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Preview of the Cork Half Marathon

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from John Desmond The big event this week is of course the ‘Mizuno’ Cork Half-Marathon in Blarney on Sunday, the 14th of September. The closing date for the cheaper entries closed last Saturday. You can still enter on the day for €25 before 10:30am.
Directions / Start / Finish……….
This race is run over the quiet roads to the North of Blarney, about 10 kms to 15 kms to the North West of Cork City. The easiest way to get there is from the N20 Cork to Limerick/Mallow road. Just take the slip road for Blarney. As you drive alongside the walkway, take the first left and then the next right after that. See map above. Entries will be taken at the GAA grounds.

The start of the race is very close to the GAA grounds. The finish is about 800 metres away on the other side of Blarney.

Course….The course is made up of 3 seperate sections….1) the road North from Blarney, 2) the loop and 3) the road back to Blarney.

1) From the GAA grounds, you run through part of Blarney and then North towards Waterloo. After about 800 metres, you should pass the finish line of the race. You carry on for another 1.5 miles with…………

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