Munster Juvenile inter county XC relays. Feb 7th 2016, Enniskeane, Cork.
In what can only be described as horrendous weather conditions, wind, rain, and bitterly cold, 13 Bandon AC athletes
represented Cork last weekend, in the XC munster relays, over 3 age groups, u10, u12 & u14. The course was a 500m loop. The loop consisted of a nice little drag up one side, running into a strong head wind, across the brow at the top, turning into a downhill, wind at your back, and one last little hill before the changeover to test those tired legs. The u10s each ran  a 250m leg while u12/14 each ran the 500m loop. Amy McCarthy, Aoibhinn McKeogh, Dara Walsh, Charlie Twomey & Adam Barry were on the u10 teams that both got Gold. Callum McCourt was on the u12 team that got bronze. Jane Buckley, Olivia Tuthill, Nicola Tuthill, Fionn Harrington, Ruairi Harrington, Peter Ronan & Rory Desmond were on the u14 teams with the girls getting Gold and the boys Bronze. Bandon was well represented, with all the athletes putting in sterling performances helping Cork to medals in every age group. Thanks to all the parents who left nice cosy fires to cheer the athletes on, it really was an endurance test for the supporters too. Thank you also to the Draper family, especially Matthew who brought out extra bales of straw for us to sit on! The shuttle bus on the day was also a great idea. Thank you to all concerned.

Report by Susan McCourt