This week sees the official launch of the 2017 Ballyhoura Active series. We were guests of Maurice Gilbert in the Apple farm in Kilfinane, where tea coffee and cakes were served we were also served some of Maurices finest spiced hot apple Juice which went down a treat on the cool evening.
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We also had Matt Twomey from Charleville the founder of the Original Ballyhoura series. It was great to meet Matt again and we hope to see him at some of the races this year. A special thanks to Anthony Dynan who does all the work on the web page and takes most of the photos and helps a lot with setting up the series.
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We have some new clubs with some exciting new races that we hope you will all enjoy. This year we will have a race in Newtownshandrum and another new race in Churchtown, both these towns were in the original series and now they have come back in after a number of years out. These towns also have new athletic clubs hungry for new members and we hope that you will support them in large numbers and that locals will get to see what a fine club they have in their area.
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If you have done a couch to 5k program this year then the series has never been more suitable as all the races are pretty short , North cork have taken out the Charleville International and put in a 5k in Doneraile instead. We lost a few clubs this year Mallow AC,Galtee runners AC and Grange Fermoy AC, I was sad to see these clubs pull out but they will still run their events and we will look forward to supporting them. They are great clubs and have great events and are run by really great people and I have made some very good friends in each of these clubs.
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We have some stuff for the clubs this year and it will be handed out at each race, we have specially made Hi –Viz bibs for your safe running and there will be other stuff at each race so mark off the 22nd of April as North Cork AC open the show with a 5k in DonerailePark.
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Ballyhoura Active Series Race Dates 2017
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North Cork AC Doneraile Park 5km -Sat 22nd April
Mooreabbey Milers AC Galbally 4Mile – Friday 12th May
Kilmallock AC Kilmallock 5 Mile – Friday 19th MAY
Kilfinane AC Kilfinane 4Mile -Friday 9th June
Bilboa AC Bilboa 10/5km-Friday 16th June
Shandrum AC Newtown Shandrum 5 Mile -Fri 23rd June
An Bru AC Bruff 5 Mile-Friday 30th June
Churchtown Roadrunners AC 5 Mile -Friday 25th August
Mooreabbey Milers AC Galbally 4Mile – Friday 12th May
Kilmallock AC Kilmallock 5 Mile – Friday 19th MAY
Kilfinane AC Kilfinane 4Mile -Friday 9th June
Bilboa AC Bilboa 10/5km-Friday 16th June
Shandrum AC Newtown Shandrum 5 Mile -Fri 23rd June
An Bru AC Bruff 5 Mile-Friday 30th June
Churchtown Roadrunners AC 5 Mile -Friday 25th August