Athletics Ireland and Grant
Thornton bring Corporate Team Challenge to Cork
South Mall,
Cork, 7:30pm, Tuesday 30th June 2015
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Following it's success in Dublin over the past few years, Athletics
Ireland and Grant Thornton are bringing the Grant Thornton Corporate 5k
Team Challenge to Cork.
The event will take place on the evening of Tuesday June 30th. The
precise course has yet to be finalised, but it will start on South
Mall, and take in some of the Marina circuit, Old Blackrock Road and
finish in Copley Street. Cork Athletics will organise the event. The
course will be measured by John Quigley, AIMS/IAAF Grade 'B' Measurer.
Besides the new Cork event, the Grant Thornton Corporate 5k Team
Challenge will be run in another new venue this year;
Fingal, on May 13th, while teh final event will be held in Dublin
Docklands, on September 1st.
There will be separate distinctive technical tops for all finishers,
with the Cork version coming in the "National" Rebel County colours =
'Blood & Bandages'!
From the event flyer:
No ‘I’ in
Team: Enter as part of a company team of four with three
categories available: male, female and mixed. The official score for
each team is determined by the recorded times of the registered team
members, with accurate chip timing for all participants.
5km
Flat Course: A great distance for beginners and the
experienced
runner alike, so there is no excuse for you and your work colleagues
not to give it a try!
Prizes:
Team trophies will be presented for the top five corporate
teams in the male, female and mixed categories. With a special prize
for the overall best performing team.
Time: 7.30pm
Entry
Fee per Team: €100
Entries
Close: Friday 19th of June at 5pm
Everyone’s
a Winner: All entrants will receive a technical t-shirt and
goody bag
Making a Difference:
Healthy Work Force: These events
encourage social running amongst the
business communities in Cork and Dublin, helping to improve the health
and wellness of the workforce and building team spirit.
Young Athletes:
Grant Thornton’s support also makes a positive
difference to young, promising athletes in Ireland with event
organisers Athletics Ireland channelling funds raised from these races
into their Junior High Performance programme which enables these
emerging athletes to fulfil their potential.
ISPCC Childline:
All participants are encouraged to fundraise for the
chosen charity ISPCC Childline through mycharity.ie. The ISPCC is
Ireland’s oldest leading children’s charity – working to protect
children 24 hours a day. Help them to support every child reaching out
for help across Ireland. The charity will also receive 10% of all
entrants' fees.