There was a huge turnout for the inaugural Grant Thornton 5k in Cork City on Tuesday the 30th of June with 832 runners taking part. Considering it was the first year and the sheer number of other races on at the moment, that's an impressive number for a first outing.
The Grant Thornton 5k has been run in Dublin for the last few years and this was the first race outside the capital. It was organised by Athletics Ireland and most of the proceeds went towards their Junior High Performance Programme.
1 Ryan Creech The Edge Sports Shop M 15:05
2 John Collins UCC M 16:49
3 Alex O'Shea Cork City Council M 16:51
1 Carol Finn UCC F 18:18
2 Niamh Moore UCC F 18:51
3 Karina Teahen HSE F 18:55
The provisional results can be seen HERE
The team results can be seen HERE
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| Proceeds from the event went towards Athletics Ireland Junior High Performance Programme |
Photos...(Updated Wed 6pm)
1) There are 3 galleries on the Running in Cork Facebook page..
a) Start
b) Finish
c) Presentation
2) Graham Nudds has some photos near the 1km mark and the finish line HERE
3) John O'Dea Photography has a gallery HERE
4) There are a small number of photos on the Grant Thornton race website HERE
Athletics Ireland have a race video below...
Athletics Ireland have a report on the race on their website HERE
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| First 3 women...Karina Murphy 3rd, Carol Finn 1st & Niamh Moore 2nd |
Links...
1) Grant Thornton Corporate Challenge website.
2) Athletics Ireland website
Hi. I lost a blue Fitbit wristband somewhere on the GT 5k Cork run last night. If anyone see it / pick it up? Thanks, Elaine
ReplyDeleteElaine, send me an e-mail and I'll put you in contact with the person that found it.
ReplyDeleteFrom the photos of the presentations, am I correct in thinking that the only prizes were a crystal bowl between three?
ReplyDeleteWhere are the TEAM results ?
ReplyDeleteAll we have is the individual results...
This was specifically advertized as a "team" event ?
Ref presentation...They gave out some sort of box as well.
ReplyDeleteTeam results up now
From what I heard on the night, it was a crystal bowl between 4 for the team prize - the box was for the crystal bowl! It appeared to be just team prizes and I didn't hear them calling out any age category prizes or, for that matter, any overall prizes either. Otherwise, a great event - challenging but fair route, bright sunshine and a great buzz around the city.
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