Summary of Newsletter...
Weekend Weather:
Weekend events:
Parkrun News: Clonakilty / Clonmel / Bere Island
Race News: Cobh 10-mile 75% full / Belfast 24h / Help wanted for Cobh
In Other News: Traffic chaos in Derry / Running from Cape Town to London
Countdown Timer
Some of the posts on the Running in Cork blog over the last week:
Running events Cork & Kerry until 7th Apr 2024 (Paid subscribers)
Frank O'Meara (Paid subscribers)
Content of Newsletter in detail…
Running in Cork Newsletter - 15th March 2024
Last weekend was a busy one for running events in Cork with an IMRA trail race on the Nagle near Mallow, a 5-miler in Banteer, a 4-miler in Killeagh and a 5-mile road race in Garretstown. This coming week is quieter by comparision with a 4k race in Cloyne, an IMRA trail race near Millstreet and the 5k parkruns.
Looking at the weather forecast, the temperature is expected to get into the low teens on a regular basis next week and we're just over two weeks now from the clocks changing and the longer evenings.
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Weekend Weather: On Saturday, a warm front is crossing over Cork which should keep things overcast and damp. The amount of rain might be low but it would be worth checking in the morning to make sure if your local 5k parkrun is going ahead.
Sunday looks like the better of the two days but it might still be overcast.
Weekend events: In Cork on Saturday, there are the usual 5k parkruns at Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow, Macroom, Castehaven, Glengarriff Woods, Bere Is , Youghal & Tramore Valley Park. Note that there is no parkrun in Clonakilty this weekend.
Besides the parkruns on Saturday, IMRA are holding a trail race on Claragh Mtn near Millstreet.
On Sunday 17th March, there is a 4km race in Cloyne with a €5 entry fee. Enter on the morning.
There is a selection of events on offer elsewhere as well. As always, see the event calendar... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html
Parkrun News:
Clonakilty parkrun… The 5k parkrun in Clonakilty parkrun is cancelled on the 16th of March as the venue is unavailable
Clonmel parkrun… The organisers of the Clonmel 5k parkrun have announced that there will be no event on Sat 16th March due to flooding on the course.
Bere Island parkrun... The organisers report that on the 16th of March, they will welcome over 100 parkrunners who will be visiting from the UK with Airy Airways.
Last weekend... Last week at parkrun in Ireland, there were...141 events & 13,646 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers.
Race News:
Cobh 10-mile is 75% full... The Cobh 10 organisers have announced that the race is now 75% full with 4 weeks to go, fastest year of registrations to date. This race which is coming up on Sun 7th April is capped at 1000 entries.
Belfast 24-hour event going ahead… The Belfast 24hr events will take place on the 15th/16th June at Victoria Park. Distances will be 50km 12 hour 100mile 24hour and 24hour Relay
Help wanted for Cobh… The organisers of the Sonia O'Sullivan Cobh 10-mile road race on Sunday, April 7th are looking for stewards to help out. If you can help in anyway, please contact ballymorecobhac AT gmail DOT com
In Other News:
Race organisers apologise after Derry traffic chaos… https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3g7k828jnzo
Running from Cape Town to London... https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/mar/14/muddy-roads-angry-farmers-and-civil-war-one-mans-epic-run-from-cape-town-to-london
Countdown Timer
Limerick Marathon - 5th May 2024 - 7 weeks
Cork Marathon - 2nd June 2024 - 11 weeks
Waterford Marathon - 23rd June 2024 - 14 weeks
Some of the posts on the Running in Cork blog over the last week:
Friday Jigsaw: Killeagh 4m start - Mar 2024 - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/friday-jigsaw-killeagh-4m-start-mar-2024.html
Notice: Run Killarney Half-Marathon & 10k - Sat 8th June 2024 - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/notice-run-killarney-half-marathon-10k.html
Notice: IMRA Claragh Mtn 7km Trail Race - Sat 16th Mar 2024 - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/notice-imra-claragh-mtn-7km-trail-race.html
Results & Photos of the IMRA Nagles Marathon & Half-Marathon - Sat 9th Mar 2024 - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/results-photos-of-imra-nagles-marathon.html
Mardyke track shut down with immediate effect due to safety concerns - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/mardyke-track-shut-down-with-immediate.html
Results & photos of the Killeagh 4-mile road race - Sun 10th Mar 2024 - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/results-photos-of-killeagh-4-mile-road.html
Results of the Courceys 5-mile road race - Sun 10th 2024 - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/results-of-courceys-5-mile-road-race.html
Results & Photos of the Banteer 5-mile road race - Sun 10th Mar 2024 - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/results-of-banteer-5-mile-road-race-sun.html
Guest Post: Kate Veale records PB at English National 10km racewalk championships... by James Veale - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/guest-post-kate-veale-records-pb-at.html
Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 9th Mar 2024 - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/results-of-5k-parkruns-in-cork-sat-9th.html
Guest Post: A bit of a Greenway ...by Pat Walsh - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/guest-post-bit-of-greenway-by-pat-walsh.html
Running in Cork Newsletter - 8th Mar 2024 - https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/running-in-cork-newsletter-8th-mar-2024.html
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Races in Cork & Kerry for 16th March - 7th April 2024 (Paid subscribers)
5k parkruns - There are free timed 5km parkruns every Saturday morning at 9:30am in the olffowing locations… Cork - Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow, Macroom, Clonakilty, Castehaven, Glengarriff Woods, Bere Is , Youghal , Tramore Valley Park /// Kerry - Killarney, Tralee, Listowel, Inch, Fenit. Info…
https://www.parkrun.ie/
These are the other events for the next few weeks …
Cork... Sat 16th Mar 2024 (12noon)... IMRA Mt Claragh 7km trail race... €7*... 340m ascent... Millstreet... *annual IMRA membership costing €10 required… one of the easiest IMRA races where you actually run to a summit of a mountain… https://imra.ie/events/view/id/2427
Cork... Sun 17th Mar 2024 (9:30am)... Cloyne Commons 4k... €5... race 5 of 5… hard to beat any road race with a €5 entry fee… usually gets about 200 runners… info… https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2023/12/cloyne-4k-winter-series-nov-2023-to-mar.html