A relatively quiet week this time round…maybe everyone was watching the European Championships ;o)

Coachford 5 Mile : This race was on Fri 15th of Aug and as far as we can see, four members took part.
9 533 M Joe Murphy 32.19
11 567 M Mike McGrath 33.01
17 566 M Denis Looney 34
78 523 F Bernadette Looney 41.42
Results

Race Report on the Coachford 5M From Mike McGrath : Confusion reigned at the start of this race as some pre-race on line and road side notices advertised the Race with a 7pm start time and others with a 7.30pm commencement. Unfortunately a few runners and walkers were caught out as the race set off at 7pm but this proved to be the only negative for what was a great event on a lovely Summer evening.

With all proceeds of the race going to Suicide Awareness it was encouraging to see over 215 runners and walkers compete in the event.Whilst not a flat course this was a testing race with a couple of nice inclines one of which you encountered in the first half mile.The course surface was perfect for running and could certainly deliver a few PB’s for those willing to chase them !

Expertly marshaled throughout ,the route was traffic free with a much needed traffic detour being organised at Dripsey so that the runners and walkers enjoyed a congestion free journey through this picturesque village.

With a fantastic spread of tea /coffee cakes and goodies at the finish for all ,the local community rallied to delivery what has become a great annual event.For those seeking category prizes this race will disappoint as only those in places 1st,2nd,and 3rd male and female were honoured ,something perhaps for Race Organisers to review if they are interested in increasing their numbers !

A lovely community based event, expertly organised and executed in the home town of Olympian Olive Loughnane who competed on the night, on a challenging route but one the author will certainly return to in 2015 ! Take a bow Coachford Community !

Knocknagree 1 mile race : This was organised by the Kerry club Gneeveguilla AC in Knocknagree in NW Cork on Fri 15th Aug. We had one member taking part..
7 226 Ciarán Bouse Eagle Ac SnrM 04:54

Route2Crook 5 mile : Just two days after his run in Knocknagree, Ciarán Bouse was back in action at the Route2Crook 5 mile road race between Goleen and Crookhaven in West Cork on Sunsay. Ciarán’s time of 30:00 saw hime take third place overall.
3    0:30:00    BOUSE, Ciaran    Eagle AC    M    05:59.9
Results

Clonmel Half-Marathon : This was on Sunday the 17th of Aug and we had one member taking part…
141 JOHN SCANNELL EAGLE A C 526 M45 01:36:54 01:36:43

Curraghchase 10k : This 10k race was held in the scenic Curraghchase National Park in Limerick on Sunday 17th of Aug. Elaine Guinane was the 5th woman home in a time of 44:51 out of a field of 632 finishers.
39 618 Elaine Guinane female 00:44:51

Rebel Run4Fun 5k : This 5k in Ballincollig was held on Sunday the 17th of August. Sandra Manning was the second woman home while Caroline Kilty was the third.
9 20:35 238 F 2nd Sandra Manning
10 20:53 278 F 3rd Caroline Kilty

Another busy few days with plenty of members in action at various races. See the results below including a race report from Mike McGrath.

Cloyne 5k : The very popular Cloyne 5k road race on Wed 6th Aug attracted a huge field of 600 runners. The club had 9 members taking part.
9 Alan O Brien Eagle AC M MS 16:47
12 John O Callaghan Eagle AC M M40 17:18

John O’Callaghan…17:18 in the Cloyne 5k. Photo : Doug Minihane

16 Eric Browne Eagle AC M MS 17:41
37 Paul Cotter Eagle AC M MS 18:20
38 Damien Kenneally Eagle AC M MS 18:21
75 Mike McGrath Eagle AC M M50 19:39
147 David Speight Eagle AC M M40 20:55
210 Deirdre OCALLAGHAN Eagle AC F F40 22:43
314 Nora Corcoran Eagle AC F F35 25:10
Full results

Mike McGrath in Cloyne

Race Report Cloyne 5K August 6th by Mike McGrath : This race is fast becoming one of the best and most popular 5K races in Cork. A few miles from Midleton en route to Ballycotton the entire local community assist on the night acting as Stewards, directing parking, ensuring that all 600 runners and spectators enjoy their visit to their village. Unlike a lot of other races parking, registering and moving around this event is so easy and is one certainly to run if you have not done so to date !

The route is flat , very fast and on a good mix of paved street and county roads which are closed for traffic & makes for a great circuit for running. A PB is certainly on the cards if you are in good form and with a nice down hill stretch to the finish outside the Community Centre you should have no excuses here !

A great spread of tea /coffee sandwiches and cakes and a goody bag awaits in the Community Centre so for €10 this race represents great value. With the aid of chip timing full results are pinned on the walls for inspection within 20 mins of the winner crossing the line ! Awesome organisation !
Whilst I was not in the category prizes I was delighted with my visit to Cloyne on this lovely balmy summer nite and am already planning a return in 2015

Shanagarry 5k : This was on Thurs 7th of Aug and had a field of 58 runners. Cathal Twomey was our only member present…
25    0:22:00    TWOMEY, Cathal    Eagle AC    M    07:04.7
Full results

GR8KM : The Galtee Runners AC GR8KM race in Mitchelstown was held on Friday the 8th of Aug with 282 runners. Five Eagle AC members took part…
17 Derek O Keefe Eagle AC M40 136 29:41
41 Denis Carroll Eagle AC M50 33:02
55 Alan Hackett Eagle AC M35 33:48
134 Trish Bruton Eagle AC F45 39:00
156 Seamus Bruton Eagle AC M45 40:51
Results

National Half-Marathon : The Rock ‘n’ Roll Half-Marathon in Dublin on Monday the 4th of August also doubled up as the National Half-Marathon. Keith Sexton made the journey to Dublin for this one finishing 21st in the M45 age category.
21 1121 01:37:31 Keith Sexton Eagle A.C. MM45-49

Streets of Galway 8k : The Streets of Galway 8k was on Sat 9th of Aug and attracted a huge field of 2319 runners. Our sole representative was Denis Carroll…
170 772 CARROLL Denis Eagle AC M50 0:32:57 0:32:43

John Hartnett 10k : The John Hartnett 10k road race was held in Ballyhooley on Sun the 10th of Aug.
44 0:43:59 MANNING, Sandra Eagle AC F 07:04.6
67 0:47:56 TWOMEY, Cathal Eagle AC M 07:42.7
Results

Race Report on the 2014 Streets of Fermoy from Mike McGrath : Continuing with my 2014 Goal of participating in Races that I hadn’t undertaken before, I headed recently to Fermoy for the 3rd and final race in the 5K series in aid of the Fermoy Community Centre.

The route which starts in the Centre of the Town takes you up a pretty challenging incline up the main Street heading towards Cork City before turning right at the top of the town , rising again before bringing you through a small housing estate ! You then re-joined the main street and enjoyed a nice down line run to the finish at the Community Centre adjacent to the River. Not a route for a PB, but with a good surface,a circuit that will challenge you regardless of your level of running !

Just under a 100 runners taking part on the night in what was a very successful series with all the proceeds going towards the creation of a new dance studio in the Centre. A nice spread of tea,coffee and sandwiches including an excellent video of the entire race was shown before the prize giving ceremony.
A nice community based race at only €7, supporting a very worthy cause, a little too much traffic for my liking on the route but an event worthy of a return journey next year I hope!

Mike McGrath 1st 0 / 50

Conna 5k : This 5k race in NE Cork was on Thursday 31st July and two members were present.
17 19:22 RYAN, James Eagle AC M45 06:13.9
69 22:10 O’CONNOR, Adelle Eagle AC F40 07:07.9

The full results can be seen HERE

Kinsale Regatta 5 mile : This was on Friday the 1st of August and 10 members took part.
11 Ciaran Bouse Eagle AC MSnr 28.57
30 David O’Callaghan Eagle AC M45 32.09
37 Tim McCarthy Eagle AC MSnr 32.31
51 Elaine Guinane Eagle AC F35 33.30 1ST O/35
72 John Quigley Eagle AC M60 35.20 2ND O/60
89 John McCarthy Eagle AC MSnr 36.44
91 Frances O’Connor Eagle AC F55 36.57 1ST O/55
129 Noella Carroll Eagle AC F40 39.21
141 Seamus Bruton Eagle AC M45 40.14
189 Ann Hayes Eagle AC F55 45.42

Eagle AC also took the mens first team prize….Ciaran Bouse, David O’Callaghan & Tim McCarthy

The full results can be seen HERE

The club has now set a new account on Flickr, the photo sharing website.  With roughly 180 members, there are no shortage of photos of Eagle AC runners in the multitude of races.

Derek Costello has very kindly offered to look after the admin side of the Flickr site so if you have any photos or queries, send Derek a message.

The new Flickr site can be found here… https://www.flickr.com/photos/125872653@N04/collections/

Some of the recent races that featured club members…

Ballincollig Run4Fun 5km : Congratulations to Sandra Manning, first lady home in the Ballincollig Park 5km held last Sunday the 27th of July. This was the first run in the Rebel Run4Fun 5k series in Ballincollig organised by the Cork Sports Partnership.

Sandra Manning…1st woman home in the Rebel Run4Fun 5k in Ballincollig

6 MANNING SANDRA 11 20:29 20:29 6:36/M Top Fin
8 TWOMEY CATHAL 82 21:07 21:06 6:49/M M
25 CORCORAN NORA 90 24:25 24:23 7:53/M F

Full results HERE

Ballynonty 10 mile : This 10 mile road race on Sunday 27th July was hosted by Ballynonty AC in Co.Tipperary. Every year, a number of Eagle athletes travel to this event and this year it was Gerard Down and John Desmond who made the trip. Gerard won the 2nd M55 prize.
38 1:09:06 DESMOND, John Eagle AC M50 06:54.5
45 1:13:18 DOWN, Gerard Eagle AC M55 07:19.7…2nd M55

Full results HERE

Gerard Down…2nd M55 in the Ballynonty 10m

Shannonvale 10k : This 10k race near Clonakilty on Friday the 25th of July and there were two Eagle AC members. Mary Cotter came within two seconds of being first in the F50 category while Don Keohane was 4th overall.
Don Keohane Eagle AC M40 36:50
Mary Cotter Eagle AC F50 55:50…2nd F50

Full results HERE

Ballinascarthy 10k : This 10k race between Bandon and Clonakilty was held on Friday the 4th of July. Three Eagle members took part.
4th Don Keohane Eagle AC 36:56

Don Keohane…4th in the Ballinascarthy 10k

24th Pat O’Connor Eagle AC 42:08
25th Neil MacKey Eagle AC 42:26

Full results HERE

Graded Track & Field League : The 6th leg of the Cork Graded Track & Field League was held at the CIT track on Monday the 28th of July. There were 3 Eagle AC members in the second 3000m race.
9 Damian Kenneally Eagle M 3000m 10:46.71
10 Pat O’ Connor Eagle M 3000m 11:09.13
13 John Quigley Eagle M 3000m 13:00.56

The full results of the meet can be seen HERE

A total of 39 Eagle AC members took part in this years Churchtown South 5 mile road race, the third race in the Ballycotton Summer Series.

12 0:28:22 CREEDON, Daithi Eagle AC M 05:40.3 9 12
15 0:28:46 O’CALLAGHAN, John Eagle AC M40 05:45.1 13 15

John O’Callaghan #13…28:46

38 0:30:35 COTTER, Paul Eagle AC M 06:06.9 39 38
40 0:30:39 LEHANE, Donnacha Eagle AC M 06:07.7 34 40
41 0:30:39 MULCAHY, Kieran Eagle AC M45 06:07.7 28 41
45 0:30:44 BOLAND, Ronan Eagle AC M50 06:08.7 603 45
47 0:30:50 O’HERLIHY, Colin Eagle AC M40 06:09.9 27 47
52 0:31:06 GLAVIN, Colm Eagle AC M40 06:13.1 50 52
69 0:31:53 SIEVEWRIGHT, Kevin Eagle AC M45 06:22.5 67 69
77 0:32:03 KENNEALLY, Damien Eagle AC M 06:24.5 60 77
81 0:32:10 O’CONNOR, Pat Eagle AC M45 06:25.9 681 81
86 0:32:23 GEARY, Kevin Eagle AC M 06:28.5 43 86
89 0:32:27 DESMOND, John Eagle AC M50 06:29.3 74 89
91 0:32:34 O’MAHONY, Roger Eagle AC M40 06:30.7 66 91
95 0:32:40 WATSON, Dave Eagle AC M 06:31.9 87 95
115 0:33:20 CARROLL, Denis Eagle AC M50 06:39.9 90 115
131 0:33:54 TWOMEY, Pat Eagle AC M60 06:46.7 534 131
166 0:34:51 GUINANE, Elaine Eagle AC F35 06:58.1 312 166
185 0:35:19 BYRD, Charlie Eagle AC M45 07:03.6 458 185

Charlie Byrd #458…35:19

228 0:36:32 O’CONNOR, Kevin Eagle AC M40 07:18.2 643 228
230 0:36:35 TWOMEY, Cathal Eagle AC M 07:18.8 198 230
238 0:36:49 MCCARTHY, John Eagle AC M 07:21.6 173 238
244 0:36:56 QUIGLEY, John Eagle AC M60 07:23.0 182 244
252 0:37:04 COTTER, Frank Eagle AC M50 07:24.6 465 252
255 0:37:07 BOLAND, Lisa Eagle AC F45 07:25.2 327 255
259 0:37:18 CUSSEN, Linda Eagle AC F 07:27.4 316 259
263 0:37:22 GALLAGHER, Mark Eagle AC M40 07:28.2 189 263
278 0:37:50 KIRWAN, Ita Eagle AC F45 07:33.8 626 278
321 0:39:01 MCGRATH, Donal Eagle AC M50 07:48.0 213 321
331 0:39:25 KELLEHER, Donal Eagle AC M40 07:52.8 180 331

Donal Kelleher #180…39:25

361 0:40:08 BRUTON, Patricia Eagle AC F45 08:01.4 340 361
373 0:40:41 O’DRISCOLL, Kevin Eagle AC M60 08:08.0 251 373
415 0:42:28 CORCORAN, Nora Eagle AC F35 08:29.4 364 415
416 0:42:38 BRUTON, Seamus Eagle AC M45 08:31.4 649 416
456 0:44:29 O’RIORDAN, Fiona Eagle AC F45 08:53.6 381 456
460 0:44:34 KEOHANE, Irene Eagle AC F40 08:54.6 390 460
478 0:45:27 SCANNELL, Paul Eagle AC M 09:05.2 169 478
562 0:51:54 BYRD, Kim Eagle AC F 10:22.6 632 562
563 0:51:55 BYRD, Thomas Eagle AC M55 10:22.8 633 563

Full results with overall positions and photos can be seen HERE

(Photos courtesy of Paudie Birmingham of Mallow AC)

The last two weeks have been a case of feast or famine. Last week, we had relatively few results and in the last week, we had members in no less than 6 races.

Donoughmore 7 Mile: This was on Friday the 18th of July.  This tough 7 Mile race took place last Friday night and 10 club members took part, with several taking category prizes:

11 Daithi Creedon Eagle AC M M35 41:48…2nd M35
38 John Scannell Eagle AC M M45 48:03
39 Neil Mackay Eagle AC M M40 48:06
58 Pat Twomey Eagle AC M60 00:49:24…2nd M60
66 Tim McCarthy Eagle AC M M35 50:14
78 Adelle O’Connor Eagle AC F F40 51:53…1st F40
87 John McCarthy Eagle AC M M35 52:40
97 John Quigley Eagle AC M M60 53:18…3rd M60

Cathal Twomey…53:49

103 Cathal Twomey Eagle AC M MS 53:49
168 Nora Corcoran Eagle AC F F35 1:00:08
199 Fiona O’Riordan Eagle AC F F45 1:03:34…3rd F45

Full results & photos can be seen HERE

Dingle Half-Marathon: This was on Saturday the 19th of July.  There was further Eagle victory at the opposite end of the country, with a first place finish for Aidan Thompson in the Dingle Half-Marathon held on Saturday. Aidan won the race in a time of 1:22:46

Keith Whyte Half-Ultra: This was on Saturday the 19th of July. And another podium finish! Congratulations to Eric Browne on his third-place finish in the 18 mile race in Courtmacsherry last Saturday. Eric Completed the race in a time of 2:04:02. John Dunleavy also took part in the same event and finished in 2:54:12

Eric Browne…3rd in the 18 mile race

3 » Eric Browne Eagle AC M 237 (2:04:00) 2:04:02
58 » John Dunleavy Eagle AC M 243 (2:54:12) 2:54:12

Results & photos HERE

Run Killarney Marathon and Half Marathon: This was on Saturday the 19th of July. A large contingent of Eagles travelled West last weekend to take part in the Run Killarney Marathon and Half Marathon events, the majority of whom were undertaking pacing duties! In the Full Marathon, Damien Coleman paced the 3:30 group, while Jo Fearon did 4:30 duties.

Damien Coleman #1126 pacing 3h30m in the marathon

20 Damien COLEMAN (1126) 03:29:30 03:29:30 Senior (12)
76 Joanne FEARON (1131) 04:29:42 04:29:30 Senior (7)

In the Half marathon, all but one of the pacers were from the club. We also had at least 7 other members taking part in the race (clubs not listed in results).

The 8 pacers at Molls Gap for the Half-Marathon start. With the exception of Mike Collins (#194) of BMOH AC in Clare, the rest of the pacing team was made up of Eagle AC members. Finbarr Lehane in his club singlet managed to get in on the shot as well :o)

22 Norman KELLY (2118) 01:28:46 01:28:42 Ages 40-49 (3)
28 Alan O’BRIEN (187) 01:29:25 01:29:23 Senior (22) (Pacer)
29 Ronan BOLAND (188) 01:29:29 01:29:27 Ages 50-59 (2) (Pacer)
101 John DESMOND (189) 01:39:46 01:39:37 Ages 50-59 (7) (Pacer)
103 Roger O’MAHONY (190) 01:39:50 01:39:41 Ages 40-49 (18) (Pacer)
138 June O’ SHEA (2185) 01:43:11 01:43:02 Senior (12)
140 Finbarr LEHANE (2623) 01:43:15 01:43:06 Ages 40-49 (22)
154 Ita KIRWAN (2330) 01:44:36 01:43:53 Ages 40-49 (6)
228 Elaine GUINANE (191) 01:49:46 01:49:35 Senior (30) (Pacer)
229 Alan HACKETT (192) 01:49:46 01:49:35 Senior (132) (Pacer)
261 Tracy COTTER (2390) 01:51:57 01:51:46 Senior (40)
328 Claudia PIEPER-KELLY(2117)01:57:19 01:56:37 Senior (56)
395 Conn DONOVAN (193) 01:59:45 01:59:25 Senior (188) (Pacer)
565 Karen BEVAN (2427) 02:16:17 02:16:04 Senior (223)

Results & loads of photos HERE

Banteer 5km: This was on Sunday the 20th of July. Well done to Ciarán Bouse, who finished in 6th position in this 5km race in a time of 17:51
6 Ciaran BOUSE M Eagle AC 00:17:51

The full results can be seen HERE