Results of the Cork BHAA Simon Trkey Trot 5k...Sun 17th Dec 2017

A total of 282 runners turned out for this years Cork BHAA Simon Turkey Trot on Sunday the 17th of December 2017. As can be seen above, the numbers were down 17% this year which was most likely due to the sheer number of events on this weekend.

Despite the drop in numbers, they still managed to raise €3,600 for Cork Simon.

1 Ciaran Bouse 18:34
2 Stephen Geoghegan 18:38
3 Ger Geary 19:09
16 Bridget Daly 20:52
25 Rachael O'Callaghan 21:35
26 Laura Fitzgerald 21:40

The full results are HERE

This closes off the year now for the Cork BHAA and no doubt, they'll have a full calendar of events next year again.

Photos of the Cork BHAA Turkey Trot...Sun 14th Dec 2014

As per usual, there was another big turnout for the annual Turkey Trot organised by the Cork BHAA. The prize winners were determined by those who finished closest to their finish times which people had to guess beforehand.

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos.....Updated Sun 11pm
1) Kiernan Minihane has a gallery HERE
2) Graham Nudds has a gallery HERE 
3) Doug Minihane has a gallery HERE

Pre-race Warm-Up video from Kieran Minihane ;o)

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA 4 mile Turkey Trot...Sun 15th Dec 2013

The annual Cork BHAA Turkey Trot was held on Sunday, the 15th of December 2013. The proceeds from this 4 mile race went towards the homeless charity Cork Simon.

 1 Sean McGrath  20:51
 2 Elton Heffernan  21:00
 3 Tony Kelleher  21:17
30 AILBHE MCDAID 25:50
35 Helen Gilroy 26:16
51 NIAMH CRONIN 27:19

The results can now be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Doug Minihane has a gallery of photos HERE
2) Kieran Minihane has a gallery HERE

Cork Simon Community Charity looking for unwanted running shoes

Cork Simon Community are currently looking for donations of any unwanted running shoes. See the message below...

"Please donate your unwanted running shoes to support Cork Simon Community....If you have any unwanted running shoes you can donate these to Cork Simon Community, to help support people who are homeless in Cork this winter. Cork Simon would be delighted to take any donations of shoes, however they shouldn't have any holes / damage and be clean. So if you can see your toe sticking out the top then that's a no-no!

For anyone who does a lot of running, you will know that after a while shoes loose their 'bounce' and they should be replaced. By the time that happens the shoes overall can still be in pretty good shape...i.e. not good enough for running but perfectly fine for walking. There is a collection point in John Buckley Sports. The shops is located just across the river from Cork Opera House...."

Thanks to Ruairi O'Mahony for the above info.

Results of the Cork BHAA Turkey Trot...Sun 16th Dec 2012

Photo by Doug Minihane

This charity 4 mile race was held near Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork City on Sunday, the 16th of December. A total of 359 people took part and over €4,000 was raised for Cork Simon.

The format of this race was for people to predict their time and then to run without watches. Those that ran closest to their predicted times won. Incredibly, two runners were spot on while another three were just one second out!

Athlete Predicted Time Actual Time Difference
Seamus Cahill  26:55  26:55 00:00
Rory McGrath  30:31  30:31 00:00
Fintan McGivern  30:20  30:19 00:01
Fintan Walsh  34:00  33:59 00:01
Denis Lyons  24:00  24:01 00:01

The top 10 men and women finishers were...
Top Men                       
Position    Athlete    Prediction    Actual
1    Sean McGrath    20:30    20:58
2    Brian Murphy    20:58    21:00
3    Elton Heffernan    21:50    21:02
4    Tony Kelleher    21:45    21:16
5    Michael Morgan    23:00    21:45
6    Trevor Woods    21:51    22:27
7    John Malone    22:50    22:36
8    Dave Lyons    23:30    23:00
9    Conor Tierney    22:40    23:11
10    Patrick Rahilly    23:50    23:14
                       
Top Women                       
Position    Athlete    Prediction    Actual
27    Rhona Lynch    24:30    25:10
30    Stephanie McGrail    25:42    25:28
39    Geralidine O'Shea    26:15    25:51
50    Michelle Kenny    27:10    26:30
58    Gillian Cotter    27:10    26:52
71    Mary Sweeney    28:00    27:16
74    Ann Wolfe    26:40    27:18
87    Sheila Buckley    28:00    28:06
106    Sandra Manning    28:30    29:02
108    Elaine Guinane    29:42    29:09

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos......
1) A slideshow of photos can be seen HERE
2) As always, Doug Minihane has loads of photos HERE

Cork BHAA Turkey Trot next Sunday, the 16th of Dec 2012

The Cork BHAA are holding their last race of the year next Sunday. After a busy calendar of races, they close off the year with their annual Turkey Trot. Proceeds from the race go to the Cork Simon Community.

Please note that it is 4 miles, not 5k.

Simon Community are looking for used running shoes...

Cork Simon, a charity for homeless people are looking for used running shoes.

For anyone who does a lot of running, you will know that after a while, shoes lose their 'bounce' and they should be replaced. By the time that happens, the shoes overall can still be in pretty good shape....i.e. not good enough for running but perfectly fine for walking.

The shoes should have no holes/damage and be clean. So if you can see your toe sticking out the top then that's a no-no ;o)

There is now a collection point in John Buckley Sports. The shop is located just across the river from Cork Opera House. You'll find a map in this earlier post.

This initiative is ongoing so drop those old shoes in whenever you get a chance.

Thanks to Ruairi O'Mahony for the above info.

Results of the Cork BHAA 'Cork Simon' charity 5km race - Sat 13th Dec 2008

A fine entry of 195 runners turned out for this on what was a cold morning. This was the last race in the 2008 Cork BHAA calendar and they kick off the new year with a cross country race in mid-January. In the meantime, there are plenty of races to choose from over the Christmas period. Details here over the next few days.

The results of the Cork Simon run can be found HERE.