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Charleville Half-Marathon – Sun 17th Sept 2017

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Charleville Half-Marathon – Sun 17th Sept 2017 : Results report by Ruairi Egan

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Darren Casey, David O’Keeffe, Gary Gibbons & Martin Daly

As usual, a large contingent of Eagles took part in yesterday’s Charleville half marathon, 35 in total. Many had followed either followed the clubs training plan for this race, or used it as a tester during their Dublin training. In good conditions for racing, some great times were recorded, with at least 9 members we know of running PB’s.

Making the headlines again is Mark Smith with a stunning time of 1:11:52 to land 7th place overall out of the almost 1,200 starters. Well done to all members that took part.

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Mark Smith & Vincent O’Sullivan

Place Name Club Net Cat Gen
7 Mark SMITH (1845) EAGLE AC 01:11:52 open (6) Male (7)
37 Ruairi O’CALLAGHAN EAGLE AC 01:18:25 open (25) Male (36)
41 Derek O’KEEFFE (20) EAGLE AC 01:18:40 O40 (11) Male (40)
64 Pat O’CONNOR (945) EAGLE AC 01:19:35 045 (8) Male (61)
83 Michael FORDE (435) EAGLE AC 01:21:50 open (46) Male (79)
90 Colin FOLEY (430) EAGLE AC 01:22:49 open (50) Male (85)
95 Tom FOX (439) EAGLE AC 01:23:00 O50 (4) Male (90)
96 Vincent O SULLIVAN EAGLE AC 01:23:05 open (54) Male (91)
116 Brian MCGUIRE (774) EAGLE AC 01:23:50 045 (13) Male (111)
127 Dermot SLYNE (1842) EAGLE AC 01:24:17 O40 (33) Male (122)
129 Colin O’HERLIHY EAGLE AC 01:24:34 045 (17) Male (124)
147 David O’KEEFFE Eagle AC 01:25:45 open (77) Male (142)
153 Darren CASEY (200) EAGLE AC 01:26:18 O40 (41) Male (148)
164 Paul COTTER (274) EAGLE AC 01:26:52 O40 (46) Male (158)
239 Jerome MCCARTHY EAGLE AC 01:29:45 open (112) Male (227)
257 Ian ROCHE (1764) EAGLE AC 01:31:03 open (114) Male (238)
302 Sandra MANNING EAGLE AC 01:33:23 open (17) Female (25)
359 Gary GIBBONS (448) EAGLE AC 01:36:23 01:36:06 045 (57) Male (323)
368 Martin DALY (323) EAGLE AC 01:36:42 O40 (94) Male (331)
394 Jerry MCCARTHY EAGLE AC 01:37:35 open (149) Male (348)
396 John SWANTON (1854) EAGLE AC 01:37:41 open (150) Male (350)
412 Catherine MURPHY (846) EAGLE AC 01:38:07 O40 (10) Female (49)
430 John SCANNELL EAGLE AC 01:38:59 045 (64) Male (376)
435 Derek COSTELLO Eagle AC 01:39:07 045 (67) Male (380)
441 Adelle O’CONNOR EAGLE AC 01:39:20 045 (7) Female (56)
442 Cathal TWOMEY EAGLE AC 01:39:28 open (166) Male (386)
563 Conn DONOVAN (43) EAGLE AC 01:44:39 open (212) Male (484)
607 Frances O’CONNOR ) EAGLE AC 01:46:44 055 (4) Female (91)
637 Brian BARRY (80) EAGLE AC 01:48:12 open (234) Male (534)
686 Elaine GUINANE (44) EAGLE AC 01:49:35 O40 (38) Female (126)
688 John DESMOND (45) EAGLE AC 01:49:36 O50 (52) Male (562)
691 Ed FITZGERALD (411) EAGLE AC 01:49:51 045 (98) Male (563)
847 Fiona O’RIORDAN EAGLE AC 01:58:50 045 (32) Female (218)
849 Denise O BRIEN (911) EAGLE AC 01:58:42 open (104) Female (220)
929 Fiona O’CONNOR EAGLE AC 02:03:42 045 (40) Female (267)
Results & photos of the Charleville Half-Marathon

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Catherine Murphy before the race start

Eagle AC results at the Cork City 10 miler

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A total of 17 club members took part in this year’s John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler on Saturday the 9th of September with several picking up category prizes.

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Tom Fox, Paul Cotter & Mark Smith

POS NAME (#) TIME CATEG (POS) GENDER (POS)
6 Mark SMITH (520) EAGLE A.C. 00:55:56 Senior (4) Male (6)
26 Vincent O’SULLIVAN (476) EAGLE A.C. 01:03:11 Senior (17) Male (26)
54 Tom FOX (174) EAGLE A.C. 01:06:03 O50 (3) Male (53)…3rd M50
59 Paul COTTER (96) EAGLE A.C. 01:06:52 O40 (9) Male (58)
84 Denis CARROLL (68) EAGLE A.C. 01:09:18 O55 (1) Male (80)…1st M55
91 Andrew KELLY (255) EAGLE A.C. 01:09:35 Senior (45) Male (86)
96 Eugene O’CONNOR (433) EAGLE A.C. 01:09:45 O45 (20) Male (91)
106 Mike MCGRATH (317) EAGLE A.C. 01:10:31 O55 (2) Male (101)…2nd M55
124 Ruairi EGAN (144) EAGLE A.C. 01:11:54 O45 (25) Male (116)
133 David MCCANN (310) EAGLE A.C. 01:12:49 O40 (27) Male (124)
136 John SWANTON (527) EAGLE A.C. 01:12:57 Senior (57) Male (127)
152 Cathal TWOMEY (564) EAGLE A.C. 01:13:47 Senior (65) Male (141)
193 Derek COSTELLO (95) EAGLE A.C. 01:16:07 O45 (39) Male (173)
199 Richard HAWKINS (200) EAGLE A.C. 01:16:39 O45 (40) Male (179)
269 Frances O’CONNOR (761) EAGLE AC 01:22:00 O55 (1) Female (33)…1st F55
314 Charlie BYRD (61) EAGLE A.C. 01:24:53 O50 (22) Male (265)
338 Ed FITZGERALD (4) EAGLE A.C. 01:26:53 O45 (57) Male (278)
Results

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Category prize for Frances O’Connor

Club Notes…Fri 8th Sept 2017

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Club Notes…Fri 8th Sept 2017…by Karen Bevan & the news team : Well done to all involved in races this week, I think we covered all bases. Great results in the Greenway half marathon and some very impressive endurance running in the wind and rain over the Kerry mountains. We also had a representative in the cross country running and plenty of Eagle Ac members out in the St Luke’s 5k this evening. Great stuff everyone!

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L-R…Maura Regan, Adelle O’Connor & Kelly Agnew at the St.Luke’s 5k. This was Maura’s first 5k race in two and half years and ended up winning the F35 category!

Best of Luck to anyone running in the John Buckley 10 mile road race on Saturday evening, the 9th. A fast and fast course so do get out there and show them what the Eagles can do; You’ll be great we have no doubt about that!

Have a great weekend and hope the training is going well for whatever you next goal may be.

Thanks as always to all who have contributed to the email this week.

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Report on the 2017 Paris Marathon…by Eddie Trindle

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Report on the 2017 Paris Marathon (by Eddie Trindle)

The 2017 Schneider Electric Paris Marathon took place on Sunday, April 9th. In glorious weather (for walking!) 43,754 runners started the race with 42,441 finishers. This makes Paris the largest marathon in Europe (just ahead of London). By 12.30 the temperature had reached 20 degrees and it peaked at 25 later in the afternoon. 3 Eagles went to the start line that morning: Tony Cambridge, my brother Aidan and I. Coincidentally it took place the same day as the Rotterdam marathon.

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Aidan & Eddie Trindle

With the Paris marathon taking place on the Sunday morning I flew into CDG airport on the Friday afternoon. Aidan arrived that night. Both our families had traveled over for it. We met up on the Saturday morning for a coffee, Parisian style, on the terrace. Karen Bevan had run the marathon in Paris the previous year and gave us good tips in advance. I didn’t take part in the Breakfast Run on the Saturday morning. This in itself is a stunning 5k route starting at the Place du Palais Royal and finishing under the Eiffel Tower – with about 3,000 runners.

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Eagle AC in the prizes at the Greenway Half-Marathon in Waterford

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Eagle AC was well represented at the West Waterford AC Greenway Half Marathon on Saturday the 2nd of September and came home with with plenty of prizes.

Mark Smith was 3rd Male overall. Elaine Guinane, Karen Bevan & Helen Cronin won 2nd Ladies Team. Paul Cotter, Pat O’Connor & Vincent O’Sullivan won 2nd Men’s Team. Also, Mairead Ryan won 2nd F35 category & Pat O’Connor 3rd M45. Fantastic running everyone.

3 Mark SMITH 01:13:23 107 MS (2) Eagle AC
21 Paul COTTER 01:22:37 110 M40 (4) Eagle AC
22 Pat O’CONNOR 01:22:47 170 M45 (3) Eagle AC
25 Vincent O’SULLIVAN 01:23:19 117 MS (16) Eagle AC
88 Mairead RYAN 01:37:06 195 F35 (2) Eagle AC
94 Elaine GUINANE 01:38:05 94 F40 (5) Eagle AC
119 Karen BEVAN 01:42:04 177 F35 (5) Eagle AC
132 Helen CRONIN 01:45:16 174 F35 (7) Eagle AC
141 Mairead LONERGAN 01:46:37 206 FS (6) Eagle AC
220 Gregg MOORE 01:55:54 212 M45 (32) Eagle AC
257 Lisa BOLAND 01:58:24 89 F45 (12) Eagle AC

Results & Photos

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3rd place finish for Mark Smith

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Mairead Ryan…2nd F35

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Team Prize for Eagle AC!

 

 

Club Notes…Fri 1st Sept 2017

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Club Newsletter by Karen Bevan & Co…

Hope you are all keeping well in this end of summer back to school week.

The Ballycotton Summer series has come to an end for another year well done to all who took part in these races this year. There was a great turn out of Eagle AC members for the final race last Thursday and great results too. 16 club members did all 4 races with 9 men and 3 women taking those much coveted top positions, Congratulations. Plenty more on this below.

A reminder for those of you who have not let Damian know if you can join us for a club BBQ on September 23rd. Please contact him so they can get an idea on numbers .

Lots of club new this week including club information talks, and plans for a social club run on the Waterford Greenway so please do read on many thanks to John for this.

Good Luck and the best of wishes to all running this weekend. There are plenty of events taking place from Kerry Way Ultra Ultra Lite, and the munster League in North Cork ( Ger has more on this below for you), to the Greenway Half Marathon in Waterford; there will be Eagles running far wide!
Enjoy it and hope all goes to plan.

Thanks as always to all who have contributed to the email this week.

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3rd place finish for Damian Kenneally in the Cork City FC 5k

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Club run in the Glen of Aherlow planned for Mar 2018

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Grellan McGrath and John Desmond are planning a club run in the Glen of Aherlow in March of 2018. The distance will be 13.1 miles and the course will be on forest trails with spectacular views out over the Glen of Aherlow and the Galtee Mountains to the south.

The exact date will be decided much closer to the event as the weather will be the deciding factor. We hope to accommodate as many members as possible as regards paces with the emphasis on enjoying the run rather than making it a speed session.

In terms of running shoes, standard runners will do but it might be best perhaps not to wear your latest pair.

More details by mail to members.

Eagle AC Talk & Workshop…Wed 27th Sept 2017

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The club will be organising several talks over the next few months for its members and the first one kicks off on Wednesday the 27th of September at a venue in Cork City.

The evening will be a two part presentation with the following schedule…

7pm : Sports Psychologist Canice Kennedy will give a presentation titled ‘Mental Preparation for Road Running & Marathons’.

Canice-Kennedy

8:20pm : After some tea & coffee, the second part will be a practical demonstration on proper foam rolling technique targeting the key running muscles. This will be given by Chartered Physiotherapist Kevina Reel.

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The evening will conclude around 9:30pm.

This is open to all Eagle AC members and places can be booked by filling out an online survey. This will be sent out by email to the membership. Places are limited but we hope to accommodate everyone.

Please note that there is a cover charge of €5 to help offset some of the costs.

Club results in the 2017 Ballycotton 5 mile road race & Summer Series

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A grand total of 32 Eagle AC members turned out for this years Ballycotton 5 mile road race on Thurs 24th Aug 2017, up from the 25 of last year.

Our results were as follows…

Ballycotton Summer Road Race Series 2017 41st BALLYCOTTON ‘5’ Thursday 24 August 2017. 7:30pm

4 0:26:55 FOLEY, Vivian Eagle AC M45 05:22.9 5
11 0:28:27 O’CALLAGHAN, John Eagle AC M45 05:41.3 10
27 0:29:41 FOLEY, Colin Eagle AC M 05:56.1 24
30 0:29:54 FOX, Thomas Eagle AC M50 05:58.7 26
31 0:30:03 O’CONNOR, Pat Eagle AC M45 06:00.5 19
36 0:30:33 MCGUIRE, Brian Eagle AC M45 06:06.5 32
39 0:30:37 O’SULLIVAN, Vincent Eagle AC M 06:07.3 31
49 0:31:00 O’HERLIHY, Colin Eagle AC M45 06:11.9 290
53 0:31:23 O’KEEFFE, David Eagle AC M 06:16.5 54
70 0:32:12 GEARY, Kevin Eagle AC M 06:26.3 474
76 0:32:24 CASEY, Darren Eagle AC M40 06:28.7 58
83 0:32:39 BRISTOW, Chris Eagle AC M 06:31.7 51
91 0:33:01 DALY, Martin Eagle AC M 06:36.1 506
99 0:33:20 DESMOND, John Eagle AC M50 06:39.9 76
135 0:34:46 RYAN, Mairead Eagle AC F35 06:57.1 459
146 0:35:04 SPEIGHT, David Eagle AC M45 07:00.7 101
180 0:36:25 COTTER, Paul Eagle AC M55 07:16.8 469
193 0:37:06 CORCORAN, Geraldine Eagle AC F40 07:25.0 313
203 0:37:17 O’CALLAGHAN, Deirdre Eagle AC F45 07:27.2 322
206 0:37:29 HIGGS, Ken Eagle AC M65 07:29.6 472
228 0:38:11 GUINANE, Elaine Eagle AC F40 07:38.0 263
229 0:38:13 LONERGAN, Mairead Eagle AC F 07:38.4 319
234 0:38:18 SCANNELL, John Eagle AC M45 07:39.4 493
254 0:38:44 MURPHY, Sean Eagle AC M 07:44.6 180
258 0:38:53 QUIGLEY, John Eagle AC M60 07:46.4 168
261 0:38:57 KIRWAN, Ita Eagle AC F45 07:47.2 492
283 0:39:49 MCGRATH, Donal Eagle AC M50 07:57.6 409
296 0:40:12 MCCARTHY, John Eagle AC M 08:02.2 178
318 0:40:51 ALLEN, Denis Eagle AC M50 08:10.0 144
325 0:41:07 COTTER, Tracy Eagle AC F35 08:13.2 267
361 0:42:38 O’DRISCOLL, Kevin Eagle AC M65 08:31.4 219
400 0:44:39 O’RIORDAN, Fiona Eagle AC F45 08:55.6 360

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In terms of clubs taking part, we were in joint second spot.

Breakdown of clubs in the Ballycotton 5 mile… Midleton AC 44, Eagle AC 32, Ballintotis Fit4Life 32, St.Finbarr’s AC 22, Watergrasshill AC 18, Aghada RC 16, Mallow AC 12, St.Catherine’s AC 12, St.Catherine’s AC 11.

Ballycotton 5 mile results & photos

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We had 16 members who completed all 4 races in the Ballycotton Summer Series with 9 men getting top 50 t-shirts and 3 women getting top 30.

4 FOLEY, Vivian Eagle AC M45 … 0:27:20 … 0:27:42 … 0:27:17 … 0:26:55 … 1:49:14
8 O’CALLAGHAN, John Eagle AC M45 … 0:28:56 … 0:29:03 … 0:28:35 … 0:28:27 … 1:55:01
18 O’CONNOR, Pat Eagle AC M45 … 0:29:34 … 0:30:14 … 0:30:14 … 0:30:03 … 2:00:05
20 FOLEY, Colin Eagle AC M … 0:30:32 … 0:30:40 … 0:30:12 … 0:29:41 … 2:01:05
22 FOX, Thomas Eagle AC M50 … 0:30:54 … 0:30:44 … 0:30:26 … 0:29:54 … 2:01:58
28 O’SULLIVAN, Vincent Eagle AC M … 0:31:56 … 0:30:48 … 0:30:37 … 0:30:37 … 2:03:58
29 MCGUIRE, Brian Eagle AC M45 … 0:31:33 … 0:31:32 … 0:30:39 … 0:30:33 … 2:04:17
47 O’KEEFFE, David Eagle AC M … 0:33:23 … 0:32:42 … 0:31:28 … 0:31:23 … 2:08:56
50 BRISTOW, Chris Eagle AC M … 0:32:22 … 0:32:21 … 0:32:33 … 0:32:39 … 2:09:55
52 CASEY, Darren Eagle AC M40 … 0:33:09 … 0:32:43 … 0:32:10 … 0:32:24 … 2:10:26
69 DESMOND, John Eagle AC M50 … 0:34:21 … 0:33:53 … 0:33:28 … 0:33:20 … 2:15:02
92 SPEIGHT, David Eagle AC M45 … 0:36:06 … 0:35:40 … 0:35:42 … 0:35:04 … 2:22:32
140 ALLEN, Denis Eagle AC M50 … 0:38:10 … 0:38:04 … 0:38:54 … 0:40:51 … 2:35:59
150 QUIGLEY, John Eagle AC M60 … 0:40:29 … 0:40:33 … 0:38:10 … 0:38:53 … 2:38:05
160 MURPHY, Sean Eagle AC M … 0:42:36 … 0:40:31 … 0:39:23 … 0:38:44 … 2:41:14
168 MCCARTHY, John Eagle AC M … 0:40:30 … 0:40:22 … 0:41:36 … 0:40:12 … 2:42:40

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Chris Bristow finishes in 50th place in the overall series to pick up the last t-shirt!

12 CORCORAN, Geraldine Eagle AC F40 … 0:36:02 … 0:37:02 … 0:38:15 … 0:37:06 … 2:28:25
17 O’CALLAGHAN, Deirdre Eagle AC F45 … 0:38:44 … 0:38:00 … 0:38:25 … 0:37:17 … 2:32:26
20 LONERGAN, Mairead Eagle AC F … 0:38:18 … 0:38:29 … 0:38:13 … 0:38:13 … 2:33:13

Results in the overall Ballycotton Summer Series

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Mairead Ryan picking up an F35 category prize after dipping under 35 minutes for the first time