Google+ Running in Cork, Ireland: Cork runners win in the Great Pink Run in Dublin...Sat 29th Aug 2015

Tuesday, September 01, 2015

Cork runners win in the Great Pink Run in Dublin...Sat 29th Aug 2015

The Great Pink Run is a charity 5k and 10k race held in Dublin at the end of August and this year attracted a combined field of over 3000 people. Both races were held on a 5km loop in the Phoenix Park.

Sonia O'Sullivan is involved in the promotion of this event and this year, she won the 10k race in a time of 40:14. As you can see from the splits below, she was about 30 seconds behind at the half-way mark but paced the race better to win by 7 seconds in the end.

10k...
# Surname Name          Lap 1 Lap 2 Race Time
1 O Sullivan Sonia female 0:19:51 0:20:22 0:40:14
2 Sullivan Clare female 0:19:26 0:20:54     0:40:21
3 Oconnor Aisling  female 0:21:05 0:21:56  0:43:01

In the 5km race, Mary de Barry of Rising Sun AC in Cork won the 5k race by just 4 seconds.
# Surname Name Race Time Chip Time
1 De barra  Mary female 0:23:03 0:22:54
2 Keogan   Lydia female 0:23:07 0:22:55
3 Flynn Hannah female 0:24:00 0:24:00

5k Results    10k results    Photos

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Congratulations to the female winners of The Great Pink Run in Dublin last Saturday, Mary de Barra Rising Sun AC.,5K race and Sonia O Sullivan Ballymore Cobh AC 10K race, they certainly did Cobh proud!!!