Cork running fixtures

Zuppy

Hi All,

Just updated my running calendar. Feel free to use it. I have only included the races close to City. If I have missed any or need to add any please PM me.

Happy racing

RoyMcC

Thanks ZL - nice to see such a comprehensive list encompassing road, hills, orienteering etc. Is the orienteering thing well supported? I guess it's a male-only thing as there's map reading involved...:o

Interested to see the Bandon 5 has been moved to New Year's Day.

Have Donegal, Belfast, Killarney all been annexed by the People's Republic now?

Racing Flat

Would appreciate any info on the following 2 races...

1) a 1 mile road race usually around May Bank Holiday I think, in Ballinhassig possibly?

2) a 5 mile road race in North Cork, near Charleville - the place might be called Newtown, I know it's near Churchtown - anyone know where exactly and when this is on?

Thanks.

Zuppy

All the races are from calendar online but check before you head to make sure there still on.
Yip I added one or two outside the Peoples Republic just for balance. :-)

Not sure about the Bandon 5m moving. But January is a bit away. Will probably do an update before then.

Racing Flat

Racing Flat wrote: »

Would appreciate any info on the following 2 races...

1) a 1 mile road race usually around May Bank Holiday I think, in Ballinhassig possibly?

2) a 5 mile road race in North Cork, near Charleville - the place might be called Newtown, I know it's near Churchtown - anyone know where exactly and when this is on?

Thanks.

Found out about these -

Rising Sun 1 mile May 17th

Liscarroll 10k August 23rd

sean_84

RoyMcC wrote: »

Thanks ZL - nice to see such a comprehensive list encompassing road, hills, orienteering etc. Is the orienteering thing well supported? I guess it's a male-only thing as there's map reading involved...:o

There could be over 100 people at a local orienteering event such as the Cork-O events in tuesdays evenings in the summer. But if the weather's bad, it can be much less than that...

There's usually a number of courses that you can pick from. Some courses will have all the control flags beside a path, and are very easy. Others can require the use of a compass for setting bearings etc. There are plenty of women who have no trouble doing this .

TFBubendorfer

Racing Flat wrote: »

Liscarroll 10k August 23rd

This was an 8k last year. Has it changed?

Zuppy

Racing Flat wrote: »

Found out about these -

Rising Sun 1 mile May 17th

Liscarroll 10k August 23rd

can you PM me the link to these races? Just for the next time I get yo update list.

Racing Flat

TFBubendorfer wrote: »

This was an 8k last year. Has it changed?

According to the liscarroll athletics website it's a 10k this year.

ZuppyLurk wrote: »

can you PM me the link to these races? Just for the next time I get yo update list.

Don't know them, just searched rising sun ac and liscarroll running and found teh websites that way.

Zuppy

Got them, thanks

Zuppy

Three races added. Thanks

Racing Flat

Can anyone suggest a good place for a session (6x1mile or 10x1k) in Cork on Friday morning? Happy to go to CIT or Mardyke tracks, but ca't travel too far, time constraints. Are there still fields out the back of the astroturf pitches at the gym place next to CIT if I don't have access to a track? Just need somewhere without roads to cross, not too much people walking/dog traffic etc. Thanks.

PS - does Pres fields still exist? I'll be Bishopstown way...

tergat

Racing Flat wrote: »

Can anyone suggest a good place for a session (6x1mile or 10x1k) in Cork on Friday morning? Happy to go to CIT or Mardyke tracks, but ca't travel too far, time constraints. Are there still fields out the back of the astroturf pitches at the gym place next to CIT if I don't have access to a track? Just need somewhere without roads to cross, not too much people walking/dog traffic etc. Thanks.

PS - does Pres fields still exist? I'll be Bishopstown way...

Racing Flat,

Pres fields are railed off now, your best bet is to use the fields at the back of CIT track and also there is a path/walkway (take a left on the walkway) that brings you down to 'the farm' (UCC's playing pitches). There is plenty of grass there also, 2 mile loop roughly.

Tergat

Racing Flat

tergat wrote: »

Racing Flat,

Pres fields are railed off now, your best bet is to use the fields at the back of CIT track and also there is a path/walkway (take a left on the walkway) that brings you down to 'the farm' (UCC's playing pitches). There is plenty of grass there also, 2 mile loop roughly.

Tergat

Thanks tergat, when I was in Cork as a teenager, wasn't too active, so memory of these places a bit hazy (and to do the Spioraid Naoimh/Bishopstown GAA/Highfield loop might bring out cold sweats from school cross country races ).

For the fields at the back of CIT, is the best place to park that gym/pool/astroturf place next to CIT? If memory serves me correctly, getting into CIT in a car is a bit like getting into Fort Knox...

tergat

Racing Flat wrote: »

Thanks tergat, when I was in Cork as a teenager, wasn't too active, so memory of these places a bit hazy (and to do the Spioraid Naoimh/Bishopstown GAA/Highfield loop might bring out cold sweats from school cross country races ).

For the fields at the back of CIT, is the best place to park that gym/pool/astroturf place next to CIT? If memory serves me correctly, getting into CIT in a car is a bit like getting into Fort Knox...

Racing Flat,

Park in Leisureworld thats the gym/pool/astroturf place you are refering to. Great places to run there now, some new pitches across the river also.

Tergat

Racing Flat

tergat wrote: »

Racing Flat,

Park in Leisureworld thats the gym/pool/astroturf place you are refering to. Great places to run there now, some new pitches across the river also.

Tergat

Perfect, thanks.