Carmel Crowley ran a top class race to finish in second place at the Woodies DIY AAI Masters Cross Country Championships in Dublin on 6th February. Carmel finished the 4K course in a time of 17.42 beating Beijing Marathon Olympian Pauline Curley of Tullamore Harriers into third position. Conditions on the day were fairly muddy given the heavy rain in preceding days.

Timmy Harrington and Joan Healy were presented with awards for their achievements in 2010 at the recent Cork County Board Athletic Awards. Carmel Crowley was the recipient of the International Award. Phil Healy won the Munster Senior Indoors Award for her Indoor performance in 2010 at the Munster Athletics Awards ceremony held in Cahir.

Eric Stam won the Boys U18 AAI Indoor Combined Events Championships in Nenagh on 29th January. He competed as a guest the following day in the Leinster Junior Championships where competing in the Pole vault he cleared 2.08m. This equalled the vault of the Leinster winner and was a new championship best. Joan Healy won the 60m sprint at the AAI Games and Combined Events in Nenagh in on 23rd January. Róisín Howard won silver in Shot Putt and finished fifth in Long Jump. She also finished third in the Senior Women’s Combined Events. Ronan Duggan finished fourth in the Senior Men’s 1,000m and Phil Healy came second in the 200m B final.

Registration for the coming year is taking place and all athletes are required to pay their membership as soon as possible. Forms can be downloaded from the Club’s website www.bandonac.org. Fit 4 Life continues every Tuesday evening, meeting at Kelleher’s in Bandon at 8pm for walking, jogging and running.