(L-R) Barry Twohig 1st & John Meade 2ndThe weather couldn't be better for this years Great Railway Run 25km race from Cork City to Carrigaline. A total of 426 runners crossed the finish line, up 8% on last year.Looking at the results and the photos that I took in Passage West, the top spots were both the men's and women's race were hotly contested. The photo above is of Barry Twohig &amp ..read more

Results of the Dromahane 5K - Sat 20th Apr 2024Top 3 men & women...1 Tadhg O'Sullivan Bweeng Trail Blazers AC  16:25 MS 1652 Liam O'Connor Grange/Fermoy AC 16:39 MS 1423 Connor Mc Crory Bweeng Trail Blazers AC  17:12 MS 1025 Kealey Tideswell Clonmel AC     17:32 FS 23513 Carol Finn Leevale AC  18:30 FS 22419 Kathy Jean Horgan Casey   19:30 FS 214Full results ..read more

The Grocers Run is a charity event which is usually held every year at Leopardstown racecourse in Dublin. This is I believe, the fist year that a similar event was held at Mallow racecourse in Co Cork. A total of 130 runners took part, 55 in the 10k and 75 in the 5k.10k - Top 3 men & women...Bib Pos. Name Club AG Gun Time  277 1 Thomas KAVANAGH m 36:20  269 2 Gerard BUCKLEY ..read more

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 20th April 2024. Approximately ---  runners and walkers took part in the 10 events in Co Cork.Report... After weeks of wet weather, it was nice to have two Saturdays in a row that were dry and sunny. The temperature at Cork Airport was at 10 degrees at 9:30am this morning so conditions were pretty much ideal for a run.ONGOINGIf I ..read more

 ** Ballintotis 4 mile Thursday 18th April **Delighted to attend this event last Thursday evening. Definitely the best short race in Ireland at this stage.On a Thursday evening how to get 1166 runners to park, register, line-up in zone and start on time must be a logistical nightmare but it was done. It is a narrow road and route but it never seemed crowded. The course and finish line ..read more

For this weeks online jigsaw, we have a photo of the first 3 women in the 2024 Ballintotis 4-mile road race.This one is tougher than usual with 598 pieces.You can find it HERE ..read more

There was a big turnout for this years Ballintotis 4-mile road race on Thursday 18th April 2024 with 1166 runners crossing the finish line, a big jump of 38% on the number last year.Top 3 men & women...1 Sean DOYLE C M35 Cork City A.C. M MS 586 (19:16) 19:232 Paul HARTNETT C MS East Cork A.C. M MS 680 (19:26) 19:323 Ryan MCCARTHY C MJ Riverstick/Kinsale A.C. M MJ 840 (19:39) 19:4039 Hannah ..read more

This might be of interest for anyone who has unwanted running or sports shoes that are in good condition. Liam O'Connor sent on this information about a collection of old sports shoes in Carrigaline on the  19th & 20th Apr 2024.Collection Days: This Friday 19th / Sat.20th April.♻️♻️♻️Pre Owned Sports Shoes Needed♻️♻️♻️"Our Shoes" is an appeal being held in #Carrigaline, organized by ..read more

The big evening race in Cork this week is the Ballintotis 4-mile near Castlemartyr. This one always gets a big crowd and this year will be no different.Note the change in car parks below, everything now is to the east of the church.You can still enter online HEREFrom the organisers... It's been a busy few weeks in Ballintotis as the local committee advance plans for this year's 4 Mile Road ..read more

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