The 24th Evening Echo Cork Women's Mini Marathon in association with VHI will take place on Sunday September 18th in Cork City Centre. The 5-mile race promoted by the Cork County athletics is now one of the biggest races in the country.

It has been run by the AAI (Athletics Association of Ireland) and the Evening Echo every year since it started.

Munster's premier ladies road race, it is on the calendar of sports events for keen Irish sports women, and previous winners include Sonia O'Sullivan and Anne Keenan Buckley. More importantly it is also a major fun run/event for the ordinary ladies of Munster. No pressure is put on anyone; they can walk, jog or run the race.

The big winners on the day are the charities - the race is a huge event for Irish charities to raise funds, with millions of euros raised for charities since the race began.

There is a prize fund of almost €4000 this year which will attract a number of the countries top athletes. There are cash prizes for the first 10 as well as category prizes. First prize is €600.

Race entry costs €10. Postal entries are already being accepted. The mini marathon office will be upstairs in Roches Stores in Merchants Quay and will be open from Monday August 29th until Sunday September 11th from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm with the exception of Sunday September 4th. Once again there will be goody bags for all entrants.

Race Details:
Date: Sunday, 18th September 2005
Time: 2.00 pm start
Distance: Five miles
Start: Cork City Centre - exact location to be confirmed
Finish: Copley Street - adjacent to Union Quay Car Park
Entry Fee: €10 per person
Only registered runners will be allowed to participate in this years event
Free Goody Bag for all registered entrants

Entry form available online at:
2005 Evening Echo Cork Mini-Marathon Entry Form.

More information is available online at VHi Healthcare, and at the Evening Echo.