Results of the Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 26th Apr 2026

Race winner John Longan with a comfortable lead at the 3km mark

The annual Karen Fenton Memorial 5k road race was held this year on Sunday 26th of April 2026.

Top 3 men & women...
1. 1282 John Longan m St Finbarr's 16:27  
2. 1223 Conrad Watt m Cork Track Club A.C. 17:10  
3. 1222 Jack Murphy m Eagle A.C. 17:44  
11. 4618 Josephine Kelleher f Donoughmore A.C. 20:24  
17. 1268 Mairead Perez f Eagle A.C. 21:11  
21. 1832 Judy Murphy f 21:26  

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) There are two galleries going up on the Running in Cork Facebook page...

a) Album 1 of 2 b) Album 2 of 2

Josephine Kelleher of Donoughmore AC was the first woman home

Notice: Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 26th April 2026

The Karen Fenton 5K Memorial Run is scheduled to take place this year on Sunday 26th of April 2026 @ 11:30am. The location is for the 5k is in Ballinora which is just to the south of Ballincollig in the western part of Cork City.

Entries...You can enter online HERE

Update: Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:30pm to 11:30am.

Entries will also be taken on the day for the same price.

Results & Photos of the Karen Fenton Memorial 5k - Sun 13th Apr 2025

Even though it was evenly matched at the 3k mark, Tomas Kiely of North Cork AC would use the hills in the last two kms to take the win

There were 311 finishers in this years Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora on Sun 13th Apr 2025.

Top 3 men & women...

1. 741 Tomas Kiely m North Cork A.C. 17:10  
2. 2253 John Longan m 17:21  
3. 221 Alan O Sullivan m Eagle A.C. 18:21  
10. 2278 Maggie O'Neill f 20:11  
14. 626 Lily Manning f 20:34  
25. 229 Mairead Perez f    Eagle A.C. 22:05  

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) There are two galleries up on the Running in Cork Facebook page.

a) Album 1 b) Album 2

Maggie O'Neill closed down a substantial gap to take the win

Two races in one day! After helping pace the 2:10 group in the Great Railway Run 25k from Cork City to Carrigaline at 9:30am, Siobhan Holland was back in action again at 12:30pm at the Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora

Thumbs up...

Notice: Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 13th April 2025

The Karen Fenton 5K Memorial Run is scheduled to take place this year on Sunday 13th of April 2025 @ 12:30pm. The location is for the 5k is in Ballinora which is just to the south of Ballincollig in the western part of Cork City.

Entries...You can enter online HERE

Entries will also be taken on the day for the same price.

From the organisers.....The annual Karen Fenton Memorial Run will be hosted in Ballinora, Waterfall on April 13th, 2025. 

Results & Photos of the Karen Fenton 5k road race in Ballinora - Sun 3rd March 2024

First 3 women in the Karen Fenton 5k - 3rd March 2024 - (L-R) Maura Regan 2nd, Lily Manning 1st & Jennifer Ring 3rd

The Karen Fenton Memorial 5k was held last year in late April and this year it was brought forward to the start of March. The 3rd of March seemed to be a really busy day with the BHAA MTU 5k on earlier in the day.

I was half expecting a drop in numbers but as it turned out, that wasn't the case with 402 finishers this year as compared to 395 finishers last year.

Top 3 men & women...
1 3037 Barry Twohig M St Finbarr's AC 16:13
2 2892 Danny Mullins M Bantry 16:23
3 1908 John Longan M St Finbarr's AC 16:34
18 1912 Lily Manning F 21:17
25 2911 Maura Regan F 21:55
26 3059 Jennifer Ring F West Muskerry AC 21:56

Full results on the JustRunEvents website.

First 3-men (L-R) John Longan 3rd, Barry Twohig 1st & Danny Mullins 2nd

Photos to follow...

1) There are two small galleries up on the Running in Cork Facebook page...

a) Finish times 27:30 to 32:00 b) Finish times 32:00 to 40:00

2) Joe Murphy has several galleries... a) Album 1 b) Album 2 c) Album 3 d) Album 4

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

4) Graham Meikle has loads of photos... 

a) Pre-race b) 1km mark 1 of 3 c) 1km mark 2 of 3 d) 1km mark 3 of 3

e) Finish line 1 of 3 f) Finish line 2 of 3 g) Finish line 3 of 3

h) Post race photos i) Prize giving

Proinnsias O'Keeffe was one of several runners to complete both the BHAA MTU 5k & Karen Fenton 5k on Sunday

Notice: Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 3rd March 2024

The Karen Fenton 5K Memorial Run is scheduled to take place on Sunday 3rd of March 2024 @12:30pm. The location is for the 5k is in Ballinora which is just to the south of Ballincollig in the western part of Cork City.

Entries...You can enter online HERE

Update: They will be taking on the day registrations from 10.30am to 12.10pm on Sunday.

From the organisers.....The annual Karen Fenton Memorial Run will be hosted in Ballinora, Waterfall on March 3rd, 2024. 

Results & Photos of the Karen Fenton Memorial 5k - Sun 23rd April 2023

First place finish for Barry Twohig of St Finbarr's AC with a time of 16m 15s

This years Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora was held on Sunday the 23rd of April 2023 with 390 taking part.

Top 3 men & women...

Place Bib Name Gender Club ChipTime GunTime
1. 243 Barry Twohig m St. Finbarrs A.C. 0:16:15
2. 87 Chris Harrington m Leevale A.C. 0:16:39
3. 117 John Longan m St. Finbarrs A.C. 0:16:52
11. 330 Michelle Kenny f 0:18:20
15. 417 Kealey Tideswell f 0:18:59
18. 390 Jean Lucey f 0:19:10

Full results HERE

Photos... 

1) There are 4 galleries up on the Running in Cork Facebook page

a) Album 1 of 4 - Sub 22:50
b) Album 2 of 4 - 22:50 to 27:32

c) Album 3 of 4 - 27:32 to 39:30

d) Album 4 of 4 - 39:30 plus

2) Joe Murphy has several galleries

a) Album 1

b) Album 2

c) Album 3

d) Album 4

e) Album 5

Michelle Kenny is the 1st woman hime with a time of 18m 20s

Notice: Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 23rd April 2023

The Karen Fenton 5K Memorial Run is scheduled to take place on Sunday 23rd of April 2022 @12:30pm. The location is for the 5k is in Ballinora which is just to the south of Ballincollig in the western part of Cork City.

Entries...You can enter online HERE

Update 22nd Apr: Online registration is now closed! Thanks to everyone who has registered and is supporting this event. We look forward to welcoming you to Ballinora on Sunday!

It's not too late for anyone else who may still wish to participate. On the day registration will be open from 10.30. Please arrive early and follow our parking and race marshal instructions.

Results of the Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 10th April 2022

A total of 279 runners took part is this year's Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora which is just to the south of Ballincollig.

1 Darragh MALACHY 00:16:38 5906 M MS St Finbarrs AC
2 Andrew HOBBS 00:16:56 5717 M MS Leevale AC
3 Simon NOLAN 00:17:33 5748 M MS Bandon AC
7 Martina KIELY 00:18:07 5911 F F40 St Finbarrs AC
13 Rosaleen MACKEOWN 00:18:57 5478 F F45 Leevale AC
21 Linda O'CONNOR 00:19:57 5490 F F45 Cork Tri Club

The full results are up on the MyRunResuls website HERE