Limerick...Results of the Moyross 5 mile - Fri 12th Apr 2013

A total of 86 people turned out for the Moyross 5 mile in Limerick, the second race in the Feet on the Street Series.

Place Time Bib ID Name Category Team
1 26:53 SHANAHAN, John Senior Men Dundrum AC
2 27:40 CUNNINGHAM, Mike Curly Masters Men O45
3 27:54 SHANKS, Pat Senior Men
10 29:56 RYAN, Rosemary Senior Women Dooneen A C
15 31:41 MAC PHAIL, Anne Masters Women O40 Dooneen A C
16 32:04 HARTIGAN, Fiona Masters Women O40 Country Club A C

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Dooneen AC have a small gallery of photos on their Facebook page HERE

Winner of the womens race Rosemary Ryan of Dooneen AC with husband Tom Carey

Waterford...Results of the Marine Climb 6 mile road race - Fri 12th Apr 2013

A total of 162 runners turned out for this year's Marine Climb 6 mile road race in Dungarvan in West Waterford, a slight increase on the 155 of last year.

Sandis Bralitis of West Waterford AC, Angela McCann of Clonmel AC...winners of the 2013 Marine Climb

This was the first race of 10 in the Ger Wyley Sports Summer Series.                             
#    Name    Team    Cat    Time   
1    BRALITIS, Sandis    West Waterford A.C    S/M    32:48
2    ZAKIS, Raivis    West Waterford A.C    S/M    33:45
3    SHEIL, Niall    St. Killians    S/M    33:51
0/40 Peter Duggan  St. Joseph’s AC  37.49   
0/45Michael Dunford  West Waterford      39.13
0/50 Walter Keane  IND     38.40
0/55 Gerry Cantwell  West Waterford      41.14
Junior Aaron Crotty  IND     40.39

17    MCCANN, Angela    Clonmel AC    F/40    38:32
35    WALSH, Corinna    West Waterford A.C    F/35    41:52
42    FLYNN, Phyllis        F/50   42:59 
0/35 Anne-Marie Hayes St. Catherine’s AC 45.14
0/40 Andrea Gaffney West Waterford 49.19       
0/45 Ann Dunford West Waterford 46.40
0/50 Ger Houlihan Carrick AC 52.30
Junior Hannah-Mai Flynn South London Harriers    44.30

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Waterford AC have a set on Facebook HERE 
2) West Waterford AC have loads of photos HERE

The next race in the series is the Butlerstown 10k which just to the west of Waterford City on Friday, the 19th of April at 7pm.

Race sponsor Christy O'Neill of the Marine Bar presenting the Marine Shield to the mens winner, Sandis Bralitis West Waterford AC, winner of the race for the 5th time. On the right, the winner of the womens race Angela McCann of Clonmel AC receiving her prize

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 6k road race - Wed 10th Apr 2013

Another big turnout for the second race in the Clonmel 6k series with 293 taking part, down slightly on the 304 of the previous week.

1    Graham O'Dwyer    Kentz Engineers & Constructors    20:24
2    Patrick Roche    Formula 5    21:08
3    Fintan Rice    The Real McCoys    21:26
9    Angela McCann    Boston Scientific B    22:25
10    Martina O Dwyer    Formula 5    22:49
19    Claire Annan    Formula 5    23:19

The full results can be seen HERE

The third race in the series is on Wednesday, the 17th of April. Race flyer HERE ...directions and course preview HERE

Athletics Ireland Courses and Workshops in Munster...April 2013

Details of upcoming workshops in April are below:

CORK - Friday 12th April Throws Workshop at Cork IT Track 7-9pm. It will be run by Brian Hayes (Javelin) and Jerry Horgan (Shot/Discus). It takes place from 7-9pm and is open to all athletes and coaches aged 10+. Cost is €5 payable on the night.

TIPPERARY - Thursday 11th April Fit4Life Workshop in Clonmel Co Tipperary from 7-9pm. This workshop is free.

LIMERICK - Thursday 18th April Sprints/Hurdles Workshop at UL Track 7-9pm. It will be run by National Sprints Coach Hayley Harrison and Drew Harrison. It takes place from 7-9pm and is open to all athletes and coaches aged 9+. Cost is €5 payable on the night.

CORK - Friday 26th April Sprints/Hurdles Workshop at Cork IT Track 7-9pm. It will be run by Munster Performance Squad Coach Drew Harrison and AAI Level 3 Coaches Ger Moynihan and Liz Coomey. It takes place from 7-9pm and is open to all athletes and coaches aged 9+. Cost is €5 payable on the night.

CORK - Saturday 27th April Munster Performance Squad Day Cork IT Track 10am (For all Munster Performance Squad members. Individual head coaches will be in touch with plans for the day)

Please pass on these details to all athletes and coaches in your clubs. For further workshops to be run in the future, there needs be be good support for these workshops.

For further information please contact RDO Steven Macklin at 0876335565 or e-mail steven@athleticsireland.ie.

Race notice...Marine Climb 6 mile road race...Dungarvan, Waterford - Fri 12th Apr 2013

The 2013 Ger Wyley Sports Summer Series starts on Friday, the 12th of April with the 21st Annual Marine Climb 6 Mile Road Race. The race starts at 7pm sharp!

Starting in Dungarvan in West Waterford, this race may be of interest to runners in East Cork or South Tipperary as well. It is perhaps a bit unusual in that it is a point to point race rather than a loop. While you normally should have no problem getting a lift back, if you are going with friends then consider leaving a car beforehand at the Marine Bar for the return journey.

Entries for the race will be taken in St. Joseph's primary school, Dungarvan. This is right alongside the church as you drive into the town from the Cork side. Entry fee for the race is 5 euros and is open to all runners over 16 years of age. There is plenty of parking nearby near the start and near the local sports centre. There is an additional €5 fee if you want to enter the overall series.

More details here from West Waterford AC...
21st ANNUAL MARINE CLIMB KICK STARTS THE SUMMER SERIES THIS FRIDAY.
Its 21 years ago this Friday when a hand full of runners participated in the very first Marine Climb road race. On that occasion, one Pat Heffernan of Thurles Crokes AC who was a top notch road runner of that era was the first to reach the top and go down in the history books as the first winner of the race. When the idea of the race was vetted, Christy O’Neill of the Marine Bar agreed to sponsor the event and this he has continued to do for all of those 21 years since. The club are greatfull to Christy and Helen and all the race committee at the Marine for all their work and help with the event for all those years and our wish is that we will continue with this association with the Marine for as many more years to come.

21ST YEAR SPECIAL PRIZE....As it's a very special occasion Friday night with it being the 21st year of the event, West Waterford AC through the kind sponsorship of the Martine Bar will give a special prize to not one but two lucky runner’s in the race, A Men’s and a Ladies prize will be awarded so best of luck to all participants.

MARINE CLIMB RACE INFO....Entries for the first race in this year’s Ger Wyley Summer Series will be taken at St. Josephs Primary School from 6 pm and the race will start at 7 pm sharp from the Lookout. The race will of course finish at the Marine Bar, home of our generous sponsor. The race distance is 6 miles. The race categories are: 1st 3 Men, Masters Men over 40,45,50,55 and 1st Male Junior, 1st 3 Women,  Masters over 35,40,45,50, 1st Female Junior, There will also be plenty of spot prizes drawn from amongst all non-prize-winners. Entry to the race is €5 and participants may also pay an extra €5 to enter the summer series overall. A 30 Euro SKINS voucher will be awarded to all runners who complete 5 of the 10-race summer programme. A cash bonus of 100 euro is on offer to the first male (30.20) and female (37.48) to break either course record Friday night.

A full preview of the course can be seen HERE

More info about the SKINS/Ger Wyley Sports Summer Series in an earlier post.

The race is sponsored by the Marine Bar which has a website and a Facebook Page.

The Marine Bar has been located on this spot for well over 200 years. Named after the soldiers that used to stop here, it was a long history which can be seen HERE

More information on the Ger Wyley Summer Road Race Series HERE

Please note that there is a separate charge if you want to enter the overall series on the night.

Organised by West Waterford AC

Clonmel 6k race series...Race No2...Wed 10th Apr 2013

Just a reminder that the second race in the Clonmel 6km race series is on Wednesday, the 10th of April at 7pm.

Entries start from 5:45pm. €5 entry fee. Remember, no watches! You must guess your finishing time.

More information in this earlier post.

A full preview of the course with directions on how to get there can be seen HERE

Waterford...Ger Wyley Sports Summer Road Race Series for 2013

THE 19TH ANNUAL GER WYLEY SPORTS / SKINS SUMMER SERIES 2013.

The 19th annual Ger Wyley Sports/SKINS Summer Series organised by West Waterford athletic club gets under way on Friday, the 12th April with the “Marine Bar” sponsored 19th Annual Marine Climb 6 mile road race. At the Ger Wyley Sports Store in Dungarvan recently, David Ling Skins general manager for Ireland and UK, David McCarthy Skins manager Ireland, Ger Wyley of Ger Wyley Sports and James Veale chairman of West Waterford Athletic Club were present for the launch of the 2013 Ger Wyley Sports/Skins Summer Series.

Ger Wyley of Ger Wyley Sports, David Ling SKINS Ireland and James Veale of West Waterford AC

This sponsorship is a brand new sponsorship for West Waterford AC and one which the club was delighted to secure. On behalf of the club and all the runners who take part in this series, WWAC said that they owe Ger Wyley a great amount of gratitude for his on-going input into the local running scene. At the launch, chairman James Veale said..."This series is the original and still the only 10 race summer series in the country, a fact that we are very proud of here in West Waterford AC".

At the launch Ger Wyley welcomed SKINS onboard as the new co-series sponsors. He also thanked David Ling who traveled from the U K and David McCarthy for their involvement in the road racing series in West Waterford and looked forward to many more years of his involvement with the club now that SKINS are co-sponsors also.

Skins General Manager for the UK & Ireland David Ling said...“We are extremely pleased to have the opportunity of becoming involved with this established and prestigious event. It provides an excellent platform for Skins to be able to communicate direct with the running community in association with one of Ireland’s most reputable sports retailers’’

David Mc Carthy Skins manager in Ireland spoke of his association with the store which he said was ideally located in the heart of Dungarvan town. As a SKINS Compression Centre, and as the largest sports store in the south east, they offer potential SKINS customers great personal service and advice, and a wide range of garments from which to choose the right product relevant to their individual sport.

 

10 RACE PROGRAMME....Again this year, it’s the traditional 10 race programme and West Waterford AC said that they were delighted to announce that they have retained the sponsor for each of the 10 individual races in the series. There are a full programme of races right through the summer months finishing up with the Ardmore 5 on Friday August 09th, where the overall winner for 2013 will be presented with the Micheál O Hogáin memorial Cup.

BEST VALUE SERIES AT 5 EURO ENTRY FEE....This year also, West Waterford AC mindful of the current economical climate have decided that all of the clubs organised events in the series will now have an entry fee of only 5 euro. Whereas the overall prize fund for the series will increase, this is achievable with thanks to the generosity of the sponsors. As a non-profit making club which has always strived to cater for all levels of participants and promoted itself as having events organised for runners by runners, West Waterford AC feel runners will appreciate the effort being made by the club in this matter and participants from far and near will support their efforts by participating in West Waterford AC organised events......"We're really looking forward to seeing runners of all standards and our promise is that everyone will be made welcome."

ATHLETES INFORMATION FOR SUMMER SERIES...
1. You must pay to enter each race - if you would like to join the series, you pay €5 separately.
2. For those that join the series, WWAC keep track of your finishing position in each race that you do and your final score will be your best 5 races. You must do a minimum of 5 races to count in the series.
3. After the final race, prizes will be awarded to the top ten men overall and also to the 20th, 30th, 40th man, every 10th position.
4. In the ladies, prizes will be awarded to the top five women overall and also to the 10th, 15th, 20th finisher, every 5th finisher.
5. A €30 SKINS voucher (redeemable at Ger Wyley Sports Shop) will be awarded to any runner that takes part in any 5 of the 10 races.

CAN YOU COMPLETE FIVE FROM TEN?....West Waterford AC will continue this year with the rewards system where any runner that completes five out of the ten races will once again qualify for a SKINS voucher redeemable at Ger Wyley’s Sports to the value of €30.Previously this voucher was for completing 6 races from 10 and it was to the value of 25 Euro. West Waterford AC said......"This year thanks to our great sponsors, we have reduced this to 5 races from ten and the value increases to 30 Euro, where else would you get it??"

RANKING SYSTEM FOR THIS YEARS SERIES.....The main individual prizes will be the top ten ranked men of any age and the top five ranked women of any age. After that then instead of divisions, there will be prizes for the 30th ranked, 40th, 50th etc in the male category and the 15th, 20th, 25th, 30th etc in the ladies category as well as the top 5 finishers.

For more information on the race series, visit the West Waterford AC website

Ger Wyley Sports is open Monday to Saturday 9.30am to 6pm. Located in WYLEY SPORTS O'Connell st Dungarvan and Dungarvan Shopping Centre.

Located in the heart of Dungarvan town, Ger Wyley Sports is the largest sports store in the south east stocking name brands such as Nike, Adidas, Umbro, Canterbury, Helly Hanson, Puma, Azzuri, O'Neills, Myrco etc. They have been in business since 1989.

Tipperary...Results of the Cty Masters Road Race Championships - Sun 7th Apr 2013

County Master Men's 6K Road Championships...Sunday 7th April 2013, Ballingarry

# Athlete's Name Club Mins Secs
1 David Ryan...Clonmel AC 19:29
2 Mark Gleeson...Nenagh Olympic AC 19:48
3 Denis Shanahan...Thurles Crokes AC 20:17

Teams...0/35...1 Thurles Crokes AC 35 pts, 2 Clonmel AC 40 pts, 3 Dundrum AC 65 pts
Teams...0/50...1 Coolquill AC A  68 pts, 2 Dundrum AC 77  pts, 3 Clonmel AC 111 pts
points

County Master Ladies 6K Road Championships
# Athlete's Name Club Mins Secs
1 Martina O Dwyer...Carrick on Suir AC 21:50
2 Trish Blackburn...Moore Abbey Milers AC 26:28
3 Frances Long...Moyne AC 26:36

Teams...0/35...1 Moore Abbey Miler AC 14 pts, 2 Carrick on Suir AC 19 pts, 3 Moyne AC 24 pts

The full results can be seen HERE

Clare...Results of the Cratloe 5k and 10k - Sat 6th Apr 2013

A total of 180 people turned out for these two events in Cartloe in South Clare....108 in the 10k and 72 in the 5k.

10k
1 34.49 Timmy Galivey
2 35.07 Thomas Grimes
3 36.32 Mike Cunningham
34 45.45 Gina Cliffard
48 48.24 Eileen Crimmin
55 49.47 Jodie Lindsay

5k
1    23.44    131    Brian Gavin
3    24.23    118    Shannon O'Grady
4    25.00    674    Fintan Ward
2    23.48    110    Yvonne Duggan
6    27.29    142    Donna Frost
8    28.35    138    Carmel Fahy

The full results of both events can be seen HERE

Waterford...Results of the Corrigan Hill League - Wed 27th Mar & 3rd Apr 2013

Just to catch up on some more results.....The last race in the Colligan Woods series was held on Wednesday, the 3rd of April.

The first two evenings attracted 78 and 68 runners. On the 27th of March, that figure went up to 94 before dropping back to 78 for the last evening, the exact same number as the series started with.

Wed 27th March 2013...Results

Wed 3rd April 2013...Results

Kerry...Results of the Kerry Cty Road Championships - Sun 7th Apr 2013

The Kerry county road championships were held over a 5k course in Caherciveen on Sunday, the 7th of April 2013.

The winner of the mens race John Barrett being presented with the Dinny O'Connor Perpetual Trophy by Nora Flynn of Gneeveguilla AC

The results were as follows:
# Name; Club; Time
1. John Barrett Gneeveguilla 16:19
2. Donal O'Callaghan Riocht 16:20
3. Ed Murphy Gneeveguilla 16:28
4. Cian Murphy Iveragh 16:33
5. Darren Burke Riocht 16:51
6. Arthur Fitzgerald Farranfore MV 16:58
7. Robert Purcell Gneeveguilla 17:02
8. George McCarthy Farranfore MV 17:11
9. Arron Quigley Farranfore MV 17:41
10. Maurice Feehan Gneeveguilla 17:48
11. Tom O'Brien Riocht 17:59
12. Billy O'Brien Riocht 18:08
13. Liam O'Connell Iveragh 18:36
14. Maria McCarthy Farranfore MV 18:39
15. Tim O'Connor Riocht 18:53
16. Ger O'Shea Iveragh 18:55
17. Richard O'Brien Farranfore MV 19:22
18. Kevin Griffin Gneeveguilla 19:23
19. Padraig O'Shea Iveragh 19:45
20. Mike Mangan Star of the Laune 19:46
21. Catriona Barry Farranfore MV 19:48
22. Grace Lynch Iveragh 19:51
23. Seamus Murphy Gneeveguilla 19:57
24. Catherine Kiely Gneeveguilla 20:02
25. Willie Guiney Riocht 20:12
26. Alison Kerwin Star of the Laune 20:19
27. Jonathan Leniston Gneeveguilla 20:36
28. Siobhan Daly Riocht 20:38
29. Deirdre O'Leary Star of the Laune 20:39
30. Mike O'Connor Farranfore MV 20:41
31. Arthur Nowak St.Brendans 20:43
32. Aidan McCarthy Farranfore MV 20:44
33. Deirdre Enright Riocht 20:46
34. Sean Murphy Star of the Laune 20:56
35. Mary O'Connor Riocht 22:17
36. Gearoid Driscoll Iveragh 22:27
37. Bridget Dennehy Iveragh 23:02
38. Tracey Murphy Star of the Laune 23:27
39. Mark O'Neill Star of the Laune 23:28
40. Ann Mangan Star of the Laune 23:33
41. Caroline Murphy Gneeveguilla 23:34
42. Mary O'Connell Gneeveguilla 23:36
43. George Martinez Iveragh 24:33
44. Andrew Purcell Gneeveguilla 25:23
45. Mike Brown Gneeveguilla 28:08
46. Joan O'Sullivan Gneeveguilla 34:24

Photos...
1) Gneeveguilla AC have a set of photos HERE

Clare...Results of the Quilty 4 mile road race - Sun 7th Apr 2013

Kilmurry Ibrickane/North Clare and the Michael Egan Memorial 4 mile Road Race /Walk at Quilty . Co. Clare Sunday 7 April 2013. 1:30 pm

1 20:32 MICHAEL SHANNON ,  St Johns (Clare) M
2 20:35 KENNETH RODGERS,  St Johns (Clare) M
3 21:38 PETER O'SULLIVAN,  Individual M
15 24:08 DYMPNA RYAN,  Dundrum A. C. F 
21 25:04 VERONICA  COLLERAN,  Ennis Track Club F
29 26:12 AISHLING KELLY,  St Johns (Clare) Junior ladies 

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Some photos taken by James Sexton can be seen HERE

Limerick...Results of the Analog 6k race - Fri 5th Apr 2013

A total of 177 runners turned out for the first race in the Feet on the Street Series. Please note that the times are for 5.65 kms as the runners ran a slightly shorter course on this occasion.

Athletics Limerick - Feet on the Street April Series 2013
1  17:03 O'CALLAGHAN, Niall Senior Men West Limerick A C
2  17:24 GRIMES, Thomas Senior Men Individual
3  17:29 O BRIEN, Vincent Senior Men Limerick A C
25  20:12 MACPHAIL, Anne Masters Women O40 Dooneen A C
34  20:37 BURKE, Simone Senior Women
37  21:02 KAVANAGH, Maeve Senior Women Limerick Tri Club

The full results can be seen HERE

Waterford...Results of the WIT 5k road race - Fri 5th Apr 2013

# Bib No. First Name Surname M/F Club mins sec
1 64 Andrew Connick M 15:14
2 303 Sandis Bralitis M WWAC 15:40
3 112 Dzintars Klava M WWAC 16:11
23 (1st) Sylvia Malone F Waterford AC 18:46
37 (2nd) Pauline Lambe F Waterford AC 19:45
39 (3rd) Joan Mahony F Waterford AC 19:53

The full results can be seen HERE

Jamie Costin receives honorary life membership of West Waterford AC...

From West Waterford AC.......

JAMIE COSTIN RECEIVES HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP OF WEST WATERFORD ATHLETIC CLUB.

After a distinguished career in athletics and having flown the flag for his club and country with pride in many parts of the world the club recently passed a motion and bestowed honorary life membership on Jamie Costin,

Jamie’s sport of race walking saw him qualify for three Olympic games Sydney 2000,Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.He also represented his country in four world championships. Canada, France, Japan and Germany plus European championships in Germany and Spain and a host of European cup of race walking championships in countries like Slovakia, France, Germany and Russia.

On the domestic scene, he is still actively involved with race walking as he is currently coaching younger athletes in the sport.  He also was honoured by the Olympic council of Ireland when made chair of the athlete’s commission prior to the London Olympic Games. He now joins an elite group of two who have been honoured by the club as honorary life members of West Waterford athletic club, the other being John Treacy.

Tipperary...Results of the Clonmel 6k road race - Wed 3rd Apr 2013

A record 304 runners took part in this 6k road race in Clonmel, the first of four in the inter-firm series.

Place    Athlete's Name    Team    Mins    Secs
1    Graham O'Dwyer    Kentz Engineers & Constructors    20:22
2    Patrick Roche    Formula 5    21:26
3    Fintan Rice    The Real McCoys    21:34
11    Maria O Keeffe McCarthy    Individual    22:33
12    Angela McCann    Boston Scientific B    22:52
14    Martina O Dwyer    Formula 5    23:05

The full results can be seen HERE

The second race in the series is on Wednesday, the 10th of April. Race flyer HERE ...directions and course preview HERE

Waterford...Photos of the Aglish 5k charity fun run/walk - Mon 1st Apr 2013

This charity 5k run/walk was held in Aglish, West Waterford on Easter Monday, the 1st of April. All proceeds raised went to Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin... http://www.olchc.ie

There are no results for this charity run as no bibs were issued and no times were recorded. The course consisted of one loop which was just under three miles in length (10k run was just under 6 miles).

Photos.....
1) John Coleman has a gallery of photos HERE
2) West Waterford AC have three galleries of photos...No 1...No 2...No 3

Limerick...Results of the Tournafulla 5k road race - Sun 31st Mar 2013

Between runners, joggers and walkers, a crowd of 290 people turned out for this charity 5k road race in Tournafulla, West Limerick.


1    Michael    Carmody    SM    16.04    SM    1
2    Pat     McCartan    SM    16.30    SM    2
3    Niall     O' Callaghan    SM    16.44    SM    3
12    Ide     Nic Dhomhnaill    SW    19.22    SW    1
15    Sorcha     Nic Dhomhnaill    SW    19.31    SW    2
16    Michelle     Kenny    SW    19.38    SW    3

The full results can be seen HERE

Clonmel 6k race series...Race No1...Wed 3rd Apr 2013

Just a reminder that the Clonmel 6km race series starts off on Wednesday, the 3rd of April at 7pm.

Entries start from 5:45pm. €5 entry fee. Remember, no watches! You must guess your finishing time.

More information in this earlier post.

A full preview of the course with directions on how to get there can be seen HERE

Traffic to the Running in Munster site hits a new peak in March...

The Running in Munster site hit a new peak of 15,455 hits in the month of March 2013, a jump of about 2,000 on the previous peak.

It is after the Running in Cork site probably the second largest running related website in Munster at present.

Some of the newcomers to the site might be curious as to how this site got started and how it got so large?

Back in late 2006, I started the Running in Cork site as more of a personal website to track my own training and also to find out how blogs worked. Almost straight away, it became obvious that a lot of the results of local races couldn't be found online so I then started writing about races....dates, locations, previews, results and so on.

It was also obvious from early on that no good race calendar existed. There were plenty of club websites with their own versions but between mistakes and lack of maintenance, the quality of information was poor. So, I began a simple race calendar of Cork only events. As it evolved, it became obvious that a race calendar based on one county was very limited. It was fine for people living in say Cork City and that were not interested in traveling but what about people in East Cork, North Cork, West Cork? As a result, I then started to include events in West Waterford, South Limerick and Kerry and of course the results of those races as well. All of this additional 'spillover' meant that another site was required and the Running in Munster site was started in June of 2008.

It might be nice to say it started with a well planned five year strategy laid out ahead but nothing could be further from the truth! ;o) While the Cork site was getting the main attention, the Munster site was only getting the occasional post and yet, the traffic began to grow.

As the traffic grew, the calendar on the site has evolved as well. It has gone from a list in the sidebar of the site to a spreadsheet on another site to the current format where both sites have an identical copy of the same calendar. As this has improved, it has made it easier to keep track of what races were on and as a result, more and more results went up on the site and this has resulted in more traffic to the site.

Fast forward to 2013 and the Running in Cork and Running in Munster sites are now probably the two largest running related sites in the province. While the Cork site is still the primary one and contains a lot of running related news, the Running in Munster site now serves the following main functions.....

1) Calendar......Have the most detailed and an up to date calendar in the province showing all events ....from serious road races to fun runs.

2) Results.......Put up results or links to results for all events in the province. This means that results can actually be found by people instead of them having to look across a load of different websites, blogs and Facebook pages.

3) Race feedback......Some races are poorly planned and people like to air their grievances when things go wrong, especially if they are after paying a lot to enter. This along with the good feedback helps others to decide which are the best events to enter.

While the traffic to the site continues to grow, it also has an associated Facebook page which helps people keep track of the results as they go up. If you are on Facebook then just visit the page and hit the 'Like' button.