Cork City Marathon route tweaked to avoid Mass clashes

The route of the first Irish Examiner Cork City Marathon to be staged on a Sunday has been tweaked to avoid clashing with morning Masses.

The race organisers confirmed last night that the changes for Sunday’s event were necessary following their decision to respond to runners’ requests to move the event from the June Bank Holiday Monday.

Following consultation with parish priests, gardaí, and city council traffic managers; marathon organisers have changed this year’s route, which in previous years ran close to some 14 city churches, to take runners away from these areas in a bid to avoid congestion with Mass-goers.