As you can see from the chart below, the numbers are down a bit on 2015 but much in line with the 2014 figures. You only have to look back just a few years when we were all amazed when it was up around 600.
Looking through the results, 45 runners were running faster than 6 min per mile pace. Some of the races elsewhere in Munster are lucky to get 45 runners! :o))
The first man across the line was James McCarthy of East Cork AC and he has now won the race 7 years in a row!
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| 7th in a row for James McCarthy |
1 James MCCARTHY East Cork AC M 19:23
2 Michael HARTY East Cork AC M 19:37
3 Michael BRUTON Leevale ac M 20:54
5 Lizzie LEE Leevale AC F 21:21
14 Sinead O'CONNOR Leevale AC F 22:13
16 Aoife COOKE Youghal F FO 22:22
The full results can be seen HERE
Photos... (Updated 25th Apr)
1) There are 263 photos up on the Running in Cork Facebook page HERE
2) Denis O'Flynn has a gallery HERE
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| Lizzie Lee of Leevale AC...winner of the 2016 Ballintotis 4 mile road race. Photo:Nina McCarthy |
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| First 3 men in the Ballintotis 4 mile...(L-R) James McCarthy of East Cork AC 1st, Michael Harty of East Cork 2nd & Michael Bruton of Leevale AC 3rd. Photo: Nina McCarthy |
Finish line video from the Chip Timing company My Run Results
Anyone else think that the chip timing was a bit off? According to the results, I got to the line just one second after the off, hardly likely as I was a good few rows back. Was fairly close to a p.b so it's a bit annoying. Great event as ever otherwise though.
ReplyDeleteGreat event as ever in Ballintotis. Went off without a hitch with over 1000 runners.
ReplyDeleteGreat event as always. My third time doing this run and everything spot on as always. Well done to all volunteers. May I pass a big 'Thank you' to that guy who was shouting encouragement at me with just 500mts to go. This is what I love about doing these races - it doesn't matter what time you run, everybody is there to beat their own best time. And I did. Thank you - whoever you are for pushing me when I needed it most.
ReplyDeleteRe timimg. I pressed go pretty much as soon as I passed the line both at the start an the end and the time on the watch was bang on with the chip time. I was about 10-15 rows back I'd say. Great race as ever and cheers to all the bakers!! I'd say I put on more weight eating cake than I lost running :)
ReplyDeleteCredit to the team in Ballintotis once again. Everything suggests there should be chaos there - small country village, narow country roads, over 1,00 runners....but everything passes off wothout a hitch yer after year. Amazing !! And they surely set a new record for the number of stewards at a race last night. It was easily well over 100.
ReplyDeleteWeel done Ballintotis - it was a great evenings running.
Great race great night, must have great community spirit in ballintotis. Well done to all involved.
ReplyDeleteI'm a slow runner and at around the 2 mile mark this little girl shouted "keep going u can win this" I could hear James mccarthy coming in over the finish line! Great race tho.
ReplyDeleteGreat race again this year. From the car parking, stewards, registration, toilets, support along the way - and a big shout out to 1) the family who had the water station just after the 2 mile marker, 2) the smallies giving high fives to runners just before the 3 mile marker and 3) the lovely lady at registration who thought I was looked a lot younger than I am :) Real community effort and well run.
ReplyDeleteSee you all again next year!
Iv attended a few races over the past few years but I must say I was so impressed with this one. Nice fast course and the organisation that went into this race was unbelievable from road signs parking lighting Volunteers etc . The amount of volunteers helping out was incredible. The M.C. before the race did a cracking job calling out course records and high lighted all the favourites for the race to let everyone know this was going to be a fast time. The spread was fantastic afterwards and even though it was packed you were fed and through the hall in no time. Well done ballintottis I will be back next year
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