New Start and Wave Start for Cork City Half-Marathon 2022

Cork City Half Marathon has New Start and Wave Start

Sunday June 5th 2022

The Cork City Half-Marathon Start has moved to Monaghan Road, further along the route from previously, eliminating the Victoria Road Roundabout. The move has been facilitated by adding a loop around part of the new Park/Plaza on the city side of Páirc Uí Caoimh and through part of the Páirc Uí Caoimh car-park, before coming back down in front of the stadium, and rejoining the previous course at approx. 1.4 Miles

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First Two Miles of 2022 Cork City Half-Marathon

The First Two Miles

The course now starts on Monaghan Road, east of Kennedy Park. It then continues along Monaghan Road, passing CAB and entering the Atlantic Pond amenity area, turning left towards the all weater pitches and the Blackrock end of the stadium...and proceeding as below

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Outline view of new loop around Páirc Uí Caoimh

The course skirts the eastern side of the All-Weather pitches, before turning left and passing in front of the stadium. It then continues directly ahead to the new Plaza, taking a right around the 'grassy flood zone', and then enters the Páirc Uí Caoimh gated car-park, heading right again, at the city end of the stadium. After passing through the gates on the Ballintemple side, the course swings left and again passes in front of the stadium - the two parallel, but opposite direction, streams of runners will be separated by barriers/tapes. At the Blackrock end of the stadium, the course swings left and rejions the previous course. This new start should make for a faster start

AIMS/World Athletics Measurement

The Half-Marathon course, along with the Marathon course, has been remeasured this year, in accordance with AIMS regulations, having last beeen measured in 2017. Remeasurement would have been required in any case, due to the change in the course. The courses were measured by John Quigley AIMS/World Athletics Grade 'A' International Measurer

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AIMS/World Athletics Measurement Certificate

Wave Start - Cork City Marathon Release May 25th 2022

Cork Half Marathon will start in 2 waves this year

"Cork Half Marathon has become the biggest race in Munster this year so far! As a result of this and to accommodate these record numbers the race will start in two waves

First or second wave?

Those hoping to run the race in 1 hour 58 minutes or faster will start in wave one. The 1 hour 50-minute pacers will be the last pacers in Wave 1. Once Wave 1 has cleared then Wave 2 will be led out shortly after by the 2-hour pacers so if you are hoping to follow this group of pacers and get in just under 2 hours then wave 2 is for you. Or if you are hoping to start off behind the 2-hour pacer and push on a little later in the race then wave 2 is for you also. The remaining pacers 2:10, 2:20 and 2:30 will also be in wave 2

Will I get my exact timing?

Runners will be split into two groups on arrival and all runners should be at the start line at 9:45am. Starting the race in two waves will boost your chances of a Personal Best as there will be less crowding on the course. These measures are in place in all big races from New York to London. Remember you will be Chip Timed so your time will start when you cross the start line regardless of what wave you are in. These measures will help to enhance your experience and hopefully help you to get that Personal Best you have been training so hard for"