Running in Cork, Ireland
Welcome to the Running in Cork blog, home of the Cork running community. This is the largest website in Cork & Munster for news on road races and general running news. Included are a current race calendar, race previews, photos, results as well as some local, national and international news items.
Saturday, September 14, 2024
Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 14th Sep 2024
Friday, September 13, 2024
Notice: Elevate Credit Union Charity 5k in Tramore Valley Park - Sun 6th Oct 2024
The fifth Elevate Credit Union Charity 5k is coming up in Tramore Valley Park in Cork City on Sunday the 6th of October 2024 at 11am.
The entry fee is €13 (€12 + €1 online fee) and all proceeds from this event go to the charity Feileacain.
ENTER HERE
(€7 for U16's... must be accompanied by an adult)(€6 + €1 online fee)
You can also enter on the morning of the event (cash only).
There will be prizes for top 3 men and women along with spot prizes for those taking part. There will be a prize for 1st under 16 boy and girl home.
There is also a €100 bonus if someone can break either course record - Men 15.49 & Women 17:36.
Runners, joggers, walkers and buggies are all welcome.
This is a chip timed race through popupraces.ie
Elevate is the new name for Douglas Credit Union. After merging with Passage West & Monkstown Credit Union back in 2016, they joined with Glanmire Credit Union in February of 2024.
Additional info... Access by car is of course via the South Link Road. There is a pedestrian entrance from near the Douglas Shopping Centre.
The 5k course itself is basically two 2.5km loops...
There is a small hill near the recycling centre but it really doesn't amount to much. The course is a smooth tarmac surface.
More info about the park at this LINK
Proceeds from this event goes to this charity...
Féileacáin... "Féileacáin is a not for profit organisation that provides support to anyone affected by the death of a baby during or after pregnancy."Thursday, September 12, 2024
MTU Sports Seminar Series in Cork - October 2024 to March 2025
Munster Technological University (MTU), supported by MTU Lions Athletics Club and Cork Sports Partnership are hosting a Sports Seminar Series over the next few months.
See a list of the events below:
October 16th 2024: Sports Nutrition for Athletes 101 ...by Evan Lynch.
November 13th 2024: Mental Health in Sport ...by Jessie Barr.
December 4th 2024: Training & Injury Prevention Tips ...by Eoin Everard.
January 15th 2025: Developing World Class Training Environments ...by Ed Coughlan.
February 12th 2025: Implementing Real World Strength & Conditioning ...by Joe O'Connor.
March 12th 2025: Planning Training and the Coach Athlete Relationship ...by Hayley Harrison.
Each one costs €10 for an adult or €8 for a student. There is a series bundle for €50 and €40 respectively.
Each talk starts at 8pm.
For more information and to register, go to https://events.mtu.ie/index.cfm?page=events&eventId=1049
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Notice: Churchtown 10-mile road race - Sat 16th Nov 2024
The Churchtown 10-mile road race in north Cork is coming up this year on Saturday 16th November 2024. The race starts at 10am.
After the successful inaugural race last year, this will be the second edition. Please note that entries close at the end of Monday 11th November.
Entries HERE
Churchtown is located just 4kms west of the N20 Cork to Limerick road so access couldn't be easier.
All runners in the race will receive a beanie hat as shown above in time for the winter weather.
Course... The 10-mile route is shown below...
As you can see, the course is a 10-mile loop to the north-east of Churchtown. The road on the right is the N20.
I have a brief preview of the course here... https://munsterraceroutes.blogspot.com/2013/01/cork127.html
Family day out??... It might be worth mentioning that the Donkey Sanctuary is only 4kms away near Liscarroll if anyone wants to make it a family day out.
From the organisers... "We are delighted to announce that we will also have course record prizes of €150 for male and female also.
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Results & photos of the Dingle marathon - Sat 7th Sept 2024
Top 3 women in the half (L-R) Edel Gaffney 2nd, Aoife Cooke 1st & Susan Glennon 3rd |
One of the main running events in Munster last weekend was the 2024 Dingle Marathon held on Sat 7th of September. Between the marathon & half-marathon events, there was a total of almost 2,500 finishers.
In the half-marathon, Cork runner Aoife Cooke finished first in the women's race in a time of 1h 24m 48s. In the men's race, another Cork runner John Meade finished in second place.
Top 3 men & women in the half-marathon...
2 John MEADE 1:13:43 3024 M M40 St. Finbarrs A.C.
3 Oliver HILL 1:14:42 4019 M MS Watford Joggers
1 Aoife COOKE 1:24:48 2267 F FS Eagle A.C.
2 Edel GAFFNEY 1:28:25 2557 F F40 Trim A.C.
3 Susan GLENNON 1:29:57 2579 F FS Mullingar Harriers A.C.
Top 3 men in the half (L-R) Oliver Hill 3rd, Daire Finn 1st & John Meade 2nd |
In terms of numbers, there were 1771 finishers in the half which actually makes it the 6th largest half-marathon of the 70 or so in Ireland so far this year.
As can be seen from the chart below, the numbers in the half are recovering since the drop for the pandemic.
In the full marathon, there were 718 finishers which is a pretty decent number as far as marathons in Ireland go. The big problem with some of the smaller marathons with lets say 200 runners is that the gaps in the second half of the race can be huge and people can end up running on their own. With just over 700 finishers, the gaps are much smaller and it feels more like a race.
Top 3 men & women in the marathon...
2 Evan DINGLE 2:54:09 997 M MS Central Park Track Club - Tracksmith
3 Matt DOHERTY 2:56:27 999 M MS
1 Niamh O'RIORDAN 3:28:19 1226 F FS Galway City Harriers A.C.
2 Natalie CAPITO 3:30:37 944 F FS
3 Aoife O'BRIEN 3:36:44 580 F FS
The chart below shows the recent history of Dingle marathon finishers...
For the full marathon, the numbers have recovered really well post pandemic and have passed the figure for 2019.
Full results of the marathon & half-marathon... https://www.myrunresults.com/events/dingle_half_marathon__full_marathon_2024/5082/results
Photos... The organisers have a large selection of photos on their Facebook page HERE
Entries for the 2025 event open at the end of September.
Sunday, September 08, 2024
Photos of the Very Pink Run in Cork - Sun 8th Sept 2024
This charity 5k & 10k was held in MTU on the western suburbs of Cork City on Sunday 8th Sept 2024. Proceeds from the event went to the Breast Cancer Ireland charity.
The day itself was overcast and dry and there seemed to be well over 1000 taking part. The event wasn't timed but I have a lot of photos up on the Running in Cork Facebook page.
Saturday, September 07, 2024
Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 7th Sep 2024
Guest Post: A New PB ...by Pat Walsh
* A New PB *
Such a simple little two letter abbreviation that causes so much difficulty in the running world. The eternal search for the PB. It has disillusioned so many.
What is Personal Best and what does it mean to you?
Personally I have given up. I will never achieve the times I set over 30 years ago so why bother and why let it upset me. I take every race as a challenge and do my best.
PB for today
I ran a half marathon in Dungarvan on the Greenway last Saturday. It was a PB for me. Never again will I run a half marathon on that particular day, in that same spot again. So it was a PB for the race on the 30/08/2024. Another finish line, another medal and t-shirt.
Note to West Waterford Athletics Club that organised: Super, everything sorted, I enjoyed the event. I’ll be back for another PB next Year…. ! THANK YOU.
PB for Age
Lovely discussion with Geraldine last week (thanks) about PB for age. If race organisers can group us into age categories and move us as we get older, then why can’t I as a runner reset all my PB’s as I move into each new category.
So much fun doing this. What happened before doesn’t matter, it is the here and now for the next 5 years.
I’m in the M60 category, every run is a celebration, not an occasion for major introspection about what went wrong.
5K a week
Many people take part in Park Runs and local 5K races regularly over the same course. It is never the same. The wind, the temperature, the humidity all change, so no one single event can ever be replicated.
You are never the exact same person. Life and what it throws at you change constantly. Embrace the day, live for the moment.
Every Day
Every Day you run is a PB.
I met a friend for a few slow miles and a chat together. It was a PB for running and chatting.
I ran a half marathon abroad a few years ago on a free, sponsored weekend. It was a PB for running at the right pace so I could enjoy the weekend and not be wrecked.
Run for your health and mental well being and ever day is a PB day.
Final Thought
I met the Great Billy who is far older than me, when I was out running Tuesday Morning. I have mentioned him before as our local hero and inspiration. Beautiful cool morning with the sun shining and we both finished in the same spot. A chat, a smile, an encouraging word. If you could adopt his attitude, run for the love of it and hope to be running for many decades then PB will never enter your vocabulary.
Have a great weekend and if you run don't forget to celebrate your PB.
#pwr
Friday, September 06, 2024
Results & photos of the Cloughduv 5k - Thurs 5th Sept 2024
Top 3 men (L-R)... Paul Cashman 3rd, Padraig O'Donnell 1st & Sean Twohig 2nd |
This year's Cloughduv 5k was held on Thursday 5th September with over 300 taking part on what was a dry but windy day. With the evenings closing in, this was one of the last mid-week races on the calendar this year.
Top 3 men & women...
2 110 16:47 Sean Twohig
3 235 17:00 Paul Cashman, Watergrasshill AFC
26 332 20:52 Rhona Dempsey
38 92 21:40 Niamh McCarthy
Full results below...
1 093 16:44 Padraig O'Donnell
2 110 16:47 Sean Twohig
3 235 17:00 Paul Cashman, Watergrasshill AC
4 32 17:24 Senan Lynch (West Muskerry)
5 131 17:58 David Comber
6 33 18:08 John Lucey
7 28 18:14 Trevor McGuirk (Bantry AC)
8 111 18:17 John Cronin
9 112 18:36 Alan O'Sullivan
10 242 18:48 John Browne, Buttevant AFC
11 315 19:32 Joe Lacey
12 53 19:34 Johnny Hurley
13 189 19:36 Rory
14 351 19:56 Ed O'Mahony
15 266 20:01 Sean O'Sullivan
16 292 20:04 Diarmuid O 'Donoghue
17 230 20:05 Brendan Kearney
18 14 20:07 Conor McDonald
19 233 20:14 Dara O Sullivan
20 20:18 Ciaran Twomey
21 43 20:30 Aidan Morgan
22 306 20:33 Pat O'Connor
23 89 20:44 Tony O'Sullivan
24 16 20:49 Peter Keane
25 31 20:50 Sean McConville (St Finbarrs)
26 332 20:52 Rhona Dempsey
27 281 20:54 Michael Hickey
28 331 20:56 Donal Coakley
29 237 20:57 Mike McGrath, Eagle AC
30 155 21:03 David Burke
31 241 21:10 Gediminas Daskeauskas
32 280 21:12 Ollie Murphy,
33 87 21:14 Pat Dunlea
34 336 21:17 Donal Murphy
35 326 21:22 Barry Creedon
36 75 21:34 Fionn O'Keeffe
37 333 21:35 Norleen Kenny
38 92 21:40 Niamh McCarthy
39 166 21:51 Gillian Murphy
40 156 21:54 Mark Bryan
41 114 22:06 Brendan O'Callaghan
42 165 22:11 Ava Bamford
43 168 22:21 Jamie Kent
44 310 22:27 Donal O'Donoghue
45 330 22:30 Ryan Downey
46 84 22:32 Nathan Barrett
47 91 22:34 Martin McCarthy
48 52 22:35 Edmund Manning (UCC)
49 17 22:39 Chris Keane
50 125 22:42 Daniel Torrance
51 72 22:53 Mj McKenna
52 188 22:56 Conor Mc Elroy
53 167 23:10 Sean Murphy
54 88 23:22 Jj Murphy
55 113 23:24 Michael Desmond
56 263 23:26 Colette Dennehy
57 10 23:27 Noel O'Mahony
58 99 23:29 Steven O'Sullivan
59 157 23:31 Anna O'Neil
60 301 23:32 Fiona, Liam Linda Lehane
61 127 23:34 Clare Curtin
62 130 23:46 richie gough
63 138 23:48 marton istvan
64 51 23:51 Tom Curtis
65 227 23:54 Jim Lucey
66 234 24:08 Pauline O'Riordan
67 309 24:10 Kieran Cotter
68 244 24:11 Henry Packham
69 206 24:13 Lisa Kingston
70 207 24:14 Aoife Downey
71 308 24:15 Cathal Harrington
72 190 24:17 Annie
73 240 24:19 Shay Connell
74 284 24:21 Joanne Hickey
75 239 24:22 Aidan Connell
76 162 24:24 Donnacha Hickey
77 278 24:27 Martin Butler
78 229 24:29 Nikita Jepifanovs
79 100 24:35 Denis Carroll
80 320 24:39 Millie McSullivan
81 352 24:43 David O'Callaghan
82 236 24:49 Maurice Corcoran, Midelton AFC
83 180 25:00 Anthony Murphy
84 192 25:02 Mairead MC Elroy
85 41 25:06 Derry Casey (West Muskerry)
86 42 25:08 Bernard Yore (West Muskerry)
87 228 25:12 Caroline Lucey
88 219 25:14 Marie Mc Carthy
89 193 25:16 Darragh Madden
90 148 25:19 Tom Phelan
91 209 25:26 Caoimhe Browne
92 302 25:30 Con, Gearoid, Connor
93 321 25:32 Erin Kelleher
94 220 25:34 Kevin Mc Carthy
95 163 25:42 Finbarr Hickey
96 56 25:48 Carmel Purcell
97 62 25:50 Annabelle Bullman (West Muskerry)
98 13 25:53 Adam O'Leary
99 304 25:57 Claire Nolan
100 120 25:58 Dave Bunion
101 116 26:00 Christopher Bunion
102 108 26:02 Conor McGann
103 164 26:04 Eoin Mc Daid
104 285 26:06 Caoihme Nash
105 296 26:09 Emmet Callan
106 223 26:11 Nathan Daly
107 279 26:14 Donal O'Sullivan, Donoghamore AC
108 322 26:16 Lucy McSullivan
109 340 26:20 Conor Minhane
110 262 26:23 Sheila Trunwit
111 298 26:30 Jerry O'Keffee
112 54 26:43 Reece Hurley
113 318 26:47 Sharon Hayes & Family
115 146 26:52 Catriona Phelan
116 297 26:58 Paul Cullen
117 300 27:00 Eliza Canty Shireen Rountree
118 305 27:02 Aine Coote
119 126 27:04 james Butler
120 205 27:06 Rachel Kelleher
121 323 27:14 Conor O'Callaghan
122 181 27:27 Monika Zukauskaite
123 18 27:35 James Keane
124 341 27:37 Conall Minihane
125 137 27:52 Ollie Munroe
126 102 28:06 Clare Cromie
127 132 28:10 Darragh Mc Donnell
128 115 28:12 Denis Fitzgerald
129 338 28:17 Aidan O'Sullivan
130 90 28:18 Dan Buckley
131 243 28:21 Grainne Packham
132 295 28:30 Pauline Callan, Bandon AFC
133 344 28:37 Aisling Kelleher
134 231 28:47 Dylan Leahy
135 141 28:49 Róisín Cremin
136 63 28:55 Millie Bullman (West Muskerry)
137 238 29:15 Pat Kearny, Leevale AFC
138 140 29:19 Sharon Casey
139 83 29:21 Kayla Barrett
140 139 29:23 Niamh Casey
141 328 29:28 Adele Walsh
142 288 29:30 Darragh O'Donovan
143 101 29:32 Noreen Ring
144 173 29:36 Rebecca Ryan
145 68 29:41 Tadgh McCarthy
146 58 29:44 Sadhbh O'Leary
147 247 29:46 Betty O Riordan
148 61 29:48 Tadgh O'Leary
149 342 29:50 Sam Minihane
150 106 29:57 Siobhan Collins
151 232 29:58 Farrah O'Connor
152 98 30:01 Ian Doyle
153 67 30:05 Patrick McCarthy
154 268 30:07 Lorraine O'Sullivan
155 286 30:13 Maria Nash
156 287 30:15 Amy mulcahy
157 124 30:23 Siobhán Torrance
158 142 30:44 Linda Hughes
159 319 30:45 Liz O'Donnell
160 44 30:47 Aoife Kavanagh
161 170 31:18 Cathal Sevin
162 177 31:21 Molly Spillane
163 334 31:26 Mairead Murphy
164 339 31:28 Clara Minihane
165 179 31:31 Robert Spillane
166 178 31:32 Emma Spillane
167 50 31:46 Noah McSweeney
168 94 31:48 Catherine Cronin
169 317 31:51 Jane Willis
170 129 31:54 Cathleen Curtin
171 6 32:09 Yvonne
172 211 32:19 Elaine Jones
173 212 32:20 Síofra Jones
174 213 32:22 Oisín Jones
175 214 32:23 Tiernán Jones
176 348 32:32 Grainne McNabola
177 161 32:37 Paddy Hickey
179 311 32:39 Eric & Sam O'Mahony
180 208 32:43 Reenie Browne
181 246 32:44 Felicity Dawson
182 147 32:58 Brian Phelan
183 172 33:21 Jimmy Murray
184 136 33:22 Michael Coakley
185 22 33:31 Sean Fogarty
186 27 33:38 Daniel Corcoran
187 185 33:45 Olivia Daly
188 313 33:56 Ann Marie Drummond
189 314 33:57 Maura Barkey
190 291 34:18 Clare O'Dononghue
191 154 34:33 Conor O'Sullivan
192 215 34:40 Pauline Healy
193 73 34:46 Brian O'Leary
194 123 34:49 Karen Henessy
195 117 34:52 samuel Bunion
197 248 34:53 Denis O'Flaherty
198 312 35:04 Caroine Noonan
199 346 35:12 Lana Gerin
200 60 35:13 Dervla O'Leary
201 289 35:16 Cahterine O'Donvovan
202 3 35:18 Naoise Kinnerk O'Leary
203 271 35:20 Keeva McCarthy
204 226 35:27 Kathleen/ Eve/John McGillycuddy
205 97 35:28 Hugo Iwan
206 153 36:00 Joe O'Sullivan
207 290 36:07 Michael Lenihan
208 48 36:10 Gearoid O'Halloran Crowley
209 251 36:32 Asling Daly Deasy
210 350 36:34 Cunningham Family
211 160 37:41 Cara Jolley
212 9 37:55 Senan Casey
213 256 37:59 John Donovan
214 8 38:41 Culann Hutchinson Kelly
215 276 39:07 Margaret Buckley
216 86 39:25 Jack Browne
217 85 39:27 Jonathan Browne
218 128 39:29 Saoirse Stokes
219 299 39:35 Michael & Linda, Annemarie & Ciara
220 80 39:40 Roisin Aherne
221 201 40:17 Thiomas Madden
222 65 40:20 Mary McCarthy
223 133 40:22 Katie May Mc Donnell
224 82 40:59 Callum Barrett
225 354 41:03
226 282 41:09 Eoghan Hickey
227 303 41:11 Cormac Collins
228 337 41:17 Leah Irwin
229 216 41:56 Candice Parkins
230 196 42:32 Katelyn O'Callaghan
231 45 42:54 Niamh Kavanagh
232 335 43:01 Aisling Murphy
233 260 43:47 Bobby Magan
234 59 43:49 Colm O'Leary
235 57 43:52 Nicola O'Leary
236 26 43:54 Oliver Corcoran
237 151 44:21 Lily O'Sullivan
238 37 44:24 Alanna Creedon
239 265 44:27 Alice O'Sullivan
240 349 44:34 Ann Barry Murphy
241 184 44:45 Lia Daly
242 224 44:46 Lilian Lee
243 23 44:49 Mark Casey
244 24 44:55 Blaithin Casey
245 152 44:56 Abi O'Sullivan
246 109 44:58 Nina McGann
247 2 45:02 Caoimhe Kinnerk O' Leary
248 183 45:10 Lucy O'Leary
249 36 45:14 Ellie Creedon
250 259 45:18 Ollie Magan
251 7 45:20 Aisling
253 274 45:38 Amy Harrington
254 79 46:03 Niamh Aherne
255 81 46:05 Niamh Barrett
256 276 46:19 Margaret Buckly
257 150 46:25 Maeve O'Sullivan
258 107 46:28 Lisa McCarthy
259 347 46:33 Breda Lucey
260 257 46:54 Cathleen Magan
261 258 46:56 Lilly Magan
262 261 47:08 Naha Magan
263 40 47:19 Elaine O’Driscoll
264 39 47:20 Caoimhe O'Sullivan
265 38 47:21 Noreen Creedon
266 46 47:41 Roisa Kavanagh
267 343 47:43 Molly Minihane
268 345 47:45 Ciara Kelleher
269 121 47:57 Billy Henessy
270 270 48:00 Kelie McCarthy
271 122 48:03 Patsy Henessy
272 293 48:24 Ellen O'Dononghue
273 294 48:26 Ellen O'Dononghue
274 103 48:30 Jen Bateman
275 222 48:31 Aoife Twomey
276 145 48:48 Zoe Mc Lellan
277 134 48:59 Ethan Mc Donnell
278 35 49:08 Kate Whelton
279 25 49:19 Eibhlis Lucey
280 1 49:25 Karoline Kinnerk
281 324 49:35 Trish Kiely
282 269 49:38 Ryan O'Sullivan
283 95 49:46 Anthony Falvey
284 77 49:51 Saoirse Cronin
285 76 49:52 Keelin O'Keeffe
286 15 49:54 Eve McDonald
287 275 49:57 Rose Harrington
288 104 50:05 Ruadhain O'Corrain
289 49 50:07 Mairead McSweeney
290 158 50:09 Mary Mc Carthy
291 11 50:41 Donie O’Leary
293 19 50:43 Martin Keane
294 273 50:51 Ruby Harrington
295 171 51:00 Ciarán Slevin
296 210 51:22 Cathal Duggan
297 307 51:23 laura Downey
298 272 51:26 Aoibhe Bradley
300 169 51:47 Siobhán Slevin
301 264 52:51 mary Kelleher
302 267 53:05 Hugh Kelleher
303 30 53:16 Alice Harte
304 250 53:31 Sheila Deasy
305 203 53:34 Geraldine Madden
306 69 53:37 Aoife Madden
307 71 53:39 Catherine McKenna
308 217 54:05 Michael Goulding
309 218 54:07 Michelle Harrington
310 144 55:11 Leo McLellan
311 195 55:40 Catriona O'Callaghan
312 149 55:42 Rachel O'Sullivan
313 143 55:44 Edel Flannery
314 329 56:06 Teddy Walsh
315 64 56:11 Kate McCarthy
316 135 56:21 Karen Mc Donnell
317 204 56:28 Joe Mc Carthy
318 316 56:30 Kay O'Mahony & Anna O'Dowd
319 327 57:35 Karen Walsh