The entry list for the 2019 Dungarvan 10 mile road race at the start of February has just been released and it shows that a total of 59 Eagle AC members have entered!

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At the recent club AGM, our long time treasurer Kevin Sievewright stepped down from the post after many years of service.

Club chairman Colin O’Herlihy marked the occasion by presenting Kevin with a small gift.

Ray Harrington now takes on this important club role.

The new year kicked off with big numbers turning out for the many training sessions. As well all the long runs at the weekends, we had a large turnout for the track sessions on Tuesday evening at CIT and the Thursday evening tempo sessions in Rochestown.

The club strength & conditioning sessions have also started for members.

For more information on joining Eagle AC, visit https://eagleac.net/membership/

Club Notes for December 2018

Notes for November 2018… by Karen Bevan and the news team
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Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas & New year!

Welcome back, kinda tough to get back into it after all of the Christmas excitement has passed, I’m sure all of those New Year’s resolutions will kick in some time next week! Some great Eagle results from the Christmas races below too, well done to everyone involved in races over the past couple of weeks!

The next important date for your diary is Wednesday the 16th January, when we have our Club AGM in the Imperial Hotel on South Mall. It is really important that we have as many members as possible at the AGM so please do try to attend. Plans will be discussed for the year ahead along with the clubs progress over the past year, and you get tea/ coffee & biscuits too! Look forward to seeing you there!

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The clubs annual 5 mile road race in Carrigaline is coming up this year on Sunday the 17th of February 2019.

The online link for pre-entries is https://eagleac.niftyentries.com/Carrigaline-5-mile-Road-Race

Everyone pre-entering will be put into a draw for a €30 One4All voucher.

More info about the race is up on the race page… https://eagleac.net/race-carrigaline-5-mile/

Name: Olga O’Sullivan

Member of Eagle AC since: March 2018

How long have you been running & what made you take it up: I’m an outdoors nut who works in finance… I dabbled in running many years ago but only really took it up at the end of 2014. It is easier to fit in a run between the job and family commitments than go surfing, hiking, climbing or open water swimming. (I still do all this but just not enough.)

Favourite thing about running: Running makes me feel free and lets me push my limits. You meet inspiring people at the races and become part of the local running community. It clears the head; it’s my therapy! Once, I came home after a long day at work, had a look around, and instead of giving out to everyone about the mess, went upstairs, put my gear on, ran out the door and didn’t stop for 20k. After I came back, nothing bothered me anymore, so it clearly works.

Favourite race distance to run: Not 5k! I like anything that requires a bit of endurance and I pace myself better at longer races…

What is your main goal for this year: Not to get injured and be out of action; also, more trails and mountain running.

Your best race/most memorable racing moment to date: I absolutely loved Roscarberry Surf,Turf n’Tar half marathon this year! My sort of race: forest trails, the beach, sand dunes, pontoons, hills, more hills & a bit of the road; plus I couldn’t believe it when I ended up the 3rd woman to cross the finish line.

Tell us something most people might not know about you: In what feels like a former lifetime, I used to be a professional violin player and I met my Irish husband while we both lived in India.

Biggest heroes (sporting or non-sporting): I love the “every day heroes”. I encountered so many inspiring people in my life through travelling and volunteering. For example, the parents, kids & volunteers at Surf2Heal are all simply awesome.

One bit of advice you would give to someone thinking of taking up running: Enjoy it and join Eagle AC – a lovely bunch of people to train with, one of the best decisions I made this year.

3 things you would take with you onto a desert island: Runners, hiking boots and a surfboard.

By Mark Smith

 I completed my first run longer than 6 miles back in January 2012 when I decided to start training for the Cork marathon, which was to be both my first marathon and first road race.  Up until that point I had only been doing a few runs at lunchtime, totalling no more than 20 miles a week.  Fast forward to June and I crossed the finish line on St. Patrick’s Street in a time of 2:59:27, which is where it all began.  Stupidly I thought I already had the measure of the marathon.

The next few years were a bit chequered, marked by injuries (due to poor training) and marginal improvements to my marathon times (dropped to 2:48:23 in London 2016).  I cramped up at the end of most marathons and at least once I swore never again and genuinely believed it.  In a moment of madness I tried for an entry to the 2017 Tokyo marathon as a “semi-elite overseas athlete”.  With only the 200 fastest runners accepted per year I really never expected to get in and I was shocked/delighted to get the acceptance email.

Around the same time I learned about the Six Star Finisher medal for completing all the World Marathon Majors.  With automatic qualification for Tokyo in the bag I tried for qualification to New York and also got accepted.  It was pretty much at this point that I decided to try and do them all, although I don’t think I truly realised what lay ahead.

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Club Notes for November 2018… by Karen Bevan and the news team

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Hope the week is going well and that storm Diana did not disrupt things too much.

It was a pretty quiet running week this week by the look of things, but plenty on the calendar again this weekend. We have several club members heading to Waterford for the Waterford Half Marathon this Saturday, so the very best of luck to everyone heading East! The Border half is also on this Sunday in Limerick and best of luck to Ed Fitz who is taking part in this.

Looking further afield we have Andrew O Farrell and Tony Merritt, who are seeking out some sunshine and doing the Valencia marathon on Sunday, best of luck to the guys and hope they enjoy it!

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Congratulations to the 5 Eagle AC Members who took part in the Munster masters cross country in Clare recently. Brilliant performance from Vivian Foley winning silver in the O45 category and Eagle AC won Bronze in the O 35 team event. Cork county won gold in both the O35 and O50 team event with Mark Smith, Vivian Foley, and Damian Keneally scoring points for Cork in the County race. Well done to Eagle AC men’s XC team!

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By Dermot Slyne

Well with a bit of prompting from Mairead in the Eagle PR department I used my time on the plane back to write a bit of a report on the New York marathon. First a small bit of background (assignment no. 2 from Mairead!) for those who don’t know me. (The Sunday morning crew can go straight to the New York report!)

Dermot with his well earned NYC 2018 Marathon medal!

I started running in April 2012 after spending the previous 18 months reacquainting myself with fresh air thanks to getting my first Labrador dog called Bumble. We did a 5 mile walk most days and one day we ran between two telephone poles, Bumble was fine, I was in bits. Next day we did two telephone poles and six months later I ran DCM12 as my first ever race of any description. Continue reading →