A Cross-Country Squad Day will take place at Cork IT Track on Saturday 17th November. This promises to be a unique event as in attendance 3.55 miler and former NCAA star David McCarthy. The cost for attending is EUR5 person. Details below for the event:
Munster XC Squad Day
Following on from a very successful 1st Munster XC Squad day at Banna Beach in September, a 2nd Munster Squad Cross-Country session will take place on Saturday 17th November at Cork IT Track. This is open to all endurance athletes in Munster that have achieved the following criteria:
1) 2012 ages u14 (born 1999) - u20 (born 1993)
2) Have finished top 20 in a Munster ‘A’ Cross-Country Championship in 2011 or 2012 in school or club championships
3) Have finished top 5 in a Munster ‘A’ Outdoor T&F Championship distance event (800m/1500m/3000m/5000m/Steeplechase)
Results for past Munster club and school championships can be found here:
All athletes are encouraged to attend and also their personal coaches. Athletes should meet at Cork IT Track stand at 10.00am sharp for registration and bring €5 with them. It will be a great privilege to have one of Irelands greatest distance runners in attendance on the day in 3.55 miler David McCarthy from Waterford. See David in action in this video
The timetable for the XC squad session is as follows:
10.00am- Registration Cork IT Track Stand
10.20am- Athletes split into various groups
10.30am- Warm up
11.15am- Start of session on Track
12.30pm- Warm Down
12.45pm- Q&A session with David McCarthy in Track Stand
1.15pm- Finish
For more information please contact RDO Steven Macklin at 0876335565 or steven@athleticsireland.ie.
