Cork City 10 mile 2022 (20th August)

The Cork City 10 mile race on Saturday evening 20th August was the final race of the KIA race series and it certainly finished the series with a flourish. Over 1,000 athletes lined up on the banks of the Lee for a flat, fast and very competitive race.

Several Mullingar athletes made the journey and enjoyed a great evening of racing. Timmy Murphy led the club home strongly with a fifth place finish in 54 minutes 20 seconds, taking second prize in his master age category. Jack O’Leary (58:32), Jamie Battle (60:29) and Colin Smith (61:17) were next to finish, using the race as part of their training session for the day. Sinead Whitelaw and Áine O’Reilly represented the ladies and finished in 64:11 and 65:00 respectively, both winning their master age category prizes. Patrick Muldoon also ran and finished in 69:23. Kieran Nolan made the trip down for the run but unfortunately missed the start, as his train was delayed.

Mullingar Harriers have secured third place overall in the KIA race series, which is a remarkable achievement for our club. Nine men and seven ladies have scored on our teams in the races, which shows the quality of our athletes competing on the road racing scene in Ireland. Long may it continue!