Summary of Newsletter...
Weekend Weather:
Weekend events:
Parkrun News:
Race News: Mullingar Half Marathon / Connemarathon / Cork BHAA MTU 5k / Banteer 5-mile / Kerry Way Ultra Accommodation / Help wanted for Cobh
In Other News: 2:27 marathon for Pat Hennessey in Japan / Midleton Greenway to open reminder
Countdown Timer
Some of the posts on the Running in Cork blog over the last week:
Running events Cork & Kerry for March 2024 (Paid subscribers)
How much sleep do you need for a 268-mile Ultra? (Paid subscribers)
Progression of Women's 10km record (Paid subscribers)
Content of Newsletter in detail…
Running in Cork Newsletter - 1st March 2024
After a long Winter, we’re finally into the month of March and the promise of warmer weather and longer evenings ahead. Not that you’d know it from the arctic air coming down from the north this weekend but that will all change.
Looking at the calendar, the clocks don’t go forward this year until the 31st of March so we have to wait a bit longer than usual for the longer evenings. In April, all of the evening races will begin to kick off.
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Weekend Weather: For this weekend coming, there will be a northerly airflow over the country with temperatures only in single digits. This will make things feel a bit raw, especially in the shade or in exposed areas. Low pressure is dominant again this weekend but most of the rain should further up the country and any showers should have petered out by the time they reach the south coast.
Even though it will feel pretty raw, the wind should prevent any frost from forming so I’d expect all events to go ahead.
Weekend events: In Cork on Saturday, there is a free timed 5k on the Carrigaline to Crosshaven Greenway as well the usual 5k parkruns at Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow, Macroom, Clonakilty, Castehaven, Glengarriff Woods, Bere Is , Youghal & Tramore Valley Park
On Sunday, there are three events to choose from…
Cork ...Sun 3rd Mar 2024 (10am)... Cork BHAA MTU 5k... €5 reg/€10 non-reg ... Bishopstown ...free MTU towel for first 400 to enter… enter on the morning… info… https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/notice-cork-bhaa-mtu-5k-sun-3rd-march.html
Cork... Sun 3rd Mar 2024 (12noon)... IMRA Mushera 8.5km trail race... €7*... 500m ascent... Millstreet country Park... *annual IMRA membership costing €10 required... info… https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/notice-imra-mushera-boggeraghs-11km.html
Cork... Sun 3rd Mar 2024 (12:30pm)... Karen Fenton Memorial 5k... €13... Ballinora, nr Ballincollig... Proceeds to Karen Fenton Ovarian Cancer Fund… they will be taking on the day registrations from 10.30am to 12.10pm... info... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2023/12/notice-karen-fenton-memorial-5k-in.html
You’ll notice that it is actually possible to do both the BHAA 5k and the Karen Fenton 5k as one is two and half hours before the other one and they are only a few kms apart.
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:
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.
Tralee hits 300!... The Tralee junior parkrun will be holding their 300th 2km parkrun on Sunday 3rd March.
Last weekend... Last week at parkrun in Ireland, there were...138 events & 14,492 walkers, joggers, runners and volunteers.
Race News:
Mullingar Half Marathon: The organisers of the Mullingar Half-Marathon report that just 200 out of the 1600 entries are now left. This race in Co Westmeath is coming up on St Patricks Day - Sun 17th March 2024
Connemarathon: The organisers have announced the following places for left for their event on the 21st of April in Connemara: HALF - 37 places left / FULL - sold out / ULTRA - 11 places left
Cork BHAA MTU 5k: MTU recently marked the launch of it’s Ditch the Disposables campaign across all MTU campuses. This involves removing single-use cups from all canteens as part of it’s commitment to environmental sustainability. They are therefore asking runners to bring their own reusable cup for refreshments after the race.
Banteer 5-mile: Mt Hillary AC have said that they now have fewer than 20 buffs/snoods left for their Banteer 5-mile coming up on Sunday 10th March. If you're interested then enter asap. They're also looking for race stewardds for the race so give them a shout if you can help out... Liam Murphy at (087) 9318982.
The Kerry Way Ultra Accommodation: The Kerry Way Ultra is coming up on the 6th & 7th of September 2024. The organisers have alerted participants to the fact that there is a large cycling event being held in the Killarney/Kenmare area on the same weekend with over 3,000 participants expected. They recommend that Kerry Way participants get their accommodation sorted ASAP.
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
Calendar update: I added a number of events to the calendar on Thursday. There's plenty to choose from if you're willing to travel. See https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html
In Other News:
2:27 marathon for Pat Hennessey in Japan: James Veale reports that Pat Hennessey completed the recent Osaka marathon in Japan in a time of 2h 27m 49s. Pat who is currently living in Australia was a regular attendee at many of the races in Cork and Waterford before he made the move down under.
Midleton Greenway to open reminder: The first section of the Midleton to Youghal Greenway is supposed to open on Thursday 7th of March 2024. The section is question goes from Midleton to Mogeely and is about 8kms in length which is pretty significant.
Countdown Timer:
Limerick Marathon - 5th May 2024 - 9 weeks
Cork Marathon - 2nd June 2024 - 13 weeks
Waterford Marathon - 23rd June 2024 - 16 weeks
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Some of the posts on the Running in Cork blog over the last week:
Friday Jigsaw: Karl Henry at the Kinsale 10m... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/friday-jigsaw-karl-henry-at-kinsale-10m.html
Lisa McCarthy to run 4 marathons under 4 hours for charity... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/lisa-mccarthy-to-run-4-marathons-under.html
Sub 3:20 time for RTE reporter Brian O'Connell in the 2024 Seville Marathon... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/sub-320-time-for-rte-reporter-brian.html
Book: Bend, Don't Break A Memoir of Endurance ...by Frank O'Meara... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/book-bend-dont-break-memoir-of.html
Notice: IMRA Mushera-Boggeraghs 11km race - Sun 3rd Mar 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/notice-imra-mushera-boggeraghs-11km.html
Guest Post: Personal Best 20k time for Kate Veale in Spain ...by James Veale... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/guest-post-personal-best-20k-time-for.html
Notice: Cork BHAA MTU 5k - Sun 3rd March 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/notice-cork-bhaa-mtu-5k-sun-3rd-march.html
Notice: Karen Fenton Memorial 5k in Ballinora - Sun 3rd March 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2023/12/notice-karen-fenton-memorial-5k-in.html
Results & Photos of the Kinsale 10-mile road race - Sun 25th Feb 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/results-of-kinsale-10-mile-road-race.html
Cork runner Alex O'Shea finishes first in Lapland 230km Ultra race - 24th Feb 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/cork-runner-alex-oshea-finishes-first.html
Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 24th Feb 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/results-of-5k-parkruns-in-cork-sat-24th.html
Guest Post: The Greatest Post never written ...by Pat Walsh... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/guest-post-greatest-post-never-written.html
Running in Cork Newsletter - 23rd Feb 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/running-in-cork-newsletter-23rd-feb-2024.html
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Running events Cork & Kerry for March 2024 (Paid subscribers)
5k parkruns - There are free timed 5km parkruns every Saturday morning at 9:30am in the following 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 four weeks during the month of March 2024…
Cork ...Sat 2nd Mar 2024 (8:30am)... Run the Line 5k ...€free... Free timed 5k run on the Carrigaline to Crosshaven Greenway… About 2kms east of Carrigaline. Just turn up about 20 mins before the start to register and warm up.
Cork ...Sun 3rd Mar 2024 (10am)... Cork MTU 5k... €5 reg/€10 non-reg ... Bishopstown ...free MTU towel for first 400 to enter...enter on the morning of the race… info... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/notice-cork-bhaa-mtu-5k-sun-3rd-march.html
Cork... Sun 3rd Mar 2024 (12noon)... IMRA Mushera 8.5km trail race... €7*... 500m ascent... Millstreet country Park... *annual IMRA membership costing €10 required… This one is pre-entry only and you need to be a member of IMRA for insurance purposes… info… https://imra.ie/events/view/id/2425
Cork... Sun 3rd Mar 2024 (12:30pm)... Karen Fenton Memorial 5k... €13... Ballinora, nr Ballincollig... Proceeds to Karen Fenton Ovarian Cancer Fund... online entries are closing Friday but they will be taking on the day registrations from 10.30am to 12.10pm... info... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2023/12/notice-karen-fenton-memorial-5k-in.html
Kerry ... Sat 9th Mar 2024 (9am)... Tralee Marathon... €55…One of the smaller marathons in Ireland, they had 112 finishers in 2023 so it might be pretty lonely out on the course with big gaps… https://eventmaster.ie/event/8BAeH7qTV1