Preview of the Courtmacsherry 10k road race - Fri 29th June 2012

This 10 km road race in West Cork is coming up this evening, Friday the 29th of June 2012 at 8pm. In terms of flat fast 10k courses, this is about as fast as they get.


And if you are wondering if it is going ahead then yes it is. It has not been cancelled due to the all of the recent rain.

The race starts in the seaside town of Courtmacsherry, then follows the estuary road to Timoleague before doing a small loop and returning to Courtmacsherry again.

Located just to the south of Bandon, it's well within the catchment area of a lot of runners including those in Cork City.

The entry fee is €10 and the organisers are taking entries  in Courtmacsherry Hotel which is at the far eastern side of the village....

Course......This 10k course is about as flat and as fast as they come. The race starts in Courtmacsherry...follows the road alongside the estuary.....a small clockwise loop around Timoleague....and then back to Courtmacsherry and the finish.

The race starts and finishes at the Lifeboat Inn which is about 400m west of the hotel...

The course then runs through Courtmacsherry and follows the estuary. This is around the 1 mile mark...

As you can see, it's dead flat. The footpath on the right was actually where the old railway line used to run.

Around the 2.5 mile mark, you cross the causeway and bridge and then do a clockwise loop around Timoleague...

The only hill on the course is in Timoleague itself but it's very short and modest. It really shouldn't slow you down much as you run through the town...

As you turn for home, you pass the iconic Timoleague Abbey....

 
...and then it's a case of turning left back over the bridge and retracing your steps back to the Lifeboat Inn in Courtmacsherry.

Overall.....A flat fast 10k course is a really nice part of Cork. On a sunny evening, it's a great location for a road race.

Refreshments and prizes later back in the Courtmacsherry Hotel.