Notice Board

Jimmy's Ten

Hello everyone,

Jimmy's Ten will take place this year on Sunday 18 March at 12 noon in Downpatrick. Perhaps you would bring this information to the attention of your members.
Register online at www.spanglefish.com/eastdownac or download entry form from same site.
Entries limited to 600 runners. Entries will be taken on the day only if this limit has not been reached and then only at increased fee.
Running number, timing chip and special memento to be collected at the Registration Desks in Down Leisure Centre from 9.30am onwards on the morning of the race.
Please allow plenty of time to get there as traffic congestion is guaranteed on race day in Downpatrick
After their popular introduction last year the race will again feature Pacers for sub 40, sub 45, sub 48, sub 50, and sub 60 targets
Every finisher will be entered in a draw for a travel voucher to the value of £700 and to qualify for the prize, the owner of the number drawn must be present at the prize giving in Down Leisure Centre. Only one prize per person.
Refreshments for all competitors in Down Leisure Centre afterwards.
Every finisher will be entered in a draw for a travel voucher to the value of £700 and to qualify for the prize, the owner of the number drawn must be present at the prize giving in Down Leisure Centre. Only one prize per person.
Special acknowledgement for all mothers taking part.

Joe

Rollercoaster Races at Downpatrick Race Course.

Attached is information flyer about a programme of races at Downpatrick Racecourse which is on Ballydugan Rd (on the left on the main road to Newcastle out of Downpatrick, or if you're coming the other way, it's in the same place but on the right on the main road from Newcastle into Downpatrick).

Free soup and a roll to all runners - no whips allowed.

Perhaps you would bring to the attention of all your members.

If you have any questions please call me on 07933214894.

Joe Quinn

Secretary

East Down AC

Kennedy Kane McArthur Festival of Running 2012

Attached is the entry form for the 2012 Kennedy Kane McArthur Festival of Running on Saturday 21 July 2012 which is a Marathon, Half Marathon and 10K.

You can also enter online at http://db.niathletics.org/ps/event/listings. Details of the event can be found on our club website www.springwellrunners.com.

Could you please circulate this to your members and we hope to meet a few of you in Dervock 2012.

Many thanks

Kenny Bacon

Springwell Running Club

Assistant Race Director

Kennedy Kane McArthur Entry Form 2012.pdf

Latest reviews - Laganide 10k and Armagh 10 mile road race

http://marathonboy67.blogspot.com/2011/12/10k-to-10-miles-in-6-weeks.html

Ian Cardwell

My review of Cookstown Half -

http://marathonboy67.blogspot.com/2011/11/summer-sunday-in-co-tyrone.html

Ian Cardwell

Ready to start running for NI Chest Heart & Stroke

Running is a great way to keep fit and a fantastic way to fundraise for a local charity. If you have set your sights on running the Belfast City Marathon 2012, we would be delighted if you decided to fundraise for our charity along the way.

Want to be part of something huge then join the other 20,000 people who will be taking to the streets on Bank Holiday Monday, 7th May 2012.  Joining us will help our charity move a step closer to giving vital support to prevent and alleviate chest, heart & stroke illnesses and help us provide essential services to all those affected by these debilitating conditions.  So please sign up at www.belfastcitymarathon.com to secure your place.  Once you have signed up, please contact Roisin Hughes at 028 9026 6705 or rhughes@nichs.org.uk who will be happy to support you and send you out a Fundraising Pack to help you get started.

So please sign up today, and while you get your pulse racing and your hearts beating faster you can help support our charity while you run your 26 mile route.

For further details of this event please contact Roisin Hughes:
Telephone: 028 9026 6705
Email: rhughes@nichs.org.uk
Or txt ‘Belfast Marathon’ to 077 1484 4208

Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke
21 Dublin Road
Belfast
BT2 7HB

NI Hospice would be delighted if members of your club would consider running for us in the forthcoming Dublin and London Marathons.

If anyone is looking for a place in the 2012 Virgin London Marathon, we have a small number of guaranteed entries available and would welcome everyone to join the Hospice team!

Many thanks

Karen

U105 & NI Hospice Town Tour

A Big thanks to everyone who contributed to  this very worthwhile cause. Money collected along with an additional contribution from the club enabled us to donate £150 to NI Hospice - Adult and Child Services.

Want to be part of the London 2012 experience?

Then book your place on ‘Team Daisy’ – the Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children (NICFC) Virgin London Marathon Team on Sunday 22^nd April 2012.

Every week another three children, teenagers and young adults will face a diagnosis of cancer. The impact of a diagnosis has far reaching effects throughout the entire family, and NICFC is there to provide these families with practical, financial and emotional support. Every penny of the money raised by Team Daisy through the London Marathon 2012 will go towards these vital support services.

We are delighted to offer GUARANTEED places for the London Marathon but be quick – they are only available for a limited amount of time and on a first come first served basis, when the spaces are gone, they are gone!

NICFC Virgin London Marathon Packages include:

o    GUARANTEED Race Entry

o    Return Flights from Belfast/Dublin, including all taxes and fees

o    2 Nights Accommodation,  4 star hotel,  including buffet breakfast

o    Coach from Hotel to Race Start for runners

o    NICFC running vest

*Optional Extras: Travel Insurance £25/ Checked Bag approx £30/Buffet Dinner £36

Join Team Daisy today and run the world’s most famous marathon to help local children living with cancer.

£100 registration fee, payable when returning booking form, must be returned to NICFC by Tuesday 20^th September. £1,800 minimum sponsorship

To register or for more information please contact Natasha – 028 9080 5599 / natasha@nicfc.com

For more media information, please contact Rachel Burgoyne at NICFC on 028 90805599/ 07918131861 or email rachel@nicfc.com

Hi All

This year will be the third year Sperrin Harriers hold their Winter League Trail Series. What started out as a small event on humble beginnings has grown to become one of Northern Ireland's premier trail race series.

Set in three picturesque venues within the Sperrin's of An Creggan, Drum Manor & Lough Fea, the main aim of the trail series is to provide runners with the opportunity to remain sharp over the winter months when races are not as frequent. The race dates for the series is as follows:29/10/11 An Creggan 5m19/11/11 Lough Fea 10m10/12/11 Drum Manor 10km21/01/12 An Creggan 5m04/02/12 Drum Manor 10km03/03/12 Lough Fea 10m

All races begin at 12 noon, with registrations from 11.15 am.

Cost £3 for affiliated & £4 for non-affiliated runners. A total of 6 races are organised, two 10 milers, two 10k's & two 5 milers with each runner having to complete each distance once. Their times will then be added together and the runner with the lowest cumulative time will be declared the winner. Our sponsor this year is Purvis Stone Products, Castledawson.

Your help is much appreciated in making our events the great success that they are.

Look forward to seeing you over the winter months and if you have any futher queries please get in touch or alternatively check out our website or follow us on Facebook.

I would be grateful if you could pass these on to your members and club contacts.

Kind regards 

Gemma

Hi all,

I am Justine, the area fundraising officer for Mencap NI and your contact for Overseas Challenges. Please find attached a list of Mencap's overseas challenges. I would be throughly grateful if you could display some information on notice boards or indeed just make people aware of the challenges available. This will help raise much needed funds for people living with a learning disability in Northern Ireland and help put a stop to hate crime.  

Our bespoke challenges include Trek Namibia  19th-28th May 2012 & Cycle Vietnam-Cambodia 18  -29th October. Please contact me on 02890 690166 to sign up today!  

On 4th August Todd's Leap adventure centre in Ballygawly are holding an event in aid of Mencap called "Non Iron Challenge ". See copy below:

TODDS LEAP LAUNCHES EXTREME RUNNING EVENT WITH £1000 PRIZE FUND 

Todds Leap, Ireland leading outdoor adventure centre in Ballygawley, is to host an extreme off-road running event with a prize fund of £1000 for the winning male and female runners.   

The Todds Leap ‘Norn Iron Challenge’ will take place on Sunday 4^th September.  The 25km course, which has been designed to put Northern Ireland’s top off-road runners to the ultimate test, will traverse a range of challenging terrains and conditions including steep inclines and descents, man-made obstacles, water, mud, rock and grassland sections. 

As well as the extreme 25km event, a team relay event challenge consisting of each member doing one 5km lap.  Fun runners and walkers can support the event by completing the 1^st lap on the gruelling event.  The event is endorsed by Sport NI. All entry fees and sponsorship will be donated to the Mencap charity.

Launching the ‘Norn Iron Man Challenge’ Benny O’Hanlon, Managing Director, Todds Leap said –

“Extreme running is a rapidly expanding sport in Northern Ireland and we are delighted to launch this event with a £1000 prize fund.  We have put a great deal of effort in to designing the course and are confident that the topography and terrain will challenge the fitness and endurance of everyone who enters.   As with everything we do at Todds Leap, our focus on the day will be on ensuring that everyone who takes part has fun and enjoys the experience. While the top runners will each win £500, we hope to attract a large entry for both the elite and fun run races and, in doing so, be able to significantly benefit the work of Mencap”.

For details on how to enter, see toddsleap.com or contact Justine Fleck at Mencap NI 028 09069 0166 or Justine.fleck@mencap.org.uk. An entry fee of £20 and Min Sponsorship £50  is payable per runner and will be donated to Mencap. 

Click Here For Details of Mencap Todds Leap Norn Iron Challenge

Kindest regards,  

Justine Fleck

Hi there

I would be grateful if you could share this flyer with your members.  We would be delighted to have some people support Meningitis Research Foundation by taking part in one of the events.  We can provide T Shirts and sponsor forms.

Thank you for your support

Keli Wilkinson

        Running Events Flyer

“Footprints in the Sands of Time,

the Story of Donegal Athletics, 1969-2009”

by Bernie O’Callaghan is now available for download from www.publishmybook.ie

We are delighted to announce that “Footprints in the Sands of Time, the Story of Donegal Athletics 1969-2009” has been published. This is a narrative and pictorial history of athletics in Donegal and Ulster over the past 40 years and includes a comprehensive record of every Donegal and Ulster athletics championship, including over 5,000 photographs. This is truly a historical document of interest to all those connected with Donegal and Ulster athletics. 

Reference are made to athletics clubs such as ; Dromore ac, Ballymena and Antrim ac, Monaghan Phoenix, Omagh Harriers, Cranford, Killybegs, Finn Valley, Lifford, Rosses, Inishowen, Letterkenny, Bundoran, Ballyshannon, Glenties, Tír Chonaill, Slaibh Liag, Milford, Oak Leaf, Sparta, Mid Ulster, Ballinascreen, Strabane, Enniskillen, Glaslough Harriers, Clones, Carrick Aces, Shercock, Laragh, Breffini Harriers, Baileborough, Cornafean, Annalee, Armagh City Harriers, St Peter’s Lurgan, Orchard County, Corrigan, St Malachy’s, Beechmount Harriers, Belfast Olympic, West Belfast, Ballymena and Antrim, Banbridge, Downpatrick, Dromara, Three Ways, Newry Shamrocks, and many others from across the province

In support of this book, we would be delighted if you would create a link from your website to publishmybook.ie or “like” our facebook page publishmybook.ie

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