Location & Directions.....The race HQ is at St.Luke's Home in Mahon which is in the eastern part of Cork City....
Coming directly from the City Centre, it can be accessed via the Marina or the Old Blackrock Road. The turn off for St.Luke’s is about 400m after Blackroack Castle.
Coming from the South Ring Road, take the exit for Mahon. At the main junction outside Mahon Point, it’s 1km to the junction by the CSO office where you turn right….another km to the end of the Skehard Road where you turn left at the T-junction…..then right after another 500m…..and the junction near St.Luke’s is another 500m from there.
The entrance to St.Luke’s is only 100m from the junction on Castle Road.
Course.......The start and finish points of the 5km race are located nearby. The course is mostly flat with approx 1km on public roads and the remaining 4kms on a quiet public walkway.
Course description......The 5k race starts near the Garda station on Ringmahon Road.
Not long after the start, the road dips slightly and rises again until you approach the T-junction near the CSO Office where you turn right....
The next section is the busiest part of the route so it's important to follow the race stewards instructions here.
Stay on the right hand side of the road and at the next junction, go straight ahead...
......and at about the 1km mark, you turn right just onto a walkway before the garage.......
You run down the short ramp and at the bottom, there is a sharp right as you turn onto the public walkway and under the road...
From here, the course is practically flat except for the pedestrian bridge over the South Ring Road at about the 2km mark.
The rest of the course is dead flat as you run along the waters edge with the harbour on you right.
Overall.........A very fast 5km course. Only 1km of the 5km route is on public roads with the remainder on a quiet public walkway.
