Club Notes…Fri 22nd Sept 2017…by Karen Bevan & the news team : Well done to everyone who was running in Charleville last weekend another great turnout with some really impressive results and a long list of PB’s, as well as some spot on pacing, great running to all and Ruairi has plenty more on this below.

While you are watching to see if the Marathon record will fall in the Berlin Marathon on Sunday (24th) keep an eye out for our 6 club members running on the day, I have no doubt we will see some impressive times here too! The very best of luck to Ronan Boland (13920), Donal Dowling (17655), Frank Hill (23274), Alan O Brien (33296), Vivian Foley, Michael Ryan (37233) and Nuala Ryan (37234). Bib numbers included also. Enjoy what i’m sure will be a very memorable occasion.

Don’t forget our club BBQ is on this Saturday the 23rd in Sober Lane, the flying Enterprise Bar, start time is 8.30pm and do get in touch with Damian if you are attending, details below. This should be a fun night to see your club members out of their running clothes 😉

Club members out for the tempo session on Thurs evening 21st Sept

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Glen of Aherlow Trail Marathon report – by Gerard Down

Saturday saw the fourth running of the Glen of Aherlow Loop de Loop half marathon, marathon and ultramarathon and, for the fourth year, Eagle AC was represented – this year Austin Browne and myself lined up at the marathon start line. Numbers were up a little from last years 38 to this year’s 44.

The weather had not looked promising with low dark rain filled clouds hanging over the Glen and with a temperature that had the touch of winter on its way about it. But fortune smiled and rainfall was limited to drizzle and one or two short periods of heavier rain.

The recent heavy rains did result in a much wetter course than previous years with sections of the course waterlogged resulting in heavier going and, probably, slower times than might otherwise have been achieved.The course itself, a two lap course, was essentially the same as in previous years with the exception that some long stretches along forest fire roads had been replaced by trails through the woods giving a much more authentic and enjoyable trail feel to the race.

Austin Browne had a superb race finishing in third place overall in a time of 3.42 and taking first place in the Men’s Over 40 category.

In my own case a twisted ankle at mile nine resulted in a more leisurely pace than anticipated ending in a finishing time of 5.37 with a 36th place and first in Men’s O 60.

The days racing was finished off with a hot meal and refreshments at the race HQ in the Community Hall at Lisvernane.

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

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.

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

Catherine Murphy before the race start

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.

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

Category prize for Frances O’Connor

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!

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)

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.

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 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

3rd place finish for Mark Smith

Mairead Ryan…2nd F35

Team Prize for Eagle AC!

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.

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

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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.