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Cork
10:15am Sunday J
une 3rd 2018
This course was measured by John Quigley, AIM
S/IAAF Grade A Measurer
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Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - April 2014 - May 2016 (on Old Cork Athleti cs website)
Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - Ma y 2016 to date
Race Calendar / Fixtures List - Athletics Ir eland Registered Events
After the first 1.9 Miles or so, the Half-Marathon joins the Marathon course just before 15 Mil es. The major change is a completely new start.
This year, the st art is on Albert Road and heads straight ahead, onto Monaghan Road, passing CAB car dealership, before turning north, towards Pairc Ui Caoimh. Turning left again, the course passes along the Plaza in fromnt of Pairc Ui Caoimh , before swinging right, at the city end of the stadium, through the gated car park,. At the north east end of the car park, at the rear gates, the co urse swings sharp left and up a short slope, joining the Marathon course on the Marina, just before the 15 Mile mark.
Shortly after (about 0.25M) t
he merge point, you hit the 2 Mile mark on Centre Park Road. The next 1.3 m
iles are pretty flat. Turning at the 3 Mile mark, right on the corner at th
e Sextant Bar, before heading out the South Link Road. There is a dec
eptive climb over the section between the Filling Station and the junction
with Boreenmanna Road, so you will have to do a bit of work, after being on
the flat for the first few miles. NB. There is a right hand sweep al
ong here. Do NOT be 'glued' to the left hand side of the road here - You ne
ed to be out by the central median to take the SPR (Shortest Possible Route
). This is where it was measured = where you need to be!
Turning
left off the South Link Road, there is a sh
ort but sharp climb, probably 30-40m in all, but you'll need to work hard h
ere. Immediately after the turn onto South Douglas Road, you hit the 4 Mile
mark, just at the bridge.
The next mile is a pretty twisty/curv
y section over which you can add an awful lot of distance, if you're not ca
reful and don't follow the SPR. The course is measured on line of sight - b
end to bend - so try to run that line. So...Mile 5 takes you past Tur
ner's Cross football stadium, home of Cork City FC, then past Musgrave Park
, Munster Rugby's second home. One drag on this section - nothing to worry
about.
The 5 mile mark is immediately before the turn onto
Next is a left onto Pouladuff Road. It rejo
ins the old course at Pearse Road, and then right towards, and past, the Lo
ugh. After the Lough, there is another drag
up Hartland's Avenue, and across Glasheen Road, onto Dorgan's Road, before
turning left onto Magazine Road, where there is another nice downslope.&nbs
p; the 7 Mile mark comes immediately after the junction with St Clare's Ave
nue, before turning right, into St. Francis Avenue. At the end of St. Franc
is Avenue, there is a left turn onto College Road, by Brookfield, before tu
rning right again, into Orchard Road.
At the Orchard Road - Wilton Road junction, there is another "jiggle
", crossing Wilton Road, into Farranlea Road. There is another drag here, b
y the back of the County Hall. Continuing on Farranlea Road, past Leevale A
C's High Performance Centre, then immediately left into Farranlea Park, whe
re you hit the 8 mile mark.
After this, there is another drag,
before rejoining the old course again at the Model Farm Road - Farranlea Pa
rk junction. After the top of this climb, there is a nice section up to the
Tennis Village, just after the 9 Mile Mark.
The next mile start
s with a short steep downhill by the Tennis
Village. Once that's out of the way, you'll be glad to hear that there are
no more hills or drags all the way to the finish line!
The 10 Mi
le mark comes just at the start of the Lee Fields Amenity Park, with the 11
Mile mark just before the Victoria Cross Junction.
The next Mil
e takes you past the Sacred Heart Church, where it turns left and immediate
ly right onto Mardyke Walk, and straight ahead before turning left and onto
the bridge at Cumann na mBan Walk, with the 12 Mile mark at the far side
of the bridge.
After this, you're definitely on the homestretch,
however it can be quite congested on the Cumann na mBan Walk, so both bewa
re of this and, if you do need to walk, please move to one side. Also, in p
revious years, some inconsiderate people have been 'paced' by people on bik
es, with bikers even walking along this stretch, causing much mayhem and pr
oblems for other participants.
*P
LEASE DO NOT CYCLE ON THE COURSE - BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WHATSOEVER SH
OULD ANY BIKE, EXCEPT ONLY PARAMEDICS, BE ON THE CUMANN NA MBAN WALKWAY*
Following the Cumann na mBan Walk, it's straight ahead onto North Mall and North Gate Bridge After crossing North Gate Bridge, the course heads directly up North Main Street, as far as Washington St., where it turns left. Passing the 2 6 Mile Marathon mark, at the main door to St. Augustine's church, the route turns left onto Grand Parade, before swinging immediately right into Patri ck's St, for the final run-in. The 13 Mile Mark is just after theTraf fic Lights, by Waterstones. The finish is outide Penneys, at exactly the sa me point as last year.
View from the Start line, on Albert Ro
ad
View away from the start line towards City Hall
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View from 1 Mile mark, j ust after Suttons coal depot
Runner's v iew on new Pairc Ui Caoimh Plaza
'No-No'
- The footpath on the south side of Pairc Ui Caoimh is a
No-Go area - This is Off-Course, so don't be tempted
Turn left af ter CAB - Previously, the course went straigh on at this point
Left again here - This pouint will be barriered, for safety
reasons and also to maintain the racing line
p>
Passing between Pairc Ui Ca
oimh and the All-Weather pitch, this should prove a short but inspir
ing section
At the western end of t the stadium, the course enters the VIP car park - gates will be open!
Continue through the Car Par k
Continue throug h the Car Park
At the East entrance to the VIP c ar park, swing left up the slope, to the Marina
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Continue up the hill onto the Marina
At the Marina junction, the Half-marathon and Marathon courses merge. The re will be a system in place to manage the merge. The Half-Marathon leaders should reach this point at approx. 10:25, meeting Marathon Runners running at approx. 9 minute/mile. They will have been out on the course for just u nder two hours at this stage.
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