Results & Photos of the John Buckley Sports 10 miler in Cork City - Sat 31st Aug 2019

In contrast to the previous two years, conditions were nice and sunny for the 2019 John Buckley Sports 10 miler in Cork City.

10 Mile - Top 10 men and women
1204    1    Hiko Tonosa    DSD    M    0:49:57    0:49:57    
5435    2    Jonathan Escalante-Phillips    Cambridge & Coleridge    M    0:50:09    0:50:09    
1051    3    Tim O Donoghue    East Cork A.C.    M    0:50:41    0:50:41    
1076    4    Kevin O Leary    East Cork A.C.    M    0:51:53    0:51:53    
1236    5    John Shine    Leevale A.C.    M    0:52:23    0:52:23    
6181    6    Gavin Sweeney    Togher A.C.    M35    0:53:12    0:53:12    
548    7    Michael Morgan    St. Finbarrs A.C.    M40    0:53:15    0:53:15    
551    8    Vivian Foley    Eagle A.C.    M45    0:53:37    0:53:38    
158    9    Joe Cunningham    St. Finbarrs A.C.    M45    0:53:41    0:53:42    
623    10    Donal Coakley    Leevale A.C.    M    0:54:24    0:54:24
1240    17    Aoife Cooke         F    0:57:21
806    30    Jill Hodgins    Leevale A.C.    F40    0:59:26
6998    36    Angela McCann    Clonmel A.C.    F45    0:59:38
12    63    Claire O Brien    Watergrasshill A.C.    F    1:04:06
1112    84    Linda O Sullivan    Watergrasshill A.C.    F45    1:05:17    1:05:23    
878    132    Anita Locke    St. Finbarrs A.C.    F    1:08:31    1:08:38    
568    142    Karen Bevan    Eagle A.C.    F40    1:08:54    1:09:02    
23    144    Niamh Aspell    Leevale A.C.    F    1:08:57    1:09:06    
590    177    Mary Buckley    Donoughmore A.C.    F50    1:11:11    1:11:17    
17    179    Susan McGrath         F45    1:11:15    1:11:33

Full results HERE

Photos... (Updated 1:32pm Sun 1st Sept)
1) There are 4 albums up on the Running in Cork Facebook page
... Album 1 - First to approx 1h 12m
... Album 2 - Approx 1h 12m to 1h 23m
... Album 3 - Approx 1h 23m to 1h 34m
... Album 4 - Approx 1h 34m plus

2) Joe Murphy has a gallery HERE

3) Mick Dooley has a small gallery HERE

4) Derek Costello has 4 albums...
... Part 1 of 4 
... Part 2 of 4 
... Part 3 of 4 
... Part 4 of 4 
 

First place finish for Aoife Cooke

 

Preview of the John Buckley Sports 10 miler in Cork City - Sat 31st Aug 2019

I've had a number of messages asking for details of the new route for this years John Buckley Sports 10 mile in Cork City.

The start this year will be on the Centre Park Road and it will finish by Kennedy Park on Monahan Road.

The course can be broken up into two parts. The first part is the 2.4 mile loop shown below in pink arrows...

Once you cross the start line again, you then head off down the Marina... past Blackrock Castle ... onto the Mahon walk and then back to the finish by Kennedy Park.

You'll find an updated and more comprehensive review of the course here... https://munsterraceroutes.blogspot.com/2013/01/cork085.html

Weather Forecast...... There is heavy rain expected early Saturday morning but it is supposed to be pretty dry by the evening. There will be a possibility of some pools of water out along the course (e.g. Atlantic Pond) but it shouldn't be too much of an issue.

There is a strong breeze from the North-West but there will be a lot of shelter in the old railway cutting when it is a headwind. Might be a factor in the last mile.

The last two years were wet affairs so this year looks a lot better.

Results & Photos of the John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler...Sat 9th Sept 2017

A large crowd of 554 runners turned out for this years John Buckley Sports 10 Miler road race, up 8.6% on the 510 of 2016.

1 Senior     Mark Hanrahan (1)     00:49:39
2 Senior     Colin Merrit (582)     00:54:08
3 Senior     John Meade (6)     00:55:10
1 O40     Sorcha Kearney (563)     01:04:53
2 Senior Female     Joan Ennis (147)     01:07:32
3 Senior Female     Ellen Hanley (193)     01:08:15 

The results are here... https://corkcity10miler.com/results/2017-results/

(Updated Mon 11th Sept)

Photos...(Updated Tues 12th Sept @7:26pm)
1) There are 6 albums on the Running in Cork Facebook page
...a) Pre-Race
...b) Race Start
...c) ~6.3 miles 50 to 74 mins
...d) ~6.3 miles 74 to 87 mins
...e) ~6.3 miles 87 mins+
...f) Post race & Prizes
2) Adrian Foley has some lovely photos near the 9 mile mark on the walkway
...a) Sub 81 mins (138 photos)
...b) 81 mins plus (136 photos)
3) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a gallery HERE and some finish line photos HERE

More on the way

Results & photos of the John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler...Sat 10th Sept 2016

Just over 500 runners turned out for this years John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler on Saturday the 10th of September. That seems to be up on the numbers for 2015 which were around 490.

First 3 men...(L-R) Michael Corbett 3rd, Freddy Keron 1st & John Meade 2nd. Photo: Doug Minihane

 

1 Freddy KERON (559)     53:45     Senior  (1)     Male  (1)
2 John MEADE (2)     53:52    Senior  (2)     Male  (2)
3 Michael CORBETT (88)     54:56     O40  (1)     Male  (3)
4 Eoin SUGRUE (565)     55:55     O40  (2)     Male  (4)
5 Alan LEHANE  (245)     55:57     Senior  (3)     Male  (5)
17     Jill HODGINS (204)     59:45     O35  (1)     Female  (1)
47     Joan ENNIS (133)     1:05:44 O50  (1)     Female  (2)
81     Sorcha KEARNEY (223)     1:08:49 O40  (1)     Female  (3)
82     Sharon WOODS (496)     1:09:18 O40  (2)     Female  (4)
87     Deirdre ANSBRO (13)     1:09:31 O35  (2)     Female  (5)

Results >> You can see the results HERE

First 3 women...1st Jill Hodgins, 2nd Joan Ennis & 3rd Sorcha Kearney. Photo: Doug Minihane

Photos...(Updated Sun 10pm)
1) There are 445 photos up on the Running in Cork Facebook page (~mile 7)... HERE
2) Doug Minihane has a big gallery on Facebook HERE ...and on Flickr HERE
3) Ger Broderick has a gallery HERE

Remember as well to hang on to your race number. This will entitle you to a 20% discount in John Buckley Sports in Cork City (...across from the Opera House). There is no time limit on this voucher...just bring it with you when you are purchasing some items.

Online Entries to the Cork City 10 Miler extended until the 8th of Sept

This big race next weekend in Cork is of course the annual John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler on Saturday the 10th of Sept at 6pm.

Please note that the organisers St.Finbarr's AC have extended the closing date for online entries until midnight on Thursday the 8th of Sept. The entry fee is €25 and it is recommended you use this option to guarantee your race dry fit top.

You can also enter on Saturday from 3pm at Shandon Boat Club. They are recommending you get there early so that you have time to collect your dry fit top and to allow time to get to the start line which is some distance away.

From the organisers... Online entries will close midnight Thursday. Entry remains open in John Buckley Sports until Saturday 12.00.
On Saturday, from 10.00 am to 12 noon, race numbers and T-shirts for runners registered online will be available for collection from John Buckley Sports shop in Cork City, http://johnbuckleysports.com/. 

The race also doubles up as the Cork County 10 mile championships.

You'll find more info on how to enter, the course, maps, etc in this previous post.

This is the dry fit top for 2016...

Looking ahead to the Cork City 10 Miler on Sun 13th Sept

The next big race in Cork is of course the John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler next Sunday the 13th of September. This race is organised by St.Finbarr's AC and should get a good crowd.

The race HQ is at the Lee Rowing Club next to Pairc Ui Chaoimh. The race starts on the Marina...takes in a loop around the Centre Park Rd / Monahan Road...back down the Marina and down by Blackrock Castle.

From there, it's onto the walkway by the river and back up the old railway line. Note there is a new finish line this year in that you go around by the Atlantic Pond and finish near Pairc Ui Chaoimh.

Preview.......A full preview of the course with the updated finish can be seen here.. http://munsterraceroutes.blogspot.ie/2013/01/cork085.html 

The entry fee is €25 and you can still enter by going into John Buckley Sports, online or enter on the day. There are dry fit tops for the first 800 to enter asap if you want to be sure of a top.

• There will be two water stations on the course, at approximately 4 miles and at 7.5 miles.

• Technical T-shirts for the first 800 entrants.

• The race will be chip timed.

• There will be pacers for 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 minutes.

• In addition to a full list of category prizes, a number of spot prizes will be given to race finishers. If you are lucky enough to be randomly selected at the finish line, you will be told, your number recorded and your prize presented during main prize-giving at Lee Rowing Club.

• Reminder to all club runners that this year, the John Buckley Cork City 10 Miler incorporates the County 10 Mile Championship. Medals for 1,2,3 in men’s and women’s Senior and O/40 categories.

Race sponsor John Buckley with race director Paul Gallagher of St.Finbarr's AC

For more info, go to the FAQ section on the race website which has a lot of info. If anyone has any questions then leave a comment here and I'll see if I can get an answer and I'll update the FAQ page as well.

The race website is http://corkcity10miler.com/

Updates...(Fri 3:20pm)

Registration:
Race numbers, Tshirts and John Buckley Sports discount vouchers will be available for collection on:

Saturday 12th from 2.00 - 5.30 pm at John Buckley Sports, Mulgrave Road, Camden Quay, Cork City, and

Sunday 13th from 8.00 am at Race Headquarters, Lee Rowing Club, Marina, Cork City.

The race starts at 10.00 am

Re registration...Precision are sending an email shortly to all those who registered online, for collection of numbers participants will need to state their name and confirm DOB. For those who entered by post or in JBS, someone from St.Finbarr's AC will send them the same email today... 

Car Parking: The main car parking area will be between Lee Rowing Club and Shandon Boat Club (drive down Centre Park Road and turn left at Lee Rowing Club along the riverfront).
There will also be parking at the southern entrance to the Atlantic Pond by CAB Motors parking area 2.

*****
As for the weather forecast, it looks like a mixed bag for the weekend. Rain on Friday, dry on Saturday and rain on Sunday. The question is what time will the rain arrive on Sunday? The afternoon looks worse than the morning although with the pressure being so low, the rain is never that far away.

The only thing that is likely is a south-easterly breeze...

 It's unlikely to be a major factor early on but after the runners reach the walkway around the 6 mile mark after Blackrock Castle, it could be. That area is wide open and once you turn the corner around 6.3 miles, there is no shelter.

On the flip side, once the runners reach the water station around 7.5 miles then the wind should be behind them. The last two miles will be in the railway cutting and with the overhead trees and steep banks, it is very sheltered from the elements.

The temperature will be in the low teens so a singlet or dry fit top on its own is probably best.

Dry Fit Top for the 2015 Cork City 10 Miler...Sun 13th Sept 2015

The John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler is coming up next Sunday the 13th of March and it should attract a lot of interest. With a course set out around the Marina and the Mahon walkway, it's a fast 10 mile course.


This is the dry fit top that will be given out to the first 800 to enter...

In contrast to the red top last year with white trim, this year the colours are reversed.

From St.Finbarr's AC...The countdown has begun for the John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler...
Online entries have reopened and will remain open until Saturday 12th. Entries are being accepted in John Buckley Sports until Saturday evening at 5.30 pm and on the morning from 8.00 am at Lee Rowing Club at a cost of €25. There will be no fee increase on the day but there will be no guarantee of T-shirt with the Sunday morning entries...

More info about the race in this previous post.

Preview.......A full preview of the course can be seen here.. http://munsterraceroutes.blogspot.ie/2013/01/cork085.html 

The race website is... http://corkcity10miler.com/

Notice...John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler - Sun 13th Sept 2015

Here is another one for the diaries. The John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler race is coming up on Sunday the 13th of September 2015. This is the second year of this particular event and this year, it will double up as the Cork County 10 mile championships which is something new.

Located in the heart of Cork City, this is going to be popular with a lot of runners. 10 miles is a favourite distance for a lot of people as can be seen by the huge numbers doing the various 10 milers like Dungarvan and Ballycotton in the Spring.

As 10 mile courses go, this is up there with the fastest of them and takes in the flat walkways around Mahon and Blackrock.

Preview.......A full preview of the course can be seen here.. http://munsterraceroutes.blogspot.ie/2013/01/cork085.html

The early bird entry of €20 closes on the 31st of July and that includes a dry-fit top.

Here is how to enter.....

1) John Buckley Sports.......Just call into the shop and enter. It is just across the river from the Opera House in the heart of Cork City.

2) By mail.......Download the entry form HERE.

3) Online via Precision Timing....Click HERE

More info on the race website... http://corkcity10miler.com/

The race is being organised by St,Finbarr's AC. Their website is http://www.stfinbarrsac.com/

Results of the John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 mile road race - Sun 14th Sept 2014

A total of 500 runners turned out for the inaugural John Buckley Sport Cork City 10 Miler on Sunday the 14th of September 2014. Organised by St.Finbarr's Athletic Club, this new 10 mile race replaced the old half-marathon in Blarney.

When it was announced back in July that it would be changing to a half-marathon, there was a mixed reaction. Just looking at the numbers, the record for the Blarney Half was 501 in 2012. The figure for the new 10 mile race almost matched that so there is no real drop.

Race sponsor John Buckley of John Buckley Sports presenting the winners prizes to Orla Drumm and Mark Hanrahan

1 Mark HANRAHAN     Leevale AC    M    MSenior 51:22
2 John Meade        St. Finbarr's    M    MSenior 53:38
3 Colin MERRITT        Carrig Na Bhfear    M    M40+ 54:36
4 Danny Smith        ballynonty ac    M    MSenior 55:49
5 Darren MOLLOY        Naval Service    M    M35+ 56:18
14 Orla Drumm        Crusaders AC    F    FSenior 59:15
33 Carmel CROWLEY     Bandon AC    F    F45+ 1:02:12
42 Ann Marie HOLLAND     St Finbarrs    F    F35+ 1:02:53
73 Laoise NITHUAMA     F    FSenior 1:07:05
77 Anna Doris Midleton AC    F    F40+ 1:07:36

The full results can be found HERE

Photos...(Updated Tues 9am)
1) Gallery by Doug Minihane HERE
2) Kieran Minihane has 300+ HERE 
3) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has some presentation photos HERE 
4) Joe has another gallery HERE with 600+ photos. Some of these are also available on the Eagle AC Facebook page if you want to tag anyone.
5) Another album from Joe with 357 photos HERE

Preview of the John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler...Sun 14th Sept 2014

The big race this weekend is of course the John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler organised by St.Finbarr's AC. More info in this earlier post.

Course Preview......You can see a preview of the 10 mile course HERE

Remember that you can still enter on the morning of the race at Lee Rowing Club next to Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Entries open at 8am. Entries close around 9:30-40am.

Note that there is a technical top for the first 800 entries. Roughly 400 people have already pre-entered. If you are entering on Sunday then do so as early as possible to make sure you get a top.

Update from the organisers St.Finbarr's AC...
1) People will collect the tee shirt after they finish / collection point will be between the finish & the boat club. The first 800 entries are entitled to a shirt . To keep track of this, the first entrant got number 1 and so on – no tee shirt for anybody with number higher than 800.  With the launch of a new race it’s impossible to gauge the expected numbers, hence tee-shirts for the first 800 entries only.
If anybody pre-entered before the deadline last Sunday and didn’t receive their number in the post we will look after them at the registration desk on the morning (they will definitely get a tee shirt). If anybody pre-entered late (online or in John Buckley Sports) after the numbers were posted on Monday, their number can be collected from the registration desk.

2) There will be two timing mat’s...one at the start and one at the finish.

3) Two water stations – 250 ml bottles sports caps (approx 4.5 ml and 7.5 (near halfway point for marathon opposite Harty’s Quay).

4) There will be some overtaking at the end of the second lap Centre Park Road / Monahan Rd – fastest 10% is lightly to catch the slowest 10% of runners (just like in the John Buckley Sports 5K). Runners  on their first lap stay tight to left hand side as usual, the runners passing will be turning off to the right anyway so should not be an issue.

5) Pacers...There will be 60, 70, 80 and 90 minute pacers

John Buckley (L) and Paul Gallagher of St.Finbarr's AC (R) showing off one of the 800 tech tops

Notice...John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler - Sun 14th Sept 2014

Back in early July, I had a post up about how the Blarney Half-Marathon was changing to a 10 mile race back in the city. Here are the details of the new John Buckley Sports Cork City 10 Miler race coming up on Sunday the 14th of September 2014...

This is the course...It will start on the Marina by the Atlantic Pond - up Centre Park Rd to roundabout - take left turn down Victoria Rd and Monahan Rd passing Kennedy Pk on rhs - continue down Monahan Rd turning left by Show Grounds back over to Center Park Rd - Turn Left back up Centre Pk Rd to complete another loop - after 2nd loop turn right on Centre Park Rd towards Marina - continue along Marina to Blackrock Village - In Blackrock Village turn left up Castle Rd and on to Lough Mahon Loop - continue around Mahon Loop turning right on to Railway Line and back up to Marina - at Marina turn left to finish at Lee Rowing Club.

As courses go, this is a fast 10 mile course. More detailed preview in a later post.

Here is how to enter.....

1) John Buckley Sports.......Just call into the shop and enter. It is just across the river from the Opera House in the heart of Cork City.

2) By mail.......Download the entry form HERE.

3) Online via Precision Timing....Click HERE

The race is being organised by St,Finbarr's AC. Their website is http://www.stfinbarrsac.com/