ok...there is a bit of a story with this one...
Back on the 1st of August, the Cork County Athletics Board issued a statement saying that the upcoming John Harnett Challenge 10k race in Ballyhooly did not have a race permit and they were advising club runners not to attend.
Basically, someone made a mistake and this is NOT the case. The organisers of that race got a permit through Grange Fermoy AC some time ago. The County Board issued this correction today...
August 3 – John Hartnett Challenge Road Race – Correction and Apology
It has come to Cork County Boards attention that the above event on Sunday, 14th August 2011 DOES have an Athletics Ireland Permit. This was overlooked due to an administrative error by Cork County Board and on behalf of The Board I would like to offer sincere apologies to the organisers of the John Hartnett Challenge Road Race.
I would like to wish the organisers every success in their forthcoming event and I encourage all athletes and clubs to support the John Hartnett Challenge Road Race.
Paddy Buckley
Chairperson
Cork County Athletics Board
03/08/2011
Just a note to say that this race was a 9.5 mile Challenge race for the last 2 years. It basically started in Ballyhooly, went up some very hilly roads to the Nagles and finished back in Ballyhooly again. The numbers were small but it was a really good race.
This year, they have changed it to a 10k road race to try and attract more people.
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Wednesday, August 03, 2011
Monday, August 16, 2010
Results of the 'John Hartnett Challenge' 10 mile race - Sun 15th Augt 2010
As a race, this type of event is never going to attract the big numbers that say a 5k would. All of the fun runners were missing on Sunday and it was up to each runner to test themselves over this challenging course.
And what a challenge it was!! Around 300 metres after the start, the long climb started and didn't end until roughly the 4.8 mile mark. After that it was more or less downhill for the next 4.5 miles until you had to negotiate a tough little climb back into the village and the finish.
In a local race calendar full of short races, this is a unique event and hopefully it will attract greater numbers in future.
The results can be seen at this LINK
(If you have problems seeing them then leave a comment and I'll try a different format)
A small selection of photos HERE
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Results of the John Hartnett Challenge - Sun 16th Aug 2009There was a small turnout for this race with just 56 runners taking part. Yet despite that, it was one of the better races on the calendar this season. It certainly lived up to it's billing as a 'Challenge' with no shortage of hills. The race was basically in 2 halves............the first 5 miles were more or less all uphill with the last 4.5 miles all downhill. There were 3 off-road sections......the first one was on a nice forest road through the woods. The second part was the longest section off the public road. While the surface was a bit rough, it really didn't matter as you were running slow anyway as you were going uphill. The 3rd and last section was reasonably short but it was probably a bit too rough considering that you were running downhill. That is the one section that the organisers will probably look at improving for next year. Other than that, the rest of the race was fine. Anyone who stayed away because they thought the race might be over rough ground were mistaken. Talking to people afterwards, most people seemed to agree that it was a good race and that they would probably do it again. That fact alone say's a lot about the event. No doubt next year, the numbers will be even higher.
Results..........
John Hartnett Challenge Ballyhooly 9.5 miles (approx) Hill & Road Race
Sunday 16 August 2009. 12:30pm
Place Time Name Team Race Age Category
1 0:55:29 MEADE, Kieran unatt/Tralee M 11 1
2 0:55:49 LYONS, Michael Grange-Fermoy AC M 41 2
3 0:56:24 O'SULLIVAN, Eoin Togher AC M 29 3
4 0:58:50 HEGARTY, Brian East Cork AC M 28 4
5 0:58:56 LENIHAN, Adrian Duhallow AC M 12 5
6 1:02:50 DESMOND, John Eagle AC M45 34 6
7 1:04:52 O'LEARY, Mary unatt/Castletownroche F40 1 7
8 1:05:00 O'CONNOR, Brian Grange-Fermoy AC M 48 8
9 1:05:49 TOBIN, Maurice Grange-Fermoy AC M55 49 9
10 1:06:06 DONOVAN, Niall unatt/Cork M 501 10
11 1:06:06 DUNNE, Denis unatt/Cork M 9 11
12 1:06:07 SMITH, Kevin East Cork AC M 16 12
13 1:06:48 TIDESWELL, Keeley Clonmel AC F 37 13
14 1:07:32 O'MAHONY, John unatt/Cork M40 13 14
15 1:07:46 WILLIAMS, Robbie unatt/Cork M 55 15
16 1:09:31 FITZGERALD, Shane East Cork AC M 21 16
17 1:09:50 MORIARTY, Brian unatt/Glanmire M 20 17
18 1:10:26 BARRETT, Olan Grange-Fermoy AC M 8 18
19 1:10:38 DENNEHY, Anthony Star Of The Laune AC M 54 19
20 1:10:45 DRENNAN, Sally Midleton AC F40 39 20
21 1:11:38 GRIFFIN, Kieran unatt/Barryroe M 24 21
22 1:11:43 O'DONOVAN, John unatt/Shanballymore M45 26 22
23 1:11:59 SHEEHAN, Mary Grange-Fermoy AC F50 33 23
24 1:13:01 DUGGAN, Loretto St. Marys AC F35 38 24
25 1:13:09 EVANS, Kieran unatt/Cork M 35 25
26 1:13:15 DALY, Paul Eagle AC M40 4 26
27 1:13:45 O'DONOGHUE, Patrick unatt/Cloyne M 7 27
28 1:13:48 COGAN, Denis unatt/Cork M 502 28
29 1:13:49 COTTER, Paul Eagle AC M50 31 29
30 1:14:06 LENNON, Donal unatt/Douglas M 6 30
31 1:14:07 KELLEHER, Colm unatt/Glanmire M40 17 31
32 1:14:31 MELLAMPHY, Paul unatt/Cork M 10 32
33 1:14:47 GIBSON, Andy Eagle AC M40 5 33
34 1:14:50 DUNPHY, John unatt/Cork M40 32 34
35 1:15:19 O'DONNABHAIN, Donnchadh unatt/Cobh M 30 35
36 1:15:26 RAHILLY, Patrick unatt/Cork M 27 36
37 1:16:22 BYRD, Charlie unatt/Cork M45 14 37
38 1:16:34 O'CALLAGHAN, Denis unatt/Glanmire M40 19 38
39 1:17:17 GYVES, Paddy Mallow AC M60 47 39
40 1:20:21 MACKAY, James unatt/Ballyhooly M45 2 40
41 1:21:18 O'KEEFFE, Pat unatt/Cork M40 15 41
42 1:21:19 EIGHAN, Irene unatt/Cork F 51 42
43 1:21:32 KEARNEY, Batt Leevale AC M50 36 43
44 1:22:48 MCDERMOTT, Barry unatt/Dromahane M 22 44
45 1:22:49 GRIFFIN, Carmel unatt/Barryroe F 23 45
46 1:22:53 O'CALLAGHAN, Jim unatt/Glanmire M45 18 46
47 1:26:03 HOWLEY, Noel unatt/Ballyhooly M 40 47
48 1:26:26 LENIHAN, Sean unatt/Ballyhooly M 52 48
49 1:27:16 O'CONNELL, Pat Mallow AC M40 42 49
50 1:27:51 HEGARTY, Simon unatt/Cobh M 46 50
51 1:28:44 O'CONNELL, Barry unatt/Ballyhooly M 44 51
52 1:30:08 KIERNAN, Bernard unatt/Ballyhooly M 3 52
53 1:30:34 FURLONG, Brian unatt/Carrigaline M 25 53
54 1:34:24 O'CONNELL, Donnacha unatt/Cork M 50 54
55 1:35:42 CASHMAN, Mairead unatt/Dublin F40 45 55
56 1:41:32 PHILLIPS, Barry unatt/Mallow M 43 56
Results produced by Liam O'Brien of Ballycotton Running Promotions.
Sunday 16 August 2009. 12:30pm
Place Time Name Team Race Age Category
1 0:55:29 MEADE, Kieran unatt/Tralee M 11 1
2 0:55:49 LYONS, Michael Grange-Fermoy AC M 41 2
3 0:56:24 O'SULLIVAN, Eoin Togher AC M 29 3
4 0:58:50 HEGARTY, Brian East Cork AC M 28 4
5 0:58:56 LENIHAN, Adrian Duhallow AC M 12 5
6 1:02:50 DESMOND, John Eagle AC M45 34 6
7 1:04:52 O'LEARY, Mary unatt/Castletownroche F40 1 7
8 1:05:00 O'CONNOR, Brian Grange-Fermoy AC M 48 8
9 1:05:49 TOBIN, Maurice Grange-Fermoy AC M55 49 9
10 1:06:06 DONOVAN, Niall unatt/Cork M 501 10
11 1:06:06 DUNNE, Denis unatt/Cork M 9 11
12 1:06:07 SMITH, Kevin East Cork AC M 16 12
13 1:06:48 TIDESWELL, Keeley Clonmel AC F 37 13
14 1:07:32 O'MAHONY, John unatt/Cork M40 13 14
15 1:07:46 WILLIAMS, Robbie unatt/Cork M 55 15
16 1:09:31 FITZGERALD, Shane East Cork AC M 21 16
17 1:09:50 MORIARTY, Brian unatt/Glanmire M 20 17
18 1:10:26 BARRETT, Olan Grange-Fermoy AC M 8 18
19 1:10:38 DENNEHY, Anthony Star Of The Laune AC M 54 19
20 1:10:45 DRENNAN, Sally Midleton AC F40 39 20
21 1:11:38 GRIFFIN, Kieran unatt/Barryroe M 24 21
22 1:11:43 O'DONOVAN, John unatt/Shanballymore M45 26 22
23 1:11:59 SHEEHAN, Mary Grange-Fermoy AC F50 33 23
24 1:13:01 DUGGAN, Loretto St. Marys AC F35 38 24
25 1:13:09 EVANS, Kieran unatt/Cork M 35 25
26 1:13:15 DALY, Paul Eagle AC M40 4 26
27 1:13:45 O'DONOGHUE, Patrick unatt/Cloyne M 7 27
28 1:13:48 COGAN, Denis unatt/Cork M 502 28
29 1:13:49 COTTER, Paul Eagle AC M50 31 29
30 1:14:06 LENNON, Donal unatt/Douglas M 6 30
31 1:14:07 KELLEHER, Colm unatt/Glanmire M40 17 31
32 1:14:31 MELLAMPHY, Paul unatt/Cork M 10 32
33 1:14:47 GIBSON, Andy Eagle AC M40 5 33
34 1:14:50 DUNPHY, John unatt/Cork M40 32 34
35 1:15:19 O'DONNABHAIN, Donnchadh unatt/Cobh M 30 35
36 1:15:26 RAHILLY, Patrick unatt/Cork M 27 36
37 1:16:22 BYRD, Charlie unatt/Cork M45 14 37
38 1:16:34 O'CALLAGHAN, Denis unatt/Glanmire M40 19 38
39 1:17:17 GYVES, Paddy Mallow AC M60 47 39
40 1:20:21 MACKAY, James unatt/Ballyhooly M45 2 40
41 1:21:18 O'KEEFFE, Pat unatt/Cork M40 15 41
42 1:21:19 EIGHAN, Irene unatt/Cork F 51 42
43 1:21:32 KEARNEY, Batt Leevale AC M50 36 43
44 1:22:48 MCDERMOTT, Barry unatt/Dromahane M 22 44
45 1:22:49 GRIFFIN, Carmel unatt/Barryroe F 23 45
46 1:22:53 O'CALLAGHAN, Jim unatt/Glanmire M45 18 46
47 1:26:03 HOWLEY, Noel unatt/Ballyhooly M 40 47
48 1:26:26 LENIHAN, Sean unatt/Ballyhooly M 52 48
49 1:27:16 O'CONNELL, Pat Mallow AC M40 42 49
50 1:27:51 HEGARTY, Simon unatt/Cobh M 46 50
51 1:28:44 O'CONNELL, Barry unatt/Ballyhooly M 44 51
52 1:30:08 KIERNAN, Bernard unatt/Ballyhooly M 3 52
53 1:30:34 FURLONG, Brian unatt/Carrigaline M 25 53
54 1:34:24 O'CONNELL, Donnacha unatt/Cork M 50 54
55 1:35:42 CASHMAN, Mairead unatt/Dublin F40 45 55
56 1:41:32 PHILLIPS, Barry unatt/Mallow M 43 56
Results produced by Liam O'Brien of Ballycotton Running Promotions.
Friday, August 14, 2009
Preview of the 'John Harnett Challenge'.......Sun 16th Aug 2009
This is a new race on the race calendar and it should live up to it's title. It's roughly 9.5 miles long (not 10 miles) and is over a mixed public road/forest track surface.
Getting there.......the race starts and finishes just to the south of Ballyhooly near Fermoy in NE Cork. To get there, you need to drive into Fermoy and follow the old Dublin road. After you cross the bridge, you need to turn left at the church with the 3 statues outside and take the N72 west for Castletownroche and Mallow. Ballyhooly is on this road. When you enter the village, look out for signs for the GAA pitch. The registration and changing rooms are there. The start and finish points are just to the south of Ballyhooly....see the map here for an idea of where it is.
The race starts at 12:30pm.
Route.......the race starts just to the south of the village near the bridge over the Blackwater river. You run south to the road junction and straight away, you're climbing. Pretty soon, you turn off right onto forest track with a well packed smooth surface. This is shown as Green on the map. The running is flat for a while but you turn right and then start climbing again. After that, the gradient eases off until you are back onto the public road again (shown in Blue).
Then you have a 3 km long but gradual climb until you turn off right again into the forestry, shown in Red. This section has a lot fewer big trees and is probably the hardest part of the run. The forest road surface this time is a bit rougher but should be ok. The incline starts easily but soon, it really gets tough until you reach the highest point at 330m asl, about 300 metres higher than when you first started out. Just to put that into perspective, Cork Airport is about 140 metres above Cork City so this is over twice the climb.
At the highest point, I'd reckon you are close to the 4 mile mark. After that, it's downhill all the ways. You lose height on the forest road until you re-join the public road (blue), down the road a bit, accross a straight section of forest road and then downhill to the finish.
Overall.........this is no fun run. It will live up to it's name....i.e. a challenge run. The first 4 miles will be uphill and slow and the last 5.5 miles are downhill and fast. It's probably best not to wear racing shoes....just use the regular runners for a bit extra cushioning.
This is a new race on the race calendar and it should live up to it's title. It's roughly 9.5 miles long (not 10 miles) and is over a mixed public road/forest track surface.
Getting there.......the race starts and finishes just to the south of Ballyhooly near Fermoy in NE Cork. To get there, you need to drive into Fermoy and follow the old Dublin road. After you cross the bridge, you need to turn left at the church with the 3 statues outside and take the N72 west for Castletownroche and Mallow. Ballyhooly is on this road. When you enter the village, look out for signs for the GAA pitch. The registration and changing rooms are there. The start and finish points are just to the south of Ballyhooly....see the map here for an idea of where it is.
The race starts at 12:30pm.
Route.......the race starts just to the south of the village near the bridge over the Blackwater river. You run south to the road junction and straight away, you're climbing. Pretty soon, you turn off right onto forest track with a well packed smooth surface. This is shown as Green on the map. The running is flat for a while but you turn right and then start climbing again. After that, the gradient eases off until you are back onto the public road again (shown in Blue).
Then you have a 3 km long but gradual climb until you turn off right again into the forestry, shown in Red. This section has a lot fewer big trees and is probably the hardest part of the run. The forest road surface this time is a bit rougher but should be ok. The incline starts easily but soon, it really gets tough until you reach the highest point at 330m asl, about 300 metres higher than when you first started out. Just to put that into perspective, Cork Airport is about 140 metres above Cork City so this is over twice the climb.
At the highest point, I'd reckon you are close to the 4 mile mark. After that, it's downhill all the ways. You lose height on the forest road until you re-join the public road (blue), down the road a bit, accross a straight section of forest road and then downhill to the finish.
Overall.........this is no fun run. It will live up to it's name....i.e. a challenge run. The first 4 miles will be uphill and slow and the last 5.5 miles are downhill and fast. It's probably best not to wear racing shoes....just use the regular runners for a bit extra cushioning.
Race flyer HERE
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