Disappointing number of Bandon athletes made the short trip to Dunmanway on Sun for the West Cork road races which were held in lovely sunshine.
Eamonn O’Donovan finished 2nd in Senior Men’s race and Tracey Payne finished 2nd the Senior womens race.
Photos and more details will be on the West Cork site
The first weekend of All-Ireland Juvenile indoor championshps were on in Nenagh this weekend.
First in action was Laura McSweeney at 10am on the Sat and she wasted no time in taking control of the U18 Shot Putt, eventually winning with a throw of 11.56m which was over 2m ahead of 2nd place. Also in action in the Shot Putt was Erin Kingston who finished narrowly outside the medals, in 4th place in the Girls u15. Kate Bernard ran a PB in the U14 60m sprint and finished 5th in the final
On Sun, Shane Howard was 5th in Boys U19 Hurdles while Cian Kingston was 4th in the Boys U13 Shot Putt.
Well done to all.
The first weekend of the All-Ireland Juvenile Indoor Championships is on this weekend in Nenagh and a number of club members will be making the trip. Wishing all those competing the best of luck.
A bit closer to home, the West Cork Athletics Board will be hosting its annual road races in Dunmanway on Sun 25th at 12noon. Info on the distances etc is on the West Cork web site.
The venue is the usual one on the Kilbarry Road, if coming from Bandon, take a left in the square, over the bridge and then take a right at the fork in the road, then right again. Start is just about 100m down that road. Approx location on google maps
A hugely successful parade was held in Bandon today with a large number of club members in attendance.
After the parade, the Leprechaun count had 1,260 in attendance in Bandon which put it over 100 ahead of Glenties in Donegal who were also going for the record. All this is subject to official confirmation but it appears that Bandon will earn its spot in the Guinness book of records thanks in part to the large number of Bandon A.C. members.
Well done to everyone involved in the parade and the world record attempt.
Club members (hopefully all dressed as leprechauns) are meeting in the car park of St Patrick’s Church at 1.45pm Sat for the parade.
Hoping to see a large and colorful turnout!
At the Munster Senior/Novice Road Race Championships today in Blarney there was some good performances from Bandon A.C. members
In the womens race, Carmel Crowley was 4th over the line and 3rd in the Senior Women category and helped the Cork team to Silver in the inter county competition.
In the mens race, George Waugh was also 4th over the line and he placed 2nd in the Novice Men’s category and helped Cork to Slver in the inter county competition.
Eamonn O’Sullivan was 42nd over the line and placed 28th in the Senior Men’s category
In Galway at the All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Championship Fiona Everard had a great in the minor race to earn herself a medal winning 6th place. Gerard Crowley ran a very strong race in the junior boys race and finished in 10th place. Aisling Everard also had an excellent run to finish 12th in the girls intermediate race. Louisa Keane and Ingrid Burns also competed very well on the day.
Well done to all.
Picture shows Ingrid, Lousia, Aisling, Fiona and Gerard with Bella Sherlock (Bandon Grammar Schools/Dohneys A.C.)
A number of additional photo’s from the recent club awards night have now been uploaded also.
Thanks to Sharon for these photos.
