Welcome to the Running in Cork blog, home of the Cork running community. This is the largest website in Cork & Munster for news on road races and general running news. Included are a current race calendar, race previews, photos, results as well as some local, national and international news items.
More photos from the Cork BHAA 'EMC' road race......
I'm sure that most of you will have noticed by now the excellent photographs by Jorge Ruiz Villasante of the various road races around Cork. While it's great to have any photos of a race, these are really exceptional.
Here are a few from the 2009 EMC race...
Time for a chat before going out onto the main road...
Hi ho..hi ho..it's off to the start we go...
This for me is the best photo of the lot. It's shows the overall winner of the race, James McCarthy around the 2 mile mark. As the subject of the photo, he is in focus. The rest of the field stretched out behind him down the hill is out of focus but provides the context for the photo.
The photo also appears to make that incline look pretty steep!
Jorge has his own photo website showing some of his work at this address...www.jorumavi.net
Friday, July 10, 2009
Results of the Corkbeg 5 Mile Road Race...9th July 2009(Updated Sun 12th July)
The Corkbeg 5 near Whitegate in east Cork was usually just a small race attracting just local runners. Not so long ago, the numbers were always down around the 50-70 mark. More recently, the numbers have been 101 in 2007 and 87 in 2008. This year however, there has been a substantial increase with 158 taking part, a figure that would have been considered normal for one of the more mainstream races a few years back. What's even more remarkable about that figure is that the race was held just 24 hours after the Cork BHAA 'EMC' road race in Ovens which attracted several hundred runners.
2) Denis Kelleher of Midleton AC took a series of photos at the start and in Whitegate and has sent them on to me. It took a bit of time to edit them but they are now up on this photo website.
Videos......
While it is great to get photos of the road races, watching a video of a race conveys a lot more information. You can see running style, what the gaps were like, how 'comfortable' you look and so on.
So, with that in mind, Rob Patterson has put 2 video clips of the 2009 Corkbeg race up on YouTube.
The first video is just after the start and shows the runners coming down a slight incline...
The second video which is about 9 minutes long was taken in Whitegate about 800 metres from the finish line....
Results.....
East Cork AC CORKBEG '5' Thursday 9 July 2009. 8:00pm Place Time Name Team Race Age Category min/mile 1 0:26:07 MCGRATH, Sean East Cork AC M 05:13.3 812 1 2 0:26:29 GRUFFERTY, James Leevale AC M 05:17.7 598 2 3 0:26:31 CREECH, Ryan Leevale AC M 05:18.1 587 3 4 0:26:36 O'SULLIVAN, Eoin Togher AC M 05:19.1 654 4 5 0:26:37 MURPHY, Brian Iveragh AC M 05:19.3 599 5 6 0:26:53 O'LEARY, Derek St. Finbarrs AC M 05:22.5 838 6 7 0:27:23 COFFEY, Shane Togher AC M 05:28.5 655 7 8 0:27:34 O'CARROLL, Frank East Cork AC M 05:30.7 637 8 9 0:27:39 WILMOT, Kevin Bandon AC M 05:31.7 639 9 10 0:28:02 HARRINGTON, Chris Leevale AC M 05:36.3 814 10 11 0:28:20 COAKLEY, Donal Togher AC M 05:39.9 656 11 12 0:28:27 BROWNE, Austin Eagle AC M40 05:41.3 650 12 13 0:29:06 O'DWYER, David East Cork AC M 05:49.1 585 13 14 0:29:09 MCCARTHY, Denis East Cork AC M45 05:49.7 590 14 15 0:29:19 WEAVER, Dan Togher AC M 05:51.7 657 15 16 0:29:24 COLLINS, John Leevale AC M50 05:52.7 808 16 17 0:29:35 O'REGAN, Noel Midleton AC M40 05:54.9 693 17 18 0:29:58 COLLINS, John Skibbereen AC M 05:59.5 589 18 19 0:30:00 BRICE, Brendan East Cork AC M 05:59.9 626 19 20 0:30:12 KELLY, Joe West Waterford AC M40 06:02.3 864 20 21 0:30:24 MAHER, Shane Grange-Fermoy AC M 06:04.7 592 21 22 0:30:37 CODY, Tom Midleton AC M50 06:07.3 833 22 23 0:30:40 CRONIN, Gerry St. Finbarrs AC M 06:07.9 825 23 24 0:30:45 SMITH, Kevin East Cork AC M 06:08.9 684 24 25 0:30:47 TIERNEY, Conor East Cork AC M 06:09.3 854 25 26 0:31:03 DESMOND, John Eagle AC M45 06:12.5 851 26 27 0:31:04 O'CONNOR, Brian Grange-Fermoy AC M 06:12.7 593 27 28 0:31:07 CASHELL, Katherine St. Finbarrs AC F 06:13.3 668 28 29 0:31:12 O'MAHONY, Stephen Skibbereen AC M45 06:14.3 671 29 30 0:31:25 DUNPHY, John Midleton AC M40 06:16.9 649 30 31 0:31:40 LYNCH, Micheal Leevale AC M 06:19.9 676 31 32 0:31:42 O'SULLIVAN, Sean Midleton AC M 06:20.3 625 32 33 0:32:27 BYRNE, Eddie Eagle AC M40 06:29.3 595 33 34 0:32:37 COLLINS, Damien Leevale AC M 06:31.3 584 34 35 0:32:41 RAMSELL, Ned Midleton AC M 06:32.1 636 35 36 0:32:47 SHANAGHY, Eoin St. Finbarrs AC M 06:33.3 863 36 37 0:32:55 KENNEDY, Dan St. Finbarrs AC M55 06:34.9 824 37 38 0:32:56 O'CALLAGHAN, Brian Glanmire M 06:35.1 855 38 39 0:33:02 SHORTLAND, Thomas Togher AC M 06:36.3 667 39 40 0:33:03 KELLY, Alan Midleton AC M 06:36.5 856 40 41 0:33:07 LYNCH, Tadhg Og Eagle AC M 06:37.3 651 41 42 0:33:07 CLEARY, Paul East Cork AC M 06:37.3 803 42 43 0:33:09 SHERIDAN, Kevin Midleton M 06:37.7 687 43 44 0:33:28 MCGRATH, Phil East Cork AC M55 06:41.5 811 44 45 0:33:28 AHERNE, Neilus Midleton AC M50 06:41.5 600 45 46 0:33:29 DUNNE, Denis Cork M 06:41.7 659 46 47 0:33:35 O'NEILL, Niall Midleton AC M40 06:42.9 816 47 48 0:33:43 WALTER, Stephen Leevale AC M 06:44.5 588 48 49 0:33:56 MURPHY, Aine UCC AC F 06:47.1 665 49 50 0:33:59 RYAN, Sean Cloyne M 06:47.7 699 50 51 0:34:01 O'REGAN, Thomas Leevale AC M40 06:48.1 596 51 52 0:34:07 MULLANE, Eddie Rising Sun AC M55 06:49.3 629 52 53 0:34:08 OWENS, Ken Midleton AC M40 06:49.5 627 53 54 0:34:09 O'SULLIVAN, Billy Midleton AC M 06:49.7 677 54 55 0:34:10 BULMAN, Mark Donoughmore AC M45 06:49.9 680 55 56 0:34:11 PRENDERGAST, Karen Cork F 06:50.1 841 56 57 0:34:15 DUCHNICZ, Adam Midleton AC M 06:50.9 643 57 58 0:34:18 SHIELDS, Aoife UCC AC F 06:51.5 860 58 59 0:34:23 BUCKLEY, Tim-Joe Donoughmore AC M55 06:52.5 631 59 60 0:34:29 MCEVOY, David Leevale AC M 06:53.7 666 60 61 0:34:36 COLLINS, Lawrence Mount Uniacke M 06:55.1 862 61 62 0:34:37 HANRAHAN, Michael Midleton AC M 06:55.3 641 62 63 0:34:45 AHERN, Barry Castlemartyr M 06:56.9 827 63 64 0:34:47 HARTIGAN, Irene UCC AC F 06:57.3 859 64 65 0:35:00 COTTER, Gillian UCC AC F35 06:59.9 675 65 66 0:35:05 QUIGLEY, John Eagle AC M55 07:00.9 633 66 67 0:35:14 FAHY, Eamon Cork M 07:02.6 669 67 68 0:35:15 O'DONOGHUE, Pat Cloyne M 07:02.8 662 68 69 0:35:24 RYAN, John Glanmire M40 07:04.6 647 69 70 0:35:27 O'DONNABHAIN, Donnchadh Cobh M 07:05.2 850 70 71 0:35:33 ANGLAND, Mattie Gneeveguilla AC M50 07:06.4 597 71 72 0:35:35 CROWLEY, Alan Glenville M 07:06.8 809 72 73 0:35:40 KELLEHER, Colm Glanmire M 07:07.8 681 73 74 0:35:43 WAKEFIELD, Brian Cork M45 07:08.4 658 74 75 0:36:05 O'NEILL, Vincent Midleton AC M40 07:12.8 815 75 76 0:36:22 KEARNEY, Batt Leevale AC M50 07:16.2 805 76 77 0:36:31 KIELY, Victor Blarney M40 07:18.0 823 77 78 0:36:47 CASHMAN, Conor Killeagh M 07:21.2 834 78 79 0:36:57 MCCARTHY, Danny Midleton AC M55 07:23.2 661 79 80 0:36:57 O'SULLIVAN, Dara Cork M 07:23.2 594 80 81 0:36:58 MURPHY, Liam Bandon AC M 07:23.4 697 81 82 0:37:00 MURPHY, Dermot Eagle AC M 07:23.8 698 82 83 0:37:10 HICKEY, James Gneeveguilla AC M 07:25.8 685 83 84 0:37:18 TWOMEY, Eileen Ballincollig F 07:27.4 865 84 85 0:37:19 O'RIORDAN, Tony Cork M 07:27.6 866 85 86 0:37:19 MULCAHY, Mary St. Finbarrs AC F45 07:27.6 806 86 87 0:37:20 MOLONEY, David Whitegate M 07:27.8 830 87 88 0:37:21 MURRAY, Jimmy Rising Sun AC M55 07:28.0 628 88 89 0:37:29 WILSON, Dean Midleton M 07:29.6 674 89 90 0:37:38 CLEARY, Eibhlin East Cork AC F 07:31.4 804 90 91 0:37:43 TWOMEY, June Lisgold F 07:32.4 842 91 92 0:37:45 CAHILL, Breda Midleton AC F35 07:32.8 692 92 93 0:37:47 O'REILLY, Liam Midleton M 07:33.2 835 93 94 0:37:57 WALSH, Anthony Cork M45 07:35.2 682 94 95 0:37:58 PERRY, Anne-Marie Midleton AC F35 07:35.4 689 95 96 0:37:59 WALSHE, John East Cork AC M55 07:35.6 586 96 97 0:38:04 GARVEY, Colette Eagle AC F 07:36.6 820 97 98 0:38:15 MURPHY, Neilus Cork M45 07:38.8 679 98 99 0:38:25 MURPHY, Kieran Midleton AC M 07:40.8 857 99 100 0:38:31 MOLONEY, Thomas Youghal M 07:42.0 819 100 101 0:38:32 SHERIDAN, Anne-Marie Midleton F35 07:42.2 844 101 102 0:38:34 O'CONNOR, Kevin Eagle AC M 07:42.6 832 102 103 0:38:35 MURPHY, Marie Midleton AC F 07:42.8 810 103 104 0:38:36 AHERNE, Deirdre Midleton AC F 07:43.0 691 104 105 0:38:39 LYNCH, Michael Midleton M 07:43.6 837 105 106 0:38:42 KELLY, Brendan Cork M 07:44.2 648 106 107 0:38:53 ERANGEY, Karina Whitegate F 07:46.4 829 107 108 0:38:54 O'LEARY, John Leevale AC M55 07:46.6 634 108 109 0:38:55 FOLEY, Emmet Whitegate M 07:46.8 826 109 110 0:38:56 EGAN, Irene Cork F 07:47.0 821 110 111 0:39:04 MURPHY, Joe Eagle AC M50 07:48.6 644 111 112 0:39:05 MCGREGOR, Catriona Cloyne F45 07:48.8 828 112 113 0:39:18 O'KEEFFE, Samantha East Cork AC F35 07:51.4 652 113 114 0:39:19 O'KEEFFE, Sean East Cork AC M40 07:51.6 653 114 115 0:39:23 PHELAN, Kevin Eagle AC M40 07:52.4 663 115 116 0:39:24 O'BRIEN, Claire East Cork AC F 07:52.6 813 116 117 0:39:39 MURPHY, Austin St. Finbarrs AC M55 07:55.6 632 117 118 0:39:40 O'CONNELL, Donie Midleton AC M55 07:55.8 664 118 119 0:39:59 FURLONG, Brian Cork M 07:59.6 867 119 120 0:40:12 RYAN, Gillian Cork F 08:02.2 696 120 121 0:40:27 O'BRIEN, Kathleen East Cork AC F50 08:05.2 645 121 122 0:40:30 MCCARTHY, Michael West Waterford AC M50 08:05.8 839 122 123 0:40:31 O'KEEFFE, Mary Midleton AC F40 08:06.0 672 123 124 0:40:37 O'BRIEN, Padraig Tallow M 08:07.2 817 124 125 0:40:50 DOUGLAS, Adam Cork M 08:09.8 646 125 126 0:41:04 KENNEDY, Yvonne Midleton AC F 08:12.6 700 126 127 0:41:20 BARRY, Margaret Midleton AC F50 08:15.8 683 127 128 0:41:44 MACROPOULOS, Patricia Eagle AC F 08:20.6 861 128 129 0:42:08 FLETCHER, Caroline Midleton AC F 08:25.4 853 129 130 0:42:21 O'KEEFFE, Ber Whitegate F40 08:28.0 635 130 131 0:42:43 HENNESSY, Elaine Midleton AC F50 08:32.4 686 131 132 0:42:52 O'DOHERTY, Maura Midleton AC F35 08:34.2 807 132 133 0:43:04 MOTHERWAY, Marie Killeagh F 08:36.6 846 133 134 0:43:11 COUGHLAN, Ciara Midleton AC F 08:38.0 640 134 135 0:43:14 BUCKLEY, Joanne Banteer F 08:38.6 848 135 136 0:43:23 MURRAY, Andrew Midleton M 08:40.4 836 136 137 0:43:27 HEGARTY, Linda Midleton AC F35 08:41.2 688 137 138 0:43:59 AHERNE, Karen Cloyne F 08:47.6 694 138 139 0:44:08 BARRETT, Rosemarie Midleton AC F40 08:49.4 673 139 140 0:44:31 MANNING, Denis Cork M 08:54.0 818 140 141 0:44:57 KEATING, Mike Ballyhooly M40 08:59.2 852 141 142 0:45:38 BEAUSANG, Margaret Midleton AC F50 09:07.4 670 142 143 0:45:42 THORNBORROW, Anne Whitegate F 09:08.2 831 143 144 0:45:45 TALLON, David Shanagarry M40 09:08.8 678 144 145 0:46:30 TWOMEY, Veronica Lisgold F 09:17.8 843 145 146 0:46:55 CABALL, Billy Cork M55 09:22.8 802 146 147 0:47:03 CAREY, Vincent Killeagh M 09:24.4 858 147 148 0:47:40 MURTAGH, Larry Cork M 09:31.8 591 148 149 0:49:05 O'LEARY, Clare Midleton AC F 09:48.8 690 149 150 0:49:06 MCCARTHY, Joan Midleton AC F50 09:49.0 660 150 151 0:50:26 MCKENNA, Siobhan Midleton F 10:05.0 845 151 152 0:51:03 MORRISSEY, Rose Lower Aghada F 10:12.4 822 152 153 0:51:25 GARDE, Shirley Midleton F 10:16.8 801 153 154 0:51:25 BUCKLEY, Elaine Banteer F 10:16.8 847 154 155 0:51:27 HALLAHAN, Olive Midleton AC F45 10:17.2 849 155 156 0:51:28 MCGRATH, Michelle Midleton AC F35 10:17.4 695 156 WHEELCHAIR: FORDE, Jerry Blarney-Inniscarra AC M55 55:27 13th Annual Corkbeg '5' Road Race Results produced by John Walshe of Ballycotton Running Promotions.
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
Preview of the Corkbeg 5 mile road race...Thurs 9th July 2009 This 5 mile road race takes place in Corkbeg in East Cork at 8pm. Corkbeg is located about 1 km from the village of Whitegate on the Eastern side of the harbour. See the map above. If you are coming from Cork, take the N25 East and at the roundabout on the Midleton bypass, take the 3rd exit and keep going South to Whitegate. As you enter the village, you first pass the ESB power station and then the village itself. Just take the next small right hand turn and the start is a few hundred metres up this road. Entries for this race will be in the small wooden building just alongside the Pitch & Putt club. If you are unsure of where to go, click on the following link and use the + / - buttons to zoom IN / OUT and the MAP / SATELLITE buttons to change your view. http://pininthemap.com/48805bbe91750abfa
Course...The start and finish point for this race is at the gates of the Oil Refinery. The first mile is very fast. You are running down a gentle downhill slope from the start all the ways until you get to Whitegate. The 1 mile mark is just where you start running uphill as you leave the village. Watch out for the stewards instructions here as you will need to cross to the other side of the road around here. The 2nd mile is a tough mile as you continue to run uphill past the ESB power station and then take a right turn and up an even steeper section to the 2 mile mark. The 3rd mile is a fast one. The road flattens out after 2 miles and soon, it drops sharply back down to the main road and then left with a flat section to the 3 mile mark. The 4th mile is more or less flat until you reach the 4 mile mark just after the power station. The 5th and final mile has a bit of a sting in the tail at the end as you need to run back up that gentle incline to the finish at the oil refinery gates.Overall, a 5 mile race with a few drags but nothing heart stopping ;o)
This short clip was taken around the 4.5 mile mark as you turn off right in Whitegate for the finish.
Results of the Cork BHAA 'EMC' 5km road race...8th July 2009 Another record crowd turned out for this road race in Ovens near Ballincollig. Judging by the start and the queues out the door afterwards, it was obvious that the number was big. According to the results, a total of 414 runners turned out which compares to 355 for last year. Full credit to the Cork BHAA for putting on a fine well organised race and to the runners in EMC for a fine spread afterwards in the hall.
Preview of the Cork BHAA' EMC' 5 km road race.......Wed 8th July 2009(8pm) Before we look at the preview of this race, it might be worth looking back at some of the numbers attending this race over the years and how dramatic the recent increase in numbers attending races has been.
EMC 5k race........
2004 = 208
2005 = 183
2006 = 213
2007 = 261
2008 = 355
2009 = ???
It seems probable that this year's race will attract in excess of 400 runners, about twice the numbers 3 to 4 years ago. While the increased numbers are welcome, they also create a lot of problems. Twice the numbers mean that the whole entry procedure is slower, the start area is crowded, road safety is more of an issue, twice the number of finishers to be checked and recorded, longer race results and so on.
In another recent post, someone left a comment asking what could they do to help out?
Here are some suggestions....
1) Try to get to the races early. Enter early so that there isn't a delay in getting the race started. Remember that there may be daylight or traffic issues to contend with so the organisers will usually want to start the race on time.
2) If you aren't running in the race, consider offering your services. You can help out as a race steward, with the entries, at the finish line and so on.
On to the review...
The sign on for this race is at the Eire Og GAA grounds in Killumney, Ovens.
Directions...If you coming from the City, take the Ballincollig bypass. At the end of the bypass, you pass the EMC plant on your left, the road narrows and you then need to take the next left. You will see a pub at this junction ('Desmonds Bar'). About 800 metres later, you come to the village of Killumney with an old church straight ahead. Take the right here and the Eire Og grounds are on the right just up the road. There is usually plenty of parking inside the grounds. See the map below. The Red mark shows the finish where the GAA grounds are.
Entries...As per normal at BHAA races, there will be 2 queues, one for registered (€5) and one for non-registered runners (€7). Note that the start line is about a mile from the GAA grounds so you need to enter early and give yourself plenty of time. The start of the race is 8pm.
Course...The course is basically a one and a half lap loop. The start is 1 mile from the GAA grounds so you can use this as part of your warm up. Just follow everyone else and head for the start which is on the N22 Cork to Macroom road. Ok, it's not the nicest of starts with the heavy traffic but as soon as the race starts, you are back on to quiet roads again after a few hundred metres. When you do the 2nd loop, you will be using the hard shoulder which is fine as the crowd will have thinned out by then.
2 points to note......
1) The only hill / drag is near the road junction, just before the 1 and 3 mile mark. This is shown on the map as the point on the bottom left corner (South-West)
2) When you re-join the N22 near the pub (top right corner), the hard shoulder is very narrow here for about 100-200 metres and you need to be careful.
A few weeks back, I put up a post about a new record for traffic to this website with 15,631 hits in the month of May. Much of this traffic was no doubt due to the interest in the Cork City Marathon. As expected, this high level of traffic continued into June and with the record numbers at the local races, a new peak has been recorded.
The Runnng in Cork website got almost 19,000 hits in the month of June which is huge. Consider that 12 months ago, the traffic level was around the 10,000 mark which at that time was exceptional.
Monday, July 06, 2009
4 Mile road race this evening in south Limerick....... The Annual Dromcollogher 4 Mile Road Race is on this evening Monday 6th July 2009. Considering that it is just over the Cork/Limerick border, it might be of interest to anyone living in north Cork. If you are not sure where it is, try turning off left in Buttevant and take the R522 for Liscarroll and Dromcollogher. Race starts at 7.45pm. More details on the Running in Munster website.
Sunday, July 05, 2009
Road Running Workshop.....16th July
I received the following mail from Shane Simcox of Mallow AC who is putting on a running workshop if anyone is interested... "I will be doing a Road-Running Workshop on Thursday July 16th at 7.30pm-8.30pm in Leisureworld Bishopstown. The cost of the workshop is €8.
The topics covered will include training for 5k to marathon distance, injury prevention,Suitable footwear etc. Although the workshop will be geared mainly towards beginners and those new to the road-running scene, everyone is welcome. As there are only 15 places available early booking is advisable. To book your place you can call (021) 4346505.......Shane Simcox (Mallow A.C.) "
Friday, July 03, 2009
Races this weekend....Fri 3rd July 2009
There are 2 races this weekend in Munster, both of them on Friday evening.
Kerry........the Killarney Summerfest 5 km fun run takes place at 7pm.
Tipperary........the 'Champion Kiely' 5 km road race takes place in Ballyneale at 7:30pm in south-east Tipperary.
Results of the Cork BHAA 'Stryker' 4 Mile road race...1st July 2009
This race in Carrigtwohill in East Cork took place in dull but dry conditions. It had been raining for most of the day, stopped for a few hours in the evening for the race and then started again once it got dark.
Looking at the numbers, they got 456 this year...a 43% increase. Once again, a big increase in numbers.
Results...The results will probably be up on the BHAA website soon. In the meantime, they are available here on a temporary link.
Photos...
1) There is a gallery of photos taken by Donal O'Donoughue. The link is HERE.
Preview of the Cork BHAA 'Stryker' 4 Mile Road Race - Wed 1st July (8pm) This 4 mile road race takes place in the East Cork town of Carrigtwohill at 8pm on Wednesday, the 1st of July. Registration is in the Community Hall near the Eastern end of the town. If you are travelling from Cork, you have a choice of 2 slips roads to take for Carrigtwohill off the main N25 road as shown above. You can see exactly where the Community Hall is by clicking HERE and using the +/- buttons to zoom in and out. Try changing the 'View' to Satellite or Map to see if it makes it any clearer. As per normal at BHAA races, there will be 2 queues in the hall. One for registered runners (€5 entry) and one for non-registered runners (€7). The start point for the race is about 400 metres away.
The course...From the start on the main road in the town, you head back towards the Community Centre but before you reach it, you take a sharp left along a straight stretch of road away from centre of the town. It is a section where you need to be careful as the field is still very bunched. However, by the time you get to the railway bridge, the field should have begun to thin. There is a sharp little incline at this bridge but once you are over it, it flattens out as you turn off left at the next road junction. Now the road begins to climb slowly to the 1 mile mark. After that, you turn off left and head West. The 2nd mile involves plenty of flat running with some downhill running also as you lose the height you gained earlier. After the 2 mile mark, it's pretty flat and soon you turn left onto a long straight. Up a slight incline at the end and out onto the old main road and the 3 mile mark. You are then running inside the hard shoulder of the main road. For the last mile, you carry on towards the small roundabout and back into the town. The finish is just past the entrance for an industrial estate. I have a copy of the route up on the MapMyRun website if anyone wants to check it out or get their bearings.
Overall...A reasonably flat fast course with no major hills as such. Last year, they got 320 entries which was only 1 up on the 2007 figure. With the current record numbers attending races, I'd expect that the 400 mark may well be broken. Try and get there early so that entry backlog can be cleared and the race can start on time.
Extra information........With the increased numbers at the road races, the finish line are getting very congested, especially in the shorter races. One tried and trusted way of dealing with the backlog is to have 2 finishing chutes. As soon as 1 is full, a 2nd one is opened. It's important that runners should stay in the finishing chute so that their number can be recorded and only leave at the end.
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Update on the Ballycotton Summer Series & More Ballyandreen photos...
Just to catch up on a few items...... Shanagarry 5 Mile road race photos....There are now 2 new sets of photos available of the 2009 Shanagarry 5 mile road race. Scroll down the page to find the links under the main post for the race results or take this shortcut.
Ballycotton 5 Mile Summer Series.........John Robinson of Mallow AC has now very kindly compiled the current overall placings of the Ballycotton Summer Series. I have now put them up on this website.
Race Calendar......The race calendar for July, August and September has now been updated. It can be found in the right hand column of this page.
Next Up..........On Tuesday, we'll look ahead to the next big race locally....the Cork BHAA 'Stryker' 4 mile on Wednesday which is sure to attract a big crowd.
Results of the Courtmacsherry 10 km road race...Sat 27th June 2009 Almost 200 runners took advantage of the fine weather to take part in this 10 km road race in a very scenic part of west Cork. Not so long ago, well established races would have struggled to get 200 entrants. For a race in west Cork to get that many in their second year is remarkable.
Courtmacsherry Rowing Club COURTMACSHERRY '10K' Saturday 27 June 2009. 5:30pm Place Time Name Team Race Age Category min/mile 1 0:34:51 WILMOT, Kevin Bandon AC M 05:36.4 142 1 2 0:35:07 LAFFAN, Tom Bandon AC M40 05:39.0 133 2 3 0:35:24 DE BURCA, Cosmos Rising Sun AC M 05:41.7 164 3 4 0:35:31 WAUGH, George Rising Sun AC M 05:42.8 162 4 5 0:36:11 HARRINGTON, Chris Leevale AC M 05:49.3 165 5 6 0:36:41 FLAHERTY, Billy Skibbereen AC M40 05:54.1 218 6 7 0:36:45 LUCEY, Tim Bandon AC M40 05:54.7 180 7 8 0:38:04 MURPHY, Paddy Bandon AC M 06:07.5 203 8 9 0:38:36 PATTERSON, Robert Dunmanway M 06:12.6 156 9 10 0:38:38 SHEEHAN, Tom Bandon AC M40 06:12.9 152 10 11 0:38:40 KEOHANE, Don Eagle AC M40 06:13.2 228 11 12 0:38:43 CROWLEY, Carmel Bandon AC F35 06:13.7 111 12 13 0:38:45 CODY, Tom Midleton AC M50 06:14.0 275 13 14 0:39:02 WALSH, Paud Eagle AC M 06:16.8 221 14 15 0:39:05 COLLINS, John Skibbereen AC M 06:17.3 149 15 16 0:40:03 WALSH, Enda Waterford AC M 06:26.6 258 16 17 0:40:20 O'CALLAGHAN, John Rising Sun AC M40 06:29.3 161 17 18 0:40:27 O'CONNOR, Gavin Cork M 06:30.5 123 18 19 0:40:45 O'DRISCOLL, John Rising Sun AC M50 06:33.4 160 19 20 0:40:46 CURRAN, Martin Courtmacsherry M 06:33.5 130 20 21 0:41:07 DALTON, Marc Midleton AC M 06:36.9 113 21 22 0:41:39 CRONIN, Richard Cork M 06:42.0 138 22 23 0:41:39 FLYNN, Leo Brussels M40 06:42.0 247 23 24 0:41:40 LEONARD, Helen Rathfarnham-WSAF AC F35 06:42.2 223 24 25 0:42:04 GRIFFIN, Kieran Courtmacsherry M 06:46.1 105 25 26 0:42:09 FITZGERALD, Kieran Skibbereen AC M 06:46.9 205 26 27 0:42:10 LOCKE, Simon Courtmacsherry M 06:47.0 124 27 28 0:42:15 GRIFFIN, Denis Courtmacsherry M 06:47.8 1 28 29 0:42:19 O'SULLIVAN, Diarmuid Eagle AC M 06:48.5 187 29 30 0:42:27 MURPHY, Niamh Carrigaline F 06:49.8 202 30 31 0:42:30 MCCARTHY, Peter Dunmanway M 06:50.3 188 31 32 0:42:33 CASEY, Owen Carrigaline M 06:50.7 207 32 33 0:42:41 KINGSTON, Richard Courtmacsherry M16 06:52.0 132 33 34 0:42:42 O'HALLORAN, Declan Bandon AC M40 06:52.2 254 34 35 0:42:53 O'CONNOR, Pat Eagle AC M40 06:54.0 256 35 36 0:42:59 BARRY, Elizabeth Bandon AC F 06:54.9 211 36 37 0:43:00 COLLINS, Una Clonakilty F 06:55.1 177 37 38 0:43:02 DUCHNICZ, Adam Midleton AC M 06:55.4 95 38 39 0:43:07 SHIELDS, Aoife UCC AC F 06:56.2 195 39 40 0:43:17 SADLIER, Douglas Cork M 06:57.8 194 40 41 0:43:21 O'BRIEN, Patrick Skibbereen AC M40 06:58.5 219 41 42 0:43:24 MURPHY, Phil Bandon AC M40 06:58.9 145 42 43 0:43:30 COLEMAN, Fergus Clonakilty M 06:59.9 266 43 44 0:44:00 O'MAHONY, Barry Ballygarvan M 07:04.7 206 44 45 0:44:06 HARTIGAN, Irene UCC AC F 07:05.7 155 45 46 0:44:07 HARTE, Mike Timoleague M 07:05.9 279 46 47 0:44:18 PHAIR, Noel Clonakilty M40 07:07.6 98 47 48 0:44:55 O'CONNOR, Mark Mallow AC M 07:13.6 277 48 49 0:44:55 RYAN, Martin Ballinspittle M 07:13.6 141 49 50 0:45:08 MCAULEY, Colum Clonakilty M 07:15.7 99 50 51 0:45:15 KEOHANE, Ger Barryroe M 07:16.8 231 51 52 0:45:15 BYRD, Charlie Cork M40 07:16.8 134 52 53 0:45:24 LOONEY, Denis Eagle AC M40 07:18.2 167 53 54 0:45:29 PEGLER, David Rosscarbery M40 07:19.1 284 54 55 0:45:29 HAYES, Bernard Ardfield M40 07:19.1 286 55 56 0:45:39 DEASY, Ciaran Timoleague M 07:20.7 248 56 57 0:45:44 BOYD, Lina St. Finbarrs AC F35 07:21.5 116 57 58 0:46:05 DOLLARD, John Kilbrittain M 07:24.8 276 58 59 0:46:10 LAWLOR, Deirdre Clonakilty F35 07:25.6 189 59 60 0:46:11 KELLEHER, Ronan Bandon M 07:25.8 154 60 61 0:46:25 WILCOX, Willie Clonakilty M40 07:28.1 267 61 62 0:46:35 O'MEARA, Patrick Clonakilty M 07:29.7 176 62 63 0:46:37 O'DONOVAN, Etha Clonakilty M16 07:30.0 236 63 64 0:46:39 HARTE, Cecil Cork M 07:30.3 293 64 65 0:46:40 HEALY, Brian Midleton AC M40 07:30.5 244 65 66 0:46:46 MCCARTHY, Danny Midleton AC M50 07:31.4 192 66 67 0:47:02 O'KEEFFE, Paul Cork M40 07:34.0 158 67 68 0:47:08 COLEMAN, Ger Barryroe M 07:35.0 251 68 69 0:47:11 O'SULLIVAN, Pat Bandon AC M50 07:35.5 193 69 70 0:47:18 RYAN, Vaughan Cork M40 07:36.6 255 70 71 0:47:39 CALLANAN, Liam Whitechurch M 07:40.0 272 71 72 0:47:42 MURPHY, Richard Barryroe M 07:40.5 253 72 73 0:47:43 CROWLEY, Mary Clonakilty F35 07:40.6 242 73 74 0:47:47 GUINANE, Elaine Cork F 07:41.3 171 74 75 0:47:52 HARRINGTON, Micheal Galley M 07:42.1 296 75 76 0:47:52 HAYES, Danny Galley M 07:42.1 289 76 77 0:47:59 EGAN, Conor Tipperary M 07:43.2 179 77 78 0:48:02 COLLINS, Maria St. Finbarrs AC F35 07:43.7 119 78 79 0:48:03 MURPHY, Liam Bandon AC M 07:43.8 249 79 80 0:48:04 O'SHEA, Conor Waterford M 07:44.0 260 80 81 0:48:05 HORAN, Padraig Clonakilty M 07:44.2 281 81 82 0:48:05 MCDERMOTT, Steve Clonakilty M 07:44.2 282 82 83 0:48:26 DONEGAN, John Bandon M50 07:47.5 224 83 84 0:48:26 O'MAHONY, Michael-John Kilmurray M 07:47.5 200 84 85 0:48:26 BUCKLEY, Aidan Eagle AC M40 07:47.5 170 85 86 0:48:27 WALSHE, John East Cork AC M50 07:47.7 97 86 87 0:48:28 CAMPBELL, Rhona Mallow AC F 07:47.9 287 87 88 0:48:34 MOLONEY, Evelyn Kibrittain F35 07:48.8 129 88 89 0:48:46 KEANE, Debbie Innishannon F35 07:50.7 159 89 90 0:48:49 COLEMAN, Barry Cork M 07:51.2 121 90 91 0:48:53 O'DONNCHADHA, Micheal Templemartin M 07:51.9 163 91 92 0:48:59 TWOMEY, June Lisgoold F 07:52.8 197 92 93 0:49:05 MCCARTHY, Donal Courtmacsherry M 07:53.8 295 93 94 0:49:11 BARRY, Ronan Courtmacsherry M 07:54.8 299 94 95 0:49:16 GRIFFIN, Mark Lyre M 07:55.6 143 95 96 0:49:22 O'DONOVAN, John Clonakilty M 07:56.5 185 96 97 0:49:32 MCGLUE, Samantha Carrigaline F 07:58.1 233 97 98 0:49:32 CULLINANE, Ger Galley M 07:58.1 288 98 99 0:49:33 WHITE, Sean Clonakilty M16 07:58.3 214 99 100 0:49:59 O'GORMAN, John Kilworth M 08:02.5 283 100 101 0:50:09 HARTE, Ken Timoleague M 08:04.1 290 101 102 0:50:09 HARTE, Barry Timoleague M 08:04.1 291 102 103 0:50:09 HOUGH, Sean Timoleague M 08:04.1 292 103 104 0:50:27 GRIFFIN, Carmel Courtmacsherry F 08:07.0 106 104 105 0:50:33 POWER, Catherine Cork F 08:08.0 140 105 106 0:50:38 KIRBY, Barry Clonakilty M50 08:08.8 265 106 107 0:50:52 O'LEARY, Neillie Belgooly AC M60 08:11.0 232 107 108 0:50:59 MCCARTHY, Maeve Skibbereen AC F 08:12.1 204 108 109 0:51:11 DEASY, Cillian Clonakilty M 08:14.1 305 109 110 0:51:24 HILL, Marie Clonakilty F 08:16.2 102 110 111 0:51:25 DILLION, Derek Clonakilty M 08:16.3 191 111 112 0:51:43 O'BRIEN, Michael Skibbereen AC M 08:19.2 136 112 113 0:51:52 KENT, Marie Waterford AC F 08:20.7 257 113 114 0:51:54 WHELTON, Brian Courtmacsherry M 08:21.0 125 114 115 0:51:55 GRIFFIN, Eleanor Barryroe F 08:21.2 262 115 116 0:51:56 O'CONNOR, Gary Cork M 08:21.3 250 116 117 0:52:23 LAWLOR, Noel Clonakilty M40 08:25.7 190 117 118 0:52:32 SPILLANE, James Cork M 08:27.1 157 118 119 0:52:36 HENRY, David Clonakilty M 08:27.8 183 119 120 0:52:38 KENNEDY, Eamonn Killarney M 08:28.1 217 120 121 0:52:39 TWOMEY, John Clonakilty M 08:28.2 198 121 122 0:53:26 KIELY, Mairead Clonakilty F 08:35.8 294 122 123 0:53:26 MCSHANE, Paul Clonakilty M 08:35.8 285 123 124 0:53:30 KINGSTON, James Clonakilty M 08:36.4 226 124 125 0:53:39 LAMBE, David Dublin M 08:37.9 147 125 126 0:53:55 O'SHEA, Kathyn Rathbarry F 08:40.5 148 126 127 0:54:14 COLLINS, Clare Timoleague F 08:43.5 112 127 128 0:54:14 COLGAN, John Courtmacsherry M50 08:43.5 168 128 129 0:54:36 GRIFFIN, Joseph Timoleague M 08:47.1 274 129 130 0:54:41 KINGSTON, Alice Bandon F 08:47.9 173 130 131 0:54:50 KELLY, Cora Bandon F 08:49.3 209 131 132 0:55:17 GRIFFIN, Padraig Timoleague M 08:53.7 273 132 133 0:55:19 CALLAN, Emmet Bandon M 08:54.0 278 133 134 0:55:22 KEARNEY, Ted Courtmacsherry M16 08:54.5 300 134 135 0:55:31 CAREY, Joe Garretstown M 08:55.9 208 135 136 0:55:43 MCCARTHY, Eileen Clonakilty F35 08:57.8 298 136 137 0:55:52 J-DANIEL, Bachni Switzerland M50 08:59.3 131 137 138 0:56:04 ROYCROFT, Amy Bandon M 09:01.2 172 138 139 0:56:18 BYRD, Tom Cork M50 09:03.5 135 139 140 0:56:21 MUCKIAN, Shiela Bandon AC F45 09:04.0 234 140 141 0:56:35 FITZPATRICK, Karen Clonakilty F 09:06.2 212 141 142 0:56:35 KIRBY, Matt Clonakilty M 09:06.2 227 142 143 0:56:37 CROWLEY, Rachel Bandon F 09:06.5 229 143 144 0:56:44 DEASY, Ursual Clonakilty F 09:07.7 239 144 145 0:56:54 MOLONEY, Patrick Clonakilty M16 09:09.3 271 145 146 0:57:16 KENT, Elizabeth Waterford AC F 09:12.8 259 146 147 0:57:23 O'KEEFFE, Kieran Blarney M 09:13.9 210 147 148 0:57:48 CROWLEY, Miriam Bandon F 09:18.0 230 148 149 0:57:53 SEXTON, Gerard Courtmacsherry M 09:18.8 199 149 150 0:57:54 LAWTON, Kilian Barryroe M16 09:18.9 237 150 151 0:57:54 JENKIN, Paul Timoleague M 09:18.9 174 151 152 0:58:00 COAKLEY, Sinead Ring F 09:19.9 222 152 153 0:58:25 JENKINS, Liz Timoleague F 09:23.9 175 153 154 0:58:33 KENNEDY, Caroline Killarney F 09:25.2 216 154 155 0:59:10 BYRD, Damien Enniskeane M 09:31.2 268 155 156 0:59:11 LYNCH, Katie Cork F 09:31.3 269 156 157 0:59:19 REYNOLDS, Claire Clonakilty F35 09:32.6 241 157 158 0:59:19 WHITE, Mark Clonakilty M16 09:32.6 215 158 159 0:59:58 DONOVAN, Emmet Barryroe M 09:38.9 184 159 160 1:00:16 O'SULLIVAN, Richard Courtmacsherry M 09:41.8 182 160 161 1:00:19 DINEEN, Elyan Courtmacsherry F 09:42.3 301 161 162 1:00:35 O'DONOVAN, Carol-Anne Ring F 09:44.8 280 162 163 1:00:45 O'DONOVAN, Grainne Cork F 09:46.4 235 163 164 1:00:50 NYHAN, Lorna Ballinascartha F35 09:47.2 166 164 165 1:00:57 TWOMEY, Mandy Clonakilty F 09:48.4 196 165 166 1:01:29 DUNPHY, John Midleton AC M40 09:53.5 144 166 167 1:01:43 O'MAHONY, Annette Kilmurray F 09:55.8 201 167 168 1:01:57 RAFTICE, Ann-Marie Kilkenny F 09:58.0 252 168 169 1:02:04 MURRAY, Lorraine Ballinspittle F 09:59.1 246 169 170 1:02:12 MURPHY, Cora Courtmacsherry F 10:00.4 118 170 171 1:02:13 JOST, Caroline Cork F 10:00.6 139 171 172 1:02:18 ROGERS, John Courtmacsherry M16 10:01.4 127 172 173 1:02:19 MCCARTHY, Paul Courtmacsherry M16 10:01.6 303 173 174 1:03:04 HURLEY, Fiona Courtmacsherry F 10:08.8 122 174 175 1:03:30 O'REGAN, Thelma Clonakilty F35 10:13.0 178 175 176 1:03:50 BRICKLEY, Olivia Courtmacsherry F 10:16.2 117 176 177 1:04:43 O'NEILL, Kay Clonakilty F45 10:24.7 151 177 178 1:04:43 O'NEILL, Noel Clonakilty M40 10:24.7 150 178 179 1:04:54 COYNE, Tracy Killarney F 10:26.5 128 179 180 1:04:54 FLYNN, Laura Courtmacsherry F16 10:26.5 107 180 181 1:04:55 HENRY, Ruth Clonakilty F 10:26.7 181 181 182 1:05:39 WHELTON, Stephen Courtmacsherry F 10:33.7 169 182 183 1:05:39 BATTERBERRY, Mary Cork F 10:33.7 264 183 184 1:06:01 O'DONOVAN, Rebecca Ballinspittle F 10:37.3 245 184 185 1:06:05 O'ROURKE, Emer Whites Cross F 10:37.9 137 185 186 1:07:10 COUGHLAN, Colette Kilbrittain F 10:48.4 240 186 187 1:07:44 GRIFFIN, Ita Courtmacsherry F 10:53.9 304 187 188 1:07:53 FLYNN, Sean Courtmacsherry M16 10:55.3 109 188 189 1:08:22 BRICKLEY, Lorraine Courtmacsherry F 11:00.0 146 189 190 1:08:27 FLYNN, Andrew Courtmacsherry M16 11:00.8 108 190 191 1:08:58 DUGGAN, Annette Coachford F 11:05.8 263 191 192 1:09:30 LAWTON, Barry Barryroe M16 11:10.9 238 192 193 1:09:54 MULHAW, Pat Cork M 11:14.8 243 193 194 1:10:06 KELLY, Paul Courtmacsherry M16 11:16.7 96 194 195 1:11:15 HOLLAND, James Courtmacsherry M16 11:27.8 261 195 196 1:12:38 KEOHANE, Caroline Clonakilty F 11:41.2 101 196 197 1:13:07 DEASY, Emma Courtmacsherry F16 11:45.8 114 197 198 1:13:08 HURLEY, Rachel Courtmacsherry F16 11:46.0 220 198 199 1:13:12 WHITE, Linda Clonakilty F 11:46.6 213 199
Second annual Courtmacsherry '10k' - in aid of local rowing club Results produced by John Walshe of Ballycotton Running Promotions
Friday, June 26, 2009
Preview of the Courtmacsherry 10km Charity Run - Sat 27th June (5:30pm) This 10km charity event takes place in Courtmacsherry in West Cork on Saturday evening at 5:30 pm. This is the 2nd year of this event and there is a slight route change from last year. The start is in Courtmacsherry and the route goes around 3 miles to Timoleague, does 1 loop of the town and then back towards Courtmacsherry and the finish. Last year, they had 2 loops around Timoleague and it caused some confusion!
Here is some information about the run that was supplied to me by the organisers...
Date: Saturday June 27th Starting Time: 5.30pm
Route: Similar route to last year. Courtmacsherry to Timoleague with one lap around Timoleague village before returning back to Courtmacsherry.
Registration: Registration on the day anytime before 5pm in the Community Hall.
Prizes for:
Under 16 Boys
Under 16 Girls
Men
Women
Over 40 Men
Over 35 Women
Over 50 Men
Over 45 Women
Over 60 Men
Over 55 Women
Prizes will be given to the first three home in each category.
Entry Fee: EUR10.00
We have an AAI License for the race- permit number 2047 which we applied for via Bandon Athletic Club. Refreshments:....We will be distributing bottled water, bananas and a chocolate bar at the finish line. We will be holding a BBQ afterwards but this will be a the fund raising BBQ similar to last year. Prizes will be given for the first three of each category.
In 2008, the field for this event was pretty small with 87 taking part. Perhaps this year, they will break the 100 mark? Considering that there are relatively few races in the west Cork area, this one should appeal to people living in that area.
Results of the Shanagarry 5 Mile Road Race...Thurs 25th May 2009 n 2008, this race attracted 281 runners which was a record number at that time, a slight increase on the figure of 279 for 2007. For the 2009 race, they had an entry of around 471 runners which is 67% up on the 2008 figure. To have a new race grow by 67% might be fair enough but for a well establised race like this to grow by 67% is remarkable.
Where are all of the extra people coming from? It's probably fair to say that a lot must be Cork City Marathon Relay runners. If an event like that can attract several thousand runners, a lot of them will be new to the sport and of course, a percentage of these will go on to take part in other local races.
Hill.........What hill???
Photos.....
1) Donal O'Donoughue took a series of photos and these are available on this photo gallery.
2) Denis Kelliher of Midleton AC also took a set of 110 photos around the 4 mile mark. These are really good as the runners are at their slowest and the images are clear. What's interesting about photos at the 4 mile mark is that you get to see who was behind you and what the difference was by the time you finished. The photos are now up on this photo gallery.