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| Contact | Location | Distance | Type | Championship | Permit | Measured |
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| Athletics Ireland | Cork City | 5k | Road | No | Yes | John Quigley |
CANCELLED
This event is run under an Athletics Ireland permit/licence
Organised and hosted by Cork Athletics, in association with Athletics Ireland
This course was measured by John Quigley, AIMS/IAAF International Grade 'A' Measurer
Much of the information below relates to the 2017 series. It will be updated as soon as information is available
Business advisors Grant Thornton, Athletics Ireland and Athletics Northern Ireland have today announced the dates for the Grant Thornton Corporate 5K Team Challenge series for 202-.
Aimed at encouraging social running amongst the business community in Dublin, Cork and Belfast, the event welcomes both seasoned runners as well as beginners. Each run will be a team event, with four participants on each team. Team members’ times are combined to determine the winner in each category. There are three categories; male, female & mixed.
Paul McCann, Managing Partner with Grant Thornton said: “We are delighted to be hosting the 5k Corporate Challenge Series again in 2017. As a team event, these runs offer a great opportunity to build team spirit and generate some healthy competition. The run series has grown hugely in popularity, and this year, we are hosting 3 runs during the summer – in Dublin, Cork and Belfast. I would encourage both employers and employees alike, across the country, to sign up and get involved!”
Event Ambassador, International Athlete Mark Christie commented, “The Grant Thornton Corporate 5K Team Challenge is a great way of encouraging people within the workplace to get or keep fit. Each year the event is made up of runners from those who run regularly to complete beginners. The team element adds a sense of fun & camaraderie amongst work colleagues. I’m really looking forward to taking part of it this year and looking forward to encouraging my colleague to take part with me in the Dublin Docklands on September 6th”
John Foley, Chief Executive of Athletics Ireland, said “As an association one of our core strategic objectives is to promote health and fitness in the population as a whole. This event enables us to reach beyond our core membership into the business community by encouraging them to focus on a fitness programme which targets a 5k run; a good starter point for novice runners.”
Foley added: “Grant Thornton’s sponsorship of this event allows for it to be a revenue earner for the association with profits generated channelled into our Junior High Performance Athletics programmes. These programmes provide support and expertise to close to 100 of our emerging young athletes to help them to fulfil their potential.”
All events are chip timed, each participant will receive a technical t-shirt and goody bag. All participants are encouraged to fundraise for the chosen charity, Make-A-Wish, through www.everydayhero.com/ie/ to which 10% of all registration fees will be donated.
To ENTER YOUR TEAM now on www.grantthorntoncorporatechallenge.ie
Wednesday 11th June 2029 – South Mall, Cork
Thursday 22nd June 2017 at 11pm – Belfast Airport
Wednesday 6th September 2017 – Docklands, Dublin
Don't be fooled by the 'ups & downs' in the profile - the fluctuations shown are largely due to Google being fooled by the presence of trees, forexample, the steepish rise, at 3km, is due to the trees on the Marina. The overall elevation difference, between the highest point and the lowest point on the course is approx. 5m
The race starts on South Mall, outside the Grant Thornton offices.
Centre Park Road - 1KM, Just after Roundabout
Centre Park Road - 1 Mile - Outside Pat McDonnell Paints
Centre Park Road - 2KM
Marina - 3KM
Marina - Turn towards Atlantic Pond - Mind the step!
Atlantic Pond - 2 Miles View towards Marina
Atlantic Pond - 2 Miles View away from Marina - Runner's view
Monaghan Road - 4k
Monaghan Road - 3 Miles
The Finish Line!
Looking Back from the Finish Line
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