Reminder for those doing Dublin Marathon 2012 – entry fee is currently €70 but increases to €80 after 5pm on Tuesday 31 July.
European Union Resident
before 17:00 I.S.T. July 31st 70 Euros
before 17:00 I.S.T. August 31st 80 Euros
before 17:00 I.S.T. October 1st 90 Euros
Rest of World – 90 Euros
Enter here
Best of luck with the training!
Denis Coughlan had a fantastic run in the 800m at the Morton Games on Wednesday when he ran a pb of 1.56.12. Denis was just beaten into second place in the race.
Congrats on a great run Denis!
Barretstown are looking for people running the Dublin Marathon to raise sponsorship for them. Here is some information they sent on:
Here is a link to information on their website Barretstown.org
At Barretstown we help to rebuild the lives of children affected by childhood cancer and their families, through a life changing programme of Therapeutic Recreation, which is entirely free of charge for families; food, accommodation, transport and medical expenses are included.
If you have a few minutes please have a look at our dvd here
You can contact Barretstown at bernie.connell@barretstown.org or phone 045 863134.
Cathal O Donovan ran another pb in the Carrigtwohill 5k on Wednesday, 18th July, 2012. On a nice evening Cathal ran 15.33 to finish third in a competitive race held on a testing course. John Meade was 5th while Cathal O Connell was 9th (1st M45) and Rob Patterson was 10th.
In the ladies race Geraldine O Shea was 4th and Michelle Nolan 5th.
There was a large Barr’s contingent on the night and well done to everyone who ran.
In the Donoughmore 7 mile race on Friday 20th July, 2012 John Meade was 2nd and Cathal O Connell 3rd while Michael Morgan was 5th and Dennis Lyons 10th.
In the ladies race Claire McCarthy was the winner in 42.12 with Karina Teahan finishing 3rd and Gillian Cotter 4th.
Well done to everyone who ran.
St Finbarr’s AC are pleased to announce that this year’s John Buckley St Finbarr’s AC Cork Half Marathon will take place on Sunday the 9th September 2012. The race will also incorporate the Cork and Munster Half Marathon Championships. The race head quarters will be the Blarney GAA club house, and the race will commence at 11.00.
Entries are now been taken for this event which will be run on a faster, flatter course than last year.
See course and full details under Half Marathon 2012 tab.
The fifth John Buckley Sports Graded T&F Meeting of 2012 takes place on Sunday, July 15th, 2.30pm at the CIT Track. The centre piece of the meeting is the 5000m. For the remainder of the graded league, the action moves from a Friday evening to a Sunday afternoon time slot with an extended schedule of T&F events.
The graded meetings are open to athletes of all levels of ability from any club. Entry is €5.00 on the day and you can do as many events as you like. What about the Relay?
Cathal O Donovan continued his brilliant recent form with a fantastic performance in this hard 5k. He ran a pb of 15.55 to win well on course with a nice hill that you have to tackle twice. This was Cathal’s 7th win in a row and he seems to be going from strenth to strength. Well done Cathal!
Cathal O Connell was 4th (3rd registered runner) home in his first race since his Cork Marathon performance and he followed this up with a 3rd place in the Corkbeg 4mile race the following evening!
With a large Barr’s contingent running on a warm evening there was a lot of category winners from the Barr’s so congrat’s to all of them and all other Barr’s runners!
For those of you who ran the 2 races so far here are the standings and results to date:
Name Club Cat Ballyandreen Shanagarry Overall Time
2 MEADE, John St. Finbarrs AC M 00:26:54 00:27:10 00:54:04
6 PATTERSON, Robert St. Finbarrs AC M 00:28:30 00:28:20 00:56:50
8 DEVINE, Ken St. Finbarrs AC M45 00:28:30 00:28:54 00:57:24
9 ARCHER, Tony St. Finbarrs AC M45 00:28:37 00:28:59 00:57:36
21 CURTIN, Martin St. Finbarrs AC M 00:29:51 00:29:47 00:59:38
25 HOULIHAN, Michael St. Finbarrs AC M 00:30:28 00:30:03 01:00:31
50 SARGENT, Fergal St. Finbarrs AC M 00:31:47 00:32:03 01:03:50
90 MCEVOY, Eamonn St. Finbarrs AC M55 00:35:29 00:33:11 01:08:40
99 O’NEILL, Trevor St. Finbarrs AC M 00:34:58 00:34:56 01:09:54
194 MURPHY, Austin St. Finbarrs AC M60 00:40:36 00:40:35 01:21:11
222 MANNING, Denis St. Finbarrs AC M40 00:44:20 00:45:37 01:29:57
8 HARTIGAN, Irene St. Finbarrs AC F 00:35:24 00:35:04 01:10:28
16 EIGHAN, Irene St. Finbarrs AC F 00:37:45 00:36:33 01:14:18
21 KELLY, Kathleen St. Finbarrs AC F35 00:38:06 00:38:30 01:16:36
28 CREEDON, Hilary St. Finbarrs AC F35 00:40:25 00:38:40 01:19:05
41 STAVROU, Amanda St. Finbarrs AC F50 00:41:40 00:41:42 01:23:22
46 MULCAHY, Mary St. Finbarrs AC F50 00:41:41 00:42:43 01:24:24
92 MCKENNA, Rita St. Finbarrs AC F40 00:47:12 00:46:04 01:33:16
Well done everyone! Best of luck in the next two!
The 1908 Olympic Games diverted to London when Rome came under financial pressure following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 1906. The European Stability Mechanism was unable to stabilise Vesuvius and the only course of action was a full bailout (from Italy). In contrast, Britannia was very much in the black, its coffers flush with the proceeds of its global (pink) property portfolio. And so, London was a shoe-in alternative; Rome would have to wait until 1960. A purpose build 68,000-seat stadium costing £40,000 was built in ten months at White City. The Games ran over a six-month period from April 27th to October 31st. The 1908 London Games were not only the longest in Olympics history, but almost certainly the wettest and perhaps the most contentious.
War played havoc with the Olympic schedule in the first half of the 20th Century. The 1916 Berlin Games were cancelled due to The Great War. The 1920 games were awarded as a mark of respect to war ravaged Belgium. Berlin was host in 1936 but the games were hijacked by the Nazi state propaganda machine. Tokyo was the host for 1940, but Imperial Japan invaded China in 1938 and the Tokyo authorities cancelled all construction work. Helsinki was chosen as alternative, but the Soviet Union invaded Finland in 1939. Under threat of a wider war, the 1940 Games were eventually shelved. London was awarded the 1944 Games, but World War Two intervened. In 1946, post-war London was confirmed as host city for the 1948 Olympics. Despite boycotts and political tensions, the games have thankfully kept to schedule ever since.
The 1948 Games were organised in a climate of severe austerity. War ravaged London was still subject to food rationing and bomb damage had left the city with a severe shortage of accommodation and facilities. Improvisation was the order of the day. By adding a temporary running track, Wembley Stadium was converted to an Olympic Stadium. Government and military facilities were requisitioned to accommodate visiting athletes and media. Nevertheless, with only two years of advance preparation, London managed to pull off a memorable Games conducted in the true spirit of amateur athletics.
How quickly time has passed since the 1995 IOC Session in Singapore, when a shortlist of five candidate cities was considered for the 2012 Games. Paris was seen as the favourite to secure the nomination. Moscow, New York and Madrid where eliminated in successive ballots. After the fourth ballot, the bid headed by former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe and then Mayor of London Ken Livingstone was declared the winner by four votes. There followed scenes of unbridled joy in London and abject despair in Paris. For the second time since Waterloo, a diminutive French leader had lost out to a rather eccentric Londoner of tenuous Irish ancestry. I imagine one of London’s main railway terminals will soon be renamed Singapore. C’est la vie mes amis! As of 2012, London will be the first city to have hosted three Olympic Games. The Games of the XXX Olympiad, aka London 2012, are scheduled to run from July 27th to August 12th. For those of you who couldn’t give a XXXX about London 2012, expect some serious disruption to your Corrie and Eastenders schedules.
The Olympic torch relay is scheduled to last 70 days covering a distance of about 8,000 miles. The torch bearer selection process was announced in 2011 and experienced some initial teething problems. This guy didn’t make it through the selection process. He was quickly apprehended by police and despatched to the nearest branch of Specsavers.
In a break with IOC protocol, London announced that the torch relay would follow up its visit to Northern Ireland with a visit to Southern Éire. In May of 2011, her majesty Queen Elizabeth II was despatched to the Republican heartland to check out suitable routes for the relay. Following a tour of the capital’s most salubrious watering holes, the Dublin leg of the torch relay was granted the royal seal of approval.
