Friday 30
Light the Night Candle Lit Walk, the Mall, Sligo, 8.30pm. Event LED Candles €10. In aid of Sligo Cancer Support. C: www.lightthenightsligo.com;
086-2370901/071-9170399.
Saturday 31
Dublin City Council BHAA Road Races (women 2m/men 4m), St Anne’s Park, Raheny, 11am. Entry €10/€15 guests. Reg St Paul’s School. Spot prizes, refreshments. C: Jim Kelly 8166720; Coilin O Reilly 086-3835019; www.bhaa.ie.www.bhaa.ie.
SPAR Omagh Half Marathon, Gibson school, 12 noon. Late entry: £22 (€25)
Technical t-shirts, medals. Also fun run/walk; late entry €8. Medals all finishers. Donation to Home Start Charity. Over £4,000 in prize money C: Michael +44 (0) 777 5768908; www.omaghharriers.co.uk.
Leitrim 5 Mile, Fontenoy Park, Castlewellan, Co Down, 2pm. Also 2-mile fun run 1pm. C: Frank Morgan 07791 510 867.
Patsy Kelly 5km, Ecco Rd, Dundalk, 6.30pm. Entry €15. Old BHAA “Harp Lager” race route. T-shirts, chipped timing. C: Paul Gray 087 6455566 or Jim Gonnelly 087 7940891
Schools International C-C (U-15, 17, 19), Strathallan School, Perth, Scotland.
Woodie’s DIY AAI Juvenile Indoor Championships, Nenagh.
Hellfire Adventure Duathlon (3km run, 17km cycle, 3km run). www.wicklowadventurerace.com.
Puck Warriors Duathlon (95km, 15km, 5km), Killorglin, Co Kerry, 11am. Entry €25 or €45 relay teams. C: Aine Fitzgerald 086 1052427; info@afitbody.ie
Puck Warriors Duathlon (95km, 15km, 5km), Killorglin, Co Kerry, 11am. Entry €25 or €45 relay teams. C: Aine Fitzgerald 086 1052427; info@afitbody.ie
Gaelforce Trail Blazer Greystones to Bray 10km Cliff Run, 6.45pm. Online entry €23 sen; €13 jun; EOD €25/€15. Reg Porterhouse, Bray from 5pm; DART to Greystones 6.10pm (€2.50). C: Siobhan Bennett 095 42006; www.gaelforceevents.com/trailblazer
Adventure: Shamrock 12-hour Adventure Race, Co Wicklow 1pm. C: info@shamrockar.org.
APRIL
Sunday 1
Ron Hill Connemara International Marathon – Full, Half and Ultra distances. www.connemarathon.com.
NCBI 10km, Phoenix Park, 10am. Entry €22; chip times, prizes, goodies. C: Grainne Barnett 087 2055566/grainne.Barnett@ncbi.ie.
Michael Egan Memorial 4-mile (incorp Clare championships), Quilty Co Clare, 1.30pm. Entry €15; €20 on day. Walkers €5. €3,000 prize fund; sen, jun, masters, teams, spots. T-shirts all finishers. C: James Sexton 087 2472623/065 7085379.
UCC Cork BHAA 10km, Western Gateway Buildings, 11am. C: Gillian Cotter 085 7782586; www.corkbhaa.com.
Hope & Dream 10-Mile, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, 10.15am. €100,000 fundraiser for Hope Cancer Support and Share a Dream Foundation. Entry €100. All proceeds to the charities. C: John 086 2057494; www.hopeanddream10.com.
Ballinasloe 10km walk/run In aid of Irish Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. C: Anne Maire Curley 087 7527180.
Clongowes Wood College Order of Malta 5km, Co Kildare, 10.30am. Entry €20; all funds to Order of Malta International Summer Camp for Young Disabled 2013-Ireland. C: John Finn 087 6702273.
WIT AC 5km, Carraiganore, Waterford, 12 noon. Entry €10 or €12 on day. Lots of prizes including spots. C: Tom 086 3787051 or Andrew 087 6980304.
Four Roads Camogie Club 10Km and 5Km Run and Walk, Four Roads, Roscommon, 1pm. Entry €10 on day. C: Orla Hughes 087 9099699.
Kerryhead/Ballyheigue FRC 10km and 5km Fun Run/Walk, Beach car park, Ballyheigue, Co Kerry, 12 noon. Entry €10. C: Seamus Falvey 066 7116961.
Meet and Train Women’s Summer Road League Rd 1 (2 miles), Raheny, Dublin, 11am. Reg Cara Hall, All Saints’ Rd, from 10am. Entry €20 for series; €7 per race. 6 per team; 4 to count. New groups/individuals welcome. C: Sue Lynch 086-2327570/www.womensmeetandtrain.blogspot.com.
Woodie’s DIY AAI Juvenile Indoor Championships, Nenagh
Hills: St Brigid’s Open 5km Hill Run incorp Meath Hill Running Championships and IMRA Leinster Spring League Rd 3, Mullaghmeen Forest Park, Oldcastle, Co Meath, 12 noon. Entry €7 (IMRA members). C: Pat Plunkett 087 2657051; Gerard Heery 086 2499886; www.imra.ie.
Orienteering: Leinster Spring Cup, Carrigmeal Forest, Dysert, Portlaoise, 11am-1pm. Signs from N80 Portlaoise/Stradbally road. Entry on day adult €8, student €5, family €20. Pre-Entry €7/ €4/€17. C: 045 867183. Southe East League, Goirtin, 11am-1pm. Signs off Clonmel/Waterford road at Kilsheelan. www.orienteering.ie.
Monday 2
SPAR and Ray for 5km, Kilkenny, 1pm. Entry €5; t-shirt & goodie bag to be distributed on the day. www.spar.ie; www.athleticsireland.ie.
Tuesday 3-Sunday 8
World Masters’ Indoor T-F, Jyvaskla, Finland.
Tuesday 3
SPAR and Ray for 5km, Limerick, 1pm. Entry €5; t-shirt & goodie bag to be distributed on the day. www.spar.ie; www.athleticsireland.ie
Wednesday 4
SPAR and Ray for 5km, Sligo, 1pm. Entry €5; t-shirt & goodie bag to be distributed on the day. www.spar.ie; www.athleticsireland.ie.
Mason’s Mortgages and Financial Services Colligan Hill League Rd 4 (5 mile and 2 mile options), Colligan, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, 6.15pm. Entry €2. C: James Veale 086 8184762/Tony Ryan 087 7657805; www.westwaterfordathletics.org.
Clonmel 6km R-R Series Rd 1, Waterford road, 7pm. Predict your time; no personal timing devices allowed! Entry €5 for 4-race series. Teams of 5 (3 to count). C: Niall O’Sullivan 086 166088.
Thursday 5
SPAR and Ray for 5km, Cootehill, Co Cavan, 1pm. Entry €5; t-shirt & goodie bag to be distributed on the day. www.spar.ie; www.athleticsireland.ie
Double D4 Fun Run (or walk), Sandymount Strand, Dublin, 6pm. Entry €20; t-shirt,goodie bag all finishers. Reg from 5pm at OSG reception, Merrion Hall (opp Merrion Gates0. In aid of Irish Cancer Society. C: Ian Doyle 087 2047107.
Friday 6
SPAR and Ray for 5km, Furze Rd, Phoenix Park, 1pm. Entry €5; t-shirt & goodie bag to be distributed on the day. www.spar.ie; www.athleticsireland.ie.
The Good Friday Run, Killarney, 7.30pm. Entry €20. Goody bag including hand-made egg cup. €400 first M/F; €250 course record bonus. C: 064-6627422.
St Michael’s AC Good Friday 8km, Emo House, Co Laois, 6pm. Entry €10; prizes, spots, refreshments. C: Aidan Mullally 087 6968844.
Good Friday Fun Run/Walk, Ballala Lake, Co Galway, 6pm. 6km and 9km options. Entry €10. C: Ciara Willis 086 3769572.
Carlow Town Hurling Club Good Friday 5km, 6.30pm. Entry €15 (€10 walkers). Reg Park View House from 5.15pm. C: Mark Campion 087 3155016.
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