While many athletes head north either for the National Indoors or the Larry McQuill Ras na hEireann this weekend, Linda Byrne and Maria McCambridge are scheduled to run the Creane and Creane Enniscorthy 10km.
National half marathon champion Sean Hehir of Rathfarnham WSAF takes on Brian Maher of Kilkenny City Harriers and Tom Hogan of Sliabh Bhui Rovers in the men’s race.
Thursday 9
Armagh International Road Race.
Conquer the Darkness 10km and 5km Series Race 6, Ormeau Park, Belfast, 7.30pm. Entry £12. C: www.26extreme.com.
Aviva Munster Schools C-C, Cork IT.
Saturday 11/Sunday 12
Woodie’s DIY Senior Indoor C’ships, Odyssey, Belfast.
Saturday 11
Rathcoffey 10km Fun Run, Co Kildare, 11am. Also 7.5km option. Entry €20. In aid of Little Way Cancer Support Centre and TLC Cystic Fibrosis; sponsorship cards available. C: 086-6634387
AnneValley 5 Mile Challenge, Harney’s Pub Dunhill, Co Waterford, 12 noon. Entry €12 online or €15 (€10 walkers, €5 juveniles). Prizes, chip timing, hat first 50 online entries, showers, refreshments. C: www.annevalleyrunning.webs.com.
Kenmare Bridge Run, 2pm.
Kenmare Bridge Run, 2pm.
Cupid’s Dash 10km, Bull Island, Clontarf, Dublin, 4.30pm. Entry €25 or €30 on day;€5 from each entry goes to the Irish Heart Foundation. C: www.cupidsdash.ie.
Munster Juvenile Multi-events and Interclub Relay Indoor C’ships, Nenagh Orienteering: Dublin by Night, The Curragh, 6.30-7.30pm. www.orienteering.ie
Sunday 12
Ras na hEireann, near Donore village, Dunleer. Entry €10; €3 children. Register before Feb 10. C: help@rasnaheireann.com; www.rasnaheireann.com
Creane and Creane Enniscorthy 10km, Enniscorthy,Co Wexford, 12pm. Pre-entry €15 at www.runireland.com. EOD (limited) €20, reg Shamrocks GAA Complex 9-10.30am. Prizes sen, masters, U19. Spot Prizes. Course record bonuses (current records 29.35 and 34.40) C: Jane Porter 087 6799490; www.slaneyolympic.com.
Meelagh Valley 10-Mile R-R, Bantry, Co Cork, 12 noon.Entry €20 0n day.
C: Geraldine O’Sullivan 087 6173376.
C: Geraldine O’Sullivan 087 6173376.
ESB Cork BHAA Cross-Country 5km Challenge, Beaumount Park, Blackrock, Cork, 11am. C: 087 9790806; www.corkbhaa.com.
Cloonacool GAA 5km, Co Sligo, 12 noon. Entry €10; €5 children. C: Bill Carty
087-9550870.
Maree 8km Run and Fun Walk, Maree, Oranmore, Co Galway, 1pm. Entry €15 online and on day. C: Paul McDonagh 087-4105404.
Hills: Winter League Rd 3, Annagh Hill (9km, 370m), 12 noon. Bus from LUAS Sandyford,9.30am; €9 fee.www.imra.ie
Sportsman’s Duathlon Series Rd 1 (of 3), off Old Newry Road, Dundalk, Co Louth, 10am. 2-mile run, 10-mile cycle, 2- mile run. Entry €15 or €40 for series. C: Kevin Hamill 086-6043810; Mary Laverty 087-6423142; www.setantatri.com.
Cash prizes 3 M&F and first age groupers; series prizes.Prize for series winner
Orienteering: Rossmore Forest Park, Co Monagahn, 11am-1pm. www.orienteering.ie
Tuesday 14
Alsaa Winter/Spring Track Series (mile), Alsaa, Dublin Airport, 7.30. Entry €4. Novices, juniors welcome. C: Gerry 087 2132244.
Wed 15
Clonmel AC 4km R-R Series, 7 pm. C: Niall O Sullivan 086 1660888.
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