Results of the Cork BHAA J&J MedTech 4 Mile Road Race - Wed 24th June 2026

Damian Murphy takes first place

The Cork BHAA J&J Medtech 4-mile was held on Wed 25th of June 2026 on what was one of the warmest evenings of the year.

There were 260 finishers this year which is down about 28% on last year which seems a lot. The recent Apple 5k was also down by a similar amount.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Damian Murphy M1 21:17 Knockam Farm Ltd
2 Michael Corbett 0/50M M2 21:56 Flex
3 Shane Healy M3 21:59 Eli Lilly
14 Michelle Kenny 0/45F F1 23:26 Dept of Ed
17 Sharon Rynne 0/35F F2 23:47 Kepak
27 Breda Gaffney 0/50F F3 25:35 Avondhu M

Full results HERE

The chart above shows the historical numbers at this particular race and as you can see, 2026 saw a return to the levels before 2024.

Doing a quick check of the Cork BHAA races so far in 2026, three were up and seven were down which suggests an easing back of the BHAA race numbers this year.

Results of the Cork BHAA Apple Employees Sports & Social 5k - Tues 16th June 2026

The third edition of the Cork BHAA Apple Employees Sports & Social 5k was held in Hollyhill in Cork City on Tues 16th of June 2026. There were 328 finishers this year which is down about 25% on the numbers for 2025.

The women's race was especially close with just one-second separating the first two.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Nathan O Leary M1 00:15:47 Army
2 Shane Collins 0/40M M2 00:16:14 Apple
3 Mark McGarry 0/40M M3 00:16:42 Stryker
10 Michelle Kenny 0/45F F1 00:18:01 Dept of Ed
11 Lizzie Lee 0/45F F2 00:18:02 Apple
22 Grainne Murphy 0/45F F3 00:19:10 Cork University Hospital

Full results HERE

Photos...
1) Graham Meikle has the following finish line photos...
a) Finish 1 b) Finish 2 c) Finish 3 d) Finish 4 e) Finish 5 f) Finish 6 g) Finish 7

Results of the Cork BHAA Musgraves 5k - Wed 10th June 2026

The Cork BHAA Musgraves 5k race was held in Cork City on Wed 10th of June 2026 with 770 taking part. That's a 25% increase on last year which is significant.

Unlike last year, the route used less of the Marina this year and more around Pairc Ui Chaoimh and the Marina Park.I think it was the first time that a race went around the north side of the Atlantic Pond where a much wider path was opened earlier this year.

Top 3 men & women... 
1 Brian Canty 16:03 Temp Reg
2 Gerald O'Sullivan M1 16:28 Gas Networks Ireland
3 Sean Dineen 16:29 Temp Reg
21 Hannah Steeds F1 17:17 Eli Lilly
31 Orla Drumm 0/40F F2 17:37 HSE
34 Michelle Kenny 0/45F F3 17:42 Dept of Ed

Full results HERE

Results of the Cork BHAA John Buckley Sports 5k - Tues 19th May 2026

The Cork BHAA John Buckley Sports 5k is the most popular race on the BHAA calendar and this year was no exception with 1048 finishers. While that is down a bit on the numbers for 2025, it's the second highest numbers for this race.

Top 3 men & women...
 1 Eoghan McElhinney 0:15:37 Temp Reg
2 David Carter M-1 0:15:49 Clancy Construction
3 Niall Shanahan 0/40M M-2 0:15:53 Dept of Ed
44 Sinead O'Connor 0/40F F-1 0:18:13 Dept of Ed
52 Orla Drumm 0/40F F-2 0:18:27 HSE
62 Kealey Tideswell 0/40F F-3 0:18:43 OpenText

Final results HERE

Photos...
1) Joe Murphy has some pre-race photos HERE 

15% Discount...... John Buckley Sports gave out 15% discount to all finishers in the race. Use your race number and present it in the shop to avail of the 15% discount. It will apply to any purchases in their shop which is across from the Opera House in the heart of Cork City. Needless to say, the amount you save with the discount may well exceed the race entry so they are well worth getting. Note that the discount is not restricted to just one item. When you are using it, you can buy several products at the one time and get 15% off the lot. 

The expiry date on the race number discount is the 31st of December 2026 so you have plenty of time to use it.

John Buckley Sports shop is across the river from the Opera House.

Addendum... It looks as if there was some issue with the course being too long this year. I checked the Strava account of someone who did the race this year and last year.

It does look as if the BHAA put the start line about 300m too far down the Marina. They admitted there was an issue on Facebook.

Notice: Cork BHAA John Buckley Sports 5k road race - Tues 19th May 2026

The annual John Buckley Sports 5k road race is one of the most popular races in Cork City and always attracts a large crowd. Organised in conjunction with the Cork BHAA, this race is suitable for all types of runner...from the serious to the more casual runner. The entry fee is only €5 for Cork BHAA registered runners or €10 for non-reg runners.

You can pre-enter this race by going to https://johnbuckleysports.com/

You can also enter on the night but it really helps if you pre-enter so that they can have everything ready. Please note that the race HQ is at the LEE ROWING CLUB near the Pairc Ui Chaoimh stadium.

Results of the Cork BHAA Stryker 4-mile road race - Tues 28th Apr 2026

The 2026 edition of the Cork BHAA Stryker 4-mile road race was held on Tuesday 28th of April on a lovely dry evening in Carrigtwohill. There were 548 finishers this year which is up just over 3% on the 530 last year.

Top 3 men & women...
 1 Aidan Connell M1 00:20:37 Smartply
2 Fearghal Desmond M2 00:20:44 Induct
3 Mark McGarry 0/40M M3 00:21:19 Stryker
11 Sharon Rynne 0/35F F1 00:23:22 Kepak
12 Orla Drumm 0/40F F2 00:23:24 HSE
17 Kealey Tideswell 0/40F F3 00:23:34 OpenText

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Michael Buckley has about 200 photos HERE

2) Graham Meikle has the following photos...
a) Finish line 1 b) Finish line 2 c) Finish line 3 d) 

3) There are two galleries from Thomas Anglim up on the Running in Cork Facebook page... Album 1 ... Album 2 

Notice: Cork BHAA Stryker 4 mile race in Carrigtwohill - Tues 28th Apr 2026

This 4 mile race in Carrigtwohill in East Cork is coming up on Tuesday the 28th of April at 7:30pm. 

Results of the Cork BHAA PwC 5k - Wed 15th Apr 2026

The Cork BHAA PwC Anthony Reidy Memorial 5k in Cork City was held on Wednesday 15th of April 2026 and there were 870 finishers.

Top 3 men & women...
 1 Jer Sheehan M1 00:15:09 Dept of Ed
2 Tadhg O'Sullivan M2 00:15:24 Cork University Hospital
3 Shane Collins 00:15:41 Temp Reg
40 Orla Drumm 0/40F F1 00:17:58 HSE
50 Siobhan Hoare 0/45F F2 00:18:13 Bon Secours
65 Maire Howard F3 00:18:35 Cork University Hospital

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Mick Dooley has some pre-race photos HERE and post race HERE

2) Joe Murphy has the following finish photos... Album 1 ... Album 2 ... Album 3 ... Album 4 ... Album 5 ... Album 6 ... Album 7 

From the organisers... We welcome donations to our chosen charity for this year, Focus Ireland. Please donate at: https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/PwCCorkFocus

Notice: Cork BHAA PwC Anthony Reidy Memorial 5k in Cork City - Wed 15th Apr 2026

The Cork BHAA PwC 5k in Cork City is coming up on Wednesday the 15th of April 2026 at 7:30pm.

Reminder from the organisers... We would encourage people to register in advance. Pre-register on Eventmaster http://www.eventmaster.ie/custom/event/pwc5k until 2pm on Tuesday 14 April. Race numbers can be collected from One Albert Quay from 9am-7pm on race day.

Registration is also available on the evening in PwC, One Albert Quay from 6pm.

This is always a very popular race and should get a good crowd again as it's centrally located in the heart of Cork City and about as flat a 5k course as you can get. It's also the first evening race of spring 2026 in Cork City!

Results of the Cork BHAA MTU 5k - Sun 1st Mar 2026

Saoirse Twomey wins the 2026 MTU 5k by two-seconds

Top 3 men & women...
1 Niall Shanahan 0/40M M1 00:15:42 Dept of Ed
2 Darren McCann M2 00:16:55 Navy
3 Dylan Magorrian M3 00:17:00 Kildinan Farm
6 Saoirse Twomey F1 00:17:44 The Phoenix Clinic
9 Michelle Kenny 0/45F F2 00:17:46 Dept of Ed
12 Sharon Rynne 0/35F F3 00:17:59 Kepak

Full results HERE

Notice: Cork BHAA MTU 5k in Bishopstown - Sun 1st March 2026

The Cork BHAA MTU 5k in Bishopstown is coming up on Sunday the 1st of March 2026 at 10am.

The entry fee is just €5 for registered BHAA runners and €10 for non-registered. You enter on the morning of the race.

There will also be a free waterproof technical running cap with the MTU logo for the first 400 to enter on the day.

Some key points...

Results of the Cork BHAA J&J Innovative Medicine 5k - Sun 8th Feb 2026

The Cork BHAA J&J Innovative Medicine 5k was held in Little Island on Sun 8th Feb 2026 and attracted a field of 352 runners. This is the same race as the previous Janssen 5k as that company has changed its name to the parent company.

The numbers are down about 15% on last year and as the chart shows above, it's a case of the numbers returning to the 2024 levels. It's perhaps another sign that the numbers for the BHAA races have now levelled off as shown in this previous post.

Top 3 men & women...

 Pos Name Cat Prize Time Company Team
1 Frank O'Brien M1 15:03 Irish Rail
2 Aidan Noone M2 15:23 Dept of Ed M-C-3
3 Fearghal Desmond M3 15:26 Induct
19 Sharon Rynne 0/35F F1 17:38 Kepak
23 Carol Finn 0/35F F2 17:50 Carol Finn Physical Therapy
34 Breda Gaffney 0/50F F3 18:31 Avondhu MF

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Joe Murphy has the following galleries...

a) Album 1 b) Album 2 c) Album 3

d) Finish 1 e) Finish 2 f) Finish 3 g) Finish 4 h) Finish 5 i) Finish 6

First place finish for Frank O'Brien

Results of the Cork BHAA Roquette 5k - Sun 18th Jan 2026

The Cork BHAA Roquette 5k in Little Island was the first road race of the year on the BHAA calendar and 367 runners turned out on a cold but dry Sunday morning. This was formerly called the IFF and FMC race but the company has changed name several times.

Top 3 men & women...

1 David Carter 14:42 Temp Reg
2 Fearghal Desmond M-1 15:22 Induct
3 Kristaps Liepins M-2 15:22 Stryker M-B-1
11 Sinead O'Connor 0/35F F-1 16:24 Dept of Ed F-A-1
23 Michelle Kenny 0/45F F-2 16:55 Dept of Ed F-A-1
27 Saoirse Twomey F-3 17:04 The Phoenix Clinic F-A-2

Full results HERE

Cork BHAA Calendar for 2026...

This is what the calendar for the 2026 Cork BHAA races looks like with 19-races in total. Here are some of the key points...

a) The ESB Cross Country race is usually held in early January in Beaumont Park. It had to be postponed this year ironically due to ESB groundworks in the park. We'll have to see if that one appears later on in the year.

b) The one new race this year is the EZ Living one in August. Again, that one will need to be confirmed.

c) If both races above go ahead then there will be a total of 19 races for the year, one up on last year.

As with any race calendar, the dates are provisional for now and might change.

If there are any changes, I'll update the race calendar.

Top Cork BHAA races in 2025

The chart above shows the number of finishers for each of the Cork BHAA races in 2025. The John Buckley Sports 5k was the top Cork BHAA race for the year, up about 18% on 2024.

The PwC 5k put in another strong showing to take the second spot while the Gas Networks Ireland 5k finished in third. The races tail away after that and the only one that was particularly low was the ESB cross country race.

Stats... Let's have a look to see what the trends are. First off, let's compare the races that were common to both 2024 and 2025...

There were 17 races which were common to both years. The numbers for eight of them were up, eight were down and one stayed the same. This stat alone already suggests that there was no growth in 2025.

Let's look at the average number of finishers per Cork BHAA race since 2015 and we get this chart...

Note the chart starts at 300

After 2015, the average number dropped for three years before recovering in 2019. Post pandemic, the 2022 numbers were well down like a lot of other races. It then showed strong growth in 2023 and 2024 to recover. 2025 was down a bit on 2024, not a huge amount but a drop all the same.

Looking ahead... It seems like the post pandemic recovery is well and truly over and it seems likely that the numbers for 2026 will be about the same again if not a little reduced.

The big advantage that the BHAA have is that their races are only €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-reg. Every year that goes by, the BHAA races look like better value when compared to club races where the entry fees are gradually creeping upwards.

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Simon Turkey Trot 5k - Sun 21st Dec 2025

The annual Cork BHAA Simon Turkey Trot 5k was held on a cold but dry morning with 263 taking part. €4000 was raised for the Cork Simon Community.

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Mick Dooley has some pre-race group photos HERE

2) Joe Murphy has several galleries... a) Start b) Finish 1 c) Finish 2 d) Finish 3

Cork BHAA 5k Turkey Trot postponed until the 21st of Dec 2025

Please note that due to the orange weather warning, the Cork BHAA Simon Community 5k Turkey Trot which was due to be held on Sunday 14th December 2025 has been cancelled.

It will now be held on Sunday 21st December at 10am with the sign on at Blackrock Hurling Club. The entry fee is €10 regardless of reg or non-reg and no watches are allowed, you just guess your finish time in advance.

Results of the Cork BHAA Clearsteam 5k - Sun 16th Nov 2025

The Cork BHAA Clearstream 5k was the second last race of the year on the BHAA calendar and it was held on Sun 16th Nov 2025 on what was a dry morning.

There were 424 finishers for this one which is down 13% on last year.

Top 3 men & women...
Pos Name Cat Prize Time Company Team
1 Shane Collins M1 15:10 Apple M-A-2
2 Jack Laczak M2 15:18 Ken's Track Club
3 Aidan Noone M3 15:19 Dept of Ed M-C-3
33 Orla Drumm 0/40F F1  17:37 HSE
40 Carol Finn 0/35F F2  17:49 Carol Finn Physical Therapy
41 Catherine Murphy 0/45F F3 17:53 Janssen F-B-1

Full results HERE

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Defence Forces 5k - Sun 12th Oct 2024

The Cork BHAA Defence Forces 5k was held this year on Sun 12th Oct 2025 in Tramore Valley Park on what turned out to be an overcast but dry day.

There were 282 finishers which is up 25% on last year.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Donal Coakley M1 00:16:05 Gilead Sciences
2 Conrad Watt 00:16:33 Temp Reg
3 Mark McGarry 0/40M M2 00:16:39 Stryker M-B-3
21 Linda O Connor 0/50F F1 00:18:30 Musgrave
28 Breeda Mc Ginn 0/40F F2 00:19:01 PFGI
36 Evita Volginaite F3 00:19:20 Pure Boutique F-A-2

Full results HERE

Photos...
1) Mick Dooley has a few photos up on the Cork BHAA page HERE

He's back! Mick Dooley back behind the lens again and taking photos.

A look at the numbers for the Cork BHAA summer road races - 2025

The Cork BHAA hold some of the most popular road races in Cork and they recently had their last summer evening road race for 2025. I had a look at the numbers to see if there are any trends.

The following 10 races were held in both 2024 and 2025...  John Buckley Sports 5k, PwC 5k, Gas Networks Ireland 5k, Musgrave 5k, Stryker 4m, Sterling 5k, Apple Employees 5k, Pfizers 6m, DePuy Synthes 4m, ThermoFisher 4m.

If we were to examine one race on its own then it might be skewed by say a wet evening one year and a dry evening the following year. By looking at a pool of races, factors like the weather tend to cancel out and we can see what the real trend might be like.

As the graphic above shows, the numbers were up for five of the Cork BHAA evening races in 2025 and were down for five compared to 2024.

The average number of finishers for the ten races above was 560 which is impressive in itself and that was up just 1.5% on 2024.

Post Pandemic... If we look at back at the summer races for the 2022 to 2025, there are 7 races which were held every year. For example, the Apple race didn't start until 2024.

After the pandemic, there was a big drop in race numbers and there was strong growth afterwards.

You can see from the chart above, the average number for the selected 7 races moves upwards and then beginning to flatten out in 2025.

The growth went from 22% in 2024 to 4% in 2025.

And the future?... If we use the chart as a guide then it certainly suggests that the Cork BHAA numbers will level off in 2026 and there will be no growth .

The club races in Cork have followed in a similar fashion and I've noticed this year that some of the road races in north Cork have shown no growth or have even dropped.

As I've outlined in a previous post, there does seem to be general increase in the entry fees for club races and it remains to be seen if this is going to become a factor in the race numbers going forward.

At the end of the year, I'll have a look at the BHAA numbers for the year as a whole.