Well done to all the athletes who competed last week in the Munster Championships in Ennis.
Full results on Munster site
Munster u9-u13
There will be a large number of Bandon AC athletes and coaches heading to Ennis this weeekend for the Munster u9-13 Track & Field Championships.
Wishing them all the best of luck.
Timetable etc is on the Munster site
Best of luck to students
Best of luck to any of the Bandon A.C members who are starting state exams today
Cork City Marathon
Best of luck to all the 9,000 participants and in particular the Bandon ac runners taking part in tomorrowβs cork city marathon, half marathon, relay inter services and youth relay teams.
Kevin Wilmot
Schools Results
Well done to all the athletics in action at the Schools All Ireland today in Tullamore.
Among the medalists were Colin Kingston, Erin Kingston, Sally Smith, Bobby Smith and James French, while the Bandon Grammar School won the Intermediate Boys relay.
Full results on AAI site
Internationals
At the IFAM International Flanders in Belgium on Sat, Phil Healy and Joan Healy will be competing in the 100m and 200m sprints and they are among the members of the Irish Senior Womens relay team who will be in contesting the 4x100m.
While also on Sat Patrick McSweeney will be competing in the Shot Put as part of the Irish Universities team in Grangemouth, Scotland against the Scotish Universities team.
Wishing Phil, Joan and Patrick the best of luck.
Schools All-Ireland
One of the highlights of the athletics calendar every year is the All-Ireland Schools Track and Field Championships and I’m sure this year will be no different.
There will be a number of club members in action for their schools next Sat in Tullamore with Bandon Grammar School having a large number of participants in action. Also represented will be Colaiste na Toirbhirte and St Brogans.
Wishing all the best of luck.
Timetable and some additional info is on Munster schools site
Upcoming events
Best of luck to all the teams in action tomorrow at the County relays in the CIT tomorrow.
Also on tomorrow will be the County B Track & Field Championships, so best of luck to anyone competing in that also.
At the AAI Games in Santry, Phil Healy, Mark O’Sullivan, Shane Howard and Rachel Roche will be in action so wishing them all the best of luck.
Best of luck also to Roisin Howard who will be competing in the England Athletics Senior Outdoor Combined Events in Bedford.
Recent Road Races
Emer Casey 10k race Sunday May 18th
David Craig was the only Bandon AC member running in this 10k race finishing in 36.19 in 13th place. This was a big p.b for him beating heβs next fastest time by 49 seconds.
Cheetah 4 mile road race Run Fota Wildlife Park Thurs 15th May 2014
There was a big turn out of Bandon runners for this race which sold out in just a few hours. The course was several loops within the park and one larger loop outside by Fota House. It was a great evening for running with blue skies and sunshine and all the Bandon athlete’s ran fast evening tho the Cheetah were locked up. For a full list of results and photos go to the running in cork blog.
Report by Kevin Wilmot