Hello there,
Just to let you know the Cooley Legends Half Marathon and 10k for 2012, online entry is now open on Run/Ireland. Next years event takes place on Saturday 21st April. 2012
Online entry:- HERE
Event Website:- http://cooleylegendshalfmarathon.wordpress.com/
FYA - Xmas Pudding Run, Sat 17th Dec, 10k off-road (Carlingford 10am – Dans Cafe)
Up & Over, 10 mile, Sun 1st Jan ( 10am, Lumpers to C’ford ) road/off-road (½ & ½ )
Have a good Xmas
The Cooley Legends Half Marathon & 10k, now in its 3th year. The 2012 event takes place on Saturday April 21st, 2012.Results can be found HERE (10k see Results)
A link to the many photos taken on the day HERE thanks Aidan.
A link to the many photos taken on the day HERE thanks Gerry.
A Few more pics from Peloton Photos HERE thanks Peloton Photos.
The 2nd annual Cooley Legends (off/road) Half Marathon held this Saturday 23rd April, 2011 in Carlingford, Co. Louth. Conditions were perfect, after the recent dry spell and slight southerly wind to cool the participants on their way. It was 2nd position was the defending local Setanta triathlete, Bryan McCrystal, with Ugis Karasevs taking first position with a new course record of 1:24:40, beating the old record by exactly one minute.
In the ladies race once again, there was no catching the local Setanta triathlete Jolene Mallon with N.Hogan in second position.
Overall Male:-
1st Ugis Karasevs………..01:24:40
2nd Bryan Mc Crystal……01:30:14
3rd Martin O Hagan…….01:31:24
4th Ruaidhri Stewart……01:35:19
Overall Female:-
1st Jolene Mellon………..01:43:23
2nd Rachel Burgess………01:49:48 (1st Female Vet)
3rd Aoife Callan…………..01:50:20
Male Vet 40+:-
1st Christy Cahill …………01:38:30
2nd Declan McElroy……..01:38:54
3rd Camron Burns……….01:40:04
Female Vet 40+:-
1st Rachel Burgess………01:49:48
2nd Linda Meehan………01:53:34
3rd Orla McElroy…………01:59:09
Male Classic Vet 50+:-
1st Colm Power………….02:11:39
2nd Eamonn Kavanagh…02:14:35
3rd Kevin Byrne………….02:18:21
Female Classic Vet 50+:-
1st Eimear Hurley………..02:27:44
2nd Collette O’Hagan……02:40:21
Final Finisher – Legend
Regina O’Reilly…02:59:51
10k Results
Male:-
1st Ciaran Gallagher….42:21
2nd Stephen Ralph……47:27
3rd John Savage……….51:21
Female:-
1st Michelle Gallagher….54:34
2nd Michelle Grimes…….56:30
3rd Lorraine O’Hare……..01:00:09
More photos to follow:-
With just 12 days to go before the start, final preparations for the 2nd annual off road half marathon and 10k run/walk are being finalised.
Online entry on RunIreland will close at midnight on Thursday, 21st April.
More details to follow ASAP
With 45 days to go before the second running of the Cooley Legends Half Marathon, it looks like an All-Ireland affair with 20 counties now represented on the start line, along with several runners from across the water. Plans for this years event are well under way and we look forward to welcoming you in Carlingford next month.
Get ready for the second running of the Cooley Legends Half Marathon taking place on Saturday, 23rd April, 2011.
This year, there will be a 10k run to coincide with the running of the half marathon. This will follow the last 10k of the half marathon route.
This year the Cooley Legends event donated €400 to the Carlingford Red Cross and €250 to the Clougherhead Life Boats. Thanks once again for your participation and for supporting these worthy causes.
Carlingford Red Cross
Clougherhead Life Boat
Columbia Cooley Legends !!!
COLUMBIA Cooley Legends Half Marathon held this Saturday 24th April, 2010 in Carlingford, Co. Louth. Conditions were near perfect, after the recent dry spell and slight southerly wind to cool the participants on their way. It was a home victory for the local Setanta triathlete Bryan McCrystal closely followed, 19 seconds later by David Carrie from Dunleer. In the ladies race there was no catching Karen Alexander from Cookestown with Gillian Kilroy in second position.
Beautifully crafted by Karl Kildea
For full results follow the link below
Post 07/04/2010
Runners from 23 counties to start
It looks like it could be an All Ireland affair, with participants from 23 counties now represented on the start line of
the inaugural Cooley Legends Half Marathon run, and are now ready to tackle the 21.1 kilometres, with just over 700 metres of altitude from Jenkinstown to Carlingford, later this month. Therefore, the 1st edition of this legendary route, The Táin Trail, across the Cooley Mountains, which will be staged for the first time under the umbrella of title sponsorship holder Columbia, is nearly upon us. With just 17 days to go, the final briefing will be posted the week of 19th Apr.
First senior man and woman will receive especially commissioned wood sculptured trophies and Columbia Product. Other prizes:- First three senior men and woman. Also first three masters men and woman (over 40 and 50)
On trial today was Columbia’s new lightweight Ravenous trail running shoe – which comes in men’s and women’s styles – allows for excellent hybrid performances on paved roads as well as tracks and offers excellent downhill breaking and uphill grip.
Post 18/03/2010
Entries remaining 169. Online registration closes in 32 days time.
Post 4/03/2010
Updated Garmin GPS route of the Legends Half Marathon. HERE
Cooley Legends Run ran today Tuesday 2nd March, 2010.
Conditions were clear, sunny with a slight wind blowing,
damp under foot, and done at a steady pace.
Post 14/02/2010
With just over two months to the start of the inaugural Cooley Legends Half Marathon, entries are steadily coming in, with twelve counties now represented in the entry list, and from as far a field as Boulder, Colorado.
The planning and logistics involved are well in order with seven buses on standby, to get everyone to the start line on time. The finish line will be at ‘Dan’s Cafe’ into the pedestrian area in the village center.
The off road half marathon offers participants a unique experience in the sport of long distance running, in the dramatic setting of the Cooley mountains rugged landscape, as the route meanders along the Táin Trail, past bogs, hills, lakes, Slieve Foy, and finally over Goylin Pass, for the welcome descent to the finish in Carlingford.
The event will hopefully send people away with such a taste of Carlingford and all its highlights.
Post 19/10/2009
Escape to the beauty of the Cooley Mountains and absorb the most magnificent views on the North East Coast of Ireland stretching out along the Cooley Peninsula.
The famous Tain Way – a national way marked walking route – covers a 40km circuit of the Cooley Mountains on forest tracks, mountain paths and country roads.
The half-marathon route includes a selection of tracks, paths and roads along The Táin Way.
The beautiful village of Carlingford lays to the north of the range overlooking Carlingford Lough, and is the backdrop for the finish.
Here is the landscape of the legend of Cuchulainn and Queen Meabh and the Brown Bull of Cooley.
