed the 200 registrations mark, and another nine clubs have over 100 registered members.
| Club | Total | Juvenile | Junior | Senior | Masters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon A.C. | 538 | 408 | 6 | 35 | 89 |
| Leevale A.C. | 495 | 317 | 12 | 73 | 93 |
| Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 314 | 143 | 1 | 21 | 149 |
| Midleton A.C. | 298 | 148 | 0 | 17 | 133 |
| Togher A.C. | 261 | 142 | 2 | 23 | 94 |
| Youghal A.C. | 251 | 118 | 2 | 19 | 112 |
| West Muskerry A.C. | 222 | 176 | 1 | 8 | 37 |
| Belgooly A.C. | 179 | 149 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| St. Nicholas A.C. | 173 | 81 | 0 | 17 | 75 |
| St. Catherine's A.C. | 161 | 107 | 0 | 13 | 41 |
| North Cork A.C. | 156 | 123 | 0 | 6 | 27 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 145 | 108 | 2 | 6 | 29 |
| Eagle A.C. | 141 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 124 |
| Mallow A.C. | 124 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 115 |
| Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 114 | 39 | 0 | 8 | 67 |
| Clonakilty Road Runners | 113 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Ballincollig A.C. | 99 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 29 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 98 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Old Abbey A.C. | 91 | 82 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Dromahane Road Runners A,C, | 90 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 62 |
| Aghada Running Club ARC | 89 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 78 |
| St. Finbarrs A.C. | 89 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 73 |
| Doheny A.C. | 88 | 80 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life | 77 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 65 |
| Liscarroll A.C. | 77 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
| Courcey A.C. | 73 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers | 63 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 50 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 62 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 59 | 49 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Tracton A.C. | 58 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 51 |
| Watergrasshill A.C. | 58 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 49 |
| Carrigtwohill | 53 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 34 |
| Bantry A.C. | 38 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Galtee Runners A.C. | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Donoughmore A.C. | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Buttevant R.C. | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 |
| Glanmire A.C. | 25 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Skibbereen A.C. | 23 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Carrigaline Road Runners A.C. | 22 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
| Rising Sun A.C. | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Churchtown Road Runners | 21 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 |
| East Cork A.C. | 21 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 |
| Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Duhallow A.C. | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| Millstreet A.C. | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Abbey Striders A.C. | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Cork Varsity A.C. | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Cork Mental Health A.C. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Shandrum A.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Juvenile/Junior Registrations for February 2017
As with the overall figures, Bandon AC and Leevale AC stand well clear of the others
| Club | Juvenile | Junior | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon A.C. | 408 | 6 | 414 |
| Leevale A.C. | 317 | 12 | 329 |
| West Muskerry A.C. | 176 | 1 | 177 |
| Belgooly A.C. | 149 | 2 | 151 |
| Midleton A.C. | 148 | 0 | 148 |
| Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 143 | 1 | 144 |
| Togher A.C. | 142 | 2 | 144 |
| North Cork A.C. | 123 | 0 | 123 |
| Youghal A.C. | 118 | 2 | 120 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 108 | 2 | 110 |
| St. Catherine's A.C. | 107 | 0 | 107 |
| Clonakilty Road Runners | 99 | 0 | 99 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 96 | 0 | 96 |
| Old Abbey A.C. | 82 | 2 | 84 |
| St. Nicholas A.C. | 81 | 0 | 81 |
| Doheny A.C. | 80 | 0 | 80 |
| Ballincollig A.C. | 65 | 0 | 65 |
| Courcey A.C. | 63 | 0 | 63 |
| Liscarroll A.C. | 57 | 2 | 59 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 53 | 0 | 53 |
| Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 49 | 0 | 49 |
| Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 39 | 0 | 39 |
| Glanmire A.C. | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Bantry A.C. | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Millstreet A.C. | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Skibbereen A.C. | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Abbey Striders A.C. | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Tracton A.C. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mallow A.C. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Carrigaline Road Runners A.C. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rising Sun A.C. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cork Varsity A.C. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Senior/Master Registrations for February 2017
Ballymore Cobh AC top the list, followed by Leevale AC.
| Club | Senior | Masters | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymore Cobh A.C. | 21 | 149 | 170 |
| Leevale A.C. | 73 | 93 | 166 |
| Midleton A.C. | 17 | 133 | 150 |
| Eagle A.C. | 17 | 124 | 141 |
| Youghal A.C. | 19 | 112 | 131 |
| Bandon A.C. | 35 | 89 | 124 |
| Mallow A.C. | 8 | 115 | 123 |
| Togher A.C. | 23 | 94 | 117 |
| St. Nicholas A.C. | 17 | 75 | 92 |
| Dromahane Road Runners A,C, | 28 | 62 | 90 |
| Aghada Running Club ARC | 11 | 78 | 89 |
| St. Finbarrs A.C. | 16 | 73 | 89 |
| Ballintotis Fit4Life | 11 | 65 | 76 |
| Grange/Fermoy A.C. | 8 | 67 | 75 |
| Bweeng Trail Blazers | 11 | 50 | 61 |
| Watergrasshill A.C. | 9 | 49 | 58 |
| Tracton A.C. | 5 | 51 | 56 |
| St. Catherine's A.C. | 13 | 41 | 54 |
| Carrigtwohill | 19 | 34 | 53 |
| West Muskerry A.C. | 8 | 37 | 45 |
| Carraig-Na-Bhfear A.C. | 6 | 29 | 35 |
| Galtee Runners A.C. | 7 | 28 | 35 |
| Ballincollig A.C. | 5 | 29 | 34 |
| North Cork A.C. | 6 | 27 | 33 |
| Donoughmore A.C. | 1 | 28 | 29 |
| Belgooly A.C. | 3 | 25 | 28 |
| Buttevant R.C. | 8 | 20 | 28 |
| Bantry A.C. | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Carrigaline Road Runners A.C. | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| Rising Sun A.C. | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Churchtown Road Runners | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| East Cork A.C. | 8 | 13 | 21 |
| Rosscarbery Steam Runners A.C. | 3 | 17 | 20 |
| Duhallow A.C. | 3 | 16 | 19 |
| Liscarroll A.C. | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Skibbereen A.C. | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Clonakilty Road Runners | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Courcey A.C. | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Blarney/Inniscara A.C. | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| Cork Varsity A.C. | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Doheny A.C. | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Old Abbey A.C. | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Abbey Striders A.C. | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Fanahan Mc Sweeney A.C. | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Glanmire A.C. | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Cork Mental Health A.C. | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Millstreet A.C. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Shandrum A.C. | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Gender Breakdown
| Total | Juvenile | Junior | Senior | Masters | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | 2527 | 1369 | 24 | 197 | 937 |
| Female | 2723 | 1401 | 10 | 268 | 1044 |
Guest article by John Walshe
Pat Walsh, with his wife Maria, and daughters, Lucy, Regina and Jacinta
Photo: John Walshe
This article, by John Walshe, appeared in The Southern Star newspaper on February 25th 2017
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Pat Walsh Honoured with Cork City Sports Lifetime Achievement Award 2016
Cork City Sports Honour Pat Walsh with Lifetime Achievement Award - Cork City Sports website
A man who has given over a quarter-of-a-century service to Cork athletics was honoured recently. On Friday February 16th, Pat Walsh was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Cork City Sports Athletics Person of the Year function.
Pat Walsh, a native of Skibbereen, acted as treasurer of both the BLE and AAI Cork Athletics Boards from 1989 up until February of 2015.
In the early years of the event, Pat also got involved with the Evening Echo Women’s Mini-Marathon and has played a major role in its success, along with overseeing the purchase by the Cork Athletics Board of a cross-country course at Riverstick.
In presenting the award – introduced for the first time at the function – Frank Walley, President of the Cork City Sports had this to say about the recipient: “Here in Cork in athletics, as in all sporting codes, we are truly blessed to have such men and women who give of their time and put tremendous energy in making our sport so successful and enjoyable for all. Today we honour one of these stalwarts who worked tirelessly behind the scenes, unnoticed by many but who contributed enormously to the development of athletics.”
“I’m actually thrilled to get the award; it’s fantastic to get a thank-you given the high profile of this awards event,” said a delighted Pat. “I love to help others, I’ve seen young athletes coming through every year and representing Cork and representing Ireland and it’s nice to know that you’ve been involved in a small way in that process.”
Pat Walsh’s own involvement with athletics started off at school in the 1970s, and then with the local club. “I was born in Carrigfada and went to St Patrick’s National School in Market Street, then on to De La Salle before moving on to UCC where I did a civil engineering degree, finishing there in 1980.
“I suppose in the early days of the Skibbereen club, John McSweeney was an inspiration for us, himself and his brother Mike, along with John White, put a huge amount of work into the club and years and years into athletics.”
Before road running became as popular as it is today, Skibbereen AC was to the forefront in promoting this aspect of the sport. “We were one of the first clubs in West Cork to put on road races, mainly because we had the benefit of sponsorship from the likes of The Southern Star at the time,” says Pat.
From 1976 to 1982, as a member of the Skibbereen club, Pat competed in the many open sports meetings in the area, such as Caheragh, Aughadown and Clonakilty. During his time at UCC, he ran cross-country for the college and also competed on the track. In 1977 he won a county intermediate team medal and also won the West Cork 1500m ahead of Sean and Paul Harte.
Pat took up marathon running in 1981 during the initial running boom, completing a total of six in all including the Dublin Marathon of 1985 where he achieved his ambition of breaking three hours with a time of 2 hours 56 minutes.
After a spell working in Dublin, Pat returned to Cork and immediately got involved in the administrative side of the sport. Firstly, he became vice-chairman of the Cork County Board and then, in 1989, took on the position of treasurer which he held for a total of 26 years.
“I had been working in Dublin until 1985 and then when I moved back to Cork I first served as vice-chairman before taking on the position of treasurer. There was an awful lot going on, apart from the treasure’s work. I’ve been involved in the Evening Echo Women’s Mini-Marathon since 1987 but I must say all the way through I’ve received huge family support.
“When my three girls were young, they were all involved in the Mini-Marathon and they have also spent time at the gates of CIT collecting money and so on.”
One of Pat’s proudest moments came when the County Board purchased 36 acres near Riverstick, a project he played a major part in. Another huge addition to athletics was the building of the stand at CIT which Pat was also involved in.
“I remember going up to Dublin with Liam O’Brien and Paddy Buckley to meet the minister, John O’Donoghue, and we were very successful, getting €700,000 the first year and getting €200,000 the following year. Because in my profession I’m an engineer, I suppose I was involved more than I originally anticipated but it was good for the Board to have someone with that experience.”
Now acting as assistant treasurer, Pat is still as involved as ever in athletics despite his demanding position as Senior Executive Engineer with Cork County Council involved with water production for all of the North Cork region.
“There’s still an awful lot going on in athletics with more and more challenges but my family are still as involved as ever and that means an awful lot to me,” concludes Pat.
Bandon AC and Ireland's Phil Healy
Photo: Cork Athletics - Occasion: Award of Cork City Sports Athelte of the Month, February 2016
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| Friday March 3rd | 18:00-19:25 | 08:15-12:00, 15:00-19:30 |
| Saturday March 4th | 17:30-20:15 | 08:30-10:00, 16:15-20:15 |
| Sunday March 5th | 15:15-19:00 | 14:30-19:00 |
Live Streaming
The event will be streamed live on Eurovision Sports
Irish in Action on Day 1
| Time | Cat | Event | Round | Athlete |
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| 08:45 | W | 400m | Round 1 | Phil Healy, Sinead Denny |
| 09:20 | M | 400m | Round 1 | Brian Gregan |
| 10:35 | M | 800m | Round 1 | Zak Curran |
| 12:20 | M | 60mH | Round 1 | Ben Reynolds |
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| 15:45 | M | 60mH | Semi-Final | (Ben Reynolds) |
| 16:05 | W | 1500m | Round 1 | Kerry O'Flaherty, Ciara Mageean |
| 16:45 | W | 400m | Semi-Final | (Phil Healy) (Sinead Denny) |
| 17:05 | M | 400m | Semi-Final | (Brian Gregan) |
| 17:25 | M | 3000m | Round 1 | Tomas Cotter |
| 18:15 | M | 1500m | Round 1 | John Travers |
| 19:10 | M | 60mH | Final | (Ben Reynolds) |
Athletics Ireland Press Release, Mon Feb 27th - Feidhlim Kelly
The European Indoor Championships in Belgrade on March 3rd-5th highlights the week ahead.
There will be ten Irish athletes competing in Belgrade – Amy Foster (City of Lisburn) has had to withdraw from the 60m.
The Irish team for the European Indoor Championships:
Phil Healy (Bandon) 60m, 400m
Ciara Neville (Emerald) 60m
Sinead Denny (DSD) 400m
Ciara Mageean (UCD) 1500m
Kerry O’Flaherty (Newcastle) 1500m
Brian Gregan (Clonliffe Harriers) 400m
Zak Curran (DSD) 800m
John Travers (Donore Harriers) 1500m
Tomas Cotter (Dunleer) 3,000m
Ben Reynolds (North Down) 60m hurdles
Team Manager: Patsy McGonagle
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Athletes wishing to transfer clubs are reminded that the deadline for the return of fully completed transfer forms is Friday March 24th. Forms received after that date WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Transfer forms may be downloaded from the Athletics Ireland website.
The Procedure on the form MUST be followed.
Fully completed forms should be given/posted to Cork AAI County Board Registrar, John Copithorne, Belgooley, Co. Cork.
By the:
• Member (in the case of a minor by the parent or guardian)
• New Club
• Outgoing Club
• County Board (outgoing club)
• County Boards (out of county club transfer)
• County Boards (inter county transfer)
Incomplete, improperly or incorrectly completed forms WILL be rejected.
Ballycotton Running Promotions, organisers of the Ballycotton 10, announced, this afternoon, extra incentives for those in contention for the respective men and women's race titles. This year's race, the 40th annual running of the event, takes place on Sunday March 12th, 39 year to the day since the inaugural race.
Ballycotton Running Promotions Website
For the rest of us, who can only stand (run?) back in admiration of those who are competing at those levels, the main interest is now on receiving our race packets.
Filling of the envelopes is taking place in Midleton CBS this Thursday, February 23rd, primarily done by Midleton AC, but every set of hands will be very welcome. If you can spare even half an hour, just turn up at Midleton CBS from 6pm onwards.
This year, in an effort to raise the elite standard of the race and to celebrate the 40th annual event, there will be added time bonuses for the Ballycotton ‘10’ on March 12th.
Along with the usual first three prizes (€500, €300 and €200) for men and women and the course bonuses of €500 for a new record (men, Gary Staines 47:00; women, Maria McCambridge 54:20) the following bonuses will apply:
Men: If the winner, not breaking the course record, runs inside 48:30 there will be a bonus of €300. All other runners (outside of first three) breaking 50:00 will receive a bonus of €100 along with their prize.
Women: If the winner, not breaking the course record, runs inside 55:30 there will be a bonus of €300. All other women (outside of first three) breaking 58:00 will receive a bonus of €100 along with their prize.
Only one time bonus can apply for both men and women.
While the women’s course record has been improved three times by Maria McCambridge in the past five years, in contrast the men’s standard has shown little change. In the history of the race, 48:30 has been broken on a total of 29 occasions (including four times by Noel Berkeley).
Yet only two of those 29 times – Charles Kiplgat in 2004 and Dave Mitchinson in 2005 – has been set in the past 15 years so hopefully this year will see an improvement back to the standards of the past.
