Jigsaw: Glen River 5k parkrun - 10th Sept 2022

For this weeks online jigsaw, we have a photo from the Glen River 5k parkrun on Saturday the 10th of September... just the thing for a wet & dreary Sunday.

You can find the 176-piece jigsaw HERE

Cork BHAA Janssen 6k race cancelled - Sun 11th Sept 2022

This race has been cancelled due to rain.

Message from Mick Dooley of the Cork BHAA... "The Bhaa race will not go ahead this morning . It will be rescheduled for another date."

RIP: Thomas Bubendorfer

I was shocked to hear this morning about the recent passing of Thomas Bubendorfer after an accident in Spain. 

Thomas will be known to many runners from his Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner blog in which he outlined a diary of his activities as a runner. Starting on a journey to break three hours for the marathon, he found his real calling as an ultra endurance runner and he represented his native Austria several times.

For many years, Thomas lived near Caragh Lake in Co Kerry and took part in many of the races in Cork and Kerry and was a very active pacer for many marathons including Cork and Dublin. 

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 10th September 2022

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 10th September 2022. Between the 9 events, there were around 580 participants.

Ballincollig Regional Park: 204 this week, 224 last week. Long term average 292.

First 3 men & women...

1 John HERLIHY Male VM40-44 17:31

2 Michael O DONOGHUE Male VM40-44 18:53

3 Bryan VILLIERS Male SM30-34 19:08

6 Nollaigh O'NEILL Female VW50-54 Leevale AC 20:07

27 Mairead PEREZ Female VW45-49 22:58

36 Mary SWEENEY Female VW60-64 St Finbarrs AC 23:57

Ballincollig results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/246/

Tramore Valley Park: 103 runners took part in this event. Last week was 107. The long term average is 171 and is likely to drop gradually over the next few weeks.

First 3 men & women...

1 Diarmuid Ó SÚILLEABHÁIN Male VM40-44 Sportsworld 17:59

2 Barry WALSH Male VM35-39 18:19

3 Loic GAREL Male VM40-44 19:26

7 Deirdre HOPKINS Female VW35-39 Tuesday Tracks 20:56

8 Jennifer GOGGIN WALSH Female VW35-39 Carraig na bhFear AC 20:59

9 Marie KELLY Female SW30-34 St Finbarrs AC 21:17

Tramore Valley Park results... https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/24/

Glen River: 49 this week, 48 last week. The long term average is 78.

First 3 men & women...

1 John LONGAN Male SM30-34 St Finbarrs AC 18:29

2 Dave COLLINS Male VM35-39 20:21

4 Unknown

3 Rhona DEMPSEY Female VW40-44 St Finbarrs AC 22:19

9 Ellen HOSKING Female SW20-24 24:24

13 Clemence AUBRY Female VW35-39 25:27

Glen River results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/122/

Mallow Castle: 51 finishers this week, 40 last week. The long term average is 70.

First 3 men & women...

1 Tomás KIELY Male JM11-14 North Cork AC 18:33

3 Andrzej CHOMICZ Male VM40-44 Mallow AC 19:29

4 Harry HESSION Male SM20-24 21:14

2 Ailbhe MCDAID Female VW35-39 19:28

8 Denise TWOHIG Female VW45-49 St Finbarrs AC 22:17

12 Aine QUANE Female SW30-34 22:54

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/51/

Youghal: The Pobalscoil na Tríonóide 5k parkrun in Youghal got 40 this week, 53 for last week. The long term average is 67.

First 3 men & women... This 5k parkrun is cancelled until the end of August 2022 due to building works at the Pobalscoil.

Youghal results... 

Macroom Desmense: 41 this week, 49 last week. Long term average is 53.

First 3 men & women...

1 Conor LUCEY Male VM35-39 18:57

2 Donal COLLINS Male VM45-49 Bweeng Trail Blazers 19:11

3 Jude MURPHY Male JM15-17 19:40

19 Marie MCCARTHY Female VW45-49 27:00

23 Maria NEVILLE Female VW50-54 27:53

27 Deirdre COLLINS Female VW45-49 Bweeng Trail Blazers 30:08

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/391/

Clonakilty: 42 finishers this week, 32 finishers last week. Long term average 37.

First 3 men & women...

1 Sean DINNEEN Male SM30-34 17:47

2 Liam DOUGHERTY Male VM35-39 18:05

3 Mícheál Ó SÉ Male VM40-44 18:48

10 Anna O'NEILL Female VW50-54 23:20

11 Sandra WALSH Female VW50-54 23:50

12 Niamh O'BRIEN Female SW30-34 23:57

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/346/

Glengarriff Woods: There were 39 finishers for this weeks 5k parkrun in Glengarriff Woods. It was 30  last week, long term average is 58.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Stephen O'SULLIVAN Male VM50-54 21:50

2 Gerard HARRINGTON Male VM45-49 Bantry Athletic Club 21:51

4 Craig NORGATE Male VM50-54 23:56

3 Rosa AMATO Female SW30-34 22:28

6 Julia GRAY Female SW25-29 25:16

7 Pippa O SULLIVAN Female JW11-14 25:58

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/263/

Bere Island: 28 this week, 26 last week, long term average of 47. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Stephen HANNON Male SM30-34 21:18

4 Colin GLEESON Male VM70-74 Beara AC 23:25

6 Paul HALLISSEY Male SM30-34 25:23

2 Nicole BUTLER Female SW25-29 22:25

3 Michelagh MURPHY Female SW18-19 23:00

5 Breeda O SULLIVAN Female VW55-59 Beara AC 24:04

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/350/

Castlehaven: 22 finishers this week in Rineen Woods. 18 last week. Long term average 29.

First 3 women & men...

1 John SANTRY Male VM40-44 Dell EMC Running Club 25:50

2 Padraig COURTNEY Male VM40-44 Castlehaven GAA 26:40

4 Michael WILSON Male VM50-54 29:02

3 Deirdre MCCARTHY Female VW40-44 Manchester Tri Club 27:00

5 Sharon LEVIS Female VW40-44 29:19

6 Frances LYNCH Female VW60-64 Sanctuary Runners 29:53

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/271/

Guest Post: Beat the Train 10-Mile ...by Pat Walsh

 ** Beat The Train 10mile ** 🚃🚃

Fantastic charity race coming up on November 12th. 

It is run on the Wateford Greenway starting from Kilmeaden Station with a 5ml out and 5ml back loop.

Money raised goes to Down Syndrome Waterford and Down Syndrome South Kilkenny groups. It is hosted by the fantastic Saturday Road Runners gang.

So if your training is going well then this is one to test your speed late in the Year. Get some decent tempo runs for stamina and some speed intervals to improve leg turn-over and you might even Beat the Train….! 🤣

If your training has slipped then it might be worth considering. 9 weeks to go from Saturday and plenty of time to train for it. Get out for 2 nice midweek runs and every weekend add 1 mile to your long run. What could be simpler. 

Starting next Monday A sample training plan.

Week 12/9   3, 3, 3
Week 19/9   3, 3, 4
Week 26/9   3, 3, 5
Week 3/10    3, 4, 5
Week 10/10   3, 4, 6
Week 17/10   4, 4, 7
Week 24/10   4, 4, 8
Week 31/10   4, 4, 9
Week 31/10   4, 4, 7
Week 07/11   3, 3 Race Day 🥰

Could also be a good stretch of the legs after DCM22 to check if they are still working. It is only 10 miles, handy one

For anyone who runs you will be happy you made the effort and I can tell you, this is one of the nicest feel-good races you will ever take part in. All for a good cause in a stunning location with the most hospitable of people.

Link... https://register.enthuse.com/ps/event/BeatTheTrainforDownSyndrome2022

#pwr Saturday Road Runners

Results of the St Lukes Home 5k - Thurs 8th Sept 2022

This years St Luke's Home 5k race was held on Thursday the 8th of September 2022. Just over 300 crossed the finish line.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Gavin O'ROURKE Leevale AC M MS 5237 15:21
2 Sergi GONZÁLVEZ ALBIOL PLAYAS DE CASTELLON M MS 5067 15:57
3 Aidan NOONE Leevale AC M MS 5207 16:02
8 Sinead O'CONNOR Leevale AC F F35 5445 16:33
23 Rebecca MCEVOY St Finbarrs AC F FS 5466 18:37
25 Orla BYRNE St Finbarrs AC F FS 5013 18:47

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) The chip timing company MyRunResults have some photos HERE

Youghal 5k parkrun to hopefully restart before the end of Sept 2022

The organsers of the 5k parkrun in Youghal have said that they hope to restart their weekly event by the end of September 2022.

The Pobalscoil na Tríonóide parkrun originally started in late October 2021 and there were 35 events until it had to be cancelled in mid-June 2022 due to building works at the school. The average number of participants over the 35 events was 66 which is pretty good.

The next closest parkrun is in Cork City so I'm sure a lot of runners in East Cork will welcome its return.

Free Couch to 5k programme starts in Blarney on the 13th of Sept 2022

The Happy Feet running group are starting a Couch to 5k programme in Blarney on Tuesday the 13th of September 2022 and best of all, it's FREE!

If you're interested then go to their Facebook group... https://www.facebook.com/Happyfeetblarney

Cork BHAA add new race to their 2022 Calendar

When the Cork BHAA announced their race calendar at the start of 2022, it was slimmed down a bit with several of the usual races missing.

One of those on the missing list was the Janssen 6k which is usually held every February.

The Cork BHAA have now announced that the Janssen 6k race will be held in Little Island on Sunday the 11th of September 2022 at 11am.

As always, the entry fee is just €5 for Cork BHAA registered runners and €10 for non-reg.

Collapse in numbers for the Grant Thornton 5k in Cork - Tues 6th Sept 2022

The Grant Thornton 5k in Cork City was held on Tuesday the 6th of September 2022 with 384 runners taking part. While that number in itself seems reasonable for a 5k race in Cork City, it's actually down a whopping 58% on the figure for the lasting outing in 2019.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Andrew HOBBS Johnson Controls M Indv 12 16:39 
2 Tom MCKENZIE Cliste MXD Team M Indv 337 16:47 
3 William MORGAN Grant Thornton MXD Team M Indv 514 17:27 
10 Siobhán HOARE Grant Thornton MXD Team F Indv 439 18:50 
36 April QUINN Grant Thornton MXD Team F Indv 509 21:11 
40 Elaine WALSH PwC MXD Team F Indv 241 21:27 

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Mick Dooley has some start line photos HERE and finish line photos HERE

Analysis... While we have seen some drop in race number this year compared to before the pandemic (10-20%), the drop for this one has been exceptional. Obviously the rain and wet weather didn't help. The usual date before I think was in June so perhaps a September date made a difference?

One curious stat is that just 17 runners were under 20-minutes, it's as if most of the faster runners just stayed away.

Commercial race... The Grant Thornton race is essentially a commercial race with Athletics Ireland looking to make as much money as possible out of it. Over the years, they've issued permits for other races which have made a lot of money so this is their way to cash in on the running boom.

One thing about this race however was the very high entry fee. The general idea is that companies would be prepared to pay for their employees to take part so the entry fee was set at €100 for a team of four.

They also had an individual entry fee of €35 for the 5k which was excessive and making it the most expensive 5k race in Cork to date.

There are two obvious problems with this race...

1) Price... The Cork BHAA races are also inter-company and they charge just €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-reg. Contrast that to €35 for the Grant Thornton.

2) Course... There was nothing special about the race. It was on the Centre Park Road circuit which the Cork BHAA also use for their races.

The thing about the Grant Thornton 5k race is that it is solely held for commercial reasons. Once the numbers drop below a certain level then it's gone. I've no idea what the break even point is but there must be a question mark about the future of this event.

Notice: St. Luke's Home 150 th Anniversary 5k road race, Mahon - Thurs 8th Sept 2022

This is a special year for St. Lukes Home as they celebrate their 150th year with the annual 5km race and it should prove to be a popular one again. The St. Luke's Home 150th Anniversary 5km run is on in Mahon on Thursday the 8th of September 2022 and it starts at 7pm.

Registration:  www.myrunresults.com or on the day between 5pm and 6.30pm at St. Luke’s

Home.

The organisers ask that all participants arrive early and allow plenty of time to enter and to

get to the start line which is a few hundred metres away. Runners can also avail of the off

road parking in the Cork Camogie grounds which is just across the road from St.Luke's.

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Here are some of the reasons why it should get a good turnout......

1) It is at a time of year when most of the mid-week evening races have stopped.

2) It is in Cork City with a huge number of runners within its catchment area.

3) Fast accurate 5km course.

4) 80% of it is on a quiet public walkway.

5) Finishers get a 20% discount voucher for John Buckley Sports which could easily result in

savings in excess of the entry fee (no expiry date).

6) All proceeds go to St.Luke's Home which is a registered charity.

From the organisers......

Prizes : 1st, 2nd, 3rd Male/Female

1st in other categories (Male over 40, 50 & 60 and Female over 35, 45 & 55)

Wheelchair Athlete

Entry Fee: €15

Entry Includes: Timing Chip, refreshments, tea, coffee for all competitors at St. Luke’s Home

after the race. Goody bag to include, St. Luke’s Home 150th Anniversary Mug, 20% Discount

Voucher from John Buckley Sports, drink and snack.

Route - Due to unforeseen circumstances, the start and finish points for the route had to be changed. Starting at St. Lukes Home and finishing by Skehard Road

 

Registration: www.myrunresults.com or on the day between 5pm and 6.30pm at St. Luke’s Home. 

For more info, go to... https://www.stlukeshome.ie/

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 3rd September 2022

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 3rd September 2022. Between the 9 events, there were around 575 participants.

Ballincollig Regional Park: 224 this week, 303 last week. Long term average 293.

First 3 men & women...

1 John LONGAN Male SM30-34 St Finbarrs AC 17:47

3 Niall O' LEARY Male VM45-49 UCC Staff Athletics Club 19:08

4 Karl SCANLAN Male VM35-39 Cork Triathlon Club 19:16

2 Caoimhe FLANNERY Female JW15-17 Skibbereen AC 19:06

7 Niamh CRONIN Female VW45-49 St Finbarrs AC 19:43 

9 Nollaigh O'NEILL Female VW50-54 Leevale AC 19:58

Ballincollig results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/245/

Tramore Valley Park: 107 runners took part in this event. Last week was 127. The long term average is 174 and is likely to drop gradually over the next few weeks.

First 3 men & women...

1 Loic GAREL Male VM40-44 18:54

2 Keelan DESMOND Male SM25-29 19:04

3 Michael O DONOGHUE Male VM40-44 19:15

8 Elaine CARDIFF Female VW35-39 21:11

10 Jennifer GOGGIN WALSH Female VW35-39 Carraig na bhFear AC 21:19

11 Deirdre HOPKINS Female VW35-39 Tuesday Tracks 21:24

Tramore Valley Park results... https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/23/

Glen River: 48 this week, 57 last week. The long term average is 79.

First 3 men & women...

1 Seamus LEDDY Male VM40-44 Abbey Runners Leeds 20:38

2 Joe COFFEY Male VM50-54 20:57

3 Aidan DENNEHY Male VM45-49 21:43

7 Sandra WALSH Female VW50-54 24:21

10 Aoife O'NEILL Female SW30-34 25:02

16 Nassreen ABDULLAH Female SW30-34 26:33

Glen River results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/121/

Mallow Castle: 40 finishers this week, 56 last week. The long term average is 70.

First 3 men & women...

1 Brian KINSELLA Male VM35-39 Willowfield Harriers 18:36

2 Iain BUCKLEY Male JM11-14 19:06

4 Conor SHERIDAN Male SM30-34 East Coast Athletic Club 20:46

3 Ailbhe MCDAID Female VW35-39 19:58

7 Máire MCKENNA Female VW40-44 22:26

11 Aoife MCSWEENEY Female SW20-24 25:25

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/50/

Youghal: The Pobalscoil na Tríonóide 5k parkrun in Youghal got 40 this week, 53 for last week. The long term average is 67.

First 3 men & women... This 5k parkrun is cancelled until the end of August 2022 due to building works at the Pobalscoil.

Youghal results... 

Macroom Desmense: 49 this week, 33 last week. Long term average is 53.

First 3 men & women...

1 Conor LUCEY Male VM35-39 18:41

2 Unknown 

3 Simon FOLEY Male VM40-44 20:21

10 Ciara TIERNEY Female SW30-34 Tralee Triathlon Club 22:08

12 Nuala RYAN Female VW55-59 22:12

20 Kathleen HORGAN Female VW50-54 Sportsworld 25:13

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/390/

Clonakilty: 32 finishers this week, 48 finishers last week. Long term average 37.

First 3 men & women...

1 Sean DINNEEN Male SM30-34 18:09

2 Mícheál Ó SÉ Male VM40-44 19:19

4 Chris HAYES Male VM35-39 21:26

3 Jennifer HYNES Female VW35-39 Wooters Runners 21:00

12 Niamh O'BRIEN Female SW30-34 24:33

15 Fiona BARLOW Female VW50-54 27:06

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/345/

Glengarriff Woods: There were 30 finishers for this weeks 5k parkrun in Glengarriff Woods. It was 67  last week, long term average is 59.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Darragh COPPINGER Male JM11-14 20:33

2 Alan MINEHANE Male JM11-14 22:15

3 Stephen O'SULLIVAN Male VM50-54 22:23

10 Frances DODDS Female VW35-39 26:42

11 Helen AMBROSEN Female VW65-69 Bournemouth AC 27:28

14 Ceri DAVIES Female SW30-34 White Rock Runners 29:28

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/262/

Bere Island: 26 this week, 66 last week, long term average of 47. 

First 3 men & women...

1 David O'NEILL Male SM30-34 Springwell RC 18:10

2 Pat SHEEHAN Male VM60-64 Kenmare Tri Club 22:57

3 Colin GLEESON Male VM70-74 Beara AC 23:57

4 Alice EDWARDS Female VW50-54 BRJ Run and Tri 26:13

7 Laura MEANY Female VW40-44 28:09

8 Millie O CONNOR Female VW50-54 31:16

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/349/

Castlehaven: 18 finishers this week in Rineen Woods. 18 last week. Long term average 29.

First 3 women & men...

1 Ciarán BOUSE Male VM40-44 Eagle A.C. 22:11

2 James WHITE Male VM35-39 25:19

3 Paul QUANE Male VM55-59 25:48

7 Celine BUCKLEY Female VW50-54 Castlehaven GAA 29:21

8 Siobhan RYAN Female VW40-44 2018 Operation Transformation 29:54

10 Paula RONAN Female VW50-54 33:23

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/270/

Friday Jigsaw: Stryker 4-Mile Aug 2022

For this weeks online jigsaw, we have a photo taken by Mick Dooley of a group before the start of the 2022 Stryker 4-mile road race in Carrigtwohill. With over 500 participants, this was one of the largest races in Cork during the month of August 2022.

You can find the 176-piece jigsaw HERE

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Stryker 4-mile road race in Carrigtwohill - Wed 31st Aug 2022

There was a big turnout for the Cork BHAA Stryker 4-mile road race in Carrigtwohill with 528 runners crossing the finish line. This is certainly well in excess of the numbers for a lot of other local races in Cork.

First 3 women - (L-R) Michelle Kenny 3rd, Hannah Steeds 1st & Fiona Everard 2nd

Top 3 men & women...
1 Denis Hegarty M1 00:20:25 Hegarty Engineering & Design
2 Eric Curran M2 00:20:34 Merck
3 James McCarthy M3 00:20:41 Rooskagh Coffee Co
24 Hannah Steeds F1 00:23:18 Eli Lilly

25 Fiona Everard 00:23:24 Temp Reg
32 Michelle Kenny 0/40I F2 00:23:43 Dept of Ed F-A-1

Full results HERE

Photos... (Updated)

1) Joe Murphy has 3 galleries... Pre-Race & early in the race ... Finish 1 ... Finish 2   

2) Martin Healy has two galleries... Album 1 ... Album 2

Notice: Cork BHAA Stryker 4 mile race in Carrigtwohill - Wed 31st Aug 2022

This 4 mile race in Carrigtwohill in East Cork is coming up on Wednesday the 31st of August at 7:30pm. As with all Cork BHAA events, the entry fee is €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-registered.

Located just a few minutes drive from the Jack Lynch tunnel, this one is very close to Cork City and is easy to get to.

The race HQ is the local community centre and the race route takes in a loop to the north of Carrigtwohill. Note that the start line is a few hundred metres away so allow plenty of time to get there.

As BHAA races go, this one is noted for having some pretty good prizes and of course, there are loads on offer with the various categories and teams.

Course Preview........A full preview of the course can be seen HERE