Photos of the Cork BHAA Cork to Cobh 15 road race...Sun 7th Oct 2012

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A big crowd turned out for this year's Cork BHAA Cork to Cobh 15 mile road race in what were probably ideal weather conditions....cool and overcast. The forecast earlier in the week looked a bit grim but in the end, the wet and windy weather was missed only by a matter of hours.

This was in effect the showcase race of the year for the Cork BHAA and they didn't disappoint. It was a well organised event with plenty of volunteers out along the course helping out. There were plenty of water stations out along the course albeit in cups. I know some people might prefer small water bottles but personally, I think cups are the better option for this race. It's not fair to expect volunteers to pick up water bottles on what is a very busy road long after the runners have gone. At least with cups, the waste is probably within 100 metres of the water stations. It also helps to keep the overall entry fee down.

If any fault could be found with this race then it is probably the level of traffic out along the course...especially from around 4 to 10 miles With most races, you could suggest that the organisers find a quieter route but that's not possible in this case, it is after all the Cork to Cobh race. It's a traditional route and a lot of the appeal of the race is starting in Cork City and finishing in Cobh in the outer harbour. One possible solution would be to start at an earlier time like 8:30am but that's very early for a race where you can still enter on the day. The 9:30am start is probably the best compromise between traffic levels on the course and a realistic start time.

I'm sure many of you like me pre-entered for €10. For that, you got a...well organised race, t-shirt, water stations, goodie bag with drinks and snacks and a fine spread in the hall afterwards. In fairness, for €10, where else would you get it? It just goes to show what can be done with modest prizes and lots of volunteers helping out without the need to charge high entry fees.

Photos......(Updated 9:30am Tues 9th Oct 2012)
1) Doug Minihane has a very large gallery of photos HERE
2) Paudie Birmingham has a lot of photos near the finish line HERE 
3) Joe Murphy has a slideshow of photos HERE 
4) The Cobh Edition has about 600 photos near the finishing line HERE 
5) Gordon Kinsella has another large gallery HERE 
6) Joe Murphy has a second gallery of photos about 400m before the finish line HERE

Mile markers......?? By the way, did anyone else find the early mile markers a bit out? Some of the splits I was getting seemed a bit strange.

Pos     Name         Time
1     Sandis Bralitis         79:31
2     Ravis Zakis         82:28
3     George Waugh         82:49
4     John Meade         84:01
5     Michael Buckley         86:01
6     Mike Cunningham         86:58
7     John Browne         88:03
8     Shane Coffey         89:00
9     P Gallagher         90:04
10     Don Keohane         90:08
1F     Claire Gibbons-McCarthy         91:02
2F     Angela McCann         94:43
3F     Nollaig Hunter         97:14
4F     Ann-Marie Holland         98:41
5F     Anna-Meria Costello         1:40:01
6F     Mary Sweeney         1:41:10The full results will probably be out in about 3-7 days.