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Monday, May 19, 2008

Ballycotton Summer Series starts on Thursday, the 22nd of May...
The very popular Ballycotton Series of 5 mile road races kicks off next Thursday evening in the sleepy hamlet of Ballyandreen in East Cork. This will be the 1st of the 4 races in the series, with each race taking place on the 4th Thursday of the months of May, June, July and August. Each race usually attracts a large entry of between 200 and 300 runners. There are a wide variety of prizes on offer in each race with the much sought special T-shirts for the top 50 men and top 15 women in the overall series.
For more information on the 1st race in Ballyandreen, I'll have a preview of it up here on this blog on Tuesday night. In the meantime, here is some additional information on the series...
BALLYCOTTON SUMMER ROAD RACE SERIES 2008
BALLYANDREEN ‘5’ Thursday MAY 22nd 8.00pm
SHANAGARRY ‘5’ Thursday JUNE 26th 8.00pm
CHURCHTOWN SOUTH ‘5’ Thursday JULY 24th 8.00pm
BALLYCOTTON ‘5’ Thursday AUGUST 28th 7.30pm
PRIZES EACH NIGHT: First 10 men (M); First 3 M40; First 3 M45; First 3 M50; First 2 M55; First 2 M60; First M65; First M70; First 2 under 20 (MJ). First 2 AAI club teams (first 3 finishers on team to score).
First 6 women (F); First 2 F35; First 2 F40; First 2 F45; First 2 F50; First F55, First F60, First F65.
First AAI club team (first 3 finishers on team to score).
PLEASE NOTE: MASTERS/VETS (M & F) AND JUN (M) PRIZES OUTSIDE FIRST 3 INDIVIDUALS – MASTERS/VETS CAN ONLY WIN PRIZE IN CATEGORY ENTERED (AGE ON NIGHT). JUN – UNDER 20 ON 31/12/08. ALL PRIZE-WINNERS SCORE ON TEAM. ALSO - SPOT PRIZES IN EACH RACE. IMPORTANT! ALL PRIZES MUST BE COLLECTED ON NIGHT OF RACE.
OVERALL PRIZES: (Decided on cumulative time for the four races) - First 6 men; First 3 masters/veterans (any age); First junior; First 5 women.
SPECIAL T-SHIRT WILL BE AWARDED TO THE FIRST 50 MEN AND FIRST 15 WOMEN OVERALL.
ALL RUNNERS COMPLETING THE FOUR RACES WILL RECEIVE SOUVENIR PLAQUE
Result sheets are available the following day, or at the next event in the Series.
Also on website
www.ballycottonrunning.com
ENTRY FEE: €5.00 per race, taken on night of race. (Final race €6.00, of which €1.00 is donated to designated charity). Ireland's Original Road Racing Series

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