Google+ Running in Cork, Ireland: Notice: Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 23rd April 2023

Saturday, April 22, 2023

Notice: Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 23rd April 2023



The Karen Fenton 5K Memorial Run is scheduled to take place on Sunday 23rd of April 2022 @12:30pm. The location is for the 5k is in Ballinora which is just to the south of Ballincollig in the western part of Cork City.

Entries...You can enter online HERE

Update 22nd Apr: Online registration is now closed! Thanks to everyone who has registered and is supporting this event. We look forward to welcoming you to Ballinora on Sunday!

It's not too late for anyone else who may still wish to participate. On the day registration will be open from 10.30. Please arrive early and follow our parking and race marshal instructions.
From the organisers.....The annual Karen Fenton Memorial Run will be hosted in Ballinora, Waterfall on April 23rd, 2023. 

This event is a 5km road race, which is being organised and hosted by the Fenton Family, in association with St Finbarr's AC, in memory of Karen Fenton, who passed away from Ovarian Cancer, on the 30th of April 2017, aged 43. 

We are delighted to welcome runners and walkers back to Ballinora for this special community event for all the family!

​Any additional donations are welcome as we continue to fundraise for ovarian cancer and support services.

More info here... https://karenfenton.ie/race-info-2023.html

Location...Ballinora is located just south-west of Cork City and to the south of Ballincollig.


It can be accessed by taking Exit 1 on the Ballincollig bypass or going via Waterfall. See the course map below.

Course..... The 5k starts just to the north of Ballinora on a quiet country road.


The course is pretty reasonable with a gentle climb although it does have a bit of a see-saw finish...

There are two small hills at the end which while a bit testing are also quite short. An action packed last km! :o)

Considering its location so close to Cork City, its for a good cause and the fact that it's a new race, it should get a lot of interest.

This is a video of the course from 2018

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