A look at the Cloyne Commons 4k Series - 2014 to 2026

The Cloyne Commons 4k Winter Series in east Cork is somewhat unique in that it's one of the very few races outside of the BHAA where people can enter on the day for just €5. This is in marked contrast to other events which have online entry and fees of something like €15 to €25.

It is in a sense the last vestige of what typical road races used to be like in the past.

Each year, there are 5 events and they run from November to March. Now that the most recent series has finished, I had a look at the numbers. I went back over the results which I have up on the blog and calculated the average number per event for each of the series.

Some points..

1. First Race... The first race was back in November of 2014 so it has been going for over 10-years. Even though I post the results, I had no idea it went back that far. I was kind of expecting something like 2018/2019.

2. Average per series... The chart above shows the average number of finishers for each of the series. The most recent 2025/2026 series was a record one and passed the previous best which was 2019/2020.

3. Biggest race... The highest number of finishers in any one race was back in November of 2019 when 478 runners crossed the finish line. I have no idea why there were so many that day.

4. March 2020... There was no race that month due to the pandemic so there were only 4 races for the 2019/2020 series. The fact that so many people turned out in Nov 2019 and there wasn't a 5th race to bring down the average meant that the 2019/2020 numbers are a lot higher than before.

5. 49 races... I've updated some of the older results posts and if you want to see the results of any of the 49 races so far than you can use this link to scroll back to find the results.

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 15th Mar 2026

The final race in the Cloyne Commons 4k series was held on Sunday 15th March 2026 with just under 300 runners crossing the finish line. Scroll down the post for the full results...

Paul Cashman was the first man in the overall series

These are the winners of the overall series...

Overall Male - Name Club Category Overall time

Paul Cashman Watergrasshill AC M45 0:54:02

James Grufferty Glanmire AC M40 0:54:14

Michael O Mahony Walsh St Nicks MJ 0:56:43

Rebecca McEvoy was the first woman in the overall series

Overall Female - Name Club Category Overall time

Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 0:59:40

Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 1:02:35

Sadhbh Cronin Midleton AC FJ 1:02:49

Male Junior - Name Club Category Overall time - Oisin Murray Unattached MJ 1:00:00

Female Junior - Name Club Category Overall time - Ella Cusack Unattached FJ 1:14:37

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Top 3 men & women - 15th March 2026

1 1866 Ben O Reilly Cork City AC MJ 13:28.3
2 1600 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill AC M45 13:43.9
3 1810 Alfie Davis Leevale M45 13:46.9
12 1793 Emma Desmond Cork City AC F35 14:37.1
20 1614 Sadhbh Cronin Midleton AC FJ 15:08.8
24 1649 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 15:41.0

Full results below...

 Position Race Number Name Club Category Time (MM:SS)
1 1866 Ben O Reilly Cork City AC MJ 13:28.3
2 1600 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill AC M45 13:43.9
3 1810 Alfie Davis Leevale M45 13:46.9
4 1642 James Grufferty Glanmire AC M40 13:53.2
5 1700 Seamus McSweeney Grange Fermoy M50 13:54.2
6 741 Steven O Brien East Cork AC M40 13:54.7
7 1807 Gabriel Le Donne Ballymore Cobh AC MJ 13:58.5
8 1738 Michael O Mahony Walsh St Nicks MJ 13:58.9
9 1888 Alan Kenneally Unattached M 14:09.1
10 1806 Michael Furlong East Cork AC M30 14:15.6
11 1710 Richard Murphy Unattached M 14:29.9
12 1793 Emma Desmond Cork City AC F35 14:37.1
13 1659 Brendan Kearney Unattached M 14:46.0
14 1615 Mark Cronin Midleton AC M45 14:50.0
15 1715 Oisin Murray Unattached MJ 15:02.1
16 1876 Thomas Hennessy Midleton AC MJ 15:02.9
17 1819 Tom O Neill Aghada RC M40 15:04.2
18 1676 Mark Lombard Aghada RC M45 15:06.0
19 1803 James O Mahony Youghal AC M 15:07.4
20 1614 Sadhbh Cronin Midleton AC FJ 15:08.8
21 1893 Fionn Buckley Midleton AC MJ 15:09.2
22 1890 Matthew Mahony Unattached MJ 15:09.6
23 1857 Robert Delea Midleton AC MJ 15:27.4
24 1649 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 15:41.0
25 734 Lena Sexton Cork City AC FJ 15:41.5
26 1653 Martin Hennessy East Cork AC MJ 15:44.7
27 1591 Jude Buckley Youghal AC M 16:02.4
28 1747 Conor O Reilly Unattached MJ 16:13.2
29 1518 Szymon Glowczak Unattached M 16:25.3
30 1616 Brian Crowley Unattached M40 16:28.3
31 1514 Trevor Collins Unattached M45 16:29.5
32 1741 Pearce O Neill Unattached M 16:33.8
33 1735 Bill O Keeffe St Catherines M60 16:37.4
34 1778 Frankie Touhey Unattached M 16:42.6
35 1756 Maurice Ring Midleton AC M45 16:43.5
36 1711 Michael Murphy Unattached M 16:46.1
37 1680 Nollaig McCarthy Unattached F 16:46.5
38 1716 Edmond Nicholson Youghal AC M50 16:47.1
39 1850 Ava Keane Unattached FJ 16:49.6
40 1754 Anne Marie Quirke St Nicks F 16:52.7
41 1608 Brian Cott Midleton AC M50 16:54.3
42 1515 Gwen Conry Watergrasshill AC F50 16:56.3
43 1813 Garrett Boyle Ballintotis RC M40 17:10.9
44 1670 Eileen Leahy Midleton AC F 17:13.4
45 1603 Michael Connern Eagle AC M45 17:14.1
46 1684 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 17:16.2
47 1864 St John O Connor St Nicks M50 17:19.3
48 1733 David O Dwyer East Cork AC M50 17:23.4
49 1658 Charlie Kavanagh Unattached M 17:25.3
50 1574 Finbarr Alcock Unattached MJ 17:28.2
51 1858 Eoin Curtin Unattached M 17:29.3
52 1836 Aisling O Leary Great Island RC FJ 17:29.8
53 1837 Caoimh Carolan Great Island RC FJ 17:30.1
54 1656 Kieran Ivers Ballycotton RC M40 17:32.2
55 1782 Patrick Wallace Unattached M 17:36.1
56 1875 Tony Hennessy Midleton AC MJ 17:36.9
57 1746 Janet O Reilly Aghada RC F40 17:37.8
58 1861 Aileen O Mahony Watergrasshill AC F40 17:40.7
59 1512 Thomas Abernethy Unattached M 17:42.8
60 1683 Andrew McDonald Eagle AC M45 17:45.8
61 1878 Jessica Neville Cork Track F 17:48.3
62 1619 Ella Cusack Unattached FJ 17:53.5
63 1845 Michael Naughton Togher AC M55 17:54.2
64 1661 Faye Kelleher Unattached FJ 17:54.8
65 1772 Maria Szyszka Ballymore Cobh AC F 17:55.4
66 1770 Patrick Spelman Unattached MJ 17:56.5
67 1822 Conor O Driscoll Unattached M 17:59.5
68 1859 Garry Roche Unattached M45 18:01.0
69 1795 Charlie Barrett Ballymore Cobh AC MJ 18:02.2
70 1794 David Barrett Ballymore Cobh AC M 18:02.8
71 1811 Liam Daly Aghada RC M45 18:03.5
72 1618 David Curtin Midleton AC M 18:15.2
73 1678 Brigid Malone Aghada RC F40 18:16.1
74 1718 Lorna O Brien East Cork AC F35 18:17.1
75 1776 Robbie Tobin Carrigtwohill MJ 18:19.4
76 1798 Nessa Cronin Unattached FJ 18:31.6
77 1594 Daisy Byrne Unattached F 18:34.4
78 1634 Sinead Fitzgerald Aghada RC F45 18:34.9
79 1849 Jenn Preston Liffey Valley AC F 18:35.3
80 1825 Anna Preston Ballintotis RC F35 18:36.0
81 1721 Micheál O Brien Aghada RC M45 18:37.0
82 1675 Anna Lombard Unattached FJ 18:37.6
83 1732 Ciaran O Donovan Unattached MJ 18:38.4
84 1578 Eve Barry Unattached FJ 18:40.7
85 1808 Cara Walsh Unattached FJ 18:41.6
86 1823 John McGrath Unattached M 18:49.7
87 1748 Sean O Reilly Unattached MJ 18:50.3
88 1742 Sean O Neill Midleton AC MJ 19:04.2
89 1877 Rebecca Hennessy Unattached F 19:05.1
90 1655 John Howard Unattached M55 19:06.8
91 1818 Catherine Terry Midleton AC F40 19:08.7
92 1579 Louise Barry Midleton AC F45 19:11.6
93 1632 Anna Erfurth Carrigtwohill F40 19:12.0
94 1707 Riona Murphy Unattached M55 19:23.3
95 1657 Greg Jur Unattached M45 19:26.4
96 1834 Elaine O Sullivan Midleton AC F 19:31.6
97 1569 Marian Ahern Midleton AC F55 19:33.1
98 1788 Sean Walsh Unattached M 19:34.8
99 1781 Michael Veale Aghada RC M55 19:35.9
100 1843 Aidan Hickey Unattached M40 19:39.0
101 748 Ronán Lynch Unattached MJ 19:39.7
102 1726 Ellen O Connell Ballintotis RC F 19:40.5
103 1796 Anne Marie Holland Unattached F50 19:41.3
104 1833 Roselyn Grufferty Glanmire AC F40 19:46.3
105 1585 Maeve Barry Skehan Unattached F35 19:47.1
106 1609 Noreen Cotter Unattached F45 19:47.7
107 1612 James Cotter Unattached M40 19:48.2
108 1528 Wayne Sylvester Unattached M40 19:48.8
109 1799 Mark O Reilly Midleton AC M55 19:49.5
110 1596 Noel Camilleri Bondin Midleton AC M40 19:51.6
111 1889 Amy Geary Aghada RC F40 19:52.4
112 743 Rachael O Callaghan Carrignavar AC F50 19:53.6
113 1620 Jamie Cusack Unattached MJ 19:56.5
114 1677 Ian Magnier Unattached M 19:58.2
115 1623 John Delaney Grange Fermoy M55 20:00.8
116 744 Christine Neville Unattached F 20:02.7
117 1586 Martina Beechinor West Waterford F50 20:05.7
118 1804 Eibhin Healy Ballintotis RC F 20:07.4
119 1820 Denis Carroll Eagle AC M65 20:09.7
120 1722 Conor O Brien Unattached M50 20:11.8
121 1663 Abby Kelleher Unattached FJ 20:18.0
122 1786 Brian Walsh Unattached M50 20:18.6
123 1576 Emilia Banks Ballymore Cobh AC FJ 20:19.2
124 1662 Joanne Kelleher Ballintotis RC F45 20:19.9
125 747 Mark Kelleher Unattached M40 20:20.5
126 745 John Banks Unattached M40 20:20.9
127 1826 Emma Ni Neill Ballintotis RC F 20:25.0
128 1712 Stephen Murphy Aghada RC M40 20:26.7
129 1577 Lucy Banks Ballymore Cobh AC FJ 20:28.8
130 1570 Amy Ahern Unattached FJ 20:30.8
131 1743 John O Neill Aghada RC M50 20:33.2
132 1521 Trevor Horgan Unattached M50 20:45.6
133 1627 Eleanor Duggan Aghada RC F55 20:49.0
134 1671 Mary Leahy Unattached F 20:50.8
135 1708 Christine Murphy Midleton AC F55 20:56.8
136 1891 Kathy Murphy Unattached F50 20:58.3
137 1780 Bernie Twomey Midleton AC F50 20:59.0
138 1694 Dylan McInerney Unattached MJ 21:00.7
139 1759 Charles Russell Grange Fermoy M50 21:03.6
140 1744 James O Neill Unattached MJ 21:04.2
141 1828 Jake Walsh Unattached MJ 21:11.9
142 1827 Alan Walsh Unattached M40 21:12.6
143 1630 Laura Eaton Unattached F40 21:24.0
144 1753 Michael Pratt Grange Fermoy M65 21:26.6
145 1610 Leah Cotter Unattached FJ 21:27.6
146 738 Patrick Dinneen Unattached M 21:30.3
147 1769 Margaret Spelman Unattached FJ 21:31.4
148 1723 Melissa O Callaghan Unattached F 21:33.5
149 1797 Mick Carroll Ballintotis RC M60 21:34.0
150 1873 Fiona Camilleri Bondin Unattached F40 21:34.8
151 1520 Susan Hanrahan Unattached F 21:35.5
152 1879 Wayne Elmes Midleton AC M40 21:36.7
153 1709 Jade Murphy St Catherines FJ 21:41.9
154 1892 Joy Sexton Unattached F40 21:42.5
155 1617 Bella Curtin Unattached FJ 21:43.5
156 1604 Abby Conway Unattached FJ 21:44.2
157 1697 Martha McNamara Midleton AC F65 21:44.7
158 1530 Katie Twohig Unattached FJ 21:45.8
159 1779 Dan Twohig Midleton AC M45 21:46.2
160 1648 Michael Healy Bantry AC M65 21:46.8
161 1587 Nick Bent Ballinacurra RC M60 21:47.5
162 1824 Emily Costine Unattached FJ 21:48.3
163 1607 Diarmuid Costine Unattached M40 21:48.9
164 736 Seán Roche Unattached M40 21:49.7
165 1760 Donna Sexton Unattached F35 21:51.7
166 1682 Denis McCarthy East Cork AC M60 21:53.1
167 1698 Keva McNamara Aghada RC F 21:53.6
168 735 Ronan McGuire Unattached M40 21:54.3
169 1860 Layla Flaherty Youghal AC FJ 21:55.6
170 1654 Grace Hogan Unattached FJ 21:58.0
171 1693 Katie McInerney Unattached FJ 21:58.6
172 1621 Charlie Cusack Unattached MJ 21:59.3
173 1524 Fiona Leahy Midleton AC FJ 22:01.7
174 742 Sharyn O Callaghan Unattached F50 22:02.9
175 1791 Max Zurkan Ballymore Cobh AC MJ 22:03.8
176 1855 Marie Doran Unattached F45 22:05.4
177 1650 Leona Hennessy Unattached F45 22:06.4
178 1755 Anna Reid Unattached FJ 22:07.6
179 1611 Amber Cotter Unattached FJ 22:08.2
180 1817 Javief Gomez Midleton AC M45 22:11.4
181 1613 Aonghus Cotter Unattached M40 22:19.1
182 1863 Declan McInerney Unattached M45 22:19.7
183 1792 Lukas Zurkan Unattached M45 22:20.2
184 1592 Niamh Burke Unattached FJ 22:25.6
185 1894 Sean Connors Unattached M50 22:27.1
186 1775 Sadie Tobin Unattached FJ 22:27.7
187 1635 Katie Fleming Unattached FJ 22:28.4
188 1636 David Fleming Aghada RC M45 22:29.4
189 1777 John Tobin Unattached M45 22:30.7
190 1880 Tommy O Sullivan Unattached MJ 22:33.1
191 1789 John Walshe RRC M70 22:33.8
192 1852 Edel O Brien Unattached F50 22:34.5
193 1751 Conor O Sullivan Unattached M 22:35.0
194 1854 Meaghan Hennessy Unattached F35 22:35.6
195 1774 Roisin Tighe Unattached FJ 22:37.6
196 1516 Vincent Cusack Unattached M45 22:38.6
197 1643 Filip Gruszka Unattached MJ 22:42.4
198 1815 Gruszka Radek East Cork Tri M45 22:45.8
199 1699 Michael McNamara Unattached M70 22:50.4
200 1519 Tim Hannon Midleton AC M45 22:53.2
201 1645 Cadhla Hannon Unattached FJ 22:54.2
202 1830 Ronan Garde Unattached MJ 22:57.9
203 1764 Katie Shinnick Unattached F 22:58.8
204 1883 Cormac Alcock Unattached MJ 23:02.2
205 1844 Ava Boyle Midleton AC FJ 23:03.3
206 1714 Alex Murphy St Catherines MJ 23:04.5
207 746 Siobhan Foley Unattached F45 23:05.6
208 1831 Catriona McGregor Midleton AC F65 23:10.4
209 1884 Annabelle Murphy St Catherines FJ 23:15.6
210 1713 Kieran Murphy St Catherines M50 23:16.9
211 1529 Una Webster Aghada RC F65 23:22.6
212 1571 Ali Ahern Unattached FJ 23:29.2
213 1526 Tom O Neill Ballintotis RC M70 23:31.1
214 1829 Orna Garde Unattached F40 23:32.6
215 1727 Marie O Connell Unattached F40 23:40.2
216 1622 Michael Daly Unattached MJ 23:43.4
217 1729 Donie O Connell Midleton AC M75 23:48.2
218 1802 Thomas Carroll Unattached MJ 23:53.7
219 1572 Katherine Ahern Unattached F40 23:57.0
220 1637 Joe Ford Ballintotis RC M50 23:58.0
221 1783 Lucy Walsh Ballintotis RC F50 24:00.4
222 1865 Emily Aherne Unattached F 24:01.3
223 1580 Sharon Barry Aghada RC F40 24:02.1
224 1885 Daniel Burke Unattached MJ 24:06.8
225 1640 Jim Furlong Unattached M65 24:07.6
226 1660 Bart Kearney Leevale M 24:08.9
227 1599 Caroline Cashman Midleton AC F50 24:10.6
228 1874 Annette Fitzgerald Midleton AC F55 24:16.3
229 1887 Lucy Kenneally Unattached F 24:17.0
230 1666 Fergus Kenneally Unattached M55 24:17.5
231 1668 Chuck LaMere Unattached M60 24:22.1
232 1839 Louis McDonagh Unattached MJ 24:23.6
233 1651 Chloe Hennessy Unattached F 24:25.0
234 1840 Catherine McDonagh Unattached F40 24:30.1
235 1673 Martin Leahy Ballintotis RC M55 24:31.6
236 1784 Caitlin Walsh Unattached FJ 24:32.0
237 1719 Sharon O Brien Ballintotis RC F50 24:33.3
238 1688 Joy McGrath Aghada RC FJ 24:33.9
239 1702 Geraldine Merrigan Ballymore Cobh AC F40 24:34.7
240 1800 Catriona Carroll Ballintotis RC F40 24:35.9
241 1801 Shane Carroll Ballintotis RC M45 24:36.5
242 1749 Gillian O Riordan Unattached F 24:37.2
243 1690 Miah McGrath Midleton AC M55 24:38.5
244 1588 Aoife Brackett Unattached FJ 24:39.6
245 1886 Siobhan Hogan Midleton AC F50 24:44.4
246 1686 Aine McGrath Unattached F 24:55.4
247 1762 Breda Sheedy Midleton AC F60 24:58.8
248 1846 Ava Moriarty Unattached F 24:59.8
249 1598 Jackie Casey Youghal AC F55 25:02.0
250 1763 Carol Sheehy St Nicks F35 25:06.6
251 1882 Kevin Alcock Unattached M50 25:23.9
252 1669 Michael Le Donne Ballymore Cobh AC M45 25:46.6
253 1816 Olivia O Donovan Unattached FJ 26:03.0
254 1730 Niamh O Donovan Unattached F 26:04.0
255 1652 Caroline Hennessy Unattached F 26:05.3
256 1785 Shauna Walsh Aghada RC F 26:12.3
257 1589 Orla Brackett Unattached FJ 26:13.3
258 1862 Shelia Bulman Midleton AC F55 26:16.2
259 1739 Clodagh O Neill Unattached FJ 26:19.3
260 1832 Emilia O Keeffe Unattached FJ 26:20.3
261 1703 Andrew Merrigan Unattached M45 26:23.1
262 1734 Mary O Keeffe Aghada RC F45 26:32.3
263 1847 Margaret O Connor Ballintotis Fit 4 Life F50 26:35.3
264 1814 Alva Motherway Ballintotis RC F 26:36.4
265 1767 Sarah Sinclair Unattached F 26:40.3
266 1853 Margaret Sinclair Unattached F60 26:41.5
267 1606 Stephen Conway Aghada RC M 26:43.3
268 1856 Suzanne Sloane Unattached F50 26:44.4
269 1809 Zoe Lynch Ballintotis RC F 26:46.1
270 1841 Margaret Foy Ballintotis Fit 4 Life F55 26:46.5
271 1838 Sean Murphy Ballintotis Fit 4 Life M55 26:47.4
272 1745 Louise O Regan Aghada RC F50 26:54.3
273 1689 Maire McGrath Aghada RC F50 26:54.4
274 1646 Claire Healy Bantry AC F65 27:00.0
275 1766 Cathriona Simms Aghada RC F50 27:02.0
276 1573 Michelle Ahern Unattached F50 27:10.0
277 1696 Jim McMurtagh Midleton AC M65 27:18.0
278 1638 Claire Forde Fota Island F45 27:24.0
279 1771 Claire Stack O Brien Unattached F50 28:01.0
280 1821 Brian Healy Unattached M60 28:02.0
281 1881 Megan Daly Unattached FJ 28:08.0
282 1593 Denise Burke Unattached F45 28:09.0
283 1812 Patrice Cooney Glanmire AC F55 28:26.0
284 1740 Michelle O Neill Unattached F40 28:29.0
285 1595 John Callanan Unattached M60 28:39.0
286 1842 Alison Kenneally Aghada RC F40 28:53.0
287 1575 Anthony Archer Unattached M45 28:54.0
288 1851 Marie Archer Unattached F45 28:55.0
289 1805 Gearoid Aherne Unattached MJ 29:28.0
290 1633 Rafael Fidelis Unattached M40 29:50.0
291 737 Emer O Sullivan Wibblies AC F40 30:02.0
292 1525 Therese Morrissey Unattached F 30:25.0
293 1773 Lynn Thomas Unattached M 30:33.0
294 1750 Keith O Shea Aghada RC M50 30:43.0
295 1728 Kathleen O Connell Midleton AC F70 31:44.0
296 1626 Annmarie Dolan Unattached F45 31:45.0
297 740 Maggie Rice Unattached F 35:26.0
298 739 Suzanne Melia Ballymore Cobh AC F55 35:27.0

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 15th Feb 2026

The 4th race of 5 in the ongoing Cloyne 4k series was held on Sunday 15th of February 2026.

Top 3 men & women...

1 1505 Neil Barrett Cork City MJ 12:59
2 1550 Fionn Buckley Midleton AC MJ 13:30
3 983 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill M45 13:39
17 1239 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 15:04
21 1023 Sadhbh Cronin Midleton AC FJ 15:32
31 1166 Ava Keane Unattached FJ 16:37

Provisional results below...

 Position Race Number Name Club Category Time
1 1505 Neil Barrett Cork City MJ 12:59
2 1550 Fionn Buckley Midleton AC MJ 13:30
3 983 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill M45 13:39
4 1102 James Grufferty Glanmire AC M40 13:43
5 1115 Aaron Harte Unattached M 13:56
6 1554 John O Donovan Ballymore Cobh M 13:59
7 1547 Sean O Connell Cork City MJ 14:08
8 1546 Daithí O Donovan Cork City MJ 14:12
9 1376 Michael O Mahony Walsh St Nicks MJ 14:20
10 1172 Brendan Kearney Unattached M 14:32

Weekend weather and events - 13th & 14th Feb 2026

If you're planning to do a parkrun on Saturday then keep an eye out for cancellations. The paths are already wet, the skies are going to be clear overnight with light winds so there is a good chance of a hard frost on Saturday morning. 

A weather front will pass on Saturday evening and there will be a lot of volatile air behind it. There are likely to be a lot of showers on Sunday and it's really hit or miss whether there will be rain for any of the events.

Cork... Sun 15th Feb 2026 (9:30am)... Cloyne Commons Challenge 4k... €5... Race 4 of 5 in the Winter 4k Series... info...

Cork ...Sun 15th Feb 2026 (10am)... Carrigaline 5-mile... €20... proceeds to two local charities... new course... info...

Result of the Cloyne Commons 4k road race - Sun 18th Jan 2026

The 3rd race in the Cloyne Commons 4k Winter Series was held on Sunday 18th January 2026 and a total of 365 runners crossed the finish line.

The main attraction of this race is a basic entry fee of €5 on the day. There are no extra online charges, no Athletics Ireland one-day licence fees and there are no costs associated with chip timing. It's exactly how races used to be in the past.

The result of this is shown in the numbers. This race in January of 2024 had 158 finishers. In January of 2025, it jumped to 327 and now in 2026, it's up 10.7% to 365.

Photos...

1) Sharon Murray has loads of photos...

a) Pre-race and start 1 b) Start 2 c) Finish pt1 d) Finish pt2 e) Finish pt3 f) Finish pt4 g) Finish pt5

Top 3 men & women...

1 695 Matt Horrigan East Cork AC M 13:16
2 396 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill M45 13:23
3 467 James Grufferty Glanmire AC M40 13:31
14 543 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 15:03
18 786 Sadhbh Cronin Midleton AC FJ 15:12
29 484 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 15:46

Full results (Final)...

Position Race Number Name Club Category Time

1 695 Matt Horrigan East Cork AC M 13:16

2 396 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill M45 13:23

3 467 James Grufferty Glanmire AC M40 13:31

4 164 Paul Kearney Aghada RC M40 13:47

5 523 Gabriel Le Donne Ballymore Cobh MJ 13:51

6 558 Seamus McSweeney Grange Fermoy M50 13:57

7 271 Michael O Mahony Walsh St Nicks MJ 14:24

8 790 Declan O Donoghue St Finbarrs M40 14:35

9 505 Brendan Kearney Unattached M 14:39

10 417 Mark Cronin Midleton AC M45 14:46

Results & Photos of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 21st Dec 2025

There was a big turnout of 352 runners for the December 2025 edition of the Cloyne Commons 4k road race in east Cork.

Top 3 men & women...

1 2276 Frank O'Brien East Cork AC M 12:07
2 2324 Robbie Wade West Waterford M40 13:13
3 2289 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill M45 13:16
21 195 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 14:46
30 42 Elaine Cardiff Kilmore F 15:18
33 138 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 15:33

Photos...

1) Sharon Murray has a large number of photos... a) Pre-race & start 1 b) Start 2 c) Finish 1 d) Finish 2 e) Finish 3 f) Finish 4 g) Finish 5 

Final results below...

Position Race Number Name Club Category Time

1 2276 Frank O Brien East Cork AC M 12:07

2 2324 Robbie Wade West Waterford M40 13:13

3 2289 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill M45 13:16

4 121 James Grufferty Glanmire AC M40 13:42

5 2043 Kieran McKeown Grange Fermoy M50 13:51

6 2348 Kevin O Brien East Cork AC M 13:55

7 2286 Luca Brodkorb Unattached M 13:56

8 2445 Jack Murphy Eagle AC M 13:57

9 254 John O Donovan Ballymore Cobh M 14:06

10 2302 Gabriel Le Donne Ballymore Cobh MJ 14:10

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 16th Nov 2025

The first race in the 2025/2026 Cloyne Commons Series was held on Sun 16th Nov on a nice dry morning. There were 345 finishers.

Top 3 men & women...

1 1678 James Grufferty Glanmire AC M40 13:34
2 1762 Paul Kearney Aghada RC M40 13:35
3 1667 MJ Walsh Grange Fermoy MJ 13:43
11 1761 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 14:47
15 1886 Sinead Falvey Midleton AC F45 15:04
28 1874 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 15:35

Photos...

1) Sharon Murray has plenty of nice pics

a) Start b) Finish Line 1 c) Finish Line 2 d) Finish Line 3 e) Finish Line 4

Full results below...

 Position Race Number Name Club Category Time
1 1678 James Grufferty Glanmire AC M40 13:34
2 1762 Paul Kearney Aghada RC M40 13:35
3 1667 MJ Walsh Grange Fermoy MJ 13:43
4 1772 Gary Sleith St Nicks M40 13:45
5 1684 Michael O Mahony Walsh St Nicks MJ 14:00
6 1849 John O Donovan Ballymore Cobh M 14:02
7 1646 Adam Barry Ballymore AC M 14:27
8 1754 Brendan Kearney Unattached M 14:42
9 1875 Martin Hennessy East Cork AC MJ 14:45
10 1867 Seamus McSweeney Grange Fermoy M50 14:47

Overall results of the Cloyne Commons 4k Series - Nov 2024 to Mar 2025

The 16th of March marked the end of another successful Cloyne Commons 4K Series which started back in November of 2024. 

The average numbers per race was 280 with a high of 336 in the November edition and a low of 147 in February when the weather was awful.

164 runners completed 4 out of the 5 events to reach the level to get the series dry fit top while 36 did all 5 events.

These were the winners of the series...

The overall results for those who completed 4 and 5 events can be seen HERE

Results of the individual races...

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 17th Nov 2024 - 336 finishers

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 15th Dec 2024 - 333 finishers

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 19th Jan 2025 - 327 finishers

Results of the Cloyne 4k - Sun 23rd Feb 2025 - 147 finishers

Results of the Cloyne 4k - Sun 16th March 2025 - 258 finishers

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 16th March 2025

The final race in the Cloyne Commons 4k Series was held on Sunday 16th of March 2025.

I'll have the overall positions for the race series later.

Top 3 men & women...
1 1275 Nick O Donoghue East Cork AC M35 12:54
2 1554 Seamus McSweeney Grange Fermoy AC M50 13:59
3 1527 James Murphy Bridevale M50 14:01
11 1516 Emma Desmond Cork City F 14:56
19 930 Sinead Falvey Midleton AC F40 15:33
21 965 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 15:43

Full results below...

1 1275 Nick O Donoghue East Cork AC M35 12:54
2 1554 Seamus McSweeney Grange Fermoy AC M50 13:59
3 1527 James Murphy Bridevale M50 14:01
4 941 Tim Hannon Midleton AC M45 14:04
5 1520 Rod Scanlan Midleton AC M40 14:13
6 1010 Brendan Kearney Unattached M 14:21
7 1574 Cornelius Marshall St Finbarrs M45 14:39
8 1502 MJ Walsh Grange Fermoy AC MJ 14:45
9 1533 Thomas O Neill Youghal AC M40 14:50
10 966 Martin Hennessy East Cork AC M50 14:55

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 23rd Feb 2025

A total of 147 souls braved the driving rain and gales for the Cloyne 4k challenge on Sunday 23rd Feb 2025. With other races in Cork being cancelled, this was the only one that went ahead.

Top 3 men & women...

1 1217 Nick O Donoghue East Cork AC M35 13:12
2 1471 John Spelman East Cork AC M 13:45
3 1490 Ian O Leary Leevale AC M55 14:31
15 968 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 15:58
20 924 Sinead Falvey Midleton AC F40 16:23
23 1219 Laura O Donovan Unattached F 16:44

Full results below...

Position Race Number Name Club Category Time

1 1217 Nick O Donoghue East Cork AC M35 13:12
2 1471 John Spelman East Cork AC M 13:45
3 1490 Ian O Leary Leevale AC M55 14:31
4 1468 Seamus McSweeney Grange Fermoy AC M50 14:42
5 509 Andrew de Klerk Ballintotis Fit 4 Life M45 14:53
6 1016 Brendan Kearney Unattached M 14:54
7 1457 Paul Kearney Aghada RC M40 14:57
8 949 Tim Hannon Midleton AC M45 14:59
9 217 John Ahern Midleton AC M45 15:21
10 969 Martin Hennessy East Cork AC M50 15:43

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 19th Jan 2025

Race number 3 in the Cloyne Commons 4k Series was held on Sunday 19th January 2025 with 327 runners crossing the finish line.

Top 3 men & women...

1 1257 Nick O Donoghue East Cork AC M35 12:42
2 1433 John Longan St Finbarrs M 12:48
3 1437 Peter Howie Ballymore/Cobh M 13:43
9 1153 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 14:56
12 1195 Tamzin Muldowney East Cork AC F 15:01
25 1005 Sinead Falvey Midleton AC F40 15:35

The final results are shown below...

Position Race Number Name Club Category Time

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 15th Dec 2024

There was another big turnout for the Cloyne Commons 4k on Sun 15th Dec 2024 with 333 runners finishing. This was the second race in the winter series. 

Top 3 men & women...
1 837 Nick O Donoghue East Cork AC M35 12:53
2 749 Matthew Mahony Midleton AC MJ 13:20
3 750 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill AC M45 13:21
13 583 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 14:28
31 807 Sinead Falvey Midleton AC F40 15:25
32 753 Clare O Hanlon Ballintotis Fit 4 Life F45 15:26

Full results below...

Updated 17th Dec - The results are now updated with the correct times.

Position Race Number Name Club Category Time

1 837 Nick O Donoghue East Cork AC M35 12:53

2 749 Matthew Mahony Midleton AC MJ 13:20

3 750 Paul Cashman Watergrasshill AC M45 13:21

4 845 Tim Hartnett Unattached M 13:55

5 803 Fionn Buckley Unattached MJ 13:58

6 763 Shane Kearney St Catherines AC M45 14:03

7 752 Patrick Troy Ballintotis Fit 4 Life M45 14:09

8 759 Rod Scanlan Midleton AC M40 14:10

9 835 Corneilus Marshall St Finbarrs M45 14:11

10 711 Paul Spiteri Midleton AC M45 14:16

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 17th Nov 2024

The first race of five in the Cloyne Commons Winter Series was held on Sun 17th Nov 2024 with 336 runners taking part.

Top 3 men & women...

 Position Race Number Name Club Category Time
1 240 Michael Harty East Cork AC M40 11:58
2 275 Conor McAuley Leevale AC M40 12:38
3 69 Aidan Noone Leevale AC M 12:50
9 50 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 14:22
10 18 Nadine Forde Leevale AC F40 14:30
18 1994 Tamzin Muldowney East Cork AC F 15:16

Full results below...

Position Race Number Name Club Category Time
1 240 Michael Harty East Cork AC M40 11:58
2 275 Conor McAuley Leevale AC M40 12:38
3 69 Aidan Noone Leevale AC M 12:50
4 112 David Barrett Ballymore/Cobh M 13:08
5 99 Kenneth Kelleher East Cork AC M45 13:09
6 110 Kieran McKeown Grange Fermoy AC M50 13:47
7 251 Seamus McSweeney Grange Fermoy AC M50 14:03
8 62 Paul Spiteri Midleton AC M45 14:13
9 50 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarrs F 14:22
10 18 Nadine Forde Leevale AC F40 14:30
11 61 Cillian Histon Ballymore/Cobh M 14:36
12 7 Andrew de Klerk Ballintotis Fit 4 Life M45 14:40
13 89 Aaron McEvoy East Cork AC M 14:42
14 41 Michael O Mahony Walsh St Nicks MJ 14:53
15 103 Aaron Harte Unattached M 14:59
16 241 Brendan Kearney Unattached M 14:59
17 79 Liam Walsh Pat Walsh Running M 15:07
18 1994 Tamzin Muldowney East Cork AC F 15:16
19 243 John Connolly Aghada RC M40 15:26
20 384 Conor Bakx Unattached M 15:29

Overall results of the Cloyne Commons 4k Winter Series - 2023-24

John Spelman of East Cork AC... Overall series winner

The Cloyne Commons 4K Winter Series from Nov 2023 to March 2024 was organised by the Cloyne District & Community Council.

Individual race results in the series...

Race 1 of 5 - 19th Nov 2023 
Race 2 of 5 - 17th Dec 2023  
Race 3 of 5 - 21st Jan 2024  
Race 4 of 5 - 18th Feb 2024  
Race 5 of 5 - 17th Mar 2024  

These are the overall prize winners of the 4k series...

Top 3 men & women...

1 John Spelman - East Cork AC East Cork AC M 00:51:59
2 Keith Kelly - Youghal AC Youghal AC M45 00:53:25
4 Seamus McSweeney - St Nicholas AC St Nicholas AC M50 00:55:55
6 Rebecca McEvoy - St Finbarr's AC St Finbarr's AC F 00:59:18
17 Eileen Leahy - Midleton AC Midleton AC F 01:06:41
19 Marina Seymour - Grange Fermoy Grange Fermoy F45 01:08:15

Top male & female juniors...

3 Dinny McLean - Midleton AC Midleton AC MJ 00:55:31

15 Katie Hennessy - Midleton AC Midleton AC FJ 01:05:52

Overall series results - best time out of 4 races...

Pos Name Club Cat Races Overall Series Time
1 John Spelman - East Cork AC East Cork AC M 00:51:59
2 Keith Kelly - Youghal AC Youghal AC M45 00:53:25
3 Dinny McLean - Midleton AC Midleton AC MJ 00:55:31
4 Seamus McSweeney - St Nicholas AC St Nicholas AC M50 00:55:55
5 John O Donovan - Ballymore Cobh Ballymore Cobh M 00:56:39
6 Rebecca McEvoy - St Finbarr's AC St Finbarr's AC F 00:59:18
7 Paul Hunt - Cobh Tri Club Cobh Tri Club M 00:59:58
8 Martin Hennessy - East Cork AC East Cork AC M50 01:01:31
9 Thomas Hennessy - Midleton AC Midleton AC MJ 01:04:28
10 Bill O Keeffe - St Catherine's AC St Catherine's AC M55 01:04:55

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 17th Mar 2024

Rebecca McEvoy is the first woman home

The 5th and final race in the Cloyne Commons 4k Series was held on Sunday 17th March 2024.

Race #5 17th March 2024

Top 3 men & women...

1 1650 Adian Noone Leevale AC M 00:12:48
2 136 John Spelman East Cork AC M 00:13:06
3 66 Keith Kelly Youghal AC M45 00:13:13
11 77 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarr's AC F 00:14:34
21 54 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 00:16:10
22 1595 Niamh O Connor East Cork AC F40 00:16:10

Full results below...

Place Race Number Name Club Category Time
1 1650 Adian Noone Leevale AC M 00:12:48
2 136 John Spelman East Cork AC M 00:13:06
3 66 Keith Kelly Youghal AC M45 00:13:13
4 1620 Andrew Hobbs Leevale M 00:13:22
5 85 Seamus McSweeney St Nicholas AC M50 00:13:42
6 1682 Peter Howie Ballymore Cobh M 00:13:45
7 108 John O Donovan Ballymore Cobh M 00:13:56
8 81 Dinny McLean Midleton AC MJ 00:14:04
9 1833 Oliver Smiddy East Cork AC M45 00:14:26
10 1635 Shane O Regan N/A M 00:14:30

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 18th Feb 2024

First 3 women in the Cloyne Commons 4k (L-R)... Rebecca McEvoy 1st, Vicki Spiteri 2nd & Katie Hennessy 3rd

The fourth race in the Cloyne Commons 4k Series was held on Sunday 18th Feb 2024 on what was a busy day with multiple events taking place.

Top 3 men & women...

1 1970 John Spelman East Cork AC M 12:51
2 1468 Trevor Cummins Ballymore Cobh M40 13:06
3 1478 Donal Giltinan East Cork AC M40 13:10

9 1847 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarr's AC F 14:36
14 1581 Vicki Spiteri Midleton AC F35 15:39
20 1774 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 16:06

Photos...

1) Sharon Murray has several galleries... 

a) Pre-race b) Race start c) Finish Pt1 d) Finish Pt2 e) Finish Pt3

Full results below...

 Place Race Number Name Club Category Time
1 1970 John Spelman East Cork AC M 12:51
2 1468 Trevor Cummins Ballymore Cobh M40 13:06
3 1478 Donal Giltinan East Cork AC M40 13:10
4 1401 Cian Kelly St Finbarr's AC M 13:32
5 1769 Michael Furlong East Cork AC M 13:33
6 1476 Eoin Downing Ballymore Cobh M 13:52
7 1860 Seamus McSweeney St Nicholas AC M50 13:59
8 1489 Oliver Smiddy East Cork AC M45 14:22
9 1847 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarr's AC F 14:36
10 1788 Paul Hunt Cobh Tri Club M 14:59

Running in Cork Newsletter - 26th January 2024

Running in Cork Newsletter - 26th January 2024

Finally, there's a bit of a stretch in the evenings and it's no longer dark at 5pm. The first race notices for the evening races have begun to appear which is a sure sign that we're heading into Spring. We could still get a cold snap but the sun is getting higher in the sky every day.

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Weekend Weather: The Jet Stream has weakened during the week causing it to meander further north and allowing a high pressure system to form to the south of Ireland. Saturday looks as if it will be overcast, mild and dry. The risk of rain on Sunday is a bit higher as a weak weather front crosses the country. All of the 5k parkruns will probably go ahead. 

The long term forecast is for high pressure to become dominant next week but the winds will likely be weak and from the west. The likely scenario is overcast but mild and dry. If it lasts until the following weekend, it would be ideal for the Dungarvan 10-mile.

Weekend events: It seems to be one of the quieter weekends for running events. There is a new 5-mile in Clonakilty, the Kerins O'Rahillys GAA 5k & 10k in Tralee in Kerry and the Newcastle 5k in Tipperary.

There is a selection of events on offer elsewhere as well. As always, see the event calendar... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html

Parkrun News:

Last weekend... Last week at parkrun in Ireland, there were 127 events with 12,478 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers.

Haulbowline Island... This new 2km parkrun for 4-14 year olds was cancelled last Sunday due to high winds from the storm but it should be ok for next Sunday. They are now officially called the 'Haulbowline Island junior parkrun' and they have a Facebook page HERE 

Race News:

Stone Mad Half-Marathon Cancelled... This half-marathon in Blarney was scheduled to be held on Sunday the 3rd of March 2024 but it was now been cancelled. Here is a statement from the organisers... "Blarney GAA & Camogie Club regrets to inform you that the 2024 Stone Mad Half Marathon road race, originally scheduled for Sunday, March 3rd, will not proceed as planned. Regrettably, Athletics Ireland could not grant a race permit for this date due to an already granted permit for another race in close proximity to Blarney. In the upcoming weeks, the organising committee will meet to explore options for rescheduling the event and progress refunds for all registered athletes.  We appreciate your patience during this time and extend our gratitude to all participants, sponsors, volunteers, and members for their hard work and support in organising the race this far."

National 10k Championship... This year's Dunboyne 10k in Co Meath is on Sunday March 24th at 12 noon and it's the 2024 National 10k Championship. Race entry is €25 (plus booking fee) for Athletics Ireland registered participants, €27 otherwise. T-shirt is an optional extra. Entries HERE... 

Waterford Half-Marathon opens 12 months early... The annual Waterford Half-Marathon was held back on Saturday 2nd December 2023 with a total of 1,767 runners crossing the finish line. As half marathons in Munster go, this is a big one. The numbers however were down 7% on the previous year and I suspect this was due in large part to the late opening date... see post HERE

Many runners were wondering if it was going ahead and entries finally opened at the start of October, just two months in advance. At that stage, a lot of runners will have made other plans and entered other events. I'm not sure if the late entry was for logistical reasons or were the organisers too complacent but they're doing the complete opposite this year and they opened up entries 12-months in advance! The 2024 Waterford Half-Marathon with its famous bobble hat is scheduled for Sat 30th Nov 2024 at 9:30am.

In Other News:

Photographer Kiernan Minihane... Many of you will know Kieran from all of the race photos he has taken over the years. During the week, the Echo had an article about about how Kieran helped save his sister's life during a medical emergency! ..."A Cork paramedic who helped to save his sister’s life is encouraging people to learn how to do CPR. "... See article HERE

Ginger runner to attempt run across Sahara Desert... BBC News 

Training Programmes: The Cork Marathon is 18-weeks from next Sunday and I'll be starting programmes next week. If you're interest in signing up then have a look at this post... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2023/11/training-programme-for-2024-cork-city.html

Half-Marathon programmes also available... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/training-programme-for-2024-cork-city.html

If you're doing your own thing for the marathon, you'd really want to start planning now. If you're doing the half then you have some time yet.

Countdown Timer...

Limerick Marathon - 5th May 2024 - 14 weeks

Cork Marathon - 2nd June 2024 - 18 weeks

Waterford Marathon - 23rd June 2024 - 21 weeks

Some of the posts on the Running in Cork blog over the last week:

Friday Jigsaw: Cork BHAA IFF 5k in Little Island - Jan 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/friday-jigsaw-cork-bhaa-iff-5k-in.html

Notice: Banteer 5 mile road race - Sun 10th March 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/notice-banteer-5-mile-road-race-sun.html

Training programme for the 2024 Cork City Marathon... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2023/11/training-programme-for-2024-cork-city.html

Results & Photos of the IMRA Glengarra Woods 7.3km trail race - Sun 21st Jan 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/results-photos-of-imra-glengarra-woods.html

Notice: Bandon AC 5k road race - Thurs 25th Apr 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/notice-bandon-ac-5k-road-race-thurs.html

Irish Guide Dogs have Dublin Marathon places on offer... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/irish-guide-dogs-have-dublin-marathon.html

Kanturk & Tralee runner John Robinson featured on the parkrun Ireland website... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/kanturk-tralee-runner-john-robinson.html

Notice: IMRA Slí Chorcaí Trail Half-Marathon & Ultra - Sat 10th Feb 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/notice-imra-sli-chorcai-trail-half.html

Sports First Aid Training Course in Cork City - 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/sports-first-aid-training-course-in.html

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA IFF 5k in Little Island - Sun 21st Jan 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/results-photos-of-cork-bhaa-iff-5k-in.html

Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 21st Jan 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/results-of-cloyne-commons-4k-sun-21st.html

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 20th Jan 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/results-of-5k-parkruns-in-cork-sat-20th.html

Guest Post: January ...by Pat Walsh... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/guest-post-january-by-pat-walsh.html

And finally...

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Results of the Cloyne Commons 4k - Sun 21st Jan 2024

First place finish for John Spelman

Storm Isha was making its presence felt with wet and windy conditions for this 4k race in Cloyne in East Cork. Despite the inclement weather, 158 runners crossed the finish line. 

Top 3 men & women...

1 1967 John Spelman East Cork AC M 13:05
2 1414 Trevor Cummins Ballymore Cobh M40 13:15
3 1796 Keith Kelly Youghal AC M45 13:38

11 1828 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarr's AC F 15:07
20 1740 Sinead Falvey Midleton AC F40 16:34
24 1737 Abigail Duggan Midleton AC FJ 16:46

First woman home... Rebecca McEvoy

Place Race Number Name Club Category Time
1 1967 John Spelman East Cork AC M 13:05
2 1414 Trevor Cummins Ballymore Cobh M40 13:15
3 1796 Keith Kelly Youghal AC M45 13:38
4 1750 Michael Furlong East Cork AC M 13:51
5 1836 Dinny McLean Midleton AC MJ 14:19
6 1894 John O Donovan Ballymore Cobh M 14:27
7 1842 Seamus McSweeney St Nicholas AC M50 14:35
8 1416 Ian McDonald Unattached M 14:50
9 1450 Tim Hartnett Unattached M 14:55
10 1776 Paul Hunt Cobh Tri Club M 15:06
11 1828 Rebecca McEvoy St Finbarr's AC F 15:07
12 1424 Oliver Smiddy East Cork AC M45 15:09
13 1846 Henry Milward St Nicholas AC M 15:22
14 1959 Rod Scanlan Midleton AC M40 15:40
15 1764 Martin Hennessy East Cork AC M50 15:55
16 1831 Odhran McGonagle Unattached M 16:20
17 1762 Thomas Hennessy Midleton AC MJ 16:27
18 1805 Cathal Lehane Unattached MJ 16:28
19 1763 Tony Hennessy Midleton AC MJ 16:33
20 1740 Sinead Falvey Midleton AC F40 16:34
21 1856 Michael Murphy Unattached M45 16:40
22 1785 Brendan Kearney Unattached M 16:43
23 1417 Andre Brodkorb Midleton AC M50 16:45
24 1737 Abigail Duggan Midleton AC FJ 16:46
25 1875 Eddie O Brien Unattached M40 17:03
26 1853 Ed Mottes Unattached M40 17:04
27 1766 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 17:10
28 1798 Eileen Leahy Midleton AC F 17:21
29 1963 Marina Seymour Grange Fermoy F45 17:24
30 1829 Eamon McEvoy St Finbarr's AC M65 17:25
31 1395 Conor Bakx Unattached MJ 17:30
32 1954 Robyn Ryan Midleton AC FJ 17:31
33 1715 Brendan Curtin Midleton AC M50 17:35
34 1850 Luke Morrisson St Nicholas AC MJ 17:38
35 1756 Leonard Healy Midleton AC M 17:53
36 1436 Colm O Donoghue Unattached MJ 18:00
37 1435 Elsa Ryan Unattached FJ 18:01
38 1822 Chris McCarthy Unattached M45 18:03
39 1946 Maurice Ring Midleton AC M40 18:04
40 1426 Barry O Dwyer Midleton AC M50 18:06
41 1987 Michael Veale Aghada RC M50 18:07
42 1873 Míchéal O Brien Aghada RC M40 18:15
43 1716 David Curtin Midleton AC M 18:26
44 1725 Liam Daly Aghada RC M40 18:38
45 1786 Kerri Kelleher Aghada RC F40 18:57
46 1903 Des O Hallorhan Youghal AC M50 18:58
47 1955 JJ Ryan Unattached M60 18:59
48 1983 Dan Twohig Midleton AC M45 19:02
49 1823 Denis McCarthy East Cork AC M60 19:04
50 1871 Sean Norris Aghada RC M45 19:06
51 1396 Liam Bakx Unattached M 19:08
52 1771 Trevor Horgan Unattached M45 19:13
53 1440 Finola Nyhan West Waterford AC F40 19:18
54 1413 Robert Tobin Unattached M50 19:22
55 1437 Karl Ryan Unattached M45 19:22
56 1827 Dave McCarthy Youghal AC M60 19:24
57 1837 Michael McMahon Youghal AC M50 19:25
58 1423 Ciaran Coleman Youghal AC M50 19:28
59 1671 George Bulman Youghal AC M65 19:38
60 1736 Eleanor Duggan Aghada RC F50 19:39
61 1880 Mark O Callaghan Cobh Tri Club M45 19:42
62 1402 James Barry Ballintotis Fit 4 Life M 19:45
63 1757 Declan Healy Unattached M50 19:47
64 1849 Chloe Morrison St Nicholas AC FJ 19:49
65 1851 Richard Morrisson St Nicholas AC M40 19:52
66 1780 Greg Jur Unattached M40 19:58
67 1728 Mary De Barra Ballymore Cobh F50 20:01
68 1910 Maurice O Mahony Youghal AC M 20:03
69 1432 Chloe Sigerson Unattached F 20:04
70 1403 Aidan Barry Unattached M55 20:17
71 1429 Albina Gafurova Unattached F50 20:33
72 1818 Cesc Matarin Unattached MJ 20:41
73 1824 Olive McCarthy Togher AC F50 20:52
74 1830 Aaron McEvoy Unattached M 20:52
75 1739 Wayne Elmes Midleton AC M40 20:55
76 1930 Dara O Shea WTNA M40 20:59
77 1445 Eoin O Shea WTNA M40 21:03
78 1415 Martina Landers Youghal AC F50 21:05
79 1410 Susan Murray Unattached F50 21:08
80 1964 Donal Sheehan Youghal AC M40 21:09
81 1906 Proinnsias O Keeffe Eagle AC M60 21:14
82 1685 Trevor Collins Unattached M45 21:15
83 1760 Eibhin Healy Unattached F 21:22
84 1882 Ellen O Connell Ballintotis Fit 4 Life F 21:24
85 1431 Gareth Williams Unattached M 21:25
86 1794 Iarla Kelliher Midleton AC MJ 21:27
87 1819 Arnau Matarin Unattached MJ 21:29
88 1926 Marie O Rourke Youghal AC F35 21:31
89 1901 Dara O Gorman Unattached MJ 21:40
90 1749 Jim Furlong Unattached M60 21:47
91 1838 Fiona McMahon Youghal AC F50 21:48
92 1765 Rebecca Hennessy Unattached FJ 21:57
93 1951 Kate Ruane South Coast Tri Club F 21:59
94 1939 Evelyn Power Midleton AC F35 22:02
95 1938 Joe Power Midleton AC M65 22:03
96 1444 Brian Healy West Waterford AC M50 22:05
97 1791 Faye Kelleher Unattached FJ 22:17
98 1816 Nell Marshall Ballymore Cobh FJ 22:19
99 1792 Abby Kelleher Unattached FJ 22:21
100 1454 Ross Kelleher Unattached M40 22:23
101 1680 Eibhlin Cleary East Cork AC F35 22:24
102 1817 Maire Marshall Ballymore Cobh F45 22:25
103 1985 Ber Twomey Midleton AC F50 22:31
104 1789 Aidan Kelleher Unattached M45 22:38
105 1425 Cormac Aherne Unattached M 22:43
106 1929 Willis O Shea WTNA M40 22:44
107 1430 Darragh Musgrave Aghada RC M50 22:48
108 1884 Donal O Connell Midleton AC M70 22:59
109 1748 Mark Fuller Midleton AC M50 23:04
110 1900 Luke O Gorman Unattached MJ 23:12
111 1916 Vincent O Neill Unattached M55 23:14
112 1984 Frances Twomey Ballintotis Fit 4 Life F55 23:15
113 1457 Louis McCarthy Unattached MJ 23:24
114 1899 Eoin O Gorman Unattached M50 23:31
115 1862 Kay Murphy Unattached F55 23:35
116 1940 Michael Pratt Grange Fermoy M60 23:44
117 1729 John Delaney Grange Fermoy M50 23:46
118 1399 Hugh Barry Unattached MJ 23:47
119 1398 Tom Barry Unattached M 23:49
120 1400 Robbie Barry Unattached MJ 23:49
121 1878 Mary O Brien Williams Ballymore Cobh F45 23:58
122 1981 Maurice Tobin Grange Fermoy M70 24:04
123 1697 Emily Costine Unattached FJ 24:17
124 1696 Diarmuid Costine Unattached M40 24:17
125 1917 Tom O Neill Ballintotis Fit 4 Life M65 24:21
126 1393 Ali Aherne Unattached FJ 24:28
127 1700 Leah Cotter Unattached FJ 24:34
128 1699 Noreen Cotter Unattached F40 24:35
129 1701 James Cotter Unattached M40 24:36
130 1781 Suzanna Jur Unattached FJ 24:38
131 1394 Amy Aherne Unattached FJ 24:44
132 1743 Yvonne Fitzgerald Midleton AC F45 24:44
133 1978 Chloe Thatcher Midleton AC FJ 25:03
134 1977 Noreen Thatcher Aghada RC F40 25:05
135 1447 Christine Murphy Midleton AC F50 25:06
136 1986 Bernard Tynan Aghada RC M50 25:18
137 1418 Romes Castro Grange Fermoy M45 25:20
138 1948 Lucas Rowan Unattached MJ 25:20
139 1950 Shane Rowan Unattached M40 25:21
140 1858 Joe Murphy Eagle AC M65 25:24
141 1449 Rónán Lynch Unattached MJ 25:36
142 1448 James Lynch Unattached M 25:37
143 1479 Sharon Barry Aghada RC F 25:47
144 1409 Denis Barry Unattached M60 26:25
145 1814 Anna Marie Kirby Ballintotis Fit 4 Life F40 27:36
146 1795 Síomha Kelliher Midleton AC FJ 27:38
147 1793 Joanne Kelliher Ballintotis Fit 4 Life F40 27:39
148 1988 Heike Von Heyne Cobh Tri Club F45 27:48
149 1777 Tony Hyslop Unattached M45 27:49
150 1958 Rosemarie Ryan Unattached F50 28:04
151 1741 Donal Fennessy Unattached M55 28:16
152 1989 Brenda Wall Aghada RC F40 29:09
153 1670 Gillian Buckley Aghada RC F40 29:09
154 1947 Mason Rowan Unattached MJ 29:12
155 1949 Rachael Rowan Unattached F 29:13
156 1717 Hannah Curtin Unattached FJ 30:10
157 1885 Kathleen O Connell Midleton AC F70 31:32
158 1840 Jim McMurty Midleton AC M75 33:11

Running in Cork Newsletter - 19th January 2024

Running in Cork Newsletter - 19th January 2024

The inaugural newsletter last week got a good response so we'll keep the ball rolling. If anyone has any snippets of news then leave them in the comments and I'll use them next week.

Weekend Weather: The Jet Stream over the Atlantic has strengthened and is pushing the high pressure system out of the way. The result is that the temperatures will rise on Friday night getting rid of any ice or frost that has been on the ground for days. The downside is that it's going to be wet for Saturday and Sunday and it's a case of making the best of it. All of the 5k parkruns should be ok.

Weekend events:

Cloyne Commons 4k... The third race in the popular Cloyne Commons 4k Winter Series takes place on Sunday morning at 9:30am. It should be noted that the entry fee for this one is only €5! Info HERE

Cork BHAA... The BHAA have their first road race of the year with a 5k in Little Island. As always, it's €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-reg. If you're going then don't forget the new earlier time of 10am for BHAA races in 2024.

IMRA trail race in Tipp... For trail running aficionados, there is a 8km trail race in Glengarra Woods just off the old Mitchelstown to Cahir road. Entry fee for IMRA members is €7. Info HERE

There is a selection of events on offer elsewhere as well. See the event calendar... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html

Parkrun News:

Walkers at parkrun... The parkrun organisation is trying to attract more walkers to the 5k parkun events. At every event, there is a tail walker so anyone taking turning up can't finish last. A 5km walk is fantastic exercise and you might consider mentioning it to someone and bring them along. The best thing about parkrun is that if it's raining this week then there's always next week. See the parkrun article HERE 

Good numbers at new junior 2k in Haulbowline... The inaugural 2k junior parkrun for 4-14 year olds at Haulbowline Park got off to a flying start last Sunday 14th January 2024 with 122 participants taking part. It's looking good for the future of that new event.

Cork 250 Club... I put up a post just over a week ago about the number of people in Cork who have completed as least 250 parkruns as of the end of Q4 2023. Post HERE 

In the meantime, Ursula Cooney joined the club last Saturday when she completed her 250th 5k parkrun at the Macroom event. Thanks to everyone who sent on all of the other names and I'll include those in the next edition.

Some Race News:

Event calendar updated... I updated the event calendar on Thursday and Friday of this week and a lot of events have appeared over the last two weeks. No matter where you are, there are loads of running events to choose from. Looking at the prices of 5k, 4m & 10k races, €15 to €25 seems to be the norm now everywhere. The Cork BHAA with their €5/€10 entry fees really stand out. See the updated calendar HERE 

Cork Marathon increase fees... I noticed the Cork City Marathon have increased their entry fees since my last update. It looks as if the 'early bird' rates have closed.

Youghal Half-Marathon... Youghal AC have plans to hold a new Half-Marathon & 10k race in East Cork on Sunday 11th August 2024. No more details at this time. As far as I know, the new Greenway won't be open by then so I presume the event is on public roads.

Bandon 5k... Bandon AC have plans for a brand new 5k road race on Thursday 25th of April. There used to be a 5-mile race in Bandon on New Year's Day and 5k races later but it's been a good few years since there was a race in the town. The original plan was to hold it on Sunday 28th but it has now been changed to an evening race on the 25th.

Ballyroan 10 mile Cancelled... This popular 10-mile road race in Co Laois should have been held on Sunday 21st of January but it had to be cancelled due to permit issues. The organisers write.. "Due to issues regarding race permits and higher grade races taking priority, unfortunately our Ballyroan 10 mile & 5k Fun Run will not take place this year. We hope to be back bigger and better in 2025"

Wexford Half-Marathon Early Bird... The Wexford Half Marathon & 10k will be held on April 21st. Early bird entry fees end in a few days if anyone is thinking of doing it.

New race in Bantry... It looks as if Bantry AC are organising a race called the 'Flying 5' which is a new one. It looks like it's a 5-miler and the provisional date is Sunday 14th April.

Some of the posts on the Running in Cork blog over the last week:

Friday Jigsaw: Where's Derek???... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/friday-jigsaw-wheres-derek.html

Notice: Carrigaline 5 mile road race - Sun 18th Feb 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/notice-carrigaline-5-mile-road-race-sun.html

Waterford to Rosslare Greenway in doubt - Jan 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/waterford-to-rosslare-greenway-in-doubt.html

Video: A BLOODY LONG RUN - EPISODE 1 ...by Beau Miles... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/video-bloody-long-run-episode-1-by-beau.html

Results & Photos of the IMRA Corrin Hill 9.2km trail race - Sun 14th Jan 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/results-photos-of-imra-corrin-hill-92km.html

Charity Post: Run for SERVE in 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/charity-post-run-for-serve-in-2024.html

Haulbowline 2k Junior parkrun is off to a flying start... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/haulbowline-2k-junior-parkrun-is-off-to.html

Cork runners take titles at Tom Walsh Memorial 10k in Limerick - Sun 14th Jan 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/cork-runners-take-titles-at-tom-walsh.html

Guest Post: Kate Veale wins Jorge Costa 5k Race Walk in Portugal ...by James Veale... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/guest-post-kate-veale-wins-jorge-costa.html

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 13th Jan 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/results-of-5k-parkruns-in-cork-sat-13th.html

Running in Cork Newsletter - 12th January 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/running-in-cork-newsletter-12th-january.html

And finally...

If anyone wants to see previous editions of the Newsletter, see this page HERE