Results of Macroom 10 1988
Recalling Macroom 10 1988
Macroom
Sunday 2nd October 1988
A BLE Permitted event, organised and hosted by West Muskerry AC
Cork Athletics Webmaster John Quigley recalls the Macroom 10 of 1988
Before the resurrection, by Cork BHAA, in 1990, of the Cork to Cobh 15 Miler, the Macroom 10 was used by many as a test run before the Dublin Marathon, or simply as a 'Blow Out'.
The 1988 Macroom 10, with it's associated Macroom Women's 10k, was probably the only long race in Munster at that time of year, so attracted a huge growd, by the 1988 standards, with 172 finishers in the 10 Miler, and 64 in the Women's 10k.
My recollection is of doing a 2 mile warm up, though, almost 32 years later, I'm a bit 'hazy' on that - we may have done a lap of the start section, which went around by the Mill Road, before heading back through the town. I was using the race as a pace run, planning on 6 minute miling, but to give it 'a lash' for the last mile, and to do another 5 miles afterwards. The warm-up and race were 'grand', but I recall, on the warm-down, hitting the turn-around point in the 10 miler, and beginning to suffer. I was, literally, out on my feet heading back over the bridge and up the hill into town.
The start was close Fitzgerald Street, near to the entry to the Dunnes car-park, with the race going through the town, over the bridge, before taking a right, followed by another, onto Mill Road. It continued on east, joining the Cork Road, and heading back through the town for a second time. After crossing the bridge, we headed west, as far as Carrigaphooca, where we turned around on the main Cork-Tralee road. Then it was straight back into town, finishing in the square.
Race Who's Who
10 Miler
The race was won by Billy Horgan of St. Finbarr's, in 50:55, with Leevale's Der "Rocky" O'Riordan just 7 seconds behind him, in 51:02, with West Limerick's Tom Brouder, 'breathing down his neck', four seconds behind, in 51:06. [Not too long after this, Tom, whose 'pedigree' was much feared and respected on the racing scene, retired from running, when it was found that he had a serious heart condition]
Other 'notables' in the first 25 were St. Finbarr's Tony Archer, 5th - 53:05, who made a comeback in recent years. He was followed by clubmate Willie Hayes, 6th-53:12, who has been a regular at races ever since, and still running at a high level. In 14th, 55:53, place was Tony Daly, from the host club, West Muskerry AC, the first local man.
In 18th place, 56:49, was the famed East Cork AC and Ballycotton man, John Walshe, while Leevale AC's John O'Leary placed 21st, in 57:28, to take 1st M45. Eagle AC's Joe Murphy was just behind him, in 57:30.
Women's 10k
The women's 10, was easily won, in 37:39, by Ann Reidy, from Tralee, who had over a minute to spare on East Cork's Helen O'Callaghan, 38:49. Third place went to current St. Finbarr's AC President Marion Lyons, in 39:01, with clubmate, the evergreen Mary Sweeney, in 6th place, in 39:50
32 Years Later....
It's amazing, over thirty years later, to see so many who ran that day that are still involved in the sport, at a high level, particularly in terms of 'giving back to the sport' (with apologies to anyone I've overlooked):
Pos | Forename | Surname | Cat | Club | Time | Involvement |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | John | Walsh | East Cork AC | 0:56:49 | What can one say about John: Driving force for the Ballycotton races for 40 years...and lots more | |
29 | Pat | Murphy | Eagle AC | 0:58:18 | Has filled various committee roles at Eagle AC for several dcades | |
33 | Liam | Doherty | Eagle AC | 0:58:42 | Coach at St. Finbarr's AC | |
40 | John | Quigley | Leevale AC | 0:59:40 | Cork Athletics Webmaster | |
74 | John | Holland | Mallow AC | 1:04:02 | President of Mallow AC | |
87 | John | Copithorne | Belgooly AC | 1:06:28 | Cork Athletics County Registrar | |
89 | Liam | Fleming | Ballinascarthy | 1:06:47 | Athletics historian | |
115 | Willie | Mahony | M40 | Youghal AC | 1:10:59 | Treasurer East Cork Athletics Division |
123 | Paddy | Buckley | M50 | St Finbarrs | 1:11:41 | Chairman Cork Athletics County Board, with a lifetime of athletics contribution |
Pos | Forename | Surname | Cat | Club | Time | Involvement |
3 | Marion | Lyons | St. Finbarrs | 0:39:01 | President, St Finbarr's AC | |
47 | Pamela | Buckley | F50 | St. Finbarrs | 0:59:32 | Lifetime contribution on Cork Mini-Marathon Committee |
62 | Collete | Kelly | Mahon AC | 1:08:49 | Treasurer Cork Athletics County Board |
Video of Macroom 10 1988
Results of Macroom Mens 10 Mile 1988
Pos | Forename | Surname | Cat | Club | Time |
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1 | Billy | Horgan | M | St Finbarrs | 0:50:55 |
2 | Der | O'Riordan | M | Leevale | 0:51:02 |
3 | Tom | Brouder | M | West Limerick | 0:52:06 |
4 | Michael | Mangan | M | Beaufort | 0:52:48 |
5 | Tony | Archer | M | St. Finbarrs | 0:53:05 |
6 | Willie | Hayes | M | St Finbarrs | 0:53:12 |
7 | Christy | O'Riordan | M | Iveragh AC | 0:53:39 |
8 | Padraig | McCarthy | M | Bandon Bridge | 0:53:44 |
9 | Pat | Kerrigan | M | Mallow AC | 0:53:47 |
10 | Ray | Foley | M | East Cork | 0:54:29 |
11 | Timmy | Goulding | M | Leevale | 0:54:40 |
12 | Frank | Cashman | M40 | East Cork | 0:54:47 |
13 | Eddie | Noonan | M | Eagle AC | 0:55:04 |
14 | Tony | Daly | M40 | West Muskerry | 0:55:53 |
15 | Eddie | Mullane | M40 | Belgooly | 0:56:25 |
16 | Vincent | Downing | M | East Cork 'B' | 0:56:31 |
17 | Phillip | Weathers | M | Banteer AC | 0:56:45 |
18 | John | Walsh | M | East Cork AC | 0:56:49 |
19 | John J | O'Sullivan | M | Watford AC | 0:56:54 |
20 | Jer | Murphy | M | Millstreet AC | 0:57:07 |
21 | John | O'Leary | M45 | Leevale AC | 0:57:28 |
22 | Joe | Murphy | M | Eagle AC | 0:57:30 |
23 | Stephen | Murphy | M | Belgooly AC | 0:57:41 |
24 | P.J. | Twomey | M | Millstreet AC | 0:57:42 |
25 | Patrick | O'Connor | M | East Cork AC | 0:57:54 |
26 | Eric | Meade | M | East Cork AC | 0:57:56 |
27 | Joe | Copithorne | M | Belgooly AC | 0:58:10 |
28 | Mike | Donnelly | M40 | Desmond Currans | 0:58:17 |
29 | Pat | Murphy | M | Eagle AC | 0:58:18 |
30 | Willie | Meenan | M40 | Millst. AC | 0:58:25 |
31 | Sean | Walsh | M40 | Belgooly AC | 0:58:34 |
32 | Pat | O'Keeffe | M | Beaufort AC | 0:58:39 |
33 | Liam | Doherty | M | Eagle AC | 0:58:42 |
34 | Peter | Sargent | M45 | St Columba's | 0:58:52 |
35 | Andy | Neenan | M | Mallow AC | 0:59:04 |
36 | Pat | Dempsey | M | Leevale AC | 0:59:20 |
37 | John | O'Callaghan | M | Bandon Bridge | 0:59:25 |
38 | Donal | Flynn | M | Leevale AC | 0:59:31 |
39 | Paddy | Hegarty | M | Eagle AC | 0:59:36 |
40 | John | Quigley | M | Leevale AC | 0:59:40 |
41 | Edwin | O'Connell | M | Mallow AC | 0:59:45 |
42 | Jim | Curtin | M45 | East Cork AC | 0:59:59 |
43 | Pat | Lawton | M40 | Kinsale | 1:00:03 |
44 | Gerard | Supple | M | Skibbereen | 1:00:05 |
45 | Vincent | Lehane | M | West Muskerry | 1:00:10 |
46 | Andy | Buckley | M | Banteer AC | 1:00:33 |
47 | Humphrey | Murphy | M | Olympic | 1:00:48 |
48 | Heffernan | M40 | Mallow AC | 1:00:55 | |
49 | Paddy | Gyves | M40 | Mallow AC | 1:00:57 |
50 | Con | O'Brien | M | Banteer AC | 1:01:04 |
51 | Phil. | Farrissey | M | Nth Cork AC | 1:01:40 |
52 | Edwin | O'Riordan | M | St Finbarrs | 1:01:48 |
53 | Barry | Moran | M | East Cork | 1:03:53 |
54 | Dan | Nagle | M40 | Mallow AC | 1:01:59 |
55 | Eugene | Manton | M | Nth Cork Joggers | 1:02:06 |
56 | Timmy | Burke | M | Douglas Cork | 1:02:07 |
57 | Patsy | Coleman | M | West Muskerry AC | 1:02:11 |
58 | Donal | O'Driscoll | M | Skibbereen | 1:02:18 |
59 | Finbarr | Hegarty | M | Shandon AC | 1:02:27 |
60 | Mick | O'Regan | M | St Columbas | 1:02:30 |
61 | Paddy | Ryan | M | Kilflnane Limer. | 1:02:33 |
62 | Edward | Lynch | M | Blarney St Cork | 1:02:59 |
63 | Thomas | Cody | M | Midleton | 1:03:01 |
64 | George | Webb | M45 | Rising Sun | 1:03:11 |
65 | John | Walsh | M | Banteer AC | 1:03:19 |
66 | Kleran | Drummy | MJ | West Muskerry | 1:03:22 |
67 | Tim J. | Buckley | M | Donoughmore AC | 1:03:24 |
68 | Michael | Maye | M | Na Locha AC | 1:03:28 |
69 | Martin | Nugent | M | Nth Belfast AC | 1:03:36 |
70 | Damien | Lacey | M40 | Macroom | 1:03:42 |
71 | Bernard | Sisk | M40 | Cork | 1:03:53 |
72 | Pat | O'Connor | M | Ballincollig Telecom | 1:04:00 |
73 | Liam | Murphy | M | Blue Demons | 1:04:01 |
74 | John | Holland | M | Mallow AC | 1:04:02 |
75 | Pat | Crowley | M | Castlehaven | 1:04:22 |
76 | David | Boyd | M | Belgooly AC | 1:04:55 |
77 | John | Trent | M | Na Locna AC | 1:05:24 |
78 | Nealy | O'Leary | M40 | Bandon AC | 1:05:54 |
79 | John | Mohally | M40 | Model Farm Rd | 1:05:59 |
80 | Martin | Coughlan | M | West Muskerry | 1:06:03 |
81 | Dan | O'Donovan | M | Rosscarbery | 1:06:11 |
82 | Finbarr | Buckley | M45 | Millstreet | 1:06:14 |
83 | Frank | McCarthy | M40 | Belgooly AC | 1:06:17 |
84 | Gery | Lawton | M | Kinsale | 1:06:20 |
85 | Declan | Coakley | M | Bandon Bridge | 1:06:23 |
86 | Fred | Rossborough | M50 | St Columba's | 1:06:26 |
87 | John | Copithorne | M | Belgooly AC | 1:06:28 |
88 | Michael | Morgan | M40 | Ballyvolane | 1:06:35 |
89 | Liam | Fleming | M | Ballinascarthy | 1:06:47 |
90 | John | O'Donnell | M40 | West Limerick | 1:06:54 |
91 | Seamus | Walsh | M | Skibbereen | 1:07:00 |
92 | Con | Slattery | M40 | Ford Mt AC | 1:07:22 |
93 | Dan | O'Riordan | M | Carriganimma | 1:07:12 |
94 | Noel | Scannell | M40 | Belgooly AC | 1:07:33 |
95 | Vincent | Crowley | M | Ballinascarthy | 1:07:49 |
96 | Paddy | McHugh | M60 | Grange Fermoy | 1:07:55 |
97 | Frank | Norberg | M | Passage West | 1:08:01 |
98 | David | St. Leger | M | Shandon AC | 1:09:13 |
99 | Pat | Goulding | M | Murphy's Brewry | 1:09:15 |
100 | Pat | O'Callaghan | M | St. Finbarrs | 1:09:16 |
101 | David | Doyle | M | St. Lukes Cork. | 1:09:19 |
102 | Con Joe | Relihan | M | West Muskerry | 1:09:28 |
103 | John | Hayes | M | Bandon Bridge | 1:09:51 |
104 | Ned | Ronan | M | Mallow AC | 1:09:52 |
105 | John | Martin | M | Blackrock Cork. | 1:09:53 |
106 | Ed | Pernot | M | St. Lukes Cork | 1:10:01 |
107 | Seamus | Corkery | M | Belgooly AC | 1:10:04 |
108 | Tony | Dwyer | M40 | Belgooly AC | 1:10:10 |
109 | Dan | O'Sullivan | M40 | Bantry AC | 1:10:11 |
110 | Phillip | Barry | M40 | Passage West | 1:10:27 |
111 | Dermot | Noonan | M40 | West Muskerry | 1:10:33 |
112 | James | Collins | M40 | St. Columbas | 1:10:38 |
113 | Michael | Lawlor | M40 | Carrigaline | 1:10:47 |
114 | Br. Andrew | Hickey | M | Douglas Cork | 1:10:50 |
115 | Willie | Mahony | M40 | Youghal AC | 1:10:59 |
116 | Pat | Fitzgerald | M | Skibbereen | 1:11:04 |
117 | Michael | Murphy | M | Blue Demons, | 1:11:05 |
118 | John | Flynn | M45 | Castle St. Mac, | 1:11:07 |
119 | Liam | Slattery | M50 | Orange Fermoy | 1:11:11 |
120 | Sean | Hayes | M | Shandon AC | 1:11:15 |
121 | Patrick | O'Brien | M40 | U.C.C. AC | 1:11:23 |
122 | Tony | Coughlan | M50 | Rising Sun AC | 1:11:33 |
123 | Paddy | Buckley | M50 | St Finbarrs | 1:11:41 |
124 | Niall | Cronin | M | Macroom | 1:11:44 |
125 | Michael | O'Connor | M | Little Island | 1:11:49 |
126 | Denis | Ryan | M50 | Cork | 1:12:04 |
127 | Jim | Corbett | M40 | St. Finbarrs AC | 1:12:10 |
128 | Len | Harvey | M40 | Ballincollig | 1:12:28 |
129 | Roy | Cummins | M40 | St. Finbarrs | 1:12:29 |
130 | Eugene | Carey | M40 | Mallow AC | 1:12:29 |
131 | Jer. | O'Riordan | M40 | Mallow AC | 1:12:30 |
132 | John | Forde | M50 | Leevale AC | 1:12:32 |
133 | Michael | O'Callaghan | M | Passage West | 1:12:34 |
134 | Pat | Galvin | M | Mallow AC | 1:13:04 |
135 | Pat | Healy | Cork | Dillions Cross, | 1:13:20 |
136 | Kenneth | Foley | M | Blue Demons | 1:13:50 |
137 | Noel | Wall | M | Blue Demons | 1:14:18 |
138 | Peter | Dooley | M | Mallow | 1:14:21 |
139 | Declan | Harrison | M | Lisgoold Co. Cork | 1:14:33 |
140 | Finbarr | Nevill | M40 | Macroom | 1:14:35 |
141 | Brendan | Murphy | M | Togher Cork | 1:14:54 |
142 | Pat | Keating | M | Mahon AC | 1:15:43 |
143 | Sgt James | Lawton | M | Bandon Garda | 1:15:48 |
144 | Ml | Brosnan | M50 | Gneeveguilla AC | 1:16:26 |
145 | Pascal | Dormey | M | Bishopstown | 1:17:18 |
146 | Paul | O'Connell | M | Ballintemple M40 | 1:17:59 |
147 | D. | O'Herlihy | M45 | The Lough Cork | 1:18:09 |
148 | Joseph | Sheehy | M | Templemartin | 1:18:38 |
149 | Brian | O'Donovan | M | Oliver PI. Street | 1:18:39 |
150 | Michael | O'Shea | M | Oliver PI. Street | 1:19:13 |
151 | Chris | Delaney | M | Macroom | 1:19:13 |
152 | Anthony | Murphy | M | Waterfall, Cork | 1:19:44 |
153 | Aidan | O'Connell | M | Ballyhooley R Cork | 1:20:05 |
154 | Brendan | Connolly | M | Skibbereen | 1:20:28 |
155 | Pat | Cadogan | M45 | Bishopstown | 1:20:39 |
156 | David | Barry | M | Banteer | 1:21:27 |
157 | Noel | Murphy | M45 | Grange AC | 1:21:54 |
158 | Peter | Grimley | M | Waterfall, Cork | 1:21:58 |
159 | Ml | Cronin | M | Inchageela, Co. Cork | 1:22:00 |
160 | Paul | Delaney | M | Oliver PI. Street | 1:22:17 |
161 | Willie | Chambers | Ballyphenane | 1:23:03 | |
162 | Jim | Quinn | Vicars Court, Cork | 1:23:08 | |
163 | Kieran | O'Keeffe | Bishopstown | 1:23:09 | |
164 | Noel | Barry | Ballyhooley Rd, Cork | 1:25:09 | |
165 | J. | O'Sullivan | Desmond | 1:25:39 | |
166 | Patrick | Clarke | Crosshaven | 1:26:08 | |
167 | Tony | Dunton | Macroom | 1:26:24 | |
168 | Kevin | Sheehan | Macroom | 1:26:33 | |
169 | B | Pittaway | M60 | O'Driscolls Bar, | 1:28:18 |
170 | Maurice | Kelleher | Beaufort AC | 1:28:28 | |
171 | John | Hennessy | Bishopstown Cork | 1:43:00 | |
172 | Alvin | Hall | Bishopstown Cork | 1:43:00 |
Results of Macroom Womens 10k 1988
Pos | Forename | Surname | Cat | Club | Time |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ann | Reidy | F | Tralee, Co. Kerry | 0:37:39 |
2 | Helen | O'Callaghan | F | East Cork AC | 0:38:49 |
3 | Marion | Lyons | F | St. Finbarrs | 0:39:01 |
4 | Mary | Joyce Curtin | F | East Cork | 0:39:19 |
5 | Mary | Sweeney | F | St. Finbarrs AC | 0:39:50 |
6 | Rosalia | Crockett | F | St. Finbarrs | 0:39:56 |
7 | Marie | Morley | F40 | St. Finbarrs | 0:40:44 |
8 | Jackie | Motherway | F | Leevale AC | 0:42:22 |
9 | Ann | Murphy | F | Blarney & U.C.C. | 0:43:00 |
10 | Caroline | Healy | F | Carrlgallne Striders | 0:43:31 |
11 | Catherine | O'Connor | F | Tralee Jog Club | 0:44:06 |
12 | Margaret | Kelly | F | Bandon AC | 0:44:40 |
13 | Eileen | O'Callaghan | F45 | Leevale | 0:45:33 |
14 | Mary | Sheehan | F | Fermoy & District Harriers | 0:46:21 |
15 | Ann | Kelly | F | Bandon AC | 0:48:02 |
16 | Nuala | O'Sullivan | F | St. Finbarrs AC | 0:48:34 |
17 | Jacinta | Casey | FJ | West Muskerry | 0:49:52 |
18 | Anne | Higgins | F | St. Finbarrs AC | 0:50:05 |
19 | Mary | Hinchion | F | Caum, Macroom | 0:50:10 |
20 | Betty | Conroy | F35 | Rising Sun AC | 0:50:16 |
21 | Anne | Murphy | F | Bandon Bridge AC | 0:51:04 |
22 | Margaret | Fleming | F | Ballinascarthy | 0:51:09 |
23 | Ann | Lucey Murphy | F | Eagle AC | 0:51:11 |
24 | Elizabeth | Collins | F | Belgooly AC | 0:51:17 |
25 | Angela | McGrath | F35 | Crosshaven | 0:51:19 |
26 | Margaret | O'Connor | F | East Cork AC | 0:51:26 |
27 | Geraldine | Wright | F | Belgooly AC | 0:52:23 |
28 | Noreen | O'Mahony | F | Toames Macroom | 0:52:53 |
29 | Catherine | Walsh | F | Friar St. Cork | 0:53:20 |
30 | Elizabeth | Higgins | F | Douglas, Cork | 0:53:23 |
31 | Dee | Swords | F | Mahon AC | 0:53:25 |
32 | Joan | Keating | F35 | Mahon AC | 0:53:27 |
33 | Louise | McGinn | F | Mahon AC | 0:53:43 |
34 | Eileen | Clarke | F40 | Crosshaven | 0:53:49 |
35 | Noreen | Daly | F | St. Colmans Pk, | 0:53:58 |
36 | Carmel | Lynch | F | Passage West | 0:53:59 |
37 | Anne | Norberg | F35 | Passage West | 0:54:05 |
38 | Esther | Oleary | F35 | Bandon AC | 0:54:07 |
39 | Kathleen | Cahill | F | Bandon AC | 0:54:08 |
40 | Sheila | Murphy | F | Sleaveen Rd, Mac. | 0:54:14 |
41 | Carmel | Lucey | F35 | Castle Rd, Ban. | 0:55:12 |
42 | Sue | Balfe | F35 | Crosshaven, Cork | 0:55:16 |
43 | Bernie | Murphy | F | Blarney Ladies Club | 0:55:36 |
44 | Siobhan | Healy | FJ | Macroom | 0:56:54 |
45 | Mary | McDonnell | F35 | Blarney | 0:57:54 |
46 | Sheila | O'Callaghan | F | Leevale AC | 0:58:13 |
47 | Pamela | Buckley | F50 | St. Finbarrs | 0:59:32 |
48 | Bernie | Kelleher | F | Macroom Junior | 0:59:51 |
49 | Carmel | Ring | F | Blarney | 0:59:58 |
50 | Denise | Houlihan | F | St. Finbarrs AC | 1:00:28 |
51 | Mary | Matthews | F50 | Blarney | 1:01:47 |
52 | Betty | Moore | F40 | Leevale AC | 1:01:48 |
53 | Breada | Kenny | F45 | Leevale AC | 1:02:05 |
54 | Mary Jac. | O'Connell | F | Fort St. Cork | 1:02:54 |
55 | Carmel | Daly | F50 | Bandon | 1:05:01 |
56 | Margaret | Corcoran | F | Macroom | 1:05:20 |
57 | Teresa | Galvin | F | Bandon | 1:06:59 |
58 | Mary | Enright | F45 | Belgooly AC | 1:08:13 |
59 | Susan | Noonan | FJ | Inchageela | 1:08:15 |
60 | Eliz. | Corkery | F40 | Belgooly AC | 1:08:17 |
61 | Fionnula | McCarthy | F35 | Belgooly | 1:08:46 |
62 | Collete | Kelly | F | Mahon AC | 1:08:49 |
63 | Teresa | Holland | F | Mahon AC | 1:08:53 |
64 | Mary | Curran | F | Mahon AC | 1:09:52 |
Routes
Route of Macroom 10 Mile 1988
Route of Macroom Women's 10k 1988 (Not 100% sure of this one - I ran the men's race!)