A total of 92 runners turned out for this years Inch Festival 5k in Mount Uniake near Killagh. As can be seen from the chart above, there has been quite a drop in numbers since 2016.
It mirrors a number of other races recently that have shown drops as there seems to be a definite softening in race numbers. Any race that can maintain its numbers at the moment is doing well.
Inch Festival Prize Winners
Mount Uniacke 5km Road Race
June 29th 2018
Overall
Ladies
1st Aoife Cooke Youghal AC 18.1O
2nd Kate Vaele West Waterford 19.28
3rd Evelyn Cashman Youghal AC 1959
Ladies
Categories
1st O / 35 Jenny Leetch St Nicks AC 23.44
2nd 0 / 35 Edel Fitzgerald UnAttached 26.33
1st O / 40 Trish Rochford Cork Garda AC 23.57
1st O / 45 Avril Crowley UnAttached 25.02
1st O / 50 Sally Drennan Midleton AC 23.15
1st O / 55 Steph Isley UnAttached 21.37
1st O / 60 Joan McCarthy Midleton AC 32.2
1st Junior Emma Landers UnAttached 20.44
Overall
Men Name Club Time
1st Kevin O' Leary East Cork AC 16.4O
2nd Jonathan Murphy Leevale 17.14
3rd Patrick Roche Carrig An Suir 17.51
Men
Categories
1st O / 40 Sean Ahern Youghal AC 18.51
2nd 0 / 40 Ken Crowley Watergrasshill AC 19.2O
1st O / 45 Ger O Regan Midleton AC 20.3O
1st O / 50 John Cashman Midleton AC 20.43
1st O / 55 Denis McCarthy East Cork AC 21.OO
1st O / 60 Joe Gough West Waterford 19.38
1st O / 65 John O' Leary Leevale 26.04
1st Junior Ciaran McNamee Youghal 18.06
Total No of Runners 92
Full results
Having 2 other races on in Cork on the same night wouldn't help attract a big crowd and with another race across the border in West Waterford the previous evening doesn't help either.
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