As always, Cork BHAA put on a fine event with plenty of stewards and water. It's no small feat to organize a successful race over such a busy route. The new venue for the afters and prizes in the Community Hall was a big improvement as well as there was a lot more space this year. Now, if only they could get rid of that walk up that hill! ;o)
For the 3rd year in a row, runners were treated to blue skies and sunshine. Sitting outside after the race, it was almost like a Summers day. Over 15 miles, the weather can have a huge impact. It's worth noting that for some today, 15 miles was their longest run ever and as such, it was almost their 'marathon'. Trying this on a wet and windy day is a totally different story.
So did you run the race? What did you think of it? Was it your first time? Click on the comment link at the bottom of this post.
Results......The mens race was won by the in form Alan O'Shea of Bantry AC in a time 1h 16m, a time many would be delighted to complete a Half-Marathon in let alone a 15 mile road race.
The womens race was won by Angela McCann of Clonmel AC in 1h 33m.
Category Results.......(Subject to correction!!)
1 Alan O’Shea (HSE) 76:51; 2 Sandis Bralitis (West Waterford) 81:19; 3 Colin Merritt (Army) 82:18; 4 C O’Connor (DSD, M40) 84:03; 5 Cathal O’Connell (UCC, M45) 84:06; 6 John Meade (Joyce Woulfe) 84:40.
M40: 3 V Turcan (Clonmel) 89:28; 4 Tom Laffan (HSE) 89:52.
M45: 2 Liam Cotter (Kerry Foods) 89:32; 3 G Daly (Dublin City Co) 92:09.
M50: 1 J Kenny (Kilmurry-Ibrick) 91:14; 2 Tom Shanahan (Riocht) 92:09; 3 J Casey (Galtee Runners) 92:23.
M55: 1 Joe Murphy (Cork Co Co) 1:44:57; 2 Willie O’Riordan (Army) 1:45:37; 3 John Quigley (Statsol) 1:46:03.
M60: 1 Maurice Tobin (Avondhu Motor Factors) 1:45:30; 2 John Holland (An Post/Eircom) 1:54:56; 3 J O’Halloran (ESB) 1:55:22.
Women: 1 Angela McCann (Clonmel, F35) 93:52; 2 Tracey Roche (Dooneen) 98:40; 3 G O’Donovan (unatt) 1:40:41; 4 Mary Sweeney (Private Hospitals, F50) 1:46:18; 5 M Molloy (unatt) 1:46:40; 6 C Buckley (unatt) 1:47:08.
FULL RESULTS....Updated Sun 10th Oct
The full results are now up on the Cork BHAA website
Photos.....In the meantime, here are some photos...
1) There are some photos near the finish line from 12 year old Clara Forrest HERE
Up and Over the bridge at Belvelly
Runners passing Fota....some wearing shades....others fast asleep...
Naughty runner with headphones...
Leaving Cork City and heading for Cobh...
One down....Fourteen to go
2) Another great slideshow from Doug Minihane at the 1 mile mark HERE
Very well organised recession-proof (10 euro!) race. You would know it's organised by runners! Plenty of friendly stewards. Great support. Great road safety. Lots of water (bottles not cups thankfully!) and a beautiful scenic town to finish in....not to mention the free ice-bath by walking into the sea afterwards!!!
ReplyDeleteA great day and a great race but there was a lot of traffic on the main street of cobh as the later finishers arrived and some runners were dodging cars and a truck along the last 100m the traffic control along the last stretch could have been a bit better.
ReplyDeletewell organised and very enjoyable run.The orange t-shirts will be great for training on the dark winter nights ahead.
ReplyDeleteApart from walking up that hill at the end, I had to hike from McCurtain Street up the Summerhill North Col to the Montenotte Piste to deposit my gear bag. Would have missed the start if I hadn’t got a lift back down. Should be a pick up point for gear bags near the start of the race. Otherwise, congrats to the BHAA for organising yet another great Cork-to-Cobh.
ReplyDeleteThis was my first competitive run of this distance so did'nt know how i'd fare out.In the end i was content with my 7 min average, achieved mainly by "tagging" on to a steady fellow runner in front for the duration.(Thanks Alan! )
ReplyDeleteOne of my most enjoyable runs ( except for last mile! )and as the sun shone down at the half way point, i thought about how fortunate those of us who can participate in competitions like this are. As for the organisation, i thought it was excellently stewarded and the water station people were angels in disguise!
Well done to all who volunteered and organised this fantastic event.Ps. Anyone have sore joints like me? :) JD
this was my longest race and a great build up for the dublin marathon.very well organised and the stewards first class.jelly beans at the end were a god sent .well done to all involved another great sucess for the BHAA , congrats
ReplyDeleteGrat race professionally organised well done BHAA once again, plenty of photos at CobhEdition.com.
ReplyDeleteFergal
yesterdays race was so well organised and also great fun. it was my longest race ever and i thoroughly enjoyed it and felt safe while on this route. i hope that those of you not doing dublin will come to bandon to try our 10k...so much easier than yesterday
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ReplyDeleteJohn,
ReplyDeleteI would like to say a huge thank you to all the stewards who gave up many many hours on a sunday morning to help out at this race. The support along the way was fantastic, and i know that I for one never have enough breath to express my gratitude along the way! Special thanks to the cyclists down near fota (from cork tri club i think??) who gave great encouragement too!
A great day. Such a well organised race. Loads of waterstops and jelly beans .. great support along the route. Nice bright T-shirt for the dark winter ahead. And all for 10 euro. congrats to all organisers.
ReplyDeleteAs a native of Cobh always wanted to do this one and thanks to some encouragement to get off the couch and train for one leg of the Cork City marathon I continued training to be able to do it this year. Glad to say it lived up to expectations, very well organised, great atmosphere and we were so pleased with the weather. Thanks to organisers, stewards and spectators. Full Cork City marathon in 2011? why not.
ReplyDeleteWell done to the BHAA on a brillant event - excellent stewards, lovely small bottles (not 500ml ones !) and a nice scenic route. They even managed to organise the beautiful weather as well !
ReplyDeletebrill buzz! This was the longest I had ever run and thanks to your advice John I paced myself, trotted along at a comfortable pace and enjoyed the whole experience far more than I would have dreamed possible! The stewards and support along the way were great - thanks to all. Never thought I had a marathon in me .... now I wonder if there might be one?!
ReplyDeleteGreat race, well done to the BHAA and all the people who helped out.
ReplyDeleteGreat race.Thanks to all the steward's and to all the kids who gave out the orange's and the jelly bean's.
ReplyDeleteGreat race well organised my first time doing this will be back next year need to close cobh town centre next for the last run in it was hard to dodge the cars when your tired .oh thanks for the oranges too .
ReplyDeletefantasic run delighted with my time. a big thank you to all the stewards and a very big thank you to the young boy handing out orange slices at bellvelly went down a treat. cork city marathon here i come. mags
ReplyDeleteA great day, the two kids collecting the empty water bottles, fair play to you ! The supporters were great, the only thing was the traffic near cobh, It was hard to watch the traffic and the road at the same time-hence I literally hit the ground flying. Over all a great experience.
ReplyDeleteJust 1 little thing. Would it be possible to show the women results in red so we would know our place in the ladies section?
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