There was a good turnout from the Club at the Ballycotton 10 mile road race on Sunday 21^st March.

This is one of the premier road races in the County attracting an entry of over 3,000 runners.   Tom Laffan was the first of the Bandon athlete to cross the line, finishing in 38^th position in a time of 58.28.  Kevin Wilmot finished in 57^th place with a time of 59.33 with Tim Lucey one place behind but with the same time.  Tim was the only prize winner from Bandon coming second O45.  Also competing for the Club were Fergus Wall, Joe O’Sullivan, Declan O’Halloran, Tom Sheehan, Phil Murphy, Vincent Goggin and Robert Merrick.  Louise Cavanagh, Elizabeth Barry, Margaret Crowley and Sheila Muckian competed in the women’s race.

Eric Stam and Joan Healy were acknowledged for their performances during the year by the Athletic Association of Ireland.  They were presented with their awards at the AAI Star Awards held in Arklow recently.  Upcoming events include the AAI Juvenile Indoor Championships which will be held in Nenagh on March 27^th and 28^th.  The Munster Masters Road Championships will be held on the Sunday of the same weekend at Rathkeale in Limerick.