Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Simon Turkey Trot 5k - Sun 21st Dec 2025

The annual Cork BHAA Simon Turkey Trot 5k was held on a cold but dry morning with 263 taking part. €4000 was raised for the Cork Simon Community.

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Mick Dooley has some pre-race group photos HERE

2) Joe Murphy has several galleries... a) Start b) Finish 1 c) Finish 2 d) Finish 3

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Turkey Trot 5k - Sun 17th Dec 2023

The annual Cork BHAA Turkey Trot 5k was held this year on Sunday 17th Dec 2023 and there were 351 finishers which as can be seen from the updated chart below is back to the numbers they were getting back in the 2013-2016 time period. 

This race was a bit unusual in that no watches were allowed and participants had to try and guess their finish time in advance.

A total of €4,800 was raised for the Cork Simon charity.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Dermot Ryan 17:11 
2 Gearoid O'Flynn 17:18 
3 Jason O'Mahony 17:33
6 Hannah Steeds 18:24 
8 Michelle Kenny 18:35 
17 Emma Doyle 20:05

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Joe Murphy has a few galleries... Pre-race ... Race 1 ... Race 2 ... Race 3... Race 4...

2) Mick Dooley has a nice festive gallery HERE

Notice: Cork BHAA Simon Turkey Trot 5k - Sun 17th Dec 2023

The last race of the year on the Cork BHAA calendar is the Cork Simon Turkey Trot which takes place on Sunday December 17 at 11am. Registration is at Blackrock Hurling Club from 9.30am.

Entry costs €10 for all runners regardless of being registered or not. Everybody will be asked for their estimated 5k time at registration and the closest actual time is the winner. Watches are not allowed.

The start / finish line area is about 1.2kms away from the race HQ at the GAA club. See map below.

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Turkey Trot 5k - Sun 18th Dec 2022

The Cork BHAA closed off the year with their annual Turkey Trot 5k in Blackrock on Sunday the 18th of December 2022 and raised €3750 for Cork Simon in the process. A total of 259 runners took part which is well up on last year when it took a dip.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Conrad Watt 00:17:09
2 Cullen Lynch 00:17:40
3 Alfie Davis 00:18:14
10 Michelle Kenny 00:19:26
13 Linda O'Sullivan 00:19:35
14 Meadhbh Moynihan 00:19:52

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Derek Costello has 3 galleries...
Start  https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAjyBA
Mile 3 part 1 https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAjAoo
Mile 3 part 2 https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAjDbu

Results & photos of the Cork BHAA Turkey Trot - Sun 12th Dec 2021

A total of 151 runners turned up for this years Cork BHAA Simon Turkey Trot and €2500 was raised for the Cork Simon Community.

First 3 men & women...
1 Tobi Grab 17:59 
2 John O'Connell 18:53 
3 Johan Reiser 18:55 
8 Siobhan Holland 19:50 
15 Mary Sweeney 20:57 
20 Elaine Guinane 21:27 

The full results are HERE

Photos...
1) Mick Dooley has some photos HERE
2) Joe Murphy has some photos HERE

Notice: Cork BHAA Simon 3-mile Turkey Trot - Sun 12th Dec 2021

The final race in the 2021 Cork BHAA calendar is the Simon Turkey Trot coming up on Sunday the 12th of December at 11am. This year, it will be 3-miles as opposed to 5k during to local roadworks.

Registration takes place at Blackrock Hurling Club from 9.30am. Entries cost €10 for all runners with proceeds going towards Cork Simon. No watches or phones allowed as you will have to predict your finish time in advance.

From the Cork BHAA..."Please note that you need to wear a mask at registration and we would appreciate if groups can be kept to a minimum inside so please send one person in to register a group."

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Simon 5k Turkey Trot - Sun 8th Dec 2019

253 runners turned out for this years Cork BHAA Simon 5k Turkey Trot in Balckrock in Cork City.

1 Barry Meade  18:07
4 Paul Downey 19:21
3 James Ahern 19:15
2 Niamh Moore 18:21
14 Linda O'Connor 20:52
20 Lelia Kenny 21:35

Results

Photos...
1) Joe Murphy has two galleries... Part 1 ... Part 2
2) Mick Dooley has some photos HERE

 

First home... Niamh Moore and Barry Meade. Photo: Mick Dooley

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA 5k Turkey Trot - Sun 9th Dec 2018

A grand total of 241 runners turned out for this years Cork BHAA 5k Turkey Trot in Mahon with a cheque for €3,000 to Cork Simon. As can be seen from the chart at the bottom of the post, the numbers were down about 14% this year which was probably due to the number of events on over the weekend.

Contestants were not allowed wear watches for this 5k and the winners were those who finished as close as possible to their estimated finish times.

The first three men and women across the line are shown below...

1 James McCarthy  16:22
2 Brian Harty 17:33
3 Conrad Daly 19:13
24 Benvon Lyons 21:19
28 Ann Marie Burns 21:46
35 Siobhan Holland 22:28

Full results are up HERE

Two little elves from the Kingdom

Photos...
1) There are two albums up on the Running in Cork Facebook page...
...a) Pre-race and start
...b) Finish

And finally...this was of course the last race of the 2018 Cork BHAA calendar. Here are some of the Cork BHAA guys that help put on this successful race series every year.

Results of the Cork BHAA Simon Trkey Trot 5k...Sun 17th Dec 2017

A total of 282 runners turned out for this years Cork BHAA Simon Turkey Trot on Sunday the 17th of December 2017. As can be seen above, the numbers were down 17% this year which was most likely due to the sheer number of events on this weekend.

Despite the drop in numbers, they still managed to raise €3,600 for Cork Simon.

1 Ciaran Bouse 18:34
2 Stephen Geoghegan 18:38
3 Ger Geary 19:09
16 Bridget Daly 20:52
25 Rachael O'Callaghan 21:35
26 Laura Fitzgerald 21:40

The full results are HERE

This closes off the year now for the Cork BHAA and no doubt, they'll have a full calendar of events next year again.

Photos of the Castlelyons 5k Turkey Trot... Sun 18th Dec 2016

The Castlelyons 5k Turkey Trot was held last Sunday the 18th of December 2016.

Photos...
1) Ger Broderick has an album HERE
2) Sinead has an album HERE

Results & photos of the Cork BHAA Turkey Trot...Sun 11th Dec 2016

 340 runners turned out for this year's Cork BHAA 5k Turkey Trot in Blackrock on Sunday the 11th of Dec 2016. That is co-incidentally the exact same number as last year. A total of €4,200 was raised for the Cork Simon charity.

1 Denis O'Regan  16:34
2 Frank Quinlan  16:38
3 Alan Lehane  16:52 
20 Carly Cooke  20:44
30 Orla Crosbie  21:25
32 Bridget Daly  21:34

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a gallery HERE
2) Nessan Frawley has a number of small galleries... #1 #2 #3 #4 #5
3) Mick Dooley of Eagle AC has some photos HERE 

Results of the Castlelyons 5k Turkey Trot...Sun 20th Dec 2015

A total of 73 people turned out for this 5k Turkey Trot in Castlelyons in NE Cork.

1 Frank Hayes 16:57
2 John Murphy 17:34
3 David McCarthy 17:53
10 Joan Ennis 19:46
11 Sarah Morrison 19:52
12 Gillian Sohan 20:00

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Sinéad Hickey has a gallery HERE 

Photos...(Facebook account required to view)
1) Gerard O'Sullivan has 300+ photos HERE
2) Ger Broderick has a gallery HERE

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA 4m Turkey Trot...Sun 13th Dec 2015

With the dry weather on Sunday, a total of 340 runners turned out for this years Cork BHAA Turkey Trot in Cork City. A total of €4,300 was raised for Cork Simon.

There were no watches allowed for this one with the winners being those who guessed closest to their times.

Theses are the first 3 men and women home...

1 Eric Curran 19:55
2 Luke Horgan 21:33
3 Chris Murphy 21:39
12 Carmel Parnell 25:28
21 Dolores Duffy 26:41
25 Mary Sweeney 26:54

The full results can be found HERE

Photos...
1) Kieran Minihane has 320 photos HERE
2) Doug Minihane has 149 photos HERE 

Photos...Facebook account required to view
1) Joe Murphy has a gallery HERE

 

Photos of the Cork BHAA Turkey Trot...Sun 14th Dec 2014

As per usual, there was another big turnout for the annual Turkey Trot organised by the Cork BHAA. The prize winners were determined by those who finished closest to their finish times which people had to guess beforehand.

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos.....Updated Sun 11pm
1) Kiernan Minihane has a gallery HERE
2) Graham Nudds has a gallery HERE 
3) Doug Minihane has a gallery HERE

Pre-race Warm-Up video from Kieran Minihane ;o)

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA 4 mile Turkey Trot...Sun 15th Dec 2013

The annual Cork BHAA Turkey Trot was held on Sunday, the 15th of December 2013. The proceeds from this 4 mile race went towards the homeless charity Cork Simon.

 1 Sean McGrath  20:51
 2 Elton Heffernan  21:00
 3 Tony Kelleher  21:17
30 AILBHE MCDAID 25:50
35 Helen Gilroy 26:16
51 NIAMH CRONIN 27:19

The results can now be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Doug Minihane has a gallery of photos HERE
2) Kieran Minihane has a gallery HERE

Results of the Cork BHAA Turkey Trot...Sun 16th Dec 2012

Photo by Doug Minihane

This charity 4 mile race was held near Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork City on Sunday, the 16th of December. A total of 359 people took part and over €4,000 was raised for Cork Simon.

The format of this race was for people to predict their time and then to run without watches. Those that ran closest to their predicted times won. Incredibly, two runners were spot on while another three were just one second out!

Athlete Predicted Time Actual Time Difference
Seamus Cahill  26:55  26:55 00:00
Rory McGrath  30:31  30:31 00:00
Fintan McGivern  30:20  30:19 00:01
Fintan Walsh  34:00  33:59 00:01
Denis Lyons  24:00  24:01 00:01

The top 10 men and women finishers were...
Top Men                       
Position    Athlete    Prediction    Actual
1    Sean McGrath    20:30    20:58
2    Brian Murphy    20:58    21:00
3    Elton Heffernan    21:50    21:02
4    Tony Kelleher    21:45    21:16
5    Michael Morgan    23:00    21:45
6    Trevor Woods    21:51    22:27
7    John Malone    22:50    22:36
8    Dave Lyons    23:30    23:00
9    Conor Tierney    22:40    23:11
10    Patrick Rahilly    23:50    23:14
                       
Top Women                       
Position    Athlete    Prediction    Actual
27    Rhona Lynch    24:30    25:10
30    Stephanie McGrail    25:42    25:28
39    Geralidine O'Shea    26:15    25:51
50    Michelle Kenny    27:10    26:30
58    Gillian Cotter    27:10    26:52
71    Mary Sweeney    28:00    27:16
74    Ann Wolfe    26:40    27:18
87    Sheila Buckley    28:00    28:06
106    Sandra Manning    28:30    29:02
108    Elaine Guinane    29:42    29:09

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos......
1) A slideshow of photos can be seen HERE
2) As always, Doug Minihane has loads of photos HERE

Preview of the Cork BHAA 'Turkey Trot' 4 Mile race...Sun 12th Dec 2010

There is no shortage of races this weekend. There is the Cross Country race in CIT on Friday evening, the Marathon & Half-Marathon in Clonakilty on Saturday and on Sunday, there is a charity Santa run in Mitchelstown as well as the annual Cork BHAA Turkey Trot in Cork City.

The Cork BHAA are holding their annual 'Turkey Trot' in aid of Cork Simon Community next Sunday, the 12th of Dec at 11am. The race venue is the Lee Rowing Club next to Pairc Ui Chaoimh on the Marina in Cork City. The course is very flat so expect some fast times.

Race........Please note that with this race, no watches are allowed! When you enter, you have to give your estimated finish time. The winner of the race is the person who gets closest to their predicted time.


Overall.......this is a very informal race in aid of a local charity with plenty of spot prizes afterwards. As it is the last Cork BHAA race of the season and it's for a good cause, you can expect a good turnout with between 200-300 runners. The current forecast is for dry conditions. I forgot to mention earlier that the organisers would welcome any additional spots if you would care to bring something along.

More info below...
Venue: Lee Rowing Club.....Distance: 4 Miles.....Predict your own time......Entry Fee: €10.....All proceeds from this event including donation from the BHAA will go to the Simon Community. Runners are asked to bring a spot prize from their companies.

Preview of the Cork BHAA' Turkey Trot'...Sun 13th Dec

The Cork BHAA are holding their annual 'Turkey Trot' in aid of Cork Simon Community next Sunday, the 13th of Dec at 11am. The race venue is the Lee Rowing Club next to Pairc Ui Chaoimh on the Marina in Cork City. This is the exact same place as the 'HSE' race that took place there back in November.

Race........As with the 'HSE' race, this charity event is also over a 4 mile route and they will possibly / probably use the same route. The one major difference with this one is that no watches are allowed! When you enter, you have to give your estimated finish time. The winner of the race is the person who gets closest to their predicted time.

Overall.......this is a very informal race in aid of a local charity with plenty of spot prizes afterwards. As it is the last Cork BHAA race of the season and it's for a good cause, you can expect a good turnout with between 200-300 runners. The current forecast is for dry conditions. I forgot to mention earlier that the organisers would welcome any additional spots if you would care to bring something along.

Other Cork BHAA News........As most of you will know, the Inniscarra 4 mile race at the end of November was called off due to flooding on the local roads. At the time, it was unclear whether the race was just going to be postponed until a later date. The organisers have since decided that there will be no Inniscarra race in 2009 and it will be held as per normal at the end of 2010.

Reminder about the Cork BHAA 'Turkey Trot'.....

Just a quick reminder for everyone that the Cork BHAA 'Simon Run' will not take place next next Sunday the 7th of December. As most of you will know, that event had to be cancelled and put back 6 days until Saturday morning, the 13th of December. More details next week...