Greenways of Ireland Map - 2026

The Irish Cycling Campaign website recently published a map of all the greenways in Ireland on their website.

While it doesn't go into fine detail, it does show locations that are safe for cycling, walking and running.

It's interesting to see the big picture as to how the greenway network is being developed across the country.

You can find the map HERE

Friday Jigsaw: Eagle AC Quality Control

For this weeks online jigsaw, we have a photo of the Eagle AC Quality Control Department busy at work checking out the refreshments for the Carrigaline 5-mile road race last weekend.

It has 120-pieces and you can find it HERE

Top 10-mile road races in Ireland in 2025

I've been keeping a tab on all of the 10-mile races in Ireland in 2025 and I finally got around to compiling a list of the top 20.

1) The Frank Duffy 10-mile in Dublin is the top 10-miler in the country with over 3,600 finishers. It was also the top race in 2024 and is not only a reflection of the event itself but the huge pool of runners  in the capital.

2) The largest 10-miler in Munster is the John Treacy Dungarvan 10-mile and it's also the second largest 10-mile race in Ireland. It was also in second place in 2024.

3) The Derry Walled City 10-mile saw a huge jump in numbers in 2025 and jumped from 6th to 3rd place. It had around 500 extra finishers in 2025 which was a jump of about 30% on the previous year.

4) Seven 10-mile races managed to attract more than 1000 runners in 2025, the same as 2024.

5) Five of the top twenty 10-milers were in Co Cork. Three of the top 10 were in Cork.

6) In 2024, the average number of finishers for the top 20 races was 1025. In 2025, that had risen to 1112 which is an increase of about 8.5%. 

7) It's worth noting that some events have their numbers capped so they have a limit of how many people can take part.

8) I managed to find about 44 10-mile events in 2025. 16 of these were in Munster.

9) In terms of Munster races, Mallow stayed at number 7. Kinsale and Cobh swapped places with Kinsale dropping to 9th and Cobh going up to 8th. 2025 was the inaugural year for the Midleton Greenway 10m and they jumped straight into 13th place.

Kilkishen in Co Clare dropped from 14th to 18th while Churchtown in Cork went up a place from 15th to 14th. The Beat the Train 10-mile in Co Waterford dropped from 20th down to 21st even though their numbers actually increased.

Further down the list for 2025, Dooneen in Limerick was 28th, Tralee and the Gap of Dunloe were 29th and 30th respectively and Kilsheelan & Mooreabbey in Tipp were 35th & 36th.

10) I found three events that were held in 2024 but were missing in 2025.

In conclusion... That is a broad overview of the 10-mile races in Ireland. Even though there are a lot more half-marathons on the calendar, the 10-mile distance still remains a firm favourite with many.

Link...
a) Previous post - Top 10-mile races in 2024

Training programmes for the 2026 Cork City Marathon, Half-Marathon & 10k

The Cork City Marathon is coming up on Sunday 30th May 2026. I have a standard 14-week training programme starting on the 23rd of February which costs €112. 

The weekly programme is tailored for each individual and requires weekly feedback by email. It's suitable for anyone looking to do their first marathon or for someone who wants to improve their times.

Notice: Midleton Greenway 10-mile race - Sun 8th March 2026

The second running of the Midleton Greenway 10 Mile Race will take place on the new Midleton to Mogeely Greenway on Sunday March 8th 2026, at 11am.

Entries: You can enter online HERE

Entry Fee: €30 (+ booking fee). Please Note: Entries Limited

Online entries close midnight Thurs 5th March

Notice: Cork BHAA Stryker 4 mile race in Carrigtwohill - Tues 28th Apr 2026

This 4 mile race in Carrigtwohill in East Cork is coming up on Tuesday the 28th of April at 7:30pm. 

As with all Cork BHAA events, the entry fee is €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-registered.

Located just a few minutes drive from the Jack Lynch tunnel, this one is very close to Cork City and is easy to get to.

The race HQ is the local community centre and the race route takes in a loop to the north of Carrigtwohill. Note that the start line is a few hundred metres away so allow plenty of time to get there.

The course is the same as last year. The race will take a left at the local Aldi and then make use of the new roads that pass by the new apartment block and schools. This is a reasonably quiet section and the wide roads will allow the field to thin out nicely in the first mile.

As BHAA races go, this one is noted for having some pretty good prizes and of course, there are loads on offer with the various categories and teams.

As in previous years, the organisers are holding raising funds for the Children's Units in both the CUH in Cork and the UHL in Limerick.

From the organisers... "Stryker 4 Mile Road Run raffle in aid of CUH (Cork University Hospital) Charity. Closing Date 12:00, Sunday, 10th May 2026

Raffle Description - The Stryker 4 Mile Road Run is taking place on April 28, 2026 at 7:30pm in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. Registration is open from 6pm at the Carrigtwohill Community Centre. All funds raised will support the Children’s Units in Cork University Hospital and University Hospital Limerick.

Prizes - Overnight stay at a luxury hotel, vouchers and much more

Buying tickets couldn't be easier - go to WAITING FOR THE LINK - Tickets cost €5 each"

'The Sharp Turn'... The organisers want to highlight that runners will need to take a sharp turn onto the greenway at about the 3.2-mile mark which is the most south-westerly part of the course.

After passing the 3-mile mark, runner cross over the railway and then down to the junction. The route takes a sharp left turn and this is especially important for the faster front runners.

The organisers don't want people running on the hard shoulder of the busy road.

Notice: Strength & Conditioning Workshop for Female Athletes - 3rd Mar 2026

Cork Sports Partnership in association with MTU are holding a strength and conditioning workshop for female athletes on Tues 3rd March 2026 at 6:30pm.

Strength and conditioning is something that a lot of runners neglect but it can play an important part in running form and in injury prevention. Considering the class only costs €5.30, it's for nothing.

Notice: The Great Railway Run 25km - Sun 19th Apr 2026

The annual 25km Great Railway Run from Cork City to Carrigaline is coming up on Sunday the 19th of April 2026. 

Enter: You can enter online HERE

A bus service is provided between start and finish locations. Bus (€5) including return baggage transfer can ONLY be booked when registering.

Training session on the new Bandon AC athletics track - Tues 17th Feb 2026

Tues 17th Feb 2026: - Just a quick post to note that Bandon AC are holding their first training session this evening at the new 400m athletics track to the south of the town.

Work is still ongoing on its development but the track itself is finished and ready for use.

A higher resolution version of the image above can be seen on the Running in Cork Facebook page.

Some photos of the track can also be seen in this previous post from January 2026... Work continues on the new athletics track in Bandon

The Bandon AC 5k is coming up on Thurs 30th of Apr 2026 and the proceeds from the race go towards the development of the athletics track.

Notice: Cork BHAA MTU 5k in Bishopstown - Sun 1st March 2026

The Cork BHAA MTU 5k in Bishopstown is coming up on Sunday the 1st of March 2026 at 10am.

The entry fee is just €5 for registered BHAA runners and €10 for non-registered. You enter on the morning of the race.

There will also be a free waterproof technical running cap with the MTU logo for the first 400 to enter on the day.

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 15th Feb 2026

The 4th race of 5 in the ongoing Cloyne 4k series was held on Sunday 15th of February 2026.

Top 3 men & women...

1 1505 Neil Barrett Cork City MJ 12:59
2 1550 Fionn Buckley Midleton AC MJ 13:30
3 983 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill M45 13:39
17 1239 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 15:04
21 1023 Sadhbh Cronin Midleton AC FJ 15:32
31 1166 Ava Keane Unattached FJ 16:37

Provisional results below...

 Position Race Number Name Club Category Time
1 1505 Neil Barrett Cork City MJ 12:59
2 1550 Fionn Buckley Midleton AC MJ 13:30
3 983 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill M45 13:39
4 1102 James Grufferty Glanmire AC M40 13:43
5 1115 Aaron Harte Unattached M 13:56
6 1554 John O Donovan Ballymore Cobh M 13:59
7 1547 Sean O Connell Cork City MJ 14:08
8 1546 Daithí O Donovan Cork City MJ 14:12
9 1376 Michael O Mahony Walsh St Nicks MJ 14:20
10 1172 Brendan Kearney Unattached M 14:32

Results & Photos of the Carrigaline 5-mile road race - Sun 15th Feb 2026

 

The 2026 Carrigaline 5-mile road race was held this year on Sunday 15th of July on what turned out to be a dry sunny morning. There was 282 finishers which is almost the exact same as last year.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Nathan O'LEARY M MS 6257 25:31
2 GAVIN O ROURKE Leevale A.C. M MS 6314 25:45
3 Colm TURNER Brothers Pearse A.C. M M40 6094 26:14
9 Michelle FINN Leevale A.C. F M35 6315 27:47
15 Michelle KENNY Leevale A.C. F F45 6195 29:48
17 Orla DRUM Crusaders A.C. F F40 6335 30:13

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) There are 250 photos up on the Running in Cork Facebook page. All photos were taken at Coolmore Cross which was about the 3.5-mile mark.

a) Album 1 b) Album 2 c) Album 3 d) Album 4

2) Mick Dooley has some post race photos HERE

3 Joe Murphy has loads of photos... a) Album 1 b) Album 2 c) Album 3 d) Album 4 e) Album 5 f) Album 6 g) Album 7

First 5 men (L-R)... Gavin O'Rourke 2nd, Nathan O'Leary 1st, Colm Turner 3rd, Aidan Noone 4th & John Meade 5th

First women... Michelle Finn of Leevale AC

First man... Nathan O'Leary

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 14th Feb 2026

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 14th February 2026. Approximately 955 runners and walkers took part in the 10 events in Co Cork.

Report... The numbers took a bit of a drop this week with the cold weather. I suspect quite a few people had made the decision not to travel in case the event was cancelled due to ice on the course.

Tramore Valley Park... Well done to Tony Neal who completed his 100th parkrun this weekend.

Clonakilty... Well done to Liam Quinlan who completed his 250th 5k parkrun this weekend in Clonakilty.

246 of the 250 were at the Clonakilty event.

Glen River... Well done to Clare McGonagle who reached a double century of parkruns at the Glen River event this weekend.

Glengarriff... Well done to Jane O'Brien who completed her 100th parkrun in Glengarriff.

If I missed anyone who passed a notable milestone like 100, 200, 250 or above parkruns then let me know.

Upcoming milestones....

a) Glen River #300 in late Feb

b) Youghal #200 in late Feb

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Ballincollig Regional Park:  244 this week, 361 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Alan O'SULLIVAN Male VM40-44 Eagle A.C. 18:21

2 Tom MORAN Male VM35-39 18:26

3 Tadhg DALY Male SM18-19 18:50

24 Lorraine O SULLIVAN Female VW45-49 22:02

30 Patricia VICARIO Female VW45-49 22:44

38 Fiona VERLING  Female VW45-49 St Finbarrs AC 23:36

Ballincollig results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/412/

Tramore Valley Park: 191 this week, 263 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Jim LAST Male VM45-49 Framlingham Flyers 17:41

2 David CARRASCO COQUILLAT Male SM25-29 18:13

3 Rory O' SULLIVAN Male VM45-49 St Finbarrs AC 18:27

7 Niamh CRONIN Female VW45-49 St Finbarrs AC 20:25

11 Isabelle CROWLEY Female JW11-14 20:47

18 Arnbjorg THEODORSDOTTIR Female SW25-29 21:59

Tramore Valley Park results... https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/189/

Glen River: 70 this week, 70 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Marcus BISHOP Male SM30-34 17:33

2 Finbarr ODWYER Male VM50-54 20:10

3 Aaron HORNIBROOK Male VM35-39 20:12

9 Siun MOAKLEY REILLY Female JW11-14 22:26

13 Mags HASSETT Female VW50-54 St Finbarrs AC 23:31

14 Rhona DEMPSEY Female VW40-44 St Finbarrs AC 23:31

Glen River results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/298/

Midleton Greenway: 107 this week, 176 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 James 0 MAHONY Male VM35-39 19:00

2 Donal MC CARTHY Male VM45-49 19:09

3 Luke MURPHY Male SM30-34 19:35

20 Katie FITZPATRICK Female SW25-29 23:03

35 Kathy MURPHY Female VW50-54 25:38

40 Anne Marie SHEEHAN Female VW40-44 Eagle A.C. 26:22

Midleton Greenway... https://www.parkrun.ie/midletongreenway/results/53/

Mallow Castle: 67 this week, 110 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Kacper MARCINIAK Male SM25-29 18:08

2 Matthew COOKE Male JM15-17 18:55

3 Marcel BARAN Male SM25-29 19:25

13 Elaine O'CALLAGHAN Female VW40-44 23:18

14 Aoife O FLYNN Female VW35-39 23:41

15 Kate MCSWEENEY Female SW30-34 23:58

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/216/

Youghal (Pobalscoil ne Tríonóide) : CANCELLED this week, 55 last week.

First 3 men & women...

Youghal results... 

Macroom Castle Demense: 58 this week, 71 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Conor LUCEY Male VM40-44 19:50

2 David BRADLEY Male JM15-17 20:20

3 Jude MURPHY Male SM18-19 21:20

8 Bernadette O'DRISCOLL Female SW30-34 23:32

17 Mary MCHUGH Female VW40-44 25:36

21 Carmel PURCELL Female VW45-49 West Muskerry A.C. 26:17

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/564/

Clonakilty:  43 this week, 64 last week. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Donnacha RYAN Male JM11-14 19:48

2 Niall O'CONNOR Male VM50-54 West Cork Triathlon Club (WCTC) 20:33

3 Alex MASSEY Male VM35-39 Cambridge Triathlon Club 21:00

4 Carys WILLIAMS Female SW25-29 21:44

6 Emer O'CONNOR Female JW11-14 23:21

11 Sophia KINGSTON Female SW25-29 24:52

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/520/

Glengarriff Woods: 105 this week, 117 last week.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Finn CONNER Male JM15-17 19:57

2 Cathal MINEHANE Male VM45-49 24:02

3 Tony MCELHINNEY Male VM55-59 Bantry Athletic Club 24:38

4 Mary LAWTON Female VW55-59 Durrus Athletic Club 25:25

5 Bríd O'LEARY Female VW35-39 25:27

9 Marian MINEHANE Female VW40-44 26:35

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/441/

Bere Island: 45 this week, 45 last week. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Cyril MCNAMARA Male VM60-64 21:57

5 Edward STEL Male VM55-59 24:48

6 Liam POWER Male JM15-17 25:42

2 Clare O SHEA Female SW25-29 22:37

3 Laura O' SULLIVAN Female VW40-44 Beara AC 22:41

4 Breeda O SULLIVAN Female VW55-59 Beara AC 24:21

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/532/

Castlehaven (Rineen Woods): 25 finishers this week, 23 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Dan COLLINS Male VM40-44 Lucan Harriers 22:38

2 Stephen CONNOLLY Male VM45-49 22:52

3 Martin ODONOGHUE Male VM45-49 St Finbarrs AC 25:14

5 Eimear COLUMBY Female SW25-29 26:44

9 Aisling COLLINS Female VW40-44 Lucan Harriers 28:00

11 Frances LYNCH Female VW60-64 Sanctuary Runners 30:47

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/452/

For more information about the weekly 5k parkruns in Co Cork, go to this page HERE.

Notice: Carrigaline 5-mile road race - Sun 15th Feb 2026

Eagle AC are organising their annual 5 mile road race in Carrigaline on Sunday, the 15th of February 2026 at 10am - NOTE THE EARLIER START TIME

Online entries are now closed but you can still enter on the day from 8:30am.

Latest info from Eagle AC... Important Race Day Info! 

Eagle AC – 37th Annual Tommy Ryan Carrigaline 5 Mile. Sunday 15th February 2026

• Start Time 10am!! 

• Race day Registration & Number collection from   8:30am in Carrigaline Community Complex

• Arrive early – parking not available at Carrigaline Community Complex.

 • Bypass Rd & Church Rd carparks nearby.

• No headphones – roads open to traffic

• Start line: Church Road (5‑min walk)

• Finish line: Corlin Business Park

• No water stops on course, water available at the finish line.

• Tea, coffee & treats back in the hall after

• Top 5 prizes presented at the finish line

• Category/team prizes via QR codes in the hall. Scan, check & collect at prize desk! 

• Results: myrunresults.com

• Unclaimed prizes can be collected at The Edge Sports until March 14th.

Have a great race, listen to our stewards who are there for your safety & look out for each other! 

*Participants email with further information had been sent to all registered runners.

Cancelled 5k parkruns - Sat 14th Feb 2026

As of 5am, the temperatures have dropped to zero or just below so expect some of the Saturday parkruns to be cancelled.

Went for a walk at 7am and the local paths are dry and ice free. It's likely to be a different story for areas that remain wet and have likely frozen over.

Update 9am

Pobalscoil na Tríonóide parkrun in Youghal is cancelled.

Ballincollig, Tramore Valley Park, Glen River, Midleton and Macroom are going ahead.

Outside of Cork, Clonmel and Newcastle West have cancelled.