Cork City Marathon & Half Marathon 2022 (5th June)

The Cork City Marathon & Half Marathon took place on Sunday morning 5th June. Over 1,700 toed the line for the marathon, attracted by the fact that it is billed as a fast and flat course, but also perhaps because it is an official Boston Marathon qualifier. This was a true “city” marathon, bringing the race to as much of the city as was possible. Mary Stuart was very happy to finish well up overall in 3:20:07, placing second in her master age category, and also happy was Joan Hickson with her 3:51:26 time. Both were personal best times, and looking at the split times, it’s interesting to see that both of them slowly increased their pace throughout the race, which meant they were improving their position and passing people all the time, giving a welcome boost when things get tougher, physically but especially mentally, in the latter stages of a marathon. The half marathon attracted a huge entry of over 5,400 and finishing strongly and well up was Stephen Shanahan in an excellent 1:24:07. Very well done to Mary, Joan and Stephen.