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Running in Cork Newsletter - 29th March 2024
Despite it being the long weekend, it’s a relatively quiet one for running events. There was a new 5-mile race in Killarney on Friday evening which seems to have gotten a large crowd. Other than that, the main events this weekend are the 5k parkruns on Saturday.
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Weekend Weather: This weekends weather is dominated by a low pressure system sitting off the south-west coast of Ireland. The forecast is for a mix of sunshine and showers so it’s a mixed bag, it certainly looks a lot better than last weekend.
Weekend events: In Cork on Saturday, there are the usual 5k parkruns at Ballincollig, Glen River, Mallow, Macroom, Castehaven, Glengarriff Woods, Bere Is , Clonakilty, Youghal & Tramore Valley Park.
In terms of races, it looks like a quite weekend.
See the event calendar for a listing of all events... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/p/calendar.html
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In Other News:
What are your chances of getting into the New York City Marathon?... According to the organisers, just 4 percent of those who applied for the 2024 New York City Marathon drawing were accepted into the race. The organization received almost 165,000 applications—the second most in history, behind the 2020 race, which was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York City Marathon Charity Program opened on Thursday, with around 14,000 runners expected to take part. You can find information about how to participate here.
Cobh 10-mile sells out!... The Cobh 10 organisers have announced that the race is now and that it was the fastest year of registrations to date. Last year, there were 774 finishers and with a limit entry of 1000 entries, it looks like it’s the final number of finishers will be well up this year. The Cobh 10-mile is coming up on Sun 7th April.
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
Great Railway Run… There are now fewer than 100 places left for the 25km Great Railway Run from Cork City to Carrigaline.
Cross-Country Runner Mistaken for Bigfoot... It moved so fluently with little arm movement, unlike a human running,” a passing motorcyclist said. “It easily was 10 feet tall.” Recently, the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (BFRO) investigated a sighting of the eponymous cryptid near Ground Mound in Washington state. The sighting, by a group of motorcyclists passing through South Thurston County, involved spotting a figure running on a ridge half a mile ahead of them. According to the report given to the BFRO, “It was very large and human-shaped. It was one color, tan/brown, moving across very rugged terrain, making a beeline for the tree line.” The group watched the figure run for 30 seconds before it left their vision. “It moved so fluently with little arm movement, unlike a human running,” the motorcyclist said. “It easily was 10 feet tall for us to be able to see it from so far away.”
After the story of the biped’s sighting was reported in The Chronicle and shared thousands of times via social media, the paper received an email from a Rochester High School student. Gunnar Morgan, a cross-country runner, self-identified himself as the creature. “That Sasquatch running was me,” Morgan said in an email to the paper. In the email, Morgan, who is not 10 feet tall, explained his case of mistaken identity. “My cousin and I are adept cross-country runners and live in the area and run often in that exact wilderness area,” he said. “The reason we appeared larger than usual is because we were running side-by-side, and we run extremely fluidly compared to most people.”
Morgan’s Garmin GPS watch provided data that showed he and his cousin were running along the same ride at the same time the sighting occurred. “We were running fast and headed for a tree line,” Morgan said. “I can pinpoint exactly where the motorcyclists must’ve spotted us and where we must’ve been … I stand 6-foot-1, and from a distance, we could be mistaken for a larger creature.”
Sheeps Head race looking for volunteers... Endurancelife are running an inaugural event at Sheep's Head on the 6th of April and they are looking for crew volunteers to help man the checkpoints etc. The race itself is a round route of 50miles and they have 5 checkpoints in total but are looking for 7 volunteers. They offer a small flat rear expenses and a rate to running clubs if they help find us volunteers. If interested, email on support AT endurancelife DOT com
Countdown
Limerick Marathon - 5th May 2024 - 5 weeks
Cork Marathon - 2nd June 2024 - 9 weeks
Waterford Marathon - 23rd June 2024 - 12 weeks
Some of the posts on the Running in Cork blog over the last week:
Podium place for Hannah Steeds at the Streets of Kilkenny 5k - 28th Mar 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/podium-place-for-hannah-steeds-at.html
Friday Jigsaw: Jerry Forde at the BHAA MTU 5k 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/friday-jigsaw-jerry-forde-at-bhaa-mtu.html
Parkrun volunteer in the UK reaches 1000 credits... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/parkrun-volunteer-in-uk-reaches-1000.html
The ongoing saga of the Mardyke athletics track - March 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-ongoing-saga-of-mardyke-athletics.html
Race News Update: Cobh 10m & Great Railway Run... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/race-news-update-cobh-10m-great-railway.html
Cork runners take top spots at IMRA race in Kerry... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/cork-runners-take-top-spots-at-imra.html
Results & Photos of the Mallow 10-mile road race - Sun 24th March 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/results-of-mallow-10-mile-road-race-sun.html
Notice: The Great Railway Run 25km - Sun 21st Apr 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/02/notice-great-railway-run-25km-sun-21st.html
Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 23rd Mar 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/results-of-5k-parkruns-in-cork-sat-23rd.html
Notice: Sonia O'Sullivan 10 mile race in Cobh - Sun 7th April 2024... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/01/notice-sonia-osullivan-10-mile-race-in.html
Guest Post: The Equinox ...by Pat Walsh... https://corkrunning.blogspot.com/2024/03/guest-post-equinox-by-pat-walsh.html
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