Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 17th Jan 2026

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 17th January 2026. Approximately 422  runners and walkers took part in the 6 events in Co Cork.

Report...  The icy conditions played havoc again with some of the parkruns in Co Cork this weekend with 5 out of 11 being cancelled.

Bere Island... It was a balmy 7-deg C on Bere Island for this weeks 5k parkrun. As always, it's the most stunning parkrun in Ireland.

Macroom... Well done to Conor Lucey who completed his 250th 5k parkrun! 

Conor regularly finishes first at the Macroom  parkrun and 227 out of the 250 were completed there.

ONGOING

If I missed anyone who passed a notable milestone like 100, 200, 250 or above parkruns then let me know.

Upcoming milestones....

a)

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Ballincollig Regional Park:  CANCELLED this week, CANCELLED last week.

First 3 men & women...

Ballincollig results... 

Tramore Valley Park: CANCELLED this week, CANCELLED last week.

First 3 men & women...

Tramore Valley Park results... 

Glen River: CANCELLED this week, CANCELLED last week.

First 3 men & women...

Glen River results... 

Midleton Greenway: CANCELLED this week, CANCELLED last week.

First 3 men & women...

Midleton Greenway... 

Mallow Castle: 105 this week, CANCELLED last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Thomas BROWNE Male SM20-24 16:36

2 David CARRASCO COQUILLAT Male SM25-29 18:16

3 Conor LAVERY Male SM20-24 18:48

20 Martina LYONS Female VW50-54 23:14

22 Elaine O'CALLAGHAN Female VW40-44 23:33

24 Kate MCSWEENEY Female SW30-34 23:52

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/212/

Youghal (Pobalscoil ne Tríonóide) : 50 this week, 54 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 James MAHER Male VM35-39 19:37

2 Donal MC CARTHY Male VM45-49 19:52

3 Ciaran MITCHELL Male VM35-39 20:43 

7 Shannon SOTOK Female SW30-34 23:00

12 Saoirse KINSELLA Female JW11-14 24:17

13 Cliona O'KEEFFE Female VW40-44 24:33

Youghal results... https://www.parkrun.ie/pobalscoilnatrionoide/results/194/

Macroom Castle Demense: 109 this week, CANCELLED last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Conor LUCEY Male VM40-44 18:43

2 Henry BROWNE Male VM45-49 19:27

4 Eoghan O'HARA Male SM30-34 Frontrunners Cork 20:17

3 Jean LUCEY Female VW40-44 19:42

17 Clara GERAGHTY Female VW45-49 23:44

18 Hannah GERAGHTY Female JW11-14 24:03

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/560/

Clonakilty: CANCELLED this week, 50 last week. 

First 3 men & women...

Clonakilty results... 

Glengarriff Woods: 84 this week, 83 last week.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Declan WHOOLEY Male VM40-44 Raheny Shamrock AC 21:19

2 Cathal D'HONDT Male JM11-14 21:30

3 Jay MURDOCH Male VM40-44 22:25

7 Sarah KELLY Female VW35-39 Raheny Shamrock AC 23:19

8 Sarah HARRINGTON Female SW20-24 24:18

9 Meave QUINLAN Female VW40-44 24:44

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/437/

Bere Island: 45 this week, 39 last week. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Richard MURPHY Male SM25-29 22:17

2 Ciarán O'SULLIVAN Male VM55-59 22:55

3 Liam POWER Male JM15-17 24:05

4 Breeda O SULLIVAN Female VW55-59 Beara AC 24:07

6 Ciara O'SULLIVAN Female SW25-29 24:55

7 Emma FENTON Female JW11-14 25:08

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/528/

Castlehaven (Rineen Woods): 29 finishers this week, 18 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Florence FITZGERALD Male VM35-39 21:58

2 Padraig COURTNEY Male VM40-44 22:41

3 Niall O'CONNOR Male VM50-54 West Cork Triathlon Club (WCTC) 22:58

6 Clare LAVERY Female SW30-34 24:11

8 Emer O'CONNOR Female JW11-14 25:51

9 Sharon LEVIS Female VW45-49 26:21

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/448/

For more information about the weekly 5k parkruns in Co Cork, go to this page HERE.

Cancelled parkruns in Cork - Sat 17th Jan 2026

I went out for a walk at 6:30am this morning and there was a hard frost on the cars and grass. For Cork City. the skies are clear on high ground while there is a freezing fog in the valleys.

The current temperature (7am) is about 1 deg C at Cork Airport while it's -1 deg C further inland near Fermoy.

The local paths seem ok but it may not be the same everywhere. Keep an eye out for cancellations before you travel.

Update 9am.

Midleton is cancelled.

Ballincollig is cancelled

Tramore Valley Park is cancelled

Glen River is cancelled

Macroom is confirmed as going ahead.

7 deg C on Bere Island and is going ahead as per usual

Training programmes for the 2026 Cork City Marathon, Half-Marathon & 10k

The Cork City Marathon is coming up on Sunday 30th May 2026. I have a standard 18-week training programme starting on the 26th of January which costs €144. 

The weekly programme is tailored for each individual and requires weekly feedback by email. It's suitable for anyone looking to do their first marathon or for someone who wants to improve their times.

There are also 14,16 & 18 week programmes for the half-marathon. The minimum is 14-weeks and costs €112. If you need longer to prepare then there is a 16-week option for €128 and an 18-week option for €144.

There is also a 14-week option for the 10k for €112.

If interested, send an email to johndesmondrunning AT gmail DOT com

If anyone is interested in training for any other race then you can find details on the coaching page... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/p/coaching.html

New 10-mile road race in Tipperary at the end of March 2026

I've been updating the race calendar over the last few days and there are loads of races to choose from all over the country. 

One new race on the calendar is the Littleton Labyrinth 10 Mile at the Horse & Jockey in Co Tipperary which is about 1km off the M8 motorway.

The race is organised by Moycarkey CoolcrooAC and the 10-mile route incorporates The Littleton Labyrinth which is a new walk and cycle way in the bog lands that were once used by Bord Na Mona.

The race starts and finishes at the Horse & Jockey hotel over a loop course as shown above and it will be held on Sunday 29th March 2026.

19-year old Ava Crean from Limerick breaks the Irish U23 10k road record in Valencia - Jan 2026

19-year old running sensation Ava Crean from Limerick burst onto the road race scene in 2025 and amazed everyone by winning the national title in the Dublin Marathon. See previous post.

Last weekend, she was back in action again when she broke the Irish U23 road record with a time of 32m 46s in Valencia Spain.

Ava's coach John Kinsella documented the run in this YouTube video...

Shortage of volunteers causes 5k parkrun in London to close

The Victoria Dock 5k parkrun is located in London and the organisers have just announced that the event is closing due to a lack of volunteers.

They write... "It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Victoria Dock parkrun has shut down.

Over more than 7 years, our little parkrun-that-isn’t-in-a-park has been proud to welcome over 20,000 runners, joggers and parkwalkers to the dock area. Together we’ve celebrated countless PBs, milestones, first-timers, alphabet challenges completed, friendships formed and Saturday mornings made better – whatever the weather.

This would never have been possible without our amazing community. Thank you to our original core team who brought Victoria Dock parkrun to life, and to all our Event Directors over the years who gave so much time, care and energy to keep the event going week after week.

Most of all, we want to say a huge thank you to our volunteers. To those who volunteered regularly, repeatedly, and reliably – you are the reason Victoria Dock parkrun lasted as long as it did. To those who stepped up occasionally or even just once, your support truly mattered and helped make each event happen.

Like all parkrun events, Victoria Dock has always relied entirely on volunteers. Sadly, despite our best efforts, we’ve reached a point where we no longer have enough volunteers to continue the event sustainably. This has been the deciding factor in our decision to close.

We hope everyone reading this continues to support the wider parkrun community – whether by walking, running, cheering, or volunteering. Volunteering really is fundamental to parkrun, and even offering help occasionally can make a huge difference."

I had a look at the numbers and this is what it looks like for their 272 events...

The numbers seem to be reasonably good so it's a surprise to see that they had so much difficulty in getting volunteers.

As for reasons, some on Facebook suggested that a lot of people taking part were tourists, some were just visiting to tick the letter 'V' off their alphabet list.

I suspect though the primary reason was that not enough local participants were volunteering and the core team were just tired of the struggle to get people every week.

It's a timely reminder that ALL parkruns needs volunteers, The suggested ratio is that you volunteer once for every 10 parkruns completed.

Addendum: Nick Sankey left this comment on Facebook... "Look at the map: river to the south and west, airport to the east, convention centre to the north-east, and hotels plus DLR tracks to the north. It’s a very boxed-in location.

It was set up by someone from the Silvertown Partnership charity and the local church, not a running group. While parkrun aims to be inclusive, in reality it tends to skew middle-class — and there are very few middle-class households nearby. Anyone coming from further away would pass at least one other parkrun.

The stats show well over half the runners were first-timers at Victoria Dock, so it actually did well to last as long as it did. Once the Millennium Mills redevelopment happens there might be enough local population to try again, but that’s probably 10+ years off."

Visually impaired runner Ross Gallagher completes his 350th 5k!

Congrats to visually impaired runner Ross Gallagher who completed his 350th 5k run last weekend!

The photo above shows him last Saturday completing his 218th 5k parkrun. The other 132 5k runs which makes up the balance have been at various road races around the country.

Cork runner Tadhg O'Sullivan wins 8k road race in Ardfert, Co Kerry - 11th Jan 2026

The winner of the annual Tom Kelly 8k road race in Ardfert, Co Kerry this year was Tadhg O'Sullivan from Cork in a time of 26m 38s. 

The first woman was Niamh O'Mahony of An Ríocht AC who broke the old course record with a time of 28m 44s.

Full results... https://munsterrunning.blogspot.com/2026/01/kerry-results-of-tom-kelly-8k-in.html

Results of the Tom Walsh Memorial 10k in Caherconlish - Sun 11th Jan 2026

2nd place finish and a time of 37m 36s for Sharon Rynne of Leevale AC

The big race in Co Limerick this weekend was the annual Tom Walsh Memorial 10k in Caherconlish, Co Limerick on Sunday 11th of January and there were 424 finishers, up a bit on last year.

Top 3 men & women...
 1 Ger FORDE 30:57 1191 M M40 Kilkenny City Harriers
2 Jake O'REGAN 31:09 1086 M MS St. John's A.C.
3 Brendan NEARY 31:44 676 M MS Moycarkey Coolcroo A.C.
1 Dee COLLINS 35:26 1190 F F40 Ennis Track A.C.
2 Sharon RYNNE 37:36 1194 F F40 Leevale A.C.
3 Shóna KEANE 37:47 734 F F40 Dooneen A.C.

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) MyRunResults has a gallery of photos HERE

2) Ian Horgan Photography has loads of photos...

a) 1 of 7 b) 2 of 7 c) 3 of 7 d) 4 of 7 e) 5 of 7 f) 6 of 7 g) 7 of 7 

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 10th Jan 2026

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 10th January 2026. Approximately 244  runners and walkers took part in the 5 events in Co Cork.

Report...  The icy conditions played havoc with the parkruns in Co Cork this weekend with 6 out of 11 being cancelled.

ONGOING

If I missed anyone who passed a notable milestone like 100, 200, 250 or above parkruns then let me know.

Upcoming milestones....

a)

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Ballincollig Regional Park:  CANCELLED this week, 361 last week.

First 3 men & women...

Ballincollig results... 

Tramore Valley Park: CANCELLED this week, CANCELLED last week.

First 3 men & women...

Tramore Valley Park results... 

Glen River: CANCELLED this week, 95 last week.

First 3 men & women...

Glen River results... 

Midleton Greenway: CANCELLED this week, 159 last week.

First 3 men & women...

Midleton Greenway... 

Mallow Castle: CANCELLED this week, 96 last week.

First 3 men & women...

Mallow results... 

Youghal (Pobalscoil ne Tríonóide) : 54 this week, 46 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Cathal HENCHY Male VM35-39 20:25

2 Ian GEARY Male VM45-49 21:19

3 Evan COOPER Male JM11-14 21:26

4 Shannon SOTOK Female SW30-34 22:36

11 Laura BEAUSANG Female JW11-14 23:56

21 Martina BEECHINOR Female VW50-54 27:55

Youghal results... https://www.parkrun.ie/pobalscoilnatrionoide/results/193/

Macroom Castle Demense: CANCELLED this week, 61 last week.

First 3 men & women...

Macroom results... 

Clonakilty: 50 this week, 66 last week. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Finn O MAHONY Male JM15-17 20:01

2 Donnacha RYAN Male JM11-14 20:11

3 Niall O'CONNOR Male VM50-54 West Cork Triathlon Club (WCTC) 20:34

7 Marie PIGOTT Female VW35-39 22:59

10 Anna O'NEILL Female VW55-59 23:38

12 Eileen MCCARTHY Female VW55-59 Galway City Harriers 23:51

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/516/

Glengarriff Woods: 83 this week, 129 last week.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Darragh COPPINGER Male JM15-17 20:11

2 Finn CONNER Male JM15-17 20:36

3 Matt HOULIHAN Male JM15-17 21:09

6 Lorraine O SULLIVAN Female VW45-49 22:48

11 Alice COPPINGER Female VW45-49 Bantry Athletic Club 24:35

12 Niamh CASEY Female VW35-39 25:05

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/436/

Bere Island: 39 this week, 44 last week. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Cyril MCNAMARA Male VM60-64 21:50

2 Liam POWER Male JM15-17 24:03

4 Colin GLEESON Male VM70-74 Beara AC 24:16

3 Breeda O SULLIVAN Female VW55-59 Beara AC 24:07

5 Laoise Ann O SULLIVAN Female JW11-14 24:51

6 Farrah O SULLIVAN Female JW15-17 25:17

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/527/

Castlehaven (Rineen Woods): 18 finishers this week, 27 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Florence FITZGERALD Male VM35-39 22:13

2 Stephen CONNOLLY Male VM45-49 23:42

3 Danny MANNING Male VM45-49 24:37

6 Sharon LEVIS Female VW45-49 26:30

12 Sharon POULTER Female VW45-49 29:47

13 Naomi DIETER Female VW45-49 31:12

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/447/

For more information about the weekly 5k parkruns in Co Cork, go to this page HERE.

Parkruns in Cork cancelled - Sat 10th Jan 2026

Icy patches on the Tramore Valley Park course - Fri 9th Jan 2026

It looks as if a number of parkruns in Co Cork have been cancelled. The temperature at Cork Airport at 6am was 4 deg C but it seems to have dropped a degree since under clear skies.

Please note that Midleton, Tramore Valley Park, Macroom, Mallow, Ballincollig and Glen River are cancelled.

Updated 9am

Guest Post: Success ...by Pat Walsh

 * Success *

What does the New Year hold for you? Will it be a successful year?

Far too many plans are made that are wildly ambitious and not attainable. That leads to frustration, despair and lack of confidence in your own ability. 

But was the fault in the fact that no proper thought or planning was put into the goal, only a mad thought some night, thinking this would be great idea this year.

It actually doesn’t matter how big or small it is, what is important is that it is YOUR GOAL and what will you do to achieve it. Do you have the time to prepare and is it realistic. Plan for success. 

Running is your escape, your safe place, your mental rejuvenation. Life can throw enough curveballs and disappointments our way so why add to them.

Know what you can and can’t do. 
Don’t plan marathons when you are not doing 5k’s yet.
Know your domestic situation and what training plus recovery it allows.
Be mindful of previous injuries and don’t bring them on again by repeating previous mistakes.
Maybe during the Year measure success by other means:
I will take a road trip and run some race I haven’t done before.
I will do my best in each race and be happy with the outcome.
I will run in scenic locations and enjoy the experience.
I will search for the best after race cuppa. (tough one this, lots of competition).
I will run where I feel welcome.
I will continue my strength work to stay injury free.

Find peace with yourself, your watch, your expectations and hopefully end of the year you will be happy with how it went. If you are running and racing for your health and a social life then be happy to do that. Stick with it, enjoy, smile and encourage others around you. Be a successful you.

I was running on the Greenway during the week. The late afternoon sun had just come out after a miserable, cold and wet morning. Wasn’t it for these moments that running shoes were made. It was magical, mystical and up-lifting. 

I was waiting for the fairies to rise from the mist in the ruins of Roxborough House. Sprinkle me with fairy dust to keep me running and injury free for the year. Success

Live for the moment and take time to enjoy it. The rest of the year will take care of itself.

‘Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world,
for I would ride with you upon the wind
and dance upon the mountains like a flame!’.... Yeats

Have a lovely weekend.

#pwr #success

Guest Post: IRISH 10-MILE RANKINGS - END 2025 ...by John Walshe

IRISH 10-MILE RANKINGS 2025

The following is the yearly ranking list over the popular 10-mile distance for all men (under 55:00) and women (under 65:00) for 2025.

 This list shows the time (gun), name/club/category, the race and finishing position, along with the date. Where an athlete appears more than once, just the surname is used after the initial listing.

 After the 2024 decline in standards at the top end, the same cannot be said of last year. The season got off to a flying start at Dungarvan where Fearghal Curtin (47:42) and Niamh Allen (52:51) set two hugely impressive course records.

Although Curtin would go on to set Irish bests at both the half and full marathon, it was Peter Lynch from Kilkenny who got his name in the record books for 10 miles with his 45:59 at the Cherry Blossom race in Washington

However, Allen’s time – the second fastest by an Irishwoman since Sonia O’Sullivan’s 51:00 at the Great South Run in 2002 – prevailed throughout the year. 

 The numbers of performances for women under 60:00 was 21, one more than 2024. The total to make the cut-off standard of 65:00 was 102, slightly les than 2023 (106) and 2022 (117).

Amongst the men, nine performances (same as 2023) were achieved inside 50 minutes compared to just two in 2024.

The total number of performances for men under the 55:00 cut-off saw an increase to 136, well up on 99 from 2024 but still short of the 147 from 2023.

Dungarvan was undoubtedly the highest standard race over the distance for men with 31 finishing under 55:00 while Trim, with 18 under 65:00 – one more than 2023 - was the top race for the women.

As usual, any additions or corrections are welcome and can be made on the comments section wherever this list appears.

MEN
45:59 Peter Lynch (KCH) Washington DC (7) Apr 06
47:42 Fearghal Curtin (Youghal) Dungarvan (1) Feb 02
49:02 Pierre Muchan (DCH) Dublin (Frank Duffy) (1) Aug 16
49:16 Ryan Creech (Leevale) Kinsale (1) Apr 21
49:28 Hugh Armstrong (Ballina) Roscommon (1) Jun 28
49:35 Creech Cobh (2) Àpr 06
49:45 Armstrong Dublin (Frank Duffy) (2) Aug 16
49:54 Creech Dublin (Irish Runner) (1) Jul 20
49:56 Jamie Fallon (Craughwell) Dungarvan (2) Feb 02
50:16 Michael Harty (East Cork, M40) Midleton (1) Feb 09
50:26 Sean Doyle (Cork City) Dungarvan (3) Feb 02
50:27 Ian Guiden (Clonliffe) Kilcock (1) Àug 17
50:29 Doyle Midleton (2) Feb 09
50:36 Ger Forde (KCH) Dungarvan (4) Feb 02
50:39 Jake O’Regan (St Johns) Bundoran (1) Mar 01
50:53 Sergiu Ciobanu (Clonliffe, M40) Midleton (3) Feb 09
50:55 Stephen McAuley (Letterkenny) Dublin (Frank Duffy) (3) Aug 16
50:55 John-Joe Doherty (Finn Valley/Liv Hrs) Brampton-Carlisle (16) Nov 16
50:59 Evan Fitzgerald (West Waterford) Dungarvan (5) Feb 02
51:01 O’Regan Dublin (Frank Duffy) (4) Aug 16
51:04 Gary Crummy (Newry) Dublin (Irish Runner) (2) Jul 20
51:08 Stephen McAuley (Letterkenny) Dublin (Irish Runner) (3) Jul 20
51:10 Kyle Doherty (City of Derry Spartans) Bundoran (2) Mar 01
51:10 Kane Collins (Donore) Dublin (Irish Runner) (4) Jul 20
51:27 Guiden Dublin (Irish Runner) (5) Jul 20
51:31 Forde Dublin (Irish Runner) (6) Jul 20
51:38 Alexander Wallace (St Cocas, M40) Kilcock (2) Aug 17
51:41 Michael Fox (Armagh) Dublin (Irish Runner) (7) Jul 20
51:50 Eoin Smyth (Tara) Dublin (Frank Duffy) (5) Aug 16
51:51 Peter Somba (Ratoath) Trim (1) Feb 02
51:58 Ciobanu Dungarvan (6) Feb 02
51:58 Karl Fitzmaurice (Shannon) Dooneen (1) Apr 13
51:59 Martin Hoare (Celbridge) Trim (2) Feb 02
52:00 Doherty Derry (1) Mar 08
52:09 Eoin Mullan (Omagh, M40) Bundoran (3) Mar 01
52:12 Pat Fitzgerald (Waterford) Dungarvan (7) Feb 02
52:19 Denis Hegarty (Leevale) Dungarvan (8) Feb 02
52:23 Michael Bruton ((Leevale) Cobh (3) Apr 06
52:24 Paul O’Donnell (DSD) Dublin (Irish Runner) (8) Jul 20
52:25 Mathew McConnell (Ballyroan-Abbey) Dungarvan (9) Feb 02
52:28 Mossy Bracken (Moycarkey-Coolcroo) Dungarvan (10) Feb 02
52:29 Doherty Mooreabbey (1) Jul 06
52:37 John Durcan (Togher) Cobh (4) Àpr 06
52:39 Conor McCauley (Leevale, M40) Midleton (4) Feb 09
52:39 O’Donnell Edenderry (1) Jul 13
52:45 Barry Twohig (St Finbarrs, M45) Dungarvan (11) Feb 02
52:46 Twohig Mallow (1) Mar 23
52:49 Wallace Trim (3) Feb 02
52:50 Patrick McColl (Roadrunners) Trim (4) Feb 02
52:53 Killian Mooney (DSD) Roscommon (2) Jun 28
52:54 Cameron Stewart (Annadale) Armagh (1) Oct 05
52:57 David Glynn (unatt) Dublin (Frank Duffy) (6) Aug 16
52:57 Chris Jeuken (Derg) Churchtown (Mallow) (2) Nov 15
52:58 Kristaps Liepins (Watergrasshill) Dungarvan (12) Feb 02
52:58 Shane Collins (Leevale) Mallow (2) Mar 23
53:03 McColl Portaferry (1) Jul 22
53:04 Eanna Ó’Brádaigh (DSD) Roscommon (3) Jun 28
53:07 Damien Madigan (North Cork) Mallow (3) Mar 23
53:14 O’Bradaigh Edenderry (2) Jul 13
53:15 James Treanor (Shercock) Dungarvan (13) Feb 02
53:16 Collins Dungarvan (14) Feb 02
53:16 Barry Donovan (Cork TC) Dungarvan (15) Feb 02
53:19 Andy Nevin (Mullingar) Trim (5) Feb 02
53:19 Wallace Dublin (Irish Runner) (9) Jul 20
53:21 Dermot Gorman (Carrick-on-Suir, M40) Dungarvan (16) Feb 02
53:22 Brendan Neary (unatt) Dungarvan (17) Feb 02
53:22 Dermot Guina (West Limerick) Dungarvan (18) Feb 02
53:24 Dermot O’Brien (unatt, M40) Dungarvan (19) Feb 02
53:25 Tim Murphy (Mullingar) Naas (1) Mar 02
53:25 Tony Forristal (East Cork) Dungarvan (20) Feb 02
53:25 Jordan Clay (unatt) Edenderry (3) Jul 13
53:27 Tadhg OSullivan (Bweeng TB) Mallow (4) Mar 23
53:28 Cathal Kennedy (Thurles Crokes) Corofin Loop (1) Nov 2
53:29 Donal Coakley (Leevale) Dungarvan (21) Feb 02
53:30 Conor Tiernan (unatt) Naas (2) Mar 02
53:31 Madigan Dungarvan (22) Feb 02
53:31 Mark Walsh (Leevale) Midleton (5) Feb 09
53:31 Sean Davin (St Finbarrs) Mallow (5) Mar 23
53:32 O’Regan Cobh (5) Apr 06
53:33 Danny Mullins (Bantry) Dungarvan (23) Feb 02
53:33 Conor Duffy (Glaslough) Castleblaney (1) Jul 26
53:35 Glynn Dublin (Irish Runner) (10) Jul 20
53:37 O’Sullivan Dungarvan (24) Feb 02
53:37 Davin Cobh (6) Apr 06
53:38 Coakley Wisbech (UK) (2) Oct 26
53:40 Karl Nolan (Clonliffe, M40) Naas (3) Mar 02
53:40 Warren Roche (unatt) Dungarvan (25) Feb 02
53:41 Michael McMahon (North Cork, M40) Dungarvan (26) Feb 02
53:41 Barry Shiel (Longford, M40) Roscommon (4) Jun 28
53:42 Kieran Regan (unatt) Bundoran (4) Mar 01
53:42 Lynch Danesfort (1) Jun 06
53:42 Aidan Connell (West Waterford, M40) Kilmeaden (1) Nov 15
53:45 Eoin Pierce (Cloniffe) Cobh (7) Apr 06
53:46 Davin Midleton (6) Feb 09
53:47 Liam Mulligan (Drogheda & Dist) Dublin (Irish Runner) (11) Jul 20
53:48 Tomas Fitzpatrick (Tallaght, M40) Dublin (Frank Duffy) (7) Aug 16
53:52 Michael Brady (Raheny) Dublin (Irish Runner) (12) Jul 20
53:54 Emmet Jennings (DSD) Dublin (Irish Runner) (13) Jul 20
53:56 Sean Husband (Monaghan Town) Trim (6) Feb 02
53:56 Peter Donnelly (Candour TC) Larne (1) Apr 12
53:57 Alexey Marchenko (Rath-WSAF, M40) Dungarvan (27) Feb 02
54:01 Adam Nason (Donore) Kilcock (3) Aug 17
54:03 Shane Fitzgerald (unatt) Dungarvan (28) Feb 02
54:04 Marchenko Kilcock (4) Aug 17
54:08 John Lenehan (City of Derry Spartans) Dublin (Irish Runner) (14) July 20
54:13 Davin Churchtown (Mallow) (3) Nov 15
54:14 Ashley Dixon (North Down) Portaferry (2) Jul 22
54:15 Nicky O’Donoghue (East Cork) Dungarvan (29) Feb 02
54:15 Marc Augustin (St Cocas, M40) Kilcock (5) Aug 17
54:18 Kieran Regan (Brothers Pearse) Dublin (Irish Runner (15) Jul 20
54:20 Ronan Potterton (Fr Murphy) Naas (4) Mar 02
54:20 Brendan Heaney (Armagh) Kilcock (6) Aug 17
54:22 Colin Leonard (Drogheda & Dist, M40) Trim (7) Feb 02
54:22 Paul Mitchell (Tullamore) Kilcock (7) Aug 17
54:25 Noel McNally (Roadrunners, M40) Trim (8) Feb 02
54:25 Paddy O’Donnell (C of Derry Spartans) Derry (2) Mar 08
54:27 Aidan Noone (Leevale) Dungarvan (30) Feb 02
54:28 Mullins Skibbereen (1) Feb 09
54:29 Daniel Squires (Annadale) Trim (9) Feb 02
54:29 John McKeogh (unatt, M40) Dooneen (2) Apr 13
54:30 Gavin Callery (DSD) Dublin (Irish Runner) (16) Jul 20
54:33 Terry Shanley (Clane) Trim (10) Feb 02
54:33 Shanley Kilcock (8) Aug 17
54:33 Nason Stook (1) Nov 16
54:37 Cillian O’Leary (Raheny, M45) Dublin (Irish Runner) (17) Jul 20
54:37 Eoin Hinchy (Brothers Pearse, M40) Dublin (Frank Duffy) (8) Aug 16
54:40 Barry Hartnett (Dundrum, M40) Kilsheelan (1) Mar 17
54:45 John Meade ((St Finbarrs, M45) Cobh (8) Apr 06
54:48 John Enright (unatt) Dublin (Frank Duffy) (9) Aug 16
54:48 Ian Fitzgerald (Donore) Dublin (Frank Duffy) (10) Aug 16
54:53 Donovan Midleton (7) Feb 09
54:53 Sean Hehir (Croghan, M40) Raheny (1) Apr 21
54:54 James Elgar (GCH, M40) Corofin Loop (2) Nov 2
54:55 Jonathan Spratt (unatt) Armagh (2) Oct 05
54:56 David Cullinane (Ferrybank, M40) Dungarvan (31) Feb 02
54:56 Wayne Waldron (Donore) Dublin (Irish Runner) (18) Jul 20

WOMEN
52:51 Niamh Allen (Leevale) Dungarvan (1) Feb 02
56:09 Ciara Hickey (Brother Pearse, F40) Trim (1) Feb 02
56:18 Patriciia Jackman (Waterford) Dungarvan (2) Feb 02
56:39 Ann-Marie McGlynn (Strabane, F40) Roscommon (1) Jun 28
57:34 Hannah Steeds (Leevale) Midleton (1) Feb 09
57:42 Fionnuala Ross (Armagh) Cobh (2) Apr 06
57:52 Dee Grady (Ennis TC, F35) Churchtown (Mallow) (1) Nov 15
57:57 Meghan Ryan (DSD) Dublin (Irish Runner) (1) Jul 20
58:06 Caitlyn Harvey (Roadrunners) Trim (2) Feb 02
58:22 Jessica Craig (North Down, F35) Dublin (Irish Runner) (2) Jul 20
58:35 Elizabeth Carr (Mullingar) Naas (1) Mar 02
58:36 Faye Dervan (DCH) Kilcock (1) Aug 17
58:50 Niamh Moore (Leevale) Mallow (1) Mar 23
59:09 Grady Dublin (Irish Runner) (3) Jul 20
59:11 Catherine Whoriskey (C of Derry, F35) Derry (1) Mar 08
59:26 Mila Geldenhiys (GCH) Dublin (Irish Runner) (4) Jul 20
59:44 Kate McDonald (Ballyroan-Abbeyleix) Naas (2) Mar 02
59:46 Dearbhla Cox (Annadale, F35) Armagh (1) Oct 05
59:52 Breege Connolly (CNRD, F45) Athone (1) May 17
59:56 Sharon Rynne (Leevale, F35) Midleton (2) Feb 09
59:59 Connolly Armagh (2) Oct 05
60:02 Connolly Roscommon (2) Jun 28
60:03 Fiona Roche (Raheny) Raheny (1) Apr 21
60:27 Catherine Thornton (GCH) Trim (3) Feb 02
60:27 Niamh Clifford (Kilcoole) Raheny (2) Apr 21
60:34 Maria Ni Mhaolagain (Rosses) Bundoran (1) Mar 01
60:53 Pamela Kirk (Roadrunners, F40 Derry (2) Mar 08
60:54 Nicola Black (Roadrunners, F40) Trim (4) Feb 02
61:02 Moore Cobh (3) Apr 06
61:08 Gladys Ganiel (North Belfast, F45) Larne (1) Apr 12
61:09 Fiona Kehoe (Kilmore, F40) Raheny (3) Apr 21
61:14 Clara Ryan (St Finbarrs) Dungarvan (3) Feb 02
61:29 Fiona Stack (Raheny, F40) Bundoran (2) Mar 01
61:32 Sinead Whitelaw (Mullingar) Trim (5) Feb 02
61:32 Kealy Tideswell (Clonmel, F40) Mallow (2) Mar 23
61:37 Katie Wilson (DMP) Dungarvan (4) Feb 02
61:38 Elisoa Crawford (North Belfast, F50) Trim (6) Feb 02
61:39 Aedin Corr (Donore, F35) Dublin (Irish Runner) (5) Jul 20
61:57 Ciara Foy (Mullingar) Trim (7) Feb 02
62:02 Judith Storm (City of Derry Spart, F35) Derry (3) Mar 08
62:06 Isobel Oakes (Sligo) Trim (8) Feb 02
62:12 Leah Lawler (St Laurence O’Toole) Dungarvan (5) Feb 02
62:12 Grady Dooneen (1) Apr 13
62:18 Aimee Mullin (Galbally) Bundoran (3) Mar 01
62:19 Theresa McIlwaine (unatt) Derry (4) Mar 08
62:19 Crawford Larne (2) Apr 12
62:22 Maebh Brannigan (GCH) Dublin (Irish Runner) (6) Jul 20
62:22 Neasa De Búrca (GCH, F40) Corofin Loop (1) Nov 2
62:26 Shona Keane (Dooneen, F40) Dungarvan (6) Feb 02
62:48 Ciara Cunnngham (Tir Chonnaill) Bundoran (4) Mar 01
62:53 Ryan Skibbereen (1) Feb 09
62:58 Nadine McIntyre (Enniskillen RC) Castleblaney (1) Jul 26
63:05 Ciara Toner (City of Derry Spart, F40) Derry (5) Mar 08
63:08 Black Portaferry (1) Jul 22
63:10 Caroline Hassett (Templemore, F40) Dungarvan (7) Feb 02
63:11 Catherine Murphy (Eagle, F45) Dungarvan (8) Feb 02
63:13 Kate O’Neill (MSB, F40) Trim (9) Feb 02
63:14 Laura Daly (unatt) Tralee (1) Feb 08
63:16 Emma Fitzpatrick (Leevale) Midleton (3) Feb 09
63:23 Murphy (Eagle) Mallow (3) Mar 23
63:27 Emma Boland (Newbridge, F45) Dungarvan (9) Feb 02
63:30 Edel Gaffney (Trim) Trim (10) Feb 02
63:31 Murphy (Eagle, F45) Kinsale (1) Apr 21
63:39 Ryan Mallow (4) Mar 23
63:50 Anna Dooner (Roscommon) Roscommon (3) Jun 28
63:50 Hassett Dublin (Irish Runner) (7) Jul 20
63:53 Collette McCourt (Roadrunners, F45) Portaferry (2) Jul 22
63:55 Julie O’Brien (Durrus, F40) Skibbereen (2) Feb 09
64:00 Eimear O’Leary (GCH, F40) Trim (11) Feb 02
64:00 Mollie O’Donnell (Liffey Valley) Dublin (Irish Runner) (8) Jul 20
64:04 Linda Kelly (Watergrasshill, F50) Kilmeaden (1) Nov 15
64:05 Jessica Picone (Clonliffe) Dublin (Irish Runner) (9) Jul 20
64:05 Jane-Ann Healy-Meehan (AthenryF40) Craughwell (1) Sep 07
64:06 Nadine Forde (Leelave, F40) Midleton(4) Feb 09
64:07 Sabina Williams (Croghan, F40) Trim (12) Feb 02
64:09 De Búrca Roscommon (4) Jun 28
64:10 Marie Howard (Leevale) Mallow (5) Mar 23
64:10 Gaffney Edenderry (1) Jul 13
64:11 Becky Coughlan (Ennis TC, F40) Dungarvan (10) Feb 02
64:20 Sinead Murtagh (Newcastle&Dist, F40) Trim (13) Feb 02
64:20 Healy-Meehan Corofin Loop (2) Nov 2
64:22 Nicole Moorehouse (Slaney Oly) Dungarvan (11) Feb 02
64:28 Sharon Cantwell (Moyne) Dungarvan (12) Feb 02
64:29 Elaine McGuckian (Keep Er Lit, F40) Bundoran (5) Mar 01
64:29 Angela McCann (Clonmel, F50) Dungarvan (13) Feb 02
64:32 Kate Mulholland (St Peters) Trim (14) Feb 02
64:34 Anna Dooner (Roscommon) Trim (15) Feb 02
64:38 Deirdre Gibbons (GCH, F40) Corofin Loop (3) Nov 3
64:39 Ruth Wilson (DSD) Dublin (Irish Runner) (10) Jul 20
64:41 Adrienne Jordan (unatt, F45) Trim (16) Feb 02
64:41 Niamh Cronin (St Finbarrs, F45) Dungarvan (14) Feb 02
64:41 Sarah Diamond (Kilcoole) Dublin (Irish Runner) (11) July 20
64:41 Claire Ni Fhaircheallaigh (Dunb, F40) Kilcock (2) Aug 17
64:42 Susan Glennon (Mullingar) Roscommon (5) Jun 28
64:42 Catriona Edington (Annadale) Armagh (3) Oct 05
64:43 Kelly Mallow (6) Mar 23
64:43 Breda Gaffney (Mallow, F50) Kinsale (2) Apr 21
64:45 Heather Dunlea (Leevale) Dungarvan (15) Feb 02
64:46 Eimear McCracken (Annadale, F40) Trim (17) Feb 02
64:49 Caoimhe Ui Fhearáin (Inishowen) Derry (6) Mar 08
64:50 Joan Kinsella (Clane, F40) Kilcock (3) Aug 17
64:54 Grace Kennedy (Donore) Trim (18) Feb 02

Cork BHAA Calendar for 2026...

This is what the calendar for the 2026 Cork BHAA races looks like with 19-races in total. Here are some of the key points...

a) The ESB Cross Country race is usually held in early January in Beaumont Park. It had to be postponed this year ironically due to ESB groundworks in the park. We'll have to see if that one appears later on in the year.

b) The one new race this year is the EZ Living one in August. Again, that one will need to be confirmed.

c) If both races above go ahead then there will be a total of 19 races for the year, one up on last year.

As with any race calendar, the dates are provisional for now and might change.

If there are any changes, I'll update the race calendar.

Top Cork BHAA races in 2025

The chart above shows the number of finishers for each of the Cork BHAA races in 2025. The John Buckley Sports 5k was the top Cork BHAA race for the year, up about 18% on 2024.

The PwC 5k put in another strong showing to take the second spot while the Gas Networks Ireland 5k finished in third. The races tail away after that and the only one that was particularly low was the ESB cross country race.

Stats... Let's have a look to see what the trends are. First off, let's compare the races that were common to both 2024 and 2025...

There were 17 races which were common to both years. The numbers for eight of them were up, eight were down and one stayed the same. This stat alone already suggests that there was no growth in 2025.

Let's look at the average number of finishers per Cork BHAA race since 2015 and we get this chart...

Note the chart starts at 300

After 2015, the average number dropped for three years before recovering in 2019. Post pandemic, the 2022 numbers were well down like a lot of other races. It then showed strong growth in 2023 and 2024 to recover. 2025 was down a bit on 2024, not a huge amount but a drop all the same.

Looking ahead... It seems like the post pandemic recovery is well and truly over and it seems likely that the numbers for 2026 will be about the same again if not a little reduced.

The big advantage that the BHAA have is that their races are only €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-reg. Every year that goes by, the BHAA races look like better value when compared to club races where the entry fees are gradually creeping upwards.