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Welcome to the East Cork Athletics Club website. The club is affiliated with the Athletics Association of Ireland(AAI) and is based in Midleton, east of Cork City and we have members from all over the East Cork area. We have male and female members who participate in cross country, track & field and road running at adult level. We cater for all standards from Novice, Intermediate and Senior level.
The club colours are maroon vest with East Cork AC in white lettering.
Club News..............
Corkbeg Road Race 5th July
May 13th Sorry about the delay in updating the website,was having a few technical issues with the website.
Its being a busy few week for East Cork athletes with the East Cork Track and Field C/ship and Road C/ship taking place. In the Senior men's 5000m, Frank Hayes won the race with Eric Meade claiming the bronze medal. On the second day of the c/ships there was another victory for an East Cork athlete, with Conor Tierney winning the 1500m.
The Road C/ship were held on the usual tough Ballynoe course on the 26th April. It proved a very successful night for Eadaoin O Neill when winning her first race in East Cork colours and claiming the East Cork title for the 2km race. In the men's 5 mile race, Frank Hayes made it back to back victory's when winning the race for the second year in a row. The team claim team honours as well when winning the team title. The team consisted of Eric Meade in 6th place, Frank O Carroll 7th, David O Dwyer 9th and Denis Mc Carthy 11th.
Also for any athletes going training in Walshtown, i am sorry to say that the original lap of the wood is gone. However the piece of the lap that is gone has been replaced by another path so you can still do a lap around the woods which is close to 4 miles.
Congratulations to Fergus and Chitra Meade on the birth of their baby boy recently.
April 17th One athlete made the trip to Dublin for the Great Ireland Run which also incorporated the National 10k Road Championships. There was some big athletes taking part with current Olympic Champion Kenenisa Bekele setting a World leading time over the course. James Mc Carthty finished in 17th place and was 7th Irish man home with a new pb time of 31.15.
Also on Sunday, Tim O Donoghue proved he is getting back to form by winning the Claragh Mountain race in Millstreet over a testing 7km course. This was his second win in two days, after winning 53 Degrees North Wicklow Adventure Race (WAR) race in Wicklow on Saturday. It comprised of hill running, cycling and kayaking. In the ladies section Eibhlin Cleary competed & ran a great race to finish in third place.
Another date for the diary is the East Cork Road Championship's which will be held in Ballynoe on 26th April.
See ye all in Ballintotis on Thursday evening.
April 9th The next big race on the club scene is our own 4 mile road race in Ballintotis on April 19th, which is also the start of the Summer evening races. This race is being held in conjunction with the local community. This year the race HQ will be their new community centre which is located next to the Church. The race starts at 8pm with entries being taken from 6.30pm. Any Club athletes who are not running are asked to help out on the night. There is a preview on the Cork running blog: http://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2012/04/race-noticeballintotis-4-mile-road-race.html
In other news, Midleton AC Juvenile are hosting a Table Quiz on Monday 23th April at 8pm in Wallis' Bar
March 27th The sun was shining brightly on the athletes at the Munster Master Road Championships held in Butlerstown, Co Waterford. East Cork had another good day with many medals being won. Frank Hayes continued his good form to finish in third place, which placed him second in the O40 category. Making a racing return was Donnacha O'Mahony who finished in 6th and won the O45 category. Conor Tierney, in his first master's race, finished in 11th place. Making a comeback from injury was Eric Meade, who finished in 26th place and Denis Mc Carthy was the fourth man of the team in 39th place. Frank, Donnacha, Eric and Denis were part of the O40 team that won silver medals in the team contest. Well done to our near neighbours, Youghal, who won the team title. Frank and Donnacha were part of the Cork team which easily won the Inter County title.
Well done to Diarmuid Collins, running in the colours of NUIG, who finished second in the Inter Varsity's mountain running Championships in Glendalough.
March 22nd
The East Cork team that won the Munster Senior Road team title at Inniscarra.
L to R: James Mc Carthy, Conor Tierney, Roy Fahy, Frank Hayes
March 12th It was another successful day for the club when winning the Munster Senior Road team title which was held at Inniscarra on Sunday, the 12th of March, on a rather tough hilly course. The team were led home by James Mc Carthy who claimed individual honours by winning the Munster Senior Road Race Championship, for the 3rd year in a row. Next man home was Roy Fahy in 10th place. Finishing closely together were Frank Hayes in 22nd place and the fast finishing Conor Tierney in 30th place. This gave the team a total of 63 points to easily claim the team title. James, Roy and Frank were part of the Cork team that also claimed Gold in the Inter County Competition. Frank was also part of the Cork Novice team that won Silver in the Inter County team event.
On Saturday, we had two athletes representing their college's in the Varsity Cross Country which was hosted by Waterford IT. Eadaoin O Neill representing UCC was part of the scoring team that finished fourth just missing third by four points. Diarmuid Collins representing NUIG ran well to finish in 31st place in the men's race.
Also congratulations to Midleton CBS on winning the Minor Boys Team Title at the Aviva Schools Cross Country, held in Galway on Saturday. They were led home by Ferghal Curtin who ran a great race to finish in First place.
Below is a list of PROVISIONAL dates for the County Graded Track and Field league to be held throughout the summer.
01-May
Tues
19:30
Cork AAI T&F League Rd 1
Vars
CIT Track
13-May
Mon
19:30
Cork AAI T&F League Rd 2
Vars
CIT Track
06-Jun
Wed
Cork AAI T&F
CIT Track
22-Jun
Fri
Cork AAI T&F League Rd 4
Vars
CIT Track
15-Jul
Sun
14:30
Cork AAI T&F League Rd 5
Vars
CIT Track
29-Jul
Sun
14:30
Cork AAI T&F League Rd 6
Vars
CIT Track
12-Aug
Sun
14:30
Cork AAI T&F League Rd 7
Vars
CIT Track
26-Aug
Sun
14:30
Cork AAI T&F League Rd 8
Vars
CIT Track
March 6th A cool, dry but clear day greeted the runners for the 35th Ballycotton 10 on Sunday last the 4th of March. A slight headwind faced the runners on the way out but this was behind them on the way home. It was another well orgainsed and well run race by Ballycotton Running Promotions and all their volunteers on the day. There was a good number of East Cork athletes taking part in this famous road race. For some it was their first experience of the race, for more it was now a familiar race on the calendar while for John Walshe it was his 35th time taking part in the race. A few athletes set new PB's for 10 miles over the Ballycotton course and added their names to the list of East Cork athletes under the 60mins barrier for 10 miles. James Mc Carthy finished in third place and was the first East Cork athlete to finish in the top three since John Kearney was third in 1999.
East Cork AC finishers in the 35th Ballycotton 10 James Mc Carthy 51.11 Frank O Carroll 56.49 John Lynch 59.20 Kenneth Kelleher 59.34 Conor Tierney 61.12 Ian O Sullivan 61.16 Denis Mc Carthy 64.39 Brendan Brice 65.08 Paul Cleary 71.49 Eadaoin O Neill 75.01 Phil Mc Grath 75.03 John Walshe 79.31 Eibhlin Cleary 81.50 Samantha O Keeffe 88.53 Sean O Keeffe 88.54
February 27th The National Inter Clubs Cross Country were held in Santry on Sunday last. Even though it was cross country it was held on very dry underfoot conditions. Unfortunately we were unable to have a team competing but we still had three athletes representing us. Sean Mc Grath finished strongly to come in 14th place. Next man across the line was James Mc Carthy in 17th place. Diarmuid Collins ran a consistent race to finish in 46th place. It should be noted that only seven Cork athletes ran in the race, East Cork's three and four from Togher. Also running in Clonliffe colours, Carrignavar's Brian Mc Mahon finished fourth in the race.
Congratulations to David and Sonia O Dwyer on the birth of their baby boy, Sean.
With the Ballycotton 10 mile road race taking place next weekend, an extensive search of past results was carried out to get a list of the top 50 performances by East Cork athletes in the race. It could also be a list of club athletes under the magical 60 minute barrier for 10 miles.
East Cork AC Ballycotton 10’ Top Performances
47.58Liam O Brien1988
49.59Gerry Wallace1988
50.02Donnacha O Mahony1996
50.19John Kearney1996
50.52Garreth Barry1995
51.05Bryan Meade1988
51.11 James Mc Carthy 2012 51.32Denis Mc Carthy1986
51.32Martin Drake1991
51.53Sean Mc Grath2009
51.54Eric Bergin1990
52.07Fergus Meade2009
52.30Roy Fahy2005
52.40 Tom Owens1989
52.48Seamus Hartnett1986
53.25Eric Meade2000
53.57Chris O Brien1991
54.08Paul Mulholland1986
54.08Frank Cashman1991
55.03David Daly1990
55.15 Seamus Casey1990
55.18Padraig O Gorman1992
55.21 Freddie Walsh1992
55.22GeorgeWalsh1990
55.28Roy Collins(U19)1987
55.32Tommy Hartnett1993
56.09Brendan Foley1987
56.21Patrick O Connor(U19) 1988
56.31Ray Foley1988
56.35Brian Hegarty2009
56.49 Frank O Carroll 2012 56.52Ian O Sullivan1996
56.56John Walshe1988
57.02Willie Cronin1987
57.14Ronnie Wilkinson1989
57.18Jim Curtin1987
57.25Tim Twomey1995
57.27Vincent Downing1990
57.35 Diarmuid Collins2010
58.07Michael Harty2003
58.40Conor Tierney2011
58.58Tim Mahony2006
59.01Tom Walsh(U19)1987
59.07Pat Moyter1992
59.18Alan O Reilly2010
59.20 John Lynch 2012 59.25Moss Kearney(U19)1989
59.30Pat Smith2006 59.34 Kenneth Kelleher 2012
59.42Frank Hayes2007
59.52David O Dwyer2008
59.56Barry Moran1987
February 25th
Former club member Catherine Carroll has asked us to let you know that in the New Year she opened East Cork Physical Therapy & Wellness Centre in Killeagh.
She is offering a club discount of 20% to all AAI clubs - the discounted rate is 40Euro for a full hours treatment. Also, with her opening offer until 31 Dec 2012 every 6th treatment is FREE.
Also as a special offer for the week before and week after Ballycotton 10 2012, treatments are available at a rate of 35E. So if any athletes want the extra edge in preparation or recovery before or after the race, please call or text or an appointment.
Treatments available are:
- Remedial and Sports Injury Therapy - Deep Tissue Massage - Holistic Massage - Chinese Deep Tissue Cupping (From March) - Reiki (From April)
Her sports injury therapy background includes working with Munster Rugby, Cork Constitution RFC, Cork County Team hurlers and footballers. She also works extensively with athletes and triathletes, as an avid runner herself!
Evening appointments available, appointments taken by call or text (087 9698778)
February 19th Recently at AAI National Masters Cross Country, we had two athletes competing. In the women's master race Katleen O Brien had another good race to finish in second place in the W65 catgory and winning a national silver medal. Katleen was also part of the Cork team which won the Over 50 Inter County title. In the men's master race Denis Mc Carthy finished in a creditable 18th in the M45 category.
With just one race left in the cross country season, attention will now turn to the road race C/ship. First race on is the Munster Novice and Senior Road C/ship which will be held at a Cork venue on the 11th March. On the 25th March the Munster Master road will be held at a Waterford venue.
January 24th It was a busy weekend for East Cork athletes, with Frank Hayes and Katleen O Brien receiving awards from the County Board in recognition of representing Ireland in the past year. Congratulations to both athletes.
On Monday the club were presented with an award from the Cork City Sports in recognition of winning the County Senior Cross Country team title for the ninth year in a row
The winning teams were: 2011: Sean McGrath, James McCarthy, Fergus Meade, Frank Hayes. 2010: Sean McGrath, James McCarthy, Diarmuid Collins, Frank Hayes. 2009: Sean McGrath, James McCarthy, Donnacha O Mahony, Diarmuid Collins. 2008: Sean McGrath, James McCarthy, Donnacha O Mahony, Frank Hayes. 2007: James McCarthy, Roy Fahy, Donnacha O Mahony, Sean McGrath. 2006: Fergus Meade, James McCarthy, Donnacha O Mahony, Sean McGrath. 2005: Sean McGrath, Donnacha O Mahony, Eric Meade, Frank Hayes. 2004: Donnacha O Mahony, Fergus Meade, Roy Fahy, Eric Meade. 2003: Donnacha O Mahony, Fergus Meade, Eric Meade, Martin Drake.
January 19th
The East Cork Squad prior to the Munster Senior Cross Country Back row: Sean McGrath, Kenneth Kelleher, Frank O Carroll, Denis McCarthy, Frank Hayes Front row: Roy Fahy, James McCarthy
January 16th It was another sucessful day for the club at the Munster Senior Cross Country with the club winning the team title for the NINTH year in a row. It was held in Beaufort, Co.Kerry on a flat course with just a few muddy gaps to run through. Leading the team home was James McCarthy in second place. He was closely followed by Sean McGrath in fourth place. Packing well together was Kenneth Kelleher and Frank Hayes in 21st and 23rd place. Backing up the team was Roy Fahy in 30th, Frank O Carroll in 38th and Denis McCarthy in 40th. James, Sean, Frank and Roy were scoring members of the Cork team that won silver medals.
January 9th The Munster Indoor Champioship were held in Nenagh on Sunday and for once it was not to cold in the typical ice shed.
In the men's 3000m East Cork had three athlete's competing.James McCarthy came with a late sprint finish to win the race in a time of 8.40. Sean McGrath battled back to claim third position with a time of 8.50. Running his first race indoors Frank O Carroll finished in 8th place with a time of 9.37. In the master's race, Denis McCarthy ran a consistent race to finish 2nd in the O/45 category with a time of 10.17. In the men's 1500m, Conor Tierney running his first race indoors, ran 4.47.
There are provisional results on the munster athletics website but there are a few errors in them.
January 3rd The fixture calender for 2012 can now be viewed on the fxtures page. If there are any inaccurancy please let me know. I will also update it throughout the year. For entries of c/ship races the deadline's are -For Counties 1 week before date of event -For Munster's 2 week before date of event -For National's at least 3 weeks before date of event 2009 New Archive
