Races in Munster this weekend...Sat 10th-Sun 11th Apr 2010

There are only two open races on offer this weekend.

Tipperary......The Woodie's DIY AAI Juvenile Indoor Championships, Part 2 takes place over the weekend at Nenagh.


Sunday 11th April


Cork......The CorkBHAA / UCC 27th Annual 'Carmel Lynch' 10k takes place over the Lee Road / Straight Road circuit, on the west side of Cork City, at 11am.
See flyer.
Note: I expect the actual start will be on Sunday's Well road, above the Shaky Bridge ;o)
Entry: €5 for BHAA registered runners, and €8 for non-reg, at Hockey/Rugby Pavilion, Mardyke Grounds.
Refreshments and Prize-giving: Lee Maltings restaurant.


Cork......West Cork T&F and Open Competition, Day 1, CIT Track.
There are championship and open events.
Part 2 will be on Sunday 25th April.


Tipperary......Tipperary Senior Road Championships 1pm at Dundrum.
AAI Clubs only.


Clare......The longer event is the Kilnaboy 10.
This is the fourth and final race in the Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series.
Michael 'Sonny' Murphy was an Olympic athlete who represented Ireland at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer games. He was also the holder of many National records and titles.
Kilnaboy is just north of Corofin in Co Clare.
Entry: €15 at the local primary school.
This race is growing in popularity and last year attracted 363 runners.
AAI Open Permit Granted.
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Additional Info on the Kilnaboy race...

Where is it?.....

If you are not sure of where Kilnaboy is, have a look at this link. As you can see, it just to the north-west of Corofin which in turn is about 15 kms to the north-west of Ennis.

Entries......

It costs €15 to enter this race. Included in the price is a race T-shirt. If you have completed the first 3 races in the series (Mallow, Dungarvan & Ballycotton) then you should collect your series t-shirt as well.

Course.....

The start is just a few hundred metres back down the road towards the R476 road. The race then runs past the sign-on point and then onto narrow quiet roads. Around the 4 mile road, you join the R460 road to Corofin. Although the road is wider, it's still pretty quiet. Then it's through Corofin and you can expect to run into some traffic here that will be stopped or moving slowly. For the last 2 miles of the race, the road rises and falls slowly until there is a bit of pull all of the ways up to the finish.

Overall, it's a route on quiet roads on the edge of the Burren. While there are no big hills, there are plenty of small pulls and dips probably making this the slowest of the four 10 mile courses.

Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series...

A total of 165 runners have completed the first 3 races in the John Buckley Sports Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics series. You can find links to results of the first 3 races and the overall standings HERE.

Additional info...

The Kilnaboy 10 website is at http://sites.google.com/site/kilnaboy10/

The route can be seen also up on the MapMyRun website.

A race flyer and entry form can be found HERE.

Tipperary.....Inter-firm Road League - Wed 7th April 2010

The second race in this series takes place in Clonmel at 7pm on Wednesday evening.
See flyer here.
The first race last week attracted 140 runners.

Results of the Tipperary Novice B Road Championships

The results of this race are now online here.
There was a Ladies 3km, and a Men's 5km.

Results of the Kilmurry/Ibrickane North Clare 4 Mile

40th Anniversary Kilmurry/Ibrickane North Clare A. C. and the Michael Egan memorial 4 Mile Fun Walk and 4 mile Road Race at Quilty Co. Clare

Athenry AC are hosting the results of this race, which can be seen here.

Waterford...Results of the Alfie Hale / Waterford AC 4 Mile road race - Sun 4th Apr 2010

This 4 mile road race in Waterford attracted an impressive turnout of 344 runners. The mens race was won by Alan O'Shea of Bantry AC in a time of 18:53 which is 4m 44s per mile. What is even more impressive is the fact that while this race started at 11am, the Cork man had won the 5 mile race in Killarney in Kerry the previous evening at 8pm!

The full results are now available HERE

Kerry...Results of the Ballybunion 10k and Half Marathon - Sat 3rd Apr 2010

Over 1200 people participated in the inaugural Ballybunion Half Marathon & 10k.
The results are still being processed, but the organisers have the category winners here.



The full results of the Half-Marathon are now available HERE


The full results of the 10 km race are HERE



There was a post on the Good Friday Run results page, about GPS distances, and mile markers ? Any feedback ?

Kerry.......Results of the 'Good Friday Run' - Fri 2nd Apr 2010

This evening race at dusk in Killarney attracted a total of 348 runners. For a road race in Kerry, that's an impressive number and I heard that the event was good....excuse the pun!


On the other hand, I have received an e-mail from a Cork runner who made the long trip to Killarney who raised a few issues. 


In the mail, the person in question mentions that they arrived late in Killarney....i.e. after 7pm. 
They wrote...."For registrations, they directed me to the Feet-First shop, where I was told in a rather gruff manner "You're too late, entries closed 7pm". It was the way he said it that really annoyed me.
At the same time another lady came in, who had pre-registered, but not paid. Her entry seemed to have gone missing, and they didn't seem to care in the least. So she politely announced she was going to run anyway, and keep her 20 euros. I quietly decided to do likewise.Their loss, not ours!"

Now in fairness to the organisers, they had specified that the closing time for entries was 7pm. However, I was also given the impression, especially from the website that the reason for the very high entry fee of €20 for what is only a 5 mile road race was because it was for charity. Would it have taken that much effort to take those people's entries? To be honest, if I heard that someone had driven up from Killarney for one of the Cork races and had been refused entry because they were after some 'official' closing time then I'd be appalled. After all, was the money not for charity???

In the mail, they also mention the distance of the route........"When I checked my watch, I saw only 4.98 miles, and that was starting from the very back, and not benefiting from taking the shortest path around curves, etc. Normally, I might see up to 5.05"

The thing about GPS watches is that people seem to have a blind faith in them yet they have a limited accuracy. It's possible with the trees and buildings that errors build up. It would be interesting however if anyone else wearing   a GPS watch measured the course to be short. According to the organisers website....."The route has been measured and approved by the AAI. " 

For those of you who don't know, the way to measure a course properly (ie...shortest possible route....corner to corner) is with a Jones counter and then a small percentage is added to make sure that the route is not too short. So for example, a 5 mile route might be something like 5.05 miles in reality. By the time you add in all of those corners you run wide then the distance is even further. For someone to get a figure of 4.98 miles sounds a bit suprising. Did anyone else measure something similar? 

Any comments??? Click on the comments below....


The full results are now available HERE

Tipperary......Results of the 1st Inter Firm 4 Mile road race in Clonmel

The results of the 1st Fitzgerald / Nash Inter Firm 4 Mile road race are now available HERE

Road Races in Munster over the Easter Weekend

Update Friday night, and added Broadford 10k.

There are at least nine races, over a very busy Easter weekend across Munster.

Friday 2nd April
Kerry......The Good Friday Run takes place at 8pm in Killarney.
There was a press release from the organizers in a previous post.
Route: The race will start outside the Killarney Cathedral at 8.00pm Sharp. The route will follow along Missionary Road up past the Plaza Hotel, up to Market Cross which will be the finish line and the race will follow through two laps from the finish line. The route takes in High Street, St. Margaret’s Road, Port Road, Missionary Road and Main Street.
This event is being professionally timed by Red Tag Timing, and everyone receives a goody bag.
Entry is €20, which is a bit steep, but there is a fund-raising for Charity.
A special note from the organizers...

This year registration is available on the day at Feet First, 28 High Street, Killarney from 2pm to 7pm. Registration will NOT be taken after 7pm. Race starts at 8pm Sharp.

Saturday 3rd April
Kerry......The is a half marathon and 10k taking place at Ballybunion.
Course Map: http://www.runballybunion.com/runballybunion.pdf
Update from the race organisers :-
NEWS UPDATE - 29th MARCH 2010 As of this Morning the amount of places for the 10K race is complete and we regretfully announce that we will no longer be taking registrations for the 10K event.
NEWS UPDATE - 2nd APRIL 2010 As of this Morning the amount of places for the Half Marathon is complete and we regretfully announce that we will no longer be taking registrations for the Half Marathon event.

Tipperary......The Tipperary Novice "B" Road Championships takes place at 12noon at Moyne.

Sunday 4th April
Waterford......The Alfie Hales & Adidas 4 Mile Spring Road Race, organized by Waterford AC takes place at 11am.
Registration is at the Waterford Museum of Treasures, The Quay up to 10:30am.
The course starts at Waterford Train Station and ends at the Regional Sports Centre, a route map can be viewed here.
Refreshments afterwards at the RSC.
Entry fee €15
Enquiries: Des Colbert 086 1024841 or des@waterfordac.com

Cork......The rescheduled Belgooly AC 'Dick Copithorne' 4 Mile race takes place at 12noon. This is the ever popular St Stephen's Day race, which has recently attracted a huge entry.
Entry fee €10.00 - 50% of the entry will be donated to the Bowel Cancer Treatment Fund at C.U.H.
Entries taken at Belgooly G.A.A. Grounds from 9.30 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.
Open to all athletes, joggers, fun runners and walkers.

Clare......The Kilmurray Ibrickane/North Clare AC are hodling the 40th Anniversary 'Michael Egan' Memorial 4 mile road race and Fun Walk at Quilty, Co. Clare
See flyer.
Entry fee €15, which is again a bit steep, but you get a tee-shirt.
Changing facilities at the Kilmurray Ibrickane Football Club on the main Quilty - Kilrush road.

Monday 5th April
Cork......There is a 10k race taking place at Clonakilty in West Cork.
This is a charity event in aid of the two national schools in Clonakilty.
Registration will take place at the Quality hotel and leisure centre in Clonakilty.
Registration will open at 10am and close at 10:45 and a race start at 11 am sharp.
Entry is €10.
Contact: (087) 268 1588

Cork......The annual Gneeveguilla AC 'Jack O'Keeffe' Boherbue-Kiskeam 4 mile road race takes place at 2pm.
Note: This is a point-to-point race, but a mini-bus was provided last year.
Entries will be taken at Kiskeam Community Centre from 12.30.
This will be preceded at 12 noon by a host of juvenile races and other for both boys and girls, at Kiskeam Village
Entry fee €15, which is again a bit steep, but you get a tee-shirt.
Contact: 064 7753309 or 087 9339087

Clare......There is a 10k 'mini marathon' taking place at Broadford, Co. Clare, at 2pm, to to raise funds for Parish Projects and Raheen Community Hospital.

Broadford Co. Clare is located 13 Km North West
from Limerick City.The course is very challenging for the first 5 km with Hills and Valleys, leveling off to a more pleasant course for the remaining 5Km. Three Water Stops are available and at approx 5Km there will be Mars Bars and Orange Slices and Water Stop if the Athlete so requires. Toilet Facilities are also available at this stop as well.Refreshments are available after the Run. So why not join us on Easter Monday and have some fun! Registration Time 1:00 pm Registration Fee 20 Euro Starting Time 2:00 pm

Tipperary.....Inter-firm Road League - Wed 31st March 2010

Just a quick reminder that the Inter-Firm road league is on this evening in Clonmel, Co.Tipp.


Details below.....

This League will commence on Wednesday 31st March and will continue on Wednesday 7th and 14th of April. On the 21st April we will have the handicap race. This year all athletes must predict their finishing time for each race when entering. Then everyone must run the course without a watch. Their finishing times will be recorded at the finish. An athlete will score points for his team by the number of seconds he/she is closest to his/her time. This year it will be the cumulative combined time for the best three athletes on each team closest to their predicted time. So if one athletes predicts 30 mins and runs 29 mins 30 secs, its -10 secs another athlete on the team runs 29 mins and predicts 29 mins 10 secs, that plus 10 seconds while the 3rd athlete to count on the team runs 29 mins 5 secs while predicting 29 mins, that plus 5 seconds, so their combined score is 5 seconds. The team with the lowest number of points wins. The best three athletes, who finish closest to their time, not where they finished in the race, will count for their team. So you, the athlete, can set your own time each night and go for it.
So now is the time to be organising your teams and remember teams can be mixed and members can come from different places of employment. Teams can consist of five athletes with three to count each night. The entry fee is €12 and it covers all four races. For further enquiries please contact Niall O Sullivan at 086 1660888

Clare.....New website for the Kilnaboy '10'

Now that 3 of the 4 races in the John Buckley Sports Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series are over, it's time to have a quick look ahead to the 4th race in the series...the Kilnaboy '10'.

The Kilnaboy '10' or to give it it's full title, the Michael (Sonny) Murphy Memorial Kilnaboy 10 Mile Road Race is on Sunday, the 11th of April. This will be the 26th running of the event which must surely make it one of the oldest 10 mile road races in the country.

There is now a new website for the race and it can be found HERE.

Links for the results of the first 3 races and the overall positions now can be found on Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series website.

Clare...Race 2 in the Fun Run Series 2010

The racing scene is beginning to get really busy in Munster this Easter holiday weekend. There are no less than 8 races from Wednesday to Monday, across the province.

On Wednesday, the second race in the Clare Sports Partnership Fun Run Series 2010 takes place at 7PM, over a 6.4km flat course in Shannon. Organized by Clare Sports Partnership and Clare Athletics Association.

The second event of the 5k race series takes place this Wednesday March 31st at St Senan's Rugby Sports Complex in Shannon at 7pm
The race will be run over a relatively flat course around Shannon Town Centre over a distance of 6.4k
This fun run is open to all runners, joggers, walkers, meet and train groups and there is still time to compete in four out of the five events.
Spot prizes on the night.

The results of the first race can be seen here.

Results of the Munster AAI Masters Road Championships....Sun 28th Mar 2010

This event took place in the town of Rathkeale in West Limerick on Sunday, the 28th of March 2010. The ladies race was over a 2 mile out and back route while the men completed a 4 mile loop.

Results.........
The results of the mens 4 mile race are HERE.
The results of the womens 2 mile race are HERE.

Photos......
In the meantime, there is a gallery of 84 photos up on the Eagle AC website.

Gordon Thomson has a gallery of 112 photos HERE.

Another 36 photos HERE.

Start of Mens 4 mile race

Start of Ladies 2 Mile race

Races in Munster this weekend...Sat 27th-Sun 28th Mar 2010

The AAI Juvenile Indoor Championships - Weekend 1 takes place at Nenagh, Co Tipperary.

Sat 27th Mar...
Clare...Marian AC are holding the 'Pakie Ryan Memorial' 5k Walk /10k Run /40k Cycle in Association with the Mid-Western Cancer Foundation, Clare Crusaders and Milford Care Centre. Starting at 11am at Newmarket Celtic Soccer Grounds, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co. Clare. Entry fee is €20, which is a bit steep for 10k :(

See Flyer and and Race Entry Form.

Notes from local Parish newletter...

Race number collection: Your race number will be available for collection from 7pm to 9pm on the Friday Night before the race and from 9am to 10.15am on race day, 27th March at our HQ in Scoil na Maighdine Mhuire, Newmarket on Fergus. For insurance purposes no-one will be allowed compete in the event without a race
number.

Waterford...there is a Duathlon taking place at Butlerstown, Co Waterford.

Sun 28th Mar...
Limerick...The AAI are holding the Munster Masters Roads Championships at Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, at 1:00pm, over 2 and 4 mile courses.
Contact: Michael Lillis, Leitrim, Kilmihil, Co. Clare 065-9050051

Please Note: The clocks change this weekend !
Summertime begins at 01:00 on Sunday.
Clocks spring forward by one hour, so you lose an hour's sleep on Saturday night.

Cork - Bay Run 2010 on 2nd May

Just a reminder -- Registration for the Bay Run 2010 closes on 31st March 2010.

You can register online, or by post by printing off the Application Form.

The price is €50 for both runners and walkers, which may be a little expensive, but you get a bus transfer from Bantry to Glengarriff, a teeshirt, and refreshments at the end, with rapid chip-timed results.

Tipperary - Results of the Moyglass 4 Mile

The results of St. Patrick's Day 'Ned Kelly' 4 Mile, held at Moyglass are now online at the Tipperary Athletics site.

Cork - Results of the Ballycotton 10...

The annual Ballycotton 10 Mile race took place in excellent conditions on Sunday.
There were 2366 finishers, and links to the results and many photographs can be seen on the Cork Running blog.

For those who missed out on this race, there will be three more 10 milers in Munster in the near future :-

• 11 April - Kilnaboy 10
• 18 April - Great Island 10
• 16 May - Villierstown 10

Kerry...2 weeks to go to the 'Good Friday' Run

The following message was received from the organisers of the Good Friday Run on the 2nd of April....

The Good Friday 2nd of April 2010

Just a quick reminder that The Good Friday Run is less than 2 weeks away. This year registration is available on the day at Feet First, 28 High Street, Killarney from 2pm to 7pm. Registration will NOT be taken after 7pm.   Race starts at 8pm Sharp.

You can enter online at www.thegoodfridayrun.ie.

The Good Friday Run takes place on the 2nd of April 2010 through the streets of Killarney. The organisers hope that the event can combine fun runners, joggers, club athletes and top class internationals competing over a fast 5 mile course through the streets of Killarney by night.

This event is being professionally timed by Red Tag Timing. The first man and woman will receive €400 each with an additional bonus of setting the course record for next year. The race has an AAI permit.  Prizes will be on offer to all category winners and everyone who takes part in the event receives a goody bag. The entry fee to this unique event is €20.
This year The Good Friday Run will benefit The Kerry Stars and Down Syndrome Kerry. There will be a strong family emphasis to this event where Feet First have incorporated a Number of Family events taking place throughout the evening including a children’s race to incorporate the Easter festivities.

Clare - Fun Run Series 2010...

Clare Sports Partnership and Clare Athletics Association
are running a Fun Run Series (5 events) in March / April
and May. The events will take place in Carron, Shannon and
Ennis.
There will be spot prizes on each race night and an overall
prize within different categories at the end of the series.
The series is open to all over 18. You do not have to be a
member of a club or meet and train group to enter. You can
walk, jog or run.
This is a five race series (€20 or €5 per night), and to be
eligible for the overall prizes you will have to compete in four
out of the five races.

Date Venue Time Distance
Fri 19th March Ennis 6.00pm 5km Road
Wed 31st March Shannon 7.00pm 6.4km Road
Thur 15th April Ennis 7.00pm 5km Grass
Fri 23rd April Carron 7.00pm 5km Road
Fri 7th May Ennis 7.00pm 5km Road

The first race takes place on Friday evening at 6pm at Lees Road in Ennis.

Contact: Catherine 065 6865434
http://www.claresportspartnership.ie/

Limerick - Endurance Workshop on 25 March 2010

There was a handout at the finish line of the Croom 6k race.

Endurance Workshop - Preparation for the Great Limerick Run

Date: Thursday 25th march 2010 - 7-9pm
Venue: Limerick Institute of Technology Room 3B.05
Cost : 5 Euro per person
Places are limited - Booking is essential, by 19th March.

Speakers: Coach Joe Chawke, AAI Development Officer Steven Macklin and Dietitian Maria Bowles.

Who is it for?

Participants jogging/running in the 10k, half or full marathon.

To book your place please call Carole on 061-468542 or e-mail: info@limerickcitysports.ie

(The Great Limerick Run takes place on Sunday, 2 May 2010, and is a sporting event that is unique to Ireland. It is the first ever time that a 10K, half marathon and a full marathon have been held in the same location in one day)