Located near the Pairc Ui Chaoimh stadium, this is a flat and fast 5k course. Registration is at the Shandon Boat Club building which is on the Marina, about 400m from Pairc Ui Chaoimh. There is plenty of parking in the area.
20% Discount Vouchers......As per last year, John Buckley Sports will be giving out 20% discount to all finishers in the race. Just hang on to your race number and present it in the shop to avail of the 20% discount. It will apply to any purchases in their shop which is across from the Opera House in the heart of Cork City. Needless to say, the amount you save with the discount may well exceed the race entry so they are well worth getting. Note that the discount is not restricted to just one item. When you are using it, you can buy several products at the one time and get 20% off the lot. There is also no expiry date on the race number discount so you can use it anytime.
Chip Timing........For the last three years saw, they have been using chip timing at this race and it has been very successful. In previous years, there have been problems with too many runners finishing at the same time filling up the finishing chutes. With the introduction of chip timing, that problem has now been eliminated. All you need to do on the night is to cross the finish line....no queues.
Entries.....€5 for registered BHAA runners and €10 for non-reg. You can enter on the night OR you can enter beforehand if you want to avoid the queues. Your choices are to enter online by going to the John Buckley Sports website or you can call into the shop which is directly across from the Opera House in Cork City.
Update : Pre-enter online for the John Buckley Sports 5k (May 30th Marina course) and you'll automatically be entered into a raffle to win a pair of Nike Pegasus runners.
In addition to the chip timing, there will be the usual post race refreshments in the Shandon Boat Club afterwards.
Preview.....A full preview of the course with photos can be seen HERE
I entered online for this but it did not state whether your number is posted out or if you collect on the day?
ReplyDeleteI did the same and am equally unsure!
ReplyDeleteDid the same last year and you collected it on the night.
ReplyDeleteIm not one of the organisers but its usually collect on the day. They had a special desk set up for pre reg folks
ReplyDeletelike previous years a am guessing that there will a a pre-registered queue at the boat club this evening
ReplyDeleteThere will be a pre-registration pick up at the Shandon Boat Club and also a separate line for entries on the night. You can pick you numbers from 6.15pm till 7.30pm tonight
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