Results of the Mallow 10 Mile Road Race...Sun 7th Feb 2010

Just over 500 runners turned out for this 10 mile road race in North Cork which is pretty impressive considering that it was only 1 week after the Dungarvan 10 and it had to be cancelled from it's original date in early January. Last year, they got 576 runners and if the weather had been kinder in early January, they may well have got somewhere in the region of 700 entries instead.

Despite a bit of a breeze, the conditions for the race were pretty good. A bit dull but it was cool and dry which was the main thing. A lot of the faces present today were also present in Dungarvan last week and judging from some of the times, the short gap of a week between the 10 mile races was enough for most people to recover and post some fine times in Mallow.

Results...

The full results are now available HERE.

(Sorry about the broken link earlier today. Mallow AC changed the name of the results file so the link had broken as a result. It should be ok now)

The category results are available HERE.

By the way, this was the 2nd race in the John Buckley Sports Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series and the results after 2 races should be available soon.

Photos...(Updated Tues 9th)

There were plenty of cameras out along the course and there should be loads of photos available soon.

1) To get the ball rolling, we have 3 short albums from Eddie Keogh of Eagle AC...

a) Near the Start line...

b) Near the 3 Mile mark...

c) Near the finish...

2) Another batch here from Paudie Birmingham...

a) Near the start line...

b) Near the 4 Mile mark...

c) Near the finish...

3) Loads of commercial photos of the finish line HERE.

4) Joe Murphy of Eagle AC has a large gallery of 329 photos HERE.

5) Jorge Ruiz Villasante has an excellent gallery HERE.

The FINAL Ballycotton '10' list is out!!...

The final list of successful entrants for the 2010 Ballycotton 10 Mile Road Race is now available.

The alphabetical list is HERE

The list in numerical order is HERE

It would seem as if there are 3340 entrants. That's about the same as last year. Considering that club runners had a full 2 week window to get their entries in, does that suggest that the huge growth in numbers attending road races has not resulted in lots of new members for the various athletic clubs??? Are most people quite content to do their own thing without joining any club?

Comments...???

Weather forecast for the Mallow '10' on Sunday...

The current forecast is looking pretty good for this race. Broken clouds with a slight chance of rain. Met Eireann are predicting...

Frost and fog clearing, becoming breezy in places with southeasterly winds freshening. Mostly dry with some sunny spells, but rather cloudy along parts of the southwest and west coasts, with possibly a little light rain at times. Top temperatures 6 to 9 C

Update...Sat 6th 3pm...It looks as if it might be a bit cloudier than expected but the BBC are now predicting that any rain won't hit the South-West until later in the day. So fingers crossed, it's looking good for Mallow!.

Temperature wise, it will be ideal.....cool but not freezing.

As for the wind, a moderate South-Easterly breeze is forecast. If that's the case then it won't be a factor until after the 6 mile mark when we turn South and head back towards Mallow. We will be running into it for about 3 miles until roughly the 9 mile mark.

Preview of the Mallow 10 mile road race...12:30pm Sun 7th Feb 2010
The thing to remember about the Mallow 10 is that the registration, start and finish points are in 3 completely different parts of the town. If this is your first time doing it, take note of the instructions below. If you have done the Mallow 10 before then be warned that the course has changed somewhat and the start and finish lines have moved...so read on.

Getting registered...

As I mentioned in a previous post, if you are going then you should register online before midnight on Friday. Not only is the entry cheaper (€12 as opposed to €15 for non-registered), it also means that you don't have to join long queues on the day and it makes life a lot easier for the organisers.

Getting your number...

When you register online, you are indicating your intent to attend the race. You have to go to the Youth Hall to collect your number. If you do not pre-register, you can enter on the day for €15. Please note that the last entries are at 11:30am!!

Getting to the Youth Hall...

If this is your first time doing the Mallow 10, then check out the map above. If you are coming from Cork on the N20, take the exit into the town at the roundabout. Keep going straight up into the town and when you see some dudes head on a pedestal, turn left here up the hill and look for parking. The Youth Hall is just around the corner.

Getting to the Start.......

Note that the start line is about a mile from the Youth Hall and it's different from last year!! From the Youth Hall, head back into town, left at the 'dude on the pedestal' and downhill to the river. Cross over the Blackwater River, straight through the traffic lights and after a few hundred metres you come to a garage...see the black dot on the map. Last year, the start line was just up the road to the right. This year, you need to take a left and go to the start line which is up in a residential area. The race starts at 12:30pm sharp so give yourself plenty of time to get there.

Getting back from the finish.....

Last year the finish was outside the local Co-Op shop and the road was pretty busy....not a great spot for the finish of a race. This year, the finish is in a cordoned off lane of the main N20 road near the roundabout, about a mile from the Youth Hall. Considering that this is the main Cork/Limerick road, the Gardai and Mallow AC don't want several hundred finishers crossing the road in dribs and drabs causing traffic delays to say nothing about the safety aspect. They want everyone to follow the stewards instructions and to use the nearby footbridge which crosses safety over the main road. From there, head back into town...straight up the slight hill and then left at the pedestal. No doubt Mallow AC will have a fine spread ready for all the runners after the race.

The Course....

As a 10 mile course, it's pretty reasonable although there are a few small drags. Nothing major but perhaps enough to lose you those vital seconds if you were trying for a PB.

The race starts in a residential area and back towards the garage and then left. From here, the route is the same as last year until the 9.5 mile mark. After the 1 mile mark, you run underneath the N20 road and just before the 2 mile mark, there is a bit of a climb. After that, you come out onto the hard shoulder of the N20 and you run roughly 2 miles along this stretch until you reach the main roundabout where you take a left and on to the 4 mile mark.

From here, it's reasonably flat as you head out towards the Race Course. Soon the road narrows and hard shoulder disappears but hopefully there will be Gardai on hand like in previous years to direct the traffic.

Just after 6 miles, you turn off left and onto the nicest part of the course. The roads here are quiet and traffic is no longer a concern. Soon you cross a small bridge and you tackle a small climb on the other side. Nothing serious but coming at around 7 miles, it will test people to see if they can stay with the stronger runners in their group.

Out to Newberry Cross and left past a small industrial estate. The road is pretty straight here and reasonably flat. Just after 8 miles, there is a sharp downhill section and a slight detour from last year's route as you stay right and then left. Back on the road for the town and again, there is a short hill here which can be testing.

At about 9.4 miles just at the railway bridge and the N20 flyover, the route changes. Last year, you would have carried straight on......in past the church...left over the bridge...left onto Park Road and on to the finish. This year, you are going to take a right just after the railway bridge and you run up the slip road to join the N20. Then a sharp left and run in towards the finish which is on a cordoned off lane.

Instructions.......

Please see below some instructions from Mallow AC for the race...

Key Points for participants and spectators.

• As the numbers have grown by 300% over the past four years, the course has changed as we have been forced to avoid the town centre


• The start is to the left of the petrol station, just by Davis College. (a few hundred metres from the old start) in a mainly residential area.


• The finish is now by the roundabout bar on the main Cork/Limerick Road. While this is not ideal we have struggled to find a better option


• Runners will not be allowed run back out the course once finished


• Runners will not be allowed use headphones/music players


• Once leaving the finish area runners will be asked to use the footbridge to cross the road and return to hall

Registration

• Pre registered entries are €12, Registration via www.mallowac.ie will be available until mid-night Friday


• Pre registered runners must pick up their numbers in the hall.


• Entries on the day are €15 (Runners on the day will need to complete entry forms available in the hall)


• Last entries on the day will be 11:30am


• Registration will be at Mallow Youth Centre, this is a mile from the start and a mile from the finish


• Parking is not available at the Youth Centre, there are a number of car parks nearby, details on the website.


• All runners will receive a Beanie cap as per last year


• Tea/Coffee sandwiches will be available to all runners after the race

Prizes

• Usual prize categories, details on website


• €500 Euro bonus if either Male or Female records are broken


• Prizes for first 5 runners Male and Female will be presented on the day


• Other prizes will be mailed to recipients

On the Course

• Keep on the lefthand side of the road, except for one section (9 to 9.5 miles) where you will be directed to run on the right


• Obey stewards


• Beware of traffic as the roads are not closed


• While all possible precautions will be taken, you are responsible for your own safety


• Please respect the property of residents at the start .

Mallow 10 mile coming up...

Now that the Dungarvan 10 is out of the way, it's time to look forward to the Mallow 10 mile road race next Sunday, the 7th of February. This was originally supposed to be on the 10th of January but had to be cancelled due to the icy conditions back then.

This will be the 2nd race in the Munster Ten-Mile Spring Classics Series. The remaining 2 races are the Ballycotton '10' in March and the Kilnaboy '10' in April.

If you are going to Mallow next Sunday then you should pre-register online...

1) If you registered already for the 10th of Jan race then there is no need to register again.

2) If you pre-register, the entry fee is only €12. You do NOT pay online. All you are doing is giving your details (name, club, age, etc) to Mallow AC so that they can get all the information into the race software beforehand rather than trying to do it on the day in a mad rush. On race day, you will just go to the pre-registered queue, pay your €12 and collect your number. Nice and quick.

3) If you don't pre-register, the entry fee is €15 on the day. So, it makes sense to pre-enter!

To pre-register for the Mallow 10, just go to this webpage and input your details.

A preview of the race coming soon...

Results of the East Cork 3k road race - Tues 2nd Feb 2010...

There was a turnout of about 136 runners for this 3 km road race in Midleton in East Cork which is the 2nd last race in the series. Normally, 100 to 120 runners is the rough number that might be considered a 'comfortable maximum' for this race. At 136, it's getting a bit crowded. You may have noticed that I did not put up a preview or notice for this race for the simple fact that they were likely to get a big turnout anyway without me giving it even more publicity.

Results...

1		East Cork AC 3Km Winter Series Race 5 02/02/10
2	1	Sean McGrath	East Cork AC	9.21
3	2	Noel Berkeley	DSD AC	9.25
4	3	Timmy Murphy	Grange Fermoy AC	9.35
5	4	James O'Driscoll	CIT	9.41
6	5	Roy Fahy	East Cork AC	9.47
7	6	Denis Coughlan	St Finbarrs AC	9.48
8	7	Frank O'Carroll	East Cork AC	10.03
9	8	Frank Hayes	East Cork AC	10.09
10	9	Conor Tierney	East Cork AC	10.19
11	10	Robert Patterson	Dunmanway	10.39
12	11	Denis McCarthy	East Cork AC	10.41
13	12	David O'Dwyer	East Cork AC	10.43
14	13	Denis Dunne	Cork	10.44
15	14	John Lynch	East Cork AC	10.45
16	15	Donal Broderick	Midleton AC	10.52
17	16	Declan O'Connell	Cloyne	10.52
18	17	Emmet Hennessy	Midleton	10.56
19	18	Josh O'S-Hourihan	Midleton College	10.56
20	19	John Connolly	Aghada	10.58
21	20	Niamh Walsh	Youghal AC	11.02
22	21	Owen O'Connell	Midleton	11.08
23	22	Ronan O'Donoghue	CIT	11.15
24	23	David Nyhan	Cork	11.16
25	24	Edmond O'Sullivan	Midleton AC	11.18
26	25	Laurence Collins	Mount Uniacke	11.30
27	26	Martin O'Reilly	St Finbarrs AC	11.37
28	27	Brian Parkinson	East Cork AC	11.39
29	28	Tom Cody	Midleton AC	11.44
30	29	AJ Murphy	Midleton	11.48
31	30	Billy O'Sullivan	Midleton	11.50
32	31	Conor McGrath	Midleton AC	11.53
33	32	Nigel Sheehan	Mogeely	11.59
34	33	Brendan Cantwell	Castlemartyr	12.01
35	34	Tom O'Neill	Aghada	12.02
36	35	Aidan Kelleher	Dungourney	12.02
37	36	Alex Simonin	Midleton College	12.04
38	37	Ken O'Keeffe	Aghada	12.13
39	38	Emmet Foley	Whitegate	12.15
40	39	Dave Creedon	East Cork AC	12.18
41	40	Fergal O'Meara	Midleton AC	12.20
42	41	Ronan Kenneally	Rochestown	12.21
43	42	Gary Mills	Cork	12.22
44	43	Conor Mills	Cork	12.23
45	44	Joan Hough	Midleton AC	12.28
46	45	Sean O'Sullivan	Midleton AC	12.29
47	46	Karol Watson	Midleton	12.31
48	47	John O'Riordan	Rising Sun AC	12.32
49	48	Caroline Geary	Midleton AC	12.37
50	49	Declan Kearney	Aghada	12.42
51	50	Brian Healy	Midleton AC	12.44
52	51	John Twomey	Donoughmore	12.48
53	52	Eibhlin Cleary	East Cork AC	12.49
54	53	Hugh O'Donnell	Midleton CBS	12.49
55	54	Killian Lynch	Midleton CBS	12.58
56	55	Paul O'S-Hourihan	East Cork AC	12.59
57	56	Anne-Marie Hayes	East Cork AC	13.00
58	57	Breda Cahill	Midleton AC	13.01
59	58	John Walsh	Cobh	13.04
60	59	Kevin Morrisson	Midleton AC	13.06
61	60	Ger Creedon	Midleton	13.08
62	61	Finbarr Lyons	Midleton	13.09
63	62	John Walshe	East Cork AC	13.10
64	63	Noreen Mackey	CIT	13.13
65	64	Killian Deady	Midleton CBS	13.18
66	65	Paul Kierans	Carrigtwohill	13.19
67	66	Dave Barry	Midleton AC	13.23
68	67	Michael Kenneally	Crosshaven	13.24
69	68	Conor Cusack	Midleton	13.28
70	69	Anne Marie Perry	Midleton AC	13.36
71	70	Dermot Cashman	Carrigtwohill	13.37
72	71	Mary Histon de Barra	Rising Sun AC	13.41
73	72	John Paul Riordan	Cloyne	13.43
74	73	Jimmy Murray	Rising Sun AC	13.46
75	74	Joseph McCarthy	Midleton AC	13.50
76	75	Batt Kearney	Leevale AC	13.54
77	76	Shane Ruddell	Ballinacurra	13.57
78	77	Kerri O'Neill	Aghada	13.58
79	78	Tom Kelly	Ballymore Cobh AC	13.59
80	79	John O'Flynn	Glanmire	14.01
81	80	Brian Kenneally	Midleton AC	14.02
82	81	Christine Murphy	Midleton AC	14.06
83	82	Donal O'Donoghue	Little Island	14.07
84	83	Eadaoin O'Neill	East Cork AC	14.10
85	84	Matt Geraghty	Cloyne	14.12
86	85	Patricia Murphy	Midleton AC	14.19
87	86	Ger O'Brien	Glanmire	14.19
88	87	Ciara Coughlan	Midleton AC	14.20
89	88	Glen Harty	Midleton CBS	14.27
90	89	Danny McCarthy	Midleton AC	14.29
91	90	Kieran O'Donovan	Ballinacurra	14.33
92	91	John Fennell	West Waterford AC	14.42
93	92	Tom Cusack	Midleton AC	14.45
94	93	Austin Murphy	St Finbarrs AC	14.45
95	94	Con Warren	Carrigtwohill	14.48
96	95	Linda Watson	Midleton	14.50
97	96	Karen O'Brien	Cobh	14.54
98	97	Liam Morrissey	Aghada	14.59
99	98	Darren Cusack	Midleton	15.10
100	99	Philip Mullane	Ballycotton	15.12
101	100	Mike Dorney	Midleton	15.14
102	101	Louise Barry	Midleton	15.24
103	102	Vincent Murray	Glanmire	15.26
104	103	Katie O'Donovan	Grenagh	15.30
105	104	Helena Creedon	Midleton	15.47
106	105	Jim Curtin	East Cork AC	15.59
107	106	Ciara Fitzgerald	Carrigtwohill GNS	15.59
108	107	Norah O'Brien	Carrigtwohill GNS	15.59
109	108	Billy Caball	Cork	16.08
110	109	Donie O'Connell	Midleton AC	16.10
111	110	Willie O'Mahony	Youghal AC	16.15
112	111	Harry Farmer	Cloyne	16.22
113	112	Mark Sheehan	Coachford	16.25
114	113	Fionnan O'hAodhain	Lisgoold	16.25
115	114	Joy Sexton	Aghada	16.31
116	115	Kath Hurley	Dungarvan	16.34
117	116	Olive Hallahan	Midleton AC	16.41
118	117	Claire McGrath	Cloyne	16.45
119	118	Gordon Callanan	Midleton	16.53
120	119	Margaret Sinclair	Midleton AC	17.03
121	120	Nora Savage	Midleton AC	17.08
122	121	Margaret Twohig	Midleton AC	17.20
123	122	Lillian O'Meara	Midleton	17.27
124	123	Siobhan O'Connor	Midleton	17.28
125	124	Grainne Murphy	Cork	17.40
126	125	Jim McMurtry	Midleton AC	18.21
127	126	Joan McCarthy	Midleton AC	18.34
128	127	Kathleen O'Connell	Midleton AC	18.35
129	128	Aileen McGrath	Cloyne	18.50
130	129	Marie McGrath	Midleton AC	18.55
131	130	Sheila Kierans	Carrigtwohill	19.07
132	131	Mary Toher	Midleton AC	20.05
133	132	Hubert Crowe	Tipperary	20.27
134	133	Eoin Cashman	Midleton AC	20.48
135	134	John Cashman	Midleton AC	20.48
136	135	Conor la Mere	Ballinacurra	26.47
137	136	Chuck la Mere	Ballinacurra	26.48

Some Ballycotton news from a little birdie...

10 Mile Road Races and a new website for the Bantry 10...

If you have been keeping track of the road races in Cork and Munster, you'll have noticed that there are three 10 mile road races in 3 weeks.

The first of these was the Dungarvan 10 which took place yesterday, Sunday the 31st of January. Almost 1000 runners turned out for this race and there was a huge turnout of runners from Cork as well. More details with photos on the Running in Munster website.

Next Sunday on the 7th of February, we have the Mallow 10 race. More details in a few days time.

On Sunday the 14th of February, there is a brand new 10 mile road race in Bantry. There is a new website now for that race and you can find it HERE.