Author: CelticDCH Athletic Club

Darragh Mc Elhinney (UCD)
Tom Mortimer (GB)
Thomas Mc Stay (Galway City Harriers)
Pierre Murchan (Dublin City Harriers)
Thomas Daveney (Castlebar)

Presented by the Mayor of Fingal Seána Ó Rodaigh & Deputy AI President Brid Golden and RDO Colette Quinn

Results ➡️ https://www.myrunresults.com/events/autumn_open_cross_country/4215/results

The Dublin Juvenile Championships takes place starting at 11am as follows:

The 5th edition of the Autumn Open International Cross-Country Festival in association with Fingal County Council will take place at the Sport Ireland National Sports Campus, Abbotstown on Sunday 17th October 2021 – the venue for this year’s SPAR European Cross-Country Championships (December 12th).

Entries are now open for the event which will give athletes the perfect opportunity to kick start their 2021 cross country season, showcasing their form ahead of the Irish Life Health National Cross-Country Championships in November and the European Cross-Country Championships set for Fingal-Dublin in December.

There is sure to be a strong international entry at this year’s festival which will see the Senior Women’s 6,000m start at 2pm, followed by the Senior Men’s 7,500m from 2.45.

5th AUTUMN OPEN INTERNATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY

Provisional Timetable (Sunday October 17th):

• 14.00    Women        6000 metres    (Under 20 women run 4500 metres)
• 14.45    Men             7500 metres    (Under 20 Men run 6000 metres)

PRIZE FUND
                 MEN                   WOMEN

• 1st    €500.00    1st    €500.00
• 2nd   €400.00    2nd   €400.00
• 3rd    €300.00    3rd    €300.00
• 4th    €200.00    4th    €200.00
• 5th    €100.00    5th    €100.00

Men (under 20)        Women (under 20)

• 1st    €150.00     1st    €150.00
• 2nd   €100.00    2nd   €100.00
• 3rd    €50.00      3rd    €50.00

Entry:

Online entry is now available: Register HERE.

International Athlete Information:

If you are looking to enter the Autumn Open as a International athlete and have any specific queries or require additional information, please click HERE.

Course Map and Directions:

Sat 16th Oct training at 10am meet at the Hole in the wall . Sprints group and anyone not racing on Sunday.

Sun 17th Oct sprints group meet at 11 at HITW. No training for main group today . Good luck to all competing in Abbottstown today. Adults don’t forget to fill in covid form on link on earlier post. Also fill in link for free admission tickets. Bring warm gear for after the races.

Tue 19th Oct Bogies at 4 for anyone who’s free. Everyone else Grangegorman at 7.

Thur 21st Oct HITW at 5 for older group. Everyone else Grangegorman at 7.

Follow the Covid guidelines if anyone is displaying symptoms. It’s not the end of the world to miss a training session, a race or a match. Be sensible.
Keep safe.