The big half-marathon in Munster last weekend was the Clonmel Half-Marathon in Co Tipperary which had a total of 439 finishers on what was a dry overcast day. As can be seen from the chart above, that's down about 20% on the figure for 2024.
If we were to look at the numbers for most races, we'd see the pre-pandemic numbers for 2017-2019, then a crash in numbers in 2022 and then a gradual recovery to pre-pandemic levels. In the case of the Clonmel Half, they're struggling to recover.
One of the big factors now is that there are plenty of events to choose from. The Youghal Bay Half-Marathon was at the start of August and got 799 finishers. The Waterford Greenway Half is next weekend and Charleville amongst others is coming up as well.
Bib Pos. Name Club AG Gun Time
390 1 David MANSFIELD Clonmel A.C. M 1:09:21
374 2 Sean TOBIN Clonmel A.C. M 1:14:02
243 3 Barry HARTNETT Dundrum A.C. M40 1:14:18
472 4 Nathan Ryan O HEHIR St. Finbarrs A.C. M 1:17:33
264 5 Tony MC NALLY M 1:18:34
2 15 Laura COONEY Clonmel A.C. F 1:24:08
406 30 Sharon KIELY F40 1:28:46
273 36 Eimear HENNESSY F 1:29:05
226 45 Eileen MC CULLAGH Moyne A.C. F40 1:30:09
194 70 Linda GROGAN Dundrum A.C. F40 1:36:10
Full results HERE
Addendum: Someone mentioned in in the comments to this post that Clonmel AC were late in announcing the race. For reference, the race flyer went up on their Facebook page on the 30th of June.
2 comments:
Clonmel AC were very late announcing the event this year (and last year)
Many people who wanted to do a long race, may have chosen Youghal, Waterford Greenway, or even Longford Marathon instead.
They need to announce the event well in advance for 2026 ?
New route seemed to work well.
Need a steward, or sign, at the 12.12 mile mark, as their is a fork in the Blueway, and it might not be obvious, which way to go ?
Pacers need to be lined up in correct sequence at the Start line !
Agreed with the above, they were maybe too late announcing this event. As its in the middle a lot of people's autumn marathon preparation, it would be beneficial to plan further in advance.
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