The final race in the Cloyne Commons 4k Series was held on Sunday 16th of March 2025.I'll have the overall positions for the race series later.Top 3 men & women...1 1275 Nick O Donoghue East Cork AC M35 12:542 1554 Seamus McSweeney Grange Fermoy AC M50 13:593 1527 James Murphy Bridevale M50 14:0111 1516 Emma Desmond Cork City F 14:5619 930 Sinead Falvey Midleton AC F40 15:3321 965 Katie ..read more

The Garretstown 5 mile road race was held this year on Sun 16th March 2025 on what turned out to be a mild dry day.Top 3 men & women...186 1 Sean DAVIN St. Finbarrs A.C. M 26:05  359 2 Naoise Ó'FLAITHEARTAIGH Bandon A.C. M 27:24  356 3 Donncha KIELY Tracton A.C. M40 27:42163 17 Linda KELLY Watergrasshill A.C. F50 31:23  4 24 Sinéad O REGAN Courcey A.C. F40 33:29  124 32 ..read more

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 15th Mar 2025. Approximately --- runners and walkers took part in the 10 events in Co Cork.Report... With the blue skies and sunshine, there was a definite jump in numbers for the 5k parkruns in Co Cork this weekend,Clonakilty... There was parkrun in Clon on the 15th of March. They'll be back on the 22nd.ONGOINGIf I missed anyone who passed ..read more

This 4 mile race in Carrigtwohill in East Cork is coming up on Wednesday the 30th of April at 7:30pm. This is a change from the last few years when it was held in August and it is now reverting back to its more traditional April date.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 ..read more

The Business Daily radio programme on the BBC World Service recently carried a piece titled 'The ultramarathon business - How extreme running events became a big money-spinner.'.In the last decade or so, doing long distance events that are well beyond the usual marathon distance of 26.2 miles / 42.2 kms have become hugely popular as runners seek new challenges.You can find the 17-minute programme ..read more

The Cork BHAA PwC 5k in Cork City is coming up on Wednesday the 9th of April 2025 at 7:30pm.This is always a very popular race and should get a good crowd again as it's centrally located in the heart of Cork City and about as flat a 5k course as you can get. It's also the first evening race of 2025 in Cork!First off, the race HQ is the PwC building at One Albert Quay. You can enter ..read more

The rescheduled Cork BHAA ESB Cross Country 5k was held in Beaumont Park on Sun 9th March 2025 with 106 finishers. This is well down on 180 that they got last year and might be the lowest ever for this particular event.It's usually held at the start of January but this year, it looks as if it got squeezed by the Midleton 10-mile and the 5-miler in Banteer.Top 3 men and women...1 Dermot Ryan M1 00 ..read more

The annual Banteer 5-mile road race was held this year in sunny conditions on Sunday 9th March 2025 with 302 runners crossing the finish line, a drop of 11% on last year.Top 3 men & women.1 JERMIAH SHEEHAN 341 M North Cork A.C. MS 26:582 Maurice Feehan 237 M Duhallow A.C. M40 27:193 Ruairi Manning 292 M Cork Track Club A.C. MS 28:024 Niamh Moore 254 F Leevale A.C. FS 28:106 Sinead O Connor ..read more

It was anyone's race at the halfway mark in the augural Midleton Greenway 10-mile but Michael Harty (130) would go on to take the win.You couldn't have asked for nicer conditions for the inaugural Midleton Greenway 10-mile race with mild conditions and hazy sunshine. The light easterly breeze was a bonus on the return leg from Mogeely back to Midleton.A total of 540 runners took part which is ..read more

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 8th Mar 2025. Approximately 1061 runners and walkers took part in the 11 events in Co Cork.If I missed anyone who passed a notable milestone like 100, 200, 250 or above parkruns then let me know.***Ballincollig Regional Park: 300 this week, 362 last week.First 3 men & women...1 Anthony CREED Male SM25-29 18:352 Sam O'RIORDAN Male ..read more