The Echo Womens Mini-Marathon 2025
The Echo Womens Mini-Marathon is organised and hosted by Cork Athletics County Board and sponsored by The Echo, for the 44th year
Entries
Online registration has been extended until 11 am on Sunday 21st September
If you are unable to enter online, you can register at Race HQ, in Marina Market, on both Saturday 20th, between 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm, and on Sunday 21st between 10 am and 12 noon.
Entries will close at 12 noon on Sunday 21st, to ensure that all participants are fully registered in the race system prior to the start of the race at 1 pm.
Entry fees are €25 for adult entry, and €10 for juvenile entry (aged between 8 and 16 on 21st September 2025) using the online system.
Entries made at the Race HQ are €30 for adults, but Juvenile entries will remain at €10.
Notes:
1. Children under the age of 8 on 21st September 2025 are not permitted to take part in the race, as our insurance cover does not include those under 8.
2. Children aged under 13 on 21st September 2025 are required to run/walk/jog with a parent or guardian
Not Received Your Number in the Post?
1. Check that you selected Postal option when entering
2. Not received your number - don't panic. Go to the Help Desk in Marina Market, between 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm on Saturday, or between 10 am and 12 noon on Sunday 21st
Number Pick Up
Number Pickup is in Race HQ, Marina Market, in the Graffiti Room, on Saturday 20th, between 2:00 pm and 5:30 pm, and on Sunday 21st between 10 am and 12 noon. The easiest way to the Entry Desks is to proceed along the outside of the Marina Market building towards the Centre Park Road end. The route will be signposted.
There will be no Race exit to Centre Park Road from Marina Market. Route to Start from Marina Market is via a parallel private road, onto Mill Road and then Centre Park Road, approx. 400m. This route will be signposted.
Queries
Entry Queries: office@popupraces.ie
General Mini-Marathon Queries: corkminimarathon@gmail.com
Sponsorship Queries: corkminimarathon@gmail.com
Cork Athletics Queries: webmaster@corkathletics.org
Mini-Marathon contact phone no: 0868889909 Leave a message, please. Phone is monitored periodically
Parking
Parking in the area is very, very limited. Please plan ahead. Use public transport where possible. Consider car-pooling. Please do not park obstructing entrances, or on single/double yellow lines. With road closures for the event, other routes need to be open for traffic
Medical
There will be a medical doctor in Kennedy Park, and, around the course, we will have crews from Red Cross, Order of Malta, St. John's Ambulance Service and Civil Defence. If you see an incident requiring their attention, please notify them, or one of Cork Athletics stewards spread around the course. In an EMERGENCY Do Not Hesitate to call 999/112
Disabled Toilets
There will be portaloo toilets at the following locations:
In Marina Market (in Event Room 2, adjacent to Race HQ (Graffiti Room). Marina Market also has its own permanent disabled access toilets
In Blackrock Village
Adjacent to Kennedy Park, after the finish
Toilets
There will be portaloo toilets;
In Marina Market (in Event Room 2, adjacent to Race HQ (Graffiti Room)
On Mill Road/Marina Walk, leading up to the Start area
In Blackrock Village
Adjacent to Kennedy Park, after the finish
Waste/Litter
Please Help Us - We are committed to leaving the area, route and Kennedy park and surrounds in the best condition possible. We have labelled bins around Kennedy park, please don't discard any material, but put it in the appropriate bin.
SPAR have provided us with water in cartons, eliminating plastic bottles. However some plastics are unavoidable. Any plastic bottles and cans recovered will be segregated and donated to Re-Hab - Please Do Not Crush cans or bottles
Assembly
Please try to be at the start area by 12:25, when the pre-race activities commence. Included in this will be a warm up, led by Base Fitness
Bag Drop
There will be a bag-drop facility in Race HQ, Marina Market (Graffiti Room). This will be manned throughout by volunteers from Cork Volunteer Centre and Cork Athletics.
Note: You will need your Race Number to retrieve your bag. The facility will open at 10:30am and CLOSE at 3:30pm (Uncollected bags will be taken away by Cork Athletics)
Charity Meeting Point
This year, the Charity Meeting Point will be in Marina Market, in the same room as Race HQ, the Graffiti Room. Fourteen charities have come forward to have a stand. The Echo will have a photographer there at 11am, to photograph the groups
Joining the Start Line
Please approach the start line from the direction of the City Centre. This is to ensure that everyone lines up in their appropriate start zone. Those coming from Race HQ in Marina Market, should go via the (private) exit road from marina Market, Mill Road, and then onto Centre Park Road
Zones
The first section immediately behind the start line will be taken up by Runners in suggested time zones - please stay in a zone appropriate to your expected finish time.
The second section is for Walkers. There are no time zones marked for walkers.
The third zone is for those with buggies.
These zones will be separated by barriers, with the barriers scheduled to be removed at approx. 12:45pm, 15 minutes before Start Time
The Zonal arrangement, coupled with suggested time zones, is to ensure that everyone has a smooth start, and to minimise any jostling/discomfort from people behind wishing to go faster, so please - if you are likely to be slower, do not start up at the front. We want to ensure that there are no mishaps, that everyone enjoys their Mini-Marathon, and, most importantly, everyone goes home safely.
Results
Event hosts Cork Athletics will publish full results later on Sunday: https://www.corkathletics.org/latest-results/2025/466-september/3559-44th-echo-womens-mini-marathon-results-september-2025.html,
Results will also be posted on PopUp Races: https://www.popupraces.ie/race/cork-echo-womens-mini-marathon-2025/
Souvenir Results Supplement
The Echo, will publish a Souvenir Results Supplement, on Wednesday September 24th
Photos & Videos
Cork Athletics will post extensive photo and video coverage on its results page, as above, and Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/181846660829
See You On Sunday! - You Hosts, Cork Athletics County Board
