Old Abbey 5k : This 5k road race organised by Old Abbey AC was held on Thursday evening the 29th of May. Our only representative was Fidlema Kirwin who finished second woman.

32 FIDELMA KIRWIN o40W EAGLE AC 24.15

Kilcredan 5k : In East Cork, Ken Wyman took part in the Kilcredan 5k on Friday evening the 30th of May.
28 Ken Wynman Eagle AC M M45 1261 19:19

Doneraile 5k : Also on Friday evening, the Dan Byrne Memorial 5k was held in Doneraile Park in North Cork.

22 19:08 RYAN, James EAGLE AC M M45 06:10
50 20:32 MURPHY, Pat EAGLE AC M M55 06:37
84 21:41 MURPHY, Joe EAGLE AC M M55 07:00
116 23:11 CARROLL, Denis EAGLE AC M M50 07:29
146 24:35 COTTER, Mary EAGLE AC F F50 07:56
214 27:21 QUIGLEY, John EAGLE AC M M60 08:49

Eagle AC members Mary Cotter & Pat Murphy with former member Tim Smith who now lives in Canada

Ballyandreen 5 mile road race :  A total of 40 Eagle AC members turned out for the Ballyandreen 5 mile road race last Thursday evening, the first race in the 2014 Ballycotton Summer Series. Congratulations to Deirdre Nagle, who once again took a podium position, finishing in second place.
14 0:28:36 CREEDON, Daithi Eagle AC M 05:43.1
16 0:28:45 O’CALLAGHAN, John Eagle AC M40 05:44.9
36 0:30:23 MULCAHY, Kieran Eagle AC M45 06:04.5
38 0:30:36 O’HERLIHY, Colin Eagle AC M40 06:07.1
39 0:30:37 LEHANE, Donnacha Eagle AC M 06:07.3
52 0:31:11 COTTER, Paul Eagle AC M 06:14.1
61 0:31:27 GEARY, Kevin Eagle AC M 06:17.3
68 0:31:44 KENNEALLY, Damien Eagle AC M 06:20.7
71 0:31:55 NAGLE, Deirdre Eagle AC F35 06:22.9…2nd woman
75 0:32:02 GLAVIN, Colm Eagle AC M40 06:24.3
78 0:32:04 DESMOND, John Eagle AC M50 06:24.7
88 0:32:18 SIEVEWRIGHT, Kevin Eagle AC M45 06:27.5
92 0:32:28 MCCARTHY, Tim Eagle AC M 06:29.5
94 0:32:31 O’CALLAGHAN, David Eagle AC M45 06:30.1
101 0:32:41 O’MAHONY, Roger Eagle AC M40 06:32.1
116 0:32:59 CARROLL, Denis Eagle AC M50 06:35.7
139 0:33:37 WATSON, Dave Eagle AC M 06:43.3
155 0:34:12 MULDOWNEY, David Eagle AC M40 06:50.3
158 0:34:16 TWOMEY, Pat Eagle AC M60 06:51.1 …2nd M60
160 0:34:22 MANNING, Sandra Eagle AC F 06:52.3
196 0:35:22 GUINANE, Elaine Eagle AC F35 07:04.2
232 0:36:33 SCANNELL, Paul Eagle AC M 07:18.4
238 0:36:38 CUSSEN, Linda Eagle AC F 07:19.4
261 0:37:07 KELLEHER, Donal Eagle AC M40 07:25.2
281 0:37:34 MCCARTHY, John Eagle AC M 07:30.6
295 0:37:53 FITZGERALD, Ed Eagle AC M40 07:34.4
296 0:37:55 QUIGLEY, John Eagle AC M60 07:34.8
314 0:38:31 BOLAND, Lisa Eagle AC F45 07:42.0
319 0:38:38 GALLAGHER, Mark Eagle AC M40 07:43.4
334 0:39:00 CONNOLLY, Dympna Eagle AC F35 07:47.8
345 0:39:19 MCGRATH, Donal Eagle AC M50 07:51.6
353 0:39:29 TWOMEY, Cathal Eagle AC M 07:53.6
365 0:39:48 BOYCE, Edwina Eagle AC F 07:57.4
370 0:39:56 BRUTON, Patricia Eagle AC F45 07:59.0
372 0:39:59 O’LEARY, Andrew Eagle AC M 07:59.6
396 0:41:02 FERRITER, Gearoid Eagle AC M 08:12.2
414 0:41:48 CORCORAN, Nora Eagle AC F 08:21.4
452 0:42:44 O’DRISCOLL, Kevin Eagle AC M60 08:32.6
483 0:43:57 O’RIORDAN, Fiona Eagle AC F45 08:47.2
524 0:45:42 KEOHANE, Irene Eagle AC F40 09:08.2

Wicklow Way Solo Run: Well done to Grellan McGrath who undertook the arduous task of a solo run across the Wicklow Way last weekend. Covering almost 82 miles in 16hrs 51 minutes, Grellan finished in joint 5th/6th place, out of a field of 19 Finishers!

Grellan McGrath of Eagle AC completing the 82 miles of the Wicklow Way in 16h 51m

West Cork Run: Two eagles took part in the 10 mile race in Cill na Martra last weekend:
7 » Joe Murphy M 1185 1:12:05
17 » Donal Cronin M 1157 1:19:43

In an effort to add more of a social aspect to some of the training runs, the club held its first ‘Coffee Run’ on Saturday morning the 24th of May. With temperatures down around 8 deg C with a cool northerly wind, it felt at times as if it was more like January than the end of May. Despite the chilly conditions, 25 members still turned out for the run which was an 11 mile loop taking in Passage West and Monkstown. There were 4 different pace groups which meant that everyone was catered for.

Post run, members went for a coffee and a chat where some of the medals won at the recent County Novice Road Championships were presented. Photos on the club Facebook Page.

Cheetah Run : The big race in the last week was of course the Cheetah Run in Fota Wildlife Park. With so many club members involved in the organisation of the race itself, it’s not suprising that we only had a few members taking part. Well done to Deirdre who managed to take 3rd place in the womens race.

Deirdre Nagle of Eagle AC…3rd in the Fota Cheetah Run. Photo : Gearóid Ó Laoi

22 Simone RODIGARI Eagle AC 23:59
33 Deirdre NAGLE Eagle AC 24:56…3rd woman
135 Mick DOOLEY Eagle AC 29:00
138 Ed FITZGERALD Eagle AC 29:01
156 John QUIGLEY Eagle AC 29:18

Galbally 5 mile road race : The Ballyhoura Limerick race series kicked off last Friday evening the 16th of May with the Gallybally 5 mile road race. Gerard Down was our only representative in the race and was the 2nd M55 home.
4 56 Gerard Down Eagle AC Men 0/55 34:29

Lakes of Killarney Marathon : Well done to Nora Corcoran who was the 4th woman home in the Lakes of Killarney Marathon last Saturday.
48 Nora CORCORAN 4:11:39 Senior Female (4)

In the Half-Marathon, we had several club members taking part with Ronan Boland being 1st M50 and Pat O’Connor 3rd M40…
7 Ronan BOLAND 1:26:49 Ages 50 – 59 (1) Male (7)
12 Pat O’CONNOR 1:31:08 Ages 40 – 49 (3) Male (12)
23 Kevin GEARY 1:35:50 Senior (16) Male (22)

James Ryan

Emer Casey 10k race, Youghal : This popular 10k race was held last Sunday in Youghal over a new route and 10 members took part…
10 35:52 BOUSE, Ciaran Eagle AC M 05:46.2
40 39:09 LYNCH, Rhona Eagle AC F35 06:17.9
58 40:11 CARROLL, Denis Eagle AC M50 06:27.9
59 40:14 O’MAHONY, Roger Eagle AC M40 06:28.4
63 40:55 RYAN, James Eagle AC M45 06:35.0
78 41:45 MANNING, Sandra Eagle AC F 06:43.0
139 44:53 O’GORMAN, Patrick Eagle AC M40 07:13.3
192 46:55 DUNLEAVY, John Eagle AC M45 07:32.9
236 48:54 CORCORAN, Sunita Eagle AC F40 07:52.0
258 49:44 COTTER, Tracy Eagle AC F 08:00.1
320 52:43 BUCKLEY, Aidan Eagle AC M50 08:28.9

This years Cheetah Run 4 mile race in Fota Wildlife Park attracted a field of about 800 runners on the night. In terms of the weather, things couldn’t have gone any better with the park looking superb in the evening sunshine.

In the mens race a group of four broke away early on but in the sprint for the finish line, Colm Sheahan of Leevale AC just managed to stay ahead finishing in a time of 20:03 with fellow club member James Grufferty just  one second behind.

Colm Sheahan (L)…winner of the 2014 Cheetah Run receiving his prize from Joe Roche of Eagle AC

In the womens race, Orla Drumm was the winner in a time of 22:53. Ann Marie Holland of St.Finbarr’s AC was second with 24:19 while our own Deirdre Nagle of Eagle AC finished third in 24:55.

L to R…Stephen Ryan of Fota Wildlife Park, Orla Drumm…first woman, Elaine Guinane of Eagle AC and Mike Byrne of Laya Healthcare…one of the sponsors of the 2014 Cheetah Run

 Results…The official results can be seen HERE

Photos…Links to multiple photo albums can be found on the Running in Cork site

Start of the 2014 Cheetah Run…

Ciaran Bouse…59:59 in the Castleisland 10 mile road race

9th May…Kilworth Camp 5 mile road race…Four Eagle AC members took part in the Kilworth Camp 5 mile road race last Friday the 9th of May 2014…
15 30:06 O’KEEFFE, Derek EAGLE AC MS 06:01
46 32:50 CARROLL, Denis EAGLE AC M50 06:34…2nd M50
64 34:36 DOWN, Ger EAGLE AC M55 06:55…2nd M55
166 43:28 O’RIORDAN, Fiona EAGLE AC F45 08:42

11th May…Castleisland 10 mile…Well done to club member Ciaran Bouse who finished in 6th place in the Castleisland 10 mile road race in Kerry on Sunday. Ciaran just broke the one hour barrier by one second!
6 Ciaran Bouse MS 59:59

11th May…Ballincollig 10k fun run/walk…Pat O’Connor finished 2nd at a 10k fun run in Ballincollig organised by Dolphin Rugby Club.

In 2014, the club has many different means of communication at its disposal. As well as the weekly mail that is sent out to members, we have this website, a Facebook page and an account on Twitter. Back in 1988, things were very different of course in an era before e-mail and the internet became the norm. This sheet below is one of the club newsletters from November 1988…

The remainder of the newsletter can be seen HERE

(…with thanks to Joe Murphy)

Another busy week with Eagle AC members taking part in a host of races with plenty of prizes won as well.

Crosshaven 8k road race : Eight members took part in this new 8km race last Wednesday the 30th of Apr and Deirdre Nagle was the first woman home!

Top 3 women in the Crosshaven 8k…(L) Rosaleen McKeown of Leevale AC 3rd, (C) Deirdre Nagle of Eagle AC 1st and (R) Sharon Woods of Mallow AC 2nd

15 Deirdre Nagle 31.36…1st woman
30 Sandra Manning 34.22…4th woman

Gerard Down & Joe Murphy…1st and 2nd in the M55 category respectively

36 Ger Down 35.03…1st M55
48 Joe Murphy 36.11…2nd M55
68 Frances O’Connor 38.05…1st F55
169 Ann Hayes 46.57…2nd F55

Ann Hayes of Eagle Ac…2nd in the F55 category

Midleton 5 mile road race : The annual Midleton 5 mile road race was held last Thursday and there were 21 Eagle AC members taking part….with a few clocking up new personal bests!
14 28:44 CREEDON, Daithi Eagle AC M 05:44.7
15 28:45 BOUSE, Ciaran Eagle AC M 05:44.9
16 28:49 O’CALLAGHAN, John Eagle AC M40 05:45.7
30 29:57 CURRAN, Kevin Eagle AC M 05:59.3
67 32:15 KENNEALLY, Damien Eagle AC M 06:26.9
68 32:16 MCCARTHY, Tim Eagle AC M 06:27.1
73 32:33 CARROLL, Denis Eagle AC M50 06:30.5
77 32:50 SCANNELL, John Eagle AC M45 06:33.9
84 33:09 TWOMEY, Pat Eagle AC M60 06:37.7
85 33:10 SIEVEWRIGHT, Kevin Eagle AC M45 06:37.9
112 34:17 MANNING, Sandra Eagle AC F 06:51.3
162 36:21 DOOLEY, Michael Eagle AC M45 07:16.0
169 36:36 MCCARTHY, John Eagle AC M 07:19.0
179 36:53 MURPHY, Siobhan Eagle AC F 07:22.4
190 37:08 O’CONNOR, Kevin Eagle AC M40 07:25.4
192 37:15 KIRWAN, Fidelma Eagle AC F45 07:26.8
210 37:55 QUIGLEY, John Eagle AC M60 07:34.8
211 37:56 FENNESSY, Eleanor Eagle AC F 07:35.0
256 39:36 CORCORAN, Sunita Eagle AC F40 07:55.0
321 43:05 O’RIORDAN, Fiona Eagle AC F45 08:36.8
340 44:01 KEOHANE, Irene Eagle AC F40 08:48.0

Bandon Half-Marathon & 10k road race : There were 15 Eagle AC members in Bandon last Saturday with 13 in the Half-Marathon and 2 in the 10k.
Bandon Half-Marathon…
14 Kieran Mulcahy Eagle AC M45 1:24:57…1st M45
19 Colin O’Herlihy Eagle AC M40 1:26:07…2nd M40
20 Kevin Geary Eagle AC MS 1:26:19

(L) Alan Hackett…1:44:53, (R) Kevin Geary…1:26:19

23 Donnacha Lehane Eagle AC MS 1:28:23
28 Pat O’Connor Eagle AC M45 1:29:04
35 John Desmond Eagle AC M50 1:30:52…1st M50
60 Elaine Guinane Eagle AC FS 1:38:42
63 Gearoid O Leary Eagle AC MS 1:38:49
64 Ruairi Egan Eagle AC M45 1:38:50
91 Laurence Courtney Eagle AC M50 1:44:53
91 Alan Hackett Eagle AC MS 1:44:53
96 John McCarthy Eagle AC MS 1:46:06
173 Nora Corcoran Eagle AC FS 1:58:37

L to R…Eagle AC members Ciaran Bouse, 5th in the 10k race, Kieran Mulcahy, 1st M45 in the Half and Colin O’Herlihy, 2nd M40 in the Half just two weeks after running in the Boston Marathon

Bandon 10k road race…
5 Ciaran Bouse Eagle A.C. MS 37:24
100 Patrick O’Gorman Eagle AC M40 49:04

Limerick Marathon & Half-Marathon : A small contingent of members traveled to Limerick last Sunday for the Limerick Marathon and Half-Marathon. In the Half, Mile McGrath ran 1:35
Mike McGrath M45+ Eagle AC Cork 1:35:34

In the full Marathon, there were some excellent results including Eric Browne being the 8th man to cross the finish line in a time of 2:48, Tony Cambridge breaking 3 hours and our very own race director Denis Looney breaking the 3:20 barrier for the first time with a nice margin to boot!

Impressive times in the marathon from Eric Browne (2:48) and Tony Cambridge (2:56)

Eric Browne Male M Eagle AC 02:48:31
Tony Cambridge M45+ Eagle AC 02:56:11
Cotter Paul M35+ Eagle AC 03:13:46

Denis Looney breaking 3:20 for the first time

Denis Looney M45+ Eagle AC 03:17:09….PB!!
Frank Cotter M45+ Eagle AC 03:50:06

More photos on the Eagle AC Facebook page.

Bay Run Half Marathon & 10k : This was on last Sunday and we had a small number of members taking part. In the 10k event, club member Annemarie Power was the first woman home!

62 Finbarr LEHANE (29) 01:42:36 01:42:24… PB
195 Karen BEVAN (192) 02:00:27 02:00:15
220 Teresa TWOHIG (188) 02:03:28 02:03:22

Annmarie Power…Winner of the Bay Run 10k

10km:
4 Annemarie POWER (1189) 00:42:18…1st Lady
21 Dympna CONNOLLY (1172) 00:48:36…4th Lady

Great Railway Run: More victories for the club in the Great Railway Run held on Bank Holiday Monday! Congratulations to Deirdre Nagle who was third lady home in the 25km race, while Alan O’ Brien was the winner of the 10km race. Frances O Connor was first in the F50 category while Jane McGrath took third place in the same category. Other Eagles included:
25km
11 Deirdre Nagle 1:46:09…3rd woman
18 Vivian Foley 1:51:32
52 Derek Costello 2:03:49
72 Frances O’ Connor 2:11:04…1st F50
85 Pat King…2:13:29
86 Sunita Corcoran 2:19:01
108 Nicola Egan 2:35:59
109 Jane McGrath 2:36:19

10km
1 Alan O’Brien 36:25…1st man!
8 Pat O’ Connor 41:45

Alan O’Brien…winner of the Great Railway Run 10k race for the second year running

23 Cathal Twomey 47:41
82 Ann Hayes-MacSweeney 57:29

There are a few more photos of members in the Railway Run in this gallery on the Eagle AC Facebook page.

Belfast Marathon : Well done to Ken Mulcahy who broke the 3 hour barrier again with a time of 2:57:58 in the Belfast Marathon.

Ballyhoura Mountain Marathon : Well done to Killian O’Connor who finished 9th out of 107 finishers at the Ballyhoura Mountain Marathon last Saturday the 3rd of May. Killian’s time was 3:57:19.