On September 10th St. Finbarr’s AC will proudly host a new event on the Cork running calendar – an Open Cross Country Race. We at St. Finbarr’s AC really want to stress that ‘Open’ in this instance really does mean open – any runners aged 16 or over, of any ability, whether a seasoned cross-country […]

FEATURED FIXTURE We are trilled to support races all around Ireland and promote these races and the clubs/committees involved. The races featured now have kindly giving us entries for our listeners and followers to win so please keep and eye and ear out for these brilliant competitions. If your race would like to feature on […]

The Echo Women’s Mini Marathon 2023 The countdown has started for the Women`s Mini Marathon on Sunday September 17th next. The organisers (The Echo in conjunction with Cork Athletics) are delighted to announce that the Mini Marathon will take place at 12 noon on Sunday, September 17. We are hoping we will have another big […]

What a great weekend for the city of Cork.   With the fabulous weather and the annual Ocean to City and Marathon there was a great buzz round the city. To be honest, I feel a bit of a sham writing a piece for the Runner’s Diary, for I’m not a runner, as many of you […]

CORK CITY MARATHON AN AFTERTHOUGHT ___ By Fergus Munday   INTRODUCTION I am writing this just over twenty four hours after finishing the 2023 Cork City Marathon. Stiff, blistered and sunburnt but the overwhelming feeling of one of absolute joy in having been a part of it and pride in my own small performance in […]

The calm before the storm. Probably not the best analogy with the beautiful weather we are having but from a running point of view, you might see where I am coming from. The big day is almost here and I can’t  wait. It’s all easy runs at the moment. I ran with some of the […]