Gdynia, Poland
Saturday October 17th 2020
Women's Half-Marathon Start: 10am (Irish Time)
Men's Half-Marathon Start: 11:30am (Irish Time)
Anne Marie McGlynn, Letterkenny AC, Kevin Seaward, St Malachy's AC and Hugh Armstrong, Ballina AC, comprise the three person Irish squad at Saturday's World Half-Marathon Championships in Gdynia, Poland.
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| Anne Marie McGlynn, Letterkenny AC, Kevin Seaward, St Malachy's AC and Hugh Armstrong, Ballina AC | ||
Originally scheduled for last March, the event was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic and will now be the only European or World Championship event to go ahead in 2020. The original coursee comprised a single 13.1 Mile lap, while the final course consists of four 5.5 km laps.
World Athletics have developed comprehensive Covid-19 Safety protocols to enable the event to go ahead, and Athletics Ireland has drawn up its own Covid-19 policy for Team Ireland travelling to International Competitions, based on Sport Ireland and World Athletics protocols, and the Irish squad will be subject to further testing, monitoring and restricted movement protocols when they return to Ireland
A final entry of 157 men and 126 women, from 62 countries has been received, however this will be hit by withdrawals, such as Canada, who withdrew their squad in recent days, due to fears around the rising Covid figures in Poland.
Entry Lists
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| Two of the leading contenders: Peres Jepchirchir (Kenya) and Joshua Cheptegei (Uganda) | |
Leading Women Contenders
| Rank | Forename | Surname | Country | PB | Season's Best | World Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ababel | YESHANEH | ETH | 01:04:31 | 01:04:31 | 9 |
| 2 | Peres | JEPCHIRCHIR | KEN | 01:05:06 | 01:05:34 | 24 |
| 3 | Rosemary | WANJIRU | KEN | 01:05:34 | 01:05:34 | 6 |
| 4 | Yalemzerf | YEHUALAW | ETH | 01:06:01 | 01:06:35 | 19 |
| 5 | Dorcas Jepchumba | KIMELI | KEN | 01:07:10 | 01:07:10 | 7 |
| 6 | Brillian Jepkorir | KIPKOECH | KEN | 01:07:12 | 01:08:08 | 23 |
| 7 | Charlotte | PURDUE | GBR | 01:08:23 | 01:08:23 | 49 |
| 8 | Melat Yisak | KEJETA | GER | 01:08:41 | 01:08:56 | 82 |
| 9 | Glenrose | XABA | RSA | 01:09:30 | 01:09:30 | 86 |
| 10 | Bontu Edao | REBITU | BRN | 01:09:47 | 01:09:47 | - |
Leading Men Contenders
| Rank | Forename | Surname | Country | PB | Season's Best | World Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kibiwott | KANDIE | KEN | 58:38:00 | 58:38:00 | 8 |
| 2 | Bernard Kipkorir | NGENO | KEN | 59:07:00 | 59:26:00 | 5 |
| 3 | Andamlak | BELIHU | ETH | 59:10:00 | 59:52:00 | 4 |
| 4 | Stephen | KISSA | UGA | 01:00:00 | 01:00:00 | 13 |
| 5 | Callum | HAWKINS | GBR | 01:00:00 | 01:00:01 | 54 |
| 6 | Leonard | BARSOTON | KEN | 59:09:00 | 01:00:02 | 69 |
| 7 | Julien | WANDERS | SUI | 59:13:00 | 01:00:46 | 10 |
| 8 | Benard | KIMELI | KEN | 59:07:00 | 01:01:00 | 7 |
| 9 | Victor | KIPLANGAT | UGA | 01:00:16 | 01:01:04 | 58 |
| 10 | Maru | TEFERI | ISR | 01:00:52 | 01:01:23 | 107 |
| 11 | Mohamed | Reda EL AARABY | MAR | 01:00:38 | 01:01:25 | 88 |
| 12 | Stephen | MOKOKA | RSA | 59:51:00 | 01:01:28 | 44 |
As everyone will be aware, the Government has declared that the entire country is now at Covid Level 3. Consequently Cork Athletics County Board has decided, at a virtual meeting, held this evening, to postpone next Sundays cross-country meet, which was scheduled to take place at the Board's Riverstick grounds.
The meet, which was to comprise of Juvenile Under-10 and Under-12 ages, along with the County Junior and Senior Championships, will now be rescheduled.
It is planned to consult with the clubs about resumption. The parallel rescheduling of Munster and National events will be a facor in the rescheduling
Slieveroe, Riverstick
Sunday October 4th 2020
Essential Information - Please Read!
BEFORE traveling EVERY person entering the Riverstick grounds MUST complete either the Online, or PDF version of the Covid-19 Screening Form
Online Covid-19 Health Screening Form
The online form will remain live from 6am Saturday, until 9am on Sunday
Covid-19 Health Screening Form - PDF Version
If you are using the PDF verion, you must bring it with you and drop it in a collection box when entering the Riverstick grounds.
Only athletes who have been entered, a Parent/Guardian (One Only!), 1 club coordinator [for JUVENILE events ONLY] (per race), Officials, and support personnel (medical/timing/etc) personnel may attend.
As numbers onsite are limited to 200, the following measures are necessary:
There will be NO Late Entries
Athletes who are entered, but who are not running, should NOT attend, and if they do, they will be told to leave the venue
Coaches, unless acting as club coordinator, should not attend
You should plan to arrive no earlier than the time listed in the schedule below. If you arrive before time, you will be directed past the grounds, as queuing outside, on the Riverstick-Carrigaline road, is NOT permitted
Cars should be parked facing toward the field - drive into the spot - do not reverse in. After the race, you will then drive out directly.
Parents/Guardians should remain in their cars throughout - races will start at the top of the field, in front of the parking area, with the finish also close by.
Each club has been asked to nominate separate coordinators for each Juvenile race. The coordinators will collect that club's Juvenile athletes and bring them to the start line, when called to do so over the Public Address. They will then collect the Juveniles after the race and escort them back to their Parent/Guardian.
Please leave the site as soon as possible after your race - The site MUST be cleared before the next race.
There will be NO medal presentations on the day. All medals will be posted to the clubs at a later date
Course Map
Course Map
| Day 1 - Sunday October 4th | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 14 Girls | Under 14 Boys | Under 16 Girls | Under 16 Boys | Under 23 Women | Novice Women | Under 23 Men | Novice Men |
| 3k | 3k | 4k | 4k | One Race - 4k | One Race - 6k | ||
| Born 2007 | Born 2007 | Born 2005 | Born 2005 | ||||
2020 Cross-Country Entry Fees for Juveniles are €1 per individual, while adult entry fees are €5 per individual. Note the forms for Day 1 (Oct 4th) and Day 2 (Oct 11th) erroneously calculated the adult entries at €3 each.
After Day 4 (Nov 1st) each club will be billed for their total entry fees over the four County Cross-Country Championship meets
Location & Co-ordinates
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
The LOC8 code for the grounds is WCL-86-5WN
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.77715464079801 - Longitude: -8.440460764990235
| Time | F14 | M14 | F16 | M16 | FNov | MNov | |
| 10:00 | U14 Girls arrive & get Race No's | 10:00 | |||||
| 10:15 | U14 Girls warm up | 10:15 | |||||
| 10:30 | U14 Girls race start | 10:30 | |||||
| 10:45 | U14 Boys arrive & get race No's | 10:45 | |||||
| 11:00 | U14 Boys Warm up | 11:00 | |||||
| 11:15 | U14 Boys race start | 11:15 | |||||
| 11:30 | U16 Girls arrive & get race No's | 11:30 | |||||
| 11:45 | U16 Girls warm up | 11:45 | |||||
| 12:00 | U16 Girls race start | 12:00 | |||||
| 12:15 | U16 Boys arrive & get race No's | 12:15 | |||||
| 12:33 | U16 Boys warm up | 12:33 | |||||
| 12:45 | U6 Boys race start | 12:45 | |||||
| 13:30 | Novice Women arrive & get No's | 13:30 | |||||
| 14:45 | Novice Women Warm up | 13:45 | |||||
| 14:00 | Novice Women race start | 14:00 | |||||
| 14:30 | Novice Men arrive & get No's | 14:30 | |||||
| 14:45 | Novice Men Warm up | 14:45 | |||||
| 15:00 | Novice Men race start | 15:00 |
River Lee Hotel
Friday September 25th 2020
David Cussen, Old Abbey AC, is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for July 2020
The award was presented at a function at the River Lee hotel, on Friday September 25th 2020
The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Echo, The River Lee, Cork Crystal and Leisureworld
Cork City Sports - Awards Archive
The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month of July 2020 is David Cussen, Old Abbey AC
David Cussen (Old Abbey AC). At the rescheduled Leevale Sports, on the 30th of the month, David soared to a new personal best height of 2.15m, to easily win the High Jump competition. A few weeks later, he went on to add two more centimeters to that height, when taking the Gold medal at the National Senior championships.
David Cussen with Cork City Sports Committe Members and Sponsors
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River Lee Hotel
Friday September 25th 2020
Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC, is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for September 2020
The award was presented at a function at the River Lee hotel, on Friday September 25th 2020
The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Echo, The River Lee, Cork Crystal and Leisureworld
Cork City Sports - Awards Archive
The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month of September 2020 is Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC
The September Cork City athlete of the month award goes to Nicola Tuthill, Bandon AC.
Nicola was the dominant force in the women's hammer event at the National Junior Championships, in Santry, on September 5th. Her throw of 57.19m was almost 9 meters clear of her nearest rival.
Three weeks earlier, Nicola became only the sixth Irish woman to pass the magical 60m mark, when winning the National senior title. And all of this at the tender age of 16!
Nicola Tuthill with Cork City Sports Committe Members and Sponsors
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September 15th 2020
Athletics Ireland FAQs - July 8th 2020
Return to Activity Guidelines (Previously Issued)
Road Race Event Organiser Guidelines
Road Race Volunteer, Staff and Marshalls Guidelines
Road Race Participant Guidelines
AAI Statement: "The guidelines above still contain some areas that require clarification from an athletics perspective and we have asked the Sport Ireland Expert Group for their guidance"
Excerpt from Resilience and Recovery 2020-2021: Plan for Living with COVID-19
Outdoors: training can take place in pods of up to 15 (exemption for professional/elite/inter-county sports/senior club championship).
Indoors: training and exercise classes can take place in pods of up to 6 inside (exemption for professional/elite/inter-county sports/senior club championship).
Up to 100 patrons/spectators outdoors and 50 patrons/spectators indoors
Up to 200 for outdoor stadia or other fixed outdoor venues with a minimum accredited capacity of 5,000
For large purpose built event facilities (such as stadia, auditoriums, conferencing/event centres), specific guidance will be developed with the relevant sectors to take account of size and different conditions for events such as large national and international sporting events.
https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/18e18-level-2/#sports
These comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the views of Cork Athletics County Board
The past few weeks have seen a cautious return to competitive athletics in Cork, with Track and Field, and Cross-Country Meets, along with a few road races, and a few more to come. These have provided valuable lessons in how to proceed with events in these 'strange' times.
Fundamentally, organising the basics has changed little, however, as organisers, we are duty bound to ensure that everyone - participants, officials and support personnel, and the general public - are all protected, and not put at risk due to our negligence or oversight. Equally, we all must protect our own close contacts. Covid numbers are rising again, but we (the country) is moving tentatively towards finding a way of doing things 'normally' - living with the virus - for the foreseeable future. As such, it looks like it will be a quite while yet before we will again be able to hold events freely and without Covid worries.
Today's Government update was awaited with mixed feelings. There were media expectations that the limit on numbers attending outdoor events might be raised to 500, and, some suggested, even 5,000 for Stadiums. Such numbers would both help satisfy the thirst for competition, but also bring a lot of hard work for organisers, due to magnified Covid prevention/control requirements.
In the event, the limit has only been increased to 200 spectators - at that applies only to accredited stadiums, while,. for other venues, the limit is 100 spectators. Nevertheless this increase, while limited, will be helpful when determining the capacity and meet schedule for the forthcoming Cork County Cross-Country Championships, due to be held over three Sundays in October, at Cork Athletics' Riverstick Grounds.
The County Cross-Country Championships are due to be discussed in the coming days, at a County Board Officers meeting, held virtually.
Further details of the Championships, along with Entry Forms, will be posted on the Cork Athletics website and social media, as soon as approved and available.
Now that events are going ahead again, clubs should get their completed permit application forms in to County Secretary, Anne Murray, as soon as possible.
Monahan Road
Saturday October 10th 2020
The contents of this article/editorial do not necessarily reflect the views of Cork Athletics County Board
Sanctioned by IIA*, and held in an exclusive zone, and only attended by people who are immune to Coronovirus, the race treated the Cork public to a sight that they probably haven't seen since March.
With, some forty or so athletes, officials, coaches and pace bikes, the public was treated to a sporting spectacle they thought had vanished. As the lead group came by the Victoria Road roundabout, a masked female bus passenger could be seen, literally 'bug eyed', watching the event as the group passed, literally inches away.
There were added benefits accruing from their virus-immunity, with everyone being exempt, not just from being restricted to pods with a maximum of 15, but also intercounty travel, with some athletes coming from outside Cork. The benefits of immunity didn't end there either, with some people, who are close contacts of front-line health workers, being able to attend.
Start of last Saturday's 10k
The foregoing report might be somewhat funny, if we weren't in such a critical situation wrt Covid-19. Right now, it is both bizarre and very sad- simply beyond comprehension, that this actually went ahead.
Corona virus levels are increasing in Cork at a worrying rate. As of this evening, the 14 day incidence rate in Cork has reached 199.1 - exceeding Dublin's 180.9 - remember the clamour in recent weeks for Dublin to go to Level 4 or even 5! ...and now we're ahead of Dublin.
The whole country is in Level 3. NPHET recommended going to Level 5. Last Tuesday, October 6th, Athletics Ireland released updated guidance for Level 3, decreeing No Competition to take place, outdoor activities to take place in pods of 15 max, with no intercounty travel.
Each and every one of these three Key points was breached last weekend
No Competition is permitted at this time, consequently Athletic Ireland insurance for is suspended for competition.
[Internal club Time Trials may be permitted, however, at any stage, - pre, during and post-Covid - mixed/inter-club events MUST have an Athletics Ireland Event Permit]
This pandemic won't be overcome by Government/NPHET/WHO/AAI decrees and/or guidance. In the absence of a vaccine, it will be US - each and every individual - who, by taking personal responsibility and by our own actions, help to defeat Covid-19.
Organising events like this, in contravention of ALL guidance, does little for the image of our sport - if we have an outbreak in such a setting, it will be very, very damaging. We have seen recently what has happened in other sports - and some of them have 'pulled the plug' on their activities as a result.
Last week the Irish Times reported on opposition to an upcoming, behind closed doors, event in Mondello Park. Last month, a road race in Wexford was cancelled, due to local opposition, and similar opposition was felt with an event which was due to be held in Cork.
Padraig O'Morain, in today's Irish Times, said "The people I'm castigating here.....are not bad people; they are just people seduced by the age-old belief that "it won't happen to me".
But it could. And even if you're lucky and it feels like no more than a bad cold., the virus you passed on could take a life down the line.
Looked at that way,community responsibility isn't boring - it's exciting and necessary"
Having already lost our Track & Field season, we are battling to save our Cross-Country season ....and it's not just about keeping our sport together....we need to ensure that businesses can stay open and that customers can go to those businesses.
Everyone needs to do their bit in quelling this virus - please make sure that YOUR bit counts!
Following yesterday's Government declaration of a nationwide Level 3, many members contacted County Board Officers enquiring about next Sunday's meet, in particular.
Cork County Board Officers will hold a virtual meeting tomorrow, Wednesday October 7th.
Earlier today, Athletics Ireland released a Covid 19 update, stating "No competition/events." Following this release there has been contact between Cork Athletics and Athletics Ireland, who have advised that further updates are expected from Sport Ireland, and that Athletics Ireland Board are to meet on the matter.
The status of next Sunday's, and subsequent meets will be posted on Cork Athletics website and social media, following tomorrow night's meeting
Cork Athletics Grounds, Slieveroe, Riverstick
Sunday October 4th 2020
| Day 1 - Sunday October 4th | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 14 Girls | Under 14 Boys | Under 16 Girls | Under 16 Boys | Under 23 Women | Novice Women | Under 23 Men | Novice Men |
| 3k | 3k | 4k | 4k | One Race - 4k | One Race - 6k | ||
| Born 2007 | Born 2007 | Born 2005 | Born 2005 | ||||
2020 Cross-Country Entry Fees for Juveniles are €1 per individual, while adult entry fees are €5 per individual. Note the forms for Day 1 (Oct 4th) and Day 2 (Oct 11th) erroneously calculated the adult entries at €3 each.
After Day 4 (Nov 1st) each club will be billed for their total entry fees over the four County Cross-Country Championship meets
Every person attending Sunday's Cross-Country meet MUST complete Cork Athletics' Covid Declaration Form. The form will be posted here early on Saturday morning, October 3rd (the form must be completed no more than 24 hours before the event. A PDF version will also be available
Location & Co-ordinates
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
The LOC8 code for the grounds is WCL-86-5WN
GPS Coordinates: Latitude: 51.77715464079801 - Longitude: -8.440460764990235
| Time | F14 | M14 | F16 | M16 | FNov | MNov | |
| 10:00 | U14 Girls arrive & get Race No's | 10:00 | |||||
| 10:15 | U14 Girls warm up | 10:15 | |||||
| 10:30 | U14 Girls race start | 10:30 | |||||
| 10:45 | U14 Boys arrive & get race No's | 10:45 | |||||
| 11:00 | U14 Boys Warm up | 11:00 | |||||
| 11:15 | U14 Boys race start | 11:15 | |||||
| 11:30 | U16 Girls arrive & get race No's | 11:30 | |||||
| 11:45 | U16 Girls warm up | 11:45 | |||||
| 12:00 | U16 Girls race start | 12:00 | |||||
| 12:15 | U16 Boys arrive & get race No's | 12:15 | |||||
| 12:33 | U16 Boys warm up | 12:33 | |||||
| 12:45 | U6 Boys race start | 12:45 | |||||
| 13:30 | Novice Women arrive & get No's | 13:30 | |||||
| 14:45 | Novice Women Warm up | 13:45 | |||||
| 14:00 | Novice Women race start | 14:00 | |||||
| 14:30 | Novice Men arrive & get No's | 14:30 | |||||
| 14:45 | Novice Men Warm up | 14:45 | |||||
| 15:00 | Novice Men race start | 15:00 |
| Forename | Surname | Cat | Club | Bib |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe | COPPINGER | U14 Girls | Bantry AC | 1 |
| Eva | LEAHY | U14 Girls | Bantry AC | 2 |
| Aoife | MOLONEY | U14 Girls | Courceys AC | 3 |
| Melina | PYROVOLAKI | U14 Girls | Grange Fermoy AC | 4 |
| Simone | LOONEY | U14 Girls | Leevale AC | 5 |
| Ellie | VAUGHAN REDDAN | U14 Girls | Leevale AC | 6 |
| Katie | HENNESSY | U14 Girls | Midleton AC | 7 |
| Sinead | WALSH | U14 Girls | North Cork AC | 8 |
| Diana Rose | COALEY | U14 Girls | Skibbereen AC | 9 |
| Ciara | DELANEY | U14 Girls | Skibbereen AC | 10 |
| Emer | DENISMCALEAVEY | U14 Girls | Skibbereen AC | 11 |
| Caoimhe | FLANNERY | U14 Girls | Skibbereen AC | 12 |
| Ellie | BARRY | U14 Girls | St. Catherines AC | 13 |
| Sadie | LINEHAN | U14 Girls | St. Catherines AC | 14 |
| Ella | O'CONNOR | U14 Girls | St. Catherines AC | 15 |
| Eva Elena | SOTA HADDE | U14 Girls | Tracton AC | 16 |
| Emily | CRONIN | U14 Girls | West Muskerry AC | 17 |
| Kate | DOWNEY | U14 Girls | West Muskerry AC | 18 |
| Fern | MULLANE | U14 Girls | West Muskerry AC | 19 |
| Saoirse | TWOMEY | U14 Girls | West Muskerry AC | 20 |
| Saorla | NI LAOIRE | U14 Girls | Youghal AC | 21 |
| Katie | O'NEILL | U14 Girls | Youghal AC | 22 |
| Lily | COLLINS | U14 Girls | Durrus AC | 23 |
| Bebhinn | HORSTMANSHOFF | U14 Girls | Durrus AC | 24 |
| Forename | Surname | Cat | Club | Bib |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finnian | LAWTON | M14 | Durrus AC | 28 |
| Alex | COUGHLAN | M14 | Doheny AC | 29 |
| Daniel | DOLLARD | M14 | Bandon AC | 30 |
| Eoin | O'CALLAGHAN | M14 | Bandon AC | 31 |
| Matthew | CARROLL | M14 | Blarney Inniscarra AC | 32 |
| Jack | O'ROURKE | M14 | Blarney Inniscarra AC | 33 |
| Conor | GANNON | M14 | Leevale AC | 34 |
| Darragh | GANNON | M14 | Leevale AC | 35 |
| Christopher | HARRINGTON | M14 | Leevale AC | 36 |
| David | EBO | M14 | Midleton AC | 37 |
| Matthew | HERBERT | M14 | Midleton AC | 38 |
| Jack | MCGRATH | M14 | Midleton AC | 39 |
| Odhran | O'SULLIVAN | M14 | Midleton AC | 40 |
| Naoh | SWITZER | M14 | Midleton AC | 41 |
| Donncha | BRADLEY | M14 | North Cork AC | 42 |
| Ronan | SHEEHAN | M14 | Riverstick & Kinsale AC | 43 |
| Charlie | NICHOLSON | M14 | St. Catherines AC | 44 |
| Shane | BYRNE | M14 | Togher AC | 45 |
| Conor | GEELAN | M14 | Togher AC | 46 |
| Oisin | KELLY | M14 | Togher AC | 47 |
| Owen | TIERNEY | M14 | Tracton AC | 48 |
| Dylan | CAIRNS | M14 | Youghal AC | 49 |
| Rian | O'LAOIRE | M14 | Youghal AC | 50 |
| John | DOYLE | M14 | Fanahan McSweeney | 88 |
| Forename | Surname | Cat | Club | Bib |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ella | COLLINS | F16 | Bandon AC | 51 |
| Lucy | O'FLYNN | F16 | Bandon AC | 52 |
| Sorcha | DALY | F16 | Carraig na bhFear AC | 53 |
| Mary | DORGAN | F16 | Carraig na bhFear AC | 54 |
| Rebecca | KELLEHER | F16 | Carraig na bhFear AC | 55 |
| Ellie | TWOMEY | F16 | Carraig na bhFear AC | 56 |
| Marie | HYNES MCLAUGHIN | F16 | Leevale AC | 57 |
| Katie | O'KEEFFE | F16 | Leevale AC | 58 |
| Aine | POWER | F16 | Leevale AC | 59 |
| Lydia | WALSH | F16 | Leevale AC | 60 |
| Rachel | GAFFNEY | F16 | Millstreet AC | 61 |
| Eimear | LAVERY | F16 | North Cork AC | 62 |
| Ellen | MEEHAN | F16 | North Cork AC | 63 |
| Nicole | BUCKLEY | F16 | Riverstick & Kinsale AC | 64 |
| Grace | COYLE | F16 | Riverstick & Kinsale AC | 65 |
| Rachel | KELLEHER | F16 | West Muskerry AC | 66 |
| Danielle | O'NEILL | F16 | West Muskerry AC | 67 |
| Alex | CASHMAN | F16 | Youghal AC | 68 |
| Avril | MILLERICK | F16 | Youghal AC | 69 |
| Isabel | KELLEGHER | F16 | Liscarroll AC | 70 |
| Rachel | WALSH | F16 | Grange Fermoy AC | 71 |
| Caoimhe | HORSTMANSHOFF | F16 | Durrus AC | 72 |
| Forename | Surname | Cat | Club | Bib |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fionn | HARRINGTON | M16 | Durrus AC | 73 |
| Sean | LAWTON | M16 | Durrus AC | 74 |
| Timmy | HAWKINS | M16 | Carraig na bhFear AC | 75 |
| Odhran | MCCARTHY | M16 | Carraig na bhFear AC | 76 |
| Eoin | QUIRKE | M16 | Carraig na bhFear AC | 77 |
| Arron | SHEEHAN | M16 | Carraig na bhFear AC | 78 |
| Liam | CASSIDY | M16 | Leevale AC | 79 |
| Matthew | LEE | M16 | Leevale AC | 80 |
| Bill | COLLINS | M16 | Liscarroll AC | 81 |
| Robert | TROY | M16 | Liscarroll AC | 82 |
| Sam | KIELY | M16 | Riverstick & Kinsale AC | 83 |
| Ferdia D | MCALEAVEY | M16 | Skibbereen AC | 84 |
| Liam | O'CONNOR | M16 | Youghal AC | 85 |
| Charlie | O'NEILL | M16 | Youghal AC | 86 |
| James | O'NEILL | M16 | Youghal AC | 87 |
| Forename | Surname | Cat | Cat 2 | Club | Bib |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah | BOURKE | F | Millstreet AC | 90 | |
| Eleanor | DUGGAN | F | Aghada RC | 91 | |
| Sinead | FITZGERALD | F | Aghada RC | 92 | |
| Janet | O'REILLY | F | Aghada RC | 93 | |
| Mary | DE BARRA | F | Ballymore Cobh AC | 94 | |
| Tara | FRIEL | F | Ballymore Cobh AC | 95 | |
| Jennifer | MEADE | F | Ballymore Cobh AC | 96 | |
| Deirdre | MEYLER | F | Ballymore Cobh AC | 97 | |
| Margaret | O'REGAN | F | Ballymore Cobh AC | 98 | |
| Orla | O'ROURKE | F | Ballymore Cobh AC | 99 | |
| Leilia | PENDER | F | F23 | Ballymore Cobh AC | 100 |
| Fiona | EVERARD | F | Bandon AC | 101 | |
| Niamh | CRONIN | F | St. Finbarrs AC | 102 | |
| Irene | EIGHAN | F | St. Finbarrs AC | 103 | |
| Katie | HICKSON | F | St. Finbarrs AC | 104 | |
| Marie | KELLY | F | St. Finbarrs AC | 105 | |
| Anita | LOCKE | F | St. Finbarrs AC | 106 | |
| Rebecca | MCEVOY | F | St. Finbarrs AC | 107 | |
| Katie | BUTLER | F | Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 108 | |
| Debra | O'LEARY | F | Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 109 | |
| Karen | BEVAN | F | Eagle AC | 110 | |
| Helen | CRONIN | F | Eagle AC | 111 | |
| Olga | O'SULLIVAN | F | Eagle AC | 112 | |
| Michelle | TRAYNOR | F | Eagle AC | 113 | |
| Michelle | AHERN | F | East Cork AC | 114 | |
| Eibhlin | CLEARY | F | East Cork AC | 115 | |
| Avril | CROWLEY | F | East Cork AC | 116 | |
| Annelise | HUTCH | F | East Cork AC | 117 | |
| Norah | O'BRIEN | F | F23 | East Cork AC | 118 |
| Jen | PRESTON | F | East Cork AC | 119 | |
| Lorna | SANTRY | F | East Cork AC | 120 | |
| Lavinia | SWORDS | F | East Cork AC | 121 | |
| Ashleigh | BYRNE-O'BRIEN | F | Grange Fermoy AC | 122 | |
| Joan | ENNIS | F | Grange Fermoy AC | 123 | |
| Clotilde | FITZGIBBON | F | Grange Fermoy AC | 124 | |
| Geraldine | HARTNETT | F | Grange Fermoy AC | 125 | |
| Claire | LOMASNEY | F | Grange Fermoy AC | 126 | |
| Roisin | MCLAUGHLIN | F | Grange Fermoy AC | 127 | |
| Emma | BICKERDIKE | F | F23 | Leevale AC | 128 |
| Hana | FASKIA | F | Leevale AC | 129 | |
| Nadine | FORDE | F | Leevale AC | 130 | |
| Emily | KNOX | F | Leevale AC | 131 | |
| Meadhbh | MOYNIHAN | F | F23 | Leevale AC | 132 |
| Gillian | SOHUN | F | Leevale AC | 133 | |
| Joyce | WOLFE | F | Leevale AC | 134 | |
| Lorna | WOLFE | F | Leevale AC | 135 | |
| Louise | BARRY | F | Midleton AC | 136 | |
| Gillian | BRANSFIELD | F | Midleton AC | 137 | |
| Loveness | HEGARTY | F | Midleton AC | 138 | |
| Eileen | LEAHY | F | Midleton AC | 139 | |
| Christine | MURPHY | F | Midleton AC | 140 | |
| Catherine | SHERIDAN | F | Midleton AC | 141 | |
| Margaret | TWOHIG | F | Midleton AC | 142 | |
| Helen | O'CALLAGHAN | F | Riverstick & Kinsale AC | 143 | |
| Elaine | O'DONOGHUE | F | Riverstick & Kinsale AC | 144 | |
| Catherine | CLANCY | F | St. Catherines AC | 145 | |
| Caoimhe | HAYES | F | F23 | St. Catherines AC | 146 |
| Sarah | MULCAHY | F | F23 | St. Catherines AC | 147 |
| Maire | MURPHY | F | St. Catherines AC | 148 | |
| Natalie | NICHOLSON | F | St. Catherines AC | 149 | |
| Roisin | RONAYNE | F | St. Catherines AC | 150 | |
| Leona | BROWNE | F | Watergrasshill AC | 151 | |
| Gwen | CONROY | F | Watergrasshill AC | 152 | |
| Lisa | CROWLEY | F | Watergrasshill AC | 153 | |
| Tanya | LEISK | F | Watergrasshill AC | 154 | |
| Ciara | MAGNER | F | Watergrasshill AC | 155 | |
| Colette | O'DONOGHUE | F | Watergrasshill AC | 156 | |
| Yvonne | SHEAHAN | F | Watergrasshill AC | 157 | |
| Emilija | DORGAN | F | Grange Fermoy AC | 158 | |
| katie | WALSH | F | F23 | Carraig na bhFear AC | 159 |
| Sarah | CONSTANT | F | F23 | Carraig na bhFear AC | 160 |
| Nessa | WHEELER | F | Carraig na bhFear AC | 161 | |
| Aisling | BYRNE | F | Carraig na bhFear AC | 162 | |
| Cliona | HURELY | F | Carraig na bhFear AC | 163 | |
| Siobhan | WALSH | F | Carraig na bhFear AC | 164 | |
| Helen | ROCHE | F | Carraig na bhFear AC | 314 |
| Forename | Surname | Cat | Cat 2 | Club | Bib |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul | KEARNEY | M | Aghada RC | 165 | |
| Sean | NORRIS | M | Aghada RC | 166 | |
| Paul | POMPHRETT | M | Aghada RC | 167 | |
| Eoin | POMPHRETT | M | Aghada RC | 168 | |
| Aidan | TWOMEY | M | Aghada RC | 169 | |
| Robert | WALSH | M | Aghada RC | 170 | |
| Jack | BARRETT | M | Ballymore Cobh AC | 171 | |
| John | BARRY MURPHY | M | Ballymore Cobh AC | 172 | |
| Trevor | CUMMINS | M | Ballymore Cobh AC | 173 | |
| Eoin | DOWNING | M | Ballymore Cobh AC | 174 | |
| Jason | HAYES | M | Ballymore Cobh AC | 175 | |
| Bartlomiej | LUDKA | M | Ballymore Cobh AC | 176 | |
| Shane | MEYLER | M | Ballymore Cobh AC | 177 | |
| Tom | MOORE | M | Ballymore Cobh AC | 178 | |
| Stephen | RYAN | M | M23 | Ballymore Cobh AC | 179 |
| Naoise | O'FLAITHEARTAIGH | M | Bandon AC | 180 | |
| Adrian | O'DONOGHUE | M | Bantry AC | 181 | |
| Stephen | O'SULLIVAN | M | Bantry AC | 182 | |
| Paddy | BARRY | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 183 | |
| Rodger | CONDON | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 184 | |
| Shane | COONEY | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 185 | |
| John | CRONIN | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 186 | |
| Gearoid | CROWLEY | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 187 | |
| Steven | DINAN | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 188 | |
| Garry | DUNLEA | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 189 | |
| Stephen | GEOGHEGAN | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 190 | |
| Richard | HOBSON | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 191 | |
| John | LONGAN | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 192 | |
| John | LUCY | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 193 | |
| Brendan | MADDEN | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 194 | |
| Darren | MCCANN | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 195 | |
| Donal | MURRAY | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 196 | |
| Thomas | NORRIS | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 197 | |
| Jeremy | O'DONOVAN | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 198 | |
| Martin | O'REILLY | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 199 | |
| Fergal | O'SHEA | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 200 | |
| Padraig | SHEEHAN | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 201 | |
| Dave | SHEEHAN | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 202 | |
| Sean | TWOHIG | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 203 | |
| Mohamed | WAHBI | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 204 | |
| Dermot | WOODS | M | St. Finbarrs AC | 205 | |
| Paul | DEANE | M | Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 206 | |
| Paul | KINGSTON | M | Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 207 | |
| Garret | LORDAN | M | Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 208 | |
| Damien | MADDEN | M | Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 209 | |
| Johnny | MOLONEY | M | Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 210 | |
| Aidan | SCALLY | M | Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 211 | |
| John | TWOMEY | M | Clonakilty Road Runners AC | 212 | |
| Steven | DARBY | M | Cork Track Club | 213 | |
| Paul | DOWNEY | M | Cork Track Club | 214 | |
| Zach | HARRINGTON | M | Cork Track Club | 215 | |
| James | HAYES | M | Cork Track Club | 216 | |
| Stephen | HOLLAND | M | Cork Track Club | 217 | |
| Kieran | JAMES | M | Cork Track Club | 218 | |
| Sean | KENNEDY | M | Cork Track Club | 219 | |
| Sheldon | KIRKWOOD | M | Cork Track Club | 220 | |
| Antton | MARCOTTE | M | Cork Track Club | 221 | |
| Christopher | MURNANE | M | Cork Track Club | 222 | |
| David | O'SULLIVAN | M | Cork Track Club | 223 | |
| Seamus | RAINSFORD | M | M23 | Cork Track Club | 224 |
| Conrad | WATT | M | Cork Track Club | 225 | |
| Darren | CASEY | M | Eagle AC | 226 | |
| Daniel | DRANSFIELD | M | Eagle AC | 227 | |
| Vivian | FOLEY | M | Eagle AC | 228 | |
| Gary | GIBBONS | M | Eagle AC | 229 | |
| John | GOGGIN | M | Eagle AC | 230 | |
| Ray | HARRINGTON | M | Eagle AC | 231 | |
| Damian | KENNEALLY | M | Eagle AC | 232 | |
| Fergus | NUGENT | M | Eagle AC | 233 | |
| Vincent | O'SULLIVAN | M | Eagle AC | 234 | |
| John | SHEEHAN | M | Eagle AC | 235 | |
| Michael | CREMIN | M | East Cork AC | 236 | |
| Paul | CROTTY | M | East Cork AC | 237 | |
| Chris | KELLY | M | East Cork AC | 238 | |
| Tim | MAHONEY | M | East Cork AC | 239 | |
| Chris | MCGRATH | M | East Cork AC | 240 | |
| Stephen | O'BRIEN | M | East Cork AC | 241 | |
| Nick | O'DONOGHUE | M | East Cork AC | 242 | |
| Graham | SWORDS | M | East Cork AC | 243 | |
| Alan | CLANCY | M | Grange Fermoy AC | 244 | |
| John | HARTNETT | M | Grange Fermoy AC | 245 | |
| Michael | LYONS | M | Grange Fermoy AC | 246 | |
| Richard | O'BRIEN | M | Grange Fermoy AC | 247 | |
| Brian | O'HAGAN | M | Grange Fermoy AC | 248 | |
| David | BARRETT | M | Leevale AC | 249 | |
| Tim | CROWELY | M | Leevale AC | 250 | |
| Ciaran | DESMOND | M | Leevale AC | 251 | |
| Sean | DOWLING | M | Leevale AC | 252 | |
| Tobias | GRAB | M | Leevale AC | 253 | |
| Andrew | HOBBS | M | Leevale AC | 254 | |
| Francisco | JAEN | M | Leevale AC | 255 | |
| Ben | LEEN SMITH | M | M23 | Leevale AC | 256 |
| Matthew | MURNANE | M | M23 | Leevale AC | 257 |
| John | NEVILLE | M | Leevale AC | 258 | |
| Gary | NOONAN | M | Leevale AC | 259 | |
| Bernard | O'HANLON | M | Leevale AC | 260 | |
| Ian | O'LEARY | M | Leevale AC | 261 | |
| Kieran | O'MAHONY | M | Leevale AC | 262 | |
| David | O'MAHONY | M | Leevale AC | 263 | |
| Denis | SHEEHAN | M | Leevale AC | 264 | |
| Neilus | AHERNE | M | Midleton AC | 266 | |
| Daniel | BLOOM | M | Midleton AC | 267 | |
| Edwin | CASHMAN | M | Midleton AC | 268 | |
| Declan | DORGAN | M | Midleton AC | 269 | |
| Tony | FORRISTAL | M | Midleton AC | 270 | |
| John | HENNESSY | M | Midleton AC | 271 | |
| Henry | MILWARD | M | Midleton AC | 272 | |
| Frank | O'BRIEN | M | Midleton AC | 273 | |
| Fergal | O'MEARA | M | Midleton AC | 274 | |
| Ger | O'REGAN | M | Midleton AC | 275 | |
| Mark | O'REILLY | M | Midleton AC | 276 | |
| John Paul | BUCKLEY | M | Millstreet AC | 277 | |
| Kevin | BOYD | M | Riverstick & Kinsale AC | 278 | |
| David | MCCARTHY | M | St. Nicholas AC | 279 | |
| John | BEECHER | M | St. Catherines AC | 280 | |
| Mike | BYRNE | M | St. Catherines AC | 281 | |
| Stephen | COLLINS | M | St. Catherines AC | 282 | |
| Trevor | GEARY | M | St. Catherines AC | 283 | |
| Kieran | HARTE | M | St. Catherines AC | 284 | |
| Kevin | HAYES | M | St. Catherines AC | 285 | |
| Jonathon | KENNEALLY | M | St. Catherines AC | 286 | |
| John | MULCAHY | M | St. Catherines AC | 287 | |
| Kieran | MURPHY | M | St. Catherines AC | 288 | |
| Chris | O'CONNELL | M | St. Catherines AC | 289 | |
| Craig | HARRINGTON | M | Togher AC | 290 | |
| Matthew | BROWNE | M | Watergrasshill AC | 291 | |
| Stephen | CROWLEY | M | Watergrasshill AC | 292 | |
| Denis | HEGARTY | M | Watergrasshill AC | 293 | |
| Kristaps | LIEPINS | M | Watergrasshill AC | 294 | |
| Kieran | MCKEOWN | M | Watergrasshill AC | 295 | |
| Aidan | NOONE | M | Watergrasshill AC | 296 | |
| Barry | YELVERTON | M | Watergrasshill AC | 297 | |
| Jeremy | KELLEHER | M | West Muskerry AC | 298 | |
| Patrick | LYNCH | M | West Muskerry AC | 299 | |
| Micheal | MCSWEENEY | M | West Muskerry AC | 300 | |
| Concubhar | MURRAY | M | West Muskerry AC | 301 | |
| Kieran | COLLINS | M | Youghal AC | 302 | |
| Bryan | WALSH | M | Watergrasshill AC | 303 | |
| Ken | CROWLEY | M | Watergrasshill AC | 304 | |
| Richard | HAWKINS | M | Carraig na bhFear AC | 305 | |
| Joeseph | DALY | M | Carraig na bhFear AC | 306 | |
| Ruairi | MYERS | M | Carraig na bhFear AC | 307 | |
| Michael | MUCLCAHY | M | Carraig na bhFear AC | 308 | |
| Willie | WALSH | M | Carraig na bhFear AC | 309 | |
| Brian | AHERNE | M | Bweeng Trail Blazers | 310 | |
| Alan | O'DONOVAN | M | Bweeng Trail Blazers | 311 | |
| Mariusz | BIENKOWSKA | M | Bweeng Trail Blazers | 312 | |
| Donnacha | MURPHY | M | Bweeng Trail Blazers | 313 |
River Lee Hotel
Friday September 25th 2020
Phil Healy, Bandon AC, is Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month for August 2020
The award was presented at a function at the River Lee hotel, on Friday September 25th 2020
The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month Award is sponsored by 96FM/C103FM, The Echo, The River Lee, Cork Crystal and Leisureworld
Cork City Sports - Awards Archive
The Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month of August 2020 is Phil Healy, Bandon AC
Phil Healy, Bandon AC, is the Cork City Sports athlete for the month of August.
At the 148th consecutive National Senior track and field championships in Santry, Phil recorded a double at the 100m and 200m events, to add to her impressive collection of national titles. Phil also set a new national indoor 200m record of 23.10 at Athlone in February last.
Phil Healy with Cork City Sports Committe Members and Sponsors
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HSE/Government Covid Guidelines mean that there are significant Restrictions on the total number of people on site. As a result the County Board must implement specific measures , for this year only, to control access to the Cross-Country venue, and the way the event is conducted.
Day 1, Sunday October 4th, will set the standard to see if Cork Athletics County Board can manage to host the three subsequent Cross-Country Championship meets. A lot will depend on the behaviour of everyone attending the event, in terms of Covid compliance, and adherence to County Board conditions for the meet. Everyone must take personal responsibility for their own behaviour, and that of those they are responsible for, and do everything that they can to make the event safe for everyone present.
These guidelines/conditions were drafted while Cork was in Covid Level 2, and are subject to change or additions at very short notice
"Cork Athletics County Board Officers have met virtualy several times to compile a workable programme for hosting this year's Championships. The Programme outlined below is a very challenging one for all of us. It is clear that we are limited to a maximum number of attendees, comprising of competitors, parents or guardians, officials and support personnel.
Consequently it has been decided that juveniles will be confined to their own age, otherwise, even with the conditions outlined here, the overall numbers on site cannot be managed within Government guidelines.
To avoid close contact in the finish area, and remove the necessity for a finishing chute, chip numbers will be used for all races this year. As Chip Numbers are required, entries must be submitted no later than ten (10) days before the event. Consequently late entries CANNOT be facilitated"
| Day 1 - Sunday October 4th | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 14 Girls | Under 14 Boys | Under 16 Girls | Under 16 Boys | Under 23 Women | Novice Women | Under 23 Men | Novice Men |
| 3k | 3k | 4k | 4k | One Race - 4k | One Race - 6k | ||
| Born 2007 | Born 2007 | Born 2005 | Born 2005 | ||||
| Day 2 - Sunday October 11th | |||||||
| Under 10 Girls | Under 10 Boys | Under 12 Girls | Under 12 Boys | Junior Women | Junior Men | Senior Women | Senior Men |
| 1k | 1k | 2k | 2k | 4k | 5k | 8k | 10k |
| Born 2011 | Born 2011 | Born 2009 | Born 2009 | (inc U17 & 18) | (inc U17 & 18) | ||
| Day 3 - Sunday October 25th | |||||||
| Under 13 Girls | Under 13 Boys | Under 15 Girls | Under 15 Boys | Masters Women | Masters Men | ||
| 2.5k | 2.5k | 3.5k | 3.5k | 4k | 7k | ||
| Born 2008 | Born 2008 | Born 2006 | Born 2006 | (and O/65 Men) | |||
| Day 4 - Sunday November 1st | |||||||
| Under 9 Girls | Under 9 Boys | Under 11 Girls | under 11 Boys | Intermediate Women | Intermediate Men | ||
| 750m | 750m | 1.5k | 1.5k | 5k | 8k | ||
| Born 2012 | Born 2012 | Born 2010 | Born 2010 | ||||
The County Board will hold a Zoom meeting for Club Covid Officers, on Monday 28th September. Each participating club should notify This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. as soon as possible, so that she can send them the Zoom meeting login details.
Each club must nominate a co-ordinator/delegate/official/coach to collect race numbers before each race.
There must be a Different official/coach/parent to look after each clubs athletes for EACH INDIVIDUAL RACE, e.g. Under-14 Girls official will brings the club's athletes to the start line, and then brings them back to their cars after their race, and all must leave the venue immediately. The field will be cleared for the next race and a different official will then take charge of the Under-14 boys, and follow the same procedure as set out previously, and so on with next age group.
Entry forms are below and on the Cork Athletics website (under Forms on the Main Menu). Closing date for entries for events on Day 2 is 12 Noon, Thursday next, October 1st. [This is to ensure that Race Numbers can be printed and returned to Competition Secretary, Ina Killeen, for checking, sorting into appropriate club and age groupings, and packaged for pickup on the day. Forms should be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please do NOT edit the form, except in the case of athletes details
Entry Forms will be available later Completed Forms for events on Day 2 must be returned, by 12 Noon, on Thursday next October 1st, to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Under 10 & Under 12 Entry Form - Excel File
Junior & Under 17 + Under 18 Entry Form - Excel File
County Senior Entry Form - Excel File
Under 14 & Under 16 Entry Form - Excel File - Entries Closed
Novice & Under 23 Entry Form - Excel File - Entries Closed
Every participant MUST be currently registered Athletics Ireland members.
Due to restrictions on overall numbers on site, Juvenile's are, for this year only, strictly confined to their own age group - Juveniles may only compete in their own age group, i.e. Under-9's may run in Under-9 only, Under -10's in Under-10 only, Under-11's in Under-11 only, etc. No Juvenile athlete may move up an age.
Each and every person attending MUST complete a Covid-19 Declaration on the day and BEFORE travelling to the event. Any person who has NOT completed the form will NOT be admitted.
A Timetable, with admission times and start times, will be published as soon as compiled. This will include arrival times for EACH race. Athletes must NOT arrive at the grounds before the designated admission time - anyone arriving at the grounds in advance of their designated time will be directed on past the grounds. Queueing of cars on the roadway outside is not permitted.
A Juvenile athlete may be permitted to bring one (1) parent/guardian/coach. If an athlete arrives with more than one parent/guardian/coach, only one will be admitted. Non competing siblings/friends will NOT be admitted. Numbers on site at any one time are strictly limited, under Government guidelines - every excess person reduces our capacity to hold the event. Due to Covid, This is NOT a family day out [we wish it were, as in other years, but, due to numbers on site, our hands are tied]
Each club must nominate a co-ordinator/delegate/official/coach to collect race numbers before each race.
There must be a Different official/coach/parent to look after each clubs athletes for each individual race, e.g. Under-14 Girls official will brings the club's athletes to the start line, and then brings them back to their cars after their race, and all must leave the venue immediately. The field will be cleared for the next race and a different official will then take charge of the Under-14 boys, and follow the same procedure as set out previously, and so on with next age group.
All parents/guardians must remain in their cars, behind the ropes at the perimeter of the car parking area - no access to field. Start and Finish areas will be visible from there.
Spectators
Due to Governments/HSE limit on numbers on site, No spectators will be admitted.
Chipped Numbers will be used for all races. There will be a wide finish line, with no finish chute, or recording of names – these will be recorded automatically as each athlete crosses the finish line. [Note – No times will be published for Juvenile races]
NO Number swaps are permitted. Numbers will be Colour coded, so it will be clear if someone is running in the wrong race. [Number swaps are NOT permitted as each number/Chip is unique to each individual athlete]
The grounds must be cleared of all, except meet organising personnel, immediately after each race. This is a critical measure, without which it will not be possible to complete the fixture, and will impact on the decision to continue with the subsequent meets. Athletes, parents and coaches MUST leave the grounds immediately after each race - This is to ensure that the next race can start on time.
Teams will consist of three (3) athletes to score, and one (1) sub.
Eligibility and Regulations for Senior Races can be found under Competition Bye-Laws
There will be NO MEDAL PRESENTATIONS at the event. All medals will be posted out at a later date
Warmup/Cooldown
Warmup/Cooldown is NOT permitted inside the grounds [There will be a SMALL (approx. 70m long) warm-up area, suitable for a BRIEF (approx. 5 minutes) warm-up by juveniles] - please warmup and cooldown at another location prior to arriving/after leaving the grounds. These measures are required to ensure that the Grounds are cleared between each race.
Sunday September 13th 2020
ISTAF 2020 Launch
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| Irish Trio at 79th ISTAF 2020 ; Michelle Finn, Ciara Mageean and Thomas Barr | ||
79th ISTAF, Berlin, 2pm, Sunday September 13th 2020
There is Cork and Irish interest in tomorrow's ISTAF, with Michelle Finn, Leevale AC, in the 3k Steeplechase, at 15:40pm (Irish time), Ciara Mageean in the 1500m, at 16:15pm and Thomas Barr in the 400mH, at 16:45pm. With Olympic Qualification open again since Sept 1st, and the quality fields, we are sure to see some exceptional events. The meet gets under way at 3pm Berlin time, an hour ahead of us here, so take an hour off the start times below:
Meet Schedule - 79th ISTAF
Michelle Finn will be chasing the 9:30 Olympic Steeplechase standard. She will need to improve on her 9:38.04 PB, set in Sydney last February - a time that still stands as 4th best in the world this year. Qualification would put her close to Roísín McGettigan's 2007 Irish Record of 9:28.29. The women's steeplechase is at 15:40 Irish time
ISTAF Women's 3000m Steeplechase FieldCiara Mageean runsin teh 1500m at 16:15pm, in a fabulous lineup. With so many stars in the field, hopefully it's be a 'bust up' rather than a tactical race, ensuring fast times. Muir is probably the one to beat, and Mageean has already beathen her this season, but there are plenty of other big names in the race. This will be interesting to watch!
ISTAF Women's 1500m Field
At 16:45pm, Thomas Barr goes head-to-head with Karsten Warlholm, in a star-studded field. Warholm is intent on attacking the world record, so, again, this is sure to be an exciting race.
ISTAF Men's 400mH Field
