Results of the Cork BHAA ESB 5k cross country - Sun 7th Jan 2024

 

The first race of the 2024 Cork BHAA calendar was the ESB Cross Country 5k in Beaumont Park in Sunday 7th January. With the thermometer hovering around 1 deg C, it was a bitterly cold morning and most of the roads in Cork were unsuitable for a road race so it was probably just as well this race was on grass.

A total of 180 runners crossed the finish line which is down a bit on the 190 of last year but still in the ballpark of previous years.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Barry Twohig 0/40M M1 00:17:54 Emerald Fencing
2 Michael Harrington 0/50M M2 00:18:00 Harrington Upvc Ltd
3 Trevor Cummins 0/40M M3 00:18:07 Train with Trevor
26 Siobhan Hoare 0/45F F1 00:21:22 Bon Secours
27 Breda Gaffney 0/50F F2 00:21:29 Avondhu MF F-A-1
32 Carmel Crowley 0/55F F3 00:21:57 Stockhealth

Full results HERE

Video... Proinnsias O'Keeffe has a short video HERE

Photos... Mick Dooley has some photos HERE

Results of the Cork BHAA ESB Cross Country 5k...Sun 7th Jan 2018

The 2018 Cork BHAA season of races got off to a good start with 199 runners turning out for the ESB Cross Country 5k in Beaumont Park in Cork City.

While the numbers might seem low compared to a usual road race, it's good going to get nearly 200 people to run on an off road course at the start of January. It's possibly a sign that more runners are now willing to try trail and off road races that they might have in the past.

It might be worth reminding people that the MMRA will be starting their own series of trail races very soon. More details in a few days.


1 Michael Harrington 0/45B M1 00:18:03 Harrington Upvc Ltd
2 Tim Twomey 00:18:18 Temp Reg
3 Sean Dowling 00:18:21 Temp Reg
25 Breda Gaffney 0/45J F1 00:21:17 Dept 0f Social Welfare
29 Ide Donovan 0/45J F2 00:21:58 HSE F-A-1
34 Colette O'Donoghue 0/35H F3 00:22:09 Goldstar Telecom

Full results

Photos...
1) Paula Mulcahy has a gallery HERE
2) Joe Murphy has a gallery HERE

Results & photos of the Cork BHAA Cross Country race...Sun 8th Jan 2017

The weather conditions were cloudy and mild for this years Cork BHAA Cross Country 5k race in Beaumont Park in Cork City on Sunday the 8th of January 2017. A total of 164 people took part which is up on last year but down on 2015. It's probably the type of event where the weather has a big bearing on numbers.

1 Evan Byrne M1 00:17:37 Douglas Credit Union
2 Rory Casey 00:17:49 Temp Reg
3 MICHAEL HARRINGTON 0/40A M2 00:17:58 Harrington Upvc Ltd
15 Louise Shanahan 00:19:58 Temp Reg
30 Ronnie Barry 0/40I F1 00:21:32 Cork County Council
33 Deirdre Ansbro 0/35H F2 00:21:47 Travel Ireland


The full results can be seen HERE

Photos... 
1) There are 220 photos up on the Running in Cork Facebook page HERE
2) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a gallery HERE 

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA ESB Cross Country...Sun 10th Jan 2016

A total of 127 runners turned out for this years Cross Country race at Beaumont Park in Cork City, a drop of 31% on the 2015 figure.

1 Fergal Curtain M1 00:18:25 Army Surplus Store
2 Darren Molloy M2 00:18:52 Navy M-A-1
3 Alex O'Shea 0/40A M3 00:18:58 Cork City Council
51 Irene Eighan 0/35H F1 00:24:34 Novartis
54 Caitriona Santry F2 00:24:40 Dept of Ed F-A-3
55 Anita Murphy 0/35H F3 00:24:42 Cork County Council

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Kieran Minihane has a gallery HERE
2) Doug Minihane has a gallery HERE 
3) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a gallery HERE

Results of the Cork BHAA ESB Cross Country 5k...Sun 11th Jan 2015

A total of 185 runners turned out for the first race of the year for the Cork BHAA.

1 Darren Molloy M1 17:14 Navy
2 John Durcan 17:27 Temp Reg
3 MICHAEL HARRINGTON 0/40A M2 17:41 Harrington Upvc Ltd
35 Ronnie Barry 0/40I F1 21:29 Cork County Council
52 Jessica Bruton F2 22:12 Dept of Ed F-B-1
72 Eibhlin Cleary 23:05 Temp Reg

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) A gallery from Kieran Minihane can be seen HERE
2) Doug Minihane has a large gallery HERE
3) A slideshow of photos from Joe Murphy of Eagle AC

Results of the Cork BHAA Cross Country...Sun 13th Jan 2013

The Cork BHAA season got off to a start with their annual Cross Country race in Beaumont Park in Cork City. The mens race was won by John Meade and the womens race by Aisling Moran. A total of 137 runners took part, down a bit on last year's figure of 160.

Photos...
1) Doug Minihane has his usual crop of excellent photos HERE

Position Name Company Cateogry Time
1 JOHN MEADE JOYCE WOLFE PHYSIOTHERAPY 00:17:40
2 ALAN WHITAKER UCC 0/40A 00:17:59
3 RORY O'SULLIVAN Clarke Level Construction 00:18:07
31 AISLING MORAN REAL EVENTS 00:21:14
32 MICHELLE KENNY DEPT OF EDUCATION 00:21:24
38 MARY SWEENEY FIT 4 LIFE 0/50K 00:21:43 

The full results are HERE


Photo courtesy of Doug Minihane

Results of the Cork BHAA 'ESB' Cross Country - Sun 12th Feb 2012

160 runners turned out for this Cork BHAA Cross Country race in Beaumont Park in Cork City.

Photos by Joe Murphy HERE

Pos.    Athlete    Business    Cat.    Time
1    Sean McGrath    Midleton Tri + Run        17:25
2    Michael Buckley    Joyce Wolfe Physio        17:50
3    Trevor Woods    UCC    O/40    18:00
4    John Meade    Joyce Wolfe Physio        18:12
5    Rory O Sullivan    Deady Security        18:12
6    Roy Fahy    BioPharma        18:25
7    Conal McBride    Dept. of Ed        18:37
8    James Doran    McKessons IRL        18:45
9    Sean Dowling    Keary's Motors        18:56
10    Tony Kelleher    CSO    O/40    19:01
11    Joe Cunningham    Eli Lilly    O/40    19:03
12    John Malone    Quality Hotels    O/40    19:05
13    Michael Dunne    Cork Garda        19:27
14    Kieran O Sullivan    Cork Garda    O/40    19:31
15    John Herlihy    McKessons IRL        19:36
16    Ronan O Reilly    Cork Garda        19:45
17    Maurice Cahill    Quality Hotels        19:55
18    Philip King    Temp.        19:59
19    John O Sullivan    Temp.        20:08
20    Marty O Keefe    Quality Hotels    O/40    20:10
21    Ian Dorgan    Deady Security        20:21
22    Ivor Croker    Novartis        20:34
23    Ross Higgins    Temp.        20:37
24    Pat Breen    Temp.        20:41
25    Ronan Power    Temp.        20:44
26    Denis Kelleher    Temp.        20:47
27    Aidan Hogan    HSE        20:50
28    Stanislaw Bycheck    Midelton News    O/50    20:51
29    Colin Kilty    Eli Lilly        20:53
30    Declan Murphy     Temp.        20:56
31    John Hallahan    An Post/Eircom    0/45    21:09
32    T.J.Hogan    Temp.        21:10
33    Patrick Kelleher    C.S.O.        21:10
34    Jonathon Finn    Cork City Council        21:16
35    Finbarr O Dwyer    I.P.S.        21:20
36    Nick Parkinson    HSE        21:22
37    Brian  Kavanagh    Temp.        21:24
38    Colm O Reilly    DeCare Systems        21:25
39    Patrick Murphy    UCC    O/55    21:25
40    Ann Marie Healy    HSE    O/40    21:29
41    John Griffin    Temp.        21:42
42    Joe McEvoy    Glennon Bros    O/45    21:44
43    Aidan Dennehy    Dennehys        21:51
44    Colm Lyons    Temp.        21:53
45    Alfie Davis    Temp.        21:58
46    Eddie Byrne    I.P.S.    O/45    22:05
47    Michael Brennan    Dept. of Ed    O/40    22:06
48    Helen Leonard    Juliet Murphys H&F Club    O/40    22:09
49    Conor Murray    Janssen Pharma    O/45    22:17
50    Anna O Neill    McKessons IRL        22:23
51    Owen Field    Temp.        22:30
52    Ted O Flynn    Cork Garda    O/50    22:34
53    Donal O Callaghan    CBC        22:35
54    Keiran Murphy    Depuis        22:37
55    Dermot O Sullivan    Temp.        22:42
56    Pat Dineen    Eli Lilly    O/50    22:47
57    Maggie Chojan    Dept. of Ed    O/40    22:54
58    Brian Linehan    Temp.        22:55
59    Denis Cronin    Denis Cronin Electrical    O/45    22:56
60    Paul Cotter    UCC    O/50    22:02
61    George Bullman    Quality Hotels    O/50    23:04
62    Ray Harrington    Temp.        23:05
63    Tony McSweeney    Temp.        23:08
64    Gary McSweeney    Temp.        23:10
65    Paul Griffin    Eli Lilly        23:12
66    Alan Foley    Temp.        23:26
67    Michael O Mullain    Southern Law        23:28
68    John Holland    An Post/Eircom    O/60    23:30
69    Seamus Cahill    I.P.S.    O/45    23:33
70    Kieran Murphy    Temp.        23:44
71    Finbarr Kelleher    Temp.        23:47
72    Donal Courtney    Bord Gais        23:52
73    Patrick J Murphy    Navy    O/45    23:54
74    Damien Nagle    McKessons IRL    O/40    23:55
75    Sally Drenan    Dept. of Ed    O/40    24,01
76    Elaine O Donoghue    HSE        24,04
77    Ned Ramsell    Flexible Connectors        24,04
78    Kevin Butterworth    Pyeroy        24,08
79    Tony O Brien    Dept. of Ed    O/50    24,13
80    Elaine Guinane    Dept. of Ed    O/35    24,14
81    Brendan Williams    Quality Hotels    O/40    24,14
82    Brian Landers    Temp.        24,23
83    Roger O Connor    Bord Gais        24,28
84    Cathal Hickey    ESB        24,32
85    Vincent O Neill    EMC    O/45    24,36
86    Ger Pentony    Temp.        24,39
87    Michael Dooley    I.P.S.    O/45    24,47
88    Thomas Murphy    Temp.        24,48
89    Joe Hanrahan    Temp.        24,53
90    Brian Jones    Jones    O/40    24,59
91    Paddy Gyves    ITW Hi Cone    O/60    25,07
92    Trevor O Neill    Flexible Connectors        25,11
93    John Murphy    ADT        25,31
94    Jason Dunne    Bord Gais        25,35
95    Jimmy Murphy    HSE    O/60    25,37
96    Vince Goggin    Temp.        25,43
97    Christine Hyde    Temp.        25,50
98    Willie O Regan    Bord Gais        25,54
99    Liam Murphy    Bord Gais        25,58
100    Mick Considine    Temp.        26,09
101    Patrick McCabe    Temp.        26,10
102    Monica Twohig    Eolas    O/45    26,17
103    Paul Murphy     Temp.        26,24
104    Rory Carlton    Temp.        26,25
105    Kevin Murphy    Temp.        26,28
106    John O Leary    Bookdeal    O/70    26,35
107    Ruth Condon    Temp.        26,39
108    Declan O Hanlon    Kerry Biosciences        26,41
109    Frank Linehan    The Owl Printer    O/60    26,48
110    Eddie Burke    Temp.        26,53
111    Lenny McCarthy    Temp.        26,56
112    Dermot Gallagher    Temp.        27,08
113    Bernard Sisk    Sisk Builders    O/60    27,12
114    Evan Twomey    Deady Security        27,16
115    Martin O Sullivan    Temp.        27,17
116    Kerry Constant    Irish Oxygen    O/55    27,18
117    Nicola McKeown    Temp.        27,20
118    Caroline Kilty    Temp.        27,28
119    John P Murray    JPM    O/55    27,29
120    Aine Murphy    UCC    O/50    27,40
121    Greg St Ledger    Jenkinsons    O/45    27,50
122    Dave Herlihy    Pfizers Little Island    O/40    27,56
123    Dave Cotter    Cork Painters    O/60    28,30
124    Danny McCarthy    An Post/Eircom    O/60    28,38
125    Rino Girlione    Temp.        28,41
126    Paddy Daly    Army    O/65    28,48
127    Joe Curran    Flextronics    O/45    28,51
128    Emilly O Keeffe    Temp.        28,52
129    Martin Lawless    Cork Painters    O/45    28,54
130    Marian Lyons    Fit 4 Life    O/55    28,57
131    Claire Kelly    Temp.        29,01
132    Thomas Riordan    EMC        29,16
133    Mary O Neill    Temp.        29,30
134    Finbarr Kiely    HSE    O/50    29,56
135    Cliona O Sullivan    Bord Gais        30,22
136    Susan Lyne    Ernest & Young    O/35    30,22
137    Ruth Burke    GSK    O/35    30,36
138    Cliona Lehane    EMC        30,50
139    Paul Kelleher    EMC    O/40    31,09
140    Mary Lucy    Temp.        31,09
141    Linda Curran    Temp.        31,26
142    Graham O Sullivan    Temp.        31,44
143    Jim O Callaghan    Temp.        31,35
144    William Rodgers    Temp.        31,36
145    Conor Lane    GE Health Care        31,39
146    Laura O Connor    EMC        31,45
147    Orla O Mahony    Temp.        31,47
148    Elaine O Sullivan    Temp.        31,49
149    Siobhan O Mahony    Ernest & Young        32,00
150    Nora Lucy    Lucys    O/50    32,08
151    Frank Kelleher    Cork City Council    O/70    33,02
152    Brian Desmond    Temp.        33,04
153    Martina Kerins    Temp.        33,16
154    Marian Cronin    Temp.        33,27
155    Aoife Byrne    Southern Law    O/35    33,59
156    John McDonell    McAfee    O/40    34,00
157    Caithlin O Mahony    UCC        34,07
158    Laura Powell    Temp.        34,10
159    Billy Caball    BHAA        35,05
160    Seamus Sweeney    Temp.        35,48

Category results of the Cork BHAA 5k X-country race - Sun 13th Feb 2011

There was a substantial increase in numbers for the Cork BHAA Cross Country race this year. The 5k race in Beaumont Park attracted 148 runners which is well up on the usual figure of around 100-120. When you consider that it clashed with a 10 mile road race in West Cork and the Munster Senior Cross-Country Championships in Co.Clare then it is a bit suprising but welcome.

The mens race was won by John Meade in a time of 17:47 while Joyce Wolfe wons the ladies race in 21:17.

Photos....(Updated 10am Tues 15th Feb 2011)
A slideshow of photos taken by Matthew Chojan can be seen HERE

The full results can now be found HERE

Results Cork Bhaa Cross Country 5k Beaumount Park
Men : 1 John Meade (UCC) 17:47, 2. Paul Gallagher (UCC) 17:55, 3. Trevor Woods (UCC) 18:01, 4. Danny Smith (Team Addidas) 18:17, 5. Willie Walsh 18:25,
0/40 1. John Hennessy (Jannsen) 18:58, 2 Connor Murray (Jannsen) 20:56, 3. John Griffen (Flexable Connectors) 21:01.
O/45 1.John Hallahan (An Post) 19:57, 2. Tom Sheehan (Bandon Tyres) 20:45, 3. Stanislaw Byczek (Midleton News) 21:35.
O/50 1. George Bullman (Quality Hotels) 22:36, 2. Denis O Shea (Cork Garda) 22:38, 3. Batt Kearney (Blarney Wollen Mills) 25:35.
O/55 1 Pat Moloney (Army) 21:03, 2. Willie O Riordan (Army) 21:43, 3. John O Riordan (UCC) 22:24. O/60 1. Pat Twomey (UCC) 22:32, 2. Jimmy Murray (HSE) 24:18.
0/65 1 John Cotter (ESB) 27:38 , 2. Paddy Daly (Army) 27:40. O/70 1. John O Leary (Bookdeal) 26:48. Ladies : 1.Joyce Wolfe (Joyce Wolfe Physio) 21:17, 2. Ashling Moran (Temp Reg) 21:35, 3. Louise Cavanaugh (North West City) 21:47, 4. Rachel O Callaghan (Cork Shops) 22:00.
O/35 1. Ruth Kent (Board Gais) 31:24
O/40 1 Mary Histon De Barra (Hse) 25:39.
O/45 1. Sally Drennan (Dept of Education) 22:59, 2. Monica Twoigh (Eolas) 26:04, 3. Francis Lynch (Hayden Training) 27:37.
O/50 Mary Toher (Dept of Education) 39:56.

Cork BHAA Cross Country Race - Sun 13th Feb 2011

Cork BHAA Cross Country Race (11am)....This 5 km race takes place in Beaumont Park in Blackrock, Cork City. It is the only cross country race on the BHAA calendar and last year, it attracted 116 runners which is well down on the usual numbers. For anyone new to the running scene, you might think that this cross country race will be a race with mud and dirt everywhere. The reality is that this is just a race on grass rather than on tarmac. If it's wet, it might be a bit slippy but otherwise, it's just like a normal race. As the ground is soft, you'll need to work a bit harder during the race so don't expect your time to be close to your 5 km time on the road.

Registration.....The sign on for this race is at the Cork Constitution Rugby grounds. The numbers are likely to be well down on a usual Cork BHAA race so queues shouldn't be a problem. As per usual, there will be 2 entry desks.....non-registered (€8) and registered (€5).

Cork Con.....If you are not sure where that is, click on this link and zoom in and out to get your bearings. As you can see from the map below, Beaumont Park is just across the road. The Yellow dots show how to get there.

Course......Basically, it is roughly 3 loops around the same course. See the map above. See A...the start and finish point are near here. For the very first lap, you head across towards E and then back towards B. Other than that, you basically follow the dots above.

A-B....slightly uphill & the ground is just short grass.

B-C...here you are running under trees on a rough path and grass. It is slightly downhill all the way so it's the most likely place you might trip if you are not careful. It can be a bit boggy half ways down.

C-D...this is mostly uphill running and it's slow going. The closer you get to D, the steeper it gets. In fact just before D, a lot of people will walk this. It's steep and you'd be forgiven for going down on all fours trying to get up it! As the ground gets cut up, it gets more difficult the 2nd and 3rd time around. The only thing though is that it's short...just watch your footing!

D-E...initially flat and then gradually downhill.

E-A...more or less flat.

Shoes...the obvious choice are proper cross country shoes but a lot of people won't have these. If the day is dry, you could probably get away with a pair of old runners. You would however have to watch the downhill sections and the sharp corners.

Results of the Cork BHAA 'Cross Country Challenge' - Sun 15th Feb 2009

A total of 107 runners took part in this Cork BHAA cross country event, just one shy of the number for last year.

Results......the full results are now available HERE.

Here are the category results...

CORK BHAA 5km Cross-Country, Beaumont Park, Blackrock, Cork
Men: 1 S McGrath (McGrath Landscaping) 16:45; 2 P Healy (CIT) 17:26; 3 S Simcox (Leisure World) 17:37; 4 K Wilmot (Bandon Tyres) 17:58; 5 A O’Reilly (CIT) 18:07; 6 K O’Sullivan (Cork Garda) 18:10; 7 J O’Driscoll (CIT) 18:17; 8 J Shanahan (Dept of Educ) 18:27; 9 M Buckley (Joyce-Wolfe) 18:27; 10 S Coffey (temp-reg) 18:33.

M40: 1 T Sheehan (Bandon Tyres) 20:03; 2 C Murray (Jannsen) 20:47; 3 M Dooley (IPS) 20:57.

M45: 1 M Bickerdike (Blarney School of Motoring) 18:55; 2 S Byczek (Dairypower) 19:37; 3 D Carroll (Blarney Woollen Mills) 20:25.

M50: 1 J Collins (Team adidas) 18:47; 2 W O’Riordan (Army) 20:16; 3 T Kelly (Naval Service) 22:58.

M55: 1 J Gough (Mileeven Foods) 18:47; 2 P McGrath (McGrath Landscaping) 21:53; 3 D O’Connell (Midleton News) 24:41.

M60: 1 P Gyves (ITW-Hi Cone) 22:39; 2 J Holland (An Post/Eircom) 22:44; 3 D Cotter (Cork Painters) 24:08.

M65: 1 G Webb (Plant Hire) 27:08; 2 B Caball (FAS) 29:07.

M70: 1 J O’Leary (Bookdeal) 26:19.

Women: 1 A-M Healy (HSE, F35) 21:02; 2 L Geary (BoI) 21:28; 3 V Hourihane (temp-reg) 21:39; 4 B Liston (Leisure World) 23:05; 5 C Buckley (temp-reg) 23:52; 6 A Hourihane (temp-reg) 24:50; 7 A Murphy (UCC, F45) 25:06; 8 A Corrigan (Dept of Educ) 25:49; 9 K Madigan (CIT) 25:55; 10 H O’Shea (CIT) 25:59.

F45: M Mulcahy (BoI) 26:18.
(...with thanks to John Walshe of Ballycotton Running Promotions for the above results)

Preview of the Cork BHAA 'Cross Country Challenge' - Sun 15th Feb (11am)

This 5 km race takes place in Beaumont Park in Blackrock, Cork City. It is the only cross country race on the BHAA calendar and last year, it attracted just over 100 runners. For anyone new to the running scene, you might think that this cross country race will be a race with mud and dirt everywhere. The reality is that this is just a race on grass rather than on tarmac. If it's wet, it might be a bit slippy but otherwise, it's just like a normal race. As the ground is soft, you'll need to work a bit harder during the race so don't expect your time to be close to your 5 km time on the road.

Registration.....The sign on for this race is at the Cork Constitution Rugby grounds. If you are not sure where that is, click on this link and zoom in and out to get your bearings. As you can see from the map below, Beaumont Park is just accross the road. The Yellow dots show how to get there.

Course......Basically, it is roughly 3 loops around the same course. See the map above. See A...the start and finish point are near here. For the very first lap, you head accross towards E and then back towards B. Other than that, you basically follow the dots above.

A-B....slightly uphill & the ground is just short grass.

B-C...here you are running under trees on a rough path and grass. It is slightly downhill all the way so it's the most likely place you might trip if you are not careful. It can be a bit boggy half ways down.

C-D...this is mostly uphill running and it's slow going. The closer you get to D, the steeper it gets. In fact just before D, a lot of people will walk this. It's steep and you'd be forgiven for going down on all fours trying to get up it! As the ground gets cut up, it gets more difficult the 2nd and 3rd time around. The only thing though is that it's short...just watch your footing!

D-E...initially flat and then gradually downhill.

E-A...more or less flat.

Shoes...the obvious choice are proper cross country shoes but a lot of people won't have these. If the day is dry, you could probably get away with a pair of old runners. You would however have to watch the downhill sections and the sharp corners.

As a race, it makes a nice alternative to the road and it's a good one to do if you just want to get a taste of what cross country is like.