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Cork Athletics Registration Figures - August 31st 2019

Cork Athletics Registration Figures - August 31st 2019

July end-of-month registrations for Cork Athletics stand at 7,415. All of Cork Athletics 56 registered clubs now have members registered.

The August figures are marginally down on the August 2018 corresponding figure of 7,468, which were slightly behind the August 2017 figure of 7,489. So, the spectacular growth seen in 2015, 2016 & 2017 has not been maintained.  The corresponding 2016 figure was 6,926, while the August 2015 figure was 6,224. The September registrations should see the usual annual surge, ahead of the Cross-Country season.

Two clubs clubs remain with less than the required minimum of ten (10) registered members to constitute a valid registered club. While this may not appear to be a major issue for them - Club Members may still compete in championships - it does constitute some difficulties, e.g. they may not vote on a County Board matter and, perhaps of more significance to some clubs, they may not apply for Race permits as a registered club (at least until they have at least 10 registered members)
 

As always, clubs are reminded that new members may 'try out' the club for a few weeks, after which they MUST be registered, or they will NOT be covered by Athletics Ireland insurance

Feb 1: Any athlete, coach, official, or any member acting in any capacity, who remains unregistered is NOT covered by Athletics Irelands insurance, for ANY purpose whatsoever, including training and/or competition.

The Registration facility is open


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Overall Registrations as at August 31st 2019

The August 31st registration total stands at 7,415 - The July 31st figure was 7,219

Leevale AC remain at the of top the overall listings, followed by Bandon AC, with fifteen clubs have over 200 registered members.  Twenty nine clubs now exceed the 100 mark, with several more clubs closing on the 100

 Leading 28 Clubs by Registration August 31st 2019

Next 28 Clubs by Registration August 31st 2019

Athletics Ireland National Registration Figures August 2019

Club Registration Listings - PDF File

Club Registration Listings - PDF File

Top 50 Clubs Nationally

 Just two Cork clubs, Leevale AC (5th - 578) and Bandon AC (13th - 507) feature in the table of the 50 largest clubs

Juvenile/Youth Registrations as at August 31st 2019

In January last, a new category, Youth, was introduced to the Registration categories. This group consists of members born in 2001 or 2002.

Juvenile Clubs by Registration August 31st 2019

The Juvenile situation has not changed in the past few months, Bandon AC head the table, followed by Leevale AC, with Belgooly AC, West Muskerry AC and St Catherine's AC following up. Sixteen clubs have 100 or more Juvenile/Youth members.

Senior/Masters/Juniors Registrations as at August 31st 2019

Mallow AC retain their usual position at top the table, followed by Leevale AC, with Eagle AC next, followed by Midleton AC. Sixteen clubs currently have over 100 registered adult members

Leading 28 Clubs by Adult Registration August 31st 2019

Next 28 Clubs by Adult Registration August 31st 2019

Senior Registrations

Senior athletes are, or should include, the 'Elite' members - this is the age group from which our Provincial, National and International athletes will emerge.  The numbers in this age group, from those born before 2000, and aged under 35, continues to be disappointing low, particularly in the early 20's ages.  While athletics is not the only sport experiencing this issue, clearly Cork Athletics and Athletics Ireland urgently needs to formulate a strategy to attract and retain athletes in this age range

Largest Clubs by Senior Registrations

Masters Registrations

With 216 Masters members, Mallow AC are, by a distance, the largest club in this category. Eagle AC and Midleton AC are next, followed by a 'possee' of clubs in the 90 - 110 range. Ten clubs have over 100 Masters members.

Outlook for Charleville Half-Marathon 2019

Strong Fields Assembled for Charleville International Half-Marathon 2019

Charleville

Sunday September 15th 2019

Charleville International Half-Marathon Website

Charleville International Half-Marathon Facebook Page

Charleville International Half-Marathon Twitter Page

Charleville Half-Marathon Weather Outlook

 Sunday's weather is looking pretty good. No rain (as long as that 'stuff' heading for Donegal and the northwest stays there!) and light winds. The downsides are temperatures of 15C or 16C and high humidity.  Sunblock might be an idea, though UV index of 3 or 4 is predicted.

The Fields

 As always, North Cork AC have assembled strong fields in both men & women. In the men's race, lots of names stick out, notably Mick Clohisey (Raheny Shamrock AC), Sean Hehir (Unattached) and Freddy Keron-Sittuk (Raheny Shamrock AC). The unknown is Spaniard Cornelio Velazquez-Castillejo (Training Market). Cork interest will probably focus on Alan O'Brien (Eagle AC ), Michael Morgan (St Finbarrs AC) and John Shine (Leevale AC)


The Women's field is headed by Aoife Cooke, who is mandatorily running as 'Unattached' for September, following her recent transfer from Youghal AC to Eagle AC. She will be chased by several high-calibre athletes, including Angela McCann (Clonmel AC), Una Britton (Kilcoole AC) and Jill Hodgins (Leevale AC). As with the men's field, the women's race also has a Spanish 'wild-card' in Lola Saura Lujan (Amigos de La Piramide)

Elite Men's Field

Elite Women's Field

Detailed Race Information on Cork Athletics Calendar / Event Page

Charleville International Half-Marathon Road Race Information

Sunday 23rd September - St Josephs Foundation, Bakers Rd.

• 8am to 9:30am @ Charleville GAA Complex, Bakers Rd. Charleville - Race Pack Collection (incl. Number, Pins, Race T-shirt.)

• 9:30am – Race Pack Collection Closes
• 9:45am – Half-Marathon participants assemble at start area (For safety reasons, runners will be asked to start behind the pacemakers for their particular estimated pace)

Pacers: There will be pacers running at the following race paces; 1:20, 1:25, 1:30, 1:35, 1:40, 1:45, 1:50, 1:55, 2:00, 2:05, 2:10, 2:15

• 10am – Race Start

Water Stations: There will be small bottles of water and/or cups available at each of the water stations at approximately 5.3km intervals along the course and at the finish line.

• 12pm – Post-race Refreshments and Food…..There will be tea/coffee, and cakes, buns etc. available for runners as they cross the line @ St Josephs Foundation.

Showers & Changing Rooms available at GAA Clubhouse beside St Josephs entrance.

• 1pm – Presentation of prizes at St Josephs Foundation Hall beside finish.
• 12pm – 3pm – Shower & swim available at the Charleville Park hotel Leisure centre, at the back of the hotel, for 5 euro on presentation of race number. Bring your own towel for shower & swim cap if you want to swim.
  
  
  

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Echo Mini-Marathon 2019 - 8000 Entries Limit Set

Limit of 8,000 Entries set for Echo Mini-Marathon 2019

Centre Park Road, Cork

1pm Sunday September 22nd 2019

38th Echo Cork Womens Mini-Marathon 2019 – 8,000 Limit

This year, there has been a massive increase in Mini-Marathon entries, with numbers to date up almost 50% on 2018.  As Race Organisers, we need to ensure that we can supply a medal, Race Bag, fruit and bars to all finishers

We are committed to growing the event, both in terms of participant numbers and the carnival atmosphere surrounding the event, while ensuring that everyone has an enjoyable experience.  A consequence of this is that we can only increase entry numbers in stages, each year. This year we have set a maximum entry limit of 8,000.

Enter 38th Echo Cork Women's Mini-Marathon

• To keep within the 8,000 limit, the final date for receipt of postal entries is Monday next, September 16th
  

• Online registration will close automatically, once the 8,000 limit has been reached

• If the 8,000 barrier has not been reached, the online entry system will close at Midnight, on Friday September 20th

• Unless the event has already sold-out on-line, walk-up entries will also be taken at the Mini-Marathon Race Desk, at Tesco, Wilton Shopping Centre, Cork, at the following times:

•    Thursday, September 19th, between 10am - 8pm

•    Friday, September 20th, between 10am - 4pm

•    Saturday, September 21st, between 10am - 4pm

If not already sold-out, entries MAY be taken on race day, Sunday September 22nd, at the Race Office on Victoria Road.

NB: It is probable that the event will sell-out before Sunday September 22nd

This year, the Echo Cork Women’s Mini-Marathon has been approved as a prestigious 5 ***** event under European Athletics Running4All Classification

Measures that have been introduced, in the past few years, with the intention of streamlining the event and make things more enjoyable for all, include:

•    Time Zones in the start area - To ensure that everyone, runner, jogger and walker alike, has a smooth start to the race

•    Streamlined Start – Everyone now starts on Centre Park Road

•    Streamlined Finish – The Timing Chip records your finish time as you pass under the finish gantry, after which you enter Kennedy Park and savour the atmosphere – No more queuing to have your details taken!

•    Chip Timing – Every participant’s number has an electronic timing chip embedded in it, so your time only starts when YOU actually cross the start line.

We hope that you like what we're doing to improve the event and make it both memorable and enjoyable.  

....and we are sorry that we simply CANNOT go beyond the 8,000 entries limit this year.

Cork Athletics - Events Week Ending Sunday September 15th 2019

Registered Cork Athletics Races & Events for Week Ending Sunday September 15th 2019

Saturday September 14th, 1pm, CIT Track - Cork Youth Development Initiative - CYDI Day 1	Saturday September 14th, 2:30pm, CIT Track - Cork Athletics Winter Coaching Series - Day 1	Sunday September 15th, 10am, Charleville - Charleville International Half Marathon	Sunday September 15th, 1pm, Tracton - Tracton Open Sports

 Weeks Summary:

w/e Sun September 15th - Cork Athletics CYDI & Winter Coaching Series resume at CIT, Charleville Half-Marathon (Sold Out) & Tracton Open Sports

Cork Athletics Race Calendar

Comprehensive Calendar of Registered Athletics Ireland events in Cork

Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - April 2014 - May 2016 (on Old Cork Athletics website)

Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - May 2016 to date

Cork Events This Week

Saturday September 14th, 1pm, CIT Track - Cork Youth Development Initiative - CYDI Day 1

Saturday September 14th, 2:30pm, CIT Track - Cork Athletics Winter Coaching Series - Day 1

Sunday September 15th, 10am, Charleville - Charleville International Half Marathon
NB: SOLD OUT

Sunday September 15th, 1pm, Tracton - Tracton Open Sports

Online Registrations

The Following Upcoming Races currently have Online Entry or Online Registration open:
If your event is missing, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Charleville Half-Marathon, Sunday 15th September (Race Full - Entries Closed)

Heart of Allihies 5 Mile, Saturday September 21st

Echo Women's Mini-Marathon, Sunday 22nd September

Rebel Run 5k & 10k, Bishopstown, Sunday 20th October - Early Bird Closes 11th October

Thomas Kent 10k, Sunday 10th November (Race Full - Entries Closed)

Newmarket 5k Classic, Sunday December 15th (500 Entry Limit)

Athlete Transfer Listings August 2019

Athletics Ireland Approved Transfers August 2019

The Summer Transfer Window closed on August 24th.  Transfer forms may be submitted at any time, but will not be dealt with until the next Transfer Window closes, on March 24th 2020.


Thirty two (32) athlete transfers were approved at the August meeting of Cork Athletics County Board, on Wednesday September 4th. twenty nine (29) transfers were between Cork clubs, while three more were either 'out of county', or into a Cork club (while remaining with the outgoing county) transfers.  There may be other Inter-County transfers in the process of being approved by other Counties, but that have not yet been presented to Cork Athletics

Approved Transfers

Approved Incoming Inter-Club Transfers

There was just one incoming transfer, and this was inter-club only (not Inter-County)

Approved Inter-County Transfers

There were two inter-county transfers, with both going out. There may be other Inter-county transfers coming into Cork, that the Cork Registrar has not yet received from the outgoing county

Cork Athletics Cross-Country Calendar and Entry Forms - 2019

Autumn Cross-Country Fixtures Calendar 2019

Cork Fixtures will have final confirmation, at it's Monthly County Board Meeting, on Wednesday September 4th. Athletics Ireland & Munster Athletics fixtures will be updated .....whenever (available)


 

At the top of the list are two fixtures, the Cork Athletics Cross-Country League. This is an innovation, introduced by Cork Athletics, in 2018. They have proved to be a nice less-competitive introduction to the Cross-Country season, for Juveniles and Adults alike.  These events will be held on Saturdays, starting at 1 pm. The first in the series, will be held on Saturday August 31st, starting at 1pm

Cross-Country Calendar 2019

General

•    Entry forms may be downloaded on Cork Athletics Website

•    Only Registered Athletics Ireland Athletes may take part

•    Club Colours must be worn

•    Pacing of Athletes is NOT permitted

•    Clubs that have fees outstanding from the Track and Field Season will NOT be permitted to take part

•    ONLY Entries, by email, on (unmodified) official forms will be accepted  – Entries by text or phone will NOT be accepted

•    Late entries will NOT be accepted

•    Please respect our venues!

•    Entry Cheques / Postal orders, made payable to "Cork County Board AAI", should be sent to Mary Meagher, Cork AAI, 3 Whitethorn Drive, Station Rd, Blarney, Co. Cork  

Senior

•    For eligibility for different competitions see - www.corkathletics.org/about-us/competition-bye-laws.html

•    Womens races will precede the men

•    Team events – 4 to score, with the exception of the Masters Men Over-50 & Over-65, and Masters Women Over-45, where it is 3 to score

•    Masters Categories start at Over-35, Over-40, Over-45, etc

•    Master Athlete Category is determined by their age on the day of Competition

•    The Junior and Under-18 races will be run together (First event on the programme starting at 12pm) Athletes may enter both events but, if so, MUST be entered for both events!

Juvenile

•    Athletes born in 2012 (Under-8) may take part

•    Athletes must have been be entered in the 'A Championships' to be eligible for the 'B Championships'

Open Cross-Country Meet

This is a bit further afield...but may be of interest to someone looking to get in some competion experience before the XC season starts in earnest

Cross-Country Venue Details

Can all clubs hosting events please send details to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., as soon as available. Please send, when available, details on the precise venue, along with any other relevant information - 'drip feed' is fine ...please DON'T wait until every last detail has been finalised!

Cork Athletics - Events Week Ending Sunday September 22nd 2019

Registered Cork Athletics Races & Events for Week Ending Sunday September 22nd 2019

Centra Heart of Allihies / Beara AC 5 Mile 2019	Cork Athletics Cross-Country Leagues - Day 2	North Cork AC Juvenile Cross-Country Meet	Cork Echo Women's Mini Marathon

 Weeks Summary:

w/e Sun September 22nd - The Major Event of the week is next Sunday, with the Echo Women's Mini-Marathon, with an expected 8,000 participants. Saturday sees the Heart of Allihies 5 Mile, the first in the new 3 race Beara AC 5 Mile series. Also on Saturday are the second day of the Cork Athletics Cross-Country League, while North Cork AC's Open Juvenile Cross-Country has moved to Mallow Townparks

Cork Athletics Race Calendar

Comprehensive Calendar of Registered Athletics Ireland events in Cork

Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - April 2014 - May 2016 (on Old Cork Athletics website)

Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - May 2016 to date

Cork Events This Week

Saturday September 21st, 2pm, Allihies, Beara - Centra Heart of Allihies / Beara AC 5 Mile 2019

Saturday September 21st, 2pm, Riverstick - Cork Athletics Cross-Country Leagues - Day 2

Saturday September 21st, 3pm, Townparks, Mallow - North Cork AC Juvenile Cross-Country Meet

Sunday September 22nd, 1pm, Centre Park Road, Cork - Cork Echo Women's Mini Marathon

Enter 38th Echo Cork Women's Mini-Marathon

Online entry closes Midnight Friday September 20th

Entry desk at Tesco, Wilton Shopping Centre:

Thursday September 19th, 10am - 8pm

Friday September 19th, 10am - 4pm

Saturday September 21st, 10am - 4pm

Entry on Sunday, unless all places (8,000) already sold out, on Victoria Road, from 10am to 12 noon

Online Registrations

The Following Upcoming Races currently have Online Entry or Online Registration open:
If your event is missing, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Heart of Allihies 5 Mile, Saturday September 21st

Echo Women's Mini-Marathon, Sunday 22nd September

Rebel Run 5k & 10k, Bishopstown, Sunday 20th October - Early Bird Closes 11th October

Bandon AC's Donough Coughlan Memorial 5k, Sunday October 27th

Thomas Kent 10k, Sunday 10th November (Race Full - Entries Closed)

Newmarket 5k Classic, Sunday December 15th (500 Entry Limit)

Athletics Ireland National Marathon Championship Entries 2019

Entries List for Athletics Ireland National Marathon Championship 2019

Dublin

Sunday October 27th 2019

The Athletics Ireland National Marathon Championship will be incorporated in the SSE Airtricity Dublin Marathon, on Sunday October 27th 2019

Listings

Athletics Ireland has released the initial listing of entries in the National Marathon Championship.  The listings were supplied by Dublin BHAA, organisers of the Dublin City Marathon, and were drawn from the online entries inputted by competitors.

As with every other year, the entry list is strewn with errors: Many entrants omitted to select their club from the dropdown list, others selected the wrong club from the listing. Consequently it is vital that all athletes, and clubs, check the listings, to ensure that all their members are included, and, where there are errors or omissions, notify Athletics Ireland Competition Section

NB: Every year this listing causes much anguish and consternation, with clubs and individuals omitted.  When entering the Marathon, athletes can select their Athletics Ireland club from the drop-down listing. ...and that is where the problems start!

The club listing is initially formed from a list of 'current' clubs, supplied by Athletics Ireland. Unfortunately the list supplied to the marathon organisers is sometimes not up-to-date, so newer clubs, or clubs whose names have changed are often missing.

Athletics Ireland National Marathon Championship Entry List (PDF File)

If you have entered the Dublin Marathon, and your name does not appear on the National Marathon Championships List, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or you may not be included in the National Championships Results.

Team and Individual Declaration

The list is, in itself, of little consequence.  Each team, and individual *MUST* be separately declared for the Championships. Once declared all entries will be checked for current Athletics Ireland registration.  Only registered athletes will be eligible for the Championship.

A partial check of the Cork listings suggest that quite a few of those on the list are unregistered - one club listed has over double the entries as it has registered members!   So....get the skates on everyone!.....register your athletes

Athletics Ireland National Marathon Championship Team Declaration  (PDF File)
NB: This is 2017 Form -2019 Form will be linked when available
The Athletics Ireland National Marathon Championship Team Declaration form must submitted to Athletics Ireland by Friday October 18th. Contact Athletics Ireland Competition Section

Gender

Men comprise 57.6% of the field, with the women's share coming to 42.3%

Number of Championship Entries by Club

At this point in time, there are 2,728 athletes, from 228 clubs on the list. Marathon Club of Ireland, Raheny Shamrock AC, with 73 entries, head the list, followed by Tullamore Harriers AC, on 64.  The leading Cork club is Eagle AC, with 30 athletes, followed by Watergrasshill AC (29), Mallow AC (24) and St' Finbarrs AC (21)

Cork Club Representation

There are 302 Cork Athletes, from 38 Cork Clubs, so just approx. 2/3rds registered Cork clubs are represented. Eagle AC (30), Watergrasshill AC (29), Mallow AC (24) and St' Finbarrs AC (21) have the largest Cork representations, and, with a strong Cork pedigree in the Marathon Championship, no doubt, all four clubs will be chasing various Team and Individual honours.

Individual Championship Entries

This listing was compiled, by Athletics Ireland, from entry data submitted by individual athletes. As stated earlier a number of those on the Cork listing are NOT registered Athletics Ireland athletes.  Even though your name may be on this list, you will *NOT* be included in the Championship, if you remain unregistered.  Don't be disappointed - register your athletes!

Cork Listings as at Sept 13th

Cork Athletics Call for Volunteer Stewards - Echo Mini-Marathon - September 2019

Volunteer Stewards Needed for Echo Womens Mini-Marathon

Centre Park Road, Cork

12 noon, Sunday September 22nd 2019

Race starts at 1pm - Stewards required by 12 Noon!

This month sees one of the major events in the Cork Athletics calendar, the Echo Women's Mini-Marathon  This event is the key fundraising event for Cork Athletics, and also for it's member clubs.  Cork County Board is asking all clubs to provide help in the form of stewards, officials, and other help. 

This is a Major fundraiser for Cork Athletics, without which the Board could not provide such as T&F, Road and XC Championships, Coaching Courses, Equipment & Safety Grants, organise Cork teams of all categories, and a myriad of other events & activities. It is also the source of funding for Cork Athletics facilities, particularly it's grounds at Riverstick, and, going forward, will, it is hoped, fund other future facilities.

This event is our Life-Blood - Please Help!

The Echo Womens Mini-Marathon is organised and hosted by Cork Athletics, and sponsored by Cork's Echo, for the 38th year. The proceeds help Cork Athletics fund its competitions and Championships. In addition it enables the Board to organise training, in coaching, coach education, child protection and safety, along with grants for athletics related equipment.  The Board also organises transport and accommodation for representative Cork teams.

Cork Athletics is a not-for-profit voluntary organisation. The Officers, Committee members and others who help to run the business of the Board are all volunteers, who give their time and expertise, free of charge, for the benefit of the athletes and the sport.

Cork Athletics is a designated Sports Body, Registered GS Number 3014 - Cork County Board (Athletics Association of Ireland) - under Section 235 Taxes Consolidation Act, 1997

Updated Top 10 - Irish Men's and Women's 10 Mile Road Race Performances - September 2019

Irish 10 Mile Rankings - September 2019

Guest Article by John Walshe

Last year, an Irish 10-mile ranking list was compiled for men and women, giving all performances under 55:00 (men) and 65:00 (women). At the end of April, a 2019 list was published for the year to that stage. Now, with only a few races remaining at the 10 Mile distance, the list has been updated to August 31st.  

The leading marks as of April remain the same -Sean Tobin (48:34) and Aoife Cooke (55:17). These are faster than last year’s overall times of 48:41 (Kevin Seward) and 56:47 (Laura O’Shaughnessy). Interestingly, Aoife Cooke now claims the top three performances for the year.

One performance of note is that of M55 record setter Tommy Hughes. Not many people can claim to have run 10 miles faster than their age-group, but Tommy did so in the Phoenix Park, on July 13, with his time of 54:54. As he reaches his 60th birthday in January, it will be interesting to see how he fares in his new category.  

In 2018, eight performances under 60:00 were achieved by women, already this year there have been 13 performances under the hour. Eight performances under 50:00 were also achieved by the men last year, while 11 have been recorded so far.

Last year’s respective totals under the standards of 55:00 (81) and 65:00 (47) have already been surpassed with 106 men and 56 women achieving those marks.

Undoubtably, there will be performances that, for whatever reason, have been missed, overlooked, or, maybe, were run abroad. If you are aware of any, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Men's 10 Mile Rankings 2019

Sean Tobin (Clonmel AC) is the Men's 10 Mile Leader, following his 48:34 win in the Sonia O'Sullivan Cobh 10 Mile, earlier last month. The leading Corkman, in 17th position, is East Cork AC's Tim O'Donoghue, with his 50:41 in the St Finbarr's AC Cork City 10 Miler.  Twenty five (25) of the Sub 55 minute (top 106) performances were by Corkmen.

Men's 10 Mile Leader, Sean Tobin, Clonmel AC, pictured following his table-topping Sonia O'Sullivan Cobh 10 win, in 48:34	Tim O'Donoghue, East Cork AC, Leading Corkman, in 17th place, with his 50:41 St Finbarr's AC Cork City 10 Miler performance

Women's 10 Mile Rankings 2019

There are 56 Sub-65 performances by Irish women on the Irish 10 Mile ranking List for 2019, with Youghal AC's Aoife Cooke heading the list with the three best performances to date, topping the table with her 55:17 performance, in the Mallow 10 Mile. It is noteworthy that the six best performances to date have been set by Cork women: Aoife Cooke, Claire McCarthy and Michelle Finn. Sixteen (16) of these top 56 performances were by eleven different Cork women.

Aoife Cooke, Youghal AC, Women's 10 Mile Table Topper - Mallow 10, 55:17 Photo: Derek Costello

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Top 10 - Final Irish Men's and Women's 10 Mile Road Race Performances 2018

Cork Athletics Youth Development Initiative - CYDI & Winter Coaching Series Resume for Autumn 2019

Cork Youth Development Initiative (CYDI) & Winter Coaching Series Resume for Autumn 2019

CIT Track, Bishopstown, Cork

1pm, Saturday September 14th 2019

The first meeting of the Autumn sessions of Cork Youth Development Initiative (CYDI) and the Winter Coaching Series will take place at 1pm, at CIT Track, on Saturday September 14th 2019

Meet outside red brick building on the South west side of the Stand

CIT Track Meeting Rooms

Colette Kelly:

"Another successful Track and Field season has been concluded, and our beautiful summer has come to a close. Its back to school, and back to training"

Session 1: 1pm to 2:30 pm CYDI Panel A, 2:30 to 4pm Open coaching session.

Cork County Athletics County Board’s highly popular CYDI/Winter Coaching Series will resume this September, at CIT Track.

Last year saw the expansion and development of the programme, with new initiatives introduced. Two coaching sessions took place each day, with selected CYDI athletes training from 1pm to 2:30pm, followed by an open session, from 2:30pm to 4pm.
The focus for the CYDI group is to focus on the challenge of achieving qualifying standards for European Youth Olympics.

Aoife Carroll, Liscarroll AC - Photo: Sam Barnes / Sportsfile

The coaches and administrators congratulate Aoife O’Sullivan (Liscarroll AC) on achieving the standard, and selection for the Irish team for Baku, Azerbaijan, where Aoife reached the High Jump Final.

Adam Turner, Belgooly AC

We also congratulate Adam Turner (Belgooly AC), who secured his first Irish International selection, on the Irish Schools team at the SIAB Nations Cup International.

Both were regular attendees at last year’s CYDI sessions.

Share Howard, Bandon AC, Cork City Sports Athlete of the Month July 2017

Not forgetting one of our coaches, Shane Howard (Bandon AC), who got his first International call-up, representing Ireland at the recent European Team League First Division T&F. Shane is a fabulous example that self-belief and dedication to training lead to achieving goals.

After review of last year’s programme by the coaches, and feedback from athletes and parents, the following programme has been put in place for this year’s CYDI/Winter Coaching Series at CIT Track.

September - December 2019 Coaching Dates

 Invitation to Senior & Masters Athletes

All Athletics Ireland athletes registered with a Cork Club are welcome to come along on these dates. This invitation is also extended to Senior and Masters athletes who would like coaching sessions - it is open to all, not just juveniles.

Registration Fees

€5 per session

Aims of CDYI

1)    To provide coaching and event peer training groups to aid achievement of qualification standards for EYOF competition in 2021 and 2023 (age dependant).

2)    To provide a pathway to the National High Performance Junior squad

Outline Plan: Year One (2018)

Provide information on qualification standards and selection policy, and how they are determined - Jacqui Freyne Athletics Ireland High Performance

To organise workshops around the area of physical development and the young athlete, and its impact on performance. - Mary Gleasure BSc SMISCP (Specialist in Sports Medicine, DIP Sports Psychology, DIP Nutrition).

To organise workshops on training pian towards achievement of standards, and to understand competition peaking. - Athletics Ireland High Performance   

To hold regular coaching sessions in the events with selected athletes

Important Information

Cork athletics provides competition for juvenile athletes in events in the year before they compete at Munster/National level.

The primary aim of the Cork Athletics run CYDI & Winter Coaching Series is to raise the technical proficiency in selected track and field events, and to assist in the coaching of athletes for competition.

This series is in its 5th year, and Saturday sees the resumption of the Series, with the 2019 Autumn/Winter sessions.

The first session, from 1pm to 2:30pm, is for athletes who have already attained an advanced standard in the event.

The sole exception is the Hurdles, where only one session will be held, from 1pm to 2:30pm, starting with athletes born in the year 2009. Hurdles is a unique event.  As athletes move up an age-group each year, it becomes a new event for them, every year up to Senior level, as the Hurdle height and spacing changes.

A beginners/improvers session will be held from 2:30 to 4pm. The following age limits apply:

NB: THERE WILL BE NO TURBO JAVELIN TRAINING

National 2000m Steeplechase Record for Michelle Finn

National 2,000m Steeplechase Record for Michelle Finn at ISTAF Meet

Berlin

Sunday September 1st 2019

Michelle Finn, Leevale AC, ran 6:16.67, for 7th place, breaking Sara Treacy's 6:27.38 record. Gesa Krause, produced a dynamic final lap, to win in 5:52.8, breaking the World Record of 6:02.16.  Behind her, in the early stages, there was mayhem, when Chepkurui, in 3rd place, had a spectacular mishap, (approx. 1:48 into the video) missing her footing and running smack into a hurdle barrier. After, literally, climbing over the hurdle and then falling to the track, clutching her abdomen.  Michelle then had to do 'some fancy footwork', to avoid the stricken Chepkurui.

ISTAF 2019 - Women's Steeplechase Results

Irish 2,000m Steeplechase Record