Thursday Sept 29
Finn Valley Secondary Schools Cross-Country, Stranorlar, Co Donegal. C: patsymcgonagle@hotmail.com or 074 9132053.
West Waterford Fit for Life Autumn League, Friary College, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. C: Norma Wall 087 9385965.
Friday Sept 30
Stormont Magic Mile & Relay, Stormont, Belfast, 7.30pm. Entry £4/5; jun £3. C: Ray Murray 02842 788 600; Raymond300@btinternet.com
Saturday October 1
Valentia Island Half-Marathon, Co Kerry, 12 noon. Entry €20.
Rosscarbery Steam Engine 5km Fun Run & Walk, 3.30pm. Entry €5. C: Denis Calnan
086 6315057.
Causeway Coast Marathon and Challenge walk (£45 entry), 40-Mile ultra (£55), Half
Marathon (£35), and 10km (£20), Dunserverick Castle, Co Antrim. Details www.causewaycoastmarathon.com.
Run for Autism, Newtownhamilton, Co Armagh. 10 mile walk, 12 noon; half marathon 1pm, 10 mile run 1.15pm. £15 runners; £10 walkers. In aid of HAND (Helping Autism in Newry and District). C: Sean 07801 446683; www.runforautismhand.com
Clones Canal Festival 10km for 1k, 3pm. Entry €30 (€30 on day). C: Ross Adamson
086 6040802; www.clonescanalfestival.com.
Wallace Park Relays, Lisburn, 12 noon. Juvenile/adult relays. Also 3km open race 12.45; entry £3; sen/masters’ cash prizes. C: glenn@championchipireland.com.
Galway Bay Half Marathon, 11am. All funds raised in excess of €45 entry fee go to Cancer Care West. €1,000 first men and women’s teams (6 to run, 4 to count). Also 10km. www.galwaybayhalfmarathon.com.
Ballina Fit for Life 8km, 4pm. Entry €10; €5 U-18. C: Michele Reynolds 086 4180159.
Trail: Waterworks Parkrun 5km, Waterworks Park, Belfast. Entry free. www.parkrun.org.uk/waterworks/home.aspx.
Hills: NIMRA The Fallows (16km, 800m) Kilbroney Forest Park, Co Down, 11am. www.nimra.org.uk.
Stone Cross to Lug Relay (53km) 8am. C: www.imra.ie.
Triathlon:Eireman Off-Road Triathlon (750m swim, 10k MTB, 5km run) or Duathlon (2km run, 10km MTB, 5km run), Courtown, Co Wexford. C: www.eireman.org; Eoin Ryan 086-3060890.
Orienteering: Northern Ireland C’ships.
Sunday October 2
AAI County Novice Cross-Country Championships (recommended date).
Dublin Novice C-C Championships, Phoenix Park, 1.30pm. Also Dublin Juvenile League 3, 11am.
Offaly C-C Day 1, Charleville Estate, Tullamore.
Athlone 3/4 Marathon (19.663 miles/ 31.644 km), Glasson, Athlone, 11am. Late entry €49 (€39 for groups of 5+). Prizes sen, masters, juns. Pacemakers. C: Barry 087 2424237; www.athlone3quarter.com.
Liz McDonnell 5km, Celbridge. Reg from 1.30pm. C: Lisa Dixon 087 6326693/ Tony McDonagh 086 8158507.
Drum Youth Project and Health Café 5km for €5, Castle Park, Kilkenny, 12 noon. Entry €5; all funds to Foroige youth projects. Prizes sen, jun; t-shirt first 5 in each category. Also toddler’s novelty races; children’s entertainment. C: Rosie O’Brien 086 6064110; Facebook.com/drumyouthcentre.
BHAA ‘Sports Supplies’ Cork-Cobh, 9.30am. Entry €10/20. Kevin Cummins 021-4292509
Grange 10km, Grange, Co Sligo. Entry €13/€15. C: Michael 087 2526841.
Run 4 Respect 10km, Waterworks, Belfast, 10am. Entry £10. Also mile fun run. C: Diane McMullin 028 90803040; diane@fasaonline.org
??Ballyholland 10km, tbc. C: Paul Coulter 07766517044; paulbootcamp@hotmail.com.
Desertmartin 5 Mile, TBC. C: Brenda Bradley St Martin’s GAC Bbradley34@hotmail.com
Tuesday 4
West Waterford Fit for Life Challenge 5-Week League, Friary College, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. C: Norma Wall 087 9385965.
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