The first East Cork cross country for juveniles will be hosted by St. Catherine’s A.C. and held in Aghern at 11:30am on Sun 23rd September. Men’s and Ladies Novice and Masters races will also be held at the same event. The following is the programme of races:

Girls/Boys under 10 (born 2003/2004) 1000m
Girls/Boys under 12 (born 2001/2002) 2000m
Girls/Boys under 14 (born 1999/2000) 3000m
Girls/Boys under 16 (born 1997/1998) 3500m
Girls under 18 (born 1995/1996) 4000m
Boys under 18 (born 1995/1996) 4500m

Ladies Novice,             4000m
Ladies Masters O/35, 4000m
Ladies Masters O/45, 4000m
Men Novice,                  6000m
Men Masters O/35,      6000m
Men Masters O/45,      6000m

Admission: Adults 6 euros,   juveniles 4 euros

This year St. Catherine’s A.C. will once again host the East Cork Schools cross country at the Conna Community pitch. The date will be Friday 28th September and the races will start at 11:00am sharp. There will be races for girls and boys born in 1999 to 2006 inclusive with the distances varying according to age.

The club will be seeking volunteers to help on the day from 10:30am to approx 1:30pm

 Sept 23rd East Cork (Even Age)    Conna
Oct 7th  County Cork (Even Age)    Castlelyons
Oct 14th County Cork (Uneven Age)   Carrignavar
Oct 21st Munster (Even Age)    Beaufort
Oct 28th County B (Uneven Age) Conna
Nov 4th  East Cork (Uneven Age)   Carrignavar
Nov 11th Munster (Uneven Age)   Co.Waterford
Nov 25th National (Even Age)    Co.Meath
Dec 2nd  Munster B           Co.Clare
Dec 9th  National (Uneven Age)   Thurles Racecourse
Jan 13th Munster Relays        Limerick Racecourse

Little Athletics for 5, 6 and 7 year olds has resumed at Conna pitch on Monday evenings, 7pm to 8pm. We will stay outside for the next few weeks and move indoors as the nights become darker.

Cross Country training for U9s and older has started at Conna pitch in preparation for the forthcoming cross country season. Training nights are Monday 7pm to 8pm, and Thursdays 7pm to 8pm.

Congratulations to Aoibhe O’Brien who recently competed in the National juvenile Track and Field championships  at Tullamore. Aoibhe has only started race walking this year but she has quickly found her stride and qualified for the U16 2000m race. Aoibhe is our first athlete to compete at National level in the Track and Fields.

Grange Fermoy will host their annual Open Sports on Friday 15th June at Colaiste an Craoibhin in Fermoy starting 6:30pm. This is a great chance to take part in a local and friendly competition and a fine way to prepare for the Triangular event hosted by our own club on 19th May.