Photos.....
1) Joe Murphy has a large slideshow of photos HERE2) Doug Minihane has a small gallery HERE but will be adding more over the next few days.
Photo Credit : Joe Murphy
Friday, June 22, 2012
Photos of the Cork BHAA Daniel Kingston 5k in Macroom...Thus 21st June 2012
2) Doug Minihane has a small gallery HERE but will be adding more over the next few days.
Photo Credit : Joe Murphy
Good race in Macroom, nice route, well organized, thanks to all volunteers and to tipp water after the race. The race clock at the end was about a minute out though...
ReplyDeleteGreat race, flat course and well organised....congratulations to everyone involved.
ReplyDeleteI'll second the previous post. Nice race and there I was thinking that at the start we would have to run UP the hill at the start line. Phew.....
ReplyDeleteClock out about 45-50 seconds from feedback I've received.
Well done to everyone involved in last night's race. Really well organised-Thank You.
ReplyDeleteVery enjoyable race last night, great course and perfect weather for the race. Many thanks also to the people giving out water at the end and the lovely food in the hall.
ReplyDeleteOnce again THE BHAA have exceled, a big thank you to every single person who was involved in any way. A super race..
ReplyDeleteA word of thanks and congratulations all within the bhaa for making this road race a great sucess..it was a fine evening to run and once again many numbers of runners came out out to support the bhaa.. the spread of food and refreshments after was a credit too everyone in making and supporting the bhaa and the memory of daniel kingston..yet again the low cost of five euro is testament to the fact that the cork bhaa can run a road road with the help and support you all have and give out decent wholesome food after along with the fine array of prizes spot prizes money vouchers etc etc is a credit to all involved in the bhaa..well done..can i also congratulate my bhaa team blarney woollen mills who won their first team prize in macroom 5km race..we were out of the bhaa scene for two years but now were making a comeback and what a start first win that will boost our confidence and give our team great hope in the future..well done lads keep up the running spirit..john griffin blarney wollen mills..
ReplyDelete"Once again THE BHAA have exceled" (sic).
ReplyDeleteCome on - seriously!
"Once again"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To the person who made the smart remark about the BHAA above; instead of criticizing, why don't you offer your services and help out at a BHAA race? Maybe then you'll see what's involved and understand how dedicated the volunteers are. These lads are at the race venue setting up long before the runners arrive and packing away after the race whilst the runners are enjoying the food or on their way home.
ReplyDeleteJust remember, none of them receive any payment, or thanks, for what they do. Try and remember that the next time you attempt to be clever by making such remarks.
I wasn't attempting to be clever - I'm just fed up with people praising the BHAA and completely ignoring their shortcoming i.e. race queues, archaic method of taking names and numbers after the race, slowness of results, etc. Only somebody associated with the people in the BHAA would say they have excelled.
ReplyDeleteAs regards offering my services, I said in a previous post (after the marina race) that I would definitely help out in some of the races if a call came out from the BHAA asking for volunteers. But they don't ask, they don't seem to want anybody else invading their turf. So, instead of making smart remarks about people criticising the BHAA, why don't YOU volunteer some of YOUR time and coordinate with the BHAA on getting more volunteers to help out ? That's after they fix the other problems of course.
Nobody is disputing that they are volunteers but give me a break, it's not an all consuming job. Try training an underage GAA team for a year and you'll know what commitment is.
The clock was off? Oh no! I was thrilled to think I had a new personal best :( While the q was long, there were quite a few rude people who were skipping between lines, cutting ahead of people, and arguing with the stewards. I've never seen such carry on and we were waiting less than two minutes at that stage.
ReplyDeletePS Well done again to the Kingston family. Great food afterwards, lovely course and a worthwhile cause.
ReplyDeleteRegarding comment no. 10 quote "i.e. race queues, archaic method of taking names and numbers after the race, slowness of results, etc.", I participated in this race, I queued at the non-registered desk, I gave my name and got my number all done in LESS THAN A MINUTE - What's so long and archaic about that ? Regarding the taking of names and numbers after the race, again I finished in a time of 22.?? group, and it took no length of time at all, I would say at most 30 seconds, this certainly would not be an issue for me. Yes, i agree the results are too slow being posted and it would be helpful if more people were brought on board to process the results, still I am not a member and have never attended a meeting so maybe volunteers are hard to find. Enjoyed the race and pre/post race, good location, and will do it again.
ReplyDeleteRe comment no. 10: Instead of waiting to be asked, why don't you offer your services to the BHAA?
ReplyDelete"it would be helpful if more people were brought on board to process the results"
ReplyDeleteThis is not the issue, there is software available to make this an easy enough job.