Well done to all the club members who turned up last night at the West Cork Summer League. We were lucky with the weather on the night as the heavy rain from earlier stayed away and the conditions were very good during the event and we saw some great performances. Once again the mixed relays at the end of the night were a great hit. During the event, Bandon A.C in association with the Warren family presented to the Cork County Athletics Board the “Chris Warren Perpetual Cup” which will be presented to the top Cork Junior club based on performances at the County Junior Track & Field Championships. This is a replacement for a cup which was first presented by the Warren family in the 70’s but was lost over the years and not presented for a number of years now. Chris Warren was a prominent member of Bandon A.C in the early years of the club and held the office of Chairman.

Photo’s by Kate Coveney – West Cork PRO

Summer League in Bandon Town Park at 7pm on Wed. Don’t forget that the next West Cork Summer League event is on in Bandon at 7pm on Wed. Events for u10, u12, u14, u16. Sprint, Distance race and 1 field event per age group. No pre-entry required, spectators and athletes pay €3 entry at the gate.

The first of the West Cork Summer League events is on this Friday night in Macroom at 7pm. Event is on in the Town Park, with plenty parking available nearby in the nearby Tom Creedon park which is just 2 mins walk away. If coming through the town, go over the bridge as if heading towards Killarney, couple of hundred yards over the bridge there is the park on the left, there will be stewards directing traffic.

Events for u9, u11,u13,u15,u17. There will be a sprint, distance race and 1 field event per age group and the night will finish with the usual mixed relays which are always a big hit. Just one note, Macroom traffic will be very busy at that time on a Friday night so please allow plenty of time.
€3 entry for athletes and spectators at the gate. All proceeds are going to The Aoife Lucey Fund which is a very worthwhile cause

Field Events on the night will be
B&G u9, Turbo Jav
B&G u11, Long Jump
B&G, u13,u15,u17 Shot Put

Well done to everyone who competed last weekend in the Munster juveniles in Ennis. A large number of medals were won by club members. Full results on Munster site

This weekend has the Irish Schools Track & Field Championships in Tullamore which is one of the best days of athletics action each year and expect this year to be no different. Wishing all the club members who have qualified to compete the best of luck on the day.

Cork City Marathon on Monday will once see a number of Bandon A.C and Bandon Fit4Life members taking part, so wishing that they all achieve the time they are looking for.

3 members of Bandon Athletic Club made the long trip to Glasgow recently via boat/bus to be part of the Irish Universities team which was taking part in an International Track & Field event against Scottish Universities at the Ayrshire Athletics Arena. Laura McSweeney won the womens Shot Putt breaking her own outdoor club record. Shane Howard won the Men’s Long Jump and Bobby Smith placed 4th in the Men’s Javelin. All very good performances which will give encouragement for the upcoming events closer to home!

Some photos

Best of luck to the club members who are heading to Ennis at the weekend for the u9-u13 Munsters.
Also best of luck to club members Laura McSweeney (Shot Putt), Bobby Smith (Javelin) and Shane Howard (Long Jump) who are part of the Irish Universities team competing against Scottish Universities in Scotland on Saturday.

Well done to everyone who competed yesterday in the Cork County Masters T&F Championships in CIT.

Results below and some photos from the day are here

Cork County Masters T&F Championships, CIT 22nd May

Once again, well done to Frank Stam for his work in compiling a list of club records and rankings.
The outdoor Junior/u23 and Senior women’s are now complete and the men’s should be ready shortly.
Any additional or corrections please contact Frank, his email is on the listings..

Club Records and ranking

A large number of club members have qualified to represent their schools in the Munster Schools Track & Field Championships on Sat in Waterford so wishing them all the best of luck.
On Sun afternoon, the Cork County Juvenile B Championships is taking place in CIT, this is for athletes who didn’t win an individual medal in the A Championships and can be important stepping stone for younger athletes so wishing them all the best of luck.
Also on Sun, Phil and Joan Healy will be in action at an international Track meeting in Mannheim in Germany, so wishing them the best of luck.

Cork Airport had its share of press photographers during the week with the arrival of the Star Wars crew for filming in West Cork but the real media storm will be this Sun as the world press descends on Cork. The Cork County Masters Track & Field Championships is being contested on Sun in the CIT and about a dozen of Bandon A.C. highly training and focused masters athletes will be in action. These are athletes at the peak of their physical powers with a steely determination to be successful as can be evidenced at training during the week. Comments such as “Ah, you’ll be grand” and “Will there be an ambulance on site?” were being used just to distract any spies in the camp as last minute fine tuning was being done.
Events get underway at 10am with the Hammer with the 200m and Long Jump starting at 10.30.
But all participating athletes are expected to be there much earlier to enable them complete their warmups!

Wishing everyone in action the best of luck.