Please note that the 2016 Cheetah Run will be held on Thursday the 19th of May 2016.

nightJuvenile 1 Mile Race…..There is also a new 1 mile race for juveniles this year (Ages 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15). This will take place before the 5k race at 7:15pm. The numbers will be limited to 200. Entries will close at mid on Friday the 13th of May.

Entries…The entry link is https://athleticsireland.primo-events.com/ps/event/2016CheetahMile

The one mile race has been measured accurately by Jones Counter, will be chip timed and all finishers will receive a medal. Please note that there are no prizes in the juvenile race. The entry fee is €7.

*****

As always, entrants can bring family members to either race. This includes free access to the wildlife park for the runner and family members. This normally costs €15.50 per adult, or €46 for a family of two adults and two children.

= = = = =

The annual Ballyhoura Mountain Marathon was held this year on the 30th of April and there three distances to chose from…a 36 mile Ultra, a 26 mile marathon and a 13 mile half.

We had 8 members in total taking part with 3 in the Ultra and 5 in the Half.

Well done to Deirdre Nagle who was first women home in the half!

Deirdre Nagle winning the half-marathon followed closely by John Paul Daly (Photo: Kevin O’Connor)

Ballyhoura Mountain Ultra Marathon Results
6 Grellan McGrath 6:36:14 1006 Male
11 Neil Mackay 6:59:05 366 Male
21 Charlie Byrd 8:05:35 809 Male

Ballyhoura Mountain Half Marathon results
11 Austin Browne 1:57:24 Male 2047
16 Deirdre Nagle 2:01:01 Female 2….1st woman
17 John Paul Daly 2:01:03 Male 2115
76 Mary Cotter 2:26:07 Female 1244
81 Ita Kirwan 2:27:00 Female 1247

3 in the 36 mile Ultra…Charlie Byrd, Neil MacKay & Grellan McGrath

We had 10 club members in action in the Great Limerick Run on Sunday the 1st of May 2016…2 in the full marathon and 8 in the Half.

Marathon…
Nora Corcoran…3:49:48…23rd woman…8th F35…26.2 miles and just 24 seconds off her target
Grace O’Leary…4:00:05…New PB by around 3 mins

Half-Marathon…
Ronan Boland…1:20:12…2nd M45
Pat O’Connor…1:20:35…3rd M45…new PB by 1m 25s
Mike McGrath…1:33:36…3rd M55
Linda Cussen…1:38:29…Just back from injury, Linda finished 32nd woman overall.
Elaine Guinane…1:38:50
Lisa Boland…1:45:38…9th F45
Grellan McGrath…1:49:48…1:50 pacer…..after doing the 36 mile Ballyhoura Mountain Trail Ultra the previous day
John Desmond…1:49:50…1:50 pacer…

The annual Cheetah Run in Fota Wildlife Park is coming up on Thursday the 19th of May 2016. The park has changed somewhat in the last year with the opening of the new Asian Sanctuary. As a result, the course has been changed from 4 miles to 5kms. This will allow participants to run through nearly every part of the park without the problems of slower runners getting lapped.

There is a limit of 900 entries for the 5k race and the age limit is 16 and above.

Entries will open on Thursday the 28th of April.

Entry link…10am…The first batch of 450 entries sold out in about an hour. The next batch are available from 7pm.

Entry link…7pm… http://www.active.com/cork-cork/running/distance-running-races/cheetah-run-entry-2-2016

Status : 7:05pm…Entries are now open. 37 gone.
7:15pm…204 gone.
7:18pm…260 gone.
7:28pm…304 gone.
7:47pm…345 gone.
8:08pm…358 gone.
8:20pm…378 gone.
8:38pm…396 gone.
8:48pm…410 gone….just 40 places left.
8:57pm…34 places left.
9:10pm…26 places left.
9:16pm…16 places left.
9:25pm…12 places left.
9:28pm…8 places left.
9:46pm…4 left.
9:54pm…Entries are now closed.

More details on our race page… https://eagleac.net/race-cheetah-run-fota-wildlife-park/

There will also be a one mile race for juveniles on the night at 7:15pm. Entries for that open on the 5th of May.

Well done to club member Ed Fitzgerald who has just completed the Athletics Ireland Level 1 coaching course. Ed now joins the growing number of coaches and mentors within the club.

Members from various local clubs attending the course. Photo: Chris Regan

More information about coaching courses can be found on the Athletics Ireland website.

If any more members are interested in attending a coaching course then contact John Desmond. The club will pay all the costs.

The club has just received a ‘Thank You’ note from Carrigaline Meals-On-Wheels for the €400 donation that was made from proceeds of the Carrigaline 5 mile road race last February.

This is a new event in Dingle, Co.Kerry with a series of three races in three days…a 5k on the Friday, a 10k on the Saturday and a 10 mile on the Sunday.

In the 10k race on Saturday morning, Deirdre Nagle won her second race in a week when she finished first!

After the 10k…Deirdre Nagle, Elaine Guinane and Tim McCarthy

On what was a hilly 10k course, Deirdre won in a time of 38:34. Elaine was 44:43 with Tim taking it ‘easy’ in 45:45.

In the 5k race the previous evening, Elaine had finished 3rd in a time of 21:55 on what was a very hilly tough course. Tim finished in 8th in a time of 21:12.

On Sunday, Elaine was our sole representative and finished 2nd in the 10 mile race! The course was another hilly one and Elaine’s time was 1:16:23.

Tim McCarthy …8th in the 5k

A total of 20 Eagle AC members took part in the Ballintotis 4 mile road race on Thurs 21st Apr 2016, the first evening race of the Summer season. As well as numerous personal bests being recorded, five members got into the category prizes.

Chris Bristow, Vincent O’Sullivan & Damian Kenneally just after their warm up for the race

28 Damian KENNEALLY Eagle AC M 22:56
29 John O’CALLAGHAN Eagle AC M45 23:02…3rd M45
46 Vincent OSULLIVAN Eagle AC M 24:05
48 Colin OHERLIHY Eagle AC M45 24:07
53 Kevin GEARY Eagle AC M 24:16
74 Glenn KENNEALLY Eagle AC M40 24:59
75 Christopher BRISTOW Eagle AC M 25:03
85 Eileen O’CALLAGHAN Eagle AC F40 25:18…2nd F40

Eileen O’Callaghan 2nd F40 while brother John was 3rd M45

104 Patrick WALSH Eagle AC M 25:47
112 Richard PIOTROWSKI Eagle AC M65 26:10…1st M65 
165 Derek COSTELLO Eagle AC M45 27:33
185 Mick DOOLEY Eagle AC M50 27:55
214 Noel O’CONNELL Eagle AC M55 28:35
227 Bernadette LEE Eagle AC F40 28:54
228 Karen BEVAN Eagle AC F35 28:48
242 Ken HIGGS Eagle AC M65 29:08…2nd M60

Ken Higgs 2nd M60 & Richard Piotrowski 1st M65

250 Andrew O’FARRELL Eagle AC M60 29:16
308 Frances O’CONNOR Eagle AC F55 30:19…1st F55 
311 John MCCARTHY Eagle AC M 30:12
502 Carol Sinnott Eagle AC F35 33:21

Frances O’Connor…1st F55

Well done to club members Vincent O’Sullivan and Andrew Kelly who finished 2nd and 3rd in the Great Railway Run 10k race on Sunday the 17th of April.

Vincent O’Sullivan & Andrew Kelly approaching the finish line in Carrigaline

2 Vincent O SULLIVAN (669) 00:39:56 Open (2) Male (2)
3 Andrew KELLY (613) 00:40:42 Open (3) Male (3)

The 10k race started in Monkstown and finished in Carrigaline.

Vincent & Andrew in the mix from the start

No clubs were given in the results so it’s hard to pull out all of the other Eagle members who took part….especially when they’re not wearing their Eagle singlets! 😉

Guilty as charged

Report to be forwarded to the Disciplinary Committee.

🙂

Update :

Ken Higgs and Steve Chyrsanthou also took category prizes in the 10km. Clubs were not listed, but amongst those running were:
25km:
12 Colin O’HERLIHY (220) 01:44:11 Ages 40-49 (6) Male (12)
59 Damien MALONE (140) 01:57:13 Open (37) Male (54)
86 Finbarr LEHANE (125) 02:04:51 Open (50) Male (73)
142 Maeve COTTER (35) 02:15:52 Open (20) Female (30)
143 Fleur DIXON (51) 02:15:53 Open (21) Female (31)
146 Pat KING (113) 02:16:07 Ages 40-49 (32)Male (115)
171 Mairead LONERGAN (129) 02:21:10 Open (31) Female (45)
172 Helen MCKENNA (151) 02:21:10 Open (32) Female (46)

10km
2 Vincent O SULLIVAN (669) 00:39:56 Open (2) Male (2)
3 Andrew KELLY (613) 00:40:42 Open (3) Male (3)
7 Steve CHRYSANTHOU (535) 00:43:58 Ages 50-59 (1)Male (7)
8 Cathal TWOMEY (727) 00:44:15 Open (6) Male (8)
19 Ken Higgs (597) 00:47:38 Ages 60-69 (1)Male (17)
85 Seamus BRUTON (523) 00:57:36 Open (40) Male (55)

Well done to club member Deirdre Nagle who won the 2016 Castleisland 10 mile road race in Kerry on Sunday the 17th of April 2016.

18 Deirdre NAGLE (1237) 01:05:08 Senior Female (1)

Also well done to John O’Sullivan who recently transferred to the club…

22 John O’Sullivan (1666) 01:06:32 Senior  (10) Male  (21)