Echo Mini-Marathon News - August 11th 2021
News - Echo Mini-Marathon 2021
Virtual Mini-Marathon goes ahead, but 'In Person' Event Cancelled
Sunday September 19th 2021
Statement from Cork Athletics County Board, organisers of the Cork Womens Mini-Marathon
Cancellation of Cork Women's Mini-Marathon Live Event 2021
It is with great regret that we are unable to hold the 'In Person' Cork Women's Mini-Marathon again this year - the second consecutive year that this has happened. …But we are going ahead with The Echo Virtual Women’s Mini-Marathon
We have a duty of care to you, the participants, and to our volunteers, suppliers, supporters and sponsors, and also to the communities along the event route, and in the general vicinity
At this point in time, Government, HSE and Sport Ireland guidelines limit road race numbers to a maximum of 200, including all volunteers, support personnel and medical services. In normal times, our race personnel numbers alone would exceed this limit
We have carried out vigorous evaluations, but there are still too many unknowns for us to be confident that we can provide a safe event, given the huge scale of the mini-marathon, with 7,000 participants, along with thousands more spectators and volunteers
We realise that this is incredibly disappointing news, especially as the vast majority of participants fundraise for their own chosen charity. Each year, Mini-Marathon participants raise an estimated €1.5M to €2M for these charities, so we are going ahead with The Echo Virtual Women’s Mini-Marathon, with the primary purpose of creating a focus around which people, far and wide, can still raise badly needed sponsorship for their own chosen charity
2021 Virtual Womens Mini-Marathon Medal
Register for Echo Virtual Women's Mini-Marathon 2021
Live 'In Person' Event 2021 is Cancelled
Start of Cork Women's Mini-Marathon 2015
Sadly, we won't see the scene above this year, but we hope to see you all on the Marina again next year, 2022
Register for The Echo Virtual Womens Mini-Marathon 2021
This year's Mini-Marathon will again be a virtual event! Event organisers, Cork Athletics County Board, are committed to ensuring that Cork's women, who walk and and run the event every year, and, in doing so, raise over €1M for their chosen charities, will not miss out due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year, again, the focus will be on facilitating participants fund raise for charity, at a time when charities have been badly hit by cancelled collections and flag days, along with closure of their charity shops, and many other fundraising activities
Sponsors:
The Flagship Sponsor for the past 39 years has been The Echo
Register for Echo Virtual Women's Mini-Marathon 2021
This year we are celebrating the 40th Echo Women’s Mini-Marathon. Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the event will be a virtual one again this year, and we are hoping that as many people as possible will take part to help support the many Cork charities who rely on the event’s participants to raise much-needed funds every year.
About the Event
The event is 6km and you can complete that however you want either by walking, running or jogging anywhere you like ...even in your back garden!
The live race cannot go ahead again this year, but we encourage you to join us virtually in the spirit of the event on what would have been race day on September 19th, and complete your 6k, (Please adhere to all Government guidelines regarding public safety and social distancing that are in place at the time that you are doing your 6K).
The results portal will be open from September 16th, but if you can’t complete your 6K on September 19th, you can also do it anytime between September 16th and September 26th, then upload your results to download your certificate of completion
Charities
The Charities are massive beneficiaries from the funds you all raise each year, but as you will be aware, they have have been hit very badly during Covid, with flag-days and fundraisers of all sorts being cancelled. Cork Athletics urges all participants to 'row in' behind their own chosen charity when doing the Echo Cork Women's Mini-Marathon.
Charity Fundraising
To fundraise for your own chosen charity, please Register for the Echo Cork Women's Mini-Marathon, then contact your selected Charity directly, for their fund-raising pack
You can also donate, during the Registration process, to a number of charities, or cheate your own fund-raising page via iDonate, during Registration (Note: These funds are collected directly via iDonate)
Charity Listings
Any Charity that would like to be added to the listings should This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., with their Charity details and Contacts
Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - April 2014 - May 2016 (on Old Cork Athletics website)
Results of Athletics Ireland Registered Events - May 2016 to date
Race Calendar / Fixtures List - Athletics Ireland Registered Events
Race Calendar / Fixtures List - Athletics Ireland Registered Events
Official Calendar of Registered Athletics Ireland Events in Cork
