First Event of the Year Mc Grath Newsagents Colligan Cup on Sunday 11th
Sunday January 11th will be a busy one in Colligan. It’s time for our young athletes to get back in action and blow out the cobwebs from the Christmas break. The juvenile Colligan Shield will get under way @ 11am this year. Registration starts at 10.15.
This event, which will again be sponsored by Albert McGrath Newsagents, challenges an athlete’s pace and judgement as well as their running skills. No watches are allowed so everyone has the same chance to win the race.
This is an open event and anyone 8 years or older can take part. The juvenile race will be run over one circuit of Colligan. The person with the slowest predicted time will start first and the fastest runners will go off last so speed or age makes no difference. The winner will be the first person home after the clock hits zero. Last year over seventy juveniles braved the wintery weather to take part in this event and we hope for even bigger numbers this year. Last year’s winner Anastasia Ní Chochláin came home just 6secs after the clock hit zero. All five prize-winners were within 20secs of their predicted times. Remember it is not how fast you run that counts but how near you are to your predicted time. Last year 24 athletes ran faster than predicted. Who will get it right this year?
Dates for Secondary Schools Competitions
Below are a complete list of schools fixtures for 2026.
• Waterford Schools XC – 16th Jan St Augustine 11.30
• East Munster Schools XC – 29th Jan SETU Waterford
• Munster Schools XC – 12th Feb – Tramore Valley Park, Cork
• All Ireland Schools XC – 7th Mullusk Playing Fields Belfast
