Thursday August 23
Ballycotton ‘5’ (Race 4 Ballycotton 5-Mile Series), 7pm. Followed by league prize-giving. www.ballycottonrunning.com
Friday August 24
Tara 5km, Skyrne, Co Meath, 7.30pm. C: Lisa O’Dowd 085 1416041; www.taraac.com.
Clones 5km, Clones, Co Monaghan, 7pm. C: Paul O’Neill 087 150848/ pon1973@gmail.com
St Abban’s Summer 4km League Rd 8 (final round), Monavea, Crettyard, Co Laois, 7.30pm. Entry €5. Cash prizes top 5 M&F; sports, refreshments. C: 087 289 0730 or E-mail stabbansac@gmail.com
Moycarkey/Coolcroo 7km, Two-Mile-Borris, Co Tipperary, 6.30pm. Also Fit for Life 3km. Entry €10. C: Aidan Burke 086 2428224 /Billy Purcell 087 2467226; www.moycarkeycoolcrooac.com
Ballyare Community Group 10km, Ballyare, Co Donegal. C: Pat 086 9044850
Saturday August 25
Frank Duffy ’10’, Phoenix Park, 10am. Race 3 Dublin Race Series. Entry €20 or €65 for 4-race series. Reg onlinewww.dublinmarathon.ie
Rockford Roof Tiles Tinryland 4-Mile, Tinryland, Carlow, 5.30pm. Online entry €10 until Aug 23; €15 from 4pm on day. Top class spot prizes include €1,000 holiday voucher. Cash prizes sen, masters, team categories. Also Mini-Rockford 5pm; entry €2. C: Sean Doyle 087-2509520; Carol Pender 059 9132693, or Facebook.
Lakeland Warrior Run 100km, 50km, 25km, Gortatole OEC, Co Fermanagh. Electronic timing, Buff, medal, Prizes. C: www.26extreme.com
Claremorris 5-Mile, 6pm. Mayo AC/C&C Cellular League Rd 5. C: 094 9372250; www.mayoac.com
Tyrellspass 5km Fun Run/Walk, Tyrellspass, Co Westmeath. C: Michael 086 6069707.
Murroe 5km, Co Limerick, 11am. C: Ita Richardson 087 6886536
Warrior’s 15km Run, Strandhill, Co Sligo, 3pm. C: 087 935225; www.warriorsfestival.com
Loughshore 10km, Maghery Country Park, near Dungannon, Co Tyrone, 10am. C: Brendan Crealey 07714345582; Brendan@industrytrainingservices.com
Northern Ireland Combined Events Championships Day 1
Downhill Demesne 5-Mile Trail Race, National Trust Downhill & Mussenden Estate
12 noon. C: Chris Millar 07793 225 550; www.springwellrunners.com
Parkrun 5km: Belfast Waterworks, 9.30am. Also Victoria Park ( 9am), Falls Rd, Queen’s and Ecos park Ballymena. Entry free but reg in advance. www.parkrun.org.uk
Newry Triathlon Club Aquathlon Series Rd 7 (final round), Camlough Lake, 1pm. 6.30pm. 1500m swim, 10km run, followed by prizegiving. C: Padraig Mallon 07879413131; www.newrytraithlon.com
Hardman Full Iron and Olympic Distance Triathlon, Killarney. C: 087 6259892; www.hardman.ie
Escape From Spike Island Triathlon – sprint, Olympic distances. www.corktriathlon.com
Word’s End Triathlon (sprint and supersprint), Castleconnell, Co Limerick. www.worldsendtri.com
DARE -Dublin Dares You. Biking, running, kayaking, abseiling. Sport, Expert and Adrenaline Hunt classes; entry fees from €65 to €95. C: Holly Hunt 087 0939897; www.dublindaresyou.com
Sunday August 26
Longford Marathon Festival, 11am (walkers 9am). Entry (until Aug 1): marathon €50/teams €140; half marathon €40. Late entry €60/€160/€50. C: Ciaran McGovern 043 3346805; info@longfordmarathon.com; www.longfordmarathon.com
Corrib Mask Half Marathon Challenge, Clonbur, 11am. Entry €30; in aid of local Zambia Housing Project. C: Mike Dolan 087-650 0176.
Oylegate Half-Marathon, Oylegate, Co Wexford, 10am. Entry €30. Also 10km, entry €15. C: Mark Gordon 087 1534662.
APFS Harriers 5km in aid of Bee for Battens & Barretstown, Dublin Airport, 12 noon. Entry €10 or €15 on day; reg Boot Inn. Runworx goodie bags; spot prizes. C: apfsharriers@gmail.com.
Carers Association Dungarvan 10km, Park Hotel, 12 noon. Entry €15 or €20 on day. C: 051-857970; carerswaterford@carersireland.com
Milltown Family Festival 10km Mini Marathon, Ballyoughtra, Co Kerry, 1pm. Entry €12. Medals , refreshments. C: Anne Daly 086 2487893.
Golden Sands 5km Fun Run and Family Day, Bettystown Beach Co. Meath, 1pm. Entry €10 adults, €5 children; €25 families. Also kids’ fun run 12 noon. C: Mark Quinn
087 815837.
Breaffy Blast 10km, Castlebar, Co Mayo, 1.30pm. Entry €15. C: Maggie Heneghan 087 6324252
Ballincollig AC 5km Park Run, 11.30am, Ballincollig Regional Park. C: Thomas 085 1408453.
St Rynagh’s GAA Football Club 10km, Cloghan, Co Offaly, C: Paul Buckley 086 3248086.
John Buckley Graded T-F Meet, CIT, Cork, 7.30pm. www.corkathletics.org
Northern Ireland Combined Events Championships Day 2
Hills: IMRA Nav Challenge 2, Wicklow (16km, 400m), 12 noon. www.imra.ie
Vodafone Dublin City Triathlon, Phoenix Park. www.dublincitytriathlon.com
Monday August 27
Connolly Happy Feet 10km, Co Clare,12 noon. C: Clare 087 6855569
Tuesday August 28
Lord Mayor of Raheny 2-Mile Series Rd 12, Raheny, Dublin 8pm. C: Pat 086 8158052 or John 01 8345809
Dessie’s Run 10km, Gransha Grounds, Derry, 7.15pm. C: Gerry Lynch 07702 006 667; gerry.lynch@hotmail.com; www.sparta-athletics.co.uk
Orienteering: Phoenix Park Summer Evening League Rd 4 (final round), Furze Road, 6.30-7.30pm. 3km and 6km courses. Ideal for beginners, families, adventure runners. Entry €5 adults, €2 children; timing card rental €2. C: info@3roc.org; 086-1023306
Wednesday August 29
PTAA Cork BHAA 5km, Togher, 7.30pm. C: Seamus Casey 021 4885655; ; www.corkbhaa.com
Swinford Harvest Series Race 4 Meelick 7km, 7pm. Entry €5. All welcome, tea after. C: Padraic 086 8738691., Michael 086 8196511, Peter 087 9014211.
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Roscommon 5km Series Rd 2 Boyle, 7pm. Entry €25 for 4-race series or €10 on night. T-shirt all who complete three races. C: 087 9690294; www.roscommon5kseries.com .
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