The winner of the mens race was Eric Meade of East Cork AC in a time of 29:24. In 2nd place, Johnny O'Sullivan ran 29:29 while Don Lehane of Eagle AC took 3rd place in 29:36.
In the womens race, the winner was Sinead O'Connor of Leevale AC in a time of 32:15. Maura Regan of Eagle AC finished 2nd in 33:22 while Karen Kenny of Grange Fermoy AC finished 3rd in 34:46.
The full results can be seen HERE
Photos........a large gallery of photos can now be seen HERE
The 5th race in the Ballyhoura Active series is the GR8 KM in Mitchelstown on Friday, the 5th of August.
Well done to all concerned. Great location and a tough but fair course. Really enjoyed it. nice area as well for a race as no issue whatsoever with traffic. Hope it's a regular fixture for years to come.
ReplyDelete1st race in 4 months and a tough one it would be a lot easier if they ran it the opposite direction the way you had it on your preview but other than that well organised.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the one they have added to their series a 5km in shanballymore north cork on august 27 a nice flat course with just one small hill.
It was a beautiful location for the race. The road surface was rough for the first 500 yards or so, and after that it was perfect. The scenery was breathtaking, the hills were tough but fair, and the organisation was excellent. Well done to Fermoy-Grange AC for an excellently-run race. I really enjoyed it.
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Great race, well organised and no traffic at all. A fairly tough course with not much flat running. A fast first mile was immediately followed by a long slow climb that covered at least a mile, and the couse then repeated. No major steep hills but a challenging run. Hope to be back next year.
ReplyDeletelovely race, dispite not been a fan of laps,nice quiet roads, fantastic series, have 2 completed so far and looking forward to the gr8 km in mitchelstown
ReplyDeleteGreat race, enjoyed it. I've done many a lap of that 2.5mile loop myself in training a few years ago in hail rain sleet and sun. Nice to do a race on it.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know if that route can be used as a training run,it looks like a great spot and safe to do a long run there.
ReplyDeleteRe " Does anyone know if that route can be used as a training run,it looks like a great spot and safe to do a long run there. "
ReplyDeleteYes, It is used a lot by walkers and runners alike. Very little traffic passes up that road all day. 2.5 miles per circuit as well so just do as much as you feel like.
Ref:comment 8,Great sounds good thanks for that.
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