Results of the Togher AC 5k road race - Sun 31st Dec 2023

First place finish for Lizzie Lee of Leevale AC

Despite the wind and rain, a total of 663 runners turned out for this years Togher AC 5k road race, a jump of 17% on the figure for 2022.

Top 5 men & women...
Place Athletes Name Club Time Category Bib
1 John Durcan Togher AC  15:21 MS 176
2 Heywood Richardson Leevale AC 15:24 MS 645
3 Daniel Buckley Leevale AC 15:26 MJ 31
4 Gavin Kenny Bandon AC  15:26 MS 331
5 Gavin Sweeney Togher AC  15:38 M40 769
25 Lizzie Lee Leevale AC  17:19 FS 343
39 Amy Pollman Daamen An Riocht AC 17:57 FS 752
46 Carol Finn Leevale AC 18:03 FS 780
51 Nicole Dinan Leevale AC  18:09 FS 749
57 Meadhbh Moynihan Leevale AC 18:17 FS 425

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Derek Costello has a gallery HERE

Notice: Togher 5k road race in Cork City - Sun 31st Dec 2023

The annual Togher AC 5k is coming up over the Christmas period on Sunday the 31st of December 2023 at 11am. 

This is always a popular race and is one of the biggest in Cork over Christmas. As 5k courses go, this one is pretty fast and it's mostly around quiet housing estates.

Entries...The online entry fee is €15 and you can enter online HERE

Note that online entries close on the 28th of Dec.

From Togher AC... Every year, our annual Togher AC 5K Road Race brings both competitive and casual runners together for a tour through the neighbourhoods and streets of Togher. The race is open for everyone to partake in and takes place at the end of December.

WHERE: At Ryan’s Supervalu, Togher.
WHEN: Sunday 31st of December, 11am.
HOW MUCH: €15.
HOW TO REGISTER: https://eventmaster.ie/event/BvPYH23c8j

Results of the Togher 5k road race - Tues 27th Dec 2022

The annual Togher AC 5k road race was held on Tuesday the 27th of December 2022 and got a big turnout of 564 runners. I thought with the wet weather, the numbers might be down this year but no, they were up 14% on last year.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Evan Byrne Togher AC     15:07 SM 789
2 Frank O'Brien East Cork AC     15:19 SM 484
3 John Durcan Togher AC     15:23 SM 178
10 Aoife Cooke Eagle AC     16:12 SF 95
30 Hannah Steeds Leevale AC     17:24 SF 715
40 Carol Finn Leevale AC     18:01 SF 189

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Mick Dooley has two galleries... a) Pre-race and b) Post-race

2) Colette Ryan of Togher AC has several galleries... a) Registration b) Start line c) Finish line d) Post race 

First 3 women in the Togher AC 5k on Tues 27th Dec 2022 (L-R)... Carol Finn Leevale AC 3rd, Aoife Cooke Eagle AC 1st & Hannah Steeds Leevale AC 2nd

Notice: Togher 5k road race in Cork City - Tues 27th Dec 2022

The annual Togher 5k is coming up over the Christmas period on Tuesday the 27th of December 2022 at 11am. 

Reminder: The 20th of December is the last day for entries.

This is always a popular race and is one of the biggest in Cork over Christmas. As 5k courses go, this one is pretty fast and it's mostly around quiet housing estates.

Entries...The online entry fee is €15 and you can enter online HERE

All proceeds from the event go towards Togher AC and Cork Mental Health Foundation.

From Togher AC... Togher AC and Cork mental Health are delighted to be able to hold this years Ryans SuperValu Togher 5k 2022. 

Friday Fun: Online Jigsaw of Togher AC at the 2018 Charleville Half-Marathon

 

For this weeks online jigsaw, we go back to September 2018 and the start of the Charleville Half-Marathon.

You can find the 150-piece online jigsaw HERE

Results & Photos of the Togher 5k road race - Sun 29th Dec 2019

Start of the 2019 Togher 5k road race

This years Togher 5k road race was held in dry overcast conditions with the temperature up around 11 deg C. For a mid-Winter race, it seemed really mild.

A total of 784 runners took part in the race, up 5% on last year.

1 Rory O Connor North Cork A.C  15:05     SM     841
2 Gavin Sweeney Togher AC  15:21     SM     933
3 Mark Smith     Eagle AC 15:40     M40     736
15 Michelle Finn Leevale AC  16:18     SF     908
37 Niamh Moore     Leevale AC  17:33     SF     892
45 Claire O'Brien Watergrasshill AC 17:59     SF     517

Full results HERE

Photos...
 1) Gearóid Ó Laoi has a nice gallery HERE

2) There are 4 albums up on the Running in Cork Facebook page
...a) Pre-race
...b) Finish 1
...c) Finish 2
...d) Finish 3

3) Derek Costello has 4 galleries... Pre-race ... Mile 1 Pt1 ... Mile 1 Pt 2 ... Finish under 20 mins

4) Mick Dooley has a gallery HERE

Waiting for the off...

Wibbly Wobbly Wonders Running Club out in force...

Members of Watergrasshill AC on tour...

Notice: Togher 5k road race in Cork City - Sun 29th Dec 2019

The annual Togher 5k is coming up over the Christmas period on Sunday the 29th of December 2019 at 1pm.

Update: 16th Dec 2019... Pre-entries have now passed the 500 mark!
Update: 22nd Dec 2019... Pre-entries now at 600.
Update: 23rd Dec 2019... Pre-entries now at 750.
Update: 25th Dec 2019... Pre-entries are now closed after reaching 800. 200 entries available on the day.

This is always a popular race and is one of the biggest in Cork over Christmas. As 5k courses go, this one is pretty fast and it's mostly around quiet housing estates.

Entries...The online entry fee is €15 and includes a long sleeve dry fit top. You can enter online HERE

Entries on the day also cost €15. All proceeds from the event go towards Togher AC and Cork Mental Health Foundation.

There is a free long sleeved dry fit top for the first 800 to enter.

Results & Photos of the Togher 5k road race... Sun 30th Dec 2018

 There was a record turn out of 740 runners for this years Togher AC 5k road race, a jump of 28.7% on last year.

1 Paul Moloney     Mallow AC 15:33 SM 723
2 Eric Curran     Leevale AC 15:36 SM 721
3 Gavin Sweeney Togher AC 15:49 SM 642
16 Michelle Finn Leevale AC 16:58 SF 789
41 Niamh Moore     Leevale AC 18:05 SF 770
44 Teresa Murphy Kent ac 18:14     SF 431

The full results can be seen here... http://www.premiertimingsystems.ie/2018-Race-Results/Togher-AC-5K-Race-Results

Photos...(Updated 10:38am Mon 31st Dec)
1) There are a number of albums going up on the Running in Cork Facebook page.
...a) Start
...b) Finishers under 24:25
...c) Finishers over 24:25 
...d) Prizes

2) Damien O'Sullivan has a small gallery HERE

3) Derek Costello of Eagle AC has a gallery HERE

Notice : Togher 5k road race - Sun 30th Dec 2018

The annual Togher 5k is coming up over the Christmas period on Sunday the 30th of December at 1pm.

This is always a popular race and is one of the biggest in Cork over Christmas. As 5k courses go, this one is pretty fast and it's mostly around quiet housing estates.

Update : 19th Dec. Over 400 pre-entered now. Long sleeve top for first 700. 
Update : 28th Dec. Over 600 pre-entered now.

Entries...The online entry fee is €15 and includes a long sleeve dry fit top. You can enter online HERE

Entries on the day also cost €15. All proceeds from the event go towards Togher AC and Cork Mental Health Foundation.

Dry fit tops for the 2018 Togher 5k

Course Preview...Full details on the course with directions, maps, photos, preview, etc can be seen HERE

From the organisers....Following on from the success of our event last year we are back this year with kind sponsorship from Ryans of Togher SuperValu. We are delighted to be running this event again in association with Cork Mental Health Foundation and Housing Association. All funds raised will go to support this great organisation and Togher AC.


Togher AC website... http://www.togherathletics.org

We look forward to welcoming you all during the festive period on December 30th :-)

The course has been properly measured by Jones Counter.

Togher AC Couch to 5k programme for beginners...Starts Tues 23rd Oct 2018

This might be of interest to any beginners out there. Togher AC are holding a 9 week Couch to 5k programme in Cork City and it starts on Tuesday the 23rd of October 2018.

As you can see from the flyer above, it cost €30 and they train 3 times a week. The main evening will be on Tuesdays. If interested, contact Claire Dunne by email... clairecdunne AT gmail DOT com

Togher AC get €4000 in County Council Grant

Cork County Council recently allocated over €225,000 to community groups, voluntary organisations, sporting groups and residents associations through the Ballincollig-Carrigaline Municipal District of Cork County Council.

Togher AC managed to secure a grant of €4000. The club has been a regular recipient of grants of this nature and it shows that there are sources of funding out there from local and national bodies.

It's worth mentioning however that Togher AC have their own premises which is often a requirement for some grants.

The full list of grants can be seen on Cllr. Marcia Dalton's website HERE

Togher 5k voted best 5k in Cork in 2017

The polls for the best 5k race in Cork in 2017 closed  recently and thanks to everyone who took the time to vote. The Togher AC 5k race at Christmas got almost 40% of the vote and came out on top again after winning in 2016 as well.

The Bweeng 5k race finished 2nd while the Conna 5k race which is a real community affair finished 3rd.

Togher AC have grown their 5k race from scratch and the numbers have grown over the years. It has now overtaken the Belgooly race to become the most popular race in Cork over the festive period.

Results & Photos of the Togher 5k road race...Sun 31st Dec 2017

The Togher 5k road race was the final race of of 2017 and it ended on a high with a record 575 finishers, up a whopping 33% on last year.

As can be seen from the graphic above, this was the 5th year of this race and the growth has been impressive for the last two year.

I kind of noticed that the post I had up on the site for the race got several thousand views over the last month but I certainly didn't expect anything like 33%. What's even more remarkable was that the weather was awful for the race. If it had been a nice sunny dry day then the numbers could have been even higher.

1 David Fox     SM         15:56
2 Eric Curran     SM         16:07
3 Mark Walsh     SM         16:14
17 Aoife Cooke     SF         17:14
23 Anna Reddin     SF         17:27
30 Siobhra O Flaherty     F40         17:47

Full results

Photos...
1) There are several hundred photos up on the Running in Cork Facebook page.
...a) Prizes
...b) Start
...c) Finish Line (Sub 23:30)
...d) Finish Line (23:30 plus)

Notice...Togher 5k road race - Sun 31st Dec 2017

The annual Togher 5k is coming up over the Christmas period on Sunday the 31st of December at 1pm.

This is always a popular race and is one of the biggest in Cork over Christmas. As 5k courses go, this one is pretty fast and it's mostly around quiet housing estates.

Here is a promo video of the race from Togher AC...




Course Preview...Full details on the course with directions, maps, photos, preview, etc can be seen HERE

Entries...The online entry fee is €15 and includes a long sleeve dry fit top. You can enter online HERE

Entries on the day also cost €15. All proceeds from the event go towards Togher AC and Cork Mental Health Foundation.

From the organisers....Following on from the success of our event last year we are back this year with kind sponsorship from Ryans of Togher SuperValu. We are delighted to be running this event again in association with Cork Mental Health Foundation and Housing Association. All funds raised will go to support this great organisation and Togher AC.

More info on the Togher AC website... http://www.togherathletics.org/togher-ac-5k-road-race-31st-december-2017/

We look forward to welcoming you all during the festive period on December 31st :-)

The course has been properly measured by Jones Counter.

Togher AC Couch to 5k programme for beginners...Starts Tues 24th Oct 2017

This might be of interest to any beginners out there. Togher AC are holding a 9 week Couch to 5k programme in Cork City and it starts on Tuesday the 24th of October 2017.

As you can see from the flyer above, it cost €30 and they train 3 times a week. The main evening will be on Tuesdays. If interested, contact Claire Dunne by email... clairecdunne AT gmail DOT com

Togher AC secure Council Grant of €1,200

Cork County Council recently announced the recipients of  just over €216,000 in grant funding to community groups all over the Ballincollig-Carrigaline Municipal District.

Under the section titled 'Amenity Fund', Togher Athletics Club managed to secure a grant of €1,200.

Togher AC donate €3,166 to Cork Mental Health Foundation

Due to the high numbers taking part in the Togher AC 5k road race over Christmas, the club has been able to donate €3,166.20 to the Cork Mental Health Foundation.

From Togher AC.....Due to the overwhelming success of this year’s Togher 5K, we were able to donate €3,166.20 to Cork Mental Health Foundation who have been our charity partner since the beginning of this annual event a number of years ago. 

Pictured are members of Togher AC, Frank Doherty (Chairperson Togher AC), Aidan Hartnett (Secretary Togher AC), Niall McCarthy (Chairperson Togher Community Association) and Brendan McCarthy (Development Manager Cork Mental Health Foundation). 

Both Togher AC and Cork Mental Health Foundation & Housing Association would like to thank all the participants, volunteers, sponsors, Togher Community Association, Togher Boys School and especially Ryans Supervalu Togher (Main Sponsor) for their support of this great event. Everyone is already looking forward to next year’s race.

Results of the Togher Ac 5k road race...Tues 27th Dec 2016

A total of 433 runners turned out for this years Togher 5k road raceon Tues 27th of Dec 2016, a massive 50% up on last year.

1    James McCarthy    East Cork AC        15:26    SM    357
2    Ruairi Casey    Togher AC        15:53    SM    258
3    David Fox    Leevale AC        16:03    SM    202
6    Shona Heaslip    An Riocht        16:27    SW    190
14    Emma Murphy    St Finbarrs AC        17:08    SW    260
33    Teresa Murphy    Kent AC        18:16    SW    399

Photos... (Updated Wed 28th @1pm)
1) Michael Herlihy has a gallery HERE
2) Ger Broderick has a gallery HERE
3) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has 500+ photos HERE 

The full results can be seen below...

Notice...Togher 5k road race - Tues 27th Dec 2016

The annual Togher 5k is coming up over the Christmas period on Tuesday the 27th of December at 1pm.

This is always a popular race and is one of the biggest in Cork over Christmas. After the success of last year, Togher AC have decided to keep the same 5k course.  As 5k courses go, this one is pretty fast and it's mostly around quiet housing estates.

Here is a video of the course from Togher AC (Note the date is for 2015!)...



Course Preview...Full details on the new course with directions, maps, photos, preview, etc can be seen HERE

Entries...The online entry fee is €12 and you can enter online HERE

Entries on the day also cost €12. 

All proceeds from the event go towards Togher AC and Cork Mental Health Foundation.

From the organisers....Following on from the success of our event last year we are back this year with kind sponsorship from Ryans of Togher SuperValu. We are delighted to be running this event again in association with Cork Mental Health Foundation and Housing Association. All funds raised will go to support this great organisation and Togher AC.

This years event has special meaning with Togher AC celebrating 50 years in the community. There will be a sport T-shirt for all entrants and a junior race for younger competitors.

There's also a childrens race on the day at 12 noon for 10-15 year olds...0.5 miles and €2 entry. 

We look forward to welcoming you all during the festive period on December 27th :-)

The course has been properly measured by Jones Counter.

This years Togher 5k was officially launched recently by Liam Ryan of Ryans SuperValu Togher who are the main sponsors of this years event. Also pictured are members of Togher AC with Brendan McCarthy of Cork Mental Health and Niall McCarthy of Togher Community Association. This years event has special meaning with Togher AC celebrating 50 years in the community. There will be a sport T-shirt for all entrants and a junior race for younger competitors.

RIP...Ted Murray of Togher AC

A bit of sad news this time with the announcement of the passing of Ted Murray of Togher AC.

Ted Murray was one of the founding members of Togher AC and was its first chairman. A native of Ballinacarriga Dunmanway in West Cork, Ted competed with Rising Sun AC and Meelin AC winning three senior cross country medals...Rising Sun 1958, Meelin 1661,1962. Ted was also a member of the Cork team which won the first Munster novice Championship. He later served as Chairman of the County Board for three years. In recent times, he was the the Honourary Presedent of Togher AC.