Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 16th Dec 2023

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 16th Dec 2023. Approximately 731 runners and walkers took part in the 10 events in Co Cork.

Report... The conditions were pretty mild for this weeks 5k parkrun in Co Cork with a temperature of about 10 deg C but that mild moist air coming in off the Atlantic resulted in dull and misty conditions. It was still perfect for running but it might have deterred some.

Ballincollig... Well done to Colette Ryan who completed her 300th 5k parkrun today! It takes at least two years to get to 100 so completing 300 is pretty special. I wonder if Collette has the most in Cork?

Colette has run in 14 different parkrun venues but a whopping 248 of them were in the Ballincollig Regional Park. Colette's first parkrun was at the Tramore Valley Park back on the 26th of September 2015.

Also well done to Eddy Higgins who reaches the 100 mark! Eddy has done 26 in Ballincollig, 19 at Tramore Valley Park and 17 at the Glen River with the balance at 25 other locations. Eddy's first parkrun was in Tralee back on the 25th of July 2015.

Another person hitting the 100 mark in Ballincollig was Garrett Whitford. Garrett has done 63 in Ballincollig with 31 at the Tramore Valley Park with the balance at four other locations. Garrett started in Ballincollig back on the 18th of January 2020.

Macroom... Well done to Matt Murphy who completed his 100th 5k parkrun! Matt who is in the M18-19 age category has done 98 of the 100 in Macroom with the remaining two in Killarney. Matt's first parkrun was back on the 1st of Feb 2020 when he would have been M15-16.

Clonakilty... Clonakilty is one of the smaller parkruns in Co Cork and this week, Sandra Walsh completed her 100th parkrun there. Sandra has done 53 at Clonakilty, 39 at Glen River and the balance of eight at five other locations. Sandra's first parkrun was in Clon on the 21st of June 2014.

If I missed anyone who passed a notable milestone like 100, 200, 250 or above parkruns then let me know.

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Ballincollig Regional Park: 227 this week, 250 last week. Long term average 283

First 3 men & women...

1 Paul KELLY Male VM45-49 St Finbarrs AC 18:07

2 Unknown

3 Jer O SULLIVAN Male VM45-49 Lucan Harriers 18:20

6 Nollaigh O'NEILL Female VW50-54 19:03

14 Niamh CRONIN Female VW45-49 St Finbarrs AC 20:25

33 Mairead PEREZ Female VW50-54 Eagle A.C. 23:16

Ballincollig results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/305/

Tramore Valley Park: 147 this week, 185 last week. The long term average is 171.

First 3 men & women...

1 Michael BYRNE Male VM40-44 17:38

2 Barry WALSH Male VM40-44 St Finbarrs AC 18:07

3 Jim WHITE Male JM15-17 18:12

25 Lara BYRNE Female JW11-14 21:58

47 Gillian COTTER Female VW50-54 St Finbarrs AC 23:50

48 Paula MULCAHY Female VW45-49 23:51

Tramore Valley Park results... https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/85/

Glen River: 72 this week, 63 last week. The long term average is 73.

First 3 men & women...

1 Owen WILLIAMS Male JM15-17 Togher AC 17:33

2 Ken INCE Male VM40-44 Eagle A.C. 18:02

3 Loic GAREL Male VM40-44 St Finbarrs AC 19:29

10 Lisa CROWLEY Female VW50-54 Watergrasshill AC 22:11

11 Aoife KILPATRICK Female VW40-44 Ranelagh Harriers 22:50

15 Emer DELANEY Female JW11-14 25:31

Glen River results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/185/

Mallow Castle: 73 finishers this week, 39 last week. The long term average is 62.

First 3 men & women...

1 Liam AHERNE Male VM40-44 Mallow Tri Club 19:29

2 Kieran TWOMEY Male VM55-59 19:38

3 Billy LENIHAN Male VM55-59 20:20

5 Emily CRUSHER Female SW20-24 Giffnock North AAC 20:35

9 Rhona DEMPSEY Female VW40-44 St Finbarrs AC 22:07

15 Gillian MURPHY Female VW35-39 Mt. Hillary AC 22:51

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/113/

Youghal (Pobalscoil ne Tríonóide) : 53 this week, 59 last week. The long term average is 57.

First 3 men & women...

1 Padraig MAHONY Male VM45-49 17:36

2 Unknown  

3 Ronan O'SHEA Male VM55-59 18:57

13 Ailish BOURKE Female JW10 23:25

16 Saoirse KINSELLA Female JW11-14 23:31

17 Josephine O SULLIVAN Female VW45-49 23:39

Youghal results... https://www.parkrun.ie/pobalscoilnatrionoide/results/91/

Macroom Castle Demense: 33 this week, 53 last week. Long term average is 51.

First 3 men & women...

1 Conor LUCEY Male VM35-39 18:16

2 John O'DONOGHUE Male SM30-34 19:06

3 Jude MURPHY Male JM15-17 20:58

9 Noreen STEWART Female VW40-44 24:50

11 Sarah CUDDIHY Female JW15-17 25:11

13 Claire CURTIN Female VW35-39 25:21

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/456/

Clonakilty: 25 this week, 31 last week. Long term average 36.

First 3 men & women...

1 Niall O'CONNOR Male VM45-49 Ranelagh Harriers 20:30

2 Mark BULMAN Male VM60-64 Donoughmore AC 20:42

3 Shane WINTERS Male JM11-14 21:46

10 Sandra WALSH Female VW50-54 24:47

12 Aoife MCCANN Female SW25-29 25:05

17 Katie HARTE Female SW30-34 27:09

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/409/

Glengarriff Woods: 61 this week, 55 last week. The long term average is 60.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Peter LITTLE Male VM45-49 19:56

2 Michael MINEHANE Male VM45-49 Marathon Club Ireland 21:19

3 Danny MANNING Male VM45-49 22:11

13 Pippa O SULLIVAN Female JW11-14 25:47

16 Hilje LABUSCHAGNE Female VW35-39 26:08

17 Emma BURKE Female SW20-24 26:39

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/327/

Bere Island: 23 this week, 14 last week, long term average of 46. 

First 3 men & women... 

1 Ben MURPHY Male VM40-44 21:30

3 Breandan MURPHY Male SM20-24 25:35

6 Mike FENTON Male JM10 29:32

2 Michelagh MURPHY Female SW18-19 22:36

4 Laura WALSH Female SW18-19 28:01

5 Emma FENTON Female JW11-14 28:30

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/417/

Castlehaven (Rineen Woods): 17 finishers this week, 14 last week. Long term average 28.

First 3 women & men...

1 Florence FITZGERALD Male SM30-34 21:23

2 Brendan CROWLEY Male VM40-44 22:36

3 Finbarr KELLEHER Male VM35-39 23:02

8 Frances LYNCH Female VW60-64 Sanctuary Runners 29:52

9 Sharon POULTER Female VW40-44 30:23

10 Celine BUCKLEY Female VW50-54 Castlehaven GAA 31:38

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/338/

For more information about the weekly 5k parkruns in Co Cork, go to this page HERE.