Results & Photos of the Cobh 10-mile road race - Sun 12th Apr 2026

The annual Sonia O'Sullivan Cobh 10-mile road race was held this year on Sunday 12th of April 2026. The conditions were pretty good as it was cool with some sunshine, a marked difference from all of the showers the previous day.

The first woman home was Lily Partridge from the UK who made it two in a row after winning the 2025 race as well.

Top 5 men & women

1 Adam CLARKE #2 M MS 50:39 
2 Sean DOYLE #634 Cork City A.C. M MS 51:45 
3 Michael BRUTON #202 M MS 53:52 
4 Seamus SOMERS #890 Sligo A.C. M M50 54:45 
5 John MEADE #1319 St. Finbarrs A.C. M M45 55:12 

1 Lily PARTRIDGE #1 F F35 56:15 

2 Jessica COYNE #739 Leevale A.C. F FS 57:55 

3 Dee GRADY #666 Ennis Track A.C. F F35 59:12 

4 Charlotte PURDUE #3 F FS 1:01:02 

5 Emma DESMOND #631 Cork City A.C. F F35 1:05:22 

Full results HERE

Photos...
1) MyRunResults has a gallery HERE

2) Joe Murphy has loads of photos... a) Start 1 b) Start 2 c) Start 3 

d) 8m mark 1 e)  8m mark 2 f) 8m mark 3 g) 8m mark 4 h) 8m mark 5 i) 8m mark 6 j) 8m mark 7 k) 8m mark 8 l) 8m mark 9 m) 8m mark 10 n) 8m mark 11 o) 8m mark 12 p) 8m mark 13 q) 8m mark 14 r) 8m mark 15 

3) Sharon Murray has a gallery HERE

4) Gordon Kinsella has loads of photos HERE

Numbers... The number of finishers this year was 1013 which is up 8.6% on the figure for 2025.

As the chart shows, it was also a record year as it broke through the 1000 mark for the first time.

What's interesting about this is that Cobh is known for being a hilly course, they even have the motto 'It's hilly, get over it'. It suggests that having a 'flat fast course' is not the be all and end all. The proximity to Cork City, the buzz, the location, the atmosphere and sense of occasion are all factors as well.