Google+ Running in Cork, Ireland: Notice...Samsung Night Run 10k - Sun 27th Apr 2014

Wednesday, April 09, 2014

Notice...Samsung Night Run 10k - Sun 27th Apr 2014

For a number of years, the Samsung Night Run has been a major fixture on the race calendar in Dublin and this year, it's coming to Cork. On Sunday the 27th of April, a 10k race will take place in both Dublin and Cork City with each one starting at 9pm.


The 10k race in Cork starts and finishes in the city centre and will take place on closed roads. A map of the course in Cork is shown below...


Route...The route is as follows...start on Patricks St....out Washington St and the Western Rd...left at Victoria Cross...left onto Orchard Rd (3k)...and the left onto College Rd and past the Bons hospital. Past the back of UCC (4k)...right up St.Finbarrs Rd and then right at the crossroads and onto Bandon Rd. Past the Lough Credit Union and right at the next fork onto Magazine Rd. Left at the next crossroads...down Horgans Rd and then Hartland's Avenue. Then a loop around the Lough (6k). Then head towards Ballyphehane and then a left up Pouladuff Rd. Right onto Rose Lawn...Past Deer Park...Down Summerhill South...Left by St.Johns College...down South Terrace...Georges Quay...Over Parliament Bridge...onto the South Mall and the finish line on the Grand Parade.

It sounds complicated but anyone from Cork City should be well used to most of these roads.

Main points...
1) All participants must enter online by mid-day on Wed 23rd April...Fri 25th Apr
2) The entry fee is €31.50 (plus €1.50 processing and administration charge). This includes chip timing, a goodie bag and a long sleeve dry fit race t-shirt.
3) The cut off time is strictly one hour and twenty minutes. (Just under 13 mins per mile pace).
4) Cork registration will take place in the Millennium Hall (Cork City Hall) on Saturday 26th April 11:00 – 18:00 and Sunday 27th April 11:00 – 16:00

For more information, visit the race website...http://samsungnightrun.com/



10 comments:

Dequarefella said...

31.50 for a 10k race? Good luck. Is the goodie bag made of gold or something?

Anonymous said...

33 euro for a 10k seems very expensive. 9 pm on a Sunday evening also would not be an ideal time to be racing.

John Desmond said...

Ref the time, Sunday night at 9pm is probably the only time of the week that a race like this could be held.

As for the price, it's true that it's more expensive than similar distance races but it reflects the fact it is in the city and there is a huge level of organisation involved in closing the roads and organising the event. If you look at the number of road junctions alone then a small army of race stewards will be needed. It's not realistic to expect it to cost the same as other races.

Dequarefella said...

Just to put it in context...for the price of this ONE race you could run the entire FOUR race Ballycotton series. I know where my money will be going.

Eileen on the run said...

wow, seriously pricey, think I'll skip that one...

Anonymous said...

Had hoped to enter a school team.... €31+. Too rich for our blood.

Anonymous said...

I'd say this is an event rather than a race? No 'serious'/club runner is going to pay the hi entry fee when as stated above there are a plethora of much cheaper events being held around cork within the next few weeks/months. It's a novelty item that will attract attention but IMO the hi entry fee is a bad thing for the sport if it gets a big field of runners. Club run events should always take precedent over events held just for the profit.

John Desmond said...

The race is being run in conjunction with Cork City Council and Athletics Ireland. Local athletic clubs that supply stewards for the race are benefiting directly to the tune of €30 per steward.

Anonymous said...

It's a not for profit event. 10km of road closures and stewarding all adds up.

Scott Steiner said...

-It's an opportunity to run main streets that are normally busy. At the unusual time of 9pm.
-It's a fun event,
-Proceeds of the race are going towards local schools.
-You get a great quality long sleeve tech t-shirt that's great for training in.
-You get a great quality medal