Friday May 18th 2012


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Cooley Coast Run

Entries are now being taken for this year's Cooley Coast Run. Register at Run Ireland here. 

Many thanks to everyone who entered the Cooley Coast Run on Fri May 13th.  We had approximately 400 entrants which was a great turnout in the first year of the race.  We look forward to welcoming everyone back this year!

 

Results of the Cooley Coast Run 2011 races are as follows:

 

12.5k Race results:

Men - 1st Brian McCluskey 2nd Eamonn O'Connor 3rd Bryan McCrystal

Women - 1st Jolene Mellon 2nd Linda Gunning 3rd Sinead Hearty

Men (Over 40's) - 1st Jonny Greg 2nd Brian McManus 3rd Tony Halpin

Women (Over 40's) - 1st Ann McConnell 2nd Fionnuala Breen 3rd Kiera McGroarty


10k Race results:

Men - 1st Peter Fennell 2nd Richard Halpenny 3rd Paul Ervine

Women - 1st Maureen Harbison 2nd Clare Grogan 3rd Carmel Keenan

Men (Over 40's) - 1st Tom Reilly 2nd Geoff Fitzpatrick 3rd Joe Stafford

Women (Over 40's) - 1st Donna Mohan 2nd Siobhan Shortt 3rd Aoife Curran

The warm up

Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 00:47

This is the part of training most often neglected by the starter runner and even some harden professional. The purpose of the warm up is to gradually accustom the heart, muscloskeletal symstem, the nervous system to the increased demand that is going to be placed on it. It inceases blood supply to the main exercising muscle groups.

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Warm up

Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 00:29

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whats achilles tenditis

Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 00:24

This is a common injury in long distance runners and usually occurs when the runners either increases their mileage or intensity of running too quickly. It first symptoms is usually stiffness and or pain on morning folloowing the heavy run. The pain and stiffness is located in low calf and heel. As the condition worsen the pain starts on start of running as you warm up it goes but then returns and end of run or next morning, this is time to get professional medical help from a chartered physio or GP.

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