Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Novartis 5k road race - Wed 3rd Aug 2022

This years Cork BHAA Novartis 5k road race was held on Wednesday the 3rd of August 2022 with 283 runners taking part on what was a dry evening. As can be seen from the chart above, the numbers are down about 20% on the 2019 numbers. In fact, we'd have to go 20 years to 2002 to find a lower number.

On one hand, 283 is still a good number for a local road race and there would be a lot of other races that would be delighted to get 283 runners. It's just that it's not as good as it was.

The Cork BHAA races are some of the cheapest to enter with €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-reg so it's not the cost that is responsible for the drop.

Why does a race that got over 600 runners back in 2014 get less than half now?

Top 3 men & women...
1 John Meade 0/40A M1 00:15:58 Dept of Ed 
2 Alan O'Brien 0/40A M2 00:16:38 McCarthy Insurance Group
3 Michael Corbett 0/45B M3 00:16:42 Flextronics
14 Jane Buckley F1 00:17:40 Element Clothing
15 Martina Kiely 0/40I F2 00:17:46 Dept of Ed 
19 Michelle Kenny 0/40I F3 00:18:22 Dept of Ed 

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Joe Murphy has a gallery HERE

First 3 women in the Cork BHAA Novartis 5k (L-R) - Martina Kiely 2nd, Jane Buckley 1st & Michelle Kenny 3rd

Results of the Cork BHAA Novartis 5k - Wed 31st July 2019

It was nice sunny evening for this years Cork BHAA Novartis 5k race in Ringaskiddy as 356 runners took part.

As can be seen from the chart, this is up on last year but down on previous years.

1 Hiko Haso Tonosa M-1 00:14:31 Tonosa
2 Gavin O'Rourke M-2 00:16:28 Eli Lilly M-B-2
3 Nick Hogan M-3 00:17:09 UCC
29 Carmel Crowley 0/50K F-1 00:19:18 Stockhealth
39 Linda O'Sullivan 0/45J F-2 00:19:34 Cope
65 Linda O Connor 0/45J F-3 00:20:22 Musgrave

Full results

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Novartis 5k road race... Wed 1st Aug 2018

There was a big drop in numbers for this years Novartis 5k race in Ringaskiddy with 312 runners taking part, down 27% on last year. Considering that it was a damp wet evening, many people probably opted to stay at home.

As can be seen from the chart below, the last time the numbers were lower than this was way back in 2002!  It's probably likely that the numbers will be up again next year if the weather is kinder but I suspect that the days of getting 600 like back in 2014 are well behind us.

1 Evan Byrne M-1 00:15:51 Douglas Credit Union
2 Enda Cloake M-2 00:15:59 Navy M-A-2
3 Mark Smith 00:16:05 Temp Reg
32 Breda Gaffney 0/45J F-1 00:19:32 Dept 0f Social Protection
39 Jennifer Goggin Walsh 0/35H F-2 00:19:53 Novartis F-A-1
44 Noreen Mackey F-3 00:20:04 CIT

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos....
1) Majella Costello has a gallery HERE 
2) Paula's Pictures has a gallery HERE

Results of the Cork BHAA Novartis 5k road race...Wed 2nd Aug 2017

The annual Cork BHAA Novartis 5k road race was held on Wednesday the 2nd of August 2017 with 429 runners taking part. As can be seen from the chart, this is a slight recovery after the falls of 2015 and 2016.

1 Rory O'Sullivan 0/40A M1 00:16:07 Musgrave M-A-1
2 Mark Nolan M2 00:16:08 Joyce Wolfe Physiotherapy
3 Anthony Mannix M3 00:16:12 Dell-EMC
5 Michelle Finn F1 00:16:57 UCC
34 Andrea Bickerdike F2 00:18:57 CIT F-A-1
39 Carmel Crowley 0/45J F3 00:19:16 Stockhealth

Results

Photos...(Updated Thurs 3rd Aug)
1) Andy O'Rourke Photography has an album HERE and HERE

Results & photos of the Cork BHAA Novartis 5k race...Wed 3rd Aug 2016

Weather conditions were dry and overcast for this years Cork BHAA Novartis 5k road race on Wednesday the 3rd of August 2016. A total of 392 runners took part which is a 27% drop on the 2015 numbers.

At the front of the field, Mark Hanrahan had a huge lead over the rest of the field even after just two miles. It was pretty obvious at the two mile mark that it was more of a time trial for Mark than it being a race. You can look at the results and the times but it's only when you see Mark pass and then you stand and wait for the next person to pass that you see how huge the gap was.

1 Mark Hanrahan M1 00:14:47 John Buckley Sports
2 Mark Nolan M2 00:16:26 Joyce Wolfe Physiotherapy
3 Cornelius Marshall 0/40A M3 00:16:33 HSE
52 Jennifer Goggin F1 00:20:14 Novartis
68 Orla Crosbie 0/45J 0/45J1 00:20:47 HSE
77 Gillian Murphy 0/40I F2 00:20:57 Bank of Ireland

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) There are 179 photos up on the Running in Cork Facebook page HERE
2) Derek Costello of Eagle AC has a gallery HERE

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Novartis 5k...Wed 29th July 2015

The conditions were almost ideal for this years Cork BHAA Novartis 5k with plenty of sunshine. There are loads of photos for this one :o) ....check out the links below.

1 John Meade M1 15:52 Joyce Wolfe Physio M-A-1
2 David Fox  16:05
3 Darren Molloy M2  16:10 Navy M-A-2
33 Karina Teehan 0/35H F1 19:03 Joyce Wolfe Physio
48 Jennifer Goggin F2  19:40 Novartis F-A-2
62 DENISE TWOHIG 0/40I F3 19:58 HSE F-A-1

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Kieran Minihabe has a gallery of photos HERE
2) Photos from Aoife & Majella Costello HERE
3) There are just over 200 photos from the roundabout at Shanbally up on the Running in Cork Facebook page.

Photos & Results of the Cork BHAA Novartis 5k road race - Wed 31st July 2014

The top 3 men and women are shown below.

1 Mark Hanrahan M1  John Buckley Sports...15:05
2 John Meade M2 Joyce Wolfe Physio...15:58
3 Rory O'Sullivan M3 MUSGRAVE...16:12
17 Emma Murphy 0/35H F1 Aviva...17:27
30 Catriona Jennings Temp Reg...18:22
65 Carmel Parnell 0/55L F2 Cork Shops F-A-1...19:19

The results link is HERE 

Photos...(Updated Thurs 31st @7:30pm)
1) There are some finish line photos HERE
2) Kieran Minihane has a gallery of photos HERE
3) Doug Minihane has a gallery HERE
4) Derek Costello of Eagle AC has 260 photos HERE 
5) Graham Nudds has 201 photos HERE

Results of the Cork BHAA Novartis 5 km road race...Wed 31st July 2013

The annual Cork BHAA Novartis 5 km road race was held in Ringaskiddy on Wednesday, the 31st of July 2013. The mens race was won by Mark Hanrahan (#90) in a time of 14:52 while the womens race was won by Laura Crowe (#512) in a new course record time of 16:35. Only last Sunday, Laura won the Gold medal in the 1500m at the National Senior Track & Field Championships in Dublin.

1 MARK HANRAHAN M1 14:52 JOHN BUCKLEY SPORTS
2 JAMES GRUFFERTY M2 15:52 GLANMIRE MEDICAL CENTRE
3 JOHN MEADE M3 15:53 JOYCE WOLFE PHYSIOTHERPY
13 Laura Crowe F1 16:35 NOVARTIS F-A-2
22 EMMA MURPHY F2 17:48 CORK SHOPS
41 CARMEL CROWLEY 0/45J F3 18:31 STOCKHEALTH LTD

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Doug Minihane has a large gallery HERE

Photos from the Cork BHAA Novartis 5k road race - Wed 1st Aug 2012

Results
1 Mark Hanrahan 14:34; 2 Eric Cummins 15:57; 3 John Meade 16:08; 4 Roy Fahy 16:12; 5 Cullen Lynch 16:16; 6 Tom O’Donoghue 16:18; 7 Cillian O’Tuama 16:24; 8 Kevin Wilmot 16:27; 9 Con Marshall 16:31; 10 Cathal O’Connell (M45) 16:33.
Team: (Grade A) 1 UCC 40; 2 EMC 83; 3 Dept of Education 199. (Grade B) 1 Clark Level Con 79; 2 Naval Service 85; 3 Bord Gais 86. (Grade C) 1 Novartis 128; 2 Bord Gais 134; 3 GE Healthcare 158.

Women: 1 Laura Crowe 17:41; 2 Carmel Crowley (F40) 18:43; 3 Helen Leonard (F40) 19:07; 4 Karina Teahan 19:12; 5 Geraldine O’Shea (F40) 19:35; 6 Carmel Parnell (F55) 19:39.
Team: (Grade A) Joyce Wolfe Physio 11; 2 Novartis 17; 3 Dept of Education 24. (Grade B) 1 Pfizer-Ringaskiddy 47; 2 Dept of Education 67; 3 Janssen 68.

The full results can be found HERE

Photos......

1) Doug Minihane has a gallery of photos HERE
2) Slideshow of photos by Joe Murphy HERE

(Photo courtesy of Doug Minihane)

Results of the Cork BHAA Novartis 5k road race - Wed 3rd Aug 2011

A total of 384 runners turned out for this 5 k road race in Ringaskiddy on Wednesday evening. While it was down on last year, when you look back over the last decade you can see how the numbers attending road races have grown. It is probably safe to say that the number of races has also grown so it's a sign of just popular running is at the moment.

The winner of the mens race in Novartis was John Meade in a time of 16:22. The first woman home was Martina Kiely in 18:12.

The full results can be seen HERE

By the way, there seems to have been a problem with people leaving the chute early at the finish. It might be worth pointing out that when people do this, it causes a lot of hassle for the organisers when they are trying to work out the correct results.

Results of the Cork BHAA 'Novartis' 5 km road race - Wed 4th Aug 2010

A total of 424 runners turned out for this 5 km road race in Ringaskiddy on a fine Summers evening. This figure was down a bit on the last years number of 468 (2008 = 416).

With some recent debates about the ongoing high entry fees (e.g. €50 for Half-Marathons), this Novartis race is really at the opposite end of the spectrum. When you consider that the entry fee is only €5 for registered runners and you got a t-shirt for that as well, it really shows what good value the Cork BHAA races are.

Results....
The full results can now be seen HERE

Photos....
There is a gallery of 144 photos HERE

Video....
This 7 minute video clip shows the runners as they approach the finish line.

Preview of the Cork BHAA 'Novartis' 5 km road race - Wed 4th Aug 2010

This 5 km road race takes place at 8pm on Wednesday evening, the 4th of August at 8pm. Registration is in the Novartis plant near Ringakiddy and the start and finish points are just outside the entrance. 

Directions...If you are not sure of where to go, then just follow the signs for the car ferry from Cork city. As you enter Ringaskiddy, take the first right and go up the hill. The Novartis plant is about 1 km up this road on the right.

Registration....There will be 2 entry desks as normal.......one for registered runners (€5) and one for non-registered (€8). As always, it will help to get there as early as possible as there should be a big turnout.

Course details...This is a hilly 5 km race yet it seems to produce some fast times. The start and finish are more or less in the same spot just outside the Novartis plant. The first mile is probably the fastest with an overall fall of ground to the 1 mile mark. The 2nd mile is a long drag all the ways up that hill by Pfizers and Shanbally. The 3rd mile has a bit of everything......it starts with a pull up out of Shanbally, then a downhill section and then finishes halfway up a steep hill. Beyond the 3 mile mark, the final 150 metres or so is a tough pull and the finish line is just beyond the end of the climb.

For a closer look at the course, check out this link...http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/cork/623386149

Results of the Cork BHAA 'Novartis' 5 km road race - Wed 5th Aug 2009 (Updated Thurs 6th 11pm)

They always seem to get nice weather for this race and so it turned out again last night with a nice mild summers evening. Somewhere in the region of 470 runners turned out for this 5 km road race, an increase of about 50 on last year's figure of 416.

Results........the full results are now available HERE.

Photos........

1) Jorge Ruiz Villasante was out again with his camera and took another excellent series of photos. Here are a selection that I picked out.

In this shot, Jorge uses the natural dip in the road to capture almost all
of the 470 runners as they head towards the half-mile mark.

At first sight, perhaps not the nicest of photos? Yet, the BHAA are an inter-company series of road races and the race did take place in a largely industrial area so the photo puts the rest into context.

'Where's the start???'

'Oooooooo......that hill !!'

2 well known Cork runners after tackling something called an 'incline' ;o)

The complete slideshow can be seen HERE.

2) Adam Duchnicz has a gallery of 154 photos HERE.

Preview of the Cork BHAA 'Novartis' 5 km Road Race - Wed 5th Aug (8pm)
This 5 km road race takes place at 8pm on Wednesday evening, the 5th of August. Registration is in the Novartis plant and the start and finish points are just outside the entrance. This is exactly the same route as the Cork BHAA IPS/Garda 5k back in May except that the start and finish points are at different point on the loop.

Directions...If you are not sure of where to go, then just follow the signs for the car ferry from Cork city. As you enter Ringaskiddy, take the first right and go up the hill. The Novartis plant is about 1 km up this road on the right.

Registration....There will be 2 entry desks as normal.......one for registered runners (€5) and one for non-registered (€7). As always, it will help to get there as early as possible, especially considering that the weather forecast looks ok and there should be a big turnout.

Course details...This is a hilly 5 km race yet it seems to produce some fast times. The start and finish are more or less in the same spot just outside the Novartis plant. The first mile is probably the fastest with an overall fall of ground to the 1 mile mark. The 2nd mile is a long drag all the ways up that hill by Pfizers and Shanbally. The 3rd mile has a bit of everything......it starts with a pull up out of Shanbally, then a downhill section and then finishes halfway up a steep hill. Beyond the 3 mile mark, the final 150 metres or so is a tough pull and the finish line is just beyond the end of the climb.

For a closer look at the course, check out this link... http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/cork/623386149

Results of the Cork BHAA 'Novartis' 5 km Road Race - Wed 6th Aug 2008
A record crowd of 416 runners turned out for this 5 km road race in Ringaskiddy. It was obvious from early on that the numbers were going to be high when the Novartis car park was full to capacity. 416 is a huge number for what is just a local 5 km road race. Looking at some of the results of the Dublin BHAA, they don't anything near 400 runners for their races. Why are we getting 400+ down here when they are getting around the 250 mark up in Dublin?

Photos...There are now 2 sets of photos up on the Eagle AC website.
John Quigley has 274 shots available HERE.
Pat O'Driscoll has 150 photos HERE.

Refreshments...A cup of tea would have been nice

Results...The full results are now available HERE.

Note....There is a slight error in the results in that they mention that the next BHAA race, the ARMY/NAVY 5 Mile is on the 20th of August at 8:00pm. Please note that the race starts at 7:30pm!!

Comments...
"Would just like to congratulate the BHAA on the speed of the results from last nights race, they took a bit of stick not to long ago about how slow results were and fair play to them for having them out today less than 24 hours after the race. Well done to all involved............John Dunphy, Midleton AC"

Preview of the Cork BHAA 'Novartis' 5 km Road Race - Wed 6th Aug (8pm)

This 5 km road race takes place at 8pm on Wednesday evening, the 6th of August. Registration is in the Novartis plant and the start and finish points are just outside the entrance.

Directions ...If you are not sure of where to go, then just follow the signs for the car ferry from Cork city. As you enter Ringaskiddy, take the first right and go up the hill. The Novartis plant is about 1 km up this road on the right.

Course details...This is a hilly 5 km race yet it seems to produce some fast times. The start and finish are more or less in the same spot just outside the Novartis plant. There are 2 main hills, one is a long drag by the 1 mile mark as you pass Pfizers and the 2nd one is a short hill just before the finish near the 3 mile mark.

For a closer look at the course, check out this link... http://www.mapmyrun.com/run/ireland/cork/623386149