Results of the Kilcorney NS fun run...Mon 26th Dec 2016

1 Dan Bourke 30.46
2 Sam Murphy 32.22
3 Patrick O 'KEEFFE 32.34
7 Eimer O'Leary 36.08
9 Caroline O'Sullivan 36.54
11 Noelle Foley 37.49

Cork BHAA calendar for 2017

The Cork Business Athletics Association have just released their calendar of races for 2017 and there are plenty to choose from.

Please note that their first race of the year is in Beaumont Park next Sunday the 8th of January.

Also note that some of the dates are subject to change. A lot of things can happen over the space of a few months. Make sure you check the calendar closer to race day.

Results of the Bandon 5 mile race...Sun 1st Jan 2017

171 runners turned out for this years 5 mile race in Bancon on New Years Day.

1    0:25:22    MCGRATH, Sean    East Cork AC    M    05:04.3    342    1
2    0:26:19    MEADE, John    St. Finbarrs AC    M    05:15.7    241    2
3    0:26:40    TWOMEY, Tim    Leevale AC    M    05:19.9    346    3
22    0:29:53    MOORE, Niamh    Cork Varsity AC    F    05:58.5    304    22
23    0:29:59    CROWLEY, Carmel    Bandon AC    F45    05:59.7    251    23
25    0:30:07    MURPHY, Teresa    Kent AC    F    06:01.3    267    25

Full results below...

Results of the Ballincollig Regional Park 5k parkrun...Sat 31st Dec 2016

The 5k parkrun in Ballincollig Regional Park ended the year on a high note as 227 people took part in this weeks event. As you can see from the chart, the numbers have been pretty good since it started and is testament to the effort of the team of volunteers who turn out every Saturday morning.

1 Conor DOLAN    17:04    SM30-34 M 1
2 Unknown                                   
3 Unknown                                   
4 Lizzie LEE    18:46    VW35-39 F 1    Leevale AC
8 Fiona ROCHE    19:08    SW30-34    F 2    Raheny Shamrock AC
33 Debbie CORCORAN    21:48    VW35-39    F 3

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a gallery HERE

Results & photos of the Shandrum AC 5k...Sat 31st Dec 2016

91 runners turned out for this inaugural 5k in Shandrum in North Cork. 


1 238 Anthony Mannix M Leevale AC 15.55
2 216 Partrick O'Connor M An Riocht 16.21
3 283 David O' Hanlon m Churchtown RR 18.13
5 239 Niamh Roe F Leevale AC 18.21
15 276 Fiona Boyce F North cork 20.31
18 264 Aoife Carroll M Mallow AC 20.44

Photos...
1) The organisers have a gallery HERE

Results by John Holland of Mallow AC. 


See full results below...

100 Plus sub-36 min finishes for Danny Smith

Danny Smith of Ballynonty AC is a regular at a lot of road races in Cork and often features in the top 3 finishers. In this guest article by John Walshe, he outlines Danny's remarkable achievement of running under 36 minutes over 100 times in 10km road races.

RUNNING SUB-36 MINUTES FOR 10K – NOT ONCE, BUT OVER 100 TIMES! ... By John Walshe

A time of 36 minutes for 10km represents an average of 5:48 per mile for the 6.21-mile distance. It’s a clocking many people would be justly proud of and nowadays more than likely guarantee an individual prize and even an outright win.

At the Thomas Kent Memorial 10km held at Castlelyons a few weeks ago, Danny Smith’s time of 35:26 did indeed give him victory in this inaugural race. But it wasn’t the first occasion that he had comfortably broken the barrier - amazingly it was the 111th time that he has run under 36 minutes for the 10km distance.

Tipperary-man Danny is no stranger to Cork races and of those 111 sub-36:00 times, 29 have been in

this county, including his fastest of 33:00 which he recorded in the Emer Casey Memorial race in Youghal last May.

“My first 10km was the Ballygowan race in Clonmel which I ran in a time of 43:01 and I recorded my first sub-36 time in the UCC 10km, a race I have competed in on seven occasions,” explained the Ballynonty club athlete.

A total of 54 10kms under 36:00 have been achieved in Tipperary, 15 in Waterford with the remainder in Limerick, Kilkenny, Wexford and Laois.
It’s not just over the 10km distance that the 38-year-old has a remarkably consistent record as he has also notched up a total of 118 five-mile races under 30 minutes.

“I have 10 sub-30 minute races in the Ballycotton Summer Series, my fastest being the 26:55 I ran in 2014,” he explains.

“The slowest five-miler was the ESB race at Curraheen back in 2004 where I recorded 29:34 and my fastest was 26:15 in Kilmacthomas in 2013. I also had my first-ever West Waterford victory this year when I won the Clashmore race in 27:24.”

Training for Danny comprises around 40 to 50 miles a week, although with such a hectic racing schedule it’s more a case of recovering between events. Although he doesn’t concentrate much on cross-country, he has both a county novice and intermediate title to his credit in the last five years, no mean feat in a county like Tipperary.

One of his proudest moments came when winning the Tipperary senior 10km road title in 2015, a race he has ran 14 times. “I won it last year for the first time; I had finished second on five occasions and I thought I’d never win it,” he admits.

A loyal member of the small Ballynonty club, Danny has also won the local 10-mile race they promote each July on three occasions. “When I started off running in 2001 I wasn’t interested in joining a club at all, I just wanted to run and enjoy it for fitness but then Neilie Hall asked me to join Ballynonty.”

Living in Burncourt, the village alongside the Mitchelstown Caves, Danny Smith is not someone who courts publicity. Therefore, you won’t find any self-congratulatory messages on Facebook describing his various achievements. Indeed, as he doesn’t embrace the internet, it’s unlikely he will read this article about himself.

So the next time you see him at a Cork event, thank him for his unstinting support of our local races and offer him your congratulations - for it takes a rare breed of athlete to run under 36 minutes for 10km and under thirty minutes for five-miles on over 100 occasions each.

Entry list for the 2017 Ballycotton 10 mile road race

The entry list for the 2017 Ballycotton 10 mile road race is now available. Click HERE

Use the contact details listed there if you have any queries.

These are the largest clubs by entry...(10 or more) 

Midleton AC 120, St.Finbarrs AC 111, Eagle AC    101,  Ballintotis Fit4Life AC 99, Mallow AC 99, Watergrasshill AC 74, Kilkenny City Harriers 57, Aghada Running Club 51, Slaney Olympic AC    50, 

Leevale AC 49, Ballymore-Cobh AC    46, Grange-Fermoy AC    44, Youghal AC    44, Waterford AC    42, St. Nicholas AC    41, Sportsworld AC    40, West Waterford AC    35, Celbridge AC    34, Clonmel AC    34, Newbridge AC    33, Tallaght AC    31, Crusaders AC    30, Galtee Runners AC    30, Rosscarbery Steam Runners    30, St Abbans AC    27, An Bru AC    25, Bandon AC    25, Togher AC    25, Sliabh Bhuide Rovers AC    24, Tracton AC    24, East Cork AC    22, Carrigtwohill AC    21, Donore Harriers    20, 

Portlaoise AC    19, Raheny Shamrock AC    19, Carrick-on-Suir AC    17, Donoughmore AC    17, Clonakilty Road Runners    15, Bweeng Trail Blazers    14, Churchtown Runners    14, Carraig na bhFear AC    13, Dundrum South Dublin AC    13, St. Catherines AC    13, Rathfarnham-WSAF AC    12, Buttevant Running Club    11, Galway City Harriers AC    11, Gowran AC    11, Limerick Country Club    11, Sli Cualann AC    11, Carrigaline Road Runners    10, Croghan AC    10, Dooneen AC    10, Kilfinane AC    10, Mooreabbey Milers AC    10, West Limerick AC    10

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...

Mallow 10 mile entries pass the halfway mark...

Just a note to say that half of the 1250 entries to the 2017 Mallow 10 mile road race are now gone. It's probably likely that the entry limit will be reached sometime in early January. If you are interested then enter asap.

More details in this previous post.

Races and Events in Cork & Munster...Sun 25th Dec to Tues 27th Dec 2016

Whatever you're doing over the Christmas period, there are no shortage of events to choose from. On Christmas day, there are plenty of GOAL mile events to choose from with plenty of races on the 26th and 27th.

Kerry...Sun 25th (10am-12 noon)...GOAL Mile...€donation...Faungorth Activity Centre, Kenmare...
Kerry...Sun 25th (10am-12:30pm)...GOAL Mile...€donation...Deenagh Lodge, Killarney...
Kerry...Sun 25th (10:30am-12:30pm)...GOAL Mile...€donation...The Dragon's Den, Killorglin Intermediate School...
Kerry...Sun 25th (10:30amam-12:30pm)...GOAL Mile...€donation...An Riocht AC Athletics Track, Castleisland...
Clare...Sun 25th (11am-1pm)...GOAL Mile...€donation...The Fairgreen, Ennis...
Limerick...Sun 25th (11am-1pm)...GOAL Mile...€donation...UL Athletics Track...
Limerick...Sun 25th (12 noon)...GOAL Mile...€donation...Ballybrown Community Resource Centre...
Limerick...Sun 25th (12 noon)...GOAL Mile...€donation...Crecora GAA Pitch...
Tipperary...Sun 25th (10am)...GOAL Mile...€donation...Borrisokane AC...
Tipperary...Sun 25th (11am-12 noon)...GOAL Mile...€donation...Tipperary Town...
Tipperary...Sun 25th (11am)...GOAL Mile...€donation...Moyglass Sports and Leisure Centre...
Tipperary...Sun 25th (12 noon)...GOAL Mile...€donation...Townhall Fethard...
Tipperary...Sun 25th (11am)...GOAL Mile...€donation...Ormonde Castle, Carrick-on-Suir...

Cork...Sun 25th (10:30am-12 noon)...GOAL Mile...€donation... St.Catherine's GAA Ballynoe, nr Conna...
Cork...Sun 25th (10:30am-12:30pm)... GOAL Mile ... €donation... CIT track, Bishopstown...
Cork...Sun 25th (10am-12 noon)... GOAL Mile ... €donation... Doneraile Park...
Cork...Sun 25th (12 noon)... GOAL Mile ... €donation... St.Joseph's Foundation, Charleville...
 
Waterford...Mon 26th (10am)...GOAL Mile...€donation...The Square, Portlaw...
Clare...Mon 26th (10am)...Kilrush 5k Turkey Run/walk...€?...
Cork...Mon 26th (11am)...Charleville Lions Club/Tidy Towns 8k fun run...€?...
Cork...Mon 26th (11am)...Kilworth GAA Players 5k fun run/walk...€10...
Tipperary...Mon 26th (11:30am)...Cashel Rugby Club 5k fun run/walk... €10...

Tipperary...Mon 26th (12 noon)...Clonmel 4 mile road race...€10 ...info...

Kerry...Mon 26th (12 noon)...Farranfore 5k...
Limerick...Mon 26th (12 noon)...Caherdavin 10k...€15...Community Centre...

Cork...Mon 26th (12 noon)...Belgooly 4 mile charity run...€10...
Kilkenny...Mon 26th (12 noon)...St.Joseph's AC Pink Rock 10k...€donation...Glenmore...
Kilkenny...Mon 26th (12 noon)...Stoneyford FC 5k run/walk...€12...
Cork...Mon 26th (3pm)...Kilcorney National School fun run/walk...€5...Moll Carty's Bridge, nr Millstreet...

Cork...Tues 27th (1pm)...Togher 5km road race...€12...Togher, Cork City...info...T-Shirt for all runners...

Clare...Tues 27th (1pm)...Christmas Cracker 5k...€?...Ennis...
Cork...Tues 27th (2pm)...Boherbue 5k fun run/walk...€10...

Results & Photos of the Ballincollig 5k parkrun... Sat 24th Dec 2016

It was a bit milder this week for the 5k parkrun in Ballincollig Regional Park and the numbers jumped up to 230.

1 Conor DOLAN    16:48    SM30-34    M1
2 Dennis LYONS    17:33    VM40-44    M2    St Finbarrs AC
3 Unknown           
28 Bernie CONDRON 21:34    VW45-49    F1
29 Toni O'DONOVAN 21:45    VW35-39    F2    Barrow Runners
49 Kate MARTIN    22:41    SW25-29    F3    Raheny Shamrock AC

The results of the 28th edition can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Joe Murphy has a gallery HERE

Introducing Sumo Run Ireland...

I spotted this recently...Sumo Run Ireland. Basically it's a charity 5k with the contestants running in Sumo suits! :o)

There are going to be two events this year near Dublin...
Sunday 23rd April 2017 - Marlay Park Dublin
Sunday 27th August 2017 - Bray Seafront, Wicklow.

All proceeds go towards Purple House Cancer Support.

Parkrun Ireland and VHI annouce sponsorship deal

While the numbers at some road races in Ireland are in decline or flat, 5k parkruns seem to be going from strength to strength. Earlier this week, parkrun Ireland announced a sponsorship deal with VHI.

Key points :
1) 55 running events to be held weekly in Ireland in 2017.
2) 5 year sponsorship
3) Development of junior parkrun which are 2k runs for 4-14 year olds. There are currently 4 junior parkruns in Ireland and the plan is to roll out more.
4) 5,000 people take pat in parkrun in Ireland every week.
5) Almost 80,000 people registered with parkrun Ireland.

See below...

parkrun Ireland and Vhi Announce Ground Breaking 5-year Partnership

Sports Capital Programme for clubs now open...

The Sports Capital Programme (SCP) is operated by the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and provides grants to assist in the development of sports facilities and the provision of sports equipment.

The 2017 Sports Capital Programme is open for applications until the deadline for applications...5pm on Friday 24 April 2015. Registrations will close at 5pm on Friday 10 February 2016. If you think your club might be able to avail of a grant then go to https://www.sportscapitalprogramme.ie/

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