tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364994932026-05-02T11:00:00.117+01:00Running in Cork, IrelandWelcome 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.John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.comBlogger9504125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-13867933720007668592026-05-02T11:00:00.001+01:002026-05-02T11:00:00.114+01:00Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 2nd May 2026These are the quick links for the 5k parkruns in Co Cork this weekend. If you click on the links, just check that you are looking at this weeks results and not the results from last week.Full results to follow...1) Tramore Valley - https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/latestresults/2) Ballincollig - https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/latestresults/3) Glen River -&John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-3126891577132698512026-05-02T06:00:00.001+01:002026-05-02T06:00:00.114+01:00Guest Post: Mickey Mouse Zero Fly-by’s ...by Pat Walsh * Mickey Mouse Zero Fly-by’s *During the week I caught up with with a fellow runner who had a fantastic London Marathon. His time came from 4hr+ to a sub 3.30. He agreed to be interviewed for this post. Name changed to assure anonymity.Pat... Well done John, what do you put your big improvement down to?John... Well you know like, I did a bit of training like, and prep work as well but I John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-87905800802402164172026-05-01T17:27:00.001+01:002026-05-01T17:27:35.581+01:00Notice: West Waterford AC Summer Series - May to July 2026This might be of interest to any runners in east Cork. There are six races in this years West Waterford AC Summer Series with most of them in or to the west of Dungarvan. Each race costs just €12 to enter online or €15 on the night.From West Waterford AC... " WEST WATERFORD ATHLETIC CLUB, SUMMER RACING SCHEDULE LAUNCHED.We are delighted to announce our Summer Schedule of races starting John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-21594476605809265292026-05-01T08:40:00.002+01:002026-05-01T08:40:20.665+01:00Results of the Carraig Na BhFear GAA 5km road race - Wed 29th Apr 2026The annual Carraig Na Bhfear Gaa 5k Road Race was held on Wed 29th Apr 2026 on what was the last evening of the recent spell of fine weather. There were 238 finishers this year which is down a bit of the 257 in 2025.Full results below...Place Race Number Times First Name Second name1 308 16'56 Andy Goulding2 10 17'16 Patrick Buckley3 36 18'17 Tim Healy4 56 18'24 Keith Finn5 214 18'26 John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-86858444274278926132026-05-01T08:28:00.000+01:002026-05-01T08:28:05.964+01:00Results of the Run the Line 5k in Carrigaline - Sat 25th Apr 2026The most recent edition of the Run the Line timed 5k was held on Saturday the 25th of April on the Carrigaline to Crosshaven walkway.John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-15635973389593289532026-04-30T19:51:00.007+01:002026-04-30T20:54:06.577+01:00Results of the Bandon 5km road race - Thurs 30th Apr 2026The annual Bandon AC 5km road race was held on Thurs 30th of April 2026. There were 416 finishers this year which is up 31% on the figure last year.The 2026 event sold out about a week ago. As the image shows above, there is limited space at the start line as the rear of the field must not reach the Bandon relief road which is shown in the background.Top 3 men & women...1 Conor KISSANE #512 John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-20476553112345118332026-04-29T18:05:00.002+01:002026-04-29T18:40:54.413+01:00Aideen Coleman of Ballincollig parkrun chosen as the Vhi parkrun Hero for March 2026From parkrun Ireland... "The Vhi parkrun Hero award for the month of March has been awarded to Aideen Coleman from Ballincollig parkrun!The Vhi parkrun Hero award recognises inspirational, hardworking, and dedicated members of parkrun community who embody the spirit of parkrun or have made an outstanding contribution.As a run director at both the junior and 5k parkruns in Ballincollig, Aideen John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-15099812370216024092026-04-29T05:46:00.014+01:002026-04-29T18:00:56.496+01:00Results of the Cork BHAA Stryker 4-mile road race - Tues 28th Apr 2026The 2026 edition of the Cork BHAA Stryker 4-mile road race was held on Tuesday 28th of April on a lovely dry evening in Carrigtwohill. There were 548 finishers this year which is up just over 3% on the 530 last year.Top 3 men & women... 1 Aidan Connell M1 00:20:37 Smartply2 Fearghal Desmond M2 00:20:44 Induct3 Mark McGarry 0/40M M3 00:21:19 Stryker11 Sharon Rynne 0/35F F1 00:23:22 John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-63781629839378635542026-04-28T02:00:00.000+01:002026-04-28T07:01:28.584+01:00Notice: Cork BHAA Stryker 4 mile race in Carrigtwohill - Tues 28th Apr 2026This 4 mile race in Carrigtwohill in East Cork is coming up on Tuesday the 28th of April 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 inJohn Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-17390941525414191402026-04-27T14:59:00.001+01:002026-04-27T14:59:38.806+01:00Results of the Bartlemy School 6km fun run... Sun 26th Apr 2026First 3 men (L-R)... Donal Coakley 2nd, John Meade 1st & Tomas Macak 3rdThe annual Bartlemy School 6km fun run was held on Sunday 26th of April 2026 and there were 63 finishers. Full results below...John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-92146919653756417962026-04-26T14:17:00.009+01:002026-04-26T20:02:09.419+01:00Results of the Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 26th Apr 2026Race winner John Longan with a comfortable lead at the 3km markThe annual Karen Fenton Memorial 5k road race was held this year on Sunday 26th of April 2026.Top 3 men & women...1. 1282 John Longan m St Finbarr's 16:27 2. 1223 Conrad Watt m Cork Track Club A.C. 17:10 3. 1222 Jack Murphy m Eagle A.C. 17:44 11. 4618 Josephine Kelleher f Donoughmore A.C. 20:24 17. 1268 John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-87774512291376405682026-04-25T21:44:00.007+01:002026-04-25T22:05:17.900+01:00Results of the Rosscarbery Surf, Turf n Tar Half-Marathon & 10k - Sat 25th Apr 2026The annual Rosscarbery Surf, Turf n Tar Half-Marathon & 10k was held on Sat 25th Apr 2026 on what was a fine dry day.There were 220 finishers in the half-marathon which is down a bit on last year while the 10k seems to be growing in popularity with 739 this year.Half-Marathon - Top 3 men & women...1 Conor O'Leary Clonakilty M40 1:25:05 13812 Jerome O'Brien Drimoleague MS  John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-15467120105037477072026-04-25T11:00:00.020+01:002026-05-02T06:40:57.117+01:00Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 25th Apr 2026Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 25th April 2026. Approximately 1274 runners and walkers took part in the 11 events in Co Cork.Report... The overnight rain had cleared in plenty of time for this weeks 5k parkruns in Co Cork. The satellite photo shows blue skies and sunshine in Cork City, Mallow and in the east of the county while it cloudier in west Cork.The person inJohn Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-39224360581003821022026-04-25T06:00:00.001+01:002026-04-25T06:00:00.111+01:00Guest Post: Well earned ...by Pat Walsh * Well earned *Beautiful spring weather and great to be alive and outdoors. I dug some of the vegetable patch today to get the plot ready for the onions and courgettes. I need to rake it next before I plant. Then weeding, watering, harvesting and drying just to have a few onions for winter. A bit of physical effort in the fresh air. Working with our hands in the soil, a time to think and beJohn Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-21207154923015897232026-04-24T15:22:00.003+01:002026-04-24T15:22:25.679+01:00Friday jigsaw: Tramore Valley Park parkrun - 18th Apr 2026For this weeks online jigsaw, we have a photo of some of early runners to turn up to the Tramore Valley 5k parkrun last Saturday.This one has 176-pieces so it might take a bit longer than usual.You can find it online HEREJohn Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-33038507968410443782026-04-24T14:24:00.000+01:002026-04-24T14:24:00.754+01:00First 500 Volunteer Milestone coming up on Sat 25th Apr 2026A little bit of local parkrun history will be made on Saturday the 25th of April 2026 when Maretta Brennan becomes the first person in Cork to reach the 500 volunteer milestone mark at the Ballincollig 5k parkrun!John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-68722632543807810172026-04-24T07:00:00.002+01:002026-04-24T20:23:01.718+01:00Notice: Bandon AC 5k road race - Thurs 30th Apr 2026Update: The Bandon 5k is now sold out with six days to go.The third edition of the Bandon AC 5k is coming up this year on Thursday 30th April 2026 at 7:30pm.Some updates from Bandon AC...1) No parking near the Convent Secondary School.2) No cars/bikes on the course coaching athletes in the race.3) Big thanks to our main sponsors... Supervalu, Crane Worldwide, the Edge, Lily, B Fit and John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-40532405443655305972026-04-23T21:36:00.009+01:002026-04-24T09:56:48.214+01:00Results of the Shandrum 4-mile road race - Thurs 23rd Apr 2026The Shandrum 4-mile road race in N Cork was held on Thursday 24th of April 2026 on a dry evening. There was a recovery in numbers this year with 128 finishers.Top 3 men & women...1 Killian Lynch West Limerick AC 20:43 MS 3482 Declan Guina West Limerick AC 21:09 MS 2743 Padraig O'Donnell West Limerick AC 21:42 MS 3985 Carol Finn Leevale AC 23:36 FS 46019 John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-9306234535115146322026-04-23T20:15:00.012+01:002026-04-24T09:21:39.191+01:00Results of the Ballinotois 4-mile road race - Thurs 23rd Apr 2026The 2026 edition of the Ballintotis 4-mile road race was held on Thurs 23rd of April in almost perfect conditions. A total of six athletes managed to break 20 minutes which shows the quality of the field including Niamh Allen pictured above who set a new national record for the distance.There were almost 1200 finishers this year and almost identical to 2025. As the chart below shows, it was John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-72636590777175027892026-04-23T19:10:00.002+01:002026-04-23T19:10:15.608+01:00Vivian Foley finishes 2nd M55 in 2026 Boston MarathonThe Boston Marathon is one of the most prestigious marathons in the world with many runners needing to achieve a certain qualifying time for their age group before they can enter.The 2026 event was held last Monday the 20th of April and there were approximately 29,000 finishers.Cork runner Dr Vivian Foley managed to get on the podium in the very competitive M55 category with a second place finishJohn Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-69857270749673156752026-04-23T16:00:00.000+01:002026-04-23T17:37:52.950+01:00Notice: Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 26th April 2026The Karen Fenton 5K Memorial Run is scheduled to take place this year on Sunday 26th of April 2026 @ 11:30am. The location is for the 5k is in Ballinora which is just to the south of Ballincollig in the western part of Cork City.Entries...You can enter online HEREUpdate: Please note that the start time has been changed from 12:30pm to 11:30am.Entries will also be taken on the day John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-42939876726673757432026-04-23T14:20:00.004+01:002026-04-23T14:20:49.954+01:00Lost & Found: Headphones at the Great Railway Run - Apr 2026 "Message from EdFitzAgRith.... Hi Folks,did anyone leave a pair of headphones in the back of my jeep (the pacer jeep) at the Great Railway Run last Sunday?If you did please email me at weerunaz1 AT gmail DOT com "John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-45546938626014539302026-04-21T04:00:00.001+01:002026-04-22T22:10:04.064+01:00Notice: Ballintotis 4-mile road race - Thurs 23rd April 2026As the evenings gradually begin to get brighter, it's good to look forward to the Ballintotis 4-mile road race in east Cork. The race is on Thurs 23rd April 2026 at 7:45pm.Enter HEREUpdate from the organisers... Ballintotis 4 Mile Race - Thursday April 23rd - IMPORTANT TRAFFIC UPDATESPlease note - the race begins at 7.45pmDue to very heavy traffic eastbound from Cork City, delays have built up onJohn Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-79542109223529467712026-04-19T19:03:09.706+01:002026-04-19T19:03:51.270+01:00Results of the Bantry Flying 5-mile - Sun 19th Apr 2026 Results HEREJohn Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499493.post-35997235994979652612026-04-19T13:45:00.028+01:002026-04-20T19:52:30.842+01:00Results of the Great Railway Run from Cork to Carrigaline - Sun 19th Apr 2026Tadhg O'Sullivan of Glanmire AC managed to stay ahead of the chasing pack to win by a 49s marginAfter all the rain of recent weeks, it was a stunning day for this years Great Railway Run from Cork City to Carrigaline with blue skies and sunshine.Top 5 men & women...1 Tadhg O'Sullivan Glanmire AC 1:25:05 MS 664 2 Brian Murphy Iveragh AC 1:25:54 MS 837 3 Barry Twohig St John Desmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156613639160765654noreply@blogger.com0