Well done to Liam Fleming on his successful launch last Friday night of his book “Champions Past and Present” (A brief sporting and political history of cork athletics). Olympian Robert Heffernan and representatives of the County Board, West Cork Board and local politican’s were presented with copies of the book.

For anyone who missed it on the night, the book will be available in local book shops in the coming weeks and can also be purchased from Liam by contacting him at fleming.liam1@gmail.com

Some impressive performances by club members in the Munster Juvenile Indoor Championships in Nenagh over the weekend.
Among the medal winners; Ella Nicholson 2nd u16 60m and 1st Long Jump, Laura McSweeney 1st u19 Shot Putt, Fiona Duggan 2nd u18 Shot Putt, Fintan O’Shaughnessy 2nd U19 Long Jump, James French 1st u16 Shot Putt, Bethany Haigh 1st U16 1,500m, Bella Sherlock 2nd U17 1,500m, Moira Barrett 3rd u14 High Jump, Erin Kingston 1st U16 Shot Putt.

Well done to all who took part, full results on Munster Site

Congrats to Laura McSweeney who was has been selected as part of the Pro Sport Europe Throws squad.
More info on AAI site

Best of luck to all the Bandon athletes who will be heading to Nenagh for the Munster u14-u19 Indoor Championships on the 22nd/23rd.

List of Bandon entries.

The athletes or parents of athletes should be know when their event(s) are scheduled and allow for the fact that the event could be brought forward so need to be paying attention to the running order on the day also.
Timetable is available here
Munster Competition Booklet from 2012 is here, most of the rules and regulations would be unchanged for Juvenile indoor except for u16-u18 girls now throwing the 3kg shot.
For anyone who might be traveling to Nenagh for the first time next weekend the map from Athletics Ireland might be assistance
Basically, if coming from Limerick, go straight through the town taking the Thurles road. The track is first right after the hospital.
See Parking Information for Nenagh Indoor arena here.

Fri 22nd of Feb will see club member Liam Fleming launch his book on the history of athletics in Cork from 1873 to 2012. This will be a fantastic reference for anyone interested in athletics or even just the history of Cork in that time. A considerable effort has gone into the book and it would be great if club members could make an effort to turn out on the night to support the launch.
The launch is being held in the Munster Arms Hotel at 8pm on Fri 22nd and the book “Cork Champions, Past and Present (A brief sporting and political history of Cork Athletics)” will officially be launched by Olympian Robert Heffernan.

(full cover)

Entry for the Bandon Half Marathon and 10k is now open and runners have the opportunity to avail of a reduced entry entry for both races.
Entry up to March 31st is €20 for the Half Marathon and €12 for the 10k.

To enter either race you enter online by clicking on the logo below.

More info on Half Marathon Web Site

In the National Senior Indoors in Athlone there was 4 members of the club in action.
Roisin Howard was 6th in the Long Jump and in the 60m Hurdles and her brother Shane was also 6th in the men’s Long Jump.
Ronan Duggan contested the 1500m and narrowly missed out on qualifying for the final.
Mark O’Sullivan competed in the 3,000m and finished in 15th place.
Well done to all four.