Notice: Virtual Run for Marymount Hospice - Fri 15th to Mon 18th April 2022

Nora Lawton sent on details about this virtual run which aims to raise funds for Marymount Hospice. Anyone can take part and all you need to do is to do a run somewhere during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. 

If you happen to be taking part in a race that weekend then you can use that as your virtual run if you want to. 

Nora writes... "We are organising a fundraising 'virtual' run for Marymount over Easter weekend. It's in memory of my younger brother, Killian. He passed away last July after a short battle with cancer. He was 24.

SIGN UP TODAY for a Virtual Event in aid of Marymount Hospice on the 15th-18th April 2022. We're asking people to run/walk/hike, whenever and wherever they want over the Easter Weekend. People can choose their own distance and set their own goals - 5km, 10km, a half marathon or a full marathon - it really is up to you.

Tickets are €20 with all proceeds going directly to Marymount.

Tickets are available via: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/virtual-run-walk-hike-in-aid-of-marymount-tickets-268820307777

To date, over 65 people have signed up. We have supporters taking part all over the world – in places like Cork, Dublin, London, Brussels, France, Abu Dhabi, Sydney and Washington DC.

 As most people know, Marymount is a charity-based hospice that offers an incredible service to those who need it most. They provide specialist palliative care of the highest quality for those with a life-limiting illness. Marymount needs to raise €3.5 million every year in order to sustain their vital services. The event organisers have seen first-hand the amazing, loving care offered in Marymount and have been inspired to organise this fundraiser in honour of Killian Lawton (RIP 2021), Alice Crowley (RIP 2018), and Michael Clancy (RIP 2020).

Indeed, 2022 will mark the second virtual event we have hosted for Marymount. The first was held during lockdown in November 2020. Over 600 people signed up and we managed to raise a phenomenal €18,000 for Marymount.

This year’s event is dedicated to Killian Lawton, who passed away from cancer in July 2021. Killian was 24 years old. He spent over 3 weeks in Marymount, and it proved to be a home away from home during his final days. No words will ever capture the care administered in this unique hospice. 

Killian was an extraordinary person - smart, kind, creative, well-read, and charismatic. He was a beautiful person in a million different ways. Always forward. When we think of Killian before his cancer diagnosis, we think of his vibrancy and energy. A lightness radiated from him. Luckily for us, and despite all the challenges (of which there were many), he held onto this until the very end. Shortly before he passed away, Killian said: "Don't count the days, make the days count". So, join us by making the days count and making a difference. 

Follow us on Instagram: @marymount_hospice_race
Follow us on Facebook: Virtual Run-Walk-Hike for Marymount Hospice

*On the day, we will be wearing orange t-shirts and we will be sharing photos on social media of everyone who is taking part.

Lost & Found at the Cork BHAA MTU5k - Sun 6th March 2022

From the organisers of the Cork BHAA MTU 5k... "There was a hoodie and running glasses left behind at the venue (photos attached) and 6 of the finishers who were given green raffle tickets for spot prizes never returned to the West Atrium to collect them. We would appreciate if you could post about the lost & found items and that the spot prizes are in MTU for collection by the ticket holders."

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA MTU 5k - Sun 6th Mar 2022

There was a big turnout of 356 runners for this 5k race at the MTU complex in Bishopstown. This is in marked contrast to the last BHAA race which got 203 in Little Island in February.

(L-R) Carol Finn 2nd woman, Tobi Grab & John Meade 1st man. Photo: Mick Dooley

Top 3 men & women...

1 John Meade 0/40A M1 16:06 Dept of Ed
2 Ken Kelliher 0/40A M2 16:20 Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard
3 Jonathan Murphy M3 16:27 RSA
13 Jessica Coyne F1 17:16 Coyne
31 Carol Finn F2 18:29 Carol Finn Physical Therapy
37 Carmel Crowley 0/50K F3 19:0 Stockhealth

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Joe & Ann Murphy have a nice gallery HERE

Guest Post: In memory of anyone who ran Ballycotton ...by Pat Walsh

 ** In memory of anyone who ran Ballycotton **

This pops up today as a memory from few years ago. We should be thinking Ballycotton 10 around this time. At the time I was being creative, mad, slightly irrational but TRUE. Feck I was half daft 😃 

Pity they left the race go without discussion locally. Was a GREAT 10 mile. A Classic

***
Ballycotton 10:  Survive the DAY:
Most Important Advice
If asked on the morning how you are going to do in the race, then please follow these instructions.

Take a deep breath and scrunch your face.

Shuffle a bit on both feet, put your hand on the back of your hamstring, and then in a low voice say
“I was going well until the Floods/ Flu / Flare-up of Old injury” (whichever you want to use)

This covers all outcomes of Flying home, doing handy enough or having a complete nightmare..
If someone uses this tactic on you and runs past you at 6mn/ml pace then you know they are a -- "Liar Liar Pants on Fire"

Ignore all those who look like “athletes” doing miles beforehand and very convoluted stretching.
Save your energy for the run and don’t do yourself an injury by trying those stretches.

Lean against the wall and do 1 calf stretch (a small grunt as well) and you are sorted.

In 38 Years of this race nobody has ever got a Best-Dressed Prize, so bring out all those ill-fitting t-shirts and gear that you got and complained about in other races, and use them to keep warm before the race.

Dispose of them carefully as you warm-up along the way. 2 Problems solved in 1 GO
At the start line, no matter how Cold, Warm, Wet or Windy it is, then some old fella next to you (could be me) will tell you about the Year 199* when it was worse…

After half a mile you will pass 3 people together going so slow and causing a backlog that you will wonder did they actually stand ON THE START LINE. They did..
You will always meet a cousin you didn’t know was running it.

Remember there will be cameras in the last mile so however you are feeling then hide it and put on a smile that says. “Was that the warm-up”

At the end of the race in your Oxygen deprived state there will be 1 Smart-Alec who will say.. “The Hill wasn’t too bad this year”..

Please resist the urge to break the Mug over his head.. (Yes it will be a man)
Someone always drops a Mug on the way back to the car… Don’t let it be you
You are allowed to eat the Mars Bar after the race even if you are OFF Chocolate for Lent… Special Vatican Dispensation  #BallyC1978

As you go back down the village after the race, show support and respect for those still finishing.
Remember they have suffered for longer period of time than you have, so they deserve MORE help than anyone else.

If anyone asks, are you going to presentation Ceremony in the hall afterwards just say:-
“I heard I was 4th or 5th in my category and I just lost out as there are only 3 prizes”. Immediately call another pint for yourself.

If you are having a Drink this evening then counting alcohol units doesn’t matter…. again Special H.S.E. Dispensation  #BallyC2016

If you are drinking with non-running people you are not allowed to talk about the race for longer than it actually took you to run it.

If you do then you are now a "Grade-One Running Bore”

Have a Great Day and say Hello to anyone in a “Pat Walsh Running” T-shirt
Remember 10miles in a good time is optional;

Having a laugh and a good day out is MANDATORY...

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 5th Mar 2022

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 5th March 2022. 

Ballincollig Regional Park: 312 this week, 220 last week. Long term average 299.

First 3 men & women...

1 Diarmaid NOLAN Male SM30-34 18:10

2 Sean TWOHIG Male SM30-34 St Finbarrs AC 18:43

3 Alan O'SULLIVAN Male VM35-39 18:56

9 Gail MURRAY Female VW40-44 Belgooly AC 19:50

15 Nollaigh O'NEILL Female VW50-54 Leevale AC 20:30

17 Niamh CRONIN Female VW45-49 St Finbarrs AC 20:43

Ballincollig results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/219/

Glen River: 69 this week, 74 last week. The long term average is 84.

First 3 men & women...

1 Brian LINEHAN Male VM55-59 22:01

2 Michael NAUGHTON Male VM50-54 Wibbly Wobbly Wonders 22:31

3 Stephen CREEDON Male VM45-49 Mallow AC 22:44

8 Sandra WALSH Female VW50-54 23:48

10 Rhona DEMPSEY Female VW40-44 24:03

13 Laura MORISET Female SW25-29 24:37

Glen River results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/95/

Mallow Castle: 55 finishers this week, 55 last week. The long term average is 88.

First 3 men & women...

1 Tomás KIELY Male JM11-14 North Cork AC 17:33

2 Brian O'KEEFFE Male VM40-44 Buttevant RC 17:38

3 Iain BUCKLEY Male JM11-14 18:26

11 Jd MURPHY Female VW40-44 22:55

15 Orla NOLAN Female VW50-54 Dromahane Roadrunners 23:20

18 Aine QUANE Female SW30-34 23:45

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/25/

Youghal: The Pobalscoil na Tríonóide 5k parkrun in Youghal got 61 this week, 68 for last week. The long term average is 77.

First 3 men & women...

1 Pat HENNESSY Male SM25-29 16:18

2 Conor MCCARTHY Male VM35-39 Sportsworld 17:42

3 Henry MILWARD Male SM30-34 Midleton AC 18:04

5 Louise JACKMAN Female VW35-39 20:17

9 Aimee KEARNEY Female JW11-14 22:40

16 Kate MCCARTHY Female SW25-29 24:56

Youghal results... https://www.parkrun.ie/pobalscoilnatrionoide/results/20/

Macroom Desmense: 57 this week, 51 last week. Long term average is 54.

First 3 men & women...

1 Conor LUCEY Male VM35-39 18:48

2 Jude MURPHY Male JM11-14 19:37

3 Diarmuid HOLLAND Male VM45-49 20:23

16 Marion COAKLEY Female SW20-24 23:42

22 Shireen ROUNTREE Female VW40-44 25:27

24 Lynda BRADLEY Female VW45-49 25:57

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/364/

Clonakilty: 26 finishers this week, 30 finishers last week. Long term average 37.

First 3 men & women...

1 John LUCEY Male SM25-29 St Finbarrs AC 19:36

2 Finbarr KELLEHER Male VM35-39 20:28

3 Chris HAYES Male VM35-39 21:10

5 Kimberley KENNEDY Female VW45-49 Sportsworld 22:43

11 Lorraine PENDLEBURY Female VW40-44 Clonakilty Roadrunners AC 27:55

12 Aoife CONNOR Female SW30-34 28:59

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/321/

Glengarriff Woods: There were 99 finishers for this weeks 5k parkrun in Glengarriff Woods. It was 74 last week, long term average is 59.

First 3 men & women... 

1 Thomas PHELAN Male SM30-34 20:34

2 Stephen O'SULLIVAN Male VM50-54 20:45

3 Michael MCSWEENEY Male VM45-49 Beara AC 21:23

7 Niamh CASEY Female VW35-39 23:29

10 Maria HURLEY Female VW60-64 Bantry Athletic Club 23:53

15 Breda MCELHINNEY Female VW55-59 24:35

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/236/

Bere Island: 22 this week, 54 last week, long term average of 46. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Michelagh MURPHY Female SW18-19 24:10

2 Breeda O SULLIVAN Female VW55-59 Beara AC 24:27

4 Mags O NEILL Female VW45-49 Beara AC 26:14

3 Breandan MURPHY Male SM18-19 25:14

10 Tadhg HOBBS Male JM15-17 33:24

16 Barry HANLEY Male VM70-74 48:39

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/323/

Castlehaven: 18 finishers this week in Rineen Woods. 19 last week. Long term average 30.

First 3 men & women...

1 Padraig COURTNEY Male VM40-44 Castlehaven GAA 21:26

2 Florence FITZGERALD Male SM30-34 22:07

5 Brian MINIHANE Male SM25-29 24:00

3 Deirdre MCCARTHY Female VW40-44 Manchester Tri Club 23:08

4 Emer COURTNEY Female VW35-39 23:16

6 Niamh O'BRIEN Female SW30-34 24:13

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/244/

Notice: Cork BHAA MTU 5k - Sun 6th March 2022

The Cork BHAA MTU 5k is coming up on Sunday the 6th of March 2022 at 11am. MTU is of course the new name for the CIT in Bishopstown.

The entry fee is just €5 for registered BHAA runners and €10 for non-registered. You enter on the morning of the race.

There will also be a free MTU beanie in various colours for the first 400 to register on the morning of the race.

Registration, prize giving and tea & biscuits will all take place indoors in the West Atrium.

Info from the organisers... All runners will receive a 20% discount on items bought in The Edge Sports shop on production of your MTU 5k running number. This is valid for six months and it applies to their running department.

Spot prizes will be given to down the field runners.

Friday Jigsaw: Adare 10k 2022

For this weeks online jigsaw, we go back to last Sunday with a photo of Grace Lynch who won the Adare 10k in Co Limerick.

You can find the 130 piece jigsaw HERE

EUROPEAN MASTERS ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BRAGA, PORTUGAL 20TH-27 TH FEB. 2022

EUROPEAN MASTERS ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BRAGA, PORTUGAL 20TH-27 TH  FEB. 2022

Braga report by Ronan Gately for the Irish Masters Athletics Association

Masters Gold for Cork runner Michelle Kenny (centre). Photo: Patrick Crossan

Irish Masters Athletes had, by far and away, their best ever European Championships with a total of 59 medals won (previous highest total was 41 from World Indoor Championships in Torun in 2019) by the 87 Irish athletes who competed. This resulted in Team Ireland achieving 7th  place on overall medals table - their highest ever ranking (ahead of countries with much larger populations including Poland, Netherlands, Denmark, Austria) out of the 43 countries participating (2361 competitors). 

The Irish Team's medal breakdown was: 24 Gold, 18 Silver and 17 Bronze

The full list of medal winners is on the IMAA website Some truly outstanding individual performances including: Triple Gold in W55 Category for Anne Gilshinan Slaney AC (Wexford), originally from Virginia, Cavan.

800m, 1500m, 3000m Double Gold and 1 Silver, in addition to Gold in 4x200m W40 Relay for Annette Quaid of Leevale (Cork) 400m, 800m, 1500m (Silver)
Double Gold for Denise Toner, Clones AC in 1500m and 3000m.
2 Golds each (Individual and Team) in Cross-Country for Mother and Daughter combination of Eileen Kenny (W70, Mullingar Harriers) and Michelle Kenny (W40, Leevale AC). 

Team Ireland's eldest athletes did not disappoint, with the following medals won in M75
category:
Sean McMullin (Mullingar Harriers, age 75) - Double Gold in 5k Road Walk and 3,000m Track Walk
Evelyn McNelis W75 - Double Silver in Cross Country and 3000m
Michael Kiely (Rising Sun AC, age 77) - Silver in 800m and Bronze in 1500m
Hugh McSweeney (Eagle AC, Cork, age 77) - Silver 400m.

Michael and Hugh (who had last competed in Europe, 31 years ago in Budapest) also won Gold in the 4x200m Relay - dropping down to the M70 category to assist Mick Priest and Matt Slattery achieve this outstanding result, setting a new Irish Record in the process.

Annette Quaid & coach Donie Walsh of Leevale AC

Joe Gough (West Waterford AC, M65), no stranger to World and European podiums, won Gold in 1500m and Bronze in 800m. Paul Forbes from Great Britain had won the 800m and had broken Joe's 1500m World Record just a few weeks previously, but ultimately Joe's superb race tactics won the day in an enthralling 1500m race. All the more remarkable as Joe is just a few months shy of his 70 th  birthday.

Team Ireland entered a total of 7 teams in the 4x200m relays (its highest number of teams ever in sprint relays) and came away with 6 medals in M70 (Gold), M45 (Bronze) and W50 (Gold), W45 (Gold), W40 (Gold) and W35 (Silver). 

Special mention to joint Team Managers Anne Gormley and Patrick Crossan who put in a trojan amount of work over the full week of competition. Also to Ian Egan, Physical Therapist, who travelled out at his own expense and tended expertly to all the niggles and injuries of the Irish athletes.  

Finally it would be remiss not to acknowledge the generosity of all the Masters athletes from Team Ireland who made a special collection amongst themselves and raised €2,000 cash plus additional gear and clothing which was presented to the Ukrainian Masters athletics team. These athletes from Ukraine are still stuck in Portugal, unable to return home to their partners and children due to the conflict in their country. In a very emotional and poignant presentation the Ukrainian athletes expressed their deep gratitude to all those still present. We can only hope and pray that they can return safely to their families as quickly as possible.

Photos...
1) Patrick Crossan has a large gallery of photos HERE

Guest Post: BILLY CELEBRATES HIS 84th BIRTHDAY – WITH A RUN! ...by John Walshe

BILLY CELEBRATES HIS 84th BIRTHDAY – WITH A RUN!

People mark their birthdays in different ways, but for Midleton-man Billy Griffin there was only one way to celebrate his 84th this Wednesday – by going for a run. And what better place to do it then around the historic town of Cloyne where Billy went to primary school and made his First Holy Communion back in the mid-1940s.

Born at Ballymaloe on March 2nd, 1938, his family moved to Midleton when Billy was 12. Commencing running in the year of 1956, it was an iconic performance two years before that first whetted his appetite: “In 1954, Roger Bannister broke the four-minute-mile. Although we had no television or anything at the time, when we went to the cinema the Pathé News would come out at halfway and they would show highlights of that famous achievement.”

As there was no club in Midleton, Billy joined the one in Carrigtwohill. “I remember cycling to a sports meeting in Carrigaline as well as up to Glenville, and cycling home again,” he recalls. He also did a bit of cycle racing in his early days and remembers winning a two-bar electric heater at a sports in Nohoval (“although only one bar worked!”).

Billy pictured on his 84th birthday with a hat marking the first Ballycotton ‘5’ in 1977 when he was one of the 34 runners who took part

Training for running at the time was all in the fields in Midleton. “We lived on the Rocky Road near Castleredmond and I used to have a fierce problem in the night-time but then I got the brainwave of putting on a beret and tying a flash-lamp or torch to it,” he says.

Billy started working as a lorry driver with Rohan’s in the 1960s, where he remained for over 20 years. “At that time I used to train at six in the morning, although I often went out at half-five. When I went to work for John A Wood we started at seven, so I had to get out at half-five then to train. I couldn’t go out in the evening because we were working late, and anyway you would be tired when you’d get home.”

In 1973 - along with future Olympian Liam O’Brien - Billy was a member of the Midleton team that won the Cork County Novice and Intermediate Cross-Country titles. He was also one of the pioneering 34 runners who ran the first Ballycotton five-mile race in 1977 and later completed three Dublin City Marathons.

Described last year as a “club legend” by Midleton AC registrar Danny McCarthy, like all runners Billy greatly missing the many local races over the past two years. One of his favourites was the Cloyne ‘4K’ Series so it was appropriate that he would again take to that route - known locally as ‘The Commons’ - on his 84th birthday, easily covering the four kilometres in just over 30 minutes.

During the winter Billy does his training four days a week in the gym and is now looking forward to the spring evenings and a few 5kms on the road. Aside from his running, most of the day is taken up with the bright and beautifully-kept garden that he and his wife Ann tend to at their Brookdale East home.

“The gardening keeps the mind going,” explains this remarkable man who is certainly a living example that at the age of 84 a life-long passion for the sport of running certainly keeps the body in excellent shape as well. 

A list of previous guest posts from John Walshe can be seen HERE

Results & Photos of the Adare 10k in Co Limerick - Sun 27th Feb 2022

The big race in Munster this weekend was the Adare 10k in Co. Limerick with a total of 737 runners crossing the finish line.

There was a very large contingent of runners taking part in this race with Barry Donovan of Cork Track Club finishing in third spot.

First 3 men in the Adare 10k ...(L-R) Barry Donovan, Cork Track Club 3rd, Jake Regan, St Johns AC 1st & Declan Moore, Bilboa AC 3rd

Top 5 men & women...

1 Jake O'REGAN 30:09 18 M MS St Johns AC
2 Declan MOORE 32:30 10 M MS Bilbao AC
3 Barry DONOVAN 32:51 16 M MS Cork Track Club
4 Kenneth RODGERS 32:56 17 M MS St Johns AC
5 Andrew NEVIN 34:02 170 M MS Mullingar Harriers
9 Grace LYNCH 34:32 9 F FS Iveragh AC
14 Dymphna RYAN 35:28 991 F F40 Dundrum AC
19 Mary MULHARE 35:54 15 F FS Portlaoise AC
24 Siobhan O'DOHERTY 36:28 1 F FS Borrisokane AC
27 Una BRITTON 36:48 22 F FS Kilcoole AC

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Joe Murphy has a small gallery HERE

2) Eamon Doody has 3 nice galleries...

Adare 10K 2022 - Album 1 of 3  

Adare 10K 2022 - Album 2 of 3 

Adare 10K 2022 - Album 3 of 3 

First 3 women in the Adare 10k ...(L-R) Mary Mulhare, Portlaoise AC 3rd, Grace Lynch, Iveragh AC 1st & Dymphna Ryan, Dundrum AC 2nd

Guest Post: May you live long and run forever ...by Pat Walsh

 ** May you live long and run forever**

2 Years ago this week we had the first Covid cases in Ireland and the start of a tough time for us all. Just as things are improving on that front we wake this week to the nightmare of war in Eastern Europe. 

I am not a politician, journalist or a knowledgable historian so please save any derogatory or inflammatory comments for another page please.

In all cases “ The first casualty of war is the truth ”. All I will say is God help any poor civilians caught up in all of this. It just seems so unnecessary. I hope all sides can be brought together to reach some resolution. 🙏

What can we do to help ourselves? Simple. Stay running

Few ideas to keep you running.

CARE LESS 😂

Don’t misread or misunderstand this. You shouldn’t be careless at anytime during your running career, but you can care less about pace, race location, weather, gear, and clothing. At the end of the day the important thing is just to keep running.

Think about how long you want to run. Is it just for this week? This month? This year? Or is it for many years to come? 

Once you figure out running is a lifelong journey that gives back what you put in 10-fold, you’ll make better decisions about running…and life.

REST 🛌

One thing typically all athletes, experts, and coaches agree on is getting adequate sleep for optimal performance. As you age, you need more recovery time between hard efforts for your body to properly repair. Some elite athletes are reported to get 10-12 hours of sleep per night and sometimes a nap during the day.

Runners literally pound on their bodies and need to repair the damage to properly rebuild the muscle tissue so it becomes stronger. Adequate sleep not only supplies that time but allows the mind to rest and recover as well. 

HYDRATE 🥛

As we age our level of thirst decreases, which can lead to insufficient fluid intake. Sweat rate also decreases with age, and kidney function is reduced. As a result, you’re more likely to become dehydrated. Athletes should always start taking in adequate fluids in the 24 hours prior to training or racing and continue to hydrate during and after activity.

Consider this fact: if you lose as little as 1 percent of body weight during a run (due to sweat), your performance goes down by 2 percent!

Hope your week is going well. I got my 10 mile last weekend with the gang. #HappyDays 😍

#pwr #KeeponRunning

Results of the Kinsale 10 mile - Sun 27th Feb 2022

540 runners turned out for this years 10 mile race in Kinsale, a drop of 25% on the numbers back in February 2020.

Top 5 men & women...

1. 1265 Tudor Moldovan m Clonlife harriers M18-39 3:22 00:53:49  
2. 1306 Jeremy O donovan m St finbarr’s M40-44 3:25 00:54:27  
3. 1268 Michael Morgan m St finbars ac M45-49 3:25 00:54:37  
4. 1139 Kevin Gilleece m Eagle ac M40-44 3:33 00:56:48  
5. 1246 Sean Mcdermott m M18-39 3:36 00:57:27
13. 1266 Jennifer Montague f Leevale F18-39 3:50 01:01:10
32. 1286 Catherine Murphy f Eagle ac F45-49 4:06 01:05:27
39. 838 Jean Lucey f F18-39 4:09 01:06:19
42. 1304 Linda O connor f Cork tri club F45-49 4:12 01:06:57  
45. 1172 Kathy jean Horgan casey f F45-49 4:14 01:07:44

Provisional results HERE

Results of the 'Let's get sights for Ellie' 5k in Doneraile Park - 27th Feb 2022

A total of 162 runners turned out for this charity 5k in Doneraile Park in North Cork.

1 Donal Coakley Leevale AC 16:27 SM 20
2 Alfie Davis Leevale AC 17:12 SM 188
3 James Grufferty Leevale AC 17:16 SM 58
7 Kealey Tideswell Clonmel AC 18:55 SF 167
9 Emma Flynn North Cork AC 19:14 JF 49
11 Aibhe McDaid 19:38 SF 164

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) North Cork AC have a gallery of photos HERE

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 26th Feb 2022

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 26th February 2022. 

Ballincollig Regional Park: 220 this week, 230 last week. Long term average 299.

First 3 men & women...

1 Eoin O KEEFFE Male VM35-39 St Finbarrs AC 17:28

2 Grzegorz SIENICKI Male VM35-39 17:52

3 Fergal SARGENT Male VM40-44 St Finbarrs AC 18:30

18 Gail MURRAY Female VW40-44 Belgooly AC 20:45

19 Nollaigh O'NEILL Female VW50-54 Leevale AC 20:49

22 Niamh CRONIN Female VW45-49 St Finbarrs AC 21:06

Ballincollig results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/218/

Glen River: 74 this week, 57 last week. The long term average is 83.

First 3 men & women...

1 Finbarr ODWYER Male VM45-49 Leevale AC 18:50

2 Richard BOURKE Male VM40-44 St Finbarrs AC 18:59

3 Aidan MAHER Male JM15-17 Carraig na bhFear AC 19:04

12 Niamh SHEEHAN Female SW30-34 Togher AC 23:24

13 Gabrielle STACK Female SW30-34 Sanctuary Runners 23:33

15 Sandra WALSH Female VW50-54 24:36

Glen River results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/94/

Mallow Castle: 55 finishers this week, 52 last week. The long term average is 89.

First 3 men & women...

1 Iain BUCKLEY Male JM11-14 18:49

2 Andrzej CHOMICZ Male VM40-44 Mallow AC 19:16

3 Kieran TWOMEY Male VM55-59 21:10

8 Nicole O'CALLAGHAN Female JW10 23:35

11 Margaret CRONIN Female VW40-44 Bweeng Trail Blazers 23:55

12 Aine QUANE Female SW30-34 23:56

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/24/

Youghal: The Pobalscoil na Tríonóide 5k parkrun in Youghal got 68 this week, 69 for last week. The long term average is 77.

First 3 men & women...

1 Henry MILWARD Male SM30-34 Midleton AC 18:20

2 Ben O'SULLIVAN Male JM15-17 18:45

3 Padraig MAHONY Male VM45-49 18:54

11 Éadaoin COLEMAN Female VW40-44 23:03

12 Lucy BARRY Female SW30-34 23:26

13 Muirna WALSH Female VW45-49 23:32

Youghal results... https://www.parkrun.ie/pobalscoilnatrionoide/results/19/

Macroom Desmense: 59 this week, 45 last week. Long term average is 54.

First 3 men & women...

1 Finbarr KELLEHER Male VM35-39 20:54

2 Martin CANTY Male VM40-44 Melbourne Midday Milers 21:34

3 Rafal SZULHAN Male VM45-49 22:03

14 Claire Mary TWOMEY Female VW35-39 24:58

18 Chloe LEHANE Female JW11-14 25:33

19 Mary LUCEY Female VW35-39 25:56

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/363/

Clonakilty: 30 finishers this week, 29 finishers last week. Long term average 37.

First 3 men & women...

1 Mícheál Ó SÉ Male VM40-44 19:40

2 Niall O'CONNOR Male VM45-49 Ranelagh Harriers 21:05

3 Conor SMITH Male SM20-24 21:43

4 Anna O'NEILL Female VW50-54 22:29

5 Niamh O'BRIEN Female SW30-34 22:43

10 Meg HOLLAND Female SW25-29 24:54

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/320/

Glengarriff Woods: There were 74 finishers for this weeks 5k parkrun in Glengarriff Woods. It was cancelled for the two previous weeks, long term average is 59.

First 3 men & women... 

1 Danny MANNING Male VM45-49 21:24

2 Stephen O'SULLIVAN Male VM50-54 21:29

3 Cathal MINEHANE Male VM40-44 22:11

6 Ciara TIERNEY Female SW30-34 Tralee Triathlon Club 23:06

9 Niamh CASEY Female VW35-39 24:15

10 Anita GRIMES Female VW55-59 24:27

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/235/

Bere Island: 54 this week, 26 last week, long term average of 46. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Stephen CROWLEY Male SM30-34 19:47

2 Ray SMITH Male VM55-59 21:32

3 Garry HILLIARD Male VM45-49 21:39

6 Michelagh MURPHY Female SW18-19 23:54

8 Breeda O SULLIVAN Female VW55-59 Beara AC 24:29

10 Clare MURPHY Female VW60-64 26:15

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/322/

Castlehaven: 19 finishers this week in Rineen Woods. 22 last week. Long term average 30.

First 3 men & women...

1 Florence FITZGERALD Male SM30-34 21:47

3 John CASEY Male VM55-59 Togher AC 23:38

6 Peter MACHIN Male VM50-54 Long Eaton RC 25:37

2 Catherine AIREY Female SW25-29 Highgate Harriers 22:14

4 Fiona SHINE Female VW35-39 Crusaders Athletic Club 25:29

5 Lisa SHINE Female VW35-39 Crusaders Athletic Club 25:33

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/243/

Guest Post: Time & Patience ...by Pat Walsh

 ** Time and Patience **

I had promised not to post much, as I would be too busy enjoying life and then 3 storms in 1 week and I’m spending lots of time on the couch. Dudley, Eunice and Franklin are likes characters in a cartoon instead of wind, rain, hail and snow.

We are free to move around again but who wants to go out in this weather. 

So what must we do to improve?

There is no quick fix. It takes Time and Patience to develop your fitness.

Adjust your lifestyle so that running is part of daily, weekly routine and not just "Go Mad" until next Goal and then stop....!

If running is part of your life then missing a few days now and then, due to weather isn’t too bad. Relax and go easy on yourself

The relationship between intensity and results is not linear--

Training harder will not always help you improve. Sustainable, lasting results take time to build. Anyone can crush themselves for several weeks and watch their conditioning increase. But can they keep this up for months? For years? Of course not. The physio will be busy.

There is no need to exert yourself more than the minimum amount required to see positive adaptations. The key is to find the sweet spot between overtraining and under-training, which requires careful monitoring and management.

So think about what you want to do and how to get there.  Continuous training allowing for rest periods is the only way forward.

Now time for Netflix and find a good film. Have a good weekend and keep on running. 🏃🏃‍♀️ Keep in touch and thanks for all the lovely messages I get. 😍

#pwr