Tuesday 18
Alsaa Winter/Spring Track Series Rd 1 (mile), Alsaa, Dublin Airport, 7.30. Entry €4. Novices, juniors welcome. C: Gerry 087 2132244
Saturday 22
World Championships 5km Dracula Cloak Race, Clontarf, Dublin, 4pm. Also children’s race. Entry €20. Also children’s 1km, €5. Cash prizes; €500 to first M&F. C: Denis McIntyre 086 2364829/www.bramstokerdraculahalloweenhorrorfestival.com.
Race.pix 5km Fun Run, NUI Maynooth, 11am. Entry €15; limit 500 entries. Prizes 3 M&F and 1st co-ed team. C: www.racepix.com/is3/
Waterworks Parkrun 5km, Waterworks Park, Belfast. Entry free. www.parkrun.org.uk/waterworks/home.aspx.
GR8 Dundrum 8-Mile Off-Road Run, Dundrum, Co Down, 1pm. Entry £15 NIAAA reg; £15 unreg at www.niathletics.org. C: gr8dundrumrun.com.
Feet First Mizuno 5km Winter Series Race 1, Killarney. www.feetfirst.ie.
Dirty Dozen 19km Adventure Challenge from Bray promenade to Glenview Hotel, Co Wicklow 9am. Entry €32.50 until Oct 21; or €40 for t-shirt, pasta party until Oct 14. EOD €40. C: Stephen 086 2370550; stephenclickevents@gmail.com.
Glenathlon Adventure Race, Cargan, Glens of Antrim. 64km and 35km options. C: www.glentathlon.co.uk.
Southcoast Adventure Challenge, Skibbereen, Co Cork. Pro and challenge courses. Run, cycle, kayak. C: 087 2698275/089 4168816; www.southcoastendurance.ie
Brownlee Brothers Catch Me If You Can Duathlon (Run 3.2km, cycle 17km, run 3.2km, Sportsman Bar, Old Newry road, Dundalk, 12 noon. Entry €32.25; limit 200. In aid of Temple Street Hospital.C: Ivan Eustace 086 2848154
Breffni Duathlon (2km, 18km, 3km), Gallonray House, Maudabawn, Cootehill, Co Cavan, 3pm. Entry €20. C: Patrick Moynagh 086 8063263
Sunday 23
Magazine Hill |
Gerry Farnan/Sheila Brennan C-C (incorp masters’ trial), Magazine Hill, Phoenix Park. Women 2.15pm; men 3pm. Also Juvenile League 4 and Dublin U-18 Championships; girls 1.30pm, boys 1.45pm. C: www.msbac.ie or Mary 087 8361957.
Irish Kidney Association Run for a Life, Park West, Dublin, 12 noon. 3.4km, 6.7km or 10km distances; also 3 x 3.3km team relay. Entry €15, €10 children, €35 families. T-shirt, medals all finishers. C: www.runforalife.ie.
Taking Steps To Reduce the Risk of Cancer 12km, Howth, Co Dublin, 2pm. Entry €12 (U-12 €5).All funds to Irish Cancer Society. Reg Deer Park Hotel, Howth. C: Antoinette Tighe 087 9258339/Harriette Lynch 086 8495476.
Great Doneraile 5-Mile Steeplechase Challenge, Doneraile Park, 2pm. Entry €20, €60 relay team, €35 run+golf. C: www.sportingdoneraile.com.
Kilbroney Challenge, Rostrevor, Co Down. Cycle – Run – Cycle – Run – Cycle – Paddle. Solo and team categories. Entry £40/£80 teams of two.
NI & Ulster Even Juvenile C-C C’ships, Ballybofey, Co Donegal. www.niathletics.org
Munster Novice, U23 and Even Age C-C, Co Clare.
Eleanor’s 10km Fun Run, 11.30am. Entry €10; reg St Mellan’s Complex. IN aid of Truagh GAA. C: Eleanor Campbell 086 8688001.
Shannon Gaels/Siamsa Charity 10km, Cortober, Carrick on Shannon, 2pm. Entry €20. C: Shane Devaney 086 8941789; www.shannongaels.gaa.ie
Clonmel 10km Mini Marathon, 3pm. Entry €15; in aid of Carers’ Association. C: amccaul@carersireland.com
Awbeg Valley 5-Mile R-R, Doneraile, Co Cork. C: Brian Stack 086 2506932.
Orienteering: Leinster League Rd 2, Fair Mountain, Co Wicklow, 11am-1pm. Entry €8. Falls Hotel, Ennis, Co Clare, ‘Come-and-try-it’ Event. C: www.orienteeringie.
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